Initial acquisition

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to:
• receive a synchronization signal block associated with a first channel number as part of a scan,
• wherein the synchronization signal block indicates a second channel number corresponding to a cell-defining synchronization signal block;
• attempt a first acquisition for the cell-defining synchronization signal block at an elevated priority level based at least in part on the synchronization signal block indicating the second channel number and based at least in part on a timer,
• wherein the one or more processors, when attempting the first acquisition for the cell-defining synchronization signal block at the elevated priority level based at least in on part on the timer, are configured to:
• skip one or more channels between a first channel and a second channel for a length of time across search attempts,
• wherein the first channel corresponds to the first channel number and the second channel corresponds to the second channel number;
• and
• attempt, based at least in part on the cell-defining synchronization signal block not being acquired after skipping the one or more channels between the first channel and the second channel and based at least in part on the timer, a second acquisition for the cell-defining synchronization signal block on the one or more channels between the first channel and the second channel.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving a synchronization signal block associated with a first channel number as part of a scan,
• wherein the synchronization signal block indicates a second channel number corresponding to a cell-defining synchronization signal block;
• means for attempting a first acquisition for the cell-defining synchronization signal block at an elevated priority level based at least in part on the synchronization signal block indicating the second channel number and based at least in part on a timer,
• wherein the means for attempting the first acquisition for the cell-defining synchronization signal block at the elevated priority level based at least in on part on the timer comprises:
• means for skipping one or more channels between a first channel and a second channel for a length of time across search attempts,
• wherein the first channel corresponds to the first channel number and the second channel corresponds to the second channel number;
• and
• means for attempting, based at least in part on the cell-defining synchronization signal block not being acquired after skipping the one or more channels between the first channel and the second channel and based at least in part on the timer, a second acquisition for the cell-defining synchronization signal block on the one or more channels between the first channel and the second channel.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a synchronization signal block associated with a first channel number as part of a scan,
• wherein the synchronization signal block indicates a second channel number corresponding to a cell-defining synchronization signal block;
• attempt a first acquisition for the cell-defining synchronization signal block at an elevated priority level based at least in part on the synchronization signal block indicating the second channel number and based at least in part on a timer,
• wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to attempt the first acquisition for the cell-defining synchronization signal block at the elevated priority level based at least in on part on the timer, cause the one or more processors to:
• skip one or more channels between a first channel and a second channel for a length of time across search attempts,
• wherein the first channel corresponds to the first channel number and the second channel corresponds to the second channel number;
• and
• attempt, based at least in part on the cell-defining synchronization signal block not being acquired after skipping the one or more channels between the first channel and the second channel and based at least in part on the timer, a second acquisition for the cell-defining synchronization signal block on the one or more channels between the first channel and the second channel.