Data transmission with multiple numerologies for multiple devices with common geographical location dependent control information

A base station comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit, a multiple device transmission to a first user equipment (UE) device and a second UE device, the first UE device and the second UE device co-located such that common geographic location dependent control information is the same for the first UE device and the second UE device, the multiple device transmission comprising:
• first data directed to the first UE device and second data directed to the second UE device;
• a first set of time-frequency communication resources having a first numerology and conveying first data for the first UE device;
• a second set of time-frequency communication resources conveying the common geographic location dependent control information applying to reception of the first data by the first UE device and applying to reception of the second data by the second UE device;
• and
• blank symbols introduced within the second set of time-frequency communication resources to match a time-duration of at least one of:
• an uplink transmission from the first device, and
• a receive-to-transmit switching gag in the first set of time-frequency communication resources.

A first user equipment (UE) device comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive, from a base station, a multiple device transmission transmitted to the first UE device and a second UE device, the first UE device and the second UE device co-located such that common geographic location dependent control information is the same for the first UE device and the second UE device, the multiple device transmission comprising:
• first data directed to the first UE device and second data directed to the second UE device,
• a first set of time-frequency communication resources having a first numerology and conveying first data for the first UE device,
• a second set of time-frequency communication resources conveying the common geographic location dependent control information applying to reception of the first data by the first UE device and applying to reception of the second data by the second UE device, and
• blank symbols introduced within the second set of time-frequency communication resources to match a time-duration of at least one of:
• an uplink transmission from the first device, and
• a receive-to-transmit switching gag in the first set of time-frequency communication resources;
• and
• a decoder configured to apply the common geographic location dependent control information to decode the multiple device transmission to recover the first data.