Bandwidth part configuration and operation for new radio (NR) wideband user equipment (UE)

An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) operable for bandwidth part (BWP) configuration, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• decode, at the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) signal including BWP configuration information for one or more of downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) BWP configurations, wherein the BWP configuration information comprises:
• subcarrier spacing for the BWP,
• a timer value corresponding to a switching timer for switching the UE from an active DL BWP to a default DL BWP, the switching timer starting when the UE switches to the active DL BWP that is not the default DL BWP, and
• location and bandwidth of the BWP;
• encode, at the UE, one or more of data or control information, using the BWP configuration information, for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB);
• and
• decode, at the UE, one or more of data or control information, using the BWP configuration information, received from the gNB;
• and
• a memory interface configured to send the BWP configuration information to a memory.

An apparatus of a next generation node B (gNB) operable for bandwidth part (BWP) configuration, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• encode, at the gNB, a radio resource control (RRC) signal including BWP configuration information for one or more of downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) BWP configurations, wherein the BWP configuration information comprises:
• subcarrier spacing for the BWP,
• a timer value corresponding to a switching timer for switching the UE from an active DL BWP to a default DL BWP, the switching time starting when the UE switches to the active DL BWP that is not the default DL BWP, and
• location and bandwidth of the BWP,
• decode, at the gNB, one or more of data or control information, using the BWP configuration information, received from a user equipment (UE);
• and
• encode, at the gNB, one or more of data or control information, using the BWP configuration information, for transmission to the UE;
• and
• a memory interface configured to send the BWP configuration information to a memory.