Sounding reference signal waveform design for wireless communications

A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• configuring at least a first user equipment (UE) with a first sounding reference signal configuration for transmission of a first sounding reference signal, wherein the first sounding reference signal configuration provides resources for the first sounding reference signal within at least a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a second orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a third orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, and a fourth orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol;
• and
• receiving, based at least in part on the first sounding reference signal configuration, a first portion of the first sounding reference signal in a first subset of frequency resources within the first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a second portion of the first sounding reference signal in a second subset of frequency resources within the second orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a third portion of the first sounding reference signal in a third subset of frequency resources within the third orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, and a fourth portion of the first sounding reference signal in a fourth subset of frequency resources within the fourth orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, wherein the first subset of frequency resources, the second subset of frequency resources, the third subset of frequency resources, and the fourth subset of frequency resources are non-uniformly staggered in frequency relative to each other, wherein the first subset of frequency resources is offset by zero resource elements relative to a reference point, the second subset of frequency resources is offset by four resource elements relative to the reference point, the third subset of frequency resources is offset by two resource elements relative to the reference point, and the fourth subset of frequency resources is offset by six resource elements relative to the reference point.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor,
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• identify a sounding reference signal configuration for transmission of a sounding reference signal to a base station, the sounding reference signal configuration providing sounding reference signal resources within at least a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a second orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a third orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, and a fourth orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol;
• map, based at least in part on the sounding reference signal configuration, a first portion of the sounding reference signal to occupy a first subset of frequency resources of the first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a second portion of the sounding reference signal to occupy a second subset of frequency resources of the second orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a third portion of the sounding reference signal to occupy a third subset of frequency resources of the third orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, and a fourth portion of the sounding reference signal to occupy a fourth subset of frequency resources of the fourth orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, wherein the first subset of frequency resources, the second subset of frequency resources, the third subset of frequency resources, and the fourth subset of frequency resources are non-uniformly staggered in frequency relative to each other, wherein the first subset of frequency resources is offset by zero resource elements relative to a reference point, the second subset of frequency resources is offset by four resource elements relative to the reference point, the third subset of frequency resources is offset by two resource elements relative to the reference point, and the fourth subset of frequency resources is offset by six resource elements relative to the reference point;
• and
• transmit the sounding reference signal to the base station based at least in part on the mapping.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• configure at least a first user equipment (UE) with a first sounding reference signal configuration for transmission of a first sounding reference signal, wherein the first sounding reference signal configuration provides resources for the first sounding reference signal within at least a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a second orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a third orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, and a fourth orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol;
• and
• receive, based at least in part on the first sounding reference signal configuration, a first portion of the first sounding reference signal in a first subset of frequency resources within the first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a second portion of the first sounding reference signal in a second subset of frequency resources within the second orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, a third portion of the first sounding reference signal in a third subset of frequency resources within the third orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, and a fourth portion of the first sounding reference signal in a fourth subset of frequency resources within the fourth orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, wherein the first subset of frequency resources, the second subset of frequency resources, the third subset of frequency resources, and the fourth subset of frequency resources are non-uniformly staggered in frequency relative to each other, wherein the first subset of frequency resources is offset by zero resource elements relative to a reference point, the second subset of frequency resources is offset by four resource elements relative to the reference point, the third subset of frequency resources is offset by two resource elements relative to the reference point, and the fourth subset of frequency resources is offset by six resource elements relative to the reference point.