Methods and apparatus for combining received uplink transmissions

An apparatus for processing wireless data via a communication network, comprising:

• means for receiving one or more symbols via uplink transmissions from a user equipment through a 5G communication network;
• means for calculating a norm gain value per symbol based on received symbols and configuration parameters retrieved from a parameter block;
• means for detecting a first type of 5G orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) in accordance with resource elements (REs) of each symbol and the configuration parameters;
• and
• means for removing reference signals from the REs to generate a stream of data.

A non-transitory computer readable medium on which are stored program instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations of processing and transmitting data, comprising:

• receiving one or more symbols via uplink transmissions from a user equipment through a 5G communication network;
• calculating a norm gain value per symbol based on received symbols and configuration parameters retrieved from a parameter block;
• detecting a first type of 5G orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) in accordance with resource elements (REs) of each symbol and the configuration parameters;
• and
• removing reference signals from the REs to generate a stream of data.