Systems and methods for fast control messaging for multiple numerology access zones

A method of detecting an access zone configuration of a downlink wireless transmission having a plurality of access zones received from a wireless network by a receiver, the method comprising the steps of:

• synchronizing the receiver with the wireless network;
• receiving, by the receiver after the step of synchronizing, a first access zone of the plurality of access zones;
• determining a base symbol of the received first access zone;
• ascertaining a first gap preceding the first access zone from repetitive information contained within the determined base symbol;
• detecting a second gap following the first access zone from the repetitive information contained within the determined base symbol;
• concluding, from the first and second gaps, that the detected access zone is part of a multiple access zone configuration;
• registering, after the step of concluding, the receiver with the wireless network;
• and
• wherein the step of receiving the first access zone includes receiving a slot timing of a plurality of slots within the determined base symbol.