Synchronization signal block groups associated with multiple waveforms for a wireless communication network supporting a high frequency range

A processor for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the processor to:
• receive a configuration message comprising synchronization signal block (SSB) index, the SSB index identifying each SSB within a set of SSBs that are part of a first group of SSBs associated with a first waveform type and identifying each SSB within the set of SSBs that are part of a second group of SSBs associated with a second waveform type, the set of SSBs comprising each SSB that a network unit is capable of transmitting;
• receive a group of SSBs from a network unit;
• and
• determine, for each received SSB of the group of SSBs, a respective waveform type associated with the received SSB based at least in part on the SSB index.

A base station, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the base station to:
• transmit a configuration message comprising synchronization signal block (SSB) index, the SSB index identifying each SSB within a set of SSBs that are part of a first group of SSBs associated with a first waveform type and identifying each SSB within the set of SSBs that are part of a second group of SSBs associated with a second waveform type, the set of SSBs comprising each SSB that a network unit is capable of transmitting;
• transmit a group of SSBs to a user equipment (UE), wherein, for each transmitted SSB of the group of SSBs, a respective waveform type associated with the transmitted SSB is configured to be determined when received based at least in part on an SSB index of the transmitted SSB.