Channel formats with flexible duration in wireless communications

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a transceiver for communicating one or more wireless signals via at least a transmitter and one or more antennas;
• a memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• determine a channel format for transmitting uplink communications in a slot, wherein the channel format is selected, based at least in part on a payload size of the uplink communications, from multiple channel formats;
• determine a starting symbol and an ending symbol of an uplink channel duration of the slot for transmitting the uplink communications;
• determine, based at least in part on the starting symbol and the ending symbol, a portion of the channel format to utilize in transmitting the uplink communications in the slot;
• and
• transmit the uplink communications in the slot, wherein transmitting the uplink communications is based on the portion of the channel format.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for determining a channel format for transmitting uplink communications in a slot, wherein the channel format is selected, based at least in part on a payload size of the uplink communications, from multiple channel formats;
• means for determining a starting symbol and an ending symbol of an uplink channel duration of the slot for transmitting the uplink communications;
• means for determining, based at least in part on the starting symbol and the ending symbol, a portion of the channel format to utilize in transmitting the uplink communications in the slot;
• and
• means for transmitting the uplink communications in the slot, wherein transmitting the uplink communications is based on the portion of the channel format.

A computer-readable medium, comprising code executable by one or more processors for wireless communication, the code comprising:

• code for determining a channel format for transmitting uplink communications in a slot, wherein the channel format is selected, based at least in part on a payload size of the uplink communications, from multiple channel formats;
• code for determining a starting symbol and an ending symbol of an uplink channel duration of the slot for transmitting the uplink communications;
• code for determining, based at least in part on the starting symbol and the ending symbol, a portion of the channel format to utilize in transmitting the uplink communications in the slot;
• and
• code for transmitting the uplink communications in the slot, wherein transmitting the uplink communications is based on the portion of the channel format.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• indicating a starting symbol and an ending symbol of an uplink channel duration;
• determining a channel format for receiving communications over an uplink channel during the uplink channel duration in a slot, wherein the channel format is one of multiple channel formats and is based on at least a payload size;
• and
• receiving uplink communications according to the channel format and over the uplink channel during the uplink channel duration.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a transceiver for communicating one or more wireless signals via at least a transmitter and one or more antennas;
• a memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• indicate a starting symbol and an ending symbol of an uplink channel duration;
• determine a channel format for receiving communications over an uplink channel during the uplink channel duration in a slot, wherein the channel format is one of multiple channel formats and is based on at least a payload size;
• and
• receive uplink communications according to the channel format and over the uplink channel during the uplink channel duration.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for indicating a starting symbol and an ending symbol of an uplink channel duration;
• means for determining a channel format for receiving communications over an uplink channel during the uplink channel duration in a slot, wherein the channel format is one of multiple channel formats and is based on at least a payload size;
• and
• means for receiving uplink communications according to the channel format and over the uplink channel during the uplink channel duration.

A computer-readable medium, comprising code executable by one or more processors for wireless communication, the code comprising:

• code for indicating a starting symbol and an ending symbol of an uplink channel duration;
• code for determining a channel format for receiving communications over an uplink channel during the uplink channel duration in a slot, wherein the channel format is one of multiple channel formats and is based on at least a payload size;
• and
• code for receiving uplink communications according to the channel format and over the uplink channel during the uplink channel duration.