Method and apparatus for signaling using generalized chu sequences

A user equipment (UE) comprising:

• means for receiving a first sequence over the air;
• means for generating a generalized Chu sequence that is expected to be transmitted from a serving base station;
• and
• means for determining whether the first sequence indicates a beginning of a downlink transmission from the serving base station based on the first sequence and the generalized Chu sequence.

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory comprising computer-executable instructions;
• a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions and cause the UE to:
• receive a first sequence over the air;
• generate a generalized Chu sequence that is expected to be transmitted from a serving base station;
• and
• determine whether the first sequence indicates a beginning of a downlink transmission from the serving base station based on the first sequence and the generalized Chu sequence.