Method and apparatus for indication of synchronization signal block

A base station comprising:

• a wireless transceiver and an antenna;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:
• determine a plurality of frequency resources for synchronization signal (SS) block transmission;
• determine, based on a first frequency resource of the plurality of frequency resources satisfying a threshold frequency, to include a first bitmap and a second bitmap in a first SS block position parameter;
• transmit, based on a determination to include the first bitmap and the second bitmap in the first SS block position parameter, first system information comprising the first SS block position parameter comprising:
• the first bitmap, wherein the first bitmap indicates a plurality of groups in which at least one SS block is transmitted;
• and
• the second bitmap, wherein the second bitmap indicates one or more first positions of one or more first transmission SS blocks in each of the plurality of groups;
• transmit, based on the one or more first positions, the one or more first transmission SS blocks;
• determine, based on a second frequency resource of the plurality of frequency resources not satisfying the threshold frequency, to include only one bitmap in a second SS block position parameter;
• transmit, based on a determination to include the one bitmap in the second SS block position parameter, second system information comprising the second SS block position parameter comprising:
• the one bitmap, wherein the one bitmap indicates one or more second positions of one or more second transmission SS blocks;
• and
• transmit, based on the one or more second positions, the one or more second transmission SS blocks.