Synchronization Signal and Physical Broadcast Channel Block Transmission in Wireless Communication

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• an antenna;
• a radio operably coupled to the antenna;
• and
• a processing element operably coupled to the radio;
• wherein the UE is configured to:
• monitor a downlink frequency position to detect a synchronization block (SSB) from a cellular base station, wherein in monitoring the downlink frequency position the UE is configured to use at least one step size in calculating a SSB frequency position;
• determine, in response to monitoring the downlink frequency position, a subcarrier spacing used by the cellular base station for one or more SSB transmissions, wherein the subcarrier spacing of the one or more SSB transmissions is determined based at least in part on the at least one step size used in calculating the SSB frequency position;
• utilize the determined subcarrier spacing of the one or more SSB transmissions in communicating with the cellular base station.