Channel state information reference signal processing for new radio in the unlicensed spectrum

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to:
• receive an indication of a set of valid sub-bands, of a plurality of sub-bands in a wideband structure, associated with receiving a reference signal;
• receive the reference signal in one or more sub-bands of the plurality of sub-bands,
• wherein the one or more sub-bands include at least one valid sub-band of the set of valid sub-bands, and
• wherein the one or more sub-bands are selected based at least in part on a priority rule;
• and
• transmit information associated with processing the one or more sub-bands in association with receiving the reference signal.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the one or more processors to:
• receive an indication of a set of valid sub-bands, of a plurality of sub-bands in a wideband structure, associated with receiving a reference signal;
• receive the reference signal in one or more sub-bands of the plurality of sub-bands,
• wherein the one or more sub-bands include at least one valid sub-band of the set of valid sub-bands, and
• wherein the one or more sub-bands are selected based at least in part on a priority rule;
• and
• transmit information associated with processing the one or more sub-bands in association with receiving the reference signal.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving an indication of a set of valid sub-bands, of a plurality of sub-bands in a wideband structure, associated with receiving a reference signal;
• means for receiving the reference signal in one or more sub-bands of the plurality of sub-bands,
• wherein the one or more sub-bands include at least one valid sub-band of the set of valid sub-bands, and
• wherein the one or more sub-bands are selected based at least in part on a priority rule;
• and
• means for transmitting information associated with processing the one or more sub-bands in association with receiving the reference signal.