Synthesized synchronization system block beams

A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a plurality of synchronization signal blocks over a corresponding plurality of transmission beams;
• receiving, from the UE, an indication of one or more candidate transmission beams for communications between the base station and the UE, wherein the one or more candidate transmission beams include one or more virtual transmission beams that represent combinations of individual ones of the plurality of transmission beams;
• selecting a transmission beam from the one or more candidate transmission beams;
• and
• transmitting downlink data to the UE over the transmission beam.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a base station, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks over a plurality of transmission beams;
• determine one or more virtual transmission beams based at least in part on corresponding combinations of individual ones of the plurality of transmission beams;
• select one or more candidate transmission beams for communications between the base station and the UE, the one or more candidate transmission beams being selected from the plurality of transmission beams and the one or more virtual transmission beams;
• and
• transmit, to the base station, an indication of the one or more candidate transmission beams.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a plurality of synchronization signal blocks over a corresponding plurality of transmission beams;
• receive, from the UE, an indication of one or more candidate transmission beams for communications between the base station and the UE, wherein the one or more candidate transmission beams include one or more virtual transmission beams that represent combinations of individual ones of the plurality of transmission beams;
• select a transmission beam from the one or more candidate transmission beams;
• and
• transmit downlink data to the UE over the transmission beam.