US 12,231,279 B2
Efficient utilization of SSBS in new radio systems
Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Melville, NY (US); Fengjun Xi, San Diego, CA (US); and Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Melville, NY (US)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/588,026.
Application 18/588,026 is a continuation of application No. 17/190,440, filed on Mar. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,956,113.
Application 17/190,440 is a continuation of application No. 16/608,186, granted, now 10,979,274, issued on Apr. 13, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2018/030204, filed on Apr. 30, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/543,119, filed on Aug. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/519,532, filed on Jun. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/500,901, filed on May 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0195672 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 27/2675 (2013.01) [H04L 27/2659 (2013.01); H04L 27/266 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01); H04W 56/002 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a transceiver; and
circuitry configured to:
receive one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs);
determine an operational frequency band;
determine a value L corresponding to the operational frequency band, the value L indicating a maximum number of SSBs in a synchronization signal (SS) burst;
on a condition that the value L is 4 or 8, determine an SSB index based on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence; and
on a condition that the value L is 64, determine the SSB index using both of the PBCH DMRS sequence and a PBCH payload,
wherein, on the condition that the value L is 64, the SSB index consists of least significant bits (LSBs), and most significant bits (MSBs),
wherein the LSBs for the SSB index is determined based on the PBCH DMRS sequence, and
wherein the MSBs for the SSB index is determined based on the PBCH payload.