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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Qiaoyang Ye, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeongho Jeon, San Jose, CA (US);
Shuang Tian, Cupertino, CA (US);
Joonyoung Cho, Portland, OR (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A synchronization signal block (SSB) including a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) is transmitted using first and second beams. One or more symbols adjoining the first and second synchronization signals are configured to accommodate a beam switching time. At least one signal indicates a beam index for the first beam transmitting the first synchronization signal, and the beam index for the second beam transmitting the second synchronization signal is either signaled or determined based on a predetermined relationship between a resource for the first synchronization signal and a resource for the second synchronization signal. The beam indices may comprise first and second numbers of bits and/or may be jointly encoded. The beam indices may be indicated by one of the PSS, the SSS, the PBCH, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), or a synchronization or reference signal designated for that purpose.