Patent SG-11201901372V-A (SG)
Title: Signaling and determination of slot and mini-slot structure
Inventor: JI TINGFANG
IPC: H04L5/00
Filed: 2017-09-23
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property C.--.` 1 MEM 0 11101 HOE 100011011011001111101110 MO 1111 011 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date ......P' WO 2018/063944 Al 05 April 2018 (05.04.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) (21) (22) (25) Filing Language: (26) (30) (71) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: JI, Tingfang; 5775 Morehouse Drive, San H04L 5/00 (2006.01) Diego, California 92121 (US). SORIAGA, Joseph Bi- International Application Number: namira; 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). GAAL, Peter; 5775 Morehouse Dri- PCT/US2017/053125 ve, San Diego, California 92121 (US). JIANG, Jing; International Filing Date: 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, California 92121 (US). 23 September 2017 (23.09.2017) SMEE, John; 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, Califor- nia 92121 (US). English (74) Agent: WEBB, Gregory P. et al.; Haynes and Boone, LLP, Publication Language: English 2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75219 (US). Priority Data: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 62/402,966 30 September 2016 (30.09.2016) US kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 15/712,761 22 September 2017 (22.09.2017) US AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED [US/US]; CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, ATTN: International IP Administration, 5775 Morehouse DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (54) Title: SIGNALING AND DETERMINATION : Wireless communications are provided. A first wireless a first tone spacing. The first signal device transmits a second (PBCH) signal. The second numerology is independent from the first numerology. utilized for varying channel types to single slot structures may be numerology. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and (57) 'V structures M communication channel GC structures; C reference OF SLOT AND MINI-SLOT STRUCTURE 1 ' 1.310 . 1 320 signaling and determining slot and mini-slot according to a first numerology including at least a second tone spacing. The first wireless The first signal includes a physical broadcast Different slot/mini-slot structures may may utilize single and varied slot varied slot structures may be defined based on described. Transmit first signal according to reference numerology„ wherein first signal indicates first numerology of first slot ArtettUM - Transmit wood sp4t gcvardift tp, ngsgigt riumejsui. and first slot structure HG. 13 systems, methods, and techniques related to communication device transmits a first signal indicates a second numerology including at signal according to the second numerology. support mixed numerology arrangements. Embodiments decoupled from transmission numerology and 1-1 I I' least 0 • —..... be Il ei O [Continued on next page] WO 2018/063944 Al MIDEDIMODOMMOHIONMEINIMOHOHMEEM MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))