Patent Publication Number: US-11658780-B2

Title: Demodulation reference signal multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE 
     The present Application for Patent claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/790,426 by YANG et al., entitled “DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL MULTIPLEXING SCHEME SELECTION FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION,” filed Jan. 9, 2019, assigned to the assignee hereof, and expressly incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     The following relates generally to wireless communications, and more specifically to demodulation reference signal multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission. 
     Wireless communications systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and so on. These systems may be capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power). Examples of such multiple-access systems include fourth generation (4G) systems such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, or LTE-A Pro systems, and fifth generation (5G) systems which may be referred to as New Radio (NR) systems. These systems may employ technologies such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), or discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM). A wireless multiple-access communications system may include a number of base stations or network access nodes, each simultaneously supporting communication for multiple communication devices, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE). 
     In some wireless communications systems, such as LTE or LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), an uplink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) is transmitted by a UE to a base station via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) using a set of uplink resources. The DMRS may be generated using a sequence known by each of the UE and the base station. The UE may generate a DMRS transmission using the sequence and may transmit the DMRS transmission within the set of uplink resources. The base station may receive the DMRS signal and estimate a wireless channel between the base station and the UE based on the received signal generated using the known sequence. The base station may use the channel estimate to correct distortions to transmissions via the wireless signal for decoding of uplink transmissions by the UE. However, conventional DMRS transmission techniques are deficient. 
     SUMMARY 
     The described techniques relate to improved methods, systems, devices, or apparatuses that support demodulation reference signal (DMRS) multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission. Generally, the described techniques provide for a base station to receive multiple DMRS signals from different UEs on a same uplink resource (e.g., DMRS multiplexing). The base station may indicate which DMRS scheme of multiple different DMRS schemes a set of UEs is to apply, and a respective index within the indicated DMRS scheme assigned to each of the UEs. Based on the indicated DMRS scheme and assigned index, each of the UEs may apply an orthogonal cover code (OCC) (e.g., an intra-symbol time domain OCC (TD-OCC)) and/or a cyclic shift (e.g., a time domain (TD) cyclic shift) to a base sequence to generate a DMRS sequence that is orthogonal to each DMRS sequence generated by the other UEs in the set. The UEs may use a respective one of the orthogonal sequences to generate DMRS transmissions to send to the base station. In some cases, the base station may not indicate a DMRS scheme to the UE, or the UE may not receive an indication of a DMRS scheme from the base station, and in those instances the UE may transmit according to a default DMRS scheme. Thus, the base station may configure more than one UE to transmit orthogonal DMRSs within a same uplink resource or the UEs may use a same default DMRS scheme. When each UE generates a DMRS transmission that is orthogonal to the DMRS transmissions of the other UEs, the base station may use the orthogonal DMRS sequences to differentiate simultaneous transmissions within the same uplink resources from the respective UEs. 
     A method of wireless communication by a UE is described. The method may include monitoring for a parameter indicating which demodulation reference signal scheme of a set of demodulation reference signal schemes to use, selecting a first demodulation reference signal scheme of the set of demodulation reference signal schemes based on the monitoring, and transmitting a transmission based on the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     An apparatus for wireless communication by a UE is described. The apparatus may include a processor, memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions may be executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to monitor for a parameter indicating which demodulation reference signal scheme of a set of demodulation reference signal schemes to use, select a first demodulation reference signal scheme of the set of demodulation reference signal schemes based on the monitoring, and transmit a transmission based on the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     Another apparatus for wireless communication by a UE is described. The apparatus may include means for monitoring for a parameter indicating which demodulation reference signal scheme of a set of demodulation reference signal schemes to use, selecting a first demodulation reference signal scheme of the set of demodulation reference signal schemes based on the monitoring, and transmitting a transmission based on the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication by a UE is described. The code may include instructions executable by a processor to monitor for a parameter indicating which demodulation reference signal scheme of a set of demodulation reference signal schemes to use, select a first demodulation reference signal scheme of the set of demodulation reference signal schemes based on the monitoring, and transmit a transmission based on the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, monitoring for the parameter further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving the parameter that indicates the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes, and identifying an intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code, a first cyclic shift for a first demodulation reference signal symbol period, and a second cyclic shift for a second demodulation reference signal symbol period based on the first index. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, transmitting the transmission further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting a first demodulation reference signal transmission using the intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code having the first cyclic shift in the first demodulation reference signal symbol period, and transmitting a second demodulation reference signal transmission using the intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code having the second cyclic shift in the second demodulation reference signal symbol period, the first cyclic shift differing from the second cyclic shift. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes, and identifying a first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code for a first demodulation reference signal symbol period and a second intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code for a second demodulation reference signal symbol period based on the first index. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, transmitting the transmission further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting a first demodulation reference signal transmission using the first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code in the first demodulation reference signal symbol period, and transmitting a second demodulation reference signal transmission using the second intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code in the second demodulation reference signal symbol period, the first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code differing from the second intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, identifying the first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code and the second intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for identifying an index of the first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code based on a symbol index of the first demodulation reference signal symbol period and the first index, and identifying an index of the second intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code based on a symbol index of the second demodulation reference signal symbol period and the first index. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes, identifying a first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code hopping pattern of a set of intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code hopping patterns based on the first index, and transmitting a set of transmissions in accordance with the first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code hopping pattern. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the set of transmissions may be a set of control channel transmissions. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the set of transmissions may be a set of shared data channel transmissions. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, transmitting the transmission further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting a shared data channel transmission including a demodulation reference signal generated in accordance with the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, transmitting the transmission further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting a control channel transmission including a demodulation reference signal generated in accordance with the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for generating the transmission based on a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulation scheme. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the transmission may be an uplink transmission to a base station. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, selecting the first demodulation reference signal scheme further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for selecting a defined demodulation reference signal scheme based on the monitoring indicating that the parameter may have not been received. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the set of demodulation reference signal schemes includes an intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code scheme and a time domain cyclic shift scheme. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for determining a base demodulation reference signal sequence, and generating an orthogonal demodulation reference signal sequence by applying an intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code or a time domain cyclic shift to the base demodulation reference signal sequence based on the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the parameter may be a radio resource control parameter. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the parameter may be a radio resource control parameter that separately configures a demodulation reference signal scheme for a shared data channel and a demodulation reference signal scheme for a control channel. 
     A method of wireless communication by a base station is described. The method may include transmitting a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first demodulation reference signal scheme of a set of demodulation reference signal schemes and monitoring for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     An apparatus for wireless communication by a base station is described. The apparatus may include a processor, memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions may be executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to transmit a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first demodulation reference signal scheme of a set of demodulation reference signal schemes and monitor for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     Another apparatus for wireless communication by a base station is described. The apparatus may include means for transmitting a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first demodulation reference signal scheme of a set of demodulation reference signal schemes and monitoring for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication by a base station is described. The code may include instructions executable by a processor to transmit a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first demodulation reference signal scheme of a set of demodulation reference signal schemes and monitor for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first demodulation reference signal scheme. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes that indicates an intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code, a first cyclic shift for a first demodulation reference signal symbol period, and a second cyclic shift for a second demodulation reference signal symbol period. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, monitoring for the transmission further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving a first demodulation reference signal transmission generated using the intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code having the first cyclic shift in the first demodulation reference signal symbol period, and receiving a second demodulation reference signal transmission generated using the intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code having the second cyclic shift in the second demodulation reference signal symbol period, the first cyclic shift differing from the second cyclic shift. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting a second index assigned to a second UE of the set of different indexes that indicates a second intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code that differs from the intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes that indicates a first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code for a first demodulation reference signal symbol period and a second intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code for a second demodulation reference signal symbol period based on the first index. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, monitoring for the transmission further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving a first demodulation reference signal transmission generated using the first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code in the first demodulation reference signal symbol period, and receiving a second demodulation reference signal transmission generated using the second intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code in the second demodulation reference signal symbol period, the first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code differing from the second intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, monitoring for the transmission further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving a shared data channel transmission including a demodulation reference signal generated in accordance with the first demodulation reference signal scheme, and demodulating the shared data channel transmission based on the demodulation reference signal. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, monitoring for the transmission further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving a control channel transmission including a demodulation reference signal generated in accordance with the first demodulation reference signal scheme, and demodulating the control channel transmission based on the demodulation reference signal. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes that indicates a first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code hopping pattern of a set of intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code hopping patterns, and receiving a set of transmissions generated in accordance with the first intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code hopping pattern. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the set of transmissions may be a set of control channel transmissions. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the set of transmissions may be a set of shared data channel transmissions. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, monitoring for the transmission further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving the transmission including a demodulation reference signal generated in accordance with the first demodulation reference signal scheme, and demodulating the transmission based on a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulation scheme and the demodulation reference signal. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the transmission may be an uplink transmission from the UE to the base station. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the set of demodulation reference signal schemes includes an intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code scheme and a time domain cyclic shift scheme. 
     Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting an indicator of a base demodulation reference signal sequence to a first UE and a second UE, an indicator of a first index assigned to the first UE and an indicator of a second index assigned to the second UE, decoding a transmission resource to decode a first transmission from the first UE based on the base demodulation reference signal sequence and the first index, and decoding the transmission resource to decode a second transmission from the second UE based on the base demodulation reference signal sequence and the second index. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, decoding the transmission resource to decode the first transmission from the first UE further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for generating a first orthogonal demodulation reference signal sequence based on the base demodulation reference signal sequence and the first index, and decoding the transmission resource to decode the first transmission from the first UE based on the first orthogonal demodulation reference signal sequence. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, decoding the transmission resource to decode the second transmission from the second UE further may include operations, features, means, or instructions for generating a second orthogonal demodulation reference signal sequence based on the base demodulation reference signal sequence and the second index, and decoding the transmission resource to decode the second transmission from the second UE based on the second orthogonal demodulation reference signal sequence. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the parameter may be a radio resource control parameter. 
     In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the parameter may be a radio resource control parameter that separately configures a demodulation reference signal scheme for a shared data channel and a demodulation reference signal scheme for a control channel. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    illustrates an example of a system for wireless communications in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS.  2 ,  3 A &amp;  3 B  illustrate examples of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) scheme in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS.  4  through  6    illustrate example of a wireless communication systems in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  7    illustrates an example of a process flow in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS.  8  and  9    show block diagrams of devices in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  10    shows a block diagram of a communications manager in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  11    shows a diagram of a system in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS.  12  and  13    show block diagrams of devices in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  14    shows a block diagram of a communications manager in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  15    shows a diagram of a system including a device in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS.  16  through  19    show flowcharts illustrating methods in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Generally, the described techniques provide for demodulation reference signal (DMRS) multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission. In some wireless communications systems, an uplink DMRS is transmitted by a user equipment (UE) to a base station via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). In some cases, the base station may support multiplexing multiple UEs on the same transmission resource for uplink transmissions. For example, the base station may support uplink multi-user multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) transmissions. The base station may receive a DMRS from more than one UE using the same uplink resources (e.g., at a same time and by a same frequency resource). In order to reduce interference between DMRSs being transmitted by more than one UE on a same uplink resource, a base station may indicate which of multiple DMRS schemes to apply (e.g., an intra-symbol time domain orthogonal cover code (TD-OCC) DMRS multiplexing scheme or a time domain (TD) cyclic shift DMRS multiplexing scheme), and configure multiple UEs with a base DMRS sequence and a different index within the indicated DMRS scheme. 
     Each UE may apply an orthogonal cover code (OCC) (e.g., an intra-symbol TD-OCC) and/or a cyclic shift (e.g., a TD-cyclic shift) to a base DMRS sequence within the indicated DMRS scheme based on their respective index to generate a DMRS sequence that is orthogonal to the DMRS sequences generated by the other UEs. Each UE may thus generate a DMRS transmission that is orthogonal to the DMRS transmissions of the other UEs, and hence the base station may use the orthogonal DMRS sequences to differentiate simultaneous transmissions within the same uplink resources from the respective UEs. 
     A base station may support DMRS schemes that utilize both intra-symbol TD-OCCs and TD-cyclic shifts in order to multiplex the DMRSs of multiple UEs on the same resource. A base station may configure a radio resource control (RRC) parameter to indicate to each UE which DMRS scheme to use. For example, the base station may transmit an RRC parameter indicating to apply a TD-OCC DMRS scheme or a TD-cyclic shift DMRS scheme. The base station may also configure a set of UEs with a base DMRS sequence that each of the UEs uses to generate an orthogonal DMRS sequence. 
     Each UE in the set may apply a specific TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift to the base DMRS sequence to generate a DMRS sequence that is orthogonal to the DMRS sequences generated by the other UEs in the set and may modulate its orthogonal DMRS sequence to generate a DMRS transmission (e.g., a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulated uplink transmission). Thus, the UE may transmit the DMRS according to the indicated scheme and the base station may monitor for the DMRS according to the indicated scheme. Because the DMRS sequences generated by the UEs in the set are orthogonal to one another, the UEs may transmit in the same transmission resources and the base station may use the orthogonal base sequences to differentiate simultaneous uplink transmissions from the respective UEs in the set. 
     In some cases, the base station may configure the RRC parameter separately for PUSCH DMRS transmissions and PUCCH DMRS transmissions. Further, there may be a default DMRS scheme utilized by each UE. In the absence of receiving an RRC parameter from the base station, a UE may transmit the DMRS according to a default DMRS scheme. In some cases, the default DMRS scheme may be different for PUCCH DMRSs and PUSCH DMRSs. 
     In some examples, a UE may transmit more than one DMRS sequence within a same uplink transmission using a TD-cyclic shift DMRS multiplexing scheme. For example, the UE may transmit two DMRS sequences on two different orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols within a same PUCCH transmission. In a first case, the base station may configure each UE in a set for DMRS cyclic shift hopping to achieve DMRS sequence randomization. That is, the base station may configure a UE to transmit DMRSs by applying a first TD-cyclic shift to a base sequence for a first DMRS transmission and a second TD-cyclic shift to a base sequence for a second DMRS transmission within the same transmission time interval (TTI). The base station may configure a set of UEs to apply different TD-cyclic shifts to a base sequence to achieve orthogonalization between DMRSs received from different UEs and to achieve randomization between DMRSs received from a same UE at different times within a TTI. For example, if four UEs are multiplexed for DMRS transmission on a same resource block, the base station may configure each UE to utilize a unique TD-cyclic shift for a first DMRS transmission (e.g., a cyclic shift of 0, 3, 6, and 9 for the first, second, third, and fourth UE respectively). The base station may configure each of the four UEs to utilize a different cyclic shift in a second DMRS transmission within the same uplink transmission (e.g., a cyclic shift of 1, 4, 7, and 10 for the first, second, third, and fourth UE respectively). 
     In a second case, the base station may configure each UE in a set to apply a TD-OCC DMRS multiplexing scheme to achieve randomization. The base station may configure each UE to apply a unique TD-OCC to a base sequence for DMRS multiplexing (e.g., to achieve orthogonality between multiple UEs) and may configure each UE to apply either a different TD-OCC or a TD-cyclic shift to the base sequence to achieve randomization. The base station may indicate which TD-OCC each UE (e.g., by an index) is to apply for DMRS multiplexing. In a first example, the TD-OCC index may be fixed across DMRS symbols (e.g., different DMRS transmissions by a same UE within a same TTI), but the cyclic shift may be changed across DMRS symbols (e.g., for randomization). The base station may indicate to the UE (e.g., via an RRC parameter) a TD-OCC to apply to a base sequence and change a TD-cyclic shift from a first DMRS transmission to a second DMRS transmission. In a second example, the base station may use TD-OCC hopping across DMRS symbols to achieve DMRS randomization. The base station may indicate TD-OCC hopping across DMRS symbols to achieve both DMRS multiplexing and randomization. That is, the base station may configure each UE to use a first TD-OCC for a first DMRS symbol and a second TD-OCC for a second DMRS symbol. 
     In some examples, a base station may configure a set of UEs to use PUSCH or PUCCH bundling. The base station may indicate to UEs (e.g., that are at a cell edge) to use repetition of transmissions in order to accumulate the received power of the transmission at the base station. In this case, the UE may transmit a same PUSCH or PUCCH transmission more than one time. The base station may configure the UE to use TD-OCC hopping across different DMRS transmissions within a bundle. For example, a UE may transmit a PUSCH transmission twice, and the base station may configure the UE to use a first TD-OCC for the first DMRS transmission (e.g., within the first PUSCH transmission) and a second TD-OCC for the second DMRS transmission (e.g., within the second PUSCH transmission). 
     Aspects of the disclosure are initially described in the context of a wireless communications system. Example DMRS configurations, wireless communication systems for DMRS multiplexing scheme selection for uplink (UL) transmission, as well as block diagrams and process flows for implementing techniques discussed herein are then described. Aspects of the disclosure are further illustrated by and described with reference to apparatus diagrams, system diagrams, process flows, and flowcharts that relate to DMRS multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission. 
       FIG.  1    illustrates an example of a wireless communications system  100  that supports DMRS multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The wireless communications system  100  includes base stations  105 , UEs  115 , and a core network  130 . In some examples, the wireless communications system  100  may be a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network, an LTE-A Pro network, or a New Radio (NR) network. In some cases, wireless communications system  100  may support enhanced broadband communications, ultra-reliable (e.g., mission critical) communications, low latency communications, or communications with low-cost and low-complexity devices. 
     Base stations  105  may wirelessly communicate with UEs  115  via one or more base station antennas. Base stations  105  described herein may include or may be referred to by those skilled in the art as a base transceiver station, a radio base station, an access point, a radio transceiver, a NodeB, an eNodeB (eNB), a next-generation NodeB or giga-NodeB (either of which may be referred to as a gNB), a Home NodeB, a Home eNodeB, or some other suitable terminology. Wireless communications system  100  may include base stations  105  of different types (e.g., macro or small cell base stations). The UEs  115  described herein may be able to communicate with various types of base stations  105  and network equipment including macro eNBs, small cell eNBs, gNBs, relay base stations, and the like. 
     Each base station  105  may be associated with a particular geographic coverage area  110  in which communications with various UEs  115  is supported. Each base station  105  may provide communication coverage for a respective geographic coverage area  110  via communication links  125 , and communication links  125  between a base station  105  and a UE  115  may utilize one or more carriers. Communication links  125  shown in wireless communications system  100  may include uplink transmissions from a UE  115  to a base station  105 , or downlink transmissions from a base station  105  to a UE  115 . Downlink transmissions may also be called forward link transmissions while uplink transmissions may also be called reverse link transmissions. 
     The geographic coverage area  110  for a base station  105  may be divided into sectors making up a portion of the geographic coverage area  110 , and each sector may be associated with a cell. For example, each base station  105  may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a small cell, a hot spot, or other types of cells, or various combinations thereof. In some examples, a base station  105  may be movable and therefore provide communication coverage for a moving geographic coverage area  110 . In some examples, different geographic coverage areas  110  associated with different technologies may overlap and overlapping geographic coverage areas  110  associated with different technologies may be supported by the same base station  105  or by different base stations  105 . The wireless communications system  100  may include, for example, a heterogeneous LTE/LTE-A/LTE-A Pro or NR network in which different types of base stations  105  provide coverage for various geographic coverage areas  110 . 
     The term “cell” refers to a logical communication entity used for communication with a base station  105  (e.g., over a carrier), and may be associated with an identifier for distinguishing neighboring cells (e.g., a physical cell identifier (PCID), a virtual cell identifier (VCID)) operating via the same or a different carrier. In some examples, a carrier may support multiple cells, and different cells may be configured according to different protocol types (e.g., machine-type communication (MTC), narrowband Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT), enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), or others) that may provide access for different types of devices. In some cases, the term “cell” may refer to a portion of a geographic coverage area  110  (e.g., a sector) over which the logical entity operates. 
     UEs  115  may be dispersed throughout the wireless communications system  100 , and each UE  115  may be stationary or mobile. A UE  115  may also be referred to as a mobile device, a wireless device, a remote device, a handheld device, or a subscriber device, or some other suitable terminology, where the “device” may also be referred to as a unit, a station, a terminal, or a client. A UE  115  may also be a personal electronic device such as a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or a personal computer. In some examples, a UE  115  may also refer to a wireless local loop (WLL) station, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an Internet of Everything (IoE) device, or an MTC device, or the like, which may be implemented in various articles such as appliances, vehicles, meters, or the like. 
     Some UEs  115 , such as MTC or IoT devices, may be low cost or low complexity devices, and may provide for automated communication between machines (e.g., via Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication). M2M communication or MTC may refer to data communication technologies that allow devices to communicate with one another or a base station  105  without human intervention. In some examples, M2M communication or MTC may include communications from devices that integrate sensors or meters to measure or capture information and relay that information to a central server or application program that can make use of the information or present the information to humans interacting with the program or application. Some UEs  115  may be designed to collect information or enable automated behavior of machines. Examples of applications for MTC devices include smart metering, inventory monitoring, water level monitoring, equipment monitoring, healthcare monitoring, wildlife monitoring, weather and geological event monitoring, fleet management and tracking, remote security sensing, physical access control, and transaction-based business charging. 
     Some UEs  115  may be configured to employ operating modes that reduce power consumption, such as half-duplex communications (e.g., a mode that supports one-way communication via transmission or reception, but not transmission and reception simultaneously). In some examples, half-duplex communications may be performed at a reduced peak rate. Other power conservation techniques for UEs  115  include entering a power saving “deep sleep” mode when not engaging in active communications, or operating over a limited bandwidth (e.g., according to narrowband communications). In some cases, UEs  115  may be designed to support critical functions (e.g., mission critical functions), and a wireless communications system  100  may be configured to provide ultra-reliable communications for these functions. 
     In some cases, a UE  115  may also be able to communicate directly with other UEs  115  (e.g., using a peer-to-peer (P2P) or device-to-device (D2D) protocol). One or more of a group of UEs  115  utilizing D2D communications may be within the geographic coverage area  110  of a base station  105 . Other UEs  115  in such a group may be outside the geographic coverage area  110  of a base station  105 , or be otherwise unable to receive transmissions from a base station  105 . In some cases, groups of UEs  115  communicating via D2D communications may utilize a one-to-many (1:M) system in which each UE  115  transmits to every other UE  115  in the group. In some cases, a base station  105  facilitates the scheduling of resources for D2D communications. In other cases, D2D communications are carried out between UEs  115  without the involvement of a base station  105 . 
     Base stations  105  may communicate with the core network  130  and with one another. For example, base stations  105  may interface with the core network  130  through backhaul links  132  (e.g., via an S1, N2, N3, or other interface). Base stations  105  may communicate with one another over backhaul links  134  (e.g., via an X2, Xn, or other interface) either directly (e.g., directly between base stations  105 ) or indirectly (e.g., via core network  130 ). 
     The core network  130  may provide user authentication, access authorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. The core network  130  may be an evolved packet core (EPC), which may include at least one mobility management entity (MME), at least one serving gateway (S-GW), and at least one Packet Data Network (PDN) gateway (P-GW). The MME may manage non-access stratum (e.g., control plane) functions such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management for UEs  115  served by base stations  105  associated with the EPC. User IP packets may be transferred through the S-GW, which itself may be connected to the P-GW. The P-GW may provide IP address allocation as well as other functions. The P-GW may be connected to the network operators IP services. The operators IP services may include access to the Internet, Intranet(s), an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), or a Packet-Switched (PS) Streaming Service. 
     At least some of the network devices, such as a base station  105 , may include subcomponents such as an access network entity, which may be an example of an access node controller (ANC). Each access network entity may communicate with UEs  115  through a number of other access network transmission entities, which may be referred to as a radio head, a smart radio head, or a transmission/reception point (TRP). In some configurations, various functions of each access network entity or base station  105  may be distributed across various network devices (e.g., radio heads and access network controllers) or consolidated into a single network device (e.g., a base station  105 ). 
     Wireless communications system  100  may operate using one or more frequency bands, typically in the range of 300 megahertz (MHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz). Generally, the region from 300 MHz to 3 GHz is known as the ultra-high frequency (UHF) region or decimeter band, since the wavelengths range from approximately one decimeter to one meter in length. UHF waves may be blocked or redirected by buildings and environmental features. However, the waves may penetrate structures sufficiently for a macro cell to provide service to UEs  115  located indoors. Transmission of UHF waves may be associated with smaller antennas and shorter range (e.g., less than 100 km) compared to transmission using the smaller frequencies and longer waves of the high frequency (HF) or very high frequency (VHF) portion of the spectrum below 300 MHz. 
     Wireless communications system  100  may also operate in a super high frequency (SHF) region using frequency bands from 3 GHz to 30 GHz, also known as the centimeter band. The SHF region includes bands such as the 5 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) bands, which may be used opportunistically by devices that may be capable of tolerating interference from other users. 
     Wireless communications system  100  may also operate in an extremely high frequency (EHF) region of the spectrum (e.g., from 30 GHz to 300 GHz), also known as the millimeter band. In some examples, wireless communications system  100  may support millimeter wave (mmW) communications between UEs  115  and base stations  105 , and EHF antennas of the respective devices may be even smaller and more closely spaced than UHF antennas. In some cases, this may facilitate use of antenna arrays within a UE  115 . However, the propagation of EHF transmissions may be subject to even greater atmospheric attenuation and shorter range than SHF or UHF transmissions. Techniques disclosed herein may be employed across transmissions that use one or more different frequency regions, and designated use of bands across these frequency regions may differ by country or regulating body. 
     In some cases, wireless communications system  100  may utilize both licensed and unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands. For example, wireless communications system  100  may employ License Assisted Access (LAA), LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) radio access technology, or NR technology in an unlicensed band such as the 5 GHz ISM band. When operating in unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands, wireless devices such as base stations  105  and UEs  115  may employ listen-before-talk (LBT) procedures to ensure a frequency channel is clear before transmitting data. In some cases, operations in unlicensed bands may be based on a carrier aggregation configuration in conjunction with component carriers operating in a licensed band (e.g., LAA). Operations in unlicensed spectrum may include downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, peer-to-peer transmissions, or a combination of these. Duplexing in unlicensed spectrum may be based on frequency division duplexing (FDD), time division duplexing (TDD), or a combination of both. 
     In some examples, base station  105  or UE  115  may be equipped with multiple antennas, which may be used to employ techniques such as transmit diversity, receive diversity, MIMO communications, or beamforming. For example, wireless communications system  100  may use a transmission scheme between a transmitting device (e.g., a base station  105 ) and a receiving device (e.g., a UE  115 ), where the transmitting device is equipped with multiple antennas and the receiving device is equipped with one or more antennas. MIMO communications may employ multipath signal propagation to increase the spectral efficiency by transmitting or receiving multiple signals via different spatial layers, which may be referred to as spatial multiplexing. The multiple signals may, for example, be transmitted by the transmitting device via different antennas or different combinations of antennas. Likewise, the multiple signals may be received by the receiving device via different antennas or different combinations of antennas. Each of the multiple signals may be referred to as a separate spatial stream and may carry bits associated with the same data stream (e.g., the same codeword) or different data streams. Different spatial layers may be associated with different antenna ports used for channel measurement and reporting. MIMO techniques include single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO) where multiple spatial layers are transmitted to the same receiving device, and multiple-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) where multiple spatial layers are transmitted to multiple devices. 
     Beamforming, which may also be referred to as spatial filtering, directional transmission, or directional reception, is a signal processing technique that may be used at a transmitting device or a receiving device (e.g., a base station  105  or a UE  115 ) to shape or steer an antenna beam (e.g., a transmit beam or receive beam) along a spatial path between the transmitting device and the receiving device. Beamforming may be achieved by combining the signals communicated via antenna elements of an antenna array such that signals propagating at particular orientations with respect to an antenna array experience constructive interference while others experience destructive interference. The adjustment of signals communicated via the antenna elements may include a transmitting device or a receiving device applying certain amplitude and phase offsets to signals carried via each of the antenna elements associated with the device. The adjustments associated with each of the antenna elements may be defined by a beamforming weight set associated with a particular orientation (e.g., with respect to the antenna array of the transmitting device or receiving device, or with respect to some other orientation). 
     In one example, a base station  105  may use multiple antennas or antenna arrays to conduct beamforming operations for directional communications with a UE  115 . For instance, some signals (e.g., synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals) may be transmitted by a base station  105  multiple times in different directions, which may include a signal being transmitted according to different beamforming weight sets associated with different directions of transmission. Transmissions in different beam directions may be used to identify (e.g., by the base station  105  or a receiving device, such as a UE  115 ) a beam direction for subsequent transmission and/or reception by the base station  105 . 
     Some signals, such as data signals associated with a particular receiving device, may be transmitted by a base station  105  in a single beam direction (e.g., a direction associated with the receiving device, such as a UE  115 ). In some examples, the beam direction associated with transmissions along a single beam direction may be determined based at least in in part on a signal that was transmitted in different beam directions. For example, a UE  115  may receive one or more of the signals transmitted by the base station  105  in different directions, and the UE  115  may report to the base station  105  an indication of the signal it received with a highest signal quality, or an otherwise acceptable signal quality. Although these techniques are described with reference to signals transmitted in one or more directions by a base station  105 , a UE  115  may employ similar techniques for transmitting signals multiple times in different directions (e.g., for identifying a beam direction for subsequent transmission or reception by the UE  115 ) or transmitting a signal in a single direction (e.g., for transmitting data to a receiving device). 
     A receiving device (e.g., a UE  115 , which may be an example of a mmW receiving device) may try multiple receive beams when receiving various signals from the base station  105 , such as synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals. For example, a receiving device may try multiple receive directions by receiving via different antenna subarrays, by processing received signals according to different antenna subarrays, by receiving according to different receive beamforming weight sets applied to signals received at a set of antenna elements of an antenna array, or by processing received signals according to different receive beamforming weight sets applied to signals received at a set of antenna elements of an antenna array, any of which may be referred to as “listening” according to different receive beams or receive directions. In some examples, a receiving device may use a single receive beam to receive along a single beam direction (e.g., when receiving a data signal). The single receive beam may be aligned in a beam direction determined based at least in part on listening according to different receive beam directions (e.g., a beam direction determined to have a highest signal strength, highest signal-to-noise ratio, or otherwise acceptable signal quality based at least in part on listening according to multiple beam directions). 
     In some cases, the antennas of a base station  105  or UE  115  may be located within one or more antenna arrays, which may support MIMO operations, or transmit or receive beamforming. For example, one or more base station antennas or antenna arrays may be co-located at an antenna assembly, such as an antenna tower. In some cases, antennas or antenna arrays associated with a base station  105  may be located in diverse geographic locations. A base station  105  may have an antenna array with a number of rows and columns of antenna ports that the base station  105  may use to support beamforming of communications with a UE  115 . Likewise, a UE  115  may have one or more antenna arrays that may support various MIMO or beamforming operations. 
     In some cases, wireless communications system  100  may be a packet-based network that operate according to a layered protocol stack. In the user plane, communications at the bearer or Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer may be IP-based. A Radio Link Control (RLC) layer may perform packet segmentation and reassembly to communicate over logical channels. A Medium Access Control (MAC) layer may perform priority handling and multiplexing of logical channels into transport channels. The MAC layer may also use hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) to provide retransmission at the MAC layer to improve link efficiency. In the control plane, the RRC protocol layer may provide establishment, configuration, and maintenance of an RRC connection between a UE  115  and a base station  105  or core network  130  supporting radio bearers for user plane data. At the Physical layer, transport channels may be mapped to physical channels. 
     In some cases, UEs  115  and base stations  105  may support retransmissions of data to increase the likelihood that data is received successfully. HARQ feedback is one technique of increasing the likelihood that data is received correctly over a communication link  125 . HARQ may include a combination of error detection (e.g., using a cyclic redundancy check (CRC)), forward error correction (FEC), and retransmission (e.g., automatic repeat request (ARQ)). HARQ may improve throughput at the MAC layer in poor radio conditions (e.g., signal-to-noise conditions). In some cases, a wireless device may support same-slot HARQ feedback, where the device may provide HARQ feedback in a specific slot for data received in a previous symbol in the slot. In other cases, the device may provide HARQ feedback in a subsequent slot, or according to some other time interval. 
     Time intervals in LTE or NR may be expressed in multiples of a basic time unit, which may, for example, refer to a sampling period of T s =1/30,720,000 seconds. Time intervals of a communications resource may be organized according to radio frames each having a duration of 10 milliseconds (ms), where the frame period may be expressed as T f =307,200 T s . The radio frames may be identified by a system frame number (SFN) ranging from 0 to 1023. Each frame may include 10 subframes numbered from 0 to 9, and each subframe may have a duration of 1 ms. A subframe may be further divided into 2 slots each having a duration of 0.5 ms, and each slot may contain 6 or 7 modulation symbol periods (e.g., depending on the length of the cyclic prefix prepended to each symbol period). Excluding the cyclic prefix, each symbol period may contain 2048 sampling periods. In some cases, a subframe may be the smallest scheduling unit of the wireless communications system  100  and may be referred to as a TTI. In other cases, a smallest scheduling unit of the wireless communications system  100  may be shorter than a subframe or may be dynamically selected (e.g., in bursts of shortened TTIs (sTTIs) or in selected component carriers using sTTIs). 
     In some wireless communications systems, a slot may further be divided into multiple mini-slots containing one or more symbols. In some instances, a symbol of a mini-slot or a mini-slot may be the smallest unit of scheduling. Each symbol may vary in duration depending on the subcarrier spacing or frequency band of operation, for example. Further, some wireless communications systems may implement slot aggregation in which multiple slots or mini-slots are aggregated together and used for communication between a UE  115  and a base station  105 . 
     The term “carrier” refers to a set of radio frequency spectrum resources having a defined physical layer structure for supporting communications over a communication link  125 . For example, a carrier of a communication link  125  may include a portion of a radio frequency spectrum band that is operated according to physical layer channels for a given radio access technology. Each physical layer channel may carry user data, control information, or other signaling. A carrier may be associated with a pre-defined frequency channel (e.g., an evolved universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) absolute radio frequency channel number (EARFCN)), and may be positioned according to a channel raster for discovery by UEs  115 . Carriers may be downlink or uplink (e.g., in an FDD mode), or be configured to carry downlink and uplink communications (e.g., in a TDD mode). In some examples, signal waveforms transmitted over a carrier may be made up of multiple sub-carriers (e.g., using multi-carrier modulation (MCM) techniques such as OFDM or discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM)). 
     The organizational structure of the carriers may be different for different radio access technologies (e.g., LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR). For example, communications over a carrier may be organized according to TTIs or slots, each of which may include user data as well as control information or signaling to support decoding the user data. A carrier may also include dedicated acquisition signaling (e.g., synchronization signals or system information, etc.) and control signaling that coordinates operation for the carrier. In some examples (e.g., in a carrier aggregation configuration), a carrier may also have acquisition signaling or control signaling that coordinates operations for other carriers. 
     Physical channels may be multiplexed on a carrier according to various techniques. A physical control channel and a physical data channel may be multiplexed on a downlink carrier, for example, using time division multiplexing (TDM) techniques, frequency division multiplexing (FDM) techniques, or hybrid TDM-FDM techniques. In some examples, control information transmitted in a physical control channel may be distributed between different control regions in a cascaded manner (e.g., between a common control region or common search space and one or more UE-specific control regions or UE-specific search spaces). 
     A carrier may be associated with a particular bandwidth of the radio frequency spectrum, and in some examples the carrier bandwidth may be referred to as a “system bandwidth” of the carrier or the wireless communications system  100 . For example, the carrier bandwidth may be one of a number of predetermined bandwidths for carriers of a particular radio access technology (e.g., 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 40, or 80 MHz). In some examples, each served UE  115  may be configured for operating over portions or all of the carrier bandwidth. In other examples, some UEs  115  may be configured for operation using a narrowband protocol type that is associated with a predefined portion or range (e.g., set of subcarriers or resource blocks (RBs)) within a carrier (e.g., “in-band” deployment of a narrowband protocol type). 
     In a system employing MCM techniques, a resource element may consist of one symbol period (e.g., a duration of one modulation symbol) and one subcarrier, where the symbol period and subcarrier spacing are inversely related. The number of bits carried by each resource element may depend on the modulation scheme (e.g., the order of the modulation scheme). Thus, the more resource elements that a UE  115  receives and the higher the order of the modulation scheme, the higher the data rate may be for the UE  115 . In MIMO systems, a wireless communications resource may refer to a combination of a radio frequency spectrum resource, a time resource, and a spatial resource (e.g., spatial layers), and the use of multiple spatial layers may further increase the data rate for communications with a UE  115 . 
     Devices of the wireless communications system  100  (e.g., base stations  105  or UEs  115 ) may have a hardware configuration that supports communications over a particular carrier bandwidth, or may be configurable to support communications over one of a set of carrier bandwidths. In some examples, the wireless communications system  100  may include base stations  105  and/or UEs  115  that support simultaneous communications via carriers associated with more than one different carrier bandwidth. 
     Wireless communications system  100  may support communication with a UE  115  on multiple cells or carriers, a feature which may be referred to as carrier aggregation or multi-carrier operation. A UE  115  may be configured with multiple downlink component carriers and one or more uplink component carriers according to a carrier aggregation configuration. Carrier aggregation may be used with both FDD and TDD component carriers. 
     In some cases, wireless communications system  100  may utilize enhanced component carriers (eCCs). An eCC may be characterized by one or more features including wider carrier or frequency channel bandwidth, shorter symbol duration, shorter TTI duration, or modified control channel configuration. In some cases, an eCC may be associated with a carrier aggregation configuration or a dual connectivity configuration (e.g., when multiple serving cells have a suboptimal or non-ideal backhaul link). An eCC may also be configured for use in unlicensed spectrum or shared spectrum (e.g., where more than one operator is allowed to use the spectrum). An eCC characterized by wide carrier bandwidth may include one or more segments that may be utilized by UEs  115  that are not capable of monitoring the whole carrier bandwidth or are otherwise configured to use a limited carrier bandwidth (e.g., to conserve power). 
     In some cases, an eCC may utilize a different symbol duration than other component carriers, which may include use of a reduced symbol duration as compared with symbol durations of the other component carriers. A shorter symbol duration may be associated with increased spacing between adjacent subcarriers. A device, such as a UE  115  or base station  105 , utilizing eCCs may transmit wideband signals (e.g., according to frequency channel or carrier bandwidths of 20, 40, 60, 80 MHz, etc.) at reduced symbol durations (e.g., 16.67 microseconds). A TTI in eCC may consist of one or multiple symbol periods. In some cases, the TTI duration (that is, the number of symbol periods in a TTI) may be variable. 
     Wireless communications system  100  may be an NR system that may utilize any combination of licensed, shared, and unlicensed spectrum bands, among others. The flexibility of eCC symbol duration and subcarrier spacing may allow for the use of eCC across multiple spectrums. In some examples, NR shared spectrum may increase spectrum utilization and spectral efficiency, specifically through dynamic vertical (e.g., across the frequency domain) and horizontal (e.g., across the time domain) sharing of resources. 
     A base station  105  may support DMRS schemes that utilize one or both intra-symbol TD-OCCs and TD-cyclic shifts in order to multiplex the DMRSs of multiple UEs  115  on the same resource. A base station  105  may configure an RRC parameter to indicate to each UE  115  in a set of UEs which DMRS scheme to use. For example, the base station  105  may transmit an RRC parameter indicating to apply a TD-OCC DMRS scheme or a TD-cyclic shift DMRS scheme. The base station  105  may also configure the UE  115  with a base DMRS sequence that the UE  115  uses to generate an orthogonal DMRS sequence. The base station  105  may also assign a different index to each UE, and each UE  115  may apply a specific TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift to the base DMRS sequence corresponding to the assigned index to generate an orthogonal DMRS sequence. Each UE  115  may modulate its orthogonal DMRS sequence to generate a DMRS transmission (e.g., a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulated uplink transmission). 
     The UE  115  may transmit the DMRS according to the indicated scheme and assigned index, and the base station  105  may monitor for the DMRS according to the indicated scheme. For example, the base station  105  may indicate a DMRS scheme for four UEs  115 . Each UE  115  may be configured with a unique index that corresponds to a different TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift so that each of the four UEs  115  may transmit in the same resources (e.g., the different TD-OCCs or TD-cyclic shifts result in orthogonality). Because the DMRS sequences generated by the UEs  115  (according to the DMRS scheme and assigned index) are orthogonal to one another, the base station  105  may use the orthogonal DMRS sequences to differentiate simultaneous uplink transmissions from each of the four UEs  115  within the same uplink resources. 
     In some cases, the base station  105  may configure the RRC parameter separately for PUSCH DMRS transmissions and PUCCH DMRS transmissions. Further, there may be a default DMRS scheme utilized by each UE  115 . In the absence of receiving an RRC parameter from the base station  105 , a UE  115  may transmit the DMRS according to a default DMRS scheme. In some cases, the default DMRS scheme may be different for PUCCH DMRSs and PUSCH DMRSs. 
       FIG.  2    illustrates an example of a DMRS scheme  200  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The DMRS scheme  200  may be used in wireless communications system  100 . For example, UEs  115 - a  and  115 - b  may be examples of UEs  115  of  FIG.  1    and may utilize the DMRS scheme  200  to communicate with a base station (e.g., such as a base station  105  as described with reference to  FIG.  1   ). DMRS scheme  200  may illustrate a frequency domain OCC. In some cases, the frequency domain OCC may be equivalent to a TD-cyclic shift. 
     The DMRS scheme  200  may enable a base station to differentiate a DMRS transmitted by different UEs  115 - a  and  115 - b  within the same OFDM symbol period  205 . In order to reduce interference between DMRSs being transmitted by UE  115 - a  and  115 - b , each UE  115  may apply a frequency domain OCC to a base DMRS sequence. Thus, UE  115 - a  may generate a DMRS sequence from the base DMRS sequence that is orthogonal to the DMRS sequences generated by the other UE  115 - b . The base station may use the orthogonal DMRS sequences to differentiate transmissions within the OFDM symbol period  205  from the respective UEs  115 - a  and  115 - b . The base station  105  may indicate a frequency domain OCC to each UE  115 - a  and  115 - b . That is, the base station may support both the DMRS scheme that utilize intra-symbol TD-OCCs and the DMRS scheme that utilize frequency domain OCC (e.g., TD-cyclic shifts) in order to multiplex the DMRSs of the multiple UEs  115  on the same OFDM symbol  205 . The base station may indicate (e.g., by an RRC parameter) a frequency domain OCC scheme to each UE  115  to apply to a base DMRS sequence. 
     In an example, the base DMRS sequence may include a transmission of a, b, c, d, e, and f across a subset of the 12 subcarriers  210 . UE  115 - a  and  115 - b  may apply a frequency domain OCC to the base DMRS sequence to generate orthogonal DMRS sequences. That is, UE  115 - a  may transmit a first sequence a, b, c, d, e, and f on each of the odd subcarriers  210  (e.g., subcarriers  1 ,  3 ,  5 ,  7 ,  9 , and  11 ) and UE  115 - b  may transmit a second sequence a, −b, c, −d, e, and −f on the same odd subcarriers  210 , where the first and second sequences may be orthogonal to each other. In some cases, the UEs  115  may transmit a null subcarrier on the even subcarriers (e.g., the subcarriers not being used to transmit the DMRS transmission). Because the first and second sequence are orthogonal, the base station may differentiate the DMRS transmission by UE  115 - a  from the DMRS transmission by UE  115 - b.    
     In some cases, the base station may use a comb-2 structure in the frequency domain to support two multi-users. That is, the base station may support two UEs transmitting orthogonal DMRSs on a first comb (e.g., including the odd subcarriers  210 ) and two additional UEs  115  transmitting orthogonal DMRSs on a second comb (e.g., including the even subcarriers  210  such as subcarriers  2 ,  4 ,  6 ,  8 ,  10 , and  12 ). The UEs transmitting DMRS transmissions on the same comb (e.g., on the same subset of subcarriers  210 ) may orthogonalize the DMRS transmissions by applying a frequency domain OCC to a same DMRS base sequence. Therefore, the DMRS scheme  200  may support a multiple user capacity of four UEs within one DMRS symbol (e.g., OFDM symbol  205 ). For example, an NR wireless communications system may support a multiple user capacity of four UEs within a DMRS symbol for PUSCH using a comb-2 structure and frequency domain OCC. In another example, a NR PUCCH format four may allow a base station to multiplex two or four UEs on a same resource block by time-domain cyclic shifts and TD-OCCs. In some cases, the NR PUCCH format four may not support frequency domain combs. 
       FIG.  3 A  illustrates an example of a DMRS scheme  300 - a  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The DMRS scheme  300 - a  may be used in wireless communications system  100 . For example, UEs  115  of  FIG.  1    may utilize the DMRS scheme  300 - a  to communicate with a base station  105  of  FIG.  1   . DMRS scheme  300 - a  may illustrate an intra-symbol TD-OCC DMRS scheme  300 - a.    
     Sequence generator  305 - a  may generate a base DMRS sequence. In some cases, a sequence generator  305 - a  may be at a UE (e.g., discussed with reference to  FIG.  1   ). The sequence generator  305 - a  may generate a base DMRS sequence according to an indication (e.g., received from a base station). For example, a base station may indicate a type of base DMRS sequence to a UE, and the sequence generator  305 - a  may generate the base DMRS sequence accordingly. In some cases, the base station may indicate a gold sequence based π/2 binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) sequence (e.g., in the event that the length of the sequence is larger than or equal to 30). The sequence generator  305 - a  may be a gold sequence generator followed by a π/2 BPSK modulator. 
     The sequence generator  305 - a  may generate sequence  310 - a . In the case that the sequence generator  305 - a  is a gold sequence generator followed by a π/2 BPSK modulator, sequence  310 - a  may be a gold sequence based π/2 BPSK sequence. The sequence  310 - a  may include a first half of the sequence S 1  and a second half of the sequence S 2 , where S 1  and S 2  are half of the length of the sequence  310 - a . For example, if the sequence  310 - a  has a length of 60, S 1  and S 2  each has a length of 30. 
     The UE may apply an intra-symbol TD-OCC  315 - a  on the sequence  310 - a . In some cases, the UE may receive an indication from a base station indicating a TD-OCC DMRS scheme (e.g., indicating to apply the TD-OCC  315 - a  to the sequence  310 - a ). That is, the base station may support both the DMRS scheme that utilizes intra-symbol TD-OCCs and the DMRS scheme that utilizes TD-cyclic shifts in order to multiplex DMRSs of the multiple UEs on the uplink resource. The base station may indicate (e.g., by an RRC parameter) the TD-OCC DMRS scheme. That is, the base station may indicate to apply the intra-symbol TD-OCC  315 - a . In some cases, the intra-symbol TD-OCC  315 - a  may be a different multiplexing mechanism compared to a TD-cyclic shift scheme applied by conventional NR wireless communications systems, and may have better performance when a gold sequence based π/2 BPSK sequence is used as a base DMRS sequence. 
     The intra-symbol TD-OCC  315 - a  may generate the sequence  320 - a  by applying an intra-symbol TD-OCC  315 - a  to the sequence  310 - a . In some cases, a UE may transmit the sequence  320 - a  according to a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulation scheme. That is, in some examples, a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulated gold sequence may be used as the DMRS for uplink transmissions with π/2 binary phase shift keying modulation when the sequence length is at least a defined number of bits (e.g., 30 or larger). The sequence  320 - a  may be orthogonal to a DMRS sequence generated (and transmitted) by a second UE on the same uplink resource. The second UE may generate a gold sequence based BPSK sequence  310 - a  including S 1  and S 2  (e.g., based on receiving an indication of a gold base DMRS sequence from the base station or otherwise determining the gold base DMRS sequence). The base station may indicate to the second UE to apply an intra-symbol TD-OCC that results in the same sequence as the sequence  310 - a . The sequences  310 - a  and  320 - a  may be orthogonal to each other. When the first UE transmits the sequence  320 - a  and the second UE transmits the sequence  310 - a  in a same uplink resource, the base station may use the orthogonal sequences  310 - a ,  320 - a  to differentiate the DMRS transmissions within the same uplink resources from the respective UEs. In some cases, the base station may implement a new receiver (e.g., when compared to a receiver necessary for conventional DMRS de-multiplexing) to de-multiplex DMRSs received from different UE within a same uplink resource. In some instances, the new receiver may increase the complexity of the base station. 
       FIG.  3 B  illustrates an example of a DMRS scheme  300 - b  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The DMRS scheme  300 - b  may be used in wireless communications system  100 . For example, UEs  115  may utilize the DMRS scheme  300 - b  to communicate with a base station  105 . DMRS scheme  300 - b  may illustrate a TD-cyclic shift DMRS scheme  300 - b.    
     Sequence generator  305 - b  may generate a base DMRS sequence. In some cases, a sequence generator  305 - b  may be at a UE (e.g., discussed with reference to  FIG.  1   ). The sequence generator  305 - b  may generate a base DMRS sequence according to an indication (e.g., received from a base station). For example, a base station may indicate a type of base DMRS sequence to a UE, and the sequence generator  305 - b  may generate the base DMRS sequence accordingly. In some cases, the base station may indicate a gold sequence based π/2 BPSK sequence (e.g., in the event that the sequence is larger than 30). The sequence generator  305 - b  may be a gold sequence generator followed by a π/2 BPSK modulator. 
     The sequence generator  305 - b  may generate sequence  310 - b . In the case that the sequence generator  305 - b  is a gold sequence generator followed by a π/2 BPSK modulator, sequence  310 - b  may be a gold sequence based π/2 BPSK sequence. Alternatively or additionally, the sequence  310 - b  may be a different type of base DMRS sequence. The sequence  310 - b  may include a first half of the sequence S 1  and a second half of the sequence S 2 , where S 1  and S 2  are half of the length of the sequence  310 - b . For example, if the sequence  310 - b  has a length of 60, S 1  and S 2  each of a length of 30. 
     The UE may apply a TD-cyclic shift  315 - b  on the sequence  310 - b  to generate a second sequence  320 - b . In some cases, the UE may receive an indication from a base station indicating to apply the TD-cyclic shift  315 - b  to the sequence  310 - b . That is, the base station may support both the DMRS scheme that utilizes intra-symbol TD-OCCs and the DMRS scheme that utilizes TD-cyclic shifts in order to multiplex DMRSs of the multiple UEs on the uplink resource. The base station may indicate (e.g., by an RRC parameter) the TD-cyclic shift  315 - b.    
     The TD-cyclic shift  315 - b  may generate the sequence  320 - b  by applying a TD-cyclic shift to the sequence  310 - b . The resulting sequence  320 - b  includes S 2  before S 1 . In the case where the sequence  310 - b  is a gold DMRS base sequence, sequence  320 - b  may not be orthogonal to sequence  310 - b . Therefore, if a first UE transmits sequence  320 - b  during a same uplink resource as a second UE transmits sequence  310 - b , the base station may not be able to differentiate the DMRS transmissions between the first and second UEs. However, if sequence  310 - b  is a different type of base DMRS sequence instead of a gold DMRS base sequence (e.g., a base DMRS sequence indicated by a certain type of NR scheme), sequence  320 - b  may be orthogonal to sequence  310 - a . That is, the TD-cyclic shift  315 - b  may generate a sequence  320 - b  that is orthogonal to sequence  310 - b  if the base sequence is a certain type. If sequence  310 - b  is orthogonal to sequence  310 - a , when a first UE transmits sequence  320 - b  during a same uplink resource as a second UE transmits sequence  310 - b , the base station may be able to use orthogonal sequences to differentiate the DMRS transmissions between the first and second UEs. 
     In some examples, the DMRS schemes  300 - a  and  300 - b  may support a multiple user capacity of two or four UEs within one DMRS symbol. For example, an NR wireless communications system may support a multiple user capacity of four UEs within a DMRS symbol for PUSCH using a comb-2 structure and frequency domain OCC. In another example, an NR PUCCH format four may allow a base station to multiplex two or four UEs on a same resource block by time-domain cyclic shifts. In some cases, the NR PUCCH format four may not support frequency domain combs. In other cases, an NR PUCCH format four may allow a UE to apply a TD-OCC (with a size of two or four) to multiplex DMRSs from different UEs. 
       FIG.  4    illustrates an example of a wireless communication system  400  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, wireless communication system  400  may implement aspects of wireless communication system  100 . Further, wireless communication system  400  may implement aspects of DMRS schemes  200  and  300 . In the example of  FIG.  4   , the wireless communication system  400  may include base station  105 - a  which may be an example of a base station  105  of  FIG.  1   . The wireless communication system  400  may also include UEs  115 - c  and UE  115 - d , which may be examples of UEs  115  of  FIG.  1   . 
     Base station  105 - a  may support DMRS schemes that utilize one or both intra-symbol TD-OCCs and TD-cyclic shifts in order to multiplex the DMRSs of multiple UEs on the same resource. For example, the base station  105 - a  may support an intra-symbol TD-OCC DMRS multiplexing scheme, a TD-cyclic shift DMRS multiplexing scheme, or both, for DMRS transmissions of multiple UEs  115  on the same uplink transmission  415  resources. Base station  105 - a  may indicate by a downlink transmission  410  which DMRS scheme of the multiple DMRS schemes each of the multiple UEs is to apply. For example, base station  105 - a  may transmit an indication of the DMRS scheme by an RRC parameter. UE  115 - c  and UE  115 - d  may both generate and transmit DMRSs according to the same indicated scheme. Base station  105 - a  may transmit an indication of a base DMRS sequence to each UE of a set of UEs (e.g., as well as an indication of the DMRS scheme). In some cases, the base station  105 - a  may indicate an intra-symbol TD-OCC DMRS scheme when using a gold base DMRS sequence. Additionally or alternatively, the base station  105 - a  may indicate a TD-cyclic shift DMRS scheme when using a different type of base DMRS sequence. In some cases, the base station  105 - a  may configure DMRS schemes (e.g., by an RRC parameter) separately for PUSCH DMRS transmissions and PUCCH DMRS transmissions. 
     In order to achieve orthogonality between DMRS transmissions by UE  115 - c  and UE  115 - d , the base station  105 - a  may indicate a different intra-symbol TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift (e.g., by an RRC or a downlink control information (DCI) parameter in downlink transmission  410 - a ) to UE  115 - c  than to UE  115 - d  (e.g., by an RRC or a DCI parameter in downlink transmission  410 - b ). For example, base station  105 - a  may assign a unique DMRS index to each of UEs  115 - c  and  115 - d  using an RRC or DCI that correspond to a different TD-OCC or a different TD-cyclic shift. In an example, the base station  105 - a  may assign a first unique TD-OCC DMRS index to UE  115 - c  for generating a first DMRS sequence according to a TD-OCC DMRS scheme, and may assign a second unique TD-OCC DMRS index to UE  115 - c  for generating a second DMRS sequence according to the TD-OCC DMRS scheme. The unique DMRS index may indicate a specific intra-symbol TD-OCC (e.g., within the context of the indicated DMRS scheme) to apply to the base sequence. The base station  105 - a  may similarly assign unique indexes to UEs  115 - c  and  115 - d  when the TD-cyclic shift scheme is indicated. Each UE  115 - c  and  115 - d  thus generates a DMRS sequence that is orthogonal to DMRS sequences generated by other UEs  115  in the set based on the indicated DMRS scheme and assigned index. 
     For example, if base station  105 - a  indicates a TD-OCC DMRS scheme (e.g., by an RRC parameter) to UEs  115 - c  and  115 - d , UE  115 - c  may apply a first intra-symbol TD-OCC to the base DMRS sequence according to a first unique DMRS index assigned by base station  105 - a . UE  115 - d  may apply a second intra-symbol TD-OCC to the base DMRS sequence according to its unique DMRS index assigned by base station  105 - a.    
     In another example, UE  115 - c  may receive an RRC parameter from the base station  105 - a  by downlink  410 - a  and select a DMRS scheme based on the RRC parameter. Further, UE  115 - c  may receive an indication of a unique DMRS index corresponding to the indicated DMRS scheme from base station  105 - a  (e.g., by an RRC parameter or by DCI). UE  115 - c  may utilize a look-up table (LUT) to determine a specific TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift to apply to the base DMRS sequence based on the unique DMRS index and the selected DMRS scheme. 
     Additionally or alternatively, the base station  105 - a  may not indicate a DMRS scheme to UE  115 - c . If the UE  115 - c  does not receive an indication of the type of DMRS scheme, then the UE  115 - c  may use the default DMRS scheme. In some cases, the default scheme may be based on a type of base DMRS sequence. For example, if the UE  115 - c  is configured with a particular base DMRS sequence (e.g., a gold DMRS base sequence) and the UE  115 - c  does not receive an indication of a DMRS scheme (e.g., the base station  105 - a  does not configure and/or transmit an RRC parameter), then UE  115 - c  may use an intra-symbol TD-OCC DMRS scheme. In some cases, the default DMRS scheme may be different for PUCCH DMRSs and PUSCH DMRSs. 
     In another example, UE  115 - d  may receive an RRC parameter from the base station  105 - a  by downlink  410 - b  and select a DMRS scheme based on the RRC parameter. Further, UE  115 - d  may receive an indication of a unique DMRS index corresponding to the DMRS scheme from the base station  105 - a  (e.g., by an RRC parameter or by DCI). UE  115 - d  may utilize a look-up table (LUT) to determine a specific TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift to apply to the base DMRS sequence based on the unique DMRS index and the selected DMRS scheme. The specific TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift may be different than a TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift that UE  115 - c  applies to the base DMRS sequence. Additionally or alternatively, the base station  105 - a  may not indicate a DMRS scheme to UE  115 - d . If the UE  115 - d  does not receive an indication of the type of DMRS scheme, then the UE  115 - d  may use the default scheme. In some cases, the default scheme may be based on a type of base DMRS sequence. For example, if the UE  115 - d  does not receive an indication of a DMRS scheme (e.g., the base station  105 - a  does not configure and/or transmit an RRC parameter), then UE  115 - d  may use an intra-symbol TD-OCC DMRS scheme. In some cases, the default DMRS scheme may be different for PUCCH DMRSs and PUSCH DMRSs. 
     The UEs  115 - c  and  115 - d  may each apply a specific TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift (e.g., a TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift that is different than a TD-OCC or TD-cyclic shift being used by the other UE  115 ) to the base DMRS sequence to generate orthogonal DMRS sequences based on their respectively assigned indexes. Each UE  115 - c  and  115 - d  may modulate the orthogonal DMRS sequence to generate a DMRS transmission (e.g., a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulated uplink transmission). Thus, UE  115 - c  may transmit the DMRS by uplink transmissions  415 - a  according to the indicated scheme and UE  115 - d  may transmit the DMRS by uplink transmission  415 - b . The uplink transmissions  415  may include the DMRS transmissions and data transmissions such that the DMRS transmissions enable the base station  105 - a  to decode the data transmissions from the respective UEs  115 - c  and  115 - d  within the same uplink resource. The respective DMRS transmissions (e.g., the DMRS transmission within uplink transmission  415 - a  and the DMRS transmission within uplink transmission  415 - b ) may be orthogonal. Further, the UEs  115 - c  and  115 - d  may transmit the DMRS transmissions by a same uplink resource (e.g., a same OFDM symbol). 
     The base station  105 - a  may monitor the uplink transmissions  415  for the DMRS transmissions according to the DMRS scheme indicated by the RRC parameters (e.g., within downlink transmissions  410 ). Further, the base station  105 - a  may use the orthogonal DMRS sequences to differentiate transmissions within the same uplink resources from the respective UEs  115 . The base station  105 - a  may demodulate the uplink transmissions  415  based on a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulation scheme and the DMRS. 
       FIG.  5    illustrates an example of a wireless communication system  500  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, wireless communication system  400  may implement aspects of wireless communication systems  100  and  400 . In the example of  FIG.  5   , the wireless communication system  500  may include base station  105 - b  which may be an example of a base station  105  of  FIG.  1    or  FIG.  4   . The wireless communication system  500  may also include UE  115 - e , which may be an example of a UE  115  of  FIG.  1    or  FIG.  4   . In some cases, wireless communication system  400  may implement aspects of DMRS schemes  200  and  300 . For example, UE  115 - a  may utilize aspects of DMRS schemes  200  and  300  for DMRS transmissions to base station  105 - b.    
     UE  115 - e  may transmit more than one DMRS symbol  510  to the base station  105 - b  within a single uplink transmission  505 . For example, UE  115 - e  may transmit two DMRS symbols  510  within a single transmission  505 . In an example, transmission  505  may include two portions of a PUSCH transmission. UE  115 - e  may transmit DMRS symbol  510 - a  and data  515 - a  within a first portion of the PUSCH transmission and DMRS symbol  510 - b  and data  515 - b  within a second portion of the PUSCH transmission. In another example, transmission  505  may include two portions of a PUCCH transmission. UE  115 - e  may transmit DMRS symbol  510 - a  and data  515 - a  within a first portion of the PUCCH transmission and DMRS symbol  510 - b  and data  515 - b  within a second portion of the PUCCH transmission. The transmissions may span one or more resource blocks  525 . In one example, the transmission  505  may span a single resource block (e.g., 12 subcarriers). When the UE  115 - e  transmits more than one DMRS symbol  510  within a single uplink transmission  505 , the base station  105 - b  may use DMRS randomization. 
     In a first case, the base station  105 - b  may configure UE  115 - e  for DMRS cyclic shift hopping across the DMRS symbols to achieve DMRS sequence randomization. Base station  105 - b  may configure one or more UEs (e.g., including UE  115 - e ) to utilize a DMRS scheme with DMRS cyclic shift hopping to achieve DMRS sequence randomization by indicating the DMRS scheme to the set of UEs via an RRC parameter. For example, in NR systems, for PUCCH formats three and four, the base station  105 - b  may enable DMRS cyclic shift hopping (e.g., by TD-cyclic shifts) to achieve DMRS sequence randomization. That is, the base station  105 - b  may configure UE  115 - e  to transmit DMRS symbols  510  by applying a first TD-cyclic shift to a base DMRS sequence for DMRS symbol  510 - a  and a second TD-cyclic shift to the base sequence for DMRS symbol  510 - b . The base station  105 - b  may configure the UE  115 - e  to apply TD-cyclic shifts to a base DMRS sequence to achieve orthogonalization between DMRSs received from different UEs and to achieve randomization between DMRS symbols  510 - a  and  510 - b . TD-cyclic shifts may be used for both DMRS randomization as well as for multi-user multiplexing. The base station  105 - b  may indicate (e.g., by a DMRS index sent via an RRC parameter) the DMRS hopping scheme. 
     Table 1, shown below, shows an example of TD-cyclic shifts applied to base DMRS sequences to achieve DMRS sequence randomization. In an example, base station  105 - b  may indicate (e.g., via RRC signaling) that a set of four UEs is to apply a TD-cyclic shift DMRS multiplexing scheme. Four UEs (e.g., including UE  115 - e ) are multiplexed for transmitting DMRS symbols  510  on the same one or more resource blocks  525 . The base station  105 - b  may respectively transmit an RRC parameter or a DCI parameter to indicate a unique DMRS index to each of the four UEs (e.g., DMRS index 0, 1, 2, and 3). Based on the received DMRS index, each UE may apply different cyclic shifts on each of the first and second DMRS symbols  510  corresponding to Table 1. In an example, the cyclic shifts for a first DMRS symbol may be 0, 3, 6, and 9 respectively corresponding to DMRS indexes 0, 1, 2, and 3. Further, each UE may apply different cyclic shifts on different DMRS symbols (e.g., for DMRS symbols  510 - a  and  510 - b ) in accordance with their respectively assigned DMRS indexes. In some examples, there may be a total of 12 cyclic shifts defined. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TD-Cyclic Shift Applied to Base DMRS Sequence 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 DMRS 
                 Cyclic Shift on 
                 Cyclic Shift on 
               
               
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                 DMRS Symbol 1 
                 DMRS Symbol 2 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 0 
                 1 
               
               
                 1 
                 3 
                 4 
               
               
                 2 
                 6 
                 7 
               
               
                 3 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     According to Table 1, if the base station  105 - b  indicates to the UE  115 - e  (e.g., by an RRC parameter or a DCI parameter) a DMRS index of 2, UE  115 - e  may transmit DMRS symbol  510 - a  by applying a cyclic shift of 6 and DMRS symbol  510 - b  by applying a cyclic shift of 7. In another example, there may be a second UE transmitting two DMRSs to the base station  105 - b  by the same uplink resources as UE  115 - e  is using to transmit DMRS symbol  510 - a  and DMRS symbol  510 - b . If the base station  105 - b  indicates to a second UE a DMRS index of 3, the second UE may transmit a DMRS by applying a cyclic shift of 9 and 10 to its first and second DMRS transmissions respectively. Thus, the DMRS transmissions of UE  115 - e  and the second UE may be orthogonal on each of the DMRS symbols. 
     In another case when the TD-OCC DMRS multiplexing scheme is being used, the base station  105 - b  may configure additional DMRS randomization techniques to achieve DMRS randomization across different DMRS symbols. For example, TD-OCC hopping or TD-cyclic shift hopping may be used for DMRS randomization. In an example, base station  105 - b  may configure a set of UEs (e.g., including UE  115 - e ) to utilize TD-OCC DMRS multiplexing via an RRC parameter. The base station  105 - b  may assign a first DMRS index within the indicated DMRS scheme to configure the UE  115 - e  to apply a unique TD-OCC to a base sequence for DMRS multiplexing (e.g., to achieve orthogonality between multiple UEs). Similarly, the base station  105 - b  may assign a second DMRS index within the indicated DMRS scheme to configure a second UE to apply a different TD-OCC to the base sequence. The base station  105 - b  may configure UE  115 - e  to apply TD-OCC to achieve randomization for PUCCH DMRSs and PUSCH DMRSs. 
     In a first example of using a TD-OCC multiplexing DMRS scheme, the base station  105 - b  may configure UE  115 - e  to use TD-OCC hopping for randomization across DMRS symbols (e.g., different DMRS symbols  510  by UE  115 - e  within transmission  505 ). The base station  105 - b  may transmit an indication of the TD-OCC multiplexing DMRS scheme to UE  115 - e  (and any other UEs within the same set as UE  115 - e ) by an RRC parameter. The base station  105 - b  may indicate to the UE  115 - e  (e.g., via an RRC parameter or a DCI parameter) a TD-OCC to apply to a base sequence and change a TD-OCC from DMRS symbol  510 - a  to DMRS symbol  510 - b  to achieve randomization via TD-OCC hopping. The base station  105 - b  may configure the UE  115 - e  to apply TD-OCCs to a base DMRS sequence to achieve orthogonalization between DMRSs received from different UEs and to achieve randomization between DMRS symbols  510 - a  and  510 - b . TD-OCCs may be used for both DMRS randomization as well as for multi-user multiplexing. 
     Table 2, shown below, shows an example of TD-OCC indexes that may be applied to base DMRS sequences to achieve DMRS sequence randomization. In an example, base station  105 - b  may indicate (e.g., via RRC signaling) that a set of four UEs is to apply a TD-OCC DMRS multiplexing scheme. Four UEs (e.g., including UE  115 - e ) are multiplexed for transmitting DMRS symbols  510  on the same one or more resource blocks  525 . The base station  105 - b  may assign a unique DMRS index to each of the four UEs (e.g.,  0 ,  1 ,  2 , and  3 ) using an RRC parameter or a DCI parameter. Based on the assigned DMRS index, each UE may apply unique TD-OCCs to the DMRS symbol  510 - a  and DMRS symbol  510 - b . 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 TD-OCC Indexes Applied to Base DMRS Sequence 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 DMRS 
                 TD-OCC Index on 
                 TD-OCC Index on 
               
               
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                 DMRS Symbol 1 
                 DMRS Symbol 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 0 
                 0 
                 2 
               
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 3 
               
               
                 2 
                 2 
                 1 
               
               
                 3 
                 3 
                 0 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The TD-OCC index may be defined according to the following equation:
 
TD-OCC Index=(DMRS index+Δ offset )mod 4  (1)
 
     In the above equation, Δ offset  may depend on the DMRS symbol index (e.g., the location of DMRS symbol  510 - a  and  510 - b  within the transmission  505 ) and may be the same for all UEs multiplexed on the one or more resource blocks  525 . According to Table 2, if the base station  105 - b  assigns to the UE  115 - e  (e.g., by an RRC parameter or a DCI parameter) a DMRS index of 2, UE  115 - e  may transmit DMRS symbol  510 - a  by applying the TD-OCC indicated by the TD-OCC index 2 and DMRS symbol  510 - b  by applying the TD-OCC indicated by the TD-OCC index 1. In another example, there may be a second UE transmitting two DMRSs to the base station  105 - b  by the same uplink resources as UE  115 - e  is using to transmit DMRS symbol  510 - a  and DMRS symbol  510 - b . If the base station  105 - b  assigns to a second UE a DMRS index of 3, the second UE may transmit a DMRS by applying the TD-OCC indicated by the TD-OCC index 3 and the TD-OCC index 0 to its first and second DMRS transmissions respectively. Thus, the DMRS transmissions of UE  115 - e  and the second UE may be orthogonal. 
     In a second example of using a TD-OCC multiplexing DMRS scheme, the base station  105 - b  may configure UE  115 - e  to use a same TD-OCC for different DMRS symbol periods of an uplink transmission and different TD-cyclic shifts (e.g., cyclic shift hopping) for randomization across DMRS symbols (e.g., different DMRS symbols  510  by UE  115 - e  within transmission  505 ). That is, the base station  105 - b  may configure UE  115 - e  with a same TD-OCC index (and corresponding TD-OCC) that is fixed across multiple DMRS symbols (e.g., same TD-OCC is applied to DMRS symbol  510 - a  to DMRS symbol  510 - b ), but the cyclic shift of the DMRS sequence is changed across DMRS symbols (e.g., a different cyclic shift is applied to DMRS symbol  510 - a  than to DMRS symbol  510 - b ). Thus, TD-OCC DMRS multiplexing scheme may be used for multi-user multiplexing, and TD-cyclic shift hopping may be used for DMRS randomization. 
     Table 3, shown below, shows an example of TD-OCC indexes and TD-cyclic shift indexes applied to base DMRS sequences to achieve multi-user multiplexing and DMRS sequence randomization. In an example, base station  105 - b  may indicate (e.g., via RRC signaling) that a set of four UEs is to apply a TD-OCC DMRS multiplexing scheme. Four UEs (e.g., including UE  115 - e ) are multiplexed for transmitting DMRS symbols  510  on the same resource blocks  525  using different TD-OCCs. The base station  105 - b  may respectively transmit an RRC parameter or DCI parameter that indicate a unique DMRS index assigned to each of the four UEs (e.g.,  0 ,  1 ,  2 , and  3 ). Based on the received DMRS index, each UE may determine a TD-OCC index corresponding to a unique TD-OCC to apply to both DMRS symbol  510 - a  and DMRS symbol  510 - b  as well as different cyclic shift indexes to apply to DMRS symbol  510 - a  and DMRS symbol  510 - b . 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 TD-OCC and Cyclic Shift 
                 TD-OCC and Cyclic Shift 
               
               
                 DMRS 
                 Indexes on DMRS 
                 Indexes on DMRS 
               
               
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                 Symbol 1 
                 Symbol 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 0 
                 (0, 0) 
                 (0, 1) 
               
               
                 1 
                 (1, 0) 
                 (1, 1) 
               
               
                 2 
                 (2, 0) 
                 (2, 1) 
               
               
                 3 
                 (3, 0) 
                 (3, 1) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     According to Table 3, if the base station  105 - b  indicates to the UE  115 - e  (e.g., by an RRC parameter or a DCI parameter) a DMRS index of 2, UE  115 - e  may transmit DMRS symbol  510 - a  by applying the TD-OCC indicated by the TD-OCC index 2 and by applying a TD-cyclic shift indicated by the cyclic shift index 0. Further, UE  115 - e  may transmit DMRS symbol  510 - b  by applying the TD-OCC indicated by the TD-OCC index 2 and by applying a different TD-cyclic shift by applying the TD-cyclic shift indicated by the cyclic shift index 1. In another example, there may be a second UE transmitting two DMRSs to the base station  105 - b  by the same uplink resources as UE  115 - e  is using to transmit DMRS symbol  510 - a  and DMRS symbol  510 - b . If the base station  105 - b  indicates to a second UE a DMRS index of 3, the second UE may transmit its first DMRS by applying the TD-OCC indicated by the index 3 and by applying the TD-cyclic shift indicated by the cyclic shift index 0 to the base DMRS sequence. Further, the second UE may transmit its second DMRS by applying the TD-OCC indicated by the index 3 and by applying the TD-cyclic shift indicated by the cyclic shift index 1 to the base DMRS sequence. Thus, the DMRS transmissions of UE  115 - e  and the second UE may be orthogonal. 
       FIG.  6    illustrates an example of a wireless communication system  600  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, wireless communication system  600  may implement aspects of wireless communication systems  100 ,  400 , or  500 . In the example of  FIG.  6   , the wireless communication system  600  may include base station  105 - c  which may be an example of a base station  105  of  FIG.  1   ,  FIG.  4   , or  FIG.  5   . The wireless communication system  600  may also include UE  115 - f , which may be an example of a UEs  115  of  FIG.  1   ,  FIG.  4   , or  FIG.  5   . In some cases, the wireless communication system  600  may implement aspects of DMRS schemes  200  and  300 . For example, UE  115 - f  may utilize aspects of DMRS schemes  200  and  300  in uplink communications to the base station  105 - c.    
     The base station  105 - c  may configure UE  115 - f  to use PUSCH or PUCCH bundling. Bundling (e.g., repetition) may be used to permit base station  105 - c  to accumulate the received power of multiple uplink transmissions  605 . For example, UE  115 - f  may be at the cell edge, and therefore PUSCH or PUCCH bundling may be used. UE  115 - f  may transmit the first PUSCH or PUCCH transmission  605 - a  and a second PUSCH or PUCCH transmission  605 - b  to base station  105 - c . The second transmission  605 - b  may be a repetition of the first transmission  605 - a  (e.g., for bundling). UE  115 - f  may transmit DMRS  610  and data  615  within the transmission  605 . The transmission  605  may span one or more resource blocks  625 . In one example, the transmission  605  may span a single resource block  625  (e.g., 12 subcarriers). When the base station  105 - c  configures UE  115 - f  to use PUSCH or PUCCH bundling, the UE  115 - f  may use a hopping pattern (e.g., different TD-OCCs) across different bundles (e.g., copies) of the PUSCH/PUCCH transmission. That is, the UE  115 - f  may use the TD-OCC DMRS multiplexing scheme with a first TD-OCC for the first transmission  605 - a  and use a second TD-OCC for the second transmission  605 - b.    
     Table 4, shown below, shows an example hopping patterns for PUSCH transmission. Here, the UE  115 - e  may apply different TD-OCC to different DMRSs  610  within a bundle. In an example, base station  105 - c  may indicate (e.g., via RRC signaling) that a set of four UEs is to apply a TD-OCC DMRS multiplexing scheme. Four UEs (e.g., including UE  115 - e ) are multiplexed for transmitting DMRSs  610  on the same resource blocks  625  for PUSCH bundling. The base station  105 - c  may respectively transmit an RRC or DCI parameter to assign a unique DMRS index to each of the four UEs (e.g., 0, 1, 2, and 3). Based on the received DMRS index, each UE may apply different TD-OCCs to the DMRS  610 - a  and DMRS  610 - b . Based on the received DMRS index, each UE may determine different TD-OCC indexes corresponding to unique TD-OCCs to apply in the DMRS  610 - a  and DMRS  610 - b . 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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     According to Table 4, if the base station  105 - c  indicates to the UE  115 - f  (e.g., by an RRC parameter) a DMRS index of 2, UE  115 - f  may determine a hopping pattern including transmitting DMRS  610 - a  by applying a TD-OCC indicated by index 2 and transmitting DMRS  610 - b  by applying a TD-OCC indicated by index 1. In another example, there may be a second UE bundling PUSCH transmissions to the base station  105 - b  by the same uplink resources as UE  115 - f  is using to transmit DMRS  610 - a  and DMRS  610 - b . If the base station  105 - c  indicates to a second UE a DMRS index of 3, the second UE may transmit its first and second DMRSs according to a hopping pattern including applying the TD-OCC indicated by the TD-OCC index 3 and the TD-OCC index 0 respectively. Thus, the DMRS in the respective PUSCH transmissions of UE  115 - f  and the second UE may be orthogonal. Each of the hopping patterns may indicate respective indexes corresponding to a set of transmissions. For example, each of the TD-OCC hopping patterns may indicate the respective TD-OCC indexes corresponding to a set of transmissions. Table 4 may be used similarly for PUCCH transmissions. 
       FIG.  7    illustrates an example of a process flow  700  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, process flow  700  may implement aspects of wireless communication systems  100 ,  400 ,  500 , or  600 . In the example of  FIG.  7   , the process flow  700  may include UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  receiving signals from a base station  105 - d , which may be examples of UEs  115  and base stations  105  of  FIGS.  1 ,  4 ,  5 , and  6   . Further, process flow  700  may implement aspects of DMRS schemes  200  and  300 . 
     At  705 , UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may be monitoring for a parameter indicating which DMRS scheme of multiple DMRS schemes to use. The parameter may be an RRC parameter. That is, at  705 - a , UE  115 - g  may be monitoring for a parameter from base station  105 - d  and at  705 - b , UE  115 - h  may be monitoring for a parameter from base station  105 - d . The parameter may indicate which DMRS multiplexing scheme each of the UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  are to apply, and a respective DMRS index assigned to each of the UEs. 
     At  710 , the UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may optionally receive a parameter that indicates which DMRS scheme to apply. Base station  105 - d  may configure UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  to each transmit DMRSs on a same uplink resource (e.g., a same resource block, a same TTI) using a particular DMRS multiplexing scheme. That is, UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may be configured to simultaneously transmit uplink transmissions (e.g., PUSCH transmissions, PUCCH transmissions). At  710 - a , UE  115 - g  may receive a parameter indicating a first DMRS scheme and at  710 - b , UE  115 - h  may receive a parameter also indicating the first DMRS scheme. The parameter may include an indicator of a base DMRS sequence. Additionally or alternatively, the base station  105 - d  may indicate the base DMRS sequence to the UEs  115  separately from transmitting the parameters at  710 . In some cases, the parameter may separately configure a DMRS scheme for a shared data channel (e.g., PUSCH) and a DMRS scheme for a control channel (e.g., PUCCH format 4). If the base station  105 - d  does not transmit a parameter, the UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may determine to use the first DMRS scheme based on a default DMRS scheme configuration. 
     At  710 , the UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may receive an index (e.g., a DMRS index) respectively assigned to each of the UEs  115  of a set of different indexes. The index may be sent by the base station  105 - d  within the parameters  710 . In another example, the index may be sent separately from the parameters. For example, the index may be sent by a DCI parameter. For example, the base station  105 - d  may transmit an index to UE  115 - g  by parameter  710 - a  and a different index to UE  115 - h  by parameter  710 - b . For example, UE  115 - g  may receive a first index and UE  115 - h  may receive a second index different from the first index. The index may indicate one or more intra-symbol TD-OCC, or one or more cyclic shifts for DMRS symbol periods. That is, the UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may use their assigned indexes to reference tables (e.g., Tables 1 through 4 as discussed herein) to determine which intra-symbol TD-OCCs or cyclic shifts to apply to the DMRS base sequence. Thus, the index may indicate to each UE  115  DMRS schemes resulting in orthogonal DMRS transmissions from UE  115 - g  and UE  115 - h.    
     At  715 , the UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may select a DMRS scheme from the set of DMRS schemes based on the monitoring. UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may select a first DMRS scheme. The set of DMRS schemes may include an intra-symbol TD-OCC scheme and a TD cyclic-shift scheme. In some cases, the UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may select a DMRS scheme based on the parameter received from the base station  105 - d . Additionally or alternatively, UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may select a defined DMRS scheme based on determining that the parameter has not been received from the base station  105 - d  (e.g., determined during the monitoring at  705 ). UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may select a default DMRS scheme based on determining that a parameter was not received from the base station  105 - d . Once the UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  select to apply the first DMRS scheme, each UE  115 - g  and  115 - h  may generate a DMRS sequence by applying an intra-symbol TD-OCC or a TD cyclic-shift to the base DMRS sequence based on the selected DMRS scheme and their assigned index. Therefore, UE  115 - g  and UE  115 - h  may each generate orthogonal DMRS sequences. 
     UE  115 - g  may identify an intra-symbol TD-OCC, a first cyclic shift for a first DMRS symbol period, and a second cyclic shift for second DMRS period based on the first index. In some other cases, UE  115 - g  may identify a first intra-symbol TD-OCC for a first DMRS symbol period and a second intra-symbol TD-OCC for a second DMRS signal period based on the first index. The UE  115 - g  may identify the first and second intra-symbol TD-OCCs by identifying an index of the first intra-symbol TD-OCC based on the symbol index of the first DMRS symbol period and the first index and identifying the index of the second intra-symbol TD-OCC based on a symbol index of the second DMRS symbol period and the first index. In some instances, the UE  115 - g  may identify a first intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping pattern of a set of intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping patterns based on the first index. In some examples, each of the hopping patterns may indicate respective indexes corresponding to a set of transmissions. For example, each of the TD-OCC hopping patterns may indicate the respective TD-OCC indexes corresponding to a set of transmissions. 
     The UE  115 - h  may identify a different intra-symbol TD-OCC, a third cyclic shift for a first DMRS symbol period, and a fourth cyclic shift for second DMRS period based on the second index. In some other cases, UE  115 - h  may identify a third intra-symbol TD-OCC for a first DMRS symbol period and a fourth intra-symbol TD-OCC for a second DMRS signal period based on the second index. The UE  115 - h  may identify the third and fourth intra-symbol TD-OCCs by identifying an index of the third intra-symbol TD-OCC based on the symbol index of the first DMRS symbol period and the second index and identifying the index of the fourth intra-symbol TD-OCC based on a symbol index of the second DMRS symbol period and the second index. In some instances, the UE  115 - h  may identify a second intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping pattern of a set of intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping patterns based on the second index. 
     At  720 , the base station  105 - d  may monitor the scheduled transmission resources for uplink transmissions from UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  that include a DMRS generated in accordance with the indicated DMRS scheme. 
     At  725 , UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may transmit a transmission based on the selected DMRS schemes. That is, UE  115 - g  may transmit a transmission based on the first DMRS scheme and UE  115 - h  may transmit a transmission based on the first DMRS scheme. The UE  115 - g  and the UE  115 - h  may simultaneously transmit their transmissions that each include their DMRSs within a same uplink resource (e.g., a same resource block during a same DMRS symbol period). In some cases, the UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may transmit a shared data channel transmission including a DMRS generated in accordance with the selected DMRS scheme (e.g., the first DMRS scheme). The transmissions may further include a control channel transmission including a DMRS generating in accordance with the selected DMRS schemes. UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  may generate the transmission  725  based on a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulation scheme. In some cases, the transmissions  725  may be an uplink transmission to base station  105 - d.    
     UE  115 - g  may transmit a first DMRS transmission using the intra-symbol TD-OCC having the first cyclic shift in the first DMRS symbol period and transmit a second DMRS using the intra-symbol TD-OCC having the second cyclic shift in the second DMRS symbol period, where the first cyclic shift is different from the second cyclic shift. In some other cases, UE  115 - g  may transmit a first DMRS transmission using the first intra-symbol TD-OCC in the first DMRS and a second DMRS transmission using the second intra-symbol TD-OCC in the second DMRS symbol period, where the first intra-symbol TD-OCC is different than the second intra-symbol TD-OCC. In some instances, UE  115 - g  may transmit a set of transmissions in accordance with the first intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping pattern. The set of transmissions may be a set of control channel transmissions. Additionally or alternatively, the set of transmissions may be a set of shared data channel transmissions. 
     UE  115 - h  may transmit a third DMRS transmission using the intra-symbol TD-OCC having the third cyclic shift in the first DMRS symbol period and transmit a fourth DMRS using the intra-symbol TD-OCC having the fourth cyclic shift in the second DMRS symbol period, where the third cyclic shift is different from the first cyclic shift. In some instances, UE  115 - h  may transmit a set of transmissions in accordance with the second intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping pattern. The set of transmissions may be a set of control channel transmissions. Additionally or alternatively, the set of transmissions may be a set of shared data channel transmissions. 
     At  730 , base station  105 - d  may demodulate one or more transmissions based on the first DMRS scheme. The UE  115 - h  may transmit  725 - b  by the same uplink resources as UE  115 - g  transmits transmission  725 - a . For example, the base station  105 - d  may demodulate the shared data channel transmission (e.g., the transmissions  725 - a  and  725 - b  transmitted by the same uplink transmission resources) based on the orthogonal DMRS sequences corresponding to the DMRS scheme indicated to UEs  115 - g  and  115 - h  and their respectively assigned indexes. Additionally or alternatively, the base station  105 - d  may demodulate the control channel transmission in a similar manner. The base station  105 - d  may demodulate the transmission based on a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulation scheme and the indicated DMRS scheme. In some instances, the base station  105 - d  may decode a transmission resource to decode transmission  725 - a  from the UE  115 - g  based on the base DMRS sequence and the first index assigned to UE  115 - g . Additionally or alternatively, the base station  105 - d  may decode the transmission resource to decode transmission  725 - b  from UE  115 - h  based on the base DMRS and the second index assigned to UE  115 - h.    
     Decoding the transmission resource to decode transmission  725 - a  may include the base station  105 - d  generating a first orthogonal DMRS sequence based on the base DMRS sequence and the first index and decoding the transmission resource to decode the first transmission from the UE  115 - g  based on the first orthogonal DMRS. In some cases, decoding the transmission resource to decode the transmission  725 - b  may include the base station  105 - d  generating a second orthogonal DMRS sequence based on the base DMRS and the second index and decoding the transmission  725 - b  based on the second orthogonal DMRS sequence. The base station  105 - d  may transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) or negative ACK (NACK) (e.g., to UEs  115 - g  or  115 - h ) corresponding to whether decoding the transmissions  725 - a  and/or  725 - b  was successful. In some cases, the base station  105 - d  may transmit information (e.g., based on the transmissions  725 ) to either the UE  115 - g , the U 115 - h , or both, in subsequent downlink transmissions. 
       FIG.  8    shows a block diagram  800  of a device  805  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The device  805  may be an example of aspects of a UE  115  as described herein. The device  805  may include a receiver  810 , a communications manager  815 , and a transmitter  820 . The device  805  may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses). 
     The receiver  810  may receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to DMRS multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission, etc.). Information may be passed on to other components of the device  805 . The receiver  810  may be an example of aspects of the transceiver  1120  described with reference to  FIG.  11   . The receiver  810  may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. 
     The communications manager  815  may monitor for a parameter indicating which DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes to use, select a first DMRS scheme of the set of DMRS schemes based on the monitoring, and transmit a transmission based on the first DMRS scheme. The communications manager  815  may be an example of aspects of the communications manager  1110  described herein. 
     The communications manager  815 , or its sub-components, may be implemented in hardware, code (e.g., software or firmware) executed by a processor, or any combination thereof. If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functions of the communications manager  815 , or its sub-components may be executed by a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described in the present disclosure. 
     The communications manager  815 , or its sub-components, may be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations by one or more physical components. In some examples, the communications manager  815 , or its sub-components, may be a separate and distinct component in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, the communications manager  815 , or its sub-components, may be combined with one or more other hardware components, including but not limited to an input/output (I/O) component, a transceiver, a network server, another computing device, one or more other components described in the present disclosure, or a combination thereof in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. 
     The transmitter  820  may transmit signals generated by other components of the device  805 . In some examples, the transmitter  820  may be collocated with a receiver  810  in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter  820  may be an example of aspects of the transceiver  1120  described with reference to  FIG.  11   . The transmitter  820  may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. 
       FIG.  9    shows a block diagram  900  of a device  905  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The device  905  may be an example of aspects of a device  805 , or a UE  115  as described herein. The device  905  may include a receiver  910 , a communications manager  915 , and a transmitter  935 . The device  905  may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses). 
     The receiver  910  may receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to DMRS multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission, etc.). Information may be passed on to other components of the device  905 . The receiver  910  may be an example of aspects of the transceiver  1120  described with reference to  FIG.  11   . The receiver  910  may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. 
     The communications manager  915  may be an example of aspects of the communications manager  815  as described herein. The communications manager  915  may include a parameter manager  920 , a DMRS scheme selector  925 , and a transmission manager  930 . The communications manager  915  may be an example of aspects of the communications manager  1110  described herein. 
     The parameter manager  920  may monitor for a parameter indicating which DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes to use. The DMRS scheme selector  925  may select a first DMRS scheme of the set of DMRS schemes based on the monitoring. The transmission manager  930  may transmit a transmission based on the first DMRS scheme. 
     The transmitter  935  may transmit signals generated by other components of the device  905 . In some examples, the transmitter  935  may be collocated with a receiver  910  in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter  935  may be an example of aspects of the transceiver  1120  described with reference to  FIG.  11   . The transmitter  935  may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. 
       FIG.  10    shows a block diagram  1000  of a communications manager  1005  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The communications manager  1005  may be an example of aspects of a communications manager  815 , a communications manager  915 , or a communications manager  1110  described herein. The communications manager  1005  may include a parameter manager  1010 , a DMRS scheme selector  1015 , a transmission manager  1020 , a DMRS index manager  1025 , a hopping pattern manager  1030 , and a base DMRS sequence manager  1035 . Each of these modules may communicate, directly or indirectly, with one another (e.g., via one or more buses). 
     The parameter manager  1010  may monitor for a parameter indicating which DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes to use. In some examples, the parameter manager  1010  may receive the parameter that indicates the first DMRS scheme. In some cases, the parameter is an RRC parameter. In some instances, the parameter is an RRC parameter that separately configures a DMRS scheme for a shared data channel and a DMRS scheme for a control channel. 
     The DMRS scheme selector  1015  may select a first DMRS scheme of the set of DMRS schemes based on the monitoring. In some examples, the DMRS scheme selector  1015  may identify an intra-symbol TD-OCC, a first cyclic shift for a first DMRS symbol period, and a second cyclic shift for a second DMRS symbol period based on the first index. In some examples, the DMRS scheme selector  1015  may identify a first intra-symbol TD-OCC for a first DMRS symbol period and a second intra-symbol TD-OCC for a second DMRS symbol period based on the first index. In some examples, the DMRS scheme selector  1015  may identify an index of the first intra-symbol TD-OCC based on a symbol index of the first DMRS symbol period and the first index. In some cases, the DMRS scheme selector  1015  may identify an index of the second intra-symbol TD-OCC based on a symbol index of the second DMRS symbol period and the first index. In some instances, the DMRS scheme selector  1015  may select a defined DMRS scheme based on the monitoring indicating that the parameter has not been received. In some cases, the set of DMRS schemes includes an intra-symbol TD-OCC scheme and a time domain cyclic shift scheme. 
     The transmission manager  1020  may transmit a transmission based on the first DMRS scheme. In some examples, the transmission manager  1020  may transmit a first DMRS transmission using the intra-symbol TD-OCC having the first cyclic shift in the first DMRS symbol period. In some cases, the transmission manager  1020  may transmit a second DMRS transmission using the intra-symbol TD-OCC having the second cyclic shift in the second DMRS symbol period, the first cyclic shift differing from the second cyclic shift. In some instances, the transmission manager  1020  may transmit a first DMRS transmission using the first intra-symbol TD-OCC in the first DMRS symbol period. In some examples, the transmission manager  1020  may transmit a second DMRS transmission using the second intra-symbol TD-OCC in the second DMRS symbol period, the first intra-symbol TD-OCC differing from the second intra-symbol TD-OCC. 
     In some examples, the transmission manager  1020  may transmit a set of transmissions in accordance with the first intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping pattern. In some examples, the transmission manager  1020  may transmit a shared data channel transmission including a DMRS generated in accordance with the first DMRS scheme. In some examples, the transmission manager  1020  may transmit a control channel transmission including a DMRS generated in accordance with the first DMRS scheme. In some examples, the transmission manager  1020  may generate the transmission based on a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulation scheme. In some cases, the set of transmissions are a set of control channel transmissions. In some cases, the set of transmissions are a set of shared data channel transmissions. In some cases, the transmission is an uplink transmission to a base station. 
     The DMRS index manager  1025  may receive a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes. In some examples, the DMRS index manager  1025  may receive a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes. 
     The hopping pattern manager  1030  may identify a first intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping pattern of a set of intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping patterns based on the first index. 
     The base DMRS sequence manager  1035  may determine a base DMRS sequence. In some examples, the base DMRS sequence manager  1035  may generate an orthogonal DMRS sequence by applying an intra-symbol TD-OCC or a time domain cyclic shift to the base DMRS sequence based on the first DMRS scheme. 
       FIG.  11    shows a diagram of a system  1100  including a device  1105  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The device  1105  may be an example of or include the components of device  805 , device  905 , or a UE  115  as described herein. The device  1105  may include components for bi-directional voice and data communications including components for transmitting and receiving communications, including a communications manager  1110 , an I/O controller  1115 , a transceiver  1120 , an antenna  1125 , memory  1130 , and a processor  1140 . These components may be in electronic communication via one or more buses (e.g., bus  1145 ). 
     The communications manager  1110  may monitor for a parameter indicating which DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes to use, select a first DMRS scheme of the set of DMRS schemes based on the monitoring, and transmit a transmission based on the first DMRS scheme. 
     The I/O controller  1115  may manage input and output signals for the device  1105 . The I/O controller  1115  may also manage peripherals not integrated into the device  1105 . In some cases, the I/O controller  1115  may represent a physical connection or port to an external peripheral. In some cases, the I/O controller  1115  may utilize an operating system such as iOS®, ANDROID®, MS-DOS®, MS-WINDOWS®, OS/2®, UNIX®, LINUX®, or another known operating system. In other cases, the I/O controller  1115  may represent or interact with a modem, a keyboard, a mouse, a touchscreen, or a similar device. In some cases, the I/O controller  1115  may be implemented as part of a processor. In some cases, a user may interact with the device  1105  via the I/O controller  1115  or via hardware components controlled by the I/O controller  1115 . 
     The transceiver  1120  may communicate bi-directionally, via one or more antennas, wired, or wireless links as described above. For example, the transceiver  1120  may represent a wireless transceiver and may communicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver  1120  may also include a modem to modulate the packets and provide the modulated packets to the antennas for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the antennas. 
     In some cases, the wireless device may include a single antenna  1125 . However, in some cases the device may have more than one antenna  1125 , which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions. 
     The memory  1130  may include random-access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM). The memory  1130  may store computer-readable, computer-executable code  1135  including instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform various functions described herein. In some cases, the memory  1130  may contain, among other things, a basic input/output system (BIOS) which may control basic hardware or software operation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices. 
     The processor  1140  may include an intelligent hardware device, (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor  1140  may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In other cases, a memory controller may be integrated into the processor  1140 . The processor  1140  may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., the memory  1130 ) to cause the device  1105  to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting DMRS multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission). 
     The code  1135  may include instructions to implement aspects of the present disclosure, including instructions to support wireless communications. The code  1135  may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or other type of memory. In some cases, the code  1135  may not be directly executable by the processor  1140  but may cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform functions described herein. 
       FIG.  12    shows a block diagram  1200  of a device  1205  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The device  1205  may be an example of aspects of a base station  105  as described herein. The device  1205  may include a receiver  1210 , a communications manager  1215 , and a transmitter  1220 . The device  1205  may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses). 
     The receiver  1210  may receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to DMRS multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission, etc.). Information may be passed on to other components of the device  1205 . The receiver  1210  may be an example of aspects of the transceiver  1520  described with reference to  FIG.  15   . The receiver  1210  may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. 
     The communications manager  1215  may transmit a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes and monitor for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first DMRS scheme. The communications manager  1215  may be an example of aspects of the communications manager  1510  described herein. 
     The communications manager  1215 , or its sub-components, may be implemented in hardware, code (e.g., software or firmware) executed by a processor, or any combination thereof. If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functions of the communications manager  1215 , or its sub-components may be executed by a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described in the present disclosure. 
     The communications manager  1215 , or its sub-components, may be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations by one or more physical components. In some examples, the communications manager  1215 , or its sub-components, may be a separate and distinct component in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, the communications manager  1215 , or its sub-components, may be combined with one or more other hardware components, including but not limited to an input/output (I/O) component, a transceiver, a network server, another computing device, one or more other components described in the present disclosure, or a combination thereof in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. 
     The transmitter  1220  may transmit signals generated by other components of the device  1205 . In some examples, the transmitter  1220  may be collocated with a receiver  1210  in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter  1220  may be an example of aspects of the transceiver  1520  described with reference to  FIG.  15   . The transmitter  1220  may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. 
       FIG.  13    shows a block diagram  1300  of a device  1305  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The device  1305  may be an example of aspects of a device  1205 , or a base station  105  as described herein. The device  1305  may include a receiver  1310 , a communications manager  1315 , and a transmitter  1330 . The device  1305  may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses). 
     The receiver  1310  may receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to DMRS multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission, etc.). Information may be passed on to other components of the device  1305 . The receiver  1310  may be an example of aspects of the transceiver  1520  described with reference to  FIG.  15   . The receiver  1310  may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. 
     The communications manager  1315  may be an example of aspects of the communications manager  1215  as described herein. The communications manager  1315  may include a parameter transmitter  1320  and a transmission monitoring component  1325 . The communications manager  1315  may be an example of aspects of the communications manager  1510  described herein. 
     The parameter transmitter  1320  may transmit a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes. 
     The transmission monitoring component  1325  may monitor for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first DMRS scheme. 
     The transmitter  1330  may transmit signals generated by other components of the device  1305 . In some examples, the transmitter  1330  may be collocated with a receiver  1310  in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter  1330  may be an example of aspects of the transceiver  1520  described with reference to  FIG.  15   . The transmitter  1330  may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. 
       FIG.  14    shows a block diagram  1400  of a communications manager  1405  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The communications manager  1405  may be an example of aspects of a communications manager  1215 , a communications manager  1315 , or a communications manager  1510  described herein. The communications manager  1405  may include a parameter transmitter  1410 , a transmission monitoring component  1415 , and a transmission receiver  1420 . Each of these modules may communicate, directly or indirectly, with one another (e.g., via one or more buses). 
     The parameter transmitter  1410  may transmit a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes. In some examples, the parameter transmitter  1410  may transmit a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes that indicates an intra-symbol TD-OCC, a first cyclic shift for a first DMRS symbol period, and a second cyclic shift for a second DMRS symbol period. In some cases, the parameter transmitter  1410  may transmit a second index assigned to a second UE of the set of different indexes that indicates a second intra-symbol TD-OCC that differs from the intra-symbol TD-OCC. 
     In some examples, the parameter transmitter  1410  may transmit a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes that indicates a first intra-symbol TD-OCC for a first DMRS symbol period and a second intra-symbol TD-OCC for a second DMRS symbol period based on the first index. In some examples, the parameter transmitter  1410  may transmit a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes that indicates a first intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping pattern of a set of intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping patterns. 
     In some examples, the parameter transmitter  1410  may transmit an indicator of a base DMRS sequence to a first UE and a second UE, an indicator of a first index assigned to the first UE and an indicator of a second index assigned to the second UE. In some cases, the parameter is an RRC parameter. In some cases, the parameter is an RRC parameter that separately configures a DMRS scheme for a shared data channel and a DMRS scheme for a control channel. 
     The transmission monitoring component  1415  may monitor for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first DMRS scheme. In some examples, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may receive a first DMRS transmission generated using the intra-symbol TD-OCC having the first cyclic shift in the first DMRS symbol period. In some cases, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may receive a second DMRS transmission generated using the intra-symbol TD-OCC having the second cyclic shift in the second DMRS symbol period, the first cyclic shift differing from the second cyclic shift. 
     In some examples, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may receive a first DMRS transmission generated using the first intra-symbol TD-OCC in the first DMRS symbol period. In some examples, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may receive a second DMRS transmission generated using the second intra-symbol TD-OCC in the second DMRS symbol period, the first intra-symbol TD-OCC differing from the second intra-symbol TD-OCC. In some cases, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may receive a shared data channel transmission including a DMRS generated in accordance with the first DMRS scheme. In some instances, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may demodulate the shared data channel transmission based on the DMRS. 
     In some examples, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may receive a control channel transmission including a DMRS generated in accordance with the first DMRS scheme. In some cases, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may demodulate the control channel transmission based on the DMRS. In some instances, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may receive the transmission including a DMRS generated in accordance with the first DMRS scheme. 
     In some examples, the transmission monitoring component  1415  may demodulate the transmission based on a π/2 binary phase shift keying modulation scheme and the DMRS. In some cases, the transmission is an uplink transmission from the UE to the base station. In some cases, the set of DMRS schemes includes an intra-symbol TD-OCC scheme and a time domain cyclic shift scheme. 
     The transmission receiver  1420  may receive a set of transmissions generated in accordance with the first intra-symbol TD-OCC hopping pattern. In some examples, the transmission receiver  1420  may decode a transmission resource to decode a first transmission from the first UE based on the base DMRS sequence and the first index. In some cases, the transmission receiver  1420  may decode the transmission resource to decode a second transmission from the second UE based on the base DMRS sequence and the second index. In some cases, the set of transmissions are a set of control channel transmissions. In some cases, the set of transmissions are a set of shared data channel transmissions. 
     In some examples, the transmission receiver  1420  may generate a first orthogonal DMRS sequence based on the base DMRS sequence and the first index. In some instances, the transmission receiver  1420  may decode the transmission resource to decode the first transmission from the first UE based on the first orthogonal DMRS sequence. In some examples, the transmission receiver  1420  may generate a second orthogonal DMRS sequence based on the base DMRS sequence and the second index. In some examples, the transmission receiver  1420  may decode the transmission resource to decode the second transmission from the second UE based on the second orthogonal DMRS sequence. 
       FIG.  15    shows a diagram of a system  1500  including a device  1505  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The device  1505  may be an example of or include the components of device  1205 , device  1305 , or a base station  105  as described herein. The device  1505  may include components for bi-directional voice and data communications including components for transmitting and receiving communications, including a communications manager  1510 , a network communications manager  1515 , a transceiver  1520 , an antenna  1525 , memory  1530 , a processor  1540 , and an inter-station communications manager  1545 . These components may be in electronic communication via one or more buses (e.g., bus  1550 ). 
     The communications manager  1510  may transmit a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes and monitor for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first DMRS scheme. 
     The network communications manager  1515  may manage communications with the core network (e.g., via one or more wired backhaul links). For example, the network communications manager  1515  may manage the transfer of data communications for client devices, such as one or more UEs  115 . 
     The transceiver  1520  may communicate bi-directionally, via one or more antennas, wired, or wireless links as described above. For example, the transceiver  1520  may represent a wireless transceiver and may communicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver  1520  may also include a modem to modulate the packets and provide the modulated packets to the antennas for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the antennas. 
     In some cases, the wireless device may include a single antenna  1525 . However, in some cases the device may have more than one antenna  1525 , which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions. 
     The memory  1530  may include RAM, ROM, or a combination thereof. The memory  1530  may store computer-readable code  1535  including instructions that, when executed by a processor (e.g., the processor  1540 ) cause the device to perform various functions described herein. In some cases, the memory  1530  may contain, among other things, a BIOS which may control basic hardware or software operation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices. 
     The processor  1540  may include an intelligent hardware device, (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor  1540  may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some cases, a memory controller may be integrated into processor  1540 . The processor  1540  may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., the memory  1530 ) to cause the device  1505  to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting DMRS multiplexing scheme selection for uplink transmission). 
     The inter-station communications manager  1545  may manage communications with other base station  105 , and may include a controller or scheduler for controlling communications with UEs  115  in cooperation with other base stations  105 . For example, the inter-station communications manager  1545  may coordinate scheduling for transmissions to UEs  115  for various interference mitigation techniques such as beamforming or joint transmission. In some examples, the inter-station communications manager  1545  may provide an X2 interface within an LTE/LTE-A wireless communication network technology to provide communication between base stations  105 . 
     The code  1535  may include instructions to implement aspects of the present disclosure, including instructions to support wireless communications. The code  1535  may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or other type of memory. In some cases, the code  1535  may not be directly executable by the processor  1540  but may cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform functions described herein. 
       FIG.  16    shows a flowchart illustrating a method  1600  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of method  1600  may be implemented by a UE  115  or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of method  1600  may be performed by a communications manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . In some examples, a UE may execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively, a UE may perform aspects of the functions described below using special-purpose hardware. 
     At  1605 , the UE may monitor for a parameter indicating which DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes to use. The operations of  1605  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1605  may be performed by a parameter manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . 
     At  1610 , the UE may select a first DMRS scheme of the set of DMRS schemes based on the monitoring. The operations of  1610  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1610  may be performed by a DMRS scheme selector as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . 
     At  1615 , the UE may transmit a transmission based on the first DMRS scheme. The operations of  1615  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1615  may be performed by a transmission manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . 
       FIG.  17    shows a flowchart illustrating a method  1700  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of method  1700  may be implemented by a UE  115  or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of method  1700  may be performed by a communications manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . In some examples, a UE may execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively, a UE may perform aspects of the functions described below using special-purpose hardware. 
     At  1705 , the UE may monitor for a parameter indicating which DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes to use. The operations of  1705  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1705  may be performed by a parameter manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . 
     At  1710 , the UE may receive the parameter that indicates the first DMRS scheme. The operations of  1710  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1710  may be performed by a parameter manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . 
     At  1715 , the UE may select a first DMRS scheme of the set of DMRS schemes based on the monitoring. The operations of  1715  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1715  may be performed by a DMRS scheme selector as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . 
     At  1720 , the UE may receive a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes. The index may indicate one or more intra-symbol TD-OCC, or one or more cyclic shifts for DMRS symbol periods. That is, the UE may use its assigned index to reference a LUT (e.g., Tables 1 through 4 as discussed herein) to determine which intra-symbol TD-OCCs or cyclic shifts to apply to a DMRS base sequence. The operations of  1720  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1720  may be performed by a DMRS index manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . 
     At  1725 , the UE may identify an intra-symbol TD-OCC, a first cyclic shift for a first DMRS symbol period, and a second cyclic shift for a second DMRS symbol period based on the first index. The UE may apply the identified intra-symbol TD-OCC, first cyclic shift for the first DMRS symbol period, and the second cyclic shift for the second DMRS symbol period to the base DMRS sequence. The operations of  1725  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1720  may be performed by a DMRS scheme selector as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . 
     At  1730 , the UE may transmit a transmission based on the first DMRS scheme. The operations of  1730  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1730  may be performed by a transmission manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  8  through  11   . 
       FIG.  18    shows a flowchart illustrating a method  1800  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of method  1800  may be implemented by a base station  105  or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of method  1800  may be performed by a communications manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  12  through  15   . In some examples, a base station may execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the base station to perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively, a base station may perform aspects of the functions described below using special-purpose hardware. 
     At  1805 , the base station may transmit a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes. The operations of  1805  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1805  may be performed by a parameter transmitter as described with reference to  FIGS.  12  through  15   . 
     At  1810 , the base station may monitor for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first DMRS scheme. The operations of  1810  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1810  may be performed by a transmission monitoring component as described with reference to  FIGS.  12  through  15   . 
       FIG.  19    shows a flowchart illustrating a method  1900  in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of method  1900  may be implemented by a base station  105  or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of method  1900  may be performed by a communications manager as described with reference to  FIGS.  12  through  15   . In some examples, a base station may execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the base station to perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively, a base station may perform aspects of the functions described below using special-purpose hardware. 
     At  1905 , the base station may transmit a parameter indicating that a UE is to use a first DMRS scheme of a set of DMRS schemes. The operations of  1905  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1905  may be performed by a parameter transmitter as described with reference to  FIGS.  12  through  15   . 
     At  1910 , the base station may transmit a first index assigned to the UE of a set of different indexes that indicates an intra-symbol TD-OCC, a first cyclic shift for a first DMRS symbol period, and a second cyclic shift for a second DMRS symbol period. The operations of  1910  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1910  may be performed by a parameter transmitter as described with reference to  FIGS.  12  through  15   . 
     At  1915 , the base station may transmit a second index assigned to a second UE of the set of different indexes that indicates a second intra-symbol TD-OCC that differs from the intra-symbol TD-OCC. The operations of  1915  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1915  may be performed by a parameter transmitter as described with reference to  FIGS.  12  through  15   . 
     At  1920 , the base station may monitor for a transmission from the UE generated based on the first DMRS scheme. The operations of  1920  may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of  1920  may be performed by a transmission monitoring component as described with reference to  FIGS.  12  through  15   . 
     It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations, and that the operations and the steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible. Further, aspects from two or more of the methods may be combined. 
     Techniques described herein may be used for various wireless communications systems such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. A CDMA system may implement a radio technology such as CDMA2000, Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), etc. CDMA2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards. IS-2000 Releases may be commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1×, 1×, etc. IS-856 (TIA-856) is commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1×EV-DO, High Rate Packet Data (HRPD), etc. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. A TDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). 
     An OFDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), E-UTRA, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, etc. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE, LTE-A, and LTE-A Pro are releases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR, and GSM are described in documents from the organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project” (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project 2” (3GPP2). The techniques described herein may be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned herein as well as other systems and radio technologies. While aspects of an LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR system may be described for purposes of example, and LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR terminology may be used in much of the description, the techniques described herein are applicable beyond LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR applications. 
     A macro cell generally covers a relatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions with the network provider. A small cell may be associated with a lower-powered base station, as compared with a macro cell, and a small cell may operate in the same or different (e.g., licensed, unlicensed, etc.) frequency bands as macro cells. Small cells may include pico cells, femto cells, and micro cells according to various examples. A pico cell, for example, may cover a small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions with the network provider. A femto cell may also cover a small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may provide restricted access by UEs having an association with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG), UEs for users in the home, and the like). An eNB for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro eNB. An eNB for a small cell may be referred to as a small cell eNB, a pico eNB, a femto eNB, or a home eNB. An eNB may support one or multiple (e.g., two, three, four, and the like) cells, and may also support communications using one or multiple component carriers. 
     The wireless communications systems described herein may support synchronous or asynchronous operation. For synchronous operation, the base stations may have similar frame timing, and transmissions from different base stations may be approximately aligned in time. For asynchronous operation, the base stations may have different frame timing, and transmissions from different base stations may not be aligned in time. The techniques described herein may be used for either synchronous or asynchronous operations. 
     Information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof. 
     The various illustrative blocks and modules described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA, or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration). 
     The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, functions described herein can be implemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or combinations of any of these. Features implementing functions may also be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations. 
     Computer-readable media includes both non-transitory computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A non-transitory storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, non-transitory computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, compact disk (CD) ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transitory medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, include CD, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media. 
     As used herein, including in the claims, “or” as used in a list of items (e.g., a list of items prefaced by a phrase such as “at least one of” or “one or more of”) indicates an inclusive list such that, for example, a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C). Also, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall not be construed as a reference to a closed set of conditions. For example, an exemplary step that is described as “based on condition A” may be based on both a condition A and a condition B without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall be construed in the same manner as the phrase “based at least in part on.” 
     In the appended figures, similar components or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label by a dash and a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If just the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label, or other subsequent reference label. 
     The description set forth herein, in connection with the appended drawings, describes example configurations and does not represent all the examples that may be implemented or that are within the scope of the claims. The term “exemplary” used herein means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration,” and not “preferred” or “advantageous over other examples.” The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of the described techniques. These techniques, however, may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples. 
     The description herein is provided to enable a person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein, but is to be accorded the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.