US Patent Application 18042590. TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK VIA RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES simplified abstract
TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK VIA RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Hung Dinh Ly of San Diego CA (US)
Jinseok Choi of Austin TX (US)
Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli of San Diego CA (US)
Hwan Joon Kwon of San Diego CA (US)
Tingfang Ji of San Diego CA (US)
Naga Bhushan of San Diego CA (US)
TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK VIA RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18042590 Titled 'TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK VIA RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications. The techniques discussed involve the use of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) in initial access procedures. The base station can transmit synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) using different synchronization raster grids, depending on whether the user equipment (UE) supports RISs or not. Additionally, different types of SSBs can be transmitted for UEs with and without RIS support. The UE can search for and receive SSBs based on its capability.
Original Abstract Submitted
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for performing initial access procedures including transmitting or receiving synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) based on a capability of a user equipment (UE) to use reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). In some examples, a base station may transmit SSBs using two synchronization raster grids. For example, the base station may transmit SSBs on a first synchronization raster grid for UEs that do not support RISs and on a second synchronization raster grid for UEs that support RISs. In some examples, a base station may transmit different types of SSBs. For example, a base station may transmit a first type of SSB for UEs that do not support RISs and a second type of SSB for UEs that support RISs. A UE may search for and receive SSBs according to a capability of the UE.
