Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for data transmission in synchronization slots. A method for use by a base station for data transmission in synchronization slots includes transmitting a synchronization signal (SS) burst, wherein different SS blocks of the burst are transmitted using different transmit beams and performing frequency division multiplexing (FDM) or time division multiplexing (TDM) to include one or more other types of signals that need to be multicast and are also transmitted using the different transmit beams.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for data transmission in synchronization slots. A method for use by a base station for data transmission in synchronization slots includes transmitting a synchronization signal (SS) burst, wherein different SS blocks of the burst are transmitted using different transmit beams and performing frequency division multiplexing (FDM) or time division multiplexing (TDM) to include one or more other types of signals that need to be multicast and are also transmitted using the different transmit beams.

A frequency-sharing radio communication system that includes a terrestrial radio communication system and a satellite communication system and in which a frequency band of a radio wave used by a terrestrial base station and a radio terminal of the terrestrial radio communication system overlaps with a frequency band of a beam radiated from a satellite of the satellite communication system, includes: a monitoring device that stores management information that associates a frequency used by the terrestrial base station, the usage state of the frequency, and a frequency of the beam radiated to an area where the terrestrial base station is located; and a managing device that selects, based on the management information, the terrestrial base station that shares a frequency with the beam and is located within an irradiation range of the beam, and instructs the selected terrestrial base station to stop using the shared frequency.

A method for determining a transport block size in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus using the method are provided. The method comprises: determining the number of effective resource blocks; and determining the transport block size of data transmitted on a data channel according to the number of effective resource blocks. In addition, a method for transmitting ACK/NACK (acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement) is provided.

A method for determining a transport block size in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus using the method are provided. The method comprises: determining the number of effective resource blocks; and determining the transport block size of data transmitted on a data channel according to the number of effective resource blocks. In addition, a method for transmitting ACK/NACK (acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement) is provided.

Add-on apparatus dynamically enhancing frequency diversity of a main signal sent over an existing communication system, the system using a communication protocol to convey the main signal from a Tx end to an Rx end, the add-on apparatus comprising a Transmission Frequency Converter (TFC) at the Tx end operative while the system is transmitting the main signal, to at least once shift a given center frequency about which the system is transmitting, to at least one corresponding alternative center frequency, wherein the TFC and an Reception Frequency Converter at the Rx end share prior knowledge defining how each shift of the given center frequency is to be timed relative to at least one recognizable element within the known communication protocol and wherein the Transmission Frequency Converter is operative to use the prior knowledge to recognize the at least one recognizable element and to shift the center frequency accordingly.

A method, computer-readable medium, and apparatus operate to reduce or eliminate interference with one or more other communication systems having specific transmission requirements within a specific geographic area. For example, aspects operate by determining that a user equipment (UE) is in a protection zone where additional transmission requirements apply. The additional transmission requirements enable coexistence with one or more other communication systems in the protection zone. The UE may identify, based on being in the protection zone and a coexistence mode, one or more transmit emission limit requirements to be met. The UE may identify, based on being in the protection zone and the coexistence mode, one or more maximum transmit power requirements to be met. The UE may configure a transmit output power, at which the UE can meet the one or more transmit emission limit requirements and the one or more maximum transmit power requirements.

A device and method for communicating frequency-coded symbols that include data elements and reference symbols are disclosed. In one aspect, a carrier frequency band includes a plurality of subcarrier frequency bands. Data elements are transmitted and received on respective pairs of adjacent subcarrier frequency bands to provide diversity. Reference symbols are transmitted and received on predetermined subcarrier frequency bands. Muting is applied to selected subcarrier frequency bands based on the number and frequency configuration of the reference symbols.

A method for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: setting, by a first transmission point, a frequency resource area in at least one subframe; and transmitting information related to the set frequency resource area to a second transmission point, wherein when the first transmission point transmits a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the set frequency resource area, a ratio of a PDSCH energy per resource element (EPRE) to a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) EPRE in the set frequency resource area is less than a ratio of a PDSCH EPRE to a CRS EPRE in resource areas other than the set frequency resource area.

A device may receive channel monitoring information associated with an unlicensed radio frequency (RF) spectrum band. The device may determine channel availability information associated with one or more channels of the unlicensed RF spectrum band based on the channel monitoring information. The channel availability information may include one or more channel availability parameters, corresponding to the one or more channels, that indicate availability for communicating via the one or more channels. The device may receive, from an access point that provides network access via the unlicensed RF spectrum band, a request for a channel recommendation associated with the unlicensed RF spectrum band. The device may determine a set of recommended channels of the unlicensed RF spectrum band based on the channel availability information and the request for the channel recommendation. The device may provide, to the access point, information that identifies the set of recommended channels.