A reference sequence may be transmitted in wireless communication, e.g. in order to perform channel estimation. The use of a reference sequence introduces overhead. In some embodiments, the subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the multi-carrier symbols (e.g. OFDM symbols) used to transmit one or more reference sequences is different from the SCS of the multi-carrier symbols used to transmit information (e.g. data). In some embodiments, an original reference sequence may be spread over multiple multi-carrier symbols, with each multi-carrier symbol carrying a respective reference sequence that is a portion of the original reference sequence. The technical benefit is possibly improved channel estimation because the original reference sequence is spread in time, but with the same overhead (in terms of total occupied time of reference symbols) as transmitting all of the original reference sequence at the same time.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive information indicating a first slot format, wherein the information indicates one or more symbols associated with a full duplex (FD) format. The UE may perform communication based on a second slot format until a time period after the reception of the information indicating the first slot format, wherein the second slot format is prior to the first slot format. The UE may perform at least one of half duplex (HD) communication or FD communication in accordance with the first slot format after the time period has elapsed. Numerous other aspects are described.

Slice control elements in a 5G slicing framework are instantiated in trusted hardware to provide for sealed data transmission in a trusted slice. In addition to sealing the data plane in the trusted slice, the control plane for the slice may be secured by the instantiation into the trusted hardware of layer 2 (medium access control—MAC) scheduling functions for radio resources (e.g., subcarriers and time slots). Layer 1 (physical—PHY) may also be configured to further enhance security of the trusted slice by isolating its PHY layer from that of other trusted and non-trusted slices. Such isolation may be implemented, for example, by using dedicated PHY resources, or by limiting resource time sharing to provide temporal isolation.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station to communicate with a set of user equipments (UEs) in a spatial division multiplexing (SDM) configuration for dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) communications. One or more first UEs of the set of UEs may communicate via a first radio access technology (RAT), and one or more second UEs may communicate via a second RAT in a multiple-user multiple-input multiple output (MU-MIMO) configuration. The base station may indicate the SDM configuration to one or more of the set of UEs. In some examples, the base station may transmit an indication to the set of UEs which may indicate a set of resources to be used for DSS communications. In some examples, the SDM configuration may specify one or more reference signal patterns for communicating in the set of resources.

Methods and systems are provided to allow signals for multiple service slices using sub-bands that are part of a system bandwidth. In some cases the signals for a given service slice are self-contained within the sub-band in the sense that channels for initial access and ongoing communications are all located within the sub-band. A receiver that is only accessing the given service slice need only be capable of receiving the sub-band. The method may involve, in a first sub-band predefined for a first service slice, transmitting first initial access information for a first service associated with the first service slice. The method further involves, in a second sub-band predefined for a second service slice, transmitting second initial access information for a second service associated with the second service slice. The second sub-band is different from the first sub-band.

A terminal is disclosed including a receiver configured to receive a synchronization signal block (SS/PBCH block) including information that indicates a configuration of a control resource set; and a processor configured to determine a position of the control resource set relative to the SS/PBCH block based on the information. In other aspects, another terminal, a radio communication method for a terminal, and a base station are also disclosed.

Various examples with respect to synchronization signal block (SSB) raster shift in mobile communications are described. A processor of a user equipment (UE) performs an initial cell search to identify a cell among one or more cells of a wireless communication system. The processor then camps on the identified cell. In performing the initial cell search, the processor scans through a plurality of SSB entries for frequency bands below 3 GHz with a SSB raster spacing and a SSB raster offset frequency that support sub-carrier spacing (SCS) spaced channel raster and 100 kHz channel raster for both 15 kHz SCS and 30 kHz SCS. A minimum channel bandwidth at 5 MHz or higher for 15 kHz SCS or at 10 MHz or higher for 30 kHz SCS is supported. The SSB raster spacing is a common multiple of 15 kHz and 100 kHz. The SSB raster offset frequency for 100 kHz channel raster is a multiple of 30 kHz plus/minus 10 kHz.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for cross-carrier sounding with aperiodic channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS).

A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), a Slot Format Indication (SFI) is received within a first Channel Occupancy Time (COT) of a serving cell. The SFI is indicative of one or more slot formats of one or more slots of the serving cell. A first signal indicative of an ending position of the first COT is received. A beginning of at least one slot of the one or more slots is after the ending position. The UE determines whether to apply a slot format, of a slot of the one or more slots, to the slot based upon whether the slot is within the first COT, wherein the slot format of the slot is indicated by the SFI.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A device may receive an indication of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) for communications in a plurality of transmission time intervals (TTIs), where a TTI include a set of symbols, a corresponding set of cyclic prefixes, and a padding duration. The device may receive a control signal indicating a configuration for the padding duration, at least a portion of which may be reallocated as one or more additional symbols with corresponding one or more additional cyclic prefixes. In some examples, the one or more additional cyclic prefixes and at least a first portion of the set of cyclic prefixes may be reduced in duration in comparison with a remaining portion of the set of cyclic prefixes. The device may communicate during the padding duration using the one or more additional symbols and the corresponding one or more additional cyclic prefixes.