CN116830668A

CN116830668A - Monitoring opportunities in non-consecutive time slots

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Publication number: CN116830668A
Application number: CN202280012318.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: W·南; J·孙; 张晓霞; 骆涛; I·I·萨科尼尼
Original assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Current assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Priority date: 2021-02-05
Filing date: 2022-01-13
Publication date: 2023-09-29

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communications. In some aspects, a User Equipment (UE) may receive a broadcast message associated with an initial access from a base station. The UE may monitor a set of monitor occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots based at least in part on the broadcast message for additional messages from the base station. In some aspects, the set of monitoring opportunities is non-consecutive across slots based at least in part on a stored rule that uses subcarrier spacing. Numerous other aspects are described.

Description

Monitoring opportunities in non-consecutive time slots

Cross Reference to Related Applications

This patent application claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application No.63/199,979 entitled "MONITORING OCCASIONS IN NON-CONSECUTIVE SLOTS (monitoring opportunity in non-consecutive time slots)" filed on month 5 of 2021, U.S. provisional patent application No.63/186,957 entitled "MONITORING OCCASIONS IN NON-CONSECUTIVE SLOTS (monitoring opportunity in non-consecutive time slots)" filed on month 5 of 2021, and U.S. non-provisional patent application No.17/647,794 entitled "MONITORING OCCASIONS IN NON-CONSECUTIVE SLOTS (monitoring opportunity in non-consecutive time slots)" filed on month 12 of 2022, which are hereby expressly incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communications and to techniques and apparatus for configuring and using monitoring opportunities in non-consecutive time slots.

Background

Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcast. A typical wireless communication system may employ multiple-access techniques capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple-access techniques include Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems, time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems, frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) systems, single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE/LTE-advanced is an enhancement set to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the third generation partnership project (3 GPP).

A wireless network may include one or more base stations supporting communication for one or more User Equipment (UEs). The UE may communicate with the base station via downlink and uplink communications. "downlink" (or "DL") refers to the communication link from a base station to a UE, and "uplink" (or "UL") refers to the communication link from a UE to a base station.

The above multiple access techniques have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different UEs to communicate at a city, country, region, and/or global level. The New Radio (NR), which may be referred to as 5G, is an enhanced set of LTE mobile standards promulgated by 3 GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband internet access by using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) with cyclic prefix (CP-OFDM) on the downlink, CP-OFDM and/or single carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) on the uplink (also known as discrete fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM) and supporting beamforming, multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna techniques and carrier aggregation to improve spectral efficiency, reduce cost, improve services, utilize new spectrum, and integrate better with other open standards.

SUMMARY

Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus can include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to: a broadcast message associated with an initial access is received from a base station. The one or more processors can be further configured to monitor a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots for additional messages from the base station based at least in part on the broadcast message.

Some aspects described herein relate to a device for wireless communication at a base station. The apparatus can include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to: a broadcast message associated with the initial access is transmitted to the UE. The one or more processors may be further configured to transmit an additional message to the UE based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message.

Some aspects described herein relate to a wireless communication method performed by a UE. The method may include: a broadcast message associated with an initial access is received from a base station. The method may further include monitoring the set of monitor occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots for additional messages from the base station based at least in part on the broadcast message.

Some aspects described herein relate to a wireless communication method performed by a base station. The method may include: a broadcast message associated with the initial access is transmitted to the UE. The method may further include transmitting an additional message to the UE based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message.

Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a UE. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to receive a broadcast message associated with an initial access from a base station. The set of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the UE, may further cause the UE to monitor a set of monitor occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots for additional messages from the base station based at least in part on the broadcast message.

Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a base station. The set of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, may cause the base station to transmit a broadcast message associated with an initial access to a UE. The set of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, may further cause the base station to transmit an additional message to the UE based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message.

Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include: means for receiving a broadcast message associated with an initial access from a base station. The apparatus may further include means for monitoring a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots based at least in part on the broadcast message for additional messages from the base station.

Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include: means for transmitting a broadcast message associated with the initial access to the UE. The apparatus may further include means for transmitting an additional message to the UE based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message.

Aspects generally include a method, apparatus, system, computer program product, non-transitory computer readable medium, user equipment, base station, wireless communication device, and/or processing system as substantially described herein with reference to and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings and description.

The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of examples in accordance with the present disclosure in order that the detailed description that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages will be described hereinafter. The disclosed concepts and specific examples may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The features of the concepts disclosed herein, both as to their organization and method of operation, together with associated advantages, will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings. Each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description, and is not intended to be limiting of the claims.

While aspects are described in this disclosure by way of illustration of some examples, those skilled in the art will appreciate that such aspects may be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The techniques described herein may be implemented using different platform types, devices, systems, shapes, sizes, and/or package layouts. For example, some aspects may be implemented via integrated chip embodiments or other non-module component based devices (e.g., end user devices, vehicles, communication devices, computing devices, industrial equipment, retail/shopping devices, medical devices, and/or artificial intelligence devices). Aspects may be implemented in chip-level components, module components, non-chip-level components, device-level components, and/or system-level components. Devices incorporating the described aspects and features may include additional components and features for achieving and practicing the claimed and described aspects. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals may include one or more components (e.g., hardware components including antennas, radio Frequency (RF) chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors, interleavers, adders, and/or summers) for analog and digital purposes. Aspects described herein are intended to be practiced in a wide variety of devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements, and/or end user devices of various sizes, shapes, and configurations.

Brief Description of Drawings

So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present disclosure can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to aspects, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only certain typical aspects of this disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the description may admit to other equally effective aspects. The same reference numbers in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a base station is in communication with a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 3A, 3B, and 3C are diagrams illustrating examples of control resource set (CORESET) and Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) multiplexing modes according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing time within a time slot according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 5, 6, and 7 are diagrams illustrating examples associated with monitoring non-consecutive time slots according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 8 and 9 are diagrams illustrating example processes associated with configuring and using monitoring opportunities in non-consecutive slots in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 10 and 11 are block diagrams of example apparatuses for wireless communication according to this disclosure.

Detailed Description

Various aspects of the disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. This disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to any specific structure or function presented throughout this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the scope of the disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the disclosure disclosed, whether implemented independently or combined with any other aspect of the disclosure. For example, an apparatus may be implemented or a method practiced using any number of the aspects set forth herein. In addition, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such an apparatus or method that is practiced using such structure, functionality, or both as a complement to, or in addition to, the various aspects of the present disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the claims.

Several aspects of a telecommunications system will now be presented with reference to various apparatus and techniques. These devices and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as "elements"). These elements may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system.

Although aspects may be described herein using terms commonly associated with 5G or New Radio (NR) Radio Access Technologies (RATs), aspects of the present disclosure may be applied to other RATs, such as 3G RATs, 4GRAT, and/or RATs after 5G (e.g., 6G).

Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be a 5G (e.g., NR) network and/or a 4G (e.g., long Term Evolution (LTE)) network, etc., or may include elements thereof. Wireless network 100 may include one or more base stations 110 (shown as BS110a, BS110b, BS110c, and BS110 d), one or more User Equipments (UEs) 120 (shown as UE 120a, UE 120b, UE 120c, UE 120d, and UE 120 e), and/or other network entities. Base station 110 is the entity in communication with UE 120. Base stations 110 (sometimes referred to as BSs) may include, for example, NR base stations, LTE base stations, node BS, enbs (e.g., in 4G), gnbs (e.g., in 5G), access points, and/or Transmission and Reception Points (TRPs). Each base station 110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In the third generation partnership project (3 GPP), the term "cell" can refer to a coverage area of a base station 110 and/or a base station subsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

Base station 110 may provide communication coverage for a macrocell, a picocell, a femtocell, and/or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with service subscription. A picocell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with service subscription. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a residence) and may allow restricted access by UEs 120 associated with the femto cell (e.g., UEs 120 in a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG)). The base station 110 for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro base station. The base station 110 for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico base station. The base station 110 for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto base station or a home base station. In the example shown in fig. 1, BS110a may be a macro base station for macro cell 102a, BS110b may be a pico base station for pico cell 102b, and BS110c may be a femto Base Station (BS) for femto cell 102 c. A base station may support one or more (e.g., three) cells.

In some examples, a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of the cell may move according to the location of a mobile base station 110 (e.g., a mobile base station). In some examples, base stations 110 may be interconnected with each other and/or to one or more other base stations 110 or network nodes (not shown) in wireless network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces, such as direct physical connections or virtual networks, using any suitable transport network.

The wireless network 100 may include one or more relay stations. A relay station is an entity that can receive a transmission of data from an upstream station (e.g., base station 110 or UE 120) and send the transmission of the data to a downstream station (e.g., UE 120 or base station 110). The relay station may be a UE 120 capable of relaying transmissions for other UEs 120. In the example shown in fig. 1, BS110d (e.g., a relay base station) may communicate with BS110a (e.g., a macro base station) and UE 120d to facilitate communications between BS110a and UE 120 d. The base station 110 relaying communications may be referred to as a relay station, a relay base station, a relay, and so on.

The wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network including different types of base stations 110 (such as macro base stations, pico base stations, femto base stations, or relay base stations, etc.). These different types of base stations 110 may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and/or different effects on interference in the wireless network 100. For example, macro base stations may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 to 40 watts), while pico base stations, femto base stations, and relay base stations may have a lower transmit power level (e.g., 0.1 to 2 watts).

The network controller 130 may be coupled or in communication with a set of base stations 110 and may provide coordination and control of these base stations 110. The network controller 130 may communicate with the base stations 110 via backhaul communication links. Base stations 110 may communicate with each other directly or indirectly via wireless or wired backhaul communication links.

The UEs 120 may be dispersed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. UE 120 may include, for example, an access terminal, a mobile station, and/or a subscriber unit. UE 120 may be a cellular telephone (e.g., a smart phone), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a tablet device, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, a super-book, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smartwristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smartring or smartband)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device, and/or a satellite radio), an in-vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter/sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, or any other suitable device configured to communicate via a wireless medium.

Some UEs 120 may be considered Machine Type Communication (MTC) UEs, or evolved or enhanced machine type communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC UEs and/or eMTC UEs may include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, gauges, monitors, and/or location tags, which may communicate with a base station, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. Some UEs 120 may be considered internet of things (IoT) devices and/or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband IoT) devices. Some UEs 120 may be considered client devices. UE 120 may be included within a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as processor components and/or memory components. In some examples, the processor component and the memory component may be coupled together. For example, a processor component (e.g., one or more processors) and a memory component (e.g., memory) can be operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and/or electrically coupled.

In general, any number of wireless networks 100 may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network 100 may support a particular RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies. The RAT may be referred to as a radio technology, an air interface, etc. The frequencies may be referred to as carriers, frequency channels, etc. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.

In some examples, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a and UE 120 e) may communicate directly (e.g., without using base station 110 as an intermediary to communicate with each other) using one or more side link channels. For example, UE 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2X) protocol (e.g., which may include a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocol, a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocol, or a vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocol), and/or a mesh network. In such examples, UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and/or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by base station 110.

Devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using electromagnetic spectrum that may be subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc., by frequency or wavelength. For example, devices of wireless network 100 may communicate using one or more operating frequency bands. In 5G NR, two initial operating bands have been identified as frequency range designated FR1 (410 MHz-7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz). It should be appreciated that although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6GHz, FR1 is commonly (interchangeably) referred to as the "sub-6 GHz" band in various documents and articles. Similar naming problems sometimes occur with respect to FR2, which is commonly (interchangeably) referred to as the "millimeter wave" band in various documents and articles, although it is different from the Extremely High Frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz-300 GHz) identified by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as the "millimeter wave" band.

The frequency between FR1 and FR2 is commonly referred to as the mid-band frequency. Recent 5G NR studies have identified the operating band of these mid-band frequencies as frequency range designation FR3 (7.125 GHz-24.25 GHz). The frequency bands falling within FR3 may inherit FR1 characteristics and/or FR2 characteristics and thus may effectively extend the characteristics of FR1 and/or FR2 into mid-band frequencies. Additionally, higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend 5G NR operation above 52.6 GHz. For example, three higher operating bands have been identified as frequency range designation FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz-71 GHz), FR4 (52.6 GHz-114.25 GHz) and FR5 (114.25 GHz-300 GHz). Each of these higher frequency bands falls within the EHF frequency band.

In view of the above examples, unless specifically stated otherwise, it should be understood that, if used herein, the term "sub-6 GHz" and the like may broadly represent frequencies that may be less than 6GHz, may be within FR1, or may include mid-band frequencies. Furthermore, unless specifically stated otherwise, it should be understood that the term "millimeter wave" or the like, if used herein, may broadly mean frequencies that may include mid-band frequencies, may be within FR2, FR4-a, or FR4-1 and/or FR5, or may be within the EHF band. It is contemplated that the frequencies included in these operating bands (e.g., FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4-a, FR4-1, and/or FR 5) may be modified, and that the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

In some aspects, UE 120 may include a communication manager 140. As shown in fig. 1 and described in more detail elsewhere herein, communication manager 140 may receive a broadcast message associated with an initial access (e.g., from base station 110); and monitoring the set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across the time slots for additional messages (e.g., from the base station 110) based at least in part on the broadcast message. Additionally or alternatively, communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

Similarly, in some aspects, the base station 110 may include a communication manager 150. As shown in fig. 1 and described in more detail elsewhere herein, communication manager 150 may transmit (e.g., to UE 120) a broadcast message associated with the initial access; and transmitting (e.g., to UE 120) an additional message based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across the time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

As indicated above, fig. 1 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the example described with respect to fig. 1.

Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example 200 in which a base station 110 is in communication with a UE 120 in a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. Base station 110 may be equipped with a set of antennas 234a through 234T, such as T antennas (T.gtoreq.1). UE 120 may be equipped with a set of antennas 252a through 252R, such as R antennas (r≡1).

At base station 110, transmit processor 220 may receive data intended for UE 120 (or a group of UEs 120) from data source 212. Transmit processor 220 may select one or more Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCSs) for UE 120 based at least in part on one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs) received from UE 120. Base station 110 may process (e.g., encode and modulate) data for UE 120 based at least in part on the MCS(s) selected for UE 120 and may provide data symbols to UE 120. Transmit processor 220 may process system information (e.g., for semi-Static Resource Partitioning Information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and/or upper layer signaling) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. The transmit processor 220 may generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or demodulation reference signals (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary Synchronization Signals (PSS) or Secondary Synchronization Signals (SSS)). A Transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and/or reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (e.g., T output symbol streams) to a corresponding set of modems 232 (e.g., T modulators) (shown as modems 232a through 232T). For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a modulator component (shown as MOD) of modem 232. Each modem 232 may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) using a respective modulator component to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and/or upconvert) the output sample stream using a corresponding modulator component to obtain a downlink signal. Modems 232a through 232T may transmit a set of downlink signals (e.g., T downlink signals) via a corresponding set of antennas 234 (e.g., T antennas) (shown as antennas 234a through 234T).

At UE 120, a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a through 252R) may receive the downlink signals from base station 110 and/or other base stations 110 and may provide a set of received signals (e.g., R received signals) to a set of modems 254 (e.g., R modems) (shown as modems 254a through 254R). For example, each received signal may be provided to a demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of modem 254. Each modem 254 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and/or digitize) a received signal using a corresponding demodulator component to obtain input samples. Each modem 254 may use a demodulator assembly to further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. MIMO detector 256 may obtain the received symbols from modem 254, may perform MIMO detection on the received symbols, if applicable, and may provide detected symbols. Receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, may provide decoded data for UE 120 to data sink 260, and may provide decoded control information and system information to controller/processor 280. The term "controller/processor" may refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor may determine a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) parameter, a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) parameter, a Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) parameter, and/or a CQI parameter, among others. In some examples, one or more components of UE 120 may be included in housing 284.

The network controller 130 may include a communication unit 294, a controller/processor 290, and a memory 292. The network controller 130 may comprise, for example, one or more devices in a core network. The network controller 130 may communicate with the base station 110 via a communication unit 294.

The one or more antennas (e.g., antennas 234a through 234t and/or antennas 252a through 252 r) may include or be included in one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, and/or one or more antenna arrays, etc. The antenna panel, antenna group, antenna element set, and/or antenna array may include one or more antenna elements (within a single housing or multiple housings), a coplanar antenna element set, a non-coplanar antenna element set, and/or one or more antenna elements coupled to one or more transmission and/or reception components (such as one or more components of fig. 2).

On the uplink, at UE 120, transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from data source 262 and control information from controller/processor 280 (e.g., for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and/or CQI). Transmit processor 264 may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 if applicable, further processed by modem 254 (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and transmitted to base station 110. In some examples, modem 254 of UE 120 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna(s) 252, modem(s) 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, and/or TX MIMO processor 266. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller/processor 280) and memory 282 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., with reference to fig. 5-11).

At base station 110, uplink signals from UE 120 and/or other UEs may be received by antennas 234, processed by modems 232 (e.g., the demodulator components of modems 232, shown as DEMODs), detected by MIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processed by receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by UE 120. The receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 and the decoded control information to a controller/processor 240. The base station 110 may include a communication unit 244 and may communicate with the network controller 130 via the communication unit 244. Base station 110 may include a scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink and/or uplink communications. In some examples, modem 232 of base station 110 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, base station 110 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna(s) 234, modem(s) 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, transmit processor 220, and/or TX MIMO processor 230. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller/processor 240) and memory 242 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., with reference to fig. 5-11).

The controller/processor 240 of the base station 110, the controller/processor 280 of the UE 120, and/or any other component(s) of fig. 2 may perform one or more techniques associated with configuring and using monitoring opportunities in non-consecutive time slots, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, controller/processor 240 of base station 110, controller/processor 280 of UE 120, and/or any other component(s) of fig. 2 may perform or direct operations such as process 800 of fig. 8, process 900 of fig. 9, and/or other processes as described herein. Memory 242 and memory 282 may store data and program codes for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some examples, memory 242 and/or memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions (e.g., code and/or program code) for wireless communication. For example, the one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of base station 110 and/or UE 120 (e.g., directly, or after compilation, conversion, and/or interpretation), may cause the one or more processors, UE 120, and/or base station 110 to perform or direct operations such as process 800 of fig. 8, process 900 of fig. 9, and/or other processes described herein. In some examples, executing instructions may include executing instructions, converting instructions, compiling instructions, and/or interpreting instructions, among others.

In some aspects, a UE (e.g., UE 120 and/or apparatus 1000 of fig. 10) may include: means for receiving a broadcast message associated with an initial access from a base station (e.g., base station 110 and/or apparatus 1100 of fig. 11); and/or means for monitoring a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots based at least in part on the broadcast message for additional messages from the base station. Means for a UE to perform the operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the communication manager 140, the antenna 252, the modem 254, the MIMO detector 256, the receive processor 258, the transmit processor 264, the TX MIMO processor 266, the controller/processor 280, or the memory 282.

In some aspects, a base station (e.g., base station 110 and/or apparatus 1100 of fig. 11) may comprise: means for transmitting a broadcast message associated with the initial access to a UE (e.g., UE 120 and/or apparatus 1000 of fig. 10); and/or transmitting an additional message to the UE based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message. Means for a base station to perform the operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the communication manager 150, the transmit processor 220, the TX MIMO processor 230, the modem 232, the antenna 234, the MIMO detector 236, the receive processor 238, the controller/processor 240, the memory 242, or the scheduler 246.

Although the blocks in fig. 2 are illustrated as distinct components, the functionality described above with respect to the blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combination of components or a combination of various components. For example, the functions described with respect to transmit processor 264, receive processor 258, and/or TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by controller/processor 280 or under the control of controller/processor 280.

As indicated above, fig. 2 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the example described with respect to fig. 2.

Fig. 3A, 3B, and 3C are diagrams illustrating examples 300, 320, and 340, respectively, of CORESET and SSB multiplexing modes according to the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3A, 3B, and 3C, a base station (e.g., base station 110) may broadcast SSB 302, SSB 322, or SSB 342, respectively. SSBs may include PSS and SSS concentrated within a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH). Accordingly, SSBs may also be referred to as SS/PBCH blocks.

In some aspects, a UE (e.g., UE 120) may detect PSS and/or SSS to determine a Physical Cell Identifier (PCID) associated with base station 110 and timing associated with the PBCH. Accordingly, UE 120 may decode the PBCH to obtain a Master Information Block (MIB) message. The MIB message may include frequency and timing information to allow UE 120 to establish a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a cell including base station 110, and information for scheduling reception of Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI) by UE 120. For example, the MIB message may include a pdfch-ConfigSIB 1 (pdfch-configured SIB 1) data structure (e.g., as defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard) or another similar data structure defining a search space (e.g., in a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or the like), wherein UE 120 may receive scheduling information for RMSI. Such a search space may be referred to as a type 0-PDCCH Common Search Space (CSS).

In some aspects, the MIB message may include information associated with a CORESET configuration defining physical resources (e.g., one or more frequencies, one or more time slots, and/or other resources) for monitoring type 0-PDCCH CSSs. Accordingly, this CORESET may be referred to as a type 0-PDCCH CORESET.

In some aspects, as shown in fig. 3A, CORESET 304 may be multiplexed with SSB 302 in the time domain. This may be referred to as "multiplexing mode 1" in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard. Alternatively, and as shown in fig. 3B, CORESET 324 may be multiplexed with SSB 322 in the frequency and time domains. This may be referred to as "multiplexing mode 2" in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard. Alternatively, and as shown in fig. 3C, CORESET 344 may be multiplexed with SSB 342 in the frequency domain. This may be referred to as "multiplexing mode 3" in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard.

RMSI may be included in SIB messages transmitted on a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH). Accordingly, the scheduling information received in the type 0-PDCCH CSS may allow the UE 120 to receive and decode SIB messages. In some aspects, as shown in fig. 3A, PDSCH 306 (in multiplexing mode 1) may be multiplexed with SSB 302 in the time domain. Alternatively, and as shown in fig. 3B, PDCCH 326 (in multiplexing mode 2) may be multiplexed with SSB 322 in the frequency domain. Alternatively, and as shown in fig. 3C, PDCCH 346 (in multiplexing mode 3) may be multiplexed with SSB 342 in the frequency domain.

As indicated above, fig. 3A-3C are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from the examples described with respect to fig. 3A-3C.

Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of processing time within a time slot according to the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, a base station (e.g., base station 110) may transmit scheduling information (e.g., on a PDCCH associated with CORESET, as described above in connection with fig. 3) during a period 402 within a time slot. As used herein, a "slot" may refer to a portion of a subframe, which in turn may be a portion of a radio frame within an LTE, 5G, or other wireless communication structure. In some aspects, a slot may include one or more symbols. In example 400, the slot includes fourteen symbols. In addition, a "symbol" may refer to an OFDM symbol or another similar symbol within a slot.

As further shown in fig. 4, a UE (e.g., UE 120) that receives the scheduling information may receive (e.g., use one or more antennas to receive signals encoding the scheduling information), decode (e.g., use a demodulator and/or a receive processor), and process (e.g., use a controller/processor to interpret binary data decoded from the received signals) the scheduling information using a time period 404. Accordingly, during period 406, UE 120 may enter a microsleep state to save power. The "microsleep" state may include a state in which one or more components of UE 120 (e.g., antennas, demodulators, processors, and/or other hardware components) are temporarily powered off or idle to consume less power than if the one or more components were actively receiving signals, decoding signals, processing information, and/or performing other tasks.

As indicated above, fig. 4 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the example described with respect to fig. 4.

In general, in multiplexing mode 1, the UE is configured to: in two consecutive time slots, at least one monitoring occasion is monitored per time slot. For example, the UE may monitor a set of monitoring occasions including each monitoring occasion in consecutive slots for scheduling information associated with SIB messages. In multiplexing modes 2 and 3, the UE may monitor a set of monitoring occasions repeated at a periodicity equal to the periodicity of the associated SSB within the SSB burst set to find scheduling information associated with the SIB message. Since SSB periodicity within SSB burst sets tends to be short, UEs typically monitor a set of monitoring occasions including each monitoring occasion in consecutive slots. For other search spaces (e.g., type 0A-PDCCH CSS associated with additional SIB messages, type 1-PDCCH CSS associated with Random Access Response (RAR), and/or type 2-PDCCH CSS associated with paging occasions), the base station may instruct the UE to monitor a similar set of monitoring occasions including each monitoring occasion in consecutive slots (e.g., by setting to zero the SearchSpace information in PDCCH-ConfigCommon (PDCCH-configuration common) as defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard), the ra-SearchSpace (ra-search space), and/or the SearchSpace Id of the pagesearchspace).

At higher frequencies (e.g., between 52.6GHz and 114.25 GHz), phase noise may increase. Accordingly, to reduce the effects of phase noise, the wireless network may employ a larger subcarrier spacing (SCS). For example, FR2 may use SCS between 60kHz and 120kHz, while the higher frequencies may use SCS between 240kHz and 1.92 MHz. A larger SCS would result in a time slot with a shorter length. For example, the time slots in FR2 with 120kHz SCS may be about 125 μs in length, while the time slots in the higher frequency with 960kHz SCS may be about 15.6 μs in length. Accordingly, because the time slots are short in duration, the UE may not be able to enter the microsleep state, as described above in connection with fig. 4, because the UE may use an amount of time that includes all or nearly all of the time slots to receive, decode, and process information from the base station. Accordingly, the UE may consume significantly more power. Indeed, in some scenarios, a UE may use an amount of time comprising a plurality of time slots to receive, decode, and process information from a base station. Accordingly, the UE and the base station may experience a significant increase in latency and reduced communication quality and/or reliability because the UE cannot monitor all configured monitoring opportunities.

Some techniques and apparatuses described herein enable a UE (e.g., UE 120) to monitor a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots. For example, a base station (e.g., base station 110) may configure the set of monitoring opportunities using a broadcast message (e.g., MIB message) associated with the initial access. Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may determine to use the set of monitoring occasions based at least in part on the stored rules (e.g., according to the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard). As a result, UE 120 and base station 110 may experience improved latency and improved communication quality and/or reliability because UE 120 is able to monitor all configured monitoring opportunities. Additionally, UE 120 may save power by using microsleep in at least a portion of at least some of the time slots.

Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 associated with monitoring non-consecutive time slots according to the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, example 500 includes communication between base station 110 and UE 120. In some aspects, base station 110 and UE 120 may be included in a wireless network, such as wireless network 100.

As shown in conjunction with reference numeral 505, base station 110 may transmit and UE 120 may receive a broadcast message associated with the initial access. In some aspects, the broadcast message may include a MIB message. For example, the base station 110 may transmit a broadcast message on the PBCH included in the SSB.

As shown in conjunction with reference numeral 510, UE 120 may monitor the set of non-consecutive monitoring occasions across the time slots for additional messages from base station 110 based at least in part on the broadcast message. In some aspects, UE 120 may monitor the set of monitoring occasions based at least in part on one or more bits of the broadcast message. For example, as described below in connection with fig. 6, the broadcast message may include a pdcch-configcib 1 (pdcch-configured SIB 1) and/or another similar data structure encoding additional bits that, when set to "1" or "TRUE," instruct UE 120 to use a set of cross-slot non-consecutive monitoring opportunities, and/or may include separate bits (e.g., monitoringConfig and/or another variable defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard) that instruct UE 120 to use a set of cross-slot non-consecutive monitoring opportunities.

Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may monitor the set of monitoring occasions based at least in part on stored rules using one or more of SCS, frequency, or bandwidth indicated in the broadcast message. For example, UE 120 may be programmed (and/or otherwise preconfigured) with a table or other data structure (e.g., as described below in connection with fig. 6) that accepts SCS, frequency, and/or bandwidth as input and outputs an indication of using a set of monitoring opportunities that are non-consecutive across time slots. In some aspects, the broadcast message may encode an index (e.g., using one or more bits of a pdfch-ConfigSIB 1 (pdfch-configured SIB 1) and/or another similar data structure) that, when applied to a table or other data structure that UE 120 is programmed (and/or otherwise preconfigured) with (e.g., as described below in connection with fig. 6), instructs UE 120 to use a set of monitoring opportunities that are non-consecutive across slots.

In some aspects, the set of monitoring occasions may be associated with a PDCCH. Accordingly, UE 120 may use the set of monitoring occasions to receive Downlink Control Information (DCI) and/or other scheduling information on the PDCCH. Additionally or alternatively, the set of monitoring occasions may be associated with a type 0-PDCCH CSS, a type 0A-PDCCH CSS, a type 1-PDCCH CSS, and/or a type 2-PDCCH CSS. Accordingly, UE 120 may use the set of monitoring occasions to receive SIB1 messages, other SIB messages, RARs, and/or paging messages, respectively.

In some aspects, the broadcast message may indicate periodicity and offset associated with the set of monitoring opportunities. For example, the broadcast message may indicate a periodicity denoted by M and an offset O, as described below in connection with fig. 6. In some aspects, the broadcast message may encode periodicity and offset. Alternatively, the broadcast message may encode an index (e.g., using one or more bits of the pdfch-ConfigSIB 1 and/or another similar data structure) that, when entered into a table or other data structure with which UE 120 is programmed (and/or otherwise preconfigured) (e.g., as described below in connection with fig. 6), indicates periodicity and offset. In some aspects, the set of monitoring occasions starts at an initial time slot based at least in part on a number of time slots per radio frame and an SSB index. For example, UE 120 may determine an initial time slot as described below in connection with fig. 6.

In some aspects, the set of monitoring opportunities is associated with CORESET (e.g., type 0-PDCCH CORESET as described above in connection with fig. 3). Accordingly, the set of monitoring occasions may be included in a non-consecutive slot pattern, and the pattern may be associated with the interval and offset indicated in the broadcast message. In some aspects, the interval and offset may be based at least in part on a periodicity associated with the pattern, a number of SSB indices, a number of search spaces per slot, or a combination thereof. For example, UE 120 may determine the interval and offset as described below in connection with fig. 6.

In some aspects, the set of monitoring opportunities may include at least a first set of consecutive repetitions and a second set of consecutive repetitions (e.g., as described below in connection with fig. 7). The first set and the second set may be separated by an interval indicated in the broadcast message. The first set may include a first number of repetitions and the second set may include a second number of repetitions, wherein the second number may be equal to the first number (e.g., as shown in fig. 7), less than the first number, or greater than the first number. In some aspects, the interval may be based at least in part on a periodicity associated with the first set and the second set, a number of SSB indices, a number of search spaces per slot, the first number and/or the second number, or a combination thereof. For example, UE 120 may determine the interval as described below in connection with fig. 7. Accordingly, UE 120 may select at least one occasion to monitor from the first consecutive repeated set and at least one occasion to monitor from the second consecutive repeated set (e.g., as described below in connection with fig. 7).

Alternatively, the set of monitoring occasions may be included within the RAR window. For example, the broadcast message may include a PDCCH-ConfigCommon (PDCCH-configuration common) data structure as defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard that indicates that the search space for the RAR should follow the search space configured for CORESET 0. Accordingly, the set of monitoring occasions may be included in a non-consecutive slot pattern, and the pattern may be associated with the interval and offset indicated in the broadcast message. For example, UE 120 may monitor for RAR in one monitoring occasion per slot every nth slot instead of monitoring for RAR in one monitoring occasion in each slot, where N is equal to the periodicity indicated in the broadcast message (e.g., denoted by M, as described below in connection with fig. 6). Alternatively, the broadcast message may include a PDCCH-ConfigCommon data structure as defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard, indicating a custom search space for the RAR. Accordingly, UE 120 may determine a set of monitoring occasions based at least in part on the customized search space, and when the customized search set of monitoring occasions includes monitoring occasions in consecutive slots, UE 120 may adjust the set of monitoring occasions to no longer include consecutive slots. For example, UE 120 may increase the periodicity associated with the customized search space to match the periodicity indicated in the broadcast message (e.g., denoted by M, as described below in connection with fig. 6). Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may discard the custom search space and instead use the search space configured for CORESET0, as described above.

In some aspects, the RAR window has a length that is based at least in part on the configuration from the base station 110. For example, base station 110 may indicate to UE 120 a length for the RAR window that is greater than 80 slots (e.g., 3GPP specifications may allow configurations that include more than 80 slots). Additionally or alternatively, the length may be based at least in part on the spacing. For example, base station 110 may indicate to UE 120 a configuration including variables (e.g., represented by L). In general, the variable L may indicate that the RAR window includes L slots. UE 120 may instead monitor a RAR window having l·n slots, where N may represent an interval. In any of the aspects described above, the scheduling information received in the RAR window may include an indicator of the subframe in which the RAR is to be transmitted (e.g., one or more Least Significant Bits (LSBs) associated with an index of the subframe). Accordingly, the RAR window may be increased to a length of more than one radio frame (e.g., more than 10 ms).

Additionally, in some aspects, the RAR window may have an offset from the initial time slot. For example, UE 120 may monitor for a packet having the form N _off An RAR window of time slots associated with an index of +N.i, where N may represent an interval, N _off The offset may be represented and i may represent an integer. In some aspects, base station 110 may indicate an offset for the RAR window to UE 120. Accordingly, the base station 110 may indicate different offsets to different UEs, which reduces network congestion. The reduced network congestion improves the quality and/or reliability of communications with UE 120, which saves power and processing resources at UE 120 by reducing the chance that UE 120 fails to receive and/or successfully decode the RAR.

Alternatively, UE 120 may determine the offset based at least in part on a random number generated by UE 120. For example, UE 120 may generate a random number between 0 and the number of repetitions associated with CORESET (e.g., type 0-PDCCH CORESET, as described above in connection with fig. 3) (e.g., as described above with respect to the first and second consecutive sets of repetitions). Accordingly, the base station 110 may transmit repetitions of the RAR (e.g., equivalent repetitions or equivalent repetitions) across multiple slots based at least in part on a set of possible values for the offset (e.g., from 0 to the number of repetitions). Alternatively, UE 120 may determine the offset based at least in part on: a random access preamble index (e.g., associated with a random access preamble transmitted by UE 120), an SSB index (e.g., associated with a random access occasion selected by UE 120), a slot index associated with a RAR window (e.g., an index associated with an initial slot), a cell index (e.g., PCID) associated with base station 110, or a combination thereof. For example, UE 120 may determine the offset to be one of the indexes described above (e.g., random access preamble index, which may be defined by k _p Representation) and a modulus associated with the interval of the RAR window (e.g., the offset may be based at least in part on a form N _off ＝k _p Expression mod N). Accordingly, base station 110 may determine, for each UE, where to determine based at least in part on the offset associated with the UEThe RAR is transmitted in a single slot, which allows the base station 110 to save power and processing resources.

Alternatively, the set of monitoring occasions may be associated with paging occasions. For example, the broadcast message may include a PDCCH-ConfigCommon data structure as defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard that indicates that the search space for the paging message should follow the search space configured for CORESET 0. Accordingly, the set of monitoring occasions may be included in a non-consecutive slotted pattern, and the pattern may be associated with an interval and offset based at least in part on the number of SSBs transmitted, a periodicity associated with the pattern, or a combination thereof. For example, UE 120 may monitor the signal received by n _i 、n _i +S, etc. up to n _i A time slot denoted by + (X-1) S, where i may represent an index associated with SSBs comprising broadcast messages, S may represent a number of SSBs transmitted (e.g., a portion of SSBs for which base station 110 may transmit base station 110 is configured), and X may represent a repetition indicated in PDCCH-ConfigCommon and/or another similar data structure. Accordingly, UE 120 may instead monitor the signal defined by n _i 、n _i +N, etc. up to N _i Time slots denoted by + (X-1) N, where N is equal to the periodicity indicated in the broadcast message (e.g., denoted by M, as described below in connection with fig. 6). Alternatively, the broadcast message may include a PDCCH-ConfigCommon data structure as defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard, which indicates a custom search space for the paging message. Accordingly, UE 120 may determine a set of monitoring occasions based at least in part on the customized search space, and when the customized search set of monitoring occasions includes monitoring occasions in consecutive slots, UE 120 may adjust the set of monitoring occasions to no longer include consecutive slots. For example, UE 120 may increase the periodicity associated with the customized search space to match the periodicity indicated in the broadcast message (e.g., denoted by M, as described below in connection with fig. 6). Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may discard the custom search space and instead use the search space configured for CORESET0, as described above.

As shown in conjunction with reference numeral 515, the base station 110 can transmit the additional message in at least one monitoring occasion in the set of monitoring occasions and the UE 120 can receive the additional message in at least one monitoring occasion in the set of monitoring occasions. For example, the additional message may include scheduling information (e.g., DCI). In some aspects, the scheduling information may be encoded using SCS between 240kHz and 1.92 MHz. Additionally or alternatively, the scheduling information may indicate a scheduling offset greater than 1. An example is shown in table 1 below:

DMRS position	PDSCH mapping type	Offset (K) ₀ )
			2	A	2
3	A	2
			2	B	3
3	B	3

TABLE 1

In some aspects, the base station 110 may further transmit SIB messages, RARs, and/or paging messages based at least in part on the scheduling information, and the UE 120 may receive SIB messages, RARs, and/or paging messages based at least in part on the scheduling information. For example, UE 120 may receive SIB messages, RARs, and/or paging messages on PDSCH scheduled by DCI or other scheduling information.

Using the techniques described in connection with fig. 5, UE 120 may monitor a set of monitoring opportunities that are non-consecutive across time slots. For example, the base station 110 may configure the set of monitoring opportunities using a broadcast message associated with the initial access (e.g., as described above in connection with reference numeral 505). Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may determine to use the set of monitoring occasions based at least in part on stored rules (e.g., according to 3GPP specifications and/or another standard). As a result, UE 120 and base station 110 may experience improved latency and improved communication quality and/or reliability because UE 120 is able to monitor all configured monitoring opportunities, and additionally, UE 120 may save power by using microsleep in at least a portion of at least some of the time slots.

As indicated above, fig. 5 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the example described with respect to fig. 5.

Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 associated with monitoring non-consecutive slots according to the present disclosure. In example 600, a base station (e.g., base station 110) may transmit and a UE (e.g., UE 120) may receive a broadcast message (e.g., MIB message) including a configuration (e.g., a pdcch-ConfigSIB1 data structure as defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard) associated with a set of monitoring opportunities for additional messages (e.g., for scheduling information associated with SIB messages).

In some aspects, one or more bits of the broadcast message may indicate that UE 120 should use monitoring occasions in non-consecutive slots to receive additional messages. For example, the pdcch-ConfigSIB1 and/or another similar data structure may include additional bits that, when set to "1" or "TRUE," instruct the UE 120 to use the monitoring occasions in the non-consecutive slots. Additionally or alternatively, the broadcast message may include a separate bit (e.g., monitoringConfig and/or another variable defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard) instructing UE 120 to use the monitoring occasion in a non-consecutive slot.

Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may use one or more attributes associated with and/or indicated in the broadcast message to determine to use monitoring occasions in non-consecutive time slots. For example, the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard may define rules for using one or more of the following: SCS (e.g., SCS associated with SSB and indicated in the subclrierspace common as defined in the 3GPP specification and/or another standard, and/or SCS associated with PDCCH and indicated in the PDCCH-ConfigSIB1 as defined in the 3GPP specification and/or another standard), frequency (e.g., frequency band in which SSB is transmitted), and/or bandwidth (e.g., minimum transmission bandwidth and/or maximum transmission bandwidth as defined in the 3GPP Technical Specification (TS) 38.101-1 and/or another standard), UE 120 may use this rule to determine whether to use monitoring occasions in non-consecutive slots. Table 2 below shows an example in which "legacy" refers to monitoring occasions comprising consecutive time slots:

TABLE 2

In some aspects, the broadcast message may indicate a periodicity (e.g., represented by M) and an offset (e.g., represented by O) associated with the set of monitoring opportunities. For example, the broadcast message may include one or more bits (e.g., four LSBs) encoding an index associated with a table (e.g., included in 3gpp TS 38.213 and/or another standard), where the table indicates periodicity and offset.

Accordingly, UE 120 may be based at least in part on the number of time slots per radio frame (e.g., byDenoted) and SSB index (denoted, for example, by i) to monitor the starting at the initial slot (denoted, for example, by n in example 600) ₀ Indicated) is provided. In some aspects, UE 120 may determine initial time slot n based at least in part on equation 1 below ₀ 。

Wherein μ is based at least in part onFor example, μmay be based at least in part on a table (e.g., table 4.3.2-1 in 3gpp TS 38.211 and/or another standard), examples of which are shown below:

TABLE 3 Table 3

Additionally, as shown in fig. 6, the set of monitoring occasions may be included in a non-consecutive slot pattern repeated according to a periodicity M (e.g., an initial slot n in example 600 ₀ And non-consecutive time slot n in example 600 ₀ +n). In example 600, monitor Opportunities (MOs) 602a and 602b are included in non-consecutive time slots n ₀ And n ₀ In +n and associated with a pattern that repeats according to periodicity M. Additionally, in example 600, MO 604a and 604b are also included in non-consecutive time slots n ₀ And n ₀ In +n and associated with a pattern that repeats according to periodicity M. As described above, the periodicity M may be determined based at least in part on the index included in the broadcast message using a table (e.g., included in 3gpp TS 38.213 and/or another standard). In some aspects, the table may include a pair of tables 13-11 or table 13 in TS 38.213 Extensions of 12 and/or another standard, such as the examples shown below:

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TABLE 4 Table 4

Accordingly, the base station 110 may use additional bits in the broadcast message to extend the index associated with periodicity (e.g., denoted by M) and offset (e.g., denoted by O) from 16 to 32.

Alternatively, the table may include a new table in TS38.213 and/or another standard, such as the examples shown below:

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TABLE 5

Accordingly, the base station 110 may use additional bits in the broadcast message to instruct the UE 120 to use a new table instead of an existing table (e.g., tables 13-11 or tables 13-12 and/or another standard in TS 38.213). Although example 600 includes two monitoring opportunities in one slot (e.g., MOs 602a and 602b are associated with SSBs having even indices and MOs 604a and 604b are associated with SSBs having odd indices), other examples include one monitoring opportunity in one slot.

In example 600, N may represent an interval associated with a pattern. In some aspects, N may be indicated in a broadcast message. For example, N may be equal to a periodicity M, where base station 110 and/or the 3GPP specifications select M such that UE 120 has sufficient processing time for scheduling information transmitted in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions.

Additionally or alternatively, N may be based at least in part on the number of SSB indices (e.g., by L _{Maximum value} Represented), the number of search spaces per slot (e.g., represented by K), or a combination thereof. In some aspects, L _{Maximum value} May be preconfigured (e.g., as 64 according to 3GPP specifications and/or another standard). Alternatively, base station 110 may indicate L to UE 120 based at least in part on how many SSBs base station 110 is configured to transmit _{Maximum value} . Additionally, as described above, K may be equal to 1 or 2 based at least in part on whether a slot includes two monitoring occasions (e.g., associated with two SSBs) or one monitoring occasion (e.g., associated with one SSB). Then, in one example, UE 120 may be based at least in part on L _{Maximum value} N is selected so that base station 110 may transmit scheduling information associated with other SSBs in the intervening time slots before UE 120 monitors the scheduling information again. In some aspects, UE 120 may select N as M or L _{Maximum value} Maximum value in/K. For example, in some cases, base station 110 may configure a larger periodicity (e.g., by indicating greater than L in a broadcast message _{Maximum value} M of/K and/or by selecting and/or comparing M with L from a table (as described above) _{Maximum value} M associated index of/K).

Additionally or alternatively, N may be selected based at least in part on SCS (e.g., SCS associated with SSB and indicated in subclrierspace common as defined in 3GPP specifications and/or another standard, and/or SCS associated with PDCCH and indicated in PDCCH-ConfigSIB1 as defined in 3GPP specifications and/or another standard). For example, the stored rules (e.g., according to 3GPP specifications and/or another standard) may indicate that a smaller interval (e.g., n=4) is to be used for a smaller SCS (e.g., 480 kHz) and a larger interval (e.g., n=8) is to be used for a larger SCS (e.g., 960 kHz).

In some aspects, base station 110 may multiplex at least some scheduling information associated with different SSBs in frequency and/or space such that UE 120 may select less than L _{Maximum value} N of/K. In one example, base station 110 may multiplex scheduling information associated with paired SSBs such that UE 120 may be based at least in part on L _{Maximum value} N is selected for/2K. Accordingly, UE 120 may select N as M or L _{Maximum value} Maximum value in/2K.

Using the techniques described in connection with fig. 6, UE 120 may monitor a set of monitoring opportunities that are non-consecutive across time slots. For example, the base station 110 may configure the set of monitoring opportunities using a broadcast message associated with the initial access. Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may determine to use the set of monitoring occasions based at least in part on stored rules (e.g., according to 3GPP specifications and/or another standard). As a result, UE 120 and base station 110 may experience improved latency and improved communication quality and/or reliability because UE 120 is able to monitor all configured monitoring opportunities, and additionally, UE 120 may save power by using microsleep in at least a portion of at least some of the time slots.

As indicated above, fig. 6 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the example described with respect to fig. 6.

Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example 700 associated with monitoring non-consecutive time slots according to the present disclosure. In example 700, a base station (e.g., base station 110) may transmit and a UE (e.g., UE 120) may receive a broadcast message (e.g., MIB message) including a configuration (e.g., a pdcch-ConfigSIB1 data structure as defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard) associated with a set of monitoring opportunities for additional messages (e.g., for scheduling information associated with SIB messages).

In some aspects, one or more bits of the broadcast message may indicate that UE 120 should use monitoring occasions in non-consecutive slots to receive additional messages. For example, the pdcch-ConfigSIB1 and/or another similar data structure may include additional bits that, when set to "1" or "TRUE," instruct the UE 120 to use the monitoring occasions in the non-consecutive slots. Additionally or alternatively, the broadcast message may include a separate bit (e.g., monitoringConfig and/or another variable defined in the 3GPP specifications and/or another standard) instructing UE 120 to use the monitoring occasion in the non-consecutive time slot.

Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may use one or more attributes associated with and/or indicated in the broadcast message to determine to use monitoring occasions in non-consecutive time slots (e.g., as described above in connection with fig. 6). One example is shown in table 2 described above in connection with fig. 6.

Additionally, as shown in fig. 6, the set of monitoring opportunities may include at least a first set of consecutive repetitions (e.g., MO group 702 in example 700) and a second set of consecutive repetitions (e.g., MO group 706 in example 700) that repeat according to periodicity M. Although described in connection with two consecutive repetition sets that repeat according to periodicity M, the description similarly applies to additional consecutive repetition sets (e.g., three sets, four sets, etc.) that repeat according to periodicity M. In example 700, MOs 602a and 602b are included in non-contiguous time slots n across a first set and a second set ₀ And n ₀ In +N. Similarly, in example 700, MO 604a and 604b are also included in non-consecutive time slots n across the first set and the second set ₀ And n ₀ In +N. The first consecutive set of repetitions further includes a first number (e.g., represented by N in example 700 _Repeating Representation), such as repetition 704. Accordingly, the base station 110 may transmit repetitions of scheduling information across MOs within the first set of consecutive repetitions. In some aspects, base station 110 may transmit equivalent repetitions, where "equivalent" refers to the same data and the same mapping to physical resources (e.g., frequency resources) within the MO. Alternatively, the base station 110 may transmit equivalent repetitions, where "equivalent" refers to the same data but different mappings to physical resources within the MO.

UE 120 may thus select one of the MOs within the first consecutive repetition set to monitor such that when UE 120 is also monitoring according to the additional MO configuration, UE 120 may select an MO within the first consecutive repetition set that saves power (e.g., by providing longer microsleep cycles for UE 120) and/or provides sufficient reception and decoding time (e.g., such that scheduling information is not discarded, which wastes power and processing resources). Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may combine signals received in two or more MOs from the first consecutive repetition set in order to decode the scheduling information. For example, UE 120 may combine signals when base station 110 transmits an equivalent repetition. By combining the signals, UE 120 may increase the chance of successfully decoding the scheduling information, which prevents wasting power and processing resources when the scheduling information is not successfully decoded and is instead discarded.

Similarly, the second consecutive set of repetitions may include a second number of repetitions, such as repetition 708. The first number may be equal to the second number (e.g., as shown in fig. 7) or may be smaller or larger. Accordingly, the base station 110 may transmit repetitions of the scheduling information across the MOs within the second consecutive set of repetitions. Additionally, UE 120 may select one of the MOs within the second consecutive repetition set to monitor and/or combine signals received in two or more MOs from the second consecutive repetition set (e.g., similar to as described above for the first consecutive repetition set).

As described above, the periodicity M may be determined based at least in part on the index included in the broadcast message using a table (e.g., included in 3gpp TS38.213 and/or another standard). In some aspects, the table may include extensions to tables 13-11 or tables 13-12 in TS38.213 and/or another standard, such as the examples shown above in table 4 in connection with fig. 6. Alternatively, the table may include a new table in TS38.213 and/or another standard, such as the example shown above in table 5 in connection with fig. 6.

Similarly, the number of repetitions N _Repeating May be indicated in a broadcast message. Additionally or alternatively, the number of repetitions N may be determined based at least in part on _Repeating : SCS (e.g., SCS associated with SSB and indicated in the subclriersspacingcommand as defined in 3GPP specifications and/or another standard, and/or SCS associated with PDCCH and indicated in the PDCCH-ConfigSIB1 as defined in 3GPP specifications and/or another standard), frequency (e.g., frequency band in which SSB is transmitted), and/or bandwidth (e.g., minimum transmission bandwidth and/or maximum transmission bandwidth as defined in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 and/or another standard). One example is shown in table 6 below:

TABLE 6

In example 700, N may represent an interval associated with the first consecutive repeated set and the second consecutive repeated set. In some aspects, N may be indicated in a broadcast message. For example, N may be equal to a periodicity M, where base station 110 and/or the 3GPP specifications select M such that UE 120 has sufficient processing time for scheduling information transmitted in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions.

Additionally or alternatively, N may be based at least in part on the number of SSB indices (e.g., by L _{Maximum value} Represented), the number of search spaces per slot (e.g., represented by K), the number of repetitions (e.g., represented by N) _Repeating Representation) or a combination thereof. In some aspects, L _{Maximum value} May be preconfigured (e.g., as 64 according to 3GPP specifications and/or another standard). Alternatively, base station 110 may indicate L to UE 120 based at least in part on how many SSBs base station 110 is configured to transmit _{Maximum value} . Additionally, as described above, K may be based at least in part on whether a slot includes two monitoring occasions (e.g., associated with two SSBs) or one monitoring occasion (e.g., associated with one SSB)Equal to 1 or 2. Then, in one example, UE 120 may be based at least in part on N _Repeating ·L _{Maximum value} N is selected so that base station 110 may repeat the scheduling information across the consecutive repeated sets and transmit scheduling information associated with other SSBs in intervening time slots before UE 120 monitors the scheduling information again. In some aspects, UE 120 may select N as M or N _Repeating ·L _{Maximum value} Maximum value in/K. For example, in some cases, base station 110 may configure a larger periodicity (e.g., by indicating greater than N in a broadcast message _Repeating ·L _{Maximum value} M of/K and/or by selecting and/or greater than N from a table (as described above) _Repeating ·L _{Maximum value} M associated index of/K).

In some aspects, base station 110 may multiplex at least some scheduling information associated with different SSBs in frequency and/or space such that UE 120 may select less than N _Repeating ·L _{Maximum value} N of/K. In one example, base station 110 may multiplex scheduling information associated with paired SSBs such that UE 120 may be based at least in part on N _Repeating ·L _{Maximum value} N is selected for/2K. Accordingly, UE 120 may select N as M or N _Repeating ·L _{Maximum value} Maximum value in/2K.

Accordingly, UE 120 may be based at least in part on the number of time slots per radio frame (e.g., by Denoted) and SSB index (denoted, for example, by i) to monitor the starting at the initial slot (denoted, for example, by n in example 700) ₀ Indicated) is provided. In some aspects, UE 120 may determine initial time slot n based at least in part on equation 2 below ₀ 。

Wherein μ is based at least in part onFor example, μmay be based at least in part on a table, examples of which are shown in table 3 described above in connection with fig. 6.

Using the techniques described in connection with fig. 7, UE 120 may monitor at least one occasion from the first consecutive repeated set and the second consecutive repeated set. For example, the base station 110 may configure the first set and the second set using a broadcast message associated with the initial access. Accordingly, UE 120 may select at least one MO to monitor within the first consecutive repetition set and at least one MO to monitor within the second consecutive repetition set such that when UE 120 is also monitoring according to the additional MO configuration, UE 120 may select a MO that saves power (e.g., by providing UE 120 with longer microsleep cycles) and/or provides sufficient reception and decoding time (e.g., such that scheduling information from base station 110 is not discarded, which wastes power and processing resources). Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may combine signals received in two or more MOs from the first consecutive repetition set and/or in two or more MOs from the second consecutive repetition set in order to decode the scheduling information. By combining the signals, UE 120 may increase the chance of successfully decoding the scheduling information, which prevents wasting power and processing resources when the scheduling information is not successfully decoded and is instead discarded.

As indicated above, fig. 7 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the example described with respect to fig. 7.

Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process 800 performed, for example, by a UE, in accordance with the present disclosure. The example process 800 is an example in which a UE (e.g., the UE 120 and/or the apparatus 1000 of fig. 10) performs operations associated with using monitoring occasions in non-consecutive slots.

As shown in fig. 8, in some aspects, process 800 may include receiving a broadcast message associated with an initial access from a base station (e.g., base station 110 and/or apparatus 1100 of fig. 11) (block 810). For example, the UE (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the receiving component 1002 depicted in fig. 10) may receive a broadcast message associated with the initial access, as described herein.

As further shown in fig. 8, in some aspects, process 800 may include monitoring a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots based at least in part on the broadcast message for additional messages from the base station (block 820). For example, the UE (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the monitoring component 1008 depicted in fig. 10) may monitor a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots based at least in part on the broadcast message for additional messages from the base station, as described herein.

Process 800 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and/or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

In a first aspect, the broadcast message comprises a MIB message.

In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the process 800 further includes receiving scheduling information from the base station (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the receiving component 1002) encoded using SCS between 240kHz and 1.92MHz in at least one of the set of monitoring occasions.

In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is monitored based at least in part on one or more bits of the broadcast message.

In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the set of monitoring opportunities is monitored based at least in part on stored rules using the SCS.

In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the broadcast message further indicates periodicity and offset associated with the set of monitoring opportunities.

In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifth aspects, the process 800 further comprises: scheduling information is received from the base station in at least one of the set of monitoring occasions (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the receiving component 1002), the scheduling information indicating a scheduling offset greater than 1.

In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions starts at an initial time slot based at least in part on a number of time slots per radio frame and an SSB index.

In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, the set of monitoring opportunities is associated with CORESET.

In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is included in a non-consecutive slot pattern and the pattern is associated with an interval indicated in the broadcast message.

In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through ninth aspects, the interval is based at least in part on a periodicity associated with the pattern, a number of SSB indices, a number of search spaces per slot, or a combination thereof.

In an eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the set of monitoring opportunities comprises at least a first set of consecutive repetitions and a second set of consecutive repetitions, and the first set and the second set are separated by an interval indicated in the broadcast message.

In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, monitoring the set of monitoring opportunities comprises: at least one occasion from the first consecutive repetition set is monitored and one occasion selected from the second consecutive repetition set.

In a thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, monitoring the set of monitoring opportunities comprises: combining signals received in two or more occasions from the first consecutive repeated set to decode scheduling information from the base station; and/or combine signals received in two or more occasions from the second consecutive repetition set to decode the scheduling information from the base station.

In a fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, the first set comprises a number of repetitions indicated in the broadcast message.

In a fifteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourteenth aspects, the interval is based at least in part on a periodicity associated with the first consecutive repeated set and the first consecutive repeated set, a number of SSB indexes, a number of search spaces per slot, a number of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

In a sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions starts at an initial time slot based at least in part on a number of time slots per radio frame, an SSB index, and a number of repetitions.

In a seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, the set of monitoring opportunities is within a RAR window.

In an eighteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, the RAR window has a length that is based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

In a nineteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eighteenth aspects, the length is further based at least in part on the spacing.

In a twentieth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through nineteenth aspects, the RAR window has an offset from the initial time slot.

In a twenty-first aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twentieth aspects, the offset is based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

In a twenty-second aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-first aspects, the offset is based at least in part on a random number generated by the UE.

In a twenty-third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-second aspects, the offset is based at least in part on a random access preamble index, an SSB index, a slot index associated with the RAR window, a cell index associated with the base station, or a combination thereof.

In a twenty-fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-third aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with paging occasions.

In a twenty-fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-fourth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is included in a non-consecutive slotted pattern and the pattern is associated with an interval that is based at least in part on the number of SSBs transmitted, a periodicity associated with the pattern, or a combination thereof.

In a twenty-sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fifth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a PDCCH.

In a twenty-seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-sixth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 0-PDCCH CSS or a type 0A-PDCCH CSS.

In a twenty-eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-seventh aspects, the process 800 further comprises: receiving scheduling information from the base station in at least one of the set of monitoring occasions (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the receiving component 1002); and receiving a SIB message from the base station based at least in part on the scheduling information (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the receiving component 1002).

In a twenty-ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-eighth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 1-PDCCH CSS.

In a thirty-first aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-ninth aspects, the process 800 further comprises: receiving scheduling information from the base station in at least one of the set of monitoring occasions (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the receiving component 1002); and receiving a random access response from the base station based at least in part on the scheduling information (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the receiving component 1002).

In thirty-first aspects, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through thirty-first aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 2-PDCCH CSS.

In a thirty-second aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through thirty-second aspects, the process 800 further comprises: receiving scheduling information from the base station in at least one of the set of monitoring occasions (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the receiving component 1002); and receiving a paging message from the base station based at least in part on the scheduling information (e.g., using the communication manager 140 and/or the receiving component 1002).

While fig. 8 shows example blocks of the process 800, in some aspects, the process 800 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than depicted in fig. 8. Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of process 800 may be performed in parallel.

Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example process 900 performed, for example, by a base station, in accordance with the present disclosure. The example process 900 is an example in which a base station (e.g., the base station 110 and/or the apparatus 1100 of fig. 11) performs operations associated with configuring monitoring opportunities in non-consecutive time slots.

As shown in fig. 9, in some aspects, process 900 may include transmitting a broadcast message associated with an initial access to a UE (e.g., UE 120 and/or device 1000 of fig. 10) (block 910). For example, a base station (e.g., using communication manager 150 and/or transmission component 1104 depicted in fig. 11) can transmit a broadcast message associated with an initial access, as described herein.

As further shown in fig. 9, in some aspects, process 900 may include transmitting an additional message to the UE based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message (block 920). For example, the base station (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104) can transmit the additional message based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message, as described above.

Process 900 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and/or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

In a first aspect, the broadcast message comprises a MIB message.

In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the process 900 includes transmitting, in at least one of the set of monitoring occasions (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104), scheduling information encoded using SCS between 240kHz and 1.92 MHz.

In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the one or more bits of the broadcast message indicate that the set of monitoring occasions is non-consecutive across time slots.

In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is non-consecutive across time slots based at least in part on stored rules using SCS.

In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifth aspects, the process 900 further comprises: scheduling information indicating a scheduling offset greater than 1 is transmitted in at least one of the set of monitoring occasions (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104).

In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eleventh aspects, the process 900 further comprises: a repetition of the first scheduling information is transmitted (e.g., using communication manager 150 and/or transmission component 1104) within a first set of consecutive repetitions, and a repetition of the second scheduling information is transmitted (e.g., using communication manager 150 and/or transmission component 1104) within a second set of consecutive repetitions.

In a thirteenth aspect, the repetition of the first scheduling information is an equivalent repetition, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects.

In a fourteenth aspect, the repetition of the first scheduling information is an equivalent repetition, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects.

In a fifteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourteenth aspects, the first set includes a number of repetitions indicated in the broadcast message.

In a sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifteenth aspects, the interval is based at least in part on a periodicity associated with the first consecutive repeated set and the first consecutive repeated set, a number of SSB indexes, a number of search spaces per slot, a number of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

In a seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions starts at an initial time slot based at least in part on a number of time slots per radio frame, an SSB index, and a number of repetitions.

In an eighteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, the set of monitoring opportunities is within a RAR window.

In a nineteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighteenth aspects, the RAR window has a length that is based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

In a twentieth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through nineteenth aspects, the length is further based at least in part on the spacing.

In a twenty-first aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twentieth aspects, the RAR window has an offset from the initial slot.

In a twenty-second aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-first aspects, the offset is based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

In a twenty-third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-second aspects, the process 900 further comprises: the repetition of the random access response is transmitted across the plurality of time slots based at least in part on the set of possible values for the offset (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104).

In a twenty-fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-third aspects, the offset is based at least in part on a random access preamble index, an SSB index, a slot index associated with the RAR window, a cell index associated with the base station, or a combination thereof.

In a twenty-fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fourth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with paging occasions.

In a twenty-sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-fifth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is included in a non-consecutive slotted pattern and the pattern is associated with an interval that is based at least in part on the number of SSBs transmitted, a periodicity associated with the pattern, or a combination thereof.

In a twenty-seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-sixth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a PDCCH.

In a twenty-eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-seventh aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 0-PDCCH CSS or a type 0A-PDCCH CSS.

In a twenty-ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-eighth aspects, the process 900 further comprises: transmitting scheduling information in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104); and transmitting the SIB message based at least in part on the scheduling information (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104).

In a thirty-first aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twenty-ninth aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 1-PDCCH CSS.

In a thirty-first aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through thirty-first aspects, the process 900 further comprises: transmitting scheduling information in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104); and transmitting a random access response based at least in part on the scheduling information (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104).

In thirty-two aspects, the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 2-PDCCH CSS, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirty-first aspects.

In a thirty-third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through thirty-second aspects, the process 900 further comprises: transmitting scheduling information in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104); and transmitting the paging message based at least in part on the scheduling information (e.g., using the communication manager 150 and/or the transmission component 1104).

While fig. 9 shows example blocks of the process 900, in some aspects, the process 900 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than depicted in fig. 9. Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of process 900 may be performed in parallel.

Fig. 10 is a block diagram of an example apparatus 1000 for wireless communication. The apparatus 1000 may be a UE, or the UE may include the apparatus 1000. In some aspects, the apparatus 1000 includes a receiving component 1002 and a transmitting component 1004 that can be in communication with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and/or one or more other components). As shown, apparatus 1000 may use a receiving component 1002 and a transmitting component 1004 to communicate with another apparatus 1006, such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device. As further shown, the apparatus 1000 may include a communication manager 140. The communications manager 140 may include a monitoring component 1008 and the like.

In some aspects, the apparatus 1000 may be configured to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with fig. 5-7. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1000 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein (such as process 800 of fig. 8) or a combination thereof. In some aspects, the apparatus 1000 and/or one or more components shown in fig. 10 may include one or more components of the UE described in connection with fig. 2. Additionally or alternatively, one or more of the components shown in fig. 10 may be implemented within one or more of the components described in connection with fig. 2. Additionally or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executed by a controller or processor to perform the functions or operations of the component.

The receiving component 1002 can receive a communication (such as a reference signal, control information, data communication, or a combination thereof) from the device 1006. The receiving component 1002 can provide the received communication to one or more other components of the apparatus 1000. In some aspects, the receiving component 1002 can perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplifying, demodulating, analog-to-digital converting, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalizing, interference cancellation or decoding, etc.) on the received communication and can provide the processed signal to one or more other components of the apparatus 1000. In some aspects, the reception component 1002 can include one or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, reception processors, controllers/processors, memory, or a combination thereof for the UE described in connection with fig. 2.

The transmission component 1004 can transmit communications (such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof) to the device 1006. In some aspects, one or more other components of apparatus 1000 may generate a communication and may provide the generated communication to transmission component 1004 for transmission to apparatus 1006. In some aspects, transmission component 1004 can perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplifying, modulating, digital-to-analog converting, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.) on the generated communication and can transmit the processed signal to device 1006. In some aspects, the transmission component 1004 can include one or more antennas, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers/processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the UE described in connection with fig. 2. In some aspects, the transmission component 1004 can be co-located with the reception component 1002 in a transceiver.

In some aspects, the receiving component 1002 can receive a broadcast message associated with an initial access (e.g., from the apparatus 1006). Accordingly, the monitoring component 1008 can monitor a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across slots based at least in part on the broadcast message for additional messages from the device 1006. In some aspects, the monitoring component 1008 may include one or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receive processors, controllers/processors, memories, or a combination thereof of the UE described above in connection with fig. 2.

In some aspects, the receiving component 1002 can receive scheduling information from the device 1006 in at least one of the set of monitoring occasions, e.g., the scheduling information can indicate a scheduling offset of greater than 1 and/or can be encoded using an SCS between 240 khz and 1.92 MHz. In some aspects, the receiving component 1002 can further receive SIB messages, RAR, and/or paging messages based at least in part on the scheduling information.

The number and arrangement of components shown in fig. 10 are provided as examples. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in fig. 10. Further, two or more components shown in fig. 10 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in fig. 10 may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, a set of components (e.g., one or more components) shown in fig. 10 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 11 is a block diagram of an example apparatus 1100 for wireless communications. The apparatus 1100 may be a base station, or the base station may comprise the apparatus 1100. In some aspects, apparatus 1100 includes a receiving component 1102 and a transmitting component 1104 that can be in communication with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and/or one or more other components). As shown, apparatus 1100 may use a receiving component 1102 and a transmitting component 1104 to communicate with another apparatus 1106, such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device. As further shown, the apparatus 1100 may include a communication manager 150. The communications manager 150 may include a determination component 1108 or the like.

In some aspects, the apparatus 1100 may be configured to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with fig. 5-7. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1100 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein (such as process 900 of fig. 9) or a combination thereof. In some aspects, apparatus 1100 and/or one or more components shown in fig. 11 may comprise one or more components of a base station described in connection with fig. 2. Additionally or alternatively, one or more of the components shown in fig. 11 may be implemented within one or more of the components described in connection with fig. 2. Additionally or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executed by a controller or processor to perform the functions or operations of the component.

The receiving component 1102 can receive a communication (such as a reference signal, control information, data communication, or a combination thereof) from a device 1106. The receiving component 1102 can provide the received communication to one or more other components of the apparatus 1100. In some aspects, the receiving component 1102 can perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplifying, demodulating, analog-to-digital converting, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalizing, interference cancellation or decoding, etc.) on the received communication and can provide the processed signal to one or more other components of the apparatus 1100. In some aspects, the receiving component 1102 can include one or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receive processors, controllers/processors, memory, or a combination thereof for a base station described in connection with fig. 2.

The transmission component 1104 can transmit a communication (such as a reference signal, control information, data communication, or a combination thereof) to the device 1106. In some aspects, one or more other components of apparatus 1100 may generate a communication and may provide the generated communication to transmission component 1104 for transmission to apparatus 1106. In some aspects, transmission component 1104 can perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplifying, modulating, digital-to-analog converting, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.) on the generated communication and can transmit the processed signal to device 1106. In some aspects, transmission component 1104 can include one or more antennas, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers/processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the base station described in connection with fig. 2. In some aspects, the transmission component 1104 may be co-located with the reception component 1102 in a transceiver.

In some aspects, the transmission component 1104 can transmit a broadcast message associated with the initial access to the device 1106. Additionally, the transmission component 1104 can transmit additional messages to the device 1106 based at least in part on the set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots. For example, the determining component 1108 may determine a set of monitoring opportunities based at least in part on the broadcast message. In some aspects, the determining component 1108 may include a MIMO detector, a receive processor, a transmit MIMO processor, a transmit processor, a controller/processor, a memory, or a combination thereof of the UE described above in connection with fig. 2.

In some aspects, the transmission component 1104 can transmit scheduling information in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions. For example, the scheduling information may indicate a scheduling offset greater than 1 and/or may be encoded using SCS between 240 khz and 1.92 MHz. Additionally, the additional message may include scheduling information. In some aspects, the transmission component 1104 may further transmit SIB messages, RARs, and/or paging messages based at least in part on the scheduling information.

In some aspects, the transmission component 1104 may transmit a repetition of the first scheduling information within a first set of consecutive repetitions included in the set of monitored clocks and/or a repetition of the second scheduling information within a second set of consecutive repetitions. Additionally or alternatively, in some aspects, the transmission component 1104 can transmit repetitions of the random access response across multiple time slots based at least in part on a set of possible values for an offset associated with the RAR window.

The number and arrangement of components shown in fig. 11 are provided as examples. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in fig. 11. Further, two or more components shown in fig. 11 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in fig. 11 may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, a set of components (e.g., one or more components) shown in fig. 11 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in fig. 11.

The following provides an overview of some aspects of the disclosure:

aspect 1: a wireless communication method performed by a User Equipment (UE), comprising: receiving a broadcast message associated with an initial access from a base station; and monitoring the set of monitor occasions that are non-consecutive across the time slots for additional messages from the base station based at least in part on the broadcast message.

Aspect 2: the method of aspect 1, wherein the broadcast message comprises a master information block message.

Aspect 3: the method of any one of aspects 1-2, further comprising: scheduling information encoded using a subcarrier spacing between 240kHz and 1.92MHz is received from the base station in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions.

Aspect 4: the method of any of aspects 1-3, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is monitored based at least in part on one or more bits of the broadcast message.

Aspect 5: the method of any one of aspects 1-4, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is monitored based at least in part on stored rules using one or more of subcarrier spacing, frequency or bandwidth indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 6: the method of any of aspects 1-5, wherein the broadcast message further indicates periodicity and offset associated with the set of monitoring opportunities.

Aspect 7: the method of any one of aspects 1 to 6, further comprising: scheduling information is received from the base station in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions, wherein the scheduling information indicates a scheduling offset of greater than 1.

Aspect 8: the method of any of aspects 1-7, wherein the set of monitoring occasions starts at an initial time slot based at least in part on a number of time slots per radio frame and a synchronization signal block index.

Aspect 9: the method of any of aspects 1-8, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a set of control resources.

Aspect 10: the method of aspect 9, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is included in a non-consecutive slotted pattern, and wherein the pattern is associated with an interval indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 11: the method of aspect 10, wherein the interval is based at least in part on a periodicity associated with the pattern, a number of Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) indexes, a number of search spaces per slot, or a combination thereof.

Aspect 12: the method of aspect 9, wherein the set of monitoring opportunities comprises at least a first set of consecutive repetitions and a second set of consecutive repetitions, and wherein the first set and the second set are separated by an interval indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 13: the method of aspect 12, wherein monitoring the set of monitoring opportunities comprises: at least one occasion from the first consecutive repetition set is monitored and one occasion selected from the second consecutive repetition set.

Aspect 14: the method of any of aspects 12 to 13, wherein monitoring the set of monitoring opportunities comprises: combining signals received in two or more occasions from the first consecutive repeated set to decode scheduling information from the base station; and combining signals received in two or more occasions from the second consecutive repetition set to decode the scheduling information from the base station.

Aspect 15: the method of any of aspects 12-14, wherein the first set includes a number of repetitions indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 16: the method of aspect 15, wherein the interval is based at least in part on a periodicity associated with the first consecutive repetition set and the first consecutive repetition set, a number of Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) indexes, a number of search spaces per slot, a number of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

Aspect 17: the method of any of aspects 15-16, wherein the set of monitoring occasions starts at an initial time slot based at least in part on a number of time slots per radio frame, a synchronization signal block index, and a number of repetitions.

Aspect 18: the method of any one of aspects 1 to 8, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is within a Random Access Response (RAR) window.

Aspect 19: the method of aspect 18, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is included in a non-consecutive slotted pattern, and wherein the pattern is associated with an interval indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 20: the method of aspect 19, wherein the RAR window has a length that is based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

Aspect 21: the method of aspect 20, wherein the length is further based at least in part on the spacing.

Aspect 22: the method of any of aspects 18 to 21, wherein the RAR window has an offset from an initial slot.

Aspect 23: the method of aspect 22, wherein the offset is based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

Aspect 24: the method of aspect 22, wherein the offset is based at least in part on a random number generated by the UE.

Aspect 25: the method of aspect 22, wherein the offset is based at least in part on a random access preamble index, a synchronization signal block index, a slot index associated with the RAR window, a cell index associated with the base station, or a combination thereof.

Aspect 26: the method of any of aspects 1-8, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with paging occasions.

Aspect 27: the method of claim 26, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is included in a non-consecutive slotted pattern, and wherein the pattern is associated with an interval based at least in part on a number of transmitted synchronization signal blocks, a periodicity associated with the pattern, or a combination thereof.

Aspect 28: the method of any one of aspects 1 to 27, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

Aspect 29: the method of aspect 28, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 0-PDCCH Common Search Space (CSS) or a type 0A-PDCCH CSS.

Aspect 30: the method of aspect 29, further comprising: receiving scheduling information from the base station in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions; and receiving a system information block message from the base station based at least in part on the scheduling information.

Aspect 31: the method of aspect 28, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 1-PDCCH common search space.

Aspect 32: the method of aspect 31, further comprising: receiving scheduling information from the base station in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions; and receiving a random access response from the base station based at least in part on the scheduling information.

Aspect 33: the method of aspect 28, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 2-PDCCH common search space.

Aspect 34: the method of aspect 33, further comprising: receiving scheduling information from the base station in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions; and receiving a paging message from the base station based at least in part on the scheduling information.

Aspect 35: a wireless communication method performed by a base station, comprising: transmitting a broadcast message associated with the initial access to a User Equipment (UE); and transmitting an additional message to the UE based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message.

Aspect 36: the method of aspect 35, wherein the broadcast message comprises a master information block message.

Aspect 37: the method of any one of aspects 35 to 36, further comprising: scheduling information encoded using a subcarrier spacing between 240kHz and 1.92MHz is transmitted in at least one of the set of monitoring occasions.

Aspect 38: the method of any of aspects 35-37, wherein one or more bits of the broadcast message indicate that the set of monitoring occasions is non-consecutive across slots.

Aspect 39: the method of aspect 38, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is non-consecutive across time slots based at least in part on a stored rule using one or more of subcarrier spacing, frequency or bandwidth indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 40: the method of any of aspects 35 to 39, wherein the broadcast message further indicates periodicity and offset associated with the set of monitoring opportunities.

Aspect 41: the method of any one of aspects 35 to 40, further comprising: scheduling information is transmitted in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions, wherein the scheduling information indicates a scheduling offset of greater than 1.

Aspect 42: the method of any of aspects 35-41, wherein the set of monitoring occasions starts at an initial time slot based at least in part on a number of time slots per radio frame and a synchronization signal block index.

Aspect 43: the method of any of aspects 35 to 42, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a set of control resources.

Aspect 44: the method of aspect 43, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is included in a non-consecutive slotted pattern, and wherein the pattern is associated with an interval indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 45: the method of aspect 44, wherein the interval is based at least in part on a periodicity associated with the pattern, a number of Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) indexes, a number of search spaces per slot, or a combination thereof.

Aspect 46: the method of aspect 43, wherein the set of monitoring opportunities comprises at least a first set of consecutive repetitions and a second set of consecutive repetitions, and wherein the first set and the second set are separated by an interval indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 47: the method of aspect 46, further comprising: transmitting a repetition of the first scheduling information within the first set of consecutive repetitions; and transmitting a repetition of the second scheduling information within the second consecutive repetition set.

Aspect 48: the method of aspect 47, wherein the repetition of the first scheduling information is an equivalent repetition.

Aspect 49: the method of aspect 47, wherein the repetition of the first scheduling information is an equivalent repetition.

Aspect 50: the method of any of aspects 46-49, wherein the first set includes a number of repetitions indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 51: the method of aspect 50, wherein the interval is based at least in part on a periodicity associated with the first consecutive repetition set and the first consecutive repetition set, a number of Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) indexes, a number of search spaces per slot, a number of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

Aspect 52: the method of any of aspects 50-51, wherein the set of monitoring occasions starts at an initial time slot based at least in part on a number of time slots per radio frame, a synchronization signal block index, and a number of repetitions.

Aspect 53: the method of any one of aspects 35 to 42, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is within a Random Access Response (RAR) window.

Aspect 54: the method of aspect 53, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is included in a non-consecutive slotted pattern, and wherein the pattern is associated with an interval indicated in the broadcast message.

Aspect 55: the method of aspect 54, wherein the RAR window has a length that is based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

Aspect 56: the method of aspect 55, wherein the length is further based at least in part on the spacing.

Aspect 57: the method of any one of aspects 53-56, wherein the RAR window has an offset from an initial slot.

Aspect 58: the method of aspect 57, wherein the offset is based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

Aspect 59: the method of aspect 58, further comprising: a repetition of the random access response is transmitted across the plurality of time slots based at least in part on the set of possible values for the offset.

Aspect 60: the method of aspect 57, wherein the offset is based at least in part on a random access preamble index, a synchronization signal block index, a slot index associated with the RAR window, a cell index associated with the base station, or a combination thereof.

Aspect 61: the method of any of aspects 35-42, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with paging occasions.

Aspect 62: the method of aspect 61, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is included in a non-consecutive slotted pattern, and wherein the pattern is associated with an interval that is based at least in part on a number of transmitted synchronization signal blocks, a periodicity associated with the pattern, or a combination thereof.

Aspect 63: the method of any one of aspects 1 to 62, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

Aspect 64: the method of aspect 63, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 0-PDCCH Common Search Space (CSS) or a type 0A-PDCCH CSS.

Aspect 65: the method of aspect 64, further comprising: transmitting scheduling information in at least one monitoring occasion in the set of monitoring occasions; and transmitting a system information block message based at least in part on the scheduling information.

Aspect 66: the method of aspect 63, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 1-PDCCH common search space.

Aspect 67: the method of aspect 66, further comprising: transmitting scheduling information in at least one monitoring occasion in the set of monitoring occasions; and transmitting a random access response based at least in part on the scheduling information.

Aspect 68: the method of aspect 63, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 2-PDCCH common search space.

Aspect 69: the method of aspect 68, further comprising: transmitting scheduling information in at least one monitoring occasion in the set of monitoring occasions; and transmitting a paging message based at least in part on the scheduling information.

Aspect 70: an apparatus for wireless communication at a device, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform the method of one or more of aspects 1-34.

Aspect 71: an apparatus for wireless communication comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to perform the method of one or more of aspects 1-34.

Aspect 72: an apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing the method of one or more of aspects 1-34.

Aspect 73: a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform a method as in one or more of aspects 1-34.

Aspect 74: a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method of one or more of aspects 1-34.

Aspect 75: an apparatus for wireless communication at a device, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform a method as in one or more of aspects 35-69.

Aspect 76: an apparatus for wireless communication comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to perform the method of one or more of aspects 35-69.

Aspect 77: an apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing the method of one or more of aspects 35-69.

Aspect 78: a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform a method as in one or more of aspects 35-69.

Aspect 79: a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform a method of one or more of aspects 35-69.

The foregoing disclosure provides insight and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit aspects to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the various aspects.

As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly interpreted as hardware and/or a combination of hardware and software. "software" should be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code segments, program code, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, and/or functions, etc., whether described in software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or other terminology. As used herein, a "processor" is implemented in hardware, and/or a combination of hardware and software. It will be apparent that the systems and/or methods described herein may be implemented in different forms of hardware, and/or combinations of hardware and software. The actual specialized control hardware or software code used to implement the systems and/or methods is not limiting of the aspects. Thus, the operation and behavior of the systems and/or methods were described herein without reference to the specific software code-as one of ordinary skill in the art would understand that software and hardware could be designed to implement the systems and/or methods based at least in part on the description herein.

As used herein, a "meeting a threshold" may refer to a value greater than a threshold, greater than or equal to a threshold, less than or equal to a threshold, not equal to a threshold, etc., depending on the context.

Although specific combinations of features are recited in the claims and/or disclosed in the specification, such combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of the various aspects. Many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in the claims and/or disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of the various aspects includes each dependent claim combined with each other claim of the set of claims. As used herein, a phrase referring to a list of items "at least one of" refers to any combination of these items, including individual members. As an example, "at least one of a, b, or c" is intended to encompass: a. b, c, a+b, a+c, b+c, and a+b+c, as well as any combination having multiple identical elements (e.g., a+a, a+a+a, a+a+b, a+a+c, a+b+b, a+c+c b+b, b+b+b, b+b+c, c+c, and c+c+c, or any other ordering of a, b and c).

No element, act, or instruction used herein should be construed as critical or essential unless explicitly described as such. Moreover, as used herein, the articles "a" and "an" are intended to include one or more items, and may be used interchangeably with "one or more". Furthermore, as used herein, the article "the" is intended to include one or more items referenced in conjunction with the article "the" and may be used interchangeably with "one or more". Furthermore, as used herein, the terms "set" and "group" are intended to include one or more items, and may be used interchangeably with "one or more". Where only one item is intended, the phrase "only one" or similar language is used. Also, as used herein, the terms "having," "containing," "including," and the like are intended to be open ended terms that do not limit the element they modify (e.g., the element "having" a may also have B). Furthermore, the phrase "based on" is intended to mean "based, at least in part, on" unless explicitly stated otherwise. Also, as used herein, the term "or" when used in a sequence is intended to be inclusive and may be used interchangeably with "and/or" unless otherwise specifically stated (e.g., where used in conjunction with "any one of" or "only one of").

Claims

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

receiving a broadcast message associated with an initial access from a base station; and

a set of monitoring opportunities that are non-consecutive across slots is monitored for additional messages from the base station based at least in part on the broadcast message.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the broadcast message comprises a master information block message.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

scheduling information encoded using a subcarrier spacing between 240kHz and 1.92MHz is received from the base station in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is monitored based at least in part on a stored rule of usage of subcarrier spacing.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receiving scheduling information from the base station in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions,

Wherein the scheduling information indicates a scheduling offset of greater than 1.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of monitoring occasions starts at an initial time slot based at least in part on a number of time slots per radio frame and a synchronization signal block index.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a set of control resources.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is within a Random Access Response (RAR) window.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the RAR window has a length based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the RAR window has an offset from an initial slot.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the offset is based at least in part on a configuration from the base station.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the offset is based at least in part on a random access preamble index, a synchronization signal block index, a slot index associated with the RAR window, a cell index associated with the base station, or a combination thereof.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with paging occasions.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 0-PDCCH Common Search Space (CSS) or a type 0A-PDCCH CSS.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receiving scheduling information from the base station in at least one monitoring occasion of the set of monitoring occasions; and

a system information block message is received from the base station based at least in part on the scheduling information.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 1-PDCCH common search space.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

a random access response is received from the base station based at least in part on the scheduling information.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 2-PDCCH common search space.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

a paging message is received from the base station based at least in part on the scheduling information.

21. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

a memory; and

transmitting a broadcast message associated with the initial access to a User Equipment (UE); and

an additional message is transmitted to the UE based at least in part on a set of monitoring occasions that are non-consecutive across time slots and based at least in part on the broadcast message.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

scheduling information encoded using a subcarrier spacing between 240kHz and 1.92MHz is transmitted in at least one monitoring occasion in the set of monitoring occasions.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is non-consecutive across slots based at least in part on a stored rule of use subcarrier spacing.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a set of control resources.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is within a Random Access Response (RAR) window.

26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with paging occasions.

27. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the set of monitoring occasions is associated with a type 0-PDCCH Common Search Space (CSS), a type 0A-PDCCH CSS, a type 1-PDCCH CSS, or a type 2-PDCCH CSS.

29. A wireless communication method performed by a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

30. A wireless communication method performed by a base station, comprising: