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• aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and to techniques and apparatuses for extended demodulation reference signal (DMRS) scrambling identifier for DMRS communication in uplink grant free transmission.
• DMRS extended demodulation reference signal
• Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasts.
• Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access technologies capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, and/or the like).
• multiple-access technologies 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 a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
• UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
• a wireless communication network may include a number of base stations (BSs) that can support communication for a number of user equipment (UEs).
• a user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station (BS) via the downlink and uplink.
• the downlink (or forward link) refers to the communication link from the BS to the UE
• the uplink (or reverse link) refers to the communication link from the UE to the BS.
• a BS may be referred to as a Node B, a gNB, an access point (AP), a radio head, a transmit receive point (TRP), a New Radio (NR) BS, a 5G Node B, and/or the like.
• New Radio which may also be referred to as 5G, is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
• 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
• NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectral efficiency, lowering costs, improving services, making use of new spectrum, and better integrating with other open standards using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with a cyclic prefix (CP) (CP-OFDM) on the downlink (DF), using CP-OFDM and/or SC-FDM (e.g., also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink (UF), as well as supporting beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation.
• OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
• CP-OFDM with a cyclic prefix
• SC-FDM e.g., also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)
• DFT-s-OFDM discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM
• MIMO multiple-input multiple-output
• a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment includes receiving, from a base station (BS), information identifying a quantity of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequences supported per antenna panel of the BS; and transmitting a DMRS communication having one or more DMRS sequences configured based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel and scrambled using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that is based at least in part on a physical random access channel preamble.
• BS base station
• DMRS demodulation reference signal
• a UE for wireless communication includes a memory and one or more processors coupled with the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to receive, from a BS, information identifying a quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel of the BS; and transmit a DMRS communication having one or more DMRS sequences configured based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel and scrambled using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that is based at least in part on a physical random access channel preamble.
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication includes one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, cause the one or more processors to receive, from a BS, information identifying a quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel of the BS; and transmit a DMRS communication having one or more DMRS sequences configured based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel and scrambled using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that is based at least in part on a physical random access channel preamble
• an apparatus for wireless communication includes means for receiving, from a BS, information identifying a quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel of the BS; and means for transmitting a DMRS communication having one or more DMRS sequences configured based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel and scrambled using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that is based at least in part on a physical random access channel preamble.
• 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 specification.
• Fig. 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a wireless communication network, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a base station in communication with a UE in a wireless communication network, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a channel structure for transmitting a physical random access channel (PRACH) message type A (msgA), in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• PRACH physical random access channel
• Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a resource mapping for transmitting a PRACH msgA, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmit chain for transmitting a PRACH msgA, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier for DMRS communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a user equipment, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a wireless network 100 in which aspects of the present disclosure may be practiced.
• the wireless network 100 may be an LTE network or some other wireless network, such as a 5G or NR network.
• the wireless network 100 may include a number of BSs 110 (shown as BS 110a, BS 110b, BS 110c, and BS 1 lOd) and other network entities.
• a BS is an entity that communicates with user equipment (UEs) and may also be referred to as a base station, a NR BS, a Node B, a gNB, a 5G node B (NB), an access point, a transmit receive point (TRP), and/or the like.
• Each BS may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area.
• the term “cell” can refer to a coverage area of a BS and/or a BS subsystem serving this coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.
• a BS may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, 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 with service subscription.
• a pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription.
• a femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs having association with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG)).
• CSG closed subscriber group
• a BS for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro BS.
• a BS for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico BS.
• a BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS.
• a BS 110a may be a macro BS for a macro cell 102a
• a BS 110b may be a pico BS for a pico cell 102b
• a BS 110c may be a femto BS for a femto cell 102c.
• a BS may support one or multiple (e.g., three) cells.
• the terms “eNB”, “base station”, “NR BS”, “gNB”, “TRP”, “AP”, “node B”, “5G NB”, and “cell” may be used interchangeably herein.
• a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of the cell may move according to the location of a mobile BS.
• the BSs may be interconnected to one another and/or to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces such as a direct physical connection, a virtual network, and/or the like using any suitable transport network.
• Wireless network 100 may also include relay stations.
• a relay station is an entity that can receive a transmission of data from an upstream station (e.g., a BS or a UE) and send a transmission of the data to a downstream station (e.g., a UE or a BS).
• a relay station may also be a UE that can relay transmissions for other UEs.
• a relay station 1 lOd may communicate with macro BS 110a and a UE 120d in order to facilitate communication between BS 110a and UE 120d.
• a relay station may also be referred to as a relay BS, a relay base station, a relay, and/or the like.
• Wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes BSs of different types, e.g., macro BSs, pico BSs, femto BSs, relay BSs, and/or the like. These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different impacts on interference in wireless network 100.
• macro BSs may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 to 40 watts) whereas pico BSs, femto BSs, and relay BSs may have lower transmit power levels (e.g., 0.1 to 2 watts).
• a network controller 130 may couple to a set of BSs and may provide coordination and control for these BSs.
• Network controller 130 may communicate with the BSs via a backhaul.
• the BSs may also communicate with one another (directly or indirectly) via a wireless or wireline backhaul.
• UEs 120 may be dispersed throughout wireless network 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile.
• a UE may also be referred to as an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, a subscriber unit, a station, and/or the like.
• a UE may be a cellular phone (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, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device or equipment, biometric sensors/devices, wearable devices (smart watches, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wrist bands, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music or video device, or a satellite radio), a vehicular component or sensor, smart meters/sensors, industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, or any other suitable device that is configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.
• a cellular phone e.g., a smart phone
• PDA personal digital assistant
• WLL wireless local loop
• MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, location tags, and/or the like, that may communicate with a base station, another device (e.g., remote device), or some other entity.
• a wireless node may provide, for example, connectivity for or to a network (e.g., a wide area network such as Internet or a cellular network) via a wired or wireless communication link.
• Some UEs may be considered Intemet-of-Things (IoT) devices, and/or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things) devices. Some UEs may be considered a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE).
• CPE Customer Premises Equipment
• UE 120 may be included inside a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as processor components, memory components, and/or the like.
• a RAT may also be referred to as a radio technology, an air interface, and/or the like.
• a frequency may also be referred to as a carrier, a frequency channel, and/or the like. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area in order to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs.
• NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.
• two or more UEs 120 may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g., without using a base station 110 as an intermediary to communicate with one another).
• the UEs 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communications, device-to-device (D2D) communications, a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocol (e.g., which may include a vehicle-to- vehicle (V2V) protocol, a vehicle -to-infrastructure (V2I) protocol, vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocol, and/or the like), a mesh network, and/or the like).
• V2X vehicle-to-everything
• the UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and/or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by the base station 110.
• Fig. 1 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 1.
• Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of a design 200 of base station 110 and UE 120, which may be one of the base stations and one of the UEs in Fig. 1.
• Base station 110 may be equipped with T antennas 234a through 234t
• UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas 252a through 252r, where in general T > 1 and R > 1.
• a transmit processor 220 may receive data from a data source 212 for one or more UEs, select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE, process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for each UE based at least in part on the MCS(s) selected for the UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs. Transmit processor 220 may also process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) and/or the like) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, upper layer signaling, and/or the like) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols.
• MCS modulation and coding schemes
• CQIs channel quality indicators
• Transmit processor 220 may also process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) and/or the like) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, upper layer signal
• Transmit processor 220 may also generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., the cell-specific reference signal (CRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and secondary synchronization signal (SSS)).
• a transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide T output symbol streams to T modulators (MODs) 232a through 232t. Each modulator 232 may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM and/or the like) to obtain an output sample stream.
• Each modulator 232 may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal.
• T downlink signals from modulators 232a through 232t may be transmitted via T antennas 234a through 234t, respectively.
• the synchronization signals can be generated with location encoding to convey additional information.
• antennas 252a through 252r may receive the downlink signals from base station 110 and/or other base stations and may provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a through 254r, respectively.
• Each demodulator 254 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a received signal to obtain input samples.
• Each demodulator 254 may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM and/or the like) to obtain received symbols.
• a MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from all R demodulators 254a through 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide detected symbols.
• a receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 120 to a data sink 260, and provide decoded control information and system information to a controller/processor 280.
• a channel processor may determine reference signal received power (RSRP), received signal strength indicator (RSSI), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), channel quality indicator (CQI), and/or the like.
• RSRP reference signal received power
• RSSI received signal strength indicator
• RSRQ reference signal received quality indicator
• CQI channel quality indicator
• one or more components of UE 120 may be included in a housing.
• a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 and control information (e.g., for reports comprising RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, CQI, and/or the like) from controller/processor 280. Transmit processor 264 may also 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 modulators 254a through 254r (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM, CP-OFDM, and/or the like), and transmitted to base station 110.
• control information e.g., for reports comprising RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, CQI, and/or the like
• Transmit processor 264 may also 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 modulators 254a through 254r (e.g., for DFT-
• the uplink signals from UE 120 and other UEs may be received by antennas 234, processed by demodulators 232, detected by a MIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processed by a receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by UE 120.
• Receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 and the decoded control information to controller/processor 240.
• Base station 110 may include communication unit 244 and communicate to network controller 130 via communication unit 244.
• Network controller 130 may include communication unit 294, controller/processor 290, and memory 292.
• Controller/processor 240 of base station 110, controller/processor 280 of UE 120, and/or any other component(s) of Fig. 2 may perform one or more techniques associated with using an extended demodulation reference signal (DMRS) scrambling identifier for DMRS communication, as described in more detail elsewhere herein.
• controller/processor 240 of base station 110, controller/processor 280 of UE 120, and/or any other com pone nt(s) of Fig. 2 may perform or direct operations of, for example, process 700 of Fig. 7 and/or other processes as described herein.
• Memories 242 and 282 may store data and program codes for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively.
• memory 242 and/or memory 282 may comprise a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication.
• the one or more instructions when executed by one or more processors of the base station 110 and/or the UE 120, may perform or direct operations of, for example, process 700 of Fig. 7 and/or other processes as described herein.
• a scheduler 246 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink and/or uplink.
• UE 120 may include means for receiving, from a base station (e.g., BS 110), information identifying a quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel of the BS or means for transmitting a DMRS communication having one or more DMRS sequences configured based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel and scrambled using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that is based at least in part on a physical random access channel preamble, among other examples.
• such means may include one or more components of UE 120 described in connection with Fig. 2, such as controller/processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, and/or the like.
• Fig. 2 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 2.
• Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 of a channel structure for transmitting a physical random access channel (PRACH) message type A (msgA), in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• PRACH physical random access channel
• a channel structure for transmitting a PRACH msgA may include resources allocated for a preamble section ( msgA Preamble) and a payload section (msgA payload).
• the preamble section which may include a cyclic prefix (CP), is in time and frequency resources allocated for PRACH transmission ( TPRACH ).
• TPRACH time and frequency resources allocated for PRACH transmission
• the channel structure may include time and frequency resources allocated as a guard period and/or a gap period (T G.I and T gap,2 , respectively) to enable transitioning of a transmit chain from msgA preamble transmission to msgA payload transmission.
• the msgA payload section may include a DMRS transmission that is multiplexed with a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, as described in more detail herein.
• the msgA payload section may include a guard period (To , 2 ) to enable a UE to transition from transmitting the PRACH msgA to transmitting another communication or receiving a communication.
• Fig. 3 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with respect to Fig. 3.
• Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of a resource mapping for transmitting a PRACH msgA, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• a msgA transmission occasion may include time resources and frequency resources that map to a synchronization signal block (SSB) of a set of SSBs.
• the msgA transmission occasion may occur in an initial or an active uplink bandwidth part (BWP) and may include a random access channel (RACH) slot with a set of RACH occasions (ROs).
• the msgA transmission occasion may include one or more different types of PUSCH configurations, such as an msgA PUSCH configuration #1 and an msgA PUSCH configuration #2.
• a BS may configure, when a UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state or an RRC inactive state, a first set of two different transport block sizes (TBSs) for the msgA PUSCH in a system information.
• the first set of two different TBSs may be configured for transmission in an initial BWP.
• the BS may configure, when the UE is in an RRC connected state, a second set of two different TBSs for the msgA PUSCH.
• the BS may configure the second set of TBSs in RRC signaling for an active bandwidth part (e.g., which may be the same or different from the initial bandwidth part).
• the UE may select a particular TBS based at least in part on a layer 1 reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement, a content of a msgA data buffer, a satisfaction of a msgA group size parameter, and/or the like.
• RSRP layer 1 reference signal received power
• Fig. 4 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with respect to Fig. 4.
• Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 of a transmit chain for transmitting a PRACH msgA, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• a UE such as UE 120, may include a transmit chain for transmitting msgA.
• the UE may receive, at the transmit chain, a payload and cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and may perform channel coding and rate matching on the payload and CRC to generate bits for transmission.
• CRC cyclic redundancy check
• the UE may use a scrambling sequence to scramble bits of the payload and CRC.
• the bit scrambling module may use a scrambling sequence of the form:
• C mit RA-RNTI x 2 16 + RAPID x 2 10 + n ID , where represents an initial value of the scrambling sequence, RA-R TI is a random access (RA) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), and nm represents an initialization value based at least in part on a UE identifier.
• RA-RNTI random access
• RNTI radio network temporary identifier
• the UE may perform linear modulation and, in some cases, transform precoding, as described in more detail herein. After linear modulation (and transform precoding, in some cases), the UE may perform inverse fast- Fourier-transform (IFFT) processing. After IFFT processing, the UE may multiplex a DMRS with the payload and CRC (e.g., symbols generated based at least in part on bits thereof).
• IFFT inverse fast- Fourier-transform
• the UE may perform radio resource mapping to generate a msgA preamble based at least in part on a PRACH preamble and a msgA payload based at least in part on the payload and CRC and the DMRS.
• a UE may generate the DMRS for multiplexing with content of msgA using a DMRS scrambling identifier.
• the UE may determine the DMRS scrambling identifier based at least in part on a waveform of a corresponding physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the msgA.
• PUSCH physical uplink shared channel
• a DMRS scrambling identifier based at least in part on a PUSCH waveform e.g., a discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-s-OFDM) waveform or a cyclic prefix orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CP- OFDM) waveform
• DFT-s-OFDM discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
• CP- OFDM cyclic prefix orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
• some aspects described herein enable the UE to use an extended DMRS scrambling identifier, for a DMRS, that is determined based at least in part on a scrambling identifier for a msgA PUSCH that is to be multiplexed with the DMRS.
• the UE may determine the extended DMRS scrambling identifier based at least in part on the PRACH preamble, as shown. In this way, by reusing the PRACH preamble for determining the extended DMRS scrambling identifier, the UE reduces a likelihood of collision with increasing a processing and/or memory utilization associated with using other types of dedicated DMRS scrambling identifier for various waveforms.
• the UE may determine the extended DMRS scrambling identifier based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences that are supported per antenna panel of the BS.
• the UE may map the PRACH preamble to a PUSCH resource unit (PRU) to determine the extended DMRS scrambling identifier and perform a DMRS generation procedure. In this way, the UE may generate an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that reduces a likelihood of collision during CBRA-based two-step RACH.
• PRU PUSCH resource unit
• Fig. 5 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with respect to Fig. 5.
• Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 of using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier for DMRS communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 6, example 600 includes a BS 110 in communication with a UE 120.
• UE 120 may receive information identifying the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel of BS 110.
• BS 110 may transmit information identifying the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel to a group of UEs 120 that includes the UE.
• UE 120 may receive DMRS sequence configuration information from BS 110 based at least in part on BS 110 configuring one or more DMRS sequences for a DMRS communication (e.g., by using a ‘msgA-ScramblingIDO’ parameter or a ‘msgA-ScramblinglDU parameter, or by configuring one or more additional DMRS positions, among other examples).
• BS 110 may configure the one or more DMRS sequences based at least in part on a quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel.
• UE 120 may receive information indicating that BS 110 supports 4 DMRS sequences per antenna panel, 8 DMRS sequences per antenna panel, and/or the like.
• a quantity of DMRS sequences may correspond to a quantity of DMRS scrambling identifiers (e.g., extended DMRS scrambling identifiers) supported per antenna panel.
• BS 110 may configure the extended DMRS scrambling identifiers on a per antenna port basis and provide system information or RRC signaling to UE 120 to identify the configured extended DMRS scrambling identifiers.
• UE 120 may configure one or more DMRS sequences for a DMRS communication. For example, UE 120 may configure the one or more DMRS sequences based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel. Additionally, or alternatively, UE 120 may configure the one or more DMRS sequences based at least in part on a PRACH preamble. For example, UE 120 may scramble the one or more DMRS sequences using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that is based at least in part on the PRACH preamble.
• UE 120 may reuse a scrambling identifier of a msgA PUSCH that is to be transmitted together with the DMRS communication, as described above.
• UE 120 may map the PRACH preamble to a PRU to reuse the scrambling identifier of the msgA PUSCH for the extended DMRS scrambling identifier.
• UE 120 may support one or more different possible mapping ratios. For example, UE 120 may determine the mapping ratio based at least in part on a quantity of PRACH sequences assigned for a msgA preamble on valid RACH occasions (ROs) and a quantity of PRUs assigned for msgA payload on valid PUSCH occasions (POs). In some aspects, UE 120 may determine the mapping ratio based at least in part on a received broadcast from BS 110 (e.g., of a system information) or via RRC signaling from BS 110.
• BS 110 e.g., of a system information
• UE 120 may determine the mapping ratio based at least in part on a validation rule and a mapping order (e.g., received from BS 110).
• each msgA PUSCH configuration in an initial or active bandwidth part may be associated with a single mapping ratio, and different msgA PUSCH configurations may have different mapping ratios.
• the mapping ratio may be valid for at least a mapping period between msgA ROs and msgA PUSCH POs. In this case, the mapping period may be a common multiple of an S SB to RO association pattern period for each msgA PUSCH configuration.
• UE 120 may generate the DMRS communication using a particular DMRS pattern. For example, UE 120 may generate a type-I DMRS pattern-based DMRS, a type-II DMRS pattern-based DMRS, and/or the like.
• UE 120 may determine the extended DMRS scrambling identifier based at least in part on a type of waveform for a transmission that includes the msgA PUSCH and the DMRS communication. For example, for a CP-OFDM waveform and when transform precoding is not enabled, UE 120 may determine the extended DMRS scrambling identifier based at least in part on an equation of the form: 2 10 + n ID .
• UE 120 reuses the bit scrambling sequence applied to the payload and CRC of the msgA, as described above. Additionally, or alternatively, UE 120 may determine the extended DMRS scrambling identifier based at least in part on an equation of the form: where / is the OFDM symbol number within a slot, n s is the slot number within a frame, and ( ) is an inner quantity operator (e.g., truncating an inner quantity to K most significant bits (MSBs) or least significant bits (LSBs)). In this case, UE 120 determines the extended DMRS scrambling identifier based at least in part on the bit scrambling sequence, a symbol number for the DMRS, a slot number for the DMRS, and/or the like.
• MSBs most significant bits
• LSBs least significant bits
• support for CP-OFDM or DFT-s-OFDM waveforms may correspond to UE 120 determining whether to apply transform precoding for PUSCH transmission (e.g., using CP-OFDM may correspond to not using transform precoding, and using DFT-s-OFDM may correspond to using transform precoding).
• UE 120 may transmit the DMRS communication. For example, based at least in part on configuring the DMRS sequences using the extended DMRS scrambling identifier, UE 120 may transmit a DMRS multiplexed with a msgA PUSCH. In this way, BS 110 and UE 120 reduce a likelihood collision between DMRSs in CBRA-based two-step RACH.
• Fig. 6 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with respect to Fig. 6.
• Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, by a UE, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
• Example process 700 is an example where the UE (e.g., UE 120 and/or the like) performs operations associated with using an extended demodulation reference signal scrambling identifier for demodulation reference signal communication.
• the UE e.g., UE 120 and/or the like
• process 700 may include receiving, from a BS, information identifying a quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel of the BS (block 710).
• the UE e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, or controller/processor 280, among other examples
• process 700 may include transmitting a DMRS communication, with one or more DMRS sequences configured based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel and scrambled using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that is based at least in part on a physical random access channel preamble (block 720).
• the UE may transmit a DMRS communication, with one or more DMRS sequences configured based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel and scrambled using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that is based at least in part on a physical random access channel preamble, as described above.
• Process 700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
• process 700 includes configuring the one or more DMRS sequences, which includes generating a waveform for the DMRS communication, where the waveform for the DMRS communication is a cyclic -prefix orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CP-OFDM) waveform or a discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-s-OFDM) waveform.
• CP-OFDM cyclic -prefix orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
• DFT-s-OFDM discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
• the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel is 4 or 8.
• a DMRS pattern of the one or more DMRS sequences is a Type-I DMRS pattern or a Type-II DMRS pattern.
• configuring the one or more DMRS sequences includes mapping the physical random access channel preamble to a physical uplink shared channel resource unit including the one or more DMRS sequences in connection with a mapping ratio within a mapping period between preamble and PUSCH resource unit.
• the DMRS communication is associated with a physical uplink shared channel with transform precoding.
• the DMRS communication is associated with a physical uplink shared channel without transform precoding.
• the extended DMRS scrambling identifier is based at least in part on a physical uplink shared channel scrambling identifier of a physical random access channel message associated with the physical random access channel preamble.
• the extended DMRS scrambling identifier is configured on a per antenna port basis via a system information or radio resource control transmission.
• process 700 may include determining the mapping ratio based at least in part on at least one of a received system information transmission from the BS, a received radio resource control transmission from the BS, a set of validation rules, or a mapping order.
• the mapping ratio is defined for a PUSCH configuration, such that each PUSCH configuration, of a plurality of PUSCH configurations, in an initial or active bandwidth part is associated with a single mapping ratio.
• a first PUSCH configuration of the plurality of PUSCH configurations is associated with a different mapping ratio than a second PUSCH configuration of the plurality of PUSCH configurations.
• the mapping period is based at least in part on a synchronization signal block to resource occasion association pattern period.
• process 700 may include configuring the one or more DMRS sequences for the DMRS communication based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel and the physical random access channel preamble; and transmitting the DMRS communication may include transmitting the DMRS communication based at least in part on configuring the one or more DMRS sequences for the DMRS communication.
• process 700 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 7. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 700 may be performed in parallel.
• the term “component” is intended to be broadly construed as hardware, firmware, and/or a combination of hardware and software.
• a processor is implemented in hardware, firmware, and/or a combination of hardware and software.
• satisfying a threshold may, depending on the context, refer to a value being greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, and/or the like.
• “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, and a-b-c, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (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).

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