Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives an indication for transmitting a particular DMRS sequence in an uplink transmission. The particular DMRS sequence is time domain based. The UE generates the particular DMRS sequence. The UE modulates the particular DMRS sequence to obtain a set of symbols. The UE maps a plurality of symbols of the set of symbols to a plurality of subcarriers. The UE transmits the plurality of symbols on the plurality of subcarriers.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE measures one or more reference signals to determine a channel state on a channel including M delay taps. The UE determines a first precoder matrix for selecting a set of beams from L beams transmitted from the base station on the channel. The UE determines a second precoder matrix for combining the set of beams. The second precoder matrix includes at least two groups of coefficients each including coefficients being normalized based on a respective reference coefficient. Each coefficient corresponds to a respective one beam of the L beams at a particular polarization on a respective one delay tap of the M delay taps. The UE quantizes coefficients of the second precoder. The UE transmits an indication of the second precoder matrix having quantized coefficients.

Abstract: Techniques and examples pertaining to enhanced Type II channel state information (CSI) in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives, from a network node of a wireless network, one or more reference signals via a communication link between the UE and the network node. The UE constructs a precoder such that a number of selected beams for a plurality of delay taps is reduced. The UE also constructs a linear combination-based CSI feedback by utilizing the precoder such that overhead in the CSI feedback is reduced compared to a case in which the number of selected beams for the plurality of delay taps is not reduced. The UE then transmits the CSI feedback to the network node.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE measures one or more reference signals to determine a channel state on a channel including M delay taps. The UE determines a first precoder matrix for selecting a set of beams from L beams transmitted from the base station on the channel. The UE determines a second precoder matrix for combining the set of beams. The second precoder matrix includes at least two groups of coefficients each including coefficients being normalized based on a respective reference coefficient. Each coefficient corresponds to a respective one beam of the L beams at a particular polarization on a respective one delay tap of the M delay taps. The UE quantizes coefficients of the second precoder. The UE transmits an indication of the second precoder matrix having quantized coefficients.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives an indication for transmitting a particular DMRS sequence in an uplink transmission. The particular DMRS sequence is time domain based. The UE generates the particular DMRS sequence. The UE modulates the particular DMRS sequence to obtain a set of symbols. The UE maps a plurality of symbols of the set of symbols to a plurality of subcarriers. The UE transmits the plurality of symbols on the plurality of subcarriers.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives an indication for transmitting a particular DMRS sequence in an uplink transmission. The particular DMRS sequence is time domain based. The UE determines an adjustment to a base DMRS sequence for generating the particular DMRS sequence. The UE generates the particular DMRS sequence based on the adjustment and the base DMRS sequence. The UE modulates the particular DMRS sequence to obtain a set of symbols. The UE maps a plurality of symbols of the set of symbols to a plurality of subcarriers. The UE transmits the plurality of symbols on the plurality of subcarriers.

Abstract: Various solutions with respect to codebook-based uplink transmission in wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) stores information with respect to a plurality of permutations with respect to a mapping between a plurality of sounding reference signal (SRS) resources and a plurality of antenna ports at the UE. The UE receives signaling from a network node of a wireless network. The signaling contains an index identifying a permutation among the plurality of permutations. The UE performs an uplink transmission of data to the network node using one or more SRS resources of the plurality of SRS resources and one or more antenna ports of the plurality of antenna ports according to the identified permutation.

Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to reference signals with low power imbalance and low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) in mobile communications are described. A processor of an apparatus generates a multi-port multi-symbol reference signal (RS). The processor then controls a transmitter to transmit the multi-port multi-symbol RS through a plurality of antenna ports. In generating the multi-port multi-symbol RS, the processor performs either or both of: (1) modifying a time-domain orthogonal cover code (TD-OCC) pattern for code-division multiplexing (CDM) with respect to the multi-port multi-symbol RS such that time-domain power imbalance is reduced; and (2) performing a permutation on a respective sequence of each CDM group of a plurality of CDM groups with respect to the multi-port multi-symbol RS such that a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) is reduced.

Abstract: Techniques and examples pertaining to enhanced Type II channel state information (CSI) in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives, from a network node of a wireless network, one or more reference signals via a communication link between the UE and the network node. The UE constructs a precoder such that a number of selected beams for a plurality of delay taps is reduced. The UE also constructs a linear combination-based CSI feedback by utilizing the precoder such that overhead in the CSI feedback is reduced compared to a case in which the number of selected beams for the plurality of delay taps is not reduced. The UE then transmits the CSI feedback to the network node.

Abstract: Various solutions with respect to codebook-based uplink transmission in wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) generates a codebook comprising a plurality of precoders. The UE processes information using the codebook and transmits the processed information to a network node of a wireless network. In generating the codebook, the UE selects a candidate precoder from a single-stage codebook or a dual-stage codebook and performs a permutation on the candidate precoder.

Abstract: Various solutions with respect to codebook-based uplink transmission in wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives a first signal from a network node of a wireless network, with the first signal selecting one or more codewords or a codebook from a plurality of different codebooks within a master codebook as allowed precoders at transmission ranks. The UE also receives a second signal from the network node, with the second signal selecting a precoder among the allowed precoders for uplink (UL) transmission. The UE then processes data using the selected precoder and performs an UL transmission of the processed data to the network node.

Abstract: Techniques, schemes and examples pertaining to sequence design for synchronization and device identification in mobile communication systems are described. A processor of an apparatus generates a set of root sequences and also generates a set of signature sequences from the set of root sequences. The processor then transmits a signal comprising one or more of the signature sequences to a receiving device via a wireless channel. Each signature sequence of the set of signature sequences identifies the apparatus.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE reports, to a base station, a transmit capability of the UE. The UE receives, from the base station, a first signaling indicating a subset of codewords in a codebook and a second signaling selecting one of the codewords in the subset for precoding an uplink channel for transmission through a plurality of antenna ports over one or more spatial layers.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus that includes a baseband processing circuit and a transmitting circuit. The baseband processing circuit is configured to encode a reference signal based on a specific sequence to generate a digital stream. The specific sequence has non-zero values at selected positions, and the number of coincidences of non-zero value positions between the specific sequence and a shifted copy of the specific sequence is smaller than a threshold. The transmitting circuit is configured to transmit wireless signals in response to the digital stream.

Abstract: Various examples pertaining to multi-transmit/receive point (TRP) interference control in wireless communications are described. A processor of a user equipment (UE) receives, from a network node, a downlink measurement reference signal and configures an interference measurement resource (IMR) associated with a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource of the UE based on the DL measurement reference signal. The processor measures a channel response of a communication channel between the UE and the network node. The processor also measures an interference using the IMR. The processor then generates a precoder based on the measured channel response and the measured interference. The processor further performs an uplink transmission to the network node using the precoder.

Abstract: Various solutions with respect to codebook-based uplink transmission in wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) stores information with respect to a plurality of permutations with respect to a mapping between a plurality of sounding reference signal (SRS) resources and a plurality of antenna ports at the UE. The UE receives signaling from a network node of a wireless network. The signaling contains an index identifying a permutation among the plurality of permutations. The UE performs an uplink transmission of data to the network node using one or more SRS resources of the plurality of SRS resources and one or more antenna ports of the plurality of antenna ports according to the identified permutation.

Abstract: Various solutions with respect to codebook-based uplink transmission in wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) generates a codebook comprising a plurality of precoders. The UE processes information using the codebook and transmits the processed information to a network node of a wireless network. In generating the codebook, the UE selects a candidate precoder from a single-stage codebook or a dual-stage codebook and performs a permutation on the candidate precoder.

Abstract: Various solutions with respect to codebook-based uplink transmission in wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives a first signal from a network node of a wireless network, with the first signal selecting one or more codewords or a codebook from a plurality of different codebooks within a master codebook as allowed precoders at transmission ranks. The UE also receives a second signal from the network node, with the second signal selecting a precoder among the allowed precoders for uplink (UL) transmission. The UE then processes data using the selected precoder and performs an UL transmission of the processed data to the network node.

Abstract: Techniques, schemes and examples pertaining to sequence design for synchronization and device identification in mobile communication systems are described. A processor of an apparatus generates a set of root sequences and also generates a set of signature sequences from the set of root sequences. The processor then transmits a signal comprising one or more of the signature sequences to a receiving device via a wireless channel. Each signature sequence of the set of signature sequences identifies the apparatus.

Abstract: Techniques, schemes and examples pertaining to using even-length sequence for synchronization and device identification in wireless communications are described. A processor of an apparatus can generate a signal containing at least an even-length Zadoff-Chu (ZC) sequence and transmit the signal to a receiving device. The even-length ZC sequence identifies the apparatus, carries information for signaling, or functions in time-frequency synchronization. The processor can also receive a signal containing at least an even-length ZC sequence and detect the even-length ZC sequence in the received signal.