Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may employ a multiplexing configuration based on latency and efficiency considerations. The base station may transmit a resource grant, a signal indicating the length of a downlink (DL) transmission time interval (TTI), and a signal indicating the length of a subsequent uplink (UL) TTI to one or more user equipment (UEs). The base station may dynamically select a new multiplexing configuration by, for example, setting the length of an UL TTI to zero or assigning multiple UEs resources in the same DL TTI. Latency may also be reduced by employing block feedback, such as block hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback. A UE may determine and transmit HARQ feedback for each transport block (TB) of a set of TBs, which may be based on a time duration of a downlink TTI.

Abstract: Channel feedback for non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems may be reported by determining a measurement set of transmission strategies for channel feedback for a non-orthogonal channel. Estimates of channel quality for downlink transmissions to the UE corresponding to respective transmission strategies of the measurement set may then be determined. A channel feedback report may then be sent. The channel feedback report may include indicators of channel quality for a subset of the measurement set of transmission strategies.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for reference signal transmissions and transmit power ratio determination in non-orthogonal transmissions. A traffic-to-pilot power ratio (TPR) may be determined for a base layer for a non-orthogonal channel and another TPR may be determined for an enhancement layer for the non-orthogonal channel. Reference signal transmissions may be transmitted by a base station at a reference signal transmission power, and a user equipment (UE) may estimate channel quality for the base layer or the enhancement layer based at least in part on an energy level of the received reference signal and one or more of the first TPR or the second TPR. A base station may transmit TPR signaling that may indicate one or more TPR values for one or both of the base layer or enhancement layer.

Abstract: Techniques are described for preempting resource allocations to one or more UEs in the event that delay sensitive data is received. A resource allocation of a number of symbols may be granted to a first user equipment (UE) for first associated data to be transmitted. Subsequently, data may be received for a second UE that is more delay sensitive than the first data. The resource allocation to the first UE may be preempted, and resources allocated to the second UE for the second data within a variable length transmission time interval (TTI) of the resource allocation to the first UE. UEs may monitor for preemption during transmissions to other UEs in order to receive new resource grants associated with the preempted resource grant. Whether a UE monitors transmissions for preemption may be determined based on a quality or service (QoS) of the UE.

Abstract: Techniques are described for conveying identification information in a preamble transmission. A transmission burst may be generated for transmission over a wireless medium. The transmission burst may include the preamble and a body portion. The preamble may include identification information associated with at least one of a transmitting device or a category of data bring transmitted. The transmission burst may then be transmitted over the wireless medium.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes receiving position location reference signals (PRSs) from multiple remote radio heads (RRHs) and a macro eNodeB having a same physical cell identity (PCI). Each PRS is a same PRS. Additionally, the PRSs from the multiple RRHs are received on subframes that are different from subframes used by the macro eNodeB. Furthermore, each PRS does not indicate a source of transmission. The method also includes determining a time difference between the received PRSs.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method includes identifying a configuration of a downlink subframe in a shared radio frequency spectrum band, and generating, based at least in part on the configuration of the downlink subframe, a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) for the downlink subframe. A second method includes dynamically determining a presence of a CRS in a downlink subframe in a shared radio frequency spectrum band, and performing at least one operation during the downlink subframe in response to the dynamic determination.

Abstract: A data channel is received on a forward link in wireless communication, during operation in a mode that permits transmission of a gated pilot. The gated pilot is transmitted on a reverse link if no other transmissions are being sent on the reverse link. Otherwise, a full pilot is transmitted on the reverse link.

Abstract: A communication environment with carrier aggregation (CA) is disclosed in which a UE is configured for communication at a first time with a first network node via a primary component carrier (PCC) and a second network node via a secondary CC (SCC). At a second time, the UE is configured for communication with a third network node via the SCC at a second time. The UE maintains communication with the first network node via the PCC without triggering handover at the UE during the establishing communication with the third network node.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for reference signal design in wireless communications. A base station may select a reference signal density scheme from a set of available density schemes associated with a port count. The reference signal density scheme may also be selected based on the category of the mobile device receiving the reference signal transmissions. The reference signal density scheme may be a higher density reference signal density scheme or a lower density reference signal density scheme, where the higher density reference signal density scheme includes more reference signal resource elements per subframe. The mobile device may determine the reference signal density scheme based on characteristics of a channel. The higher density reference signal density scheme may provide additional channel estimation opportunities for the mobile device. In some cases, the mobile device sends the channel estimated based on the received reference signals to the base station.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication may include identifying interference at a first node operating in a shared radio frequency spectrum band. The interference may be caused by a second node operating in the shared radio frequency spectrum band. The second node may operate asynchronously to the first node in the shared radio frequency spectrum band. The method may also include adaptively enabling, based at least in part on the identified interference, a synchronization of the first node with at least a third node in the shared radio frequency spectrum band.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in connection with specifying a traffic-to-pilot (T/P) ratio per subframe and/or resource block to allow a base station to transmit over the subframes and/or resource blocks using varying transmit powers. In one example, a device communicating with the base station can receive a plurality of T/P ratios each related to a power used by the base station to transmit over one of a plurality of carriers in a specific subframe or resource block, determine a power of a reference signal received from the base station over a carrier of the plurality of carriers, and process a data signal received over the carrier within the specific subframe or resource block based in part on applying, to the power of the reference signal, a T/P ratio of the plurality of T/P ratios corresponding to the carrier.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method includes receiving from a base station an indication of a set of one or more uplink interlaces of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band allocated for a sounding reference signal, and transmitting the sounding reference signal for a user equipment (UE) over the indicated set of one or more uplink interlaces of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. A second method includes receiving an indication of an interlace of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band allocated for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and transmitting a scheduling request and a buffer status report over the indicated interlace.

Abstract: Contention-based uplink communications within a wireless communications system are provided in which a user equipment (UE) may transmit data to a base station autonomously, and thereby reduce delay with established procedures for allocating uplink resources to a UE. A base station may allocate contention-based uplink resources from a set of available uplink resources. A UE may determine that data is to be transmitted using contention-based uplink resources, identify available contention-based resources allocated by the base station, and may autonomously transmit the data using the allocated contention-based resources. The contention-based uplink resources may include a subset of available physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resources. The contention-based PUSCH resources may include allocated bins, and a UE may select CB-PUSCH resources from one of the bins for transmission of the uplink data.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for control plane measurements in a wireless device. The wireless device may perform, on signals received over an unlicensed spectrum across multiple sub-frames, radio resource management (RRM) measurements of a cell. The wireless device may identify one or both of a first subset of the RRM measurements associated with a first subset of the sub-frames including opportunistic transmissions and a second subset of the RRM measurements associated with a second subset of the sub-frames including guaranteed transmissions. The wireless device may determine one or more RRM measurement values based on one or both of the first subset of the RRM measurements and the second subset of the RRM measurements. The wireless device may similarly perform radio link management (RLM) measurements and determine RLM measurement values based on the first and second subsets. The wireless device may also use timers for uplink transmissions to detect radio link failures.

Abstract: In an unlicensed band, different types of interference may be experienced by user equipments (UEs), and a serving evolved Node B (eNB) may not be aware of the interference types affecting a UE. Therefore, aspects presented herein provide UE assisted interference learning, in which the UE detects an interfering signal and reports information such as the interference level and properties of the interfering signal to a serving eNB. Another aspects presented herein provide for an eNB which receives, from one or more UEs, information indicating properties of each of at least one interfering signals experienced by the UEs, such as interference types affecting the UEs. The eNB further uses the information received from the UE, including the wireless technology type to determine the properties of its downlink transmission and the length of the contention window leading up to its downlink transmission.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques that may be used to help enable low latency communications between a user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) using quick uplink channels that enable a reduced transmission time interval (TTI). Additionally, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for managing communications in a wireless communication system, for example, by using enhanced downlink control channels.

Abstract: An example data structure for managing user equipment communications in a wireless communications system is presented, as well as methods and apparatuses configured to implement the data structure. For instance, the data structure may include a downlink subframe comprising two slots and including one or more quick downlink channels having a single-slot transmission time interval. In addition, the example data structure may include one or more resource element blocks each comprising one or more resource elements into which a frequency bandwidth is divided within one or both of the two slots, wherein each of the one or more resource element blocks comprises a control channel region or a data channel region. Furthermore, the example data structure may include one or more resource grants, located within one or more control channel regions, for one or more user equipment served by the one or more quick downlink channels.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes winning a contention for access to an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, transmitting a request message upon winning the contention for access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, and receiving a response message over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The request message is transmitted by a user equipment (UE) on an enhanced physical random access channel (ePRACH), to access a cell that operates in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The response message is received in response to transmitting the request message.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to communicating in a wireless network. An uplink resource grant can be received from a network entity for communicating in the wireless network. A transmission time interval (TTI) for an uplink transmission within a subframe based on the uplink resource grant can be determined, wherein the TTI comprises one or more symbols which are a subset of a plurality of symbols in the subframe. Communications can be transmitted to the network entity over resources specified in the uplink resource grant during the TTI.