This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for flexible intra-symbol
multiplexing of DMRS of different antenna ports for single carrier waveforms. A
base station may transmit one or more DMRSs within a symbol and provide an intra-symbol
guard interval prior to each of the one or more DMRSs. The intra-symbol
guard interval may have a duration that is based on a duration of a CP. A UE may receive the one or more
demodulation reference signals DMRSs within the symbol based on the intra-symbol
guard interval prior to each of the one or more DMRSs, and perform a channel
estimation based on at least one of the one or more DMRSs.