Method and apparatus for zone-based signaling in new radio

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for zone-based signaling in new radio. Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. According to one or more aspects, a device (such as a user equipment (UE)) may receive a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones. The UE may identify at least one zone associated with the UE in the one or more zones based on receiving the signal. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may identify multiple zones associated with the UE in the one or more zones. The UE may select a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and the identified zones associated with the UE. The UE may decode the one or more selected channel transmission portions and may communicate based on the one or more decoded channel transmission portions.

Description

[0001] Cross-references

[0002] This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 881,671, filed by Chen et al. on August 1, 2019, entitled “Zone-Based Signaling in New Radio,” and U.S. Patent Application No. 16 / 931,267, filed by Chen et al. on July 16, 2020, entitled “Zone-Based Signaling in New Radio,” each of which is assigned to the assignee of this application and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0003] background

[0004] The following relates generally to wireless communications, and more particularly to zone-based signaling in New Radio (NR).

[0005] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content, such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and the like. These systems can support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power). Examples of such multiple-access systems include fourth-generation (4G) systems (such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, Advanced LTE (LTE-A) systems, or LTE-A Pro systems), and fifth-generation (5G) systems, which may be referred to as NR systems. These systems may employ various technologies, such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), or discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM).

[0006] A wireless multiple-access communication system may include several base stations or network access nodes, each of which simultaneously supports communications for multiple communication devices, which may also be referred to as user equipment (UE). Some wireless communication systems (e.g., NR systems) may support high-throughput and low-latency communications. However, some techniques for supporting high-throughput and low-latency communications may have limitations in some implementations.

[0007] Overview

[0008] The described techniques relate to improved methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses for supporting zone-based signaling in New Radio (NR). Generally, the described techniques provide for enhancing the reliability of communication links in NR systems. Specifically, the described techniques provide for zone-based signaling in wireless communication systems associated with high data rates and low latency. According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, feedback (e.g., batch-based feedback) may be provided, wherein a user equipment (UE) may receive a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones. For example, a geographic area may be divided into one or more zones, and a base station may indicate the division information using a signal including the one or more channel transmission portions. Additionally or alternatively, the base station may map the one or more channel transmission portions to one or more zones. Based on receiving the signal, the UE may identify at least one zone associated with the UE. In some cases, the UE may identify multiple zones associated with the UE. In some cases, based on identifying at least one zone, the UE may select at least one of the one or more channel transmission portions. The UE may decode the selected at least one channel transmission portion and communicate using the decoded at least one channel transmission portion.

[0009] A method of wireless communication at a first device is described. The method may include: receiving a signal from a second device including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones; identifying at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with the first device based on receiving the signal; selecting a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device; and communicating with the second device based on selecting the channel transmission portion.

[0010] An apparatus for wireless communication at a first device is described. The apparatus may include a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a signal from a second device including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones; identify at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with the first device based on receiving the signal; select a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device; and communicate with the second device based on selecting the channel transmission portion.

[0011] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a first device is described. The apparatus may include means for: receiving a signal from a second device including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones; identifying at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with the first device based on receiving the signal; selecting a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device; and communicating with the second device based on selecting the channel transmission portion.

[0012] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a first device is described. The code may include instructions executable by a processor to: receive a signal from a second device including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones; identify at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with the first device based on receiving the signal; select a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device; and communicate with the second device based on selecting the channel transmission portion.

[0013] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for decoding a channel transmission portion to identify at least one code block, wherein communicating with a second device may be based on decoding the channel transmission portion. Some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for determining a correlation between the channel transmission portion and at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting the channel transmission portion may be based on the correlation.

[0014] Some examples of the methods, apparatus (equipment) and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, apparatus or instructions for: selecting a second channel transmission portion based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device; and combining the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion to generate a combined channel transmission portion, wherein communication with the second device may be based on the combined channel transmission portion.

[0015] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for determining a correlation between the second channel transmission portion and at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting the second channel transmission portion may be based on the correlation. Some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for determining that the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion may be separately encoded, wherein communicating with the second device may be based on the determination.

[0016] Some examples of the methods, apparatus (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for: identifying one or more streams associated with one or more zones based on receiving the signal, wherein each of the one or more streams may be associated with a corresponding information type related to the one or more zones, and selecting at least one of the one or more streams based on identifying the one or more streams and at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting a channel transmission portion may be based on selecting a stream. In some examples of the methods, apparatus (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the corresponding information type related to the one or more zones includes mapping information associated with the one or more zones, object information associated with the one or more zones, text information associated with a set of objects in each of the one or more zones, graphic information associated with a set of objects in each of the one or more zones, or a combination thereof.

[0017] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the number of flows in a first one of the one or more zones may be different from the number of flows in a second one of the one or more zones. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the number of flows in a first one of the one or more zones may be the same as the number of flows in a second one of the one or more zones.

[0018] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, a flow type in a first zone of the one or more zones may be different from a flow type in a second zone of the one or more zones. Some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for determining a cyclic redundancy check value associated with one or more information bits in a channel transmission portion, wherein communicating with a second device may be based on determining the cyclic redundancy check value.

[0019] Some examples of the methods, apparatus (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, apparatus, or instructions for: selecting a second channel transmission portion based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device; and determining a cyclic redundancy check value associated with the total amount of information bits in the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion, wherein communicating with the second device may be based on determining the cyclic redundancy check value.

[0020] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for the following actions: receiving a second signal indicating one or more zones from a second device. Some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for the following actions: transmitting a third signal indicating at least one zone associated with the first device to the second device in response to receiving the second signal, wherein selecting the channel transmission portion may be based on transmitting the second signal.

[0021] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the signal and the second signal may be the same signal. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the second signal includes information related to the division of one or more zones. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the second signal may be a radio resource control signal.

[0022] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the signal and the second signal may be separate signals. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion in one or more channel transmission portions may be associated with the same physical downlink shared channel. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion in one or more channel transmission portions may be associated with different physical downlink shared channels.

[0023] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions include overlapping information. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the signal comprising the one or more channel transmission portions can be periodic, event-triggered, or both.

[0024] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the periodicity of the signal may be based on a rate of change of information associated with one or more zones and a latency requirement associated with the first device. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the signal comprises a broadcast signal, a multicast signal, or a unicast signal.

[0025] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, one or more channel transmission portions may be frequency-division multiplexed, time-division multiplexed, space-division multiplexed, or a combination thereof. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, one or more channel transmission portions may be interleaved or non-interleaved.

[0026] A method of wirelessly communicating at a second device is described. The method may include transmitting a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones to a first set of devices; identifying at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with a first device in the first set of devices based on transmitting the signal; and communicating with the first device based on a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions.

[0027] An apparatus for wireless communication at a second device is described. The apparatus may include a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones to a first set of devices; identify, based on transmitting the signal, at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with a first device in the first set of devices; and communicate with the first device based on a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions.

[0028] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a second device is described. The apparatus may include means for transmitting a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones to a first set of devices; identifying at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with a first device in the first set of devices based on transmitting the signal; and communicating with the first device based on a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions.

[0029] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a second device is described. The code may include instructions executable by a processor to: transmit a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones to a first set of devices; identify at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with a first device in the first set of devices based on transmitting the signal; and communicate with the first device based on a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions.

[0030] Some examples of the methods, apparatus (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, apparatus, or instructions for determining one or more streams associated with one or more zones, wherein each of the one or more streams may be associated with a corresponding information type related to the one or more zones, and wherein transmitting the signal further comprises transmitting the one or more streams.

[0031] In some examples of the methods, apparatus (equipment) and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the corresponding information types related to one or more regions include mapping information associated with one or more regions, object information associated with one or more regions, text information associated with a set of objects in each of one or more regions, graphic information associated with a set of objects in each of one or more regions, or a combination thereof.

[0032] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the number of flows in a first one of the one or more zones may be different from the number of flows in a second one of the one or more zones. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the number of flows in a first one of the one or more zones may be the same as the number of flows in a second one of the one or more zones.

[0033] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the type of flow in a first one or more zones may be different from the type of flow in a second one of the one or more zones. Some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for the following actions: transmitting a second signal indicating one or more zones to the first device. Some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for the following actions: receiving, in response to transmitting the second signal, a third signal indicating at least one zone associated with the first device from the first device.

[0034] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the signal and the second signal may be the same signal. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the second signal includes information related to the division of one or more zones. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the second signal may be a radio resource control signal.

[0035] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the signal and the second signal may be separate signals. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions may be associated with the same physical downlink shared channel.

[0036] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions may be associated with different physical downlink shared channels. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions include overlapping information.

[0037] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transient computer-readable media described herein, the signal comprising one or more channel transmission portions may be periodic, event-triggered, or both. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transient computer-readable media described herein, the periodicity of the signal may be based on a rate of change of information associated with one or more zones and a latency requirement associated with the first device. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transient computer-readable media described herein, the signal comprises a broadcast signal, a multicast signal, or a unicast signal.

[0038] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, one or more channel transmission portions may be frequency-division multiplexed, time-division multiplexed, space-division multiplexed, or a combination thereof. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses (equipment), and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, one or more channel transmission portions may be interleaved or non-interleaved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communication system supporting zone-based signaling in New Radio (NR) in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0041] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0042] Figure 3 An example of signaling supporting zone-based signaling in NR is illustrated in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0043] Figure 4 An example of a process flow supporting zone-based signaling in NR is illustrated in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0044] Figure 5 and 6 A block diagram of a device supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0045] Figure 7 A block diagram of a communication manager supporting zone-based signaling in NR is shown, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0046] Figure 8 A diagram of a system including devices supporting zone-based signaling in NR is shown in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0047] Figure 9 and 10 A block diagram of a device supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0048] Figure 11 A block diagram of a communication manager supporting zone-based signaling in NR is shown, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0049] Figure 12 A diagram of a system including devices supporting zone-based signaling in NR is shown in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0050] Figures 13 to 15 A flowchart illustrating a method for supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0051] Detailed description

[0052] User equipment (UE) in wireless communication systems (such as New Radio (NR) systems or Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems) may support applications associated with high throughput and low latency. In particular, wireless communication systems supporting extended reality (XR) applications may be associated with high data rate requirements and strict delay budgets. This poses a challenge for wireless communication systems to provide high data rates with low latency while maximizing cellular cell efficiency. Some described aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, devices, or apparatuses that facilitate improved zone-based signaling in NR systems. In some applications, UEs located in a common geographic area may share some similar communication needs. Other wireless communication systems may not provide some signals (such as multicast, unicast, or broadcast signals) for a set of UEs located in a common area (such as in the same room or the same area). One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide signals for a set of UEs in the same zone as an alternative to using unicast with dedicated resources for each UE in the set of UEs. Therefore, the present disclosure relates to introducing a mechanism to organize each transmission (such as a broadcast or multicast transmission) into one or more channel transmission parts, where the one or more channel transmission parts can be mapped to different zones. In some examples, these different zones may be mapped within geographic areas.

[0053] In some examples, the techniques described herein may enable a UE in a wireless communication system supporting XR applications to receive a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more regions (e.g., within a geographic region). In some cases, a base station may divide a geographic region into one or more regions and may map one or more channel transmission portions to at least some of the one or more regions (e.g., one or more channel transmission portions mapped to the corresponding one or more regions). In some cases, the base station may use separate signals to indicate the division of the one or more regions and the one or more channel transmission portions. Alternatively, the base station may use the same signal to indicate the division of the one or more regions or one or more of the one or more channel transmission portions. The UE may receive the signal and may identify at least one region associated with the UE. In some cases, the UE may identify multiple regions associated with the UE. For example, the UE may identify multiple regions included in the one or more regions indicated by the base station. The UE may be configured to identify the one or more regions based on, for example, the geographic location of the UE. In some cases, based on identifying at least one region, the UE may select at least one of the one or more channel transmission portions. In some cases, the UE may select multiple channel transmission parts, where each channel transmission part may correspond to a respective zone selected by the UE. According to one or more aspects, the UE may decode the selected channel transmission part (or multiple channel transmission parts) and communicate based on the decoded channel transmission part.

[0054] Various aspects of the present disclosure are initially described in the context of wireless communication systems. Various aspects of the present disclosure are further illustrated and described by and with reference to apparatus diagrams, system diagrams, and flow diagrams related to zone-based signaling in NR.

[0055] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communication system 100 supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to various aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The wireless communication system 100 includes a base station 105, a UE 115, and a core network 130. In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 can be an LTE network, an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network, an LTE-A Pro network, or an NR network. In some cases, the wireless communication system 100 can support enhanced broadband communication, ultra-reliable (e.g., mission-critical) communication, low-latency communication, or communication with low-cost and low-complexity devices.

[0056] The base station 105 may communicate wirelessly with the UE 115 via one or more base station antennas. The base station 105 described herein may include or may be referred to by those skilled in the art as a base transceiver station, a radio base station, an access point, a radio transceiver, a Node B, an evolved Node B (eNB), a next-generation Node B, or a gigabit Node B (any of which may be referred to as a gNB), a Home Node B, a Home eNode B, or some other suitable terminology. The wireless communication system 100 may include different types of base stations 105 (e.g., macro cell base stations or small cell base stations). The UE 115 described herein may be capable of communicating with various types of base stations 105 and network equipment (including macro eNBs, small cell eNBs, gNBs, relay base stations, etc.).

[0057] Each base station 105 may be associated with a particular geographic coverage area 110 in which it supports communications with various UEs 115. Each base station 105 may provide communication coverage for the corresponding geographic coverage area 110 via a communication link 125, and the communication link 125 between the base station 105 and the UE 115 may utilize one or more carriers. The communication link 125 shown in the wireless communication system 100 may include an uplink transmission from the UE 115 to the base station 105, or a downlink transmission from the base station 105 to the UE 115. Downlink transmissions may also be referred to as forward link transmissions, while uplink transmissions may also be referred to as reverse link transmissions.

[0058] The geographic coverage area 110 of a base station 105 can be divided into sectors that constitute a portion of the geographic coverage area 110, and each sector can be associated with a cell. For example, each base station 105 can provide communication coverage for a macrocell, a small cell, a hotspot, or other types of cells, or various combinations thereof. In some examples, the base station 105 can be mobile and, therefore, provide communication coverage for a mobile geographic coverage area 110. In some examples, different geographic coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies can overlap, and the overlapping geographic coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies can be supported by the same base station 105 or different base stations 105. The wireless communication system 100 can include, for example, a heterogeneous LTE / LTE-A / LTE-A Pro or NR network, in which different types of base stations 105 provide coverage for various geographic coverage areas 110.

[0059] The term "cell" refers to a logical communication entity used to communicate with base station 105 (e.g., on a carrier) and may be associated with an identifier to distinguish between adjacent cells operating via the same or different carriers (e.g., a physical cell identifier (PCID), a virtual cell identifier (VCID)). In some examples, a carrier may support multiple cells, and different cells may be configured according to different protocol types (e.g., machine type communication (MTC), narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT), enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), or other) that may provide access to different types of devices. In some cases, the term "cell" may refer to a portion (e.g., a sector) of a geographic coverage area 110 on which the logical entity operates.

[0060] UEs 115 may be dispersed throughout the wireless communication system 100, and each UE 115 may be stationary or mobile. UE 115 may also be referred to as a mobile device, wireless device, remote device, handheld device, or subscriber device, or some other suitable term, where "device" may also be referred to as a unit, station, terminal, or client. UE 115 may also be a personal electronic device, such as a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or a personal computer. In some examples, UE 115 may also refer to a wireless local loop (WLL) station, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an Internet of Everything (IoE) device, or an MTC device, etc., which may be implemented in various items (such as appliances, vehicles, meters, etc.).

[0061] Some UEs 115, such as MTC or IoT devices, may be low-cost or low-complexity devices and may provide automated communication between machines (e.g., via machine-to-machine (M2M) communication). M2M communication or MTC may refer to data communication technology that allows devices to communicate with each other or with a base station 105 without human intervention. In some examples, M2M communication or MTC may include communications from devices that incorporate sensors or meters to measure or capture information and relay that information to a central server or application, which may utilize the information or present it to a person interacting with the program or application. Some UEs 115 may be designed to collect information or implement automated behavior of machines. Examples of applications for MTC devices include smart metering, inventory monitoring, water level monitoring, equipment monitoring, healthcare monitoring, wilderness survival monitoring, weather and geographic event monitoring, queue management and tracking, remote security sensing, physical access control, and transaction-based commercial charging.

[0062] Some UEs 115 may be configured to employ a reduced power consumption mode of operation, such as half-duplex communication (e.g., a mode that supports one-way communication via transmission or reception but not simultaneous transmission and reception). In some examples, half-duplex communication may be performed with a reduced peak rate. Other power saving techniques for UEs 115 include entering a power saving "deep sleep" mode when not engaged in active communications, or operating over a limited bandwidth (e.g., in accordance with narrowband communications). In some cases, UEs 115 may be designed to support critical functions (e.g., mission-critical functions), and the wireless communication system 100 may be configured to provide ultra-reliable communication for these functions.

[0063] In some cases, a UE 115 may also be able to communicate directly with other UEs 115 (e.g., using a peer-to-peer (P2P) or device-to-device (D2D) protocol). One or more UEs in a group of UEs 115 utilizing D2D communication may be within the geographic coverage area 110 of the base station 105. Other UEs 115 in the group may be outside the geographic coverage area 110 of the base station 105 or otherwise unable to receive transmissions from the base station 105. In some cases, each group of UEs 115 communicating via D2D communication may utilize a one-to-many (1:M) system, in which each UE 115 transmits to each other UE 115 in the group. In some cases, the base station 105 facilitates the scheduling of resources for the D2D communication. In other cases, the D2D communication is performed between the UEs 115 without involving the base station 105.

[0064] The base stations 105 can communicate with the core network 130 and with each other. For example, the base stations 105 can interface with the core network 130 via a backhaul link 132 (e.g., via S1, N2, N3, or other interfaces). The base stations 105 can communicate with each other directly (e.g., directly between the base stations 105) or indirectly (e.g., via the core network 130) on a backhaul link 134 (e.g., via X2, Xn, or other interfaces).

[0065] The core network 130 may provide user authentication, access authorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. The core network 130 may be an evolved packet core (EPC), which may include at least one mobility management entity (MME), at least one serving gateway (S-GW), and at least one packet data network (PDN) gateway (P-GW). The MME may manage non-access stratum (e.g., control plane) functions such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management for UEs 115 served by base stations 105 associated with the EPC. User IP packets may be delivered through the S-GW, which itself may be connected to the P-GW. The P-GW may provide IP address allocation and other functions. The P-GW may be connected to network operator IP services. Operator IP services may include access to the Internet, an intranet, an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS), or packet switched (PS) streaming services.

[0066] At least some network devices (such as base stations 105) may include subcomponents, such as access network entities, which may be examples of access node controllers (ANCs). Each access network entity may communicate with various UEs 115 through a number of other access network transport entities, which may be referred to as radio heads, smart radio heads, or transmit / receive points (TRPs). In some configurations, the various functions of each access network entity or base station 105 may be distributed across various network devices (e.g., radio heads and access network controllers) or consolidated into a single network device (e.g., base station 105).

[0067] The wireless communication system 100 can operate using one or more frequency bands, typically in the range of 300 megahertz (MHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz). Generally speaking, the 300 MHz to 3 GHz region is referred to as the ultra-high frequency (UHF) region or the decimeter band because the wavelengths range from approximately 1 decimeter to 1 meter long. UHF waves can be blocked or redirected by buildings and environmental features. However, these waves can penetrate various structures sufficiently for macrocells to provide service to UEs 115 located indoors. Transmissions using UHF waves can be associated with smaller antennas and a shorter range (e.g., less than 100 km) compared to transmissions using the lower frequencies and longer wavelengths in the high frequency (HF) or very high frequency (VHF) portions of the spectrum below 300 MHz.

[0068] The wireless communication system 100 may also operate in the Super High Frequency (SHF) region using frequency bands from 3 GHz to 30 GHz (also known as centimeter bands). The SHF region includes frequency bands that may be opportunistically used by devices that may be able to tolerate interference from other users, such as the 5 GHz Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band.

[0069] The wireless communication system 100 may also operate in the extremely high frequency (EHF) region of the spectrum (e.g., from 30 GHz to 300 GHz), which is also referred to as the millimeter band. In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may support millimeter wave (mmW) communications between the UE 115 and the base station 105, and the EHF antennas of the corresponding devices may be even smaller and more closely spaced than the UHF antennas. In some cases, this may facilitate the use of antenna arrays within the UE 115. However, the propagation of EHF transmissions may be subject to even greater atmospheric attenuation and a shorter range than SHF or UHF transmissions. The technology disclosed herein may be employed across transmissions using one or more different frequency regions, and the use of frequency bands specified across these frequency regions may differ by country or regulatory agency.

[0070] In some cases, the wireless communication system 100 may utilize both licensed and unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands. For example, the wireless communication system 100 may employ license assisted access (LAA), LTE unlicensed (LTE-U) radio access technology, or NR technology in an unlicensed frequency band (such as the 5 GHz ISM band). When operating in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, wireless devices (such as base stations 105 and UEs 115) may employ a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure to ensure that the frequency channel is clear before transmitting data. In some cases, operations in the unlicensed band may be based on a carrier aggregation configuration (e.g., LAA) in conjunction with component carriers operating in the licensed band. Operations in the unlicensed spectrum may include downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, peer-to-peer transmissions, or a combination of these. Duplexing in the unlicensed spectrum may be based on frequency division duplexing (FDD), time division duplexing (TDD), or a combination of the two.

[0071] In some examples, base station 105 or UE 115 may be equipped with multiple antennas, which may be used to employ techniques such as transmit diversity, receive diversity, multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) communication, or beamforming. For example, wireless communication system 100 may employ a transmission scheme between a transmitting device (e.g., base station 105) and a receiving device (e.g., UE 115), where the transmitting device is equipped with multiple antennas and the receiving device is equipped with one or more antennas. MIMO communication may exploit multipath signal propagation to increase spectral efficiency by transmitting or receiving multiple signals via different spatial layers, which may be referred to as spatial multiplexing. For example, a transmitting device may transmit multiple signals via different antennas or different antenna combinations. Similarly, a receiving device may receive multiple signals via different antennas or different antenna combinations. Each of these multiple signals may be referred to as a separate spatial stream and may carry bits associated with the same data stream (e.g., the same codeword) or different data streams. Different spatial layers may be associated with different antenna ports for channel measurement and reporting. MIMO technology includes single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO), in which multiple spatial layers are transmitted to the same receiving device, and multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), in which multiple spatial layers are transmitted to multiple devices.

[0072] Beamforming (which may also be referred to as spatial filtering, directional transmission, or directional reception) is a signal processing technique that can be used at a transmitting device or a receiving device (e.g., a base station 105 or a UE 115) to shape or steer an antenna beam (e.g., a transmit beam or a receive beam) along a spatial path between the transmitting device and the receiving device. Beamforming can be achieved by combining signals conveyed via antenna elements of an antenna array so that signals propagating at a particular orientation relative to the antenna array experience constructive interference, while other signals experience destructive interference. Adjustments to the signals conveyed via the antenna elements can include the transmitting device or the receiving device applying a specific amplitude and phase shift to the signal carried via each antenna element associated with the device. The adjustments associated with each antenna element can be defined by a set of beamforming weights associated with a particular orientation (e.g., relative to the antenna array of the transmitting device or the receiving device, or relative to some other orientation).

[0073] In one example, the base station 105 can use multiple antennas or antenna arrays to perform beamforming operations for directional communication with the UE 115. For example, some signals (e.g., synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals) can be transmitted multiple times by the base station 105 in different directions, which can include a signal being transmitted according to different sets of beamforming weights associated with different transmission directions. The transmissions in different beam directions can be used (e.g., by the base station 105 or a receiving device, such as the UE 115) to identify a beam direction for subsequent transmission and / or reception by the base station 105.

[0074] Some signals, such as data signals associated with a particular recipient device, may be transmitted by base station 105 in a single beam direction (e.g., a direction associated with a recipient device, such as UE 115). In some examples, the beam direction associated with transmissions along a single beam direction may be determined based on signals transmitted in different beam directions. For example, UE 115 may receive one or more signals transmitted by base station 105 in different directions, and UE 115 may report to base station 105 an indication of the signal it received with the highest signal quality or other acceptable signal quality. Although these techniques are described with reference to signals transmitted by base station 105 in one or more directions, UE 115 may use similar techniques for transmitting signals multiple times in different directions (e.g., for identifying a beam direction for subsequent transmission or reception by UE 115) or for transmitting signals in a single direction (e.g., for transmitting data to a recipient device).

[0075] A receiving device (e.g., UE 115, which may be an example of a mmW receiving device) may attempt multiple receive beams when receiving various signals (such as synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals) from base station 105. For example, the receiving device may attempt multiple receive directions by receiving via different antenna subarrays, processing received signals according to different antenna subarrays, receiving according to different receive beamforming weight sets applied to signals received at multiple antenna elements of an antenna array, or processing received signals according to different receive beamforming weight sets applied to signals received at multiple antenna elements of an antenna array, any of which may be referred to as "listening" according to different receive beams or receive directions. In some examples, the receiving device may use a single receive beam to receive along a single beam direction (e.g., when receiving a data signal). The single receive beam may be aligned on a beam direction determined based on listening according to different receive beam directions (e.g., a beam direction determined to have the highest signal strength, highest signal-to-noise ratio, or other acceptable signal quality based on listening according to multiple beam directions).

[0076] In some cases, the antennas of a base station 105 or a UE 115 may be located within one or more antenna arrays that can support MIMO operations or transmit or receive beamforming. For example, one or more base station antennas or antenna arrays may be co-located at an antenna assembly, such as an antenna tower. In some cases, the antennas or antenna arrays associated with a base station 105 may be located at different geographic locations. A base station 105 may have an antenna array with several rows and columns of antenna ports that the base station 105 may use to support beamforming for communications with a UE 115. Similarly, a UE 115 may have one or more antenna arrays that can support various MIMO or beamforming operations.

[0077] In some cases, the wireless communication system 100 can be a packet-based network operating according to a layered protocol stack. In the user plane, the communication of the bearer or packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer can be IP-based. The radio link control (RLC) layer can perform packet segmentation and reassembly to communicate on the logical channel. The media access control (MAC) layer can perform priority handling and multiplex logical channels into transport channels. The MAC layer can also use hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) to provide retransmission of the MAC layer, thereby improving link efficiency. In the control plane, the radio resource control (RRC) protocol layer can provide the establishment, configuration and maintenance of the RRC connection of the radio bearer supporting user plane data between the UE115 and the base station 105 or the core network 130. At the physical layer, the transport channel can be mapped to the physical channel.

[0078] In some cases, the UE 115 and the base station 105 may support retransmission of data to increase the likelihood that the data is successfully received. HARQ feedback is a technique that increases the likelihood of correctly receiving data on the communication link 125. HARQ may include a combination of error detection (e.g., using a cyclic redundancy check (CRC)), forward error correction (FEC), and retransmission (e.g., automatic repeat request (ARQ)). HARQ can improve MAC layer throughput in poor radio conditions (e.g., signal-to-noise ratio conditions). In some cases, a wireless device may support simultaneous slot HARQ feedback, wherein the device may provide HARQ feedback in a particular time slot for data received in the previous symbol in that time slot. In other cases, the device may provide HARQ feedback in a subsequent time slot or based on some other time interval.

[0079] The time interval in LTE or NR can be represented by a basic time unit (which may be, for example, a sampling period T s =1 / 30,720,000 seconds). The time intervals of the communication resources may be organized according to radio frames each having a duration of 10 milliseconds (ms), where the frame period may be expressed as T f =307,200T s . A radio frame may be identified by a system frame number (SFN) ranging from 0 to 1023. Each frame may include 10 subframes numbered from 0 to 9, and each subframe may have a duration of 1 ms. A subframe may be further divided into 2 slots, each slot having a duration of 0.5 ms, and each slot may contain 6 or 7 modulation symbol periods (e.g., depending on the length of a cyclic prefix prepended to each symbol period). Excluding the cyclic prefix, each symbol period may contain 2048 sampling periods. In some cases, a subframe may be the minimum scheduling unit of the wireless communication system 100 and may be referred to as a transmission time interval (TTI). In other cases, the minimum scheduling unit of the wireless communication system 100 may be shorter than a subframe or may be dynamically selected (e.g., in a burst of shortened TTI (sTTI) or in a selected component carrier using sTTI).

[0080] In some wireless communication systems, a time slot can be further divided into multiple mini-slots containing one or more symbols. In some instances, a symbol of a mini-slot or a mini-slot can be the smallest scheduling unit. For example, the duration of each symbol can vary depending on the subcarrier spacing or the operating frequency band. Furthermore, some wireless communication systems can implement time slot aggregation, in which multiple time slots or mini-slots are aggregated and used for communication between UE 115 and base station 105.

[0081] The term "carrier" refers to a set of radio frequency spectrum resources that has a defined physical layer structure for supporting communications on the communication link 125. For example, a carrier of the communication link 125 may include a portion of a radio frequency spectrum band that operates according to a physical layer channel for a given radio access technology. Each physical layer channel may carry user data, control information, or other signaling. A carrier may be associated with a predefined frequency channel (e.g., an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (EARFCN)) and may be located according to a channel grid for discovery by the UE 115. A carrier may be downlink or uplink (e.g., in FDD mode), or configured to carry downlink and uplink communications (e.g., in TDD mode). In some examples, a signal waveform transmitted on a carrier may include multiple subcarriers (e.g., using a multicarrier modulation (MCM) technique such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM)).

[0082] The organizational structure of a carrier can be different for different radio access technologies (e.g., LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR). For example, communications on a carrier can be organized according to time intervals (TTIs) or time slots, each of which can include user data and control information or signaling to support decoding of the user data. A carrier can also include dedicated acquisition signaling (e.g., synchronization signals or system information, etc.) and control signaling to coordinate carrier operations. In some examples (e.g., in a carrier aggregation configuration), a carrier can also have acquisition signaling or control signaling to coordinate the operations of other carriers.

[0083] Physical channels may be multiplexed on a carrier according to various techniques. Physical control channels and physical data channels may be multiplexed on a downlink carrier using, for example, time division multiplexing (TDM), frequency division multiplexing (FDM), or a hybrid TDM-FDM technique. In some examples, control information transmitted in a physical control channel may be distributed in a concatenated manner across different control regions (e.g., between a common control region or common search space and one or more UE-specific control regions or UE-specific search spaces).

[0084] A carrier may be associated with a particular bandwidth of radio frequency spectrum, and in some examples, the carrier bandwidth may be referred to as the "system bandwidth" of the carrier or wireless communication system 100. For example, the carrier bandwidth may be one of several predetermined bandwidths of a carrier for a particular radio access technology (e.g., 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 40, or 80 MHz). In some examples, each served UE 115 may be configured to operate on part or all of the carrier bandwidth. In other examples, some UEs 115 may be configured to operate using a narrowband protocol type associated with a predefined portion or range (e.g., a set of subcarriers or RBs) within a carrier (e.g., an "in-band" deployment of a narrowband protocol type).

[0085] In a system employing MCM technology, a resource element may include a symbol period (e.g., the duration of a modulation symbol) and a subcarrier, where the symbol period and subcarrier spacing are inversely related. The number of bits carried by each resource element may depend on the modulation scheme (e.g., the order of the modulation scheme). Thus, the more resource elements a UE 115 receives and the higher the order of the modulation scheme, the higher the data rate of the UE 115 can be. In a MIMO system, wireless communication resources may refer to a combination of radio frequency spectrum resources, time resources, and spatial resources (e.g., spatial layers), and the use of multiple spatial layers may further increase the data rate of communications with the UE 115.

[0086] A device of the wireless communication system 100 (e.g., a base station 105 or a UE 115) may have a hardware configuration that supports communication on a particular carrier bandwidth, or may be configurable to support communication on one carrier bandwidth in a set of carrier bandwidths. In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may include a base station 105 and / or a UE 115 that supports simultaneous communication via carriers associated with more than one different carrier bandwidth.

[0087] The wireless communication system 100 may support communication with a UE 115 on multiple cells or carriers, a feature that may be referred to as carrier aggregation or multi-carrier operation. The UE 115 may be configured with multiple downlink component carriers and one or more uplink component carriers according to a carrier aggregation configuration. Carrier aggregation may be used with both FDD and TDD component carriers.

[0088] In some cases, the wireless communication system 100 may utilize an enhanced component carrier (eCC). An eCC may be characterized by one or more characteristics including a wider carrier or frequency channel bandwidth, a shorter symbol duration, a shorter TTI duration, or a modified control channel configuration. In some cases, an eCC may be associated with a carrier aggregation configuration or a dual connectivity configuration (e.g., when multiple serving cells have suboptimal or non-ideal backhaul links). An eCC may also be configured for use in unlicensed spectrum or shared spectrum (e.g., where more than one operator is allowed to use the spectrum). An eCC characterized by a wide carrier bandwidth may include one or more segments that may be utilized by UEs 115 that are unable to monitor the entire carrier bandwidth or are otherwise configured to use a limited carrier bandwidth (e.g., to save power).

[0089] In some cases, an eCC may utilize a different symbol duration than other component carriers, which may include using a reduced symbol duration compared to the symbol duration of other component carriers. The shorter symbol duration may be associated with increased spacing between adjacent subcarriers. A device utilizing an eCC (such as a UE 115 or a base station 105) may transmit a wideband signal (e.g., according to a frequency channel or carrier bandwidth of 20, 40, 60, 80 MHz, etc.) with a reduced symbol duration (e.g., 16.67 microseconds). A TTI in an eCC may include one or more symbol periods. In some cases, the TTI duration (i.e., the number of symbol periods in a TTI) may be variable.

[0090] The wireless communication system 100 may be an NR system that can utilize any combination of licensed, shared, and unlicensed spectrum bands. The flexibility of eCC symbol duration and subcarrier spacing may allow for the use of eCCs across multiple spectrums. In some examples, NR shared spectrum may improve spectrum utilization and efficiency, particularly through dynamic vertical (e.g., across the frequency domain) and horizontal (e.g., across the time domain) sharing of resources.

[0091] Existing wireless communication systems lack the capability of robust signaling for high throughput and low latency applications. In particular, wireless communication systems that support XR applications may be associated with high data rate requirements and strict delay budgets. This imposes challenges on existing wireless communication systems to meet these requirements while maximizing cellular cell efficiency. Multiple UEs may share some similar communication requirements. For example, multiple UEs may share one or more of a common geographic location, a common beamforming direction, a common environment (e.g., virtual or physical), etc., and therefore may have similar communication requirements. However, existing methods for communicating with multiple UEs located in a common area may have drawbacks.

[0092] To overcome limitations of existing wireless communication systems, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, wireless communication system 100 may be configured to provide a multicast or broadcast signal to UEs 115 located in a common area (e.g., in the same room or the same location). In some examples, a UE 115 in wireless communication system 100 may receive a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones (e.g., within a geographic region). In some cases, base station 105 may map the one or more channel transmission portions to each of the one or more zones and may indicate the one or more channel transmission portions and the one or more zones. UE 115 may receive the signal and may identify at least one zone associated with UE 115. In some cases, UE 115 may identify multiple zones associated with UE 115. In some cases, UE 115 may be configured to identify the one or more zones. In some cases, UE 115 may be configured to identify the one or more zones based on the geographic location of UE 115. In some cases, based on identifying the at least one zone, the UE 115 may select a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions and may communicate using the selected channel transmission portion (or multiple channel transmission portions).

[0093] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system 200 that supports zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, the wireless communication system 200 can implement aspects of the wireless communication system 100. The wireless communication system 200 can include a base station 105-a (e.g., a second device) and a UE 115-a (e.g., a first device), which can be referenced to Figure 1 Examples of corresponding devices described herein. In some examples, base station 105-a may be referred to as a transmitter (e.g., a transmitter device), and UE 115-a may be referred to as a receiver (e.g., a receiver device). In some examples, a second UE (not shown) may serve as the transmitter device. In some implementations, UE 115-a and base station 105-a may operate in mmW spectrum, use NR technology, or both.

[0094] In some wireless systems (e.g., NR wireless systems, such as wireless communication system 200), UE 115-a and base station 105-a may support low-latency and high-throughput communications. In some examples, different types of communications may require different traffic thresholds. As described herein, Table 1 shows a table illustrating different traffic thresholds for different traffic types in an NR wireless system. For example, an NR system (such as wireless communication system 200) may support eMBB applications, ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), and XR communications. Various applications and / or communications may be associated with various traffic thresholds. For example, traffic thresholds may include quality of service values, packet delay budgets, packet error rates, default values, maximum data burst sizes, or a combination thereof. In some implementations, one or more XR applications (e.g., applications utilizing traffic thresholds associated with XR applications) may include cloud reality applications, virtual reality applications, gaming applications, and the like. As discussed herein, XR applications may be associated with high throughput (e.g., throughput for rendering video) and low latency. That is, such XR applications may be associated with high bit rates, high reliability, and low latency. In some implementations, XR applications may also include interactive video sessions (such as for gaming or head-mounted displays). As described with reference to Table 1, each XR application may be associated with a packet delay budget and a packet error rate. For example, an XR application (or XR communication session) may be associated with a packet delay budget in the range of 5 ms to 25 ms (e.g., 10 ms) and a packet error rate of less than or equal to 10. -3 The packet error rate (such as 10 -6 ) is associated with.

[0095]

[0096] Table 1

[0097] Additionally, Table 2 illustrates multiple use cases for XR applications. For example, an XR application may include virtual reality split rendering (e.g., for gaming applications). In such an implementation, a head-mounted display may be attached to a server that renders video frames. In such an example, processing of the video frames may be performed at a server (e.g., a server hosting the XR application). Upon successful processing of the video frames, a communication link (e.g., a 5G communication link) may transfer the processed video frames from the server to the head-mounted display. To successfully deliver the processed video frames in an XR application, a 5G communication link may be associated with high throughput and low latency (e.g., the high traffic threshold of an XR application). Additionally or alternatively, a second use case for an XR application may include augmented reality split computing. In an augmented reality application, the user's entire view may not be covered by the rendered video. Instead, the rendered video (e.g., video rendered from a server) may be augmented on the user device's display (e.g., a camera feed). As depicted in Table 2, a third use case for an XR application may include cloud gaming. In some examples, cloud gaming may be associated with a high throughput and low latency communication link. In summary, XR applications may be subject to higher traffic thresholds, and it may be beneficial for an NR wireless communication system (such as the wireless communication system 200) to support zone-based signaling for traffic associated with XR applications.

[0098]

[0099] Table 2

[0100] Existing wireless communication systems are configured to treat data packets as bit streams without being aware of the reception of the packets. In some examples, XR applications may have very high data rate requirements (e.g., tens or hundreds of Mbps) and strict delay budgets (e.g., 10ms). This poses a challenge to existing wireless networks in meeting these requirements while maximizing cell efficiency. In some XR applications, multiple UEs may be located in the same room or the same location (e.g., the same zone). In such scenarios, different UEs may share some similar communication needs. In some cases, multiple UEs located in the same zone (e.g., geographic area) may have the same communication needs. Current wireless communication systems do not provide common signaling for UEs located in a common zone (such as in the same room or the same geographic location). In some wireless communication systems, a base station provides dedicated resources (using unicast signaling techniques) to each UE located in a common zone. Existing wireless communications do not have a method to support an enhanced method for signaling to a set of UEs located in a common zone.

[0101] In order to overcome the limitations of existing wireless communication systems, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, the wireless communication system 200 may be configured to provide broadcast or multicast signals for a set of UEs in the same zone. For example, the wireless communication system 200 may provide a broadcast signal or a multicast signal to multiple UEs instead of using unicast with dedicated resources for each UE. Therefore, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide for improving communication efficiency in an NR system (such as an NR system supporting XR applications) by transmitting a broadcast signal or a multicast signal to multiple UEs (for example, multiple UEs located in a common area). According to one or more aspects, the present disclosure provides a mechanism for organizing a broadcast or multicast transmission into two or more channel transmission parts, wherein one or more channel transmission parts correspond to different zones (such as zones within a geographic area). Additionally, the present disclosure provides multiple streams per zone, wherein each stream includes different types of information related to the zone.

[0102] According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, base station 105-a may transmit a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones within geographic area 215. In some examples, base station 105-a may divide geographic area 215 into multiple zones. Alternatively, base station 105-a may receive an indication of the division of zones. In some cases, if the division of zones changes at a rate below a threshold, base station 105-a may use a separate signal to indicate the division of zones. In some cases, base station 105-a may associate at least one channel transmission portion with each zone. Base station 105-a may also group resources associated with each zone into one or more channel transmission portions. Upon determining the one or more channel transmission portions, base station 105-a may indicate the channel transmission portions to UE 115-a (via signal 205). In some cases, signal 205 may be a unicast signal, a multicast signal, or a broadcast signal. Although a single UE 115-a is depicted herein, it will be appreciated that the base station 105-a may simultaneously transmit a signal 205 (i.e., a signal including one or more channel transmission portions) to multiple UEs 115 located within the geographic area 215. In some examples, the base station 105-a may transmit the one or more channel transmission portions using semi-static signaling (e.g., a radio resource control signal) or dynamic signaling.

[0103] In some cases, transmission of one or more channel transmission portions (e.g., via signal 205) may be periodic or event-triggered. In some examples, when a new UE 115 joins a system associated with base station 105-a (i.e., is served by base station 105-a) and selects a zone associated with the newly joined UE 115 (i.e., the newly joined UE 115 indicates an interest in receiving the channel transmission portion), base station 105-a may determine to transmit (or retransmit) a signal including the channel transmission portion. According to one or more examples, the periodicity of signal 205 (i.e., the signal including the one or more channel transmission portions) may be based on a rate of change of information associated with the one or more zones and a latency requirement associated with UE 115-a (or each UE 115 located within geographic area 215). That is, base station 105-a may determine the periodicity of signal 205 based on a rate of change of information (e.g., a rate at which objects within a zone are changing) and a time before changes in the information must be available at UE 115-a.

[0104] In some examples, before transmitting signal 205 including one or more channel transmission portions, base station 105-a may transmit another signal indicating a region within geographic area 215 (such as a division of the region). According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, the division of the region may have partial overlap, so that two or more channel transmission portions may share some common information. That is, redundancy may exist across multiple regions. UE 115-a may receive the signal indicating the region and may select the region associated with UE 115-a. In some cases, UE 115-a may select the region in which UE 115-a is located. In one or more examples, base station 105-a may use the same signal 205 to indicate the region and one or more channel transmission portions. Alternatively, base station 105-a may transmit different signals to indicate the region and one or more channel transmission portions. In examples where base station 105-a uses different signals, upon receiving the signal indicating the region, UE 115-a may transmit signal 210 to indicate the selection of the region. The base station 105 - a may transmit one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones based on receiving a signal 210 from the UE 115 - a .

[0105] In some cases, UE 115-a may select a channel transmission part from the one or more channel transmission parts. In some cases, the selection may be based on a correlation between the channel transmission part and the selected zone associated with UE 115-a. In some cases, the channel transmission part may be self-decodable. In some examples, the one or more channel transmission parts may be frequency division multiplexed, time division multiplexed, space division multiplexed, or a combination thereof. In some examples, two or more channel transmission parts may be jointly or separately encoded. In some examples, if MIMO is supported, the first channel transmission part may be included in the first layer and the second channel transmission part may be included in the second layer. Additionally or alternatively, for interleaved and non-interleaved channel transmission parts, the resource mapping for the two channel transmission parts may be different. In the non-interleaved example, all codewords of the first channel transmission part may be followed by all codewords of the second channel transmission part. In the interleaved example, resources may be mapped according to {1,0}, {2,0}, {1,1}, {2,1}, {1,2}, {2,2}, ..., where {m,n}: m is the channel transmission portion index and n is the codeword index within the channel transmission portion.

[0106] In some aspects, UE 115-a may identify at least one channel transmission portion associated with the identified region and may communicate with base station 105-a using resources included in the identified channel transmission portion. Specifically, UE 115-a may be configured to decode a subset of the channel transmission portions (i.e., the channel transmission portions indicated in signal 205) and combine them into a single information stream. For example, UE 115-a may identify one or more regions associated with UE 115-a and may select multiple channel transmission portions associated with the identified regions. In some examples, UE 115-a may decode a first channel transmission portion and a second channel transmission portion. Upon decoding the channel transmission portions, UE 115-a may be configured to combine the decoded information into a single information stream.

[0107] According to some aspects of the present disclosure, the transmission of information bits for each channel transmission part may have an associated cyclic redundancy check value. Additionally or alternatively, the base station 105-a may also apply a cyclic redundancy check to the total number of information bits in all channel transmission parts included in the signal 205. In some cases, the UE 115-a may determine a cyclic redundancy check value associated with one or more information bits in the selected channel transmission part. Additionally or alternatively, the UE 115-a may select multiple channel transmission parts associated with multiple zones (such as one channel transmission part associated with a zone, multiple channel transmission parts associated with a zone, multiple channel transmission parts associated with multiple zones, or a combination thereof). In such examples, the UE 115-a may determine a cyclic redundancy check value associated with the total number of information bits in the first channel transmission part and the second channel transmission part (i.e., the total number of information bits in all channel transmission parts). In some examples, the two or more channel transmission parts may utilize the same physical downlink shared channel or separate physical downlink shared channels.

[0108] Additionally or alternatively, UE 115-a may identify one or more streams associated with one or more zones. In some cases, base station 105-a may indicate the one or more streams using signal 205. In some cases, base station 105-a may indicate the one or more streams using a separate signal (not shown). In some cases, each of the one or more streams may be associated with a corresponding type of information related to the one or more zones. For example, the corresponding type of information related to the one or more zones may include mapping information associated with the one or more zones, object information associated with the one or more zones, text information associated with multiple objects in each of the one or more zones, graphics information associated with multiple objects in each of the one or more zones, or a combination thereof. Upon receiving a signal including the one or more streams, UE 115-a may select at least one of the one or more streams. In some cases, UE 115-a may select multiple streams from the one or more streams indicated in the signal. UE 115-a may select the multiple streams and the multiple zones, and select corresponding channel transmission portions based on the selection of the multiple streams and the multiple zones. As previously discussed, the number of streams can be different in different zones, and the stream types can be different in different zones. Additionally or alternatively, the periodicity of the channel transmission portions associated with different streams can be different. In some cases, the triggering conditions for the channel transmission portions associated with different streams can be different. Thus, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide mechanisms for organizing broadcast or multicast transmissions into one or more channel transmission portions corresponding to one or more zones within a geographic area.

[0109] Figure 3 An example of signaling 300 supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, the signaling 300 can be implemented using aspects of the wireless communication system 100 and the wireless communication system 200. The signaling 300 can include UEs 115-b, 115-c, and UE 115-d, which can be referenced. Figure 1 and 2 Examples of corresponding devices described. Base station 105 (not shown) and UEs 115-b, 115-c, and 115-d may support signaling (such as unicast, multicast, or broadcast) indicating region-based partitioning in NR to achieve resource conservation while maintaining the latency requirements of the NR system.

[0110] According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, a location may be divided into a plurality of zones. Figure 3 As depicted in the example of , the geographic area is divided into four zones (e.g., zone 1, zone 2, zone 3, and zone 4). As previously described, each zone may be associated with one or more channel transmission portions. Figure 3 The example illustrates a one-to-one correspondence between zones and channel transmission portions, but it is understood that multiple channel transmission portions may be associated with a single zone. In some cases, UEs 115-b, 115-c, and 115-d may be located in a common geographic area. That is, each of UEs 115-b, 115-c, and 115-d may be associated with at least one of four zones (i.e., zone 1, zone 2, zone 3, and zone 4). UEs 115-b, 115-c, and 115-d may receive a signal (not shown) indicating one or more channel transmission portions associated with, for example, one or more zones (e.g., zone 1, zone 2, zone 3, and zone 4) within a geographic area. Upon receiving the signal, each UE 115 may identify the zone in which the UE is located. In Figure 3 In the example of , UE 115-b may identify that zone 1 and zone 2 are associated with UE 115-b. Similarly, UE 115-c may identify that zone 2 and zone 3 are associated with UE 115-c, and UE 115-d may identify that zone 2, zone 3, and zone 4 are associated with UE 115-d.

[0111] As previously discussed, base station 105 may transmit a channel transmission portion including information about each zone. Based on receiving the signal and identifying the zone associated with each UE, each UE (e.g., UE 115-b, 115-c, and 115-d) may select at least one of the one or more channel transmission portions (i.e., channel transmission portion (CTP) 1, CTP 2, CTP 3, and CTP 4). Figure 3In the example of FIG1 , UE 115-b may select CTP 1 and CTP 2 corresponding to zones 1 and 2, and UE 115-c may select CTP 2 and CTP 3 corresponding to zones 2 and 3. Additionally, UE 115-d may select CTP 2, CTP 3, and CTP 4 corresponding to zones 2, 3, and 4. In some examples, each UE (such as UEs 115-b, 115-c, and 115-d) may decode the channel transmission portion and may communicate using resources included in the channel transmission portion.

[0112] According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, UE 115 (such as UE 115-b, 115-c, and 115-d) may identify one or more channel transmission parts associated with a region in which UE 115 is located. In one example, UE 115 may select a first set of channel transmission parts associated with the region and a second set of channel transmission parts associated with the region. In this case, the first set of channel transmission parts may provide different information than the second set of channel transmission parts. UE 115 may then use the first set of channel transmission parts and the second set of channel transmission parts to determine a complete set of information associated with the region. In one example, UE 115 may select the first set of channel transmission parts based on the location of UE 115 within the region. For example, UE 115 may identify the location of UE 115 within the region and may determine that the first set of channel transmission parts includes information related to the location within the region (i.e., the location where UE 115 is located). Upon determining the first channel transmission portion set, UE 115 may decode the first channel transmission portion set and communicate using the first channel transmission portion set.

[0113] Based on the example of a surround sound environment, base station 105 may configure one or more channel transmission portions to include various audio files. Base station 105 may divide the surround sound environment into multiple zones (e.g., zones of room areas) and may determine a channel transmission portion associated with each zone. In one example, a room may be divided into four zones (or zones). In such a scenario, the channel transmission portion associated with a zone in a first zone may include an audio file generated in the first zone, the channel transmission portion associated with a zone in a second zone may include an audio file generated in the second zone, the channel transmission portion associated with a zone in a third zone may include an audio file generated in the third zone, and the channel transmission portion associated with a zone in a fourth zone may include an audio file generated in the fourth zone. In this example, to implement surround sound, UE 115 may identify four zones in the room. UE 115 may then select each channel transmission portion associated with each of the four zones (i.e., to receive audio files generated in all four zones of the room). In this example, UE 115 may select four channel transmission parts and may receive data (such as an audio file) included in the four channel transmission parts.

[0114] Figure 4 An example of a process flow 400 for supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, the process flow 400 can implement aspects of the wireless communication system 100 and the wireless communication system 200. The process flow 400 can include a base station 105-b (e.g., a second device) and a UE 115-b (e.g., a first device), which can be referenced. Figures 1 to 3 Examples of corresponding devices described. Base station 105-b and UE 115-e may support broadcast or multicast signaling indicating region-based partitioning in NR to achieve resource conservation while maintaining the latency requirements of the NR system.

[0115] In the following description of process flow 400, operations between UE 115-e and base station 105-b may be transmitted in an order different from the exemplary order shown. Operations performed by UE 115-c or base station 105-b may be performed in an order different from the exemplary order shown or at different times. Some operations may also be excluded from process flow 400, or other operations may be added to process flow 400. Furthermore, base station 105-b and UE 115-e are not intended to be representative, as the described techniques may be associated with any number of devices.

[0116] At 405, UE 115-e may receive a signal from base station 105-b that includes one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones within a geographic area. For example, base station 105-b may divide the geographic area into multiple zones. In some examples, base station 105-b may associate at least one channel transmission portion for each zone. Subsequently, base station 105-b may use the signal at 405 to indicate information associated with the zones. In some cases, base station 105-b may also use the signal at 405 to indicate the channel transmission portion. In some examples, the base station may use the same signal to indicate information associated with the zones and the channel transmission portion. Alternatively, the base station may use separate signals (not shown) to indicate information associated with the zones and the channel transmission portion. In some examples, the signal at 405 may be a broadcast signal, a multicast signal, or a unicast signal.

[0117] At 410, the UE 115-e may identify at least one of the one or more regions associated with the UE 115-e. In some cases, the UE 115-e may identify the at least one region based on receiving the signal at 405. In some cases, the UE 115-e may identify the at least one region based on a geographic location of the UE 115-e.

[0118] At 415, UE 115-e may determine a correlation between the channel transmission portion and the at least one zone associated with UE 115-e. At 420, UE 115-e may select a channel transmission portion from the one or more channel transmission portions. In some cases, UE 115-e may select the channel transmission portion based on the received signal at 405 and the at least one zone associated with UE 115-e. According to some aspects, the channel transmission portion may be selected based on a correlation between the channel transmission portion and the at least one zone in which UE 115-e is located.

[0119] At 425, the UE 115-e may decode the channel transmission portion to identify at least one code block. In some examples, to decode the channel transmission portion, the UE 115-e may determine that the channel transmission portion is self-decodable (e.g., at least one code block is present within the channel transmission portion). At 430, the UE 115-e may communicate with the base station 105-b based on selecting the channel transmission portion. In some cases, the UE 115-e may communicate with the base station 105-b based on decoding the channel transmission portion.

[0120] The operations performed by the base station 105-b and the UE 115-b as part of process flow 400 (but not limited to process flow 400) may provide improvements to the communication link in the wireless communication system. In addition, the operations performed by the base station 105-b and the UE 115-e as part of process flow 400 (but not limited to process flow 400) may provide benefits and enhancements to the operation of the UE 115-e while performing communications with high throughput and low latency. For example, the method described in process flow 400 may support enhanced throughput and resource conservation in XR applications, among other advantages.

[0121] Figure 5 A block diagram 500 is shown of a device 505 that supports zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure. The device 505 can be an example of aspects of a UE 115 (e.g., a first device) as described herein. The device 505 may include a receiver 510, a communication manager 515, and a transmitter 520. The device 505 may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0122] The receiver 510 may receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to zone-based signaling in NR). The information may be passed to other components of the device 505. The receiver 510 may be a reference Figure 8 Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 820. The receiver 510 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of antennas.

[0123] The communication manager 515 may receive a signal from the second device that includes one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones. Based on receiving the signal, the communication manager 515 may identify at least one zone in the one or more zones that is associated with the first device. Based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device, the communication manager 515 may select a channel transmission portion from the one or more channel transmission portions. The communication manager 515 may communicate with the second device based on the selection of the channel transmission portion. The communication manager 515 may be an example of aspects of the communication manager 810 described herein.

[0124] The communication manager 515 or its subcomponents may be implemented in hardware, in code executed by a processor (e.g., software or firmware), or any combination thereof. If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functions of the communication manager 515 or its subcomponents may be performed by a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device designed to perform the functions described in this disclosure, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof.

[0125] The communication manager 515 or its subcomponents may be physically located at various locations, including being distributed such that portions of functionality are implemented by one or more physical components at different physical locations. In some examples, the communication manager 515 or its subcomponents may be separate and distinct components in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The reference signal received by the UE 115-b may be defined as, where is the transmitted reference signal (with filter), is the channel gain received by the UE 115-b, and noise may also be included in the reference signal received by the UE.

[0126] The transmitter 520 may transmit signals generated by other components of the device 505. In some examples, the transmitter 520 may be co-located with the receiver 510 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 520 may be a reference Figure 8 Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 820. The transmitter 520 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of antennas.

[0127] Figure 6 A block diagram 600 is shown of a device 605 that supports zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure. The device 605 may be an example of aspects of the device 505 or UE 115 as described herein. The device 605 may include a receiver 610, a communication manager 615, and a transmitter 640. The device 605 may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0128] The receiver 610 may receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to zone-based signaling in NR). The information may be passed to other components of the device 605. The receiver 610 may be a reference Figure 8 Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 820. The receiver 610 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of antennas.

[0129] Communication manager 615 may be an example of aspects of communication manager 515 as described herein. Communication manager 615 may include signal component 620, zone identification component 625, channel transmission portion component 630, and communication component 635. Communication manager 615 may be an example of aspects of communication manager 810 as described herein.

[0130] Signal component 620 may receive a signal from a second device comprising one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones. Zone identification component 625 may identify at least one zone associated with the first device from the one or more zones based on receiving the signal. Channel transmission portion component 630 may select a channel transmission portion from the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device. Communication component 635 may communicate with the second device based on selecting the channel transmission portion.

[0131] The transmitter 640 may transmit signals generated by other components of the device 605. In some examples, the transmitter 640 may be co-located with the receiver 610 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 640 may be a reference Figure 8 Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 820. The transmitter 640 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of antennas.

[0132] Figure 7 A block diagram 700 is shown of a communication manager 705 that supports zone-based signaling in NR, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The communication manager 705 can be an example of aspects of the communication manager 515, the communication manager 615, or the communication manager 810 described herein. The communication manager 705 can include a signal component 710, a zone identification component 715, a channel transport portion component 720, a communication component 725, a decoding component 730, a correlation component 735, a stream component 740, and a cyclic redundancy check component 745. Each of these modules can communicate directly or indirectly with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0133] Signal component 710 may receive a signal from a second device comprising one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones. In some cases, the signal may comprise a broadcast signal, a multicast signal, or a unicast signal. Zone identification component 715 may, based on receiving the signal, identify at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with the first device. Channel transmission portion component 720 may select a channel transmission portion from the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device. Communication component 725 may communicate with the second device based on selecting the channel transmission portion.

[0134] The decoding component 730 can decode the channel transmission portion to identify at least one code block, wherein communicating with the second device is based on decoding the channel transmission portion. The correlation component 735 can determine a correlation between the channel transmission portion and at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting the channel transmission portion is based on the correlation.

[0135] In some examples, channel transmission portion component 720 may select a second channel transmission portion based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device. In some examples, channel transmission portion component 720 may combine the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion to generate a combined channel transmission portion, wherein communication with the second device is based on the combined channel transmission portion. In some examples, correlation component 735 may determine a correlation between the second channel transmission portion and at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting the second channel transmission portion is based on the correlation. In some examples, channel transmission portion component 720 may determine that the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion are separately encoded, wherein communication with the second device is based on the determination.

[0136] The stream component 740 can identify one or more streams associated with the one or more zones based on receiving the signal, wherein each of the one or more streams is associated with a corresponding information type related to the one or more zones. In some examples, the stream component 740 can select at least one of the one or more streams based on identifying the one or more streams and at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting a channel for transmission is based in part on selecting the stream.

[0137] In some cases, the corresponding information type associated with one or more zones includes mapping information associated with the one or more zones, object information associated with the one or more zones, text information associated with a set of objects in each of the one or more zones, graphics information associated with a set of objects in each of the one or more zones, or a combination thereof. In some cases, the number of streams in a first zone of the one or more zones is different from the number of streams in a second zone of the one or more zones. In some cases, the number of streams in the first zone of the one or more zones is the same as the number of streams in the second zone of the one or more zones. In some cases, the type of stream in the first zone of the one or more zones is different from the type of stream in the second zone of the one or more zones.

[0138] The cyclic redundancy check component 745 can determine a cyclic redundancy check value associated with one or more information bits in the channel transmission portion, wherein communicating with the second device is based on determining the cyclic redundancy check value. In some examples, the channel transmission portion component 720 can select the second channel transmission portion based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device. In some examples, the cyclic redundancy check component 745 can determine a cyclic redundancy check value associated with a total number of information bits in the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion, wherein communicating with the second device is based on determining the cyclic redundancy check value.

[0139] In some examples, signal component 710 can receive a second signal from the second device indicating the one or more zones. In some examples, signal component 710 can transmit a third signal to the second device in response to receiving the second signal, indicating at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting the channel transmission is based in part on transmitting the second signal.

[0140] In some cases, the second signal includes information related to the division of the one or more zones. In some cases, the second signal is a radio resource control signal. In some cases, the signal and the second signal are separate signals. In some cases, the signal and the second signal are the same signal.

[0141] In some cases, the signal comprising the one or more channel transmission portions is periodic, event-triggered, or both. In some cases, the periodicity of the signal is based on a rate of change of information associated with the one or more regions and a latency requirement associated with the first device. In some cases, the channel transmission portion and a second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions are associated with the same physical downlink shared channel.

[0142] In some cases, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions are associated with different physical downlink shared channels. In some cases, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions include overlapping information. In some cases, the one or more channel transmission portions are frequency division multiplexed, time division multiplexed, space division multiplexed, or a combination thereof. In some cases, the one or more channel transmission portions are interleaved or non-interleaved.

[0143] The actions performed by the communication manager 705 as described herein can be implemented to achieve one or more potential advantages. For example, in some implementations, the communication manager 705 can reduce communication latency and enhance channel throughput for XR applications. Improvements in communication links supporting XR applications (e.g., reducing communication latency and increasing data rates and reliability) can further conserve power and increase battery life at the UE 115 (e.g., by reducing complexity and retransmission times).

[0144] Figure 8 A diagram of a system 800 including a device 805 that supports zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 805 can be an example of a device 505, a device 605, or a UE 115 as described herein or include a component of the device 505, the device 605, or the UE 115. The device 805 may include components for two-way voice and data communication, including components for transmitting and receiving communications, including a communication manager 810, an I / O controller 815, a transceiver 820, an antenna 825, a memory 830, and a processor 840. These components may be in electronic communication via one or more buses (e.g., a bus 845).

[0145] The communication manager 810 may receive a signal from the second device including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones. The communication manager 810 may identify at least one zone associated with the first device from the one or more zones based on receiving the signal. The communication manager 810 may select a channel transmission portion from the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device. The communication manager 810 may communicate with the second device based on selecting the channel transmission portion.

[0146] I / O controller 815 can manage input and output signals for device 805. I / O controller 815 can also manage peripheral devices that are not integrated into device 805. In some cases, I / O controller 815 can represent a physical connection or port to an external peripheral device. In some cases, I / O controller 815 can utilize an operating system, such as MS- MS- or another known operating system. In other cases, I / O controller 815 may represent or interact with a modem, keyboard, mouse, touch screen, or similar device. In some cases, I / O controller 815 may be implemented as part of a processor. In some cases, a user may interact with device 805 via I / O controller 815 or via hardware components controlled by I / O controller 815.

[0147] The transceiver 820 can communicate bidirectionally via one or more antennas, wired or wireless links, as described herein. For example, the transceiver 820 can represent a wireless transceiver and can communicate bidirectionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver 820 can also include a modem to modulate packets and provide the modulated packets to the antenna for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the antenna. In some cases, the wireless device may include a single antenna 825. However, in some cases, the device may have more than one antenna 825, which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions.

[0148] The memory 830 may include random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM). The memory 830 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 835 including instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform the various functions described herein. In some cases, the memory 830 may contain, among other things, a basic I / O system (BIOS), which may control basic hardware or software operations, such as interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0149] The processor 840 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor 840 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In other cases, the memory controller may be integrated into the processor 840. The processor 840 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., memory 830) to cause the device 805 to perform various functions (e.g., various functions or tasks supporting zone-based signaling in NR).

[0150] The code 835 may include instructions for implementing various aspects of the present disclosure, including instructions for supporting wireless communications. The code 835 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, such as system memory or other types of memory. In some cases, the code 835 may not be directly executed by the processor 840, but may cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform the functions described herein.

[0151] Figure 9 A block diagram 900 is shown of a device 905 that supports zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure. The device 905 can be an example of aspects of a base station 105 as described herein. The device 905 may include a receiver 910, a communication manager 915, and a transmitter 920. The device 905 may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0152] The receiver 910 may receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to zone-based signaling in NR). The information may be passed to other components of the device 905. The receiver 910 may be a reference Figure 12 Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 1220. The receiver 910 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of antennas.

[0153] The communication manager 915 may transmit a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones to the device set. The communication manager 915 may, based on transmitting the signal, identify at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with a first device in the device set. The communication manager 915 may communicate with the first device based on a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions. The communication manager 915 may be an example of aspects of the communication manager 1210 described herein.

[0154] The communication manager 915 or its subcomponents may be implemented in hardware, in code executed by a processor (e.g., software or firmware), or any combination thereof. If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functions of the communication manager 915 or its subcomponents may be performed by a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmable logic device designed to perform the functions described in this disclosure, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof.

[0155] The communication manager 915 or its subcomponents can be physically located at various locations, including being distributed such that portions of the functionality are implemented by one or more physical components at different physical locations. In some examples, according to various aspects of the present disclosure, the communication manager 915 or its subcomponents can be separate and distinct components. In some examples, according to various aspects of the present disclosure, the communication manager 915 or its subcomponents can be combined with one or more other hardware components (including, but not limited to, input / output (I / O) components, a transceiver, a network server, another computing device, one or more other components described in the present disclosure, or a combination thereof).

[0156] The transmitter 920 may transmit signals generated by other components of the device 905. In some examples, the transmitter 920 may be co-located with the receiver 910 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 920 may be a reference Figure 12 Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 1220. The transmitter 920 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of antennas.

[0157] Figure 10A block diagram 1000 is shown of a device 1005 that supports zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure. The device 1005 can be an example of aspects of the device 905 or base station 105 as described herein. The device 1005 may include a receiver 1010, a communication manager 1015, and a transmitter 1035. The device 1005 may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0158] The receiver 1010 may receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to zone-based signaling in NR). The information may be passed to other components of the device 1005. The receiver 1010 may be a reference Figure 12 Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 1220. The receiver 1010 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of antennas.

[0159] The communication manager 1015 can be an example of aspects of the communication manager 915 as described herein. The communication manager 1015 can include a signal component 1020, a zone identification component 1025, and a communication component 1030. The communication manager 1015 can be an example of aspects of the communication manager 1210 as described herein.

[0160] Signal component 1020 may transmit a signal comprising one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones to the device set. Zone identification component 1025 may, based on transmitting the signal, identify at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with a first device in the device set. Communication component 1030 may communicate with the first device based on a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions.

[0161] The transmitter 1035 can transmit signals generated by other components of the device 1005. In some examples, the transmitter 1035 can be co-located with the receiver 1010 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 1035 can be a reference Figure 12 Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 1220. The transmitter 1035 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of antennas.

[0162] Figure 11A block diagram 1100 is shown of a communication manager 1105 that supports zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure. The communication manager 1105 can be an example of aspects of the communication manager 915, the communication manager 1015, or the communication manager 1210 described herein. The communication manager 1105 can include a signal component 1110, a zone identification component 1115, a communication component 1120, a stream component 1125, and a channel transport component 1130. Each of these modules can communicate with each other directly or indirectly (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0163] Signal component 1110 may transmit a signal comprising one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones to a set of devices. Zone identification component 1115 may, based on transmitting the signal, identify at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with a first device in the set of devices. Communication component 1120 may communicate with the first device based on a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions.

[0164] The stream component 1125 can determine one or more streams associated with the one or more regions, wherein each of the one or more streams is associated with a corresponding type of information related to the one or more regions, and wherein transmitting the signal further comprises transmitting the one or more streams. In some cases, the corresponding type of information related to the one or more regions includes mapping information associated with the one or more regions, object information associated with the one or more regions, text information associated with a set of objects in each of the one or more regions, graphics information associated with a set of objects in each of the one or more regions, or a combination thereof.

[0165] In some cases, the number of flows in a first one of the one or more zones is different from the number of flows in a second one of the one or more zones. In some cases, the number of flows in a first one of the one or more zones is the same as the number of flows in a second one of the one or more zones. In some cases, the type of flows in a first one of the one or more zones is different from the type of flows in a second one of the one or more zones.

[0166] In some examples, signal component 1110 may transmit a second signal to the first device indicating the one or more zones. In some examples, signal component 1110 may receive a third signal from the first device indicating at least one zone associated with the first device in response to transmitting the second signal.

[0167] In some cases, the second signal includes information related to the division of the one or more partitions. In some cases, the second signal is a radio resource control signal. In some cases, the signal and the second signal are separate signals. In some cases, the signal and the second signal are the same signal. In some cases, the signal including the one or more channel transmission portions is periodic, event-triggered, or both. In some cases, the periodicity of the signal is based on the rate of change of information associated with the one or more partitions and the latency requirement associated with the first device. In some cases, the signal includes a broadcast signal, a multicast signal, or a unicast signal.

[0168] The channel transmission portion component 1130 can identify one or more characteristics associated with the channel transmission portion. In some cases, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions are associated with the same physical downlink shared channel. In some cases, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions are associated with different physical downlink shared channels.

[0169] In some cases, the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions include overlapping information. In some cases, the one or more channel transmission portions are frequency division multiplexed, time division multiplexed, space division multiplexed, or a combination thereof. In some cases, the one or more channel transmission portions are interleaved or non-interleaved.

[0170] Figure 12 A diagram of a system 1200 including a device 1205 that supports zone-based signaling in NR according to various aspects of the present disclosure is shown. Device 1205 may be an example of device 905, device 1005, or base station 105 as described herein, or include components thereof. Device 1205 may include components for two-way voice and data communications, including components for transmitting and receiving communications, including a communication manager 1210, a network communication manager 1215, a transceiver 1220, an antenna 1225, a memory 1230, a processor 1240, and an inter-station communication manager 1245. These components may be in electronic communication via one or more buses (e.g., bus 1250).

[0171] The communication manager 1210 may transmit a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones to the device set. The communication manager 1210 may identify at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with a first device in the device set based on transmitting the signal. The communication manager 1210 may communicate with the first device based on a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions.

[0172] The network communications manager 1215 may manage communications with the core network (eg, via one or more wired backhaul links). For example, the network communications manager 1215 may manage the delivery of data communications for client devices, such as one or more UEs 115.

[0173] The transceiver 1220 can communicate bidirectionally via one or more antennas, wired or wireless links, as described herein. For example, the transceiver 1220 can represent a wireless transceiver and can communicate bidirectionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver 1220 can also include a modem to modulate packets and provide the modulated packets to the antenna for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the antenna. In some cases, the wireless device may include a single antenna 1225. However, in some cases, the device may have more than one antenna 1225, which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions.

[0174] Memory 1230 may include RAM, ROM, or a combination thereof. Memory 1230 may store computer-readable code 1235 including instructions that, when executed by a processor (e.g., processor 1240), cause the device to perform the various functions described herein. In some cases, memory 1230 may include, among other things, a BIOS that controls basic hardware or software operations, such as interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0175] The processor 1240 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor 1240 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some cases, the memory controller may be integrated into the processor 1240. The processor 1240 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., memory 1230) to cause the device 1205 to perform various functions (e.g., various functions or tasks supporting zone-based signaling in NR).

[0176] The inter-site communication manager 1245 can manage communications with other base stations 105 and can include a controller or scheduler for controlling communications with the UE 115 in cooperation with the other base stations 105. For example, the inter-site communication manager 1245 can coordinate the scheduling of transmissions to the UE 115 for various interference mitigation techniques, such as beamforming or joint transmission. In some examples, the inter-site communication manager 1245 can provide an X2 interface within an LTE / LTE-A wireless communication network technology to provide communications between the base stations 105.

[0177] The code 1235 may include instructions for implementing various aspects of the present disclosure, including instructions for supporting wireless communications. The code 1235 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, such as system memory or other types of memory. In some cases, the code 1235 may not be directly executed by the processor 1240, but may cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform the functions described herein.

[0178] Figure 13 A flow chart illustrating a method 1300 for supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The operations of the method 1300 may be implemented by the UE 115 or components thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1300 may be implemented by the UE 115 or components thereof as described herein. Figures 5 to 8 In some examples, the first device may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the first device to perform the functions described herein. Additionally or alternatively, the first device may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the functions described herein.

[0179] At 1305, the first device may receive a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones from the second device. The operations of 1305 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1305 may be performed as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 The signal components described are executed.

[0180] At 1310, the first device may identify at least one of the one or more zones associated with the first device based on receiving the signal. The operations of 1310 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1310 may be performed as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 The described zone identification component is used to perform.

[0181] At 1315, the first device may select a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and at least one zone associated with the first device. The operations of 1315 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1315 may be performed as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 The channel transmission part described is performed by the component.

[0182] At 1320, the first device may communicate with the second device based on selecting the channel transmission portion. The operations of 1320 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1320 may be as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 The described communication components are implemented.

[0183] Figure 14A flow chart illustrating a method 1400 for supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The operations of the method 1400 may be implemented by a UE 115 or components thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1400 may be implemented by a UE 115 or components thereof as described herein. Figures 5 to 8 In some examples, the first device may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the first device to perform the functions described herein. Additionally or alternatively, the first device may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the functions described herein.

[0184] At 1405, the first device may receive a signal from the second device including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones. The operations of 1405 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1405 may be performed as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 The signal components described are executed.

[0185] At 1410, the first device may identify at least one of the one or more zones associated with the first device based on receiving the signal. The operations of 1410 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1410 may be performed as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 The described zone identification component is used to perform.

[0186] At 1415, the first device may determine a correlation between the channel transmission portion and at least one zone associated with the first device. The operations of 1415 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1415 may be performed as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 Described dependency components are executed.

[0187] At 1420, the first device may select the channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based on receiving the signal and the correlation. The operations of 1420 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1420 may be as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 The channel transmission part described is performed by the component.

[0188] At 1425, the first device may decode the channel transmission portion to identify at least one code block, wherein communicating with the second device is based on decoding the channel transmission portion. The operations of 1425 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1425 may be as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 The decoding component described is performed.

[0189] At 1430, the first device may communicate with the second device based on selecting the channel transmission portion. The operations of 1430 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1430 may be as described with reference to Figures 5 to 8 The described communication components are implemented.

[0190] Figure 15 A flow chart illustrating a method 1500 for supporting zone-based signaling in NR according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a base station 105 or components thereof as described herein, or by a UE 115 or components thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a base station 105 or components thereof as described herein. Figures 9 to 12 or Figures 5 to 8 In some examples, the second device may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the second device to perform the functions described herein. Additionally or alternatively, the second device may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the functions described herein.

[0191] At 1505, the second device may transmit a signal including one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones to the first set of devices. The operations of 1505 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1505 may be performed as described with reference to Figures 9 to 12 The signal components described are executed.

[0192] At 1510, the second device may identify at least one of the one or more zones associated with the first device in the set of first devices based on transmitting the signal. The operations of 1510 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1510 may be performed as described with reference to Figures 9 to 12 The described zone identification component is used to perform.

[0193] At 1515, the second device may communicate with the first device based on a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions. The operations of 1515 may be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1515 may be as described with reference to Figures 9 to 12 The described communication components are implemented.

[0194] It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations, and that the operations and steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and other implementations are possible. Furthermore, aspects from two or more methods may be combined.

[0195] The techniques described herein can be used in various wireless communication systems, such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. A CDMA system can implement radio technologies such as CDMA2000 and Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA). CDMA2000 covers the IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards. IS-2000 versions are commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1X, 1X, etc. IS-856 (TIA-856) is commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, High Rate Packet Data (HRPD), etc. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. TDMA systems can implement radio technologies such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).

[0196] OFDMA systems can implement radio technologies such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, and Flash-OFDM. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE, LTE-A, and LTE-A Pro are versions of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR, and GSM are described in documents from an organization called the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization called the 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2). The techniques described herein may be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned herein as well as for other systems and radio technologies. Although aspects of LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR systems may be described for example purposes, and LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR terminology may be used throughout much of the description, the techniques described herein may also be applicable to applications other than LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR applications.

[0197] A macro cell generally covers a relatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions to a network provider. A small cell may be associated with a lower-power base station (compared to a macro cell), and may operate in the same or different frequency bands (e.g., licensed, unlicensed, etc.) as the macro cell. According to various examples, small cells may include pico cells, femto cells, and micro cells. A pico cell, for example, may cover a smaller geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions to a network provider. A femto cell may also cover a smaller geographic area (e.g., a residence) and may provide restricted access by UEs associated with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG), UEs of users in the residence, etc.). An eNB for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro eNB. An eNB for a small cell may be referred to as a small cell eNB, a pico eNB, a femto eNB, or a home eNB. An eNB may support one or more (eg, two, three, four, etc.) cells and may also support communication using one or more component carriers.

[0198] The wireless communication systems described herein can support synchronous or asynchronous operation. For synchronous operation, each base station can have similar frame timing, and transmissions from different base stations can be roughly aligned in time. For asynchronous operation, each base station can have different frame timing, and transmissions from different base stations can be misaligned in time. The techniques described herein can be used for either synchronous or asynchronous operation.

[0199] The information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referred to throughout this description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.

[0200] The various illustrative blocks and modules described in conjunction with the disclosure herein may be implemented or executed with a general purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. The processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration).

[0201] The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored on or transmitted by a computer-readable medium as one or more instructions or code. Other examples and implementations fall within the scope of this disclosure and the appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, the functions described herein may be implemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or any combination thereof. Features that implement the functions may also be physically located in various locations, including being distributed so that parts of the functions are implemented at different physical locations.

[0202] Computer-readable media include both non-transient computer storage media and communication media, including any medium that facilitates a computer program to be transferred from one place to another. Non-transient storage media can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general or special-purpose computer. As an example and not limitation, non-transient computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, compact disc (CD) ROM or other optical disc storage, disk storage or other magnetic storage device, or any other non-transient medium that can be used to carry or store the desired program code means of an instruction or data structure form and can be accessed by a general or special-purpose computer or a general or special-purpose processor. Similarly, any connection is also properly referred to as a computer-readable medium. For example, if software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwaves, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwaves are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, include CDs, laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs (DVDs), floppy disks, and Blu-ray discs, where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.

[0203] As used herein (including in the claims), "or" used in a list of items (e.g., a list of items followed by a phrase such as "at least one of" or "one or more of") indicates an inclusive list, so that, for example, a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C). Likewise, as used herein, the phrase "based on" should not be read as referencing a closed set of conditions. For example, an exemplary step described as "based on condition A" could be based on both condition A and condition B without departing from the scope of this disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase "based on" should be read in the same manner as the phrase "based at least in part on."

[0204] In the accompanying drawings, similar components or features may have the same reference number. In addition, components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference number with a dash and a second reference number that distinguishes between the similar components. If only the first reference number is used in the specification, the description applies to any of the similar components having the same first reference number, regardless of the second reference number or other subsequent reference numbers.

[0205] The description set forth herein in conjunction with the accompanying drawings describes example configurations and does not represent all examples that can be implemented or fall within the scope of the claims. The term "exemplary" as used herein means "serving as an example, instance, or illustration" and does not mean "superior to" or "over other examples." This detailed description includes specific details to provide an understanding of the described techniques. However, these techniques can be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.

[0206] The description herein is provided to enable those skilled in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein, but should be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication at a first device, comprising: receiving, from a second device, a signal comprising one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones; identifying at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with the first device based at least in part on receiving the signal; selecting a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based at least in part on receiving the signal and the at least one zone associated with the first device; selecting a second channel transmission portion based at least in part on receiving the signal and the at least one zone associated with the first device; combining the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion to generate a combined channel transmission portion; as well as Communicating with the second device based at least in part on the combined channel transmission portion.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: The channel transmission portion is decoded to identify at least one code block, wherein communicating with the second device is based at least in part on decoding the channel transmission portion.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: A correlation between the channel transmission portion and the at least one zone associated with the first device is determined, wherein selecting the channel transmission portion is based at least in part on the correlation.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: A correlation is determined between the second channel transmission portion and the at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting the second channel transmission portion is based at least in part on the correlation.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: A determination is made that the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion are separately encoded, wherein communicating with the second device is based at least in part on the determination.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying one or more streams associated with the one or more zones based at least in part on receiving the signal, wherein each of the one or more streams is associated with a respective type of information related to the one or more zones; as well as At least one of the one or more streams is selected based at least in part on identifying the one or more streams and the at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting the channel transmission portion is based at least in part on selecting the stream.

7. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the corresponding information type related to the one or more divisions includes mapping information associated with the one or more divisions, object information associated with the one or more divisions, text information associated with multiple objects in each of the one or more divisions, graphic information associated with multiple objects in each of the one or more divisions, or a combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the number of flows in a first zone of the one or more zones is different from the number of flows in a second zone of the one or more zones.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the number of flows in a first zone of the one or more zones is the same as the number of flows in a second zone of the one or more zones.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein a flow type in a first one of the one or more zones is different from a flow type in a second one of the one or more zones.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising: A cyclic redundancy check value associated with one or more information bits in the channel transmission portion is determined, wherein communicating with the second device is based at least in part on determining the cyclic redundancy check value.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising: A cyclic redundancy check value associated with a total amount of information bits in the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion is determined, wherein communicating with the second device is based at least in part on determining the cyclic redundancy check value.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a second signal from the second device indicating the one or more zones; as well as A third signal indicative of at least one zone associated with the first device is transmitted to the second device in response to receiving the second signal, wherein selecting the channel transmission portion is based at least in part on transmitting the second signal. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second signal comprises information related to the division of the one or more zones.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the second signal is a radio resource control signal.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the signal and the second signal are separate signals. The method of claim 13 , wherein the signal and the second signal are the same signal.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions are associated with the same physical downlink shared channel.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions are associated with different physical downlink shared channels.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions include overlapping information.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal comprising the one or more channel transmission portions is periodic, event triggered, or both.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein a periodicity of the signal is based at least in part on a rate of change of information associated with the one or more zones and a latency requirement associated with the first device.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal comprises a broadcast signal or a multicast signal or a unicast signal.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more channel transmission portions are frequency division multiplexed, time division multiplexed, space division multiplexed, or a combination thereof.

25. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first device, comprising: means for receiving, from a second device, a signal comprising one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones; means for identifying at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with the first device based at least in part on receiving the signal; means for selecting a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based at least in part on receiving the signal and the at least one zone associated with the first device; means for selecting a second channel transmission portion based at least in part on receiving the signal and the at least one zone associated with the first device; means for combining the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion to generate a combined channel transmission portion; as well as means for communicating with the second apparatus based at least in part on the combined channel transmission portion.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising: means for decoding the channel transmission portion to identify at least one code block, wherein communicating with the second device is based at least in part on decoding the channel transmission portion.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising: Means for determining a correlation between the channel transmission portion and the at least one zone associated with the first device, wherein selecting the channel transmission portion is based at least in part on the correlation.

28. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first device, comprising: processor; a memory coupled to the processor; as well as instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the instructions causing the apparatus to: receiving, from a second device, a signal comprising one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones; identifying at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with the first device based at least in part on receiving the signal; selecting a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based at least in part on receiving the signal and the at least one zone associated with the first device; selecting a second channel transmission portion based at least in part on receiving the signal and the at least one zone associated with the first device; combining the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion to generate a combined channel transmission portion; as well as Communicating with the second device based at least in part on the combined channel transmission portion.

29. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a first device, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to: receiving, from a second device, a signal comprising one or more channel transmission portions associated with one or more zones; identifying at least one zone of the one or more zones associated with the first device based at least in part on receiving the signal; selecting a channel transmission portion of the one or more channel transmission portions based at least in part on receiving the signal and the at least one zone associated with the first device; selecting a second channel transmission portion based at least in part on receiving the signal and the at least one zone associated with the first device; combining the channel transmission portion and the second channel transmission portion to generate a combined channel transmission portion; as well as Communicating with the second device based at least in part on the combined channel transmission portion.

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