(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
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`ANY OA AAAA
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`(10) International Publication Number
`WO 2020/176035 Al
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`WIPOIPCT
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`(19) World Intellectual Property
`Organization
`International Bureau
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`(43) International Publication Date
`03 September 2020 (03.09.2020)
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`(51) International Patent Classification:
`HOAW 74/08 (2009.01)
`HO4W 56/00 (2009.01)
`HO4T 11/00 (2006.01)
`(21) International Application Number:
`PCT/SG2019/050582
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`Center Singapore, 202 Bedok South Avenue | #02-11, Sin-
`gapore 469332 (SG).
`(74) Agent: SPRUSON & FERGUSON(ASIA) PTE LTD;
`P.O. Box 1531, Robinson Road Post Office, Singapore
`90303 1 (SG).
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`(22) International Filing Date:
`27 November 2019 (27.11.2019)
`English
`English
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`(25) Filing Language:
`(26) Publication Language:
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`(30) Priority Data:
`SG
`28 February 2019 (28.02.2019)
`102019018388
`(71) Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPER-
`TY CORPORATION OF AMERICA [US/US]; 20000
`Mariner Avenue, Suite 200, Torrance, California 90503
`(US).
`(72) Inventors: HUANG,Lei; c/o Panasonic R&D Center Sin-
`gapore, 202 Bedok South Avenue 1, #02-11, Singapore
`469332 (SG). NISHIO, Akihiko; c/o Panasonic Corpora-
`tion, 1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501
`GP). KOH, Tien Ming, Benjamin; c/o Panasonic R&D
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`(81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every
`kind of national protection available); AE, AG, AL, AM,
`AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ,
`CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO,
`DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN,
`HR, HU, DD, IL, IN,IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP,
`KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME,
`MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ,
`OM,PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA,
`SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN,
`TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, Zw.
`(84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every
`kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH,
`GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, $Z, TZ,
`UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ,
`TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK,
`EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IIR, ITU, IE, 1S, IT, LT, LU, LV,
`MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SL SK, SM,
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`(54) Titles COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METIIOD FOR INITIAL ACCESS
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`Figure 1A
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`(57) Abstract: A terminal includes a receiver, which in operation, receives one or more discovery reference signal (DRS) transmitted
`by a base station within a channel occupancy time (COT)starting al a possible starting position that is not aligned with half a slot
`boundary. The terminal includes circuitry, which in operation, determines frame timing in response to receiving the one or more DRS.
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