Cell search procedure in 5G

Cell search is the procedure by which a UE acquires time and frequency synchronization with a cell and decode the Cell ID of that cell . In 5G NR, Cell search concept is similar to what it is in LTE in terms of decoding Primary Sync Signal (PSS) and Secondary Sync Signal (SSS) to the Physical Cell ID (PCI).28 Tem 2019

Cell searching is a procedure in which a UE achieves time and frequency synchronization with a cell, obtains the physical cell identifier (PCI), and learns the signal quality and other information about the cell based on the PCI. A UE performs cell search on all frequencies before selecting or re-selecting to a cell.

Cell search is the procedure for a UE to acquire time and frequency synchronization with a cell and to detect Physical layer Cell ID (PCI) of the cell .

SS burst is a set of SS blocks(SS/PBCH block) in a half subframe . we have seen few examples where in a half subframe there are multiple SS/PBCH blocks present . In CASE B example there are 8 SS/PBCH blocks (starting indexes 4,8,16,20,32,36,44,48) present in half frame . this set is called SS burst.