1. A method for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for determining resources, the method comprising:
measuring, by the WTRU, a plurality of beam reference signals transmitted from a base station;
selecting, by the WTRU, a beam reference signal from among the plurality of measured beam references signals;
receiving, by the WTRU, a configuration message, wherein the configuration message is at least one of a broadcast message or a radio resource control (RRC) message, from the base station that includes correspondence information regarding the plurality of measured beam reference signals, wherein the correspondence information includes information regarding designation of at least one set of Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resources for each of the plurality of measured beam reference signals;
determining, by the WTRU, a set of PRACH resources for the selected beam reference signal based on the information regarding designation of at least one set of PRACH resources for each of the plurality of measured beam reference signals included in the received correspondence information; and
transmitting, by the WTRU, a PRACH signal transmission using at least one PRACH resource of the determined set of PRACH resources.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the correspondence information regarding the plurality of measured beam reference signals includes a plurality of measurement configurations.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined set of PRACH resources includes at least one PRACH preamble and wherein the PRACH transmission is a PRACH preamble in the determined set of PRACH resources.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the WTRU selects the beam reference signal based on a determination that a measured beam reference signal power is better than a threshold on at least one beam reference signal.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one set of PRACH resources is portioned based on the number of the plurality of beam reference signals.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the beam reference signals are Channel State Information-Reference Signals (CSI-RSs).
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined set of PRACH resources includes at least one set of time resources and wherein the PRACH transmission is transmitted in one of the time resources of the set of time resources.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the beam is a 3-D beam.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining, by the WTRU, the PRACH transmission based on the received correspondence information.
10. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for determining resources, the WTRU comprising:
a processor, operatively coupled to a transceiver, the processor and the transceiver configured to measure a plurality of beam reference signals transmitted from a base station;
the processor configured to select a beam reference signal from among the plurality of measured beam references signals;
the transceiver configured to receive a configuration message, wherein the configuration message is at least one of a broadcast message or a radio resource control (RRC) message, from the base station that includes correspondence information regarding the plurality of measured beam reference signals, wherein the correspondence information includes information regarding designation of at least one set of Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resources for each of the plurality of measured beam reference signals;
the processor configured to determine a set of PRACH resources for the selected beam reference signal based on the information regarding designation of at least one set of PRACH resources for each of the plurality of measured beam reference signals included in the received correspondence information; and
the processor and the transceiver configured to transmit a PRACH transmission using at least one PRACH resource of the determined set of PRACH resources.
11. The WTRU of claim 10, wherein the correspondence information regarding the plurality of measured beam reference signals includes a plurality of measurement configurations.
12. The WTRU of claim 10, wherein the determined set of PRACH resources includes at least one PRACH preamble and wherein the PRACH transmission is a PRACH preamble in the determined set of PRACH resources.
13. The WTRU of claim 10, wherein the processor selects the beam reference signal based on a determination that a measured beam reference signal power is better than a threshold on at least one beam reference signal.
14. The WTRU of claim 10, wherein the at least one set of PRACH resources is portioned based on the number of the plurality of beam reference signals.
15. The WTRU of claim 10, wherein the beam reference signals are Channel State Information-Reference Signals (CSI-RSs).
16. The WTRU of claim 10, wherein the determined set of PRACH resources includes at least one set of time resources and wherein the PRACH transmission is transmitted in one of the time resources of the set of time resources.
17. The WTRU of claim 10, wherein the beam is a 3-D beam.
18. The WTRU of claim 10, further comprising:
the processor further configured to determine the PRACH transmission based on the received correspondence information.
19. A method for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for determining resources, the method comprising:
measuring, by the WTRU, a plurality of beam reference signals transmitted from a base station;
selecting, by the WTRU, a beam reference signal from among the plurality of measured beam references signals;
receiving, by the WTRU, a configuration message, wherein the configuration message is at least one of a broadcast message or a radio resource control (RRC) message, from the base station that includes correspondence information regarding the plurality of measured beam reference signals, wherein the correspondence information includes information regarding designation of at least one set of Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) preambles, wherein the at least one set of PRACH preambles includes one or more PRACH preambles, for each of the plurality of measured beam reference signals;
determining, by the WTRU, a set of PRACH preambles for the selected beam reference signal based on the information regarding designation of at least one set of PRACH resources for each of the plurality of measured beam reference signals included in the received correspondence information; and
transmitting, by the WTRU, a PRACH preamble of the determined set of PRACH preambles.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the correspondence information regarding the plurality of measured beam reference signals includes a plurality of measurement configurations.