US Patent 10142074 Techniques and apparatuses for common uplink burst

Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may configure a wireless communication structure to include at least a data portion and a common uplink portion, wherein the common uplink portion includes a first symbol and a second symbol, wherein the first symbol precedes the second symbol. The wireless communication device may map at least a portion of one or more reference signals or an uplink payload to at least one of the first symbol or the second symbol.