LTE: What are the differences between Reference signal and synchronization signal ?

Question

What are all factors are considered while calculating the range of RSRP ?

Answer 1

Synchronization signals are used to allow the UE to sync with the physical frame boundaries , so that it can read the frame. Typically done at the beginning when UE starts up.

Reference signals are used to gauge the power level of the received signal from eNodeB DL,

Comments

Thanks Shyam for your input. Are these reference signal position fixed or vary in frequency and time domain ?