1 . A method for transmitting in an uplink, the method comprising: receiving from an access node, by a user equipment (UE), information associated with a scheduling grant for an uplink transmission, the information comprising position information of a network resource allocated for the uplink transmission and first beam information of a receive beam used by the access node to receive the uplink transmission; selecting, by the UE, a transmit beam used by the UE to transmit the uplink transmission, wherein the transmit beam is selected in accordance with the first beam information of the receive beam; and transmitting using the transmit beam, by the UE, the uplink transmission in accordance with the position information.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first beam information of the receive beam used by the access node is derived in accordance with third beam information of a downlink transmit beam used by the access node when a beam correspondence condition is met at the access node.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the third beam information of the downlink transmit beam used by the access node is determined in accordance with feedback received from the UE.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the scheduling grant further comprises second beam information of a suggested transmit beam to be used by the UE to transmit the uplink transmission.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein selecting the transmit beam is also in accordance with the suggested transmit beam.
6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the UE is uncalibrated.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the scheduling grant further comprises at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) level or a transmission technique used by the UE.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink transmission comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) transmission.
9 . A method for transmitting information bearing reference signals, the method comprising: receiving from an access node, by a user equipment (UE), a resource configuration for at least one network resource allocated for transmitting reference signals; and for each network resource of the at least one network resource, selecting, by the UE, a reference signal from a plurality of reference signals in accordance with information to be conveyed in the network resource, wherein the plurality of reference signals is associated with the network resource, and transmitting, by the UE, the reference signal on the network resource.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the information comprises at least one of beam grouping information, or beam correspondence information.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein a different plurality of reference signals is associated with each network resource of the at least one network resource.
12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the reference signal is a sounding reference signal (SRS).
13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the resource configuration comprises beam information of a receive beam used by the access node for receiving on each network resource of the at least one network resource, and beam information of a transmit beam used by the UE for transmitting on each network resource of the at least one network resource.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the resource configuration further comprises the plurality of reference signals associated with each network resource of the at least one network resource.
15 . A method for operating an access node, the method comprising: making for a user equipment (UE), by the access node, a scheduling grant for an uplink transmission, the scheduling grant including a network resource allocated for the uplink transmission and a receive beam used by the access node to receive the uplink transmission; sending to the UE, by the access node, information associated with the scheduling grant, the information comprising position information of the network resource allocated for the uplink transmission and first beam information of the receive beam used by the access node to receive the uplink transmission; and receiving, by the access node, the uplink transmission in accordance with the scheduling grant.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the scheduling grant further comprises a transmit beam to be used by the UE to transmit the uplink transmission, and wherein the information further comprises second beam information of the transmit beam to be used by the UE to transmit the uplink transmission.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the information further comprises at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) level or a transmission technique to be used by the UE.
18 . A method for operating an access node, the method comprising: configuring, by the access node, at least one network resource allocated for transmitting reference signals; sending to a user equipment (UE), by the access node, information associated with the at least one network resource allocated for transmitting reference signals; receiving, by the access node, a reference signal on each network resource of the at least one network resource allocated for transmitting reference signals; and recovering, by the access node, information from the reference signal received on each network resource of the at least one network resource allocated for transmitting reference signals.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the information comprises at least beam information of a receive beam used by the access node for receiving on each network resource of the at least one network resource allocated for transmitting reference signals, or beam information of a transmit beam used by the UE for transmitting on each network resource of the at least one network resource allocated for transmitting reference signals.
20 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising: estimating, by the access node, a channel between the access node and the UE in accordance with the reference signal received on each network resource of the at least one network resource allocated for transmitting reference signals; and selecting, by the access node, the receive beam used by the access node to receive an uplink transmission.
21 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising selecting, by the access node, the transmit beam to be used by the UE to transmit the uplink transmission.
22 . The method of claim 18 , wherein recovering the information comprises, for each network resource of the at least one network resource, identifying a plurality of reference signals associated with the network resource, and recovering the information in accordance with the reference signal received on the network resource and the plurality of reference signals associated with the network resource.
23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein a different plurality of reference signals is associated with each network resource of the at least one network resource.