IP Library Granted Patent US 12684586
Granted Patent B2
US 12684586 · App. 18/432,956 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Beam management procedures for wireless networks

Inventors: Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W72/23H04L5/0048H04B7/043
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Patent No.
US 12684586
App. No.
18/432,956
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method may include receiving, by a wireless device via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), first downlink signals based on a first reference signal (RS) associated with a preamble for a random-access procedure. The method may also include receiving, by the wireless device, downlink control information (DCI) indicating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state applicable to downlink channel receptions. The method may further include, in response to application of the TCI state to the downlink channel receptions, the wireless device receiving second downlink signals via the PDSCH based on the TCI state.

Claims (33)

1 . A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to perform:

receiving, via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), first downlink signals based on a first reference signal (RS) associated with a preamble for a random-access procedure;

receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state applicable to downlink channel receptions; and

in response to application of the TCI state to the downlink channel receptions, receiving second downlink signals via the PDSCH based on the TCI state.

2 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device further to perform transmitting the preamble, associated with the first RS, for the random-access procedure.

3 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the downlink channel receptions comprise PDSCH receptions and physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receptions.

4 . The wireless device of claim 3 , wherein the application of the TCI state to the PDCCH receptions and the PDSCH receptions is effective after an offset period from transmission, by the wireless device, of an acknowledgment signal corresponding to the DCI.

5 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device further to perform determining that a demodulation RS (DM-RS) of the PDSCH and a DM-RS of a PDCCH are quasi co-located with the first RS.

6 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the first RS comprises a synchronization signal physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block or a channel station information RS.

7 . The wireless device of claim 3 , wherein the application of the TCI state to the PDCCH receptions and the PDSCH receptions is effective after an offset period from transmission, by the wireless device, of an acknowledgment signal corresponding to a transport block scheduled by the DCI.

8 . The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device further to perform receiving one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters that indicate the offset period.

9 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the first downlink signals comprise one or more downlink transport blocks.

10 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the second downlink signals comprise one or more downlink transport blocks.

11 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device further to perform determining a first spatial filter based on the first RS.

12 . A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to perform:

transmitting, by a base station via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), first downlink signals based on a first reference signal (RS) associated with a preamble for a random-access procedure;

transmitting downlink control information (DCI) indicating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state applicable to downlink channel receptions; and

in response to application of the TCI state to the downlink channel receptions, transmitting second downlink signals via the PDSCH based on the TCI state.

13 . The base station of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station further to perform receiving the preamble, associated with the first RS, for the random-access procedure.

14 . The base station of claim 12 , wherein the downlink channel receptions comprise PDSCH receptions and physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receptions.

15 . The base station of claim 14 , wherein the application of the TCI state to the PDCCH receptions and the PDSCH receptions is effective after an offset period from transmission, by the wireless device, of an acknowledgment signal corresponding to the DCI.

16 . The base station of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station further to perform determining that a demodulation RS (DM-RS) of the PDSCH and a DM-RS of a PDCCH are quasi co-located with the first RS.

17 . The base station of claim 12 , wherein the first RS comprises a synchronization signal physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block or a channel station information RS.

18 . The base station of claim 14 , wherein the application of the TCI state to the PDCCH receptions and the PDSCH receptions is effective after an offset period from transmission, by the wireless device, of an acknowledgment signal corresponding to a transport block scheduled by the DCI.

19 . The base station of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station further to perform transmitting one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters that indicate the offset period.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to perform:

receiving, via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), first downlink signals based on a first reference signal (RS) associated with a preamble for a random-access procedure;

receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state applicable to downlink channel receptions; and

in response to application of the TCI state to the downlink channel receptions, receiving second downlink signals via the PDSCH based on the TCI state.