IP Library Granted Patent US 12701059
Granted Patent B2
US 12701059 · App. 17/707,291 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Non-linear filtering of measurement report

Inventors: Jun Zhu (San Diego, CA); Brian Clarke Banister (San Diego, CA); Raghu Narayan Challa (San Diego, CA)
H04L43/028H04B17/309H04L5/0048H04L43/06H04W24/10
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Patent No.
US 12701059
App. No.
17/707,291
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for filtering measurement results at a user equipment (UE). According to certain aspects, a UE may receive reference signals transmitted from a network entity, apply a non-linear filter to measurement results, obtained based on the received reference signals, to obtain filtered measurement results, and transmit, to the network entity, a measurement report based on the filtered.

Claims (37)

1 . An apparatus for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

at least one memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions and cause the apparatus to:

receive reference signals transmitted from a network entity;

apply a non-linear filter to measurements, obtained based on the reference signals, to obtain non-linearly filtered measurements, wherein the non-linear filter enables the apparatus to track rapid beam changes while averaging out at least one of noise, Doppler effects, or measurement errors associated with the measurements; and

transmit, to the network entity, a measurement report including the non-linearly filtered measurements.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-linear filter comprises a non-linear infinite impulse response (IIR) filter.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-linear filter comprises a linear component that is bound by a first value.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first value is determined based on a configurable parameter X.

5 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the non-linear filter converges to a linear filter if a change in a current measurement, relative to a previous measurement, is less than a threshold value.

6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the linear component comprises a function of a current measurement, a previous filtered measurement, and a filter coefficient a.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to select values for at least one of the configurable parameter X or the filter coefficient a, based on at least one condition.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one condition involves a type of channel the UE is experiencing.

9 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one condition involves at least one of a location of the UE or an orientation of the UE.

10 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one condition involves mobility of the UE.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-linear filter enables the apparatus to track the rapid beam changes while averaging out noise, Doppler effects, and measurement errors associated with the measurements.

12 . A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving reference signals transmitted from a network entity;

applying a non-linear filter to measurements, obtained based on the reference signals, to obtain non-linearly filtered measurements, wherein the non-linear filter enables the UE to track rapid beam changes while averaging out at least one of noise, Doppler effects, or measurement errors associated with the measurements; and

transmitting, to the network entity, a measurement report including the non-linearly filtered measurements.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the non-linear filter comprises a non-linear infinite impulse response (IIR) filter.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the non-linear filter comprises a linear component that is bound by a first value.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the first value is determined based on a configurable parameter X.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the linear component comprises a function of a current measurement, a previous filtered measurement, and a filter coefficient a.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising selecting values for at least one of the configurable parameter X or the filter coefficient a, based on at least one condition.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one condition involves a type of channel the UE is experiencing.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one condition involves at least one of a location of the UE or an orientation of the UE.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one condition involves mobility of the UE.

21 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the non-linear filter converges to a linear filter if a change in a current measurement, relative to a previous measurement, is less than a threshold value.

22 . An apparatus for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for receiving reference signals transmitted from a network entity;

means for applying a non-linear filter to measurements, obtained based on the reference signals, to obtain non-linearly filtered measurements, wherein the non-linear filter enables the apparatus to track rapid beam changes while averaging out at least one of noise, Doppler effects, or measurement errors associated with the measurements; and

means for transmitting, to the network entity, a measurement report including the non-linearly filtered measurements.

23 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

receive reference signals transmitted from a network entity;

apply a non-linear filter to measurements, obtained based on the reference signals, to obtain non-linearly filtered measurements, wherein the non-linear filter enables the apparatus to track rapid beam changes while averaging out at least one of noise, Doppler effects, or measurement errors associated with the measurements; and

transmit, to the network entity, a measurement report including the non-linearly filtered measurements.