IP Library Granted Patent US 12701479
Granted Patent B2
US 12701479 · App. 19/334,082 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Beam indication for L1/2 triggered mobility procedure

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Taehun Kim (Fairfax, VA); Gautham Prasad (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W36/085H04W36/0072
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Patent No.
US 12701479
App. No.
19/334,082
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method may include receiving, by a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages. The messages may include first parameters of a first list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states of a first cell for LTM, and second parameters of a second list of TCI states of the cell. The method may also include receiving an LTM cell switch command MAC CE indicating an LTM cell switch. The command comprises a first field indicating the first cell as a target cell, and a second field comprising a TCI state ID indicating activation of a first TCI state of the first list for the first cell. The method may further include communicating with a base station and via the first cell, signals or channels using the first TCI state indicated in the MAC CE. The first TCI state is used in a time duration after receiving the one or more RRC messages and before applying a second TCI state, indicated by an activation command, from the second list for the first cell.

Claims (47)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising:

first parameters of a first list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states of a first cell, for a layer 1 and/or 2 triggered mobility (LTM); and

second parameters of a second list of TCI states of the first cell;

receiving an LTM cell switch command medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating an LTM cell switch, wherein the LTM cell switch command MAC CE comprises:

a first field indicating the first cell as a target cell for the LTM cell switch; and

a second field comprising a TCI state ID indicating an activation of a first TCI state of the first list for the first cell; and

transmitting or receiving, via the first cell, at least one of signals or channels using the first TCI state activated by the LTM cell switch MAC CE, wherein the first TCI state is used in a time duration after receiving the one or more RRC messages and before applying a second TCI state, indicated by an activation command, from the second list for the first cell.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, at a first slot, based on the first TCI state, the activation command indicating the second TCI state from the second list for the first cell.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising transmitting, at a second slot, a hybrid acknowledgement repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to the activation command.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the wireless device applies the second TCI state a number of symbols after a last symbol of the transmission of the HARQ-ACK feedback, wherein the number is determined based on wireless device capability parameters for applying a TCI state.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the first TCI state is used in the time duration after receiving the second list in the one or more RRC messages and before the number of symbols after the last symbol of the transmission of the HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the received activation command indicating the second TCI state.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more RRC messages comprise a first RRC message comprising configuration parameters of a LTM configuration for the LTM cell switch, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

a plurality of LTM candidate cells comprising the cell; and

the first list of TCI states of the cell.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of a serving cell, an acknowledgement corresponding to the receiving the MAC CE.

8 . 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:

receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising:

first parameters of a first list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states of a first cell, for a layer 1 and/or 2 triggered mobility (LTM); and

second parameters of a second list of TCI states of the first cell;

receive an LTM cell switch command medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating an LTM cell switch, wherein the LTM cell switch command MAC CE comprises:

a first field indicating the first cell as a target cell for the LTM cell switch; and

a second field comprising a TCI state ID indicating an activation of a first TCI state of the first list for the first cell; and

transmit or receive, via the first cell, at least one of signals or channels using the first TCI state activated by the LTM cell switch MAC CE, wherein the first TCI state is used in a time duration after receiving the one or more RRC messages and before applying a second TCI state, indicated by an activation command, from the second list for the first cell.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, at a first slot, based on the first TCI state, the activation command indicating the second TCI state from the second list for the first cell.

10 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to transmit, at a second slot, a hybrid acknowledgement repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to the activation command.

11 . The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the wireless device applies the second TCI state a number of symbols after a last symbol of the transmission of the HARQ-ACK feedback, wherein the number is determined based on wireless device capability parameters for applying a TCI state.

12 . The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the first TCI state is used in the time duration after receiving the second list in the one or more RRC messages and before the number of symbols after the last symbol of the transmission of the HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the received activation command indicating the second TCI state.

13 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more RRC messages comprise a first RRC message comprising configuration parameters of a LTM configuration for the LTM cell switch, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

a plurality of LTM candidate cells comprising the cell; and

the first list of TCI states of the cell.

14 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to transmit, via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of a serving cell, an acknowledgement corresponding to the receiving the MAC CE.

15 . 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:

receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising:

first parameters of a first list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states of a first cell, for a layer 1 and/or 2 triggered mobility (LTM); and

second parameters of a second list of TCI states of the first cell;

receive an LTM cell switch command medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating an LTM cell switch, wherein the LTM cell switch command MAC CE comprises:

a first field indicating the first cell as a target cell for the LTM cell switch; and

a second field comprising a TCI state ID indicating an activation of a first TCI state of the first list for the first cell; and

transmit or receive, via the first cell, at least one of signals or channels using the first TCI state activated by the LTM cell switch MAC CE, wherein the first TCI state is used in a time duration after receiving the one or more RRC messages and before applying a second TCI state, indicated by an activation command, from the second list for the first cell.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, at a first slot, based on the first TCI state, the activation command indicating the second TCI state from the second list for the first cell.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to transmit, at a second slot, a hybrid acknowledgement repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to the activation command.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the wireless device applies the second TCI state a number of symbols after a last symbol of the transmission of the HARQ-ACK feedback, wherein the number is determined based on wireless device capability parameters for applying a TCI state.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the first TCI state is used in the time duration after receiving the second list in the one or more RRC messages and before the number of symbols after the last symbol of the transmission of the HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the received activation command indicating the second TCI state.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more RRC messages comprise a first RRC message comprising configuration parameters of a LTM configuration for the LTM cell switch, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

a plurality of LTM candidate cells comprising the cell; and

the first list of TCI states of the cell.