IP Library Granted Patent US 12701520
Granted Patent B2
US 12701520 · App. 18/520,102 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Configuring reference signaling resource sets

Inventors: Shujuan Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Hao Wu (Shenzhen, CN); Yang Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Chuangxin Jiang (Shenzhen, CN); Yu Pan (Shenzhen, CN); Zhaohua Lu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W56/0015H04L5/0051H04W76/20H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 12701520
App. No.
18/520,102
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Presented are systems, methods, apparatuses, or computer-readable media for configuring reference signaling. A wireless communication device may determine a set of resources. A number of resources in the set may be equal to or more than one and the set satisfies a character. Each of the resources may be associated with a respective value of information.

Claims (55)

1 . A method comprising:

determining, by a wireless communication device, a set of resources, where a number of resources in the set of resources is greater than or equal to one,

wherein each of the resources is associated with a respective synchronization signal block (SSB) index,

wherein the set of resources corresponds to a channel or signal, wherein an unavailable resource of the channel or signal is based on the set of resources;

determining, by the wireless communication device, a plurality of reference signal (RS) resources, wherein the set of resources includes resources from the plurality of RS resources, wherein each of the RS resources includes a SSB resource; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, an available resource of the channel or signal according to the set of resources.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

a number of resources in the set of resources is smaller than a number of the plurality of RS resources; and

the plurality of RS resources is in a same frequency band.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of RS resources in the set of resources is one.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein if each of the RS resources includes a SSB resource, the plurality of RS resources includes a plurality of SSB resources which includes transmitted SSB resources that are indicated by signaling from a wireless communication node.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of RS resources corresponds to one physical cell index (PCI) and is in a same SSB frequency.

6 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining, by the wireless communication device, the set of resources according to:

a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state or a spatial relation associated with the channel or signal.

7 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining, by the wireless communication device, the set of resources according to a list of activated TCI states for a downlink channel in a serving cell.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the wireless communication device, multiple sets, wherein each of the multiple sets respectively corresponds to the channel or signal and each of resources in the corresponding set is associated with a respective value of information;

determining, by the wireless communication device, a mapping between groups of physical random access channel (PRACH) resources and the multiple sets;

selecting, by the wireless communication device, a set from the multiple sets; and

transmitting, by the wireless communication device, a PRACH resource from a group of PRACH resources associated with the selected set.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a physical resource block (PRB) occupied by a synchronization signal of each SSB resource in the set of resources is the unavailable resource for the channel or signal.

10 . A wireless communication device, comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

determine a set of resources, where a number of resources in the set of resources is greater than or equal to one,

wherein each of the resources is associated with a respective synchronization signal block (SSB) index,

wherein the set of resources corresponds to a channel or signal, wherein an unavailable resource of the channel or signal is based on the set of resources;

determine a plurality of reference signal (RS) resources, wherein the set of resources includes resources from the plurality of RS resources, wherein each of the RS resources includes a SSB resource; and

determine an available resource of a channel or signal according to the set of resources.

11 . The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein:

a number of resources in the set of resources is smaller than a number of the plurality of RS resources; and

the plurality of RS resources is in a same frequency band.

12 . The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein the number of RS resources in the set of resources is one.

13 . The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein if each of the RS resources includes a SSB resource, the plurality of RS resources includes a plurality of SSB resources which includes transmitted SSB resources that are indicated by signaling from a wireless communication node.

14 . The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of RS resources corresponds to one physical cell index (PCI) and is in a same SSB frequency.

15 . The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine the set of resources according to a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state or a spatial relation associated with the channel or signal.

16 . The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine the set of resources according to a list of activated TCI states for a downlink channel in a serving cell.

17 . The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine multiple sets, wherein each of the multiple sets respectively corresponds to the channel or signal and each of resources in the corresponding set is associated with a respective value of information;

determine a mapping between groups of physical random access channel (PRACH) resources and the multiple sets;

select a set from the multiple sets; and

transmit, via a transmitter, a PRACH resource from a group of PRACH resources associated with the selected set.

18 . The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein a physical resource block (PRB) occupied by each SSB resource in the set of resources is the unavailable resource for the channel or the signal.

19 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

determine a set of resources, where a number of resources in the set of resources is greater than or equal to one,

wherein each of the resources is associated with a respective synchronization signal block (SSB) index,

wherein the set of resources corresponds to a channel or signal, wherein an unavailable resource of the channel or signal is based on the set of resources;

determine a plurality of reference signal (RS) resources, wherein the set of resources includes resources from the plurality of RS resources, wherein each of the RS resources includes a SSB resource; and

determine an available resource of a channel or signal according to the set of resources.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions of claim 19 , wherein:

a number of resources in the set of resources is smaller than a number of the plurality of RS resources; and

the plurality of RS resources is in a same frequency band.