IP Library Granted Patent US 12706659
Granted Patent B2
US 12706659 · App. 18/210,923 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Uplink TCI state update after a beam recovery process

Inventors: Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Jonghyun Park (Syosset, NY); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04B7/06964H04L5/0048H04W72/20H04W76/19
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Patent No.
US 12706659
App. No.
18/210,923
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device may transmit a message indicating that a first reference signal (RS) is a candidate beam for a beam failure recovery procedure. Based on a downlink transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and an uplink TCI state being associated with the same second RS, the wireless device may replace the second RS with the first RS for the uplink TCI state. The wireless device may transmit uplink signals based on the first RS of the uplink TCI state.

Claims (46)

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:

receive one or more messages indicating:

a second reference signal (RS) associated with an uplink transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, of a cell, for transmitting uplink signals; and

a third RS associated with a downlink TCI state, of the cell, for receiving downlink signals;

transmit a second message indicating that a first RS is a candidate beam for a beam failure recovery procedure;

based on the second RS, associated with the uplink TCI state, being the same as the third RS, associated with the downlink TCI state, replace the second RS with the first RS for the uplink TCI state; and

transmit the uplink signals based on the first RS of the uplink TCI state.

2 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the replacing the second RS of the uplink TCI state is further based on a first synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with the third RS being the same as a second SSB associated with the second RS.

3 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to initiate a random access procedure in response to a beam failure of the cell.

4 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to initiate the beam failure recovery procedure.

5 . The wireless device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

transmit a preamble in response to initiating the beam failure recovery procedure.

6 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the replacing the second RS of the uplink TCI state is further based on:

an indication of a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) based on the first RS.

7 . The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to replace the second RS of the uplink TCI state in response to a synchronization signal block (SSB) being the same as a second SSB and the indication of the MPE being false.

8 . The wireless device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to transmit a scheduling request (SR) in response to initiating the beam failure recovery procedure.

9 . 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:

transmit, to a wireless device, one or more messages indicating:

a second reference signal (RS) associated with an uplink transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, of a cell, for transmitting uplink signals; and

a third RS associated with a downlink TCI state, of the cell, for receiving downlink signals;

receive, from the wireless device, a second message indicating that a first RS is a candidate beam for a beam failure recovery procedure;

based on the second RS, associated with the uplink TCI state, being associated with the same as the third RS, associated with the downlink TCI state, replace the second RS with the first RS for the uplink TCI state; and

receive, from the wireless device, the uplink signals based on the first RS of the uplink TCI state.

10 . The base station of claim 9 , wherein the replacing the second RS of the uplink TCI state is further based on a first synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with the third RS being the same as a second SSB associated with the second RS.

11 . The base station of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to receive a preamble, from the wireless device based on a random access procedure, in response to the beam failure recovery procedure.

12 . The base station of claim 9 , wherein the first RS is indicated as the candidate beam of the cell based on a time-and-frequency resource of a preamble.

13 . The base station of claim 9 , wherein the replacing the second RS of the uplink TCI state is further based on

an indication of a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) based on the first RS.

14 . The base station of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to replace the second RS of the uplink TCI state in response to a first synchronization signal block (SSB) being the same as the second SSB and the indication of the MPE being false.

15 . The base station of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to receive a scheduling request (SR) for the beam failure recovery procedure.

16 . 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 messages indicating:

a second reference signal (RS) associated with an uplink transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, of a cell, for transmitting uplink signals; and

a third RS associated with a downlink TCI state, of the cell, for receiving downlink signals;

transmit a second message indicating that a first RS reference signal (RS) is a candidate beam for a beam failure recovery procedure;

based on the second RS, associated with the uplink TCI state, being the same as the third RS, associated with the downlink TCI state, replace the second RS with the first RS for the uplink TCI state; and

transmit the uplink signals based on the first RS of the uplink TCI state.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the replacing the second RS of the uplink TCI state is further based on a first synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with the third RS being the same as a second SSB associated with the second RS.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to initiate a random access procedure in response to a beam failure of the cell.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to initiate the beam failure recovery procedure.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

transmit a preamble in response to initiating the beam failure recovery procedure.