IP Library Granted Patent US 10,425,200
Granted Patent B2
US 10,425,200 · App. 15/335,353 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

System and method for beam adjustment request

Inventors: Muhammad Nazmul Islam (Edison, NJ); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Juergen Cezanne (Ocean Township, NJ); Sundar Subramanian (Bridgewater, NJ); Ashwin Sampath (Skillman, NJ); Bilal Sadiq (Basking Ridge, NJ); Junyi Li (Chester, NJ)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04L5/0032H04B7/0408H04B7/0421H04B7/0695H04B7/088H04L5/005H04L5/0048H04W72/046H04W72/085H04W74/002H04L5/0023H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 10,425,200
App. No.
15/335,353
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

One apparatus may be configured to detect a set of beams from a base station. The apparatus may be further configured to select a beam of the set of beams. The apparatus may be further configured to determine at least one resource based on the selected beam. The apparatus may be further configured to transmit, on the at least one determined resource, a beam adjustment request to the base station. The request may indicate an index associated with the selected beam. Another apparatus may be configured to transmit a first set of beams. The other apparatus may be further configured to receive a beam adjustment request on at least one resource. The other apparatus may be further configured to determine a beam index of a beam in the first set of beams based on the request and the at least one resource.

Claims (52)

1. A method of wireless communication for a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

determining that a beam from a base station has deteriorated;

detecting a set of beams from the base station;

selecting a beam of the set of beams;

determining at least one resource based on the selected beam, the at least one resource including at least one of a radio frame index, a subframe index, a symbol index, or a subcarrier region; and

transmitting, to the base station on the at least one determined resource and based on the determining that the beam from the base station has deteriorated, a beam adjustment request, wherein the at least one determined resource indicates an index associated with the selected beam.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beam adjustment request to the base station comprises a request for a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one resource is included in subframe associated with a random access channel (RACH).

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one resource is included in a bandwidth reserved for RACH transmission.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one resource is included in a bandwidth that is unreserved for RACH transmission.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the bandwidth is reserved for scheduling request transmission.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one resource is included in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, an instruction to perform beam refinement at a receiver of the UE based on the request; and

performing beam refinement based on the instruction.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the performance of beam refinement at the UE receiver is further based on the selected beam.

10. A user equipment (UE), the UE comprising:

means for determining that a beam from a base station has deteriorated;

means for detecting a set of beams from the base station;

means for selecting a beam of the set of beams;

means for determining at least one resource based on the selected beam, the at least one resource including at least one of a radio frame index, a subframe index, a symbol index, or a subcarrier region; and

means for transmitting, to the base station on the at least one determined resource and based on the determining that the beam from the base station has deteriorated, a beam adjustment request, wherein the at least one determined resource indicates an index associated with the selected beam.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the beam adjustment request comprises a request for a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS).

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the at least one resource is included in subframe associated with a random access channel (RACH).

13. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the at least one resource is included in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

14. The UE of claim 10 , further comprising:

means for receiving, from the base station, an instruction to perform beam refinement at a receiver of the UE based on the beam adjustment request; and

means for performing beam refinement based on the instruction.

15. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

determine that a beam from a base station has deteriorated;

detect a set of beams from the base station;

select a beam of the set of beams;

determine at least one resource based on the selected beam, the at least one resource including at least one of a radio frame index, a subframe index, a symbol index, or a subcarrier region; and

transmit, to the base station on the at least one determined resource and based on the determination that the beam from the base station has deteriorated, a beam adjustment request, wherein the at least one determined resource indicates an index associated with the selected beam.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the beam adjustment request to the base station comprises a request for a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS).

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one resource is included in subframe associated with a random access channel (RACH).

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one resource is included in a bandwidth reserved for RACH transmission.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one resource is included in a bandwidth that is unreserved for RACH transmission.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the bandwidth is reserved for scheduling request transmission.

21. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one resource is included in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

22. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, from the base station, an instruction to perform beam refinement at a receiver of the apparatus based on the request; and

perform beam refinement based on the instruction.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the performance of beam refinement at the apparatus receiver is further based on the selected beam.

24. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising code to:

determine that a beam from a base station has deteriorated;

detect a set of beams from the base station;

select a beam of the set of beams;

determine at least one resource based on the selected beam, the at least one resource including at least one of a radio frame index, a subframe index, a symbol index, or a subcarrier region; and

transmit, to the base station on the at least one determined resource and based on the determination that the beam from the base station has deteriorated, a beam adjustment request, wherein the at least one determined resource indicates an index associated with the selected beam.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2017
From: ISLAM, MUHAMMAD NAZMUL; LUO, TAO; CEZANNE, JUERGEN; SUBRAMANIAN, SUNDAR; SAMPATH, ASHWIN; SADIQ, BILAL; LI, JUNYI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 041293/0161 →
Continuity (7)
Provisional Application 62341051 · May 24, 2016
Provisional Application 62338484 · May 18, 2016
Provisional Application 62337829 · May 17, 2016
Provisional Application 62333120 · May 6, 2016
Provisional Application 62329180 · Apr 28, 2016
Provisional Application 62322168 · Apr 13, 2016
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