System and method for beam management
A user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station through a first active beam, the first active beam comprising a serving beam. The UE may receive a first reference signal and a second reference signal associated with beam tracking from the base station, where the first reference signal is received through a first beam of a first plurality of beams and the second reference signal is subsequently received through a second beam of a second plurality of beams, and where the beam tracking includes identifying a new beam for communication between the UE and the base station. The UE may communicate with the base station through a second active beam based on at least one of the first reference signal or the second reference signal associated with the beam tracking, the second active beam comprising the new beam.
1. A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
communicating with a base station through a first active beam, the first active beam comprising a serving beam;
receiving a first reference signal and a second reference signal associated with beam tracking from the base station, wherein the first reference signal is received through a first beam of a first plurality of beams and the second reference signal is subsequently received through a second beam of a second plurality of beams, wherein the first plurality of beams is different from the second plurality of beams, and wherein the beam tracking includes identifying a new beam for communication between the UE and the base station; and
communicating with the base station through a second active beam corresponding to the second reference signal based on at least one of the first reference signal or the second reference signal associated with the beam tracking, the communicating with the base station through the second active beam comprising switching from the first active beam to the second active beam, wherein the first active beam corresponds to a beam of the first plurality of beams and the second active beam corresponds to a beam of the second plurality of beams.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beam tracking includes identifying the new beam for the communication between the UE and the base station if the first active beam deteriorates.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of beams and the second plurality of beams comprise downlink beams.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of beams have a wider beam width than the second plurality of beams.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of beams comprises a set of active beams and the second plurality of beams comprises a set of candidate beams.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first beam of the first plurality of beams corresponds to the first active beam.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a request to the base station to change an active beam, wherein the transmitting the request indicates a beam index of the second active beam by transmitting on a resource corresponding to the beam index.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of the new beam from the base station.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of beams and the second plurality of beams comprise at least one different beam from each other.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second plurality of beams have a wider beam width than the first plurality of beams.
11. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory, the memory and the at least one processor configured to:
communicate with a base station through a first active beam, the first active beam comprising a serving beam;
receive a first reference signal and a second reference signal associated with beam tracking from the base station, wherein the first reference signal is received through a first beam of a first plurality of beams and the second reference signal is subsequently received through a second beam of a second plurality of beams, wherein the first plurality of beams is different from the second plurality of beams, and wherein the beam tracking includes identifying a new beam for communication between the UE and the base station; and
communicate with the base station through a second active beam corresponding to the second reference signal based on at least one of the first reference signal or the second reference signal associated with the beam tracking, the communicating with the base station through the second active beam comprising switching from the first active beam to the second active beam, wherein the first active beam corresponds to a beam of the first plurality of beams and the second active beam corresponds to a beam of the second plurality of beams.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the beam tracking includes identifying the new beam for the communication between the UE and the base station if the first active beam deteriorates.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of beams and the second plurality of beams comprise downlink beams.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of beams have a wider beam width than the second plurality of beams.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of beams comprises a set of active beams and the second plurality of beams comprises a set of candidate beams.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first beam of the first plurality of beams corresponds to the first active beam.
17. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
transmit a request to the base station to change an active beam, wherein the transmitting the request indicates a beam index of the second active beam by transmitting on a resource corresponding to the beam index.
18. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive an indication of the new beam from the base station.
19. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of beams and the second plurality of beams comprise at least one different beam from each other.
20. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second plurality of beams have a wider beam width than the first plurality of beams.
21. A method of wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
communicating with a user equipment (UE) through a first active beam, the first active beam comprising a serving beam;
transmitting a first reference signal and a second reference signal associated with beam tracking from to the UE, wherein the first reference signal is transmitted through a first beam of a first plurality of beams and the second reference signal is subsequently transmitted through a second beam of a second plurality of beams, wherein the first plurality of beams is different from the second plurality of beams, and wherein the beam tracking includes identifying a new beam for communication between the base station and the UE; and
communicating with the UE through a second active beam corresponding to the second reference signal based on at least one of the first reference signal or the second reference signal associated with the beam tracking, the communicating with the UE through the second active beam comprising switching from the first active beam to the second active beam, wherein the first active beam corresponds to a beam of the first plurality of beams and the second active beam corresponds to a beam of the second plurality of beams.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the beam tracking includes identifying the new beam for the communication between the base station and the UE if the first active beam deteriorates.
23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first plurality of beams and the second plurality of beams comprise downlink beams.
24. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first plurality of beams have a wider beam width than the second plurality of beams.
25. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first plurality of beams comprises a set of active beams and the second plurality of beams comprises a set of candidate beams.
26. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first beam of the first plurality of beams corresponds to the first active beam.
27. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
receiving a request from the UE to change an active beam, wherein a resource on which the request is transmitted indicates a beam index of the second active beam.
28. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
transmitting an indication of the new beam to the UE.
29. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first plurality and the second plurality comprise at least one different beam from each other.
30. The method of claim 21 , wherein the second plurality of beams have a wider beam width than the first plurality of beams.
31. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory, the memory and the at least one processor configured to:
communicate with a user equipment (UE) through a first active beam, the first active beam comprising a serving beam;
transmit a first reference signal and a second reference signal associated with beam tracking from to the UE, wherein the first reference signal is transmitted through a first beam of a first plurality of beams and the second reference signal is subsequently transmitted through a second beam of a second plurality of beams, wherein the first plurality of beams is different from the second plurality of beams, and wherein the beam tracking includes identifying a new beam for communication between the base station and the UE; and
communicate with the UE through a second active beam corresponding to the second reference signal based on at least one of the first reference signal or the second reference signal associated with the beam tracking, the communicating with the UE through the second active beam comprising switching from the first active beam to the second active beam, wherein the first active beam corresponds to a beam of the first plurality of beams and the second active beam corresponds to a beam of the second plurality of beams.
32. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the beam tracking includes identifying the new beam for the communication between the base station and the UE if the first active beam deteriorates.
33. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the first plurality of beams and the second plurality of beams comprise downlink beams.
34. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the first plurality of beams have a wider beam width than the second plurality of beams.
35. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the first plurality of beams comprises a set of active beams and the second plurality of beams comprises a set of candidate beams.
36. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the first beam of the first plurality of beams corresponds to the first active beam.
37. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive a request from the UE to change an active beam, wherein a resource on which the request is transmitted indicates a beam index of the second active beam.
38. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
transmit an indication of the new beam to the UE.
39. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the first plurality and the second plurality comprise at least one different beam from each other.
40. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the second plurality of beams have a wider beam width than the first plurality of beams.