IP Library Granted Patent US 10,887,939
Granted Patent B2
US 10,887,939 · App. 16/101,283 · Granted Jan 5, 2021

Transmission power control for beam failure recovery requests

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (Herndon, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Oakton, VA); Kyungmin Park (Arlington, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W76/18H04B7/0695H04B17/103H04L5/0051H04W52/146H04W52/42H04W52/50H04L5/005H04W52/242H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 10,887,939
App. No.
16/101,283
Granted
Jan 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may transmit indications of target received powers for a random access procedure and a beam failure recovery procedure. A wireless device may transmit a random access preamble and a beam failure recovery preamble using different transmission powers based on the indications of target received powers.

Claims (181)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a first preamble received target power value for beam failure recovery associated with the cell; and

a second preamble received target power value for random access associated with the cell;

based on a beam failure of the cell, transmitting, using a first transmission power that is based on the first preamble received target power value, a first preamble for beam failure recovery associated with the beam failure of the cell; and

transmitting, via the cell and using a second transmission power that is based on the second preamble received target power value, a second preamble associated with random access.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the first transmission power based on adding the first preamble received target power value and a power offset value indicated by a preamble format parameter.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

measuring, based on one or more first reference signal resources, a beam link quality; and

determining, based on the measured beam link quality, the beam failure of the cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first transmission power is further based on a first reference signal power value and a first path loss value.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first path loss value is based on a layer 1 reference signal received power value.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise at least one of:

a channel state information reference signal;

a synchronization signal block; or

a demodulation reference signal for a physical broadcast channel.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the second preamble comprises:

transmitting, based on receiving a physical downlink control channel order, the second preamble.

8. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device, one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a first preamble received target power value for beam failure recovery associated with the cell; and

a second preamble received target power value for random access associated with the cell;

receiving, from the wireless device, a first preamble for beam failure recovery associated with a beam failure of the cell, wherein a first transmission power of the first preamble is based on the first preamble received target power value; and

receiving, via the cell and from the wireless device, a second preamble associated with random access, wherein a second transmission power of the second preamble is based on the second preamble received target power value.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first transmission power comprises a sum of the first preamble received target power value and a power offset value indicated by a preamble format parameter.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining, based on the receiving the first preamble, the beam failure of the cell; and

transmitting, after the determining the beam failure of the cell, a signal associated with beam failure recovery.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first transmission power is further based on a first reference signal power value and a first path loss value.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first path loss value is based on a layer 1 reference signal received power value.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise at least one of:

a channel state information reference signal;

a synchronization signal block; or

a demodulation reference signal for a physical broadcast channel.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

transmitting, before receiving the second preamble, a physical downlink control channel order to cause the wireless device to transmit the second preamble.

15. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a first target power value for beam failure recovery; and

a second target power value for random access;

detecting a failure of a first beam;

transmitting, based on the detecting and using a first transmission power that is based on the first target power value, a first preamble for beam failure recovery;

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order; and

transmitting, based on the PDCCH order and using a second transmission power that is based on the second target power value, a second preamble for random access.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining the first transmission power, wherein the determining the first transmission power comprises adding the first target power value and a power offset value indicated by a preamble format parameter.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first transmission power is further based on a first reference signal power value and a first path loss value.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first path loss value is based on a layer 1 reference signal received power value.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise at least one of:

a channel state information reference signal;

a synchronization signal block; or

a demodulation reference signal for a physical broadcast channel.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

based on the receiving the PDCCH order, selecting the second preamble.

21. 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, from a base station, one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a first preamble received target power value for beam failure recovery associated with the cell; and

a second preamble received target power value for random access associated with the cell;

based on a beam failure of the cell, transmit, using a first transmission power that is based on the first preamble received target power value, a first preamble for beam failure recovery associated with the beam failure of the cell; and

transmit, via the cell and using a second transmission power that is based on the second preamble received target power value, a second preamble associated with random access.

22. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine the first transmission power based on adding the first preamble received target power value and a power offset value indicated by a preamble format parameter.

23. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

measure, based on one or more first reference signal resources, a beam link quality; and

determine, based on the measured beam link quality, the beam failure of the cell.

24. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the first transmission power is further based on a first reference signal power value and a first path loss value.

25. The wireless device of claim 24 , wherein the first path loss value is based on a layer 1 reference signal received power value.

26. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise at least one of:

a channel state information reference signal;

a synchronization signal block; or

a demodulation reference signal for a physical broadcast channel.

27. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to transmit the second preamble by:

transmitting, based on receiving a physical downlink control channel order, the second preamble.

28. 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 radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a first preamble received target power value for beam failure recovery associated with the cell; and

a second preamble received target power value for random access associated with the cell;

receive, from the wireless device, a first preamble for beam failure recovery associated with a beam failure of the cell, wherein a first transmission power of the first preamble is based on the first preamble received target power value; and

receive, via the cell and from the wireless device, a second preamble associated with random access, wherein a second transmission power of the second preamble is based on the second preamble received target power value.

29. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the first transmission power comprises a sum of the first preamble received target power value and a power offset value indicated by a preamble format parameter.

30. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

determine, based on receiving the first preamble, the beam failure of the cell; and

transmit, after determining the beam failure of the cell, a signal associated with beam failure recovery.

31. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the first transmission power is further based on a first reference signal power value and a first path loss value.

32. The base station of claim 31 , wherein the first path loss value is based on a layer 1 reference signal received power value.

33. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise at least one of:

a channel state information reference signal;

a synchronization signal block; or

a demodulation reference signal for a physical broadcast channel.

34. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

transmit, before receiving the second preamble, a physical downlink control channel order to cause the wireless device to transmit the second preamble.

35. 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, from a base station, one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a first target power value for beam failure recovery; and

a second target power value for random access;

detect a failure of a first beam;

transmit, based on detecting and using a first transmission power that is based on the first target power value, a first preamble for beam failure recovery;

receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order; and

transmit, based on the PDCCH order and using a second transmission power that is based on the second target power value, a second preamble for random access.

36. The wireless device of claim 35 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine the first transmission power by adding the first target power value and a power offset value indicated by a preamble format parameter.

37. The wireless device of claim 35 , wherein the first transmission power is further based on a first reference signal power value and a first path loss value.

38. The wireless device of claim 37 , wherein the first path loss value is based on a layer 1 reference signal received power value.

39. The wireless device of claim 35 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise at least one of:

a channel state information reference signal;

a synchronization signal block; or

a demodulation reference signal for a physical broadcast channel.

40. The wireless device of claim 35 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

based on receiving the PDCCH order, select the second preamble.

41. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a wireless device to:

receive, from a base station, one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a first preamble received target power value for beam failure recovery associated with the cell; and

a second preamble received target power value for random access associated with the cell;

based on a beam failure of the cell, transmit, using a first transmission power that is based on the first preamble received target power value, a first preamble for beam failure recovery associated with the beam failure of the cell; and

transmit, via the cell and using a second transmission power that is based on the second preamble received target power value, a second preamble associated with random access.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 41 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the wireless device to:

determine the first transmission power based on adding the first preamble received target power value and a power offset value indicated by a preamble format parameter.

43. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 41 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the wireless device to:

measure, based on one or more first reference signal resources, a beam link quality; and

determine, based on the measured beam link quality, the beam failure of the cell.

44. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 41 , wherein the first transmission power is further based on a first reference signal power value and a first path loss value.

45. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 44 , wherein the first path loss value is based on a layer 1 reference signal received power value.

46. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 41 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise at least one of:

a channel state information reference signal;

a synchronization signal block; or

a demodulation reference signal for a physical broadcast channel.

47. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 41 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the wireless device to transmit the second preamble by:

transmitting, based on receiving a physical downlink control channel order, the second preamble.

48. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a base station to:

transmit, to a wireless device, one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a first preamble received target power value for beam failure recovery associated with the cell; and

a second preamble received target power value for random access associated with the cell;

receive, from the wireless device, a first preamble for beam failure recovery associated with a beam failure of the cell, wherein a first transmission power of the first preamble is based on the first preamble received target power value; and

receive, via the cell and from the wireless device, a second preamble associated with random access, wherein a second transmission power of the second preamble is based on the second preamble received target power value.

49. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 48 , wherein the first transmission power comprises a sum of the first preamble received target power value and a power offset value indicated by a preamble format parameter.

50. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 48 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the base station to:

determine, based on receiving the first preamble, the beam failure of the cell; and

transmit, after determining the beam failure of the cell, a signal associated with beam failure recovery.

51. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 48 , wherein the first transmission power is further based on a first reference signal power value and a first path loss value.

52. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 51 , wherein the first path loss value is based on a layer 1 reference signal received power value.

53. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 48 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise at least one of:

a channel state information reference signal;

a synchronization signal block; or

a demodulation reference signal for a physical broadcast channel.

54. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 48 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the base station to:

transmit, before receiving the second preamble, a physical downlink control channel order to cause the wireless device to transmit the second preamble.

55. A system comprising:

a base station; and

a wireless device,

wherein the base station is configured to:

transmit, to the wireless device, one or more radio resource control messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a first preamble received target power value for beam failure recovery associated with the cell; and

a second preamble received target power value for random access associated with the cell; and

wherein the wireless device is configured to:

based on a beam failure of the cell, transmit, using a first transmission power that is based on the first preamble received target power value, a first preamble for beam failure recovery associated with the beam failure of the cell; and

transmit, via the cell and using a second transmission power that is based on the second preamble received target power value, a second preamble associated with random access.

56. The system of claim 55 , wherein the wireless device is further configured to:

determine the first transmission power based on adding the first preamble received target power value and a power offset value indicated by a preamble format parameter.

57. The system of claim 55 , wherein the wireless device is further configured to:

measure, based on one or more first reference signal resources, a beam link quality; and

determine, based on the measured beam link quality, the beam failure of the cell.

58. The system of claim 55 , wherein the first transmission power is further based on a first reference signal power value and a first path loss value.

59. The system of claim 58 , wherein the first path loss value is based on a layer 1 reference signal received power value.

60. The system of claim 55 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise at least one of:

a channel state information reference signal;

a synchronization signal block; or

a demodulation reference signal for a physical broadcast channel.

61. The system of claim 55 , wherein the wireless device is further configured to transmit the second preamble by:

transmitting, based on receiving a physical downlink control channel order, the second preamble.

62. The system of claim 55 , wherein the base station is further configured to:

determine, based on receiving the first preamble, the beam failure of the cell; and

transmit, after determining the beam failure of the cell, a signal associated with beam failure recovery.

63. The system of claim 55 , wherein the base station is further configured to:

transmit, before receiving the second preamble, a physical downlink control channel order to cause the wireless device to transmit the second preamble.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2026
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: BLOOMSBURY DESIGN LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 075081/0540 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 074245/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2020
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 052680/0200 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2019
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN; BABAEI, ALIREZA
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 048844/0443 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62543821 · Aug 10, 2017
Related Publication 20190053313A1 · Feb 14, 2019