IP Library Granted Patent US 11,470,670
Granted Patent B2
US 11,470,670 · App. 16/968,762 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Beam failure recovery method and user equipment

Inventors: Li Chen (Beijing, CN); Pierre Bertrand (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W76/18H04B7/0695H04W72/046H04W74/008H04W74/04H04W74/0833H04W76/19
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Patent No.
US 11,470,670
App. No.
16/968,762
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a beam failure recovery method and a UE. The beam failure recovery method includes: performing beam failure recovery using non-contention-based random access; and performing the beam failure recovery using contention-based random access in the case that the non-contention-based random access fails.

Claims (56)

1. A Beam Failure Recovery (BFR) method, comprising:

performing BFR using non-contention-based random access;

performing the BFR using contention-based random access in the case that the non-contention-based random access fails,

wherein the performing the BFR using the contention-based random access in the case that the non-contention-based random access fails comprises:

detecting channel quality of a beam for which a non-contention-based random access resource for the BFR has been configured in the case that the non-contention-based random access fails;

when the channel quality of the beam for which the non-contention-based random access resource for the BFR has been configured is smaller than a predetermined threshold, performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, and wherein a preamble initial received target power of the contention-based random access for the BFR is preconfigured for the contention-based random access; and a power ramping step of the contention-based random access for the BFR is preconfigured for the contention-based random access.

2. The BFR method according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum quantity of random access processes for determining that the BFR fails is one of:

a maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the non-contention-based random access for the BFR;

a maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the contention-based random access;

a smaller one of the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the non-contention-based random access for the BFR and the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the contention-based random access;

a larger one of the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the non-contention-based random access for the BFR and the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the contention-based random access.

3. The BFR method according to claim 1 , wherein

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, the quantity of random access processes for initial contention-based random access is recorded as 1; or

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, the quantity of random access processes for the initial contention-based random access is recorded as a value acquired through incrementing by one the quantity of non-contention-based random access processes for the BFR before the contention-based random access.

4. The beam failure recover method according to claim 1 , wherein

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, when current contention-based random access fails and a backoff indicator has been received, the backoff indicator is omitted and the contention-based random access on a latest random access resource is re-initiated; or

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, when the current contention-based random access fails and the backoff indicator has been received, the contention-based random access is re-initiated after waiting for a period corresponding to the backoff indicator.

5. The BFR method according to claim 1 , wherein

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, the quantity of random access processes for initial contention-based random access is recorded as 1; or

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, the quantity of random access processes for the initial contention-based random access is recorded as a value acquired through incrementing by one the quantity of non-contention-based random access processes for the BFR before the contention-based random access.

6. The BFR method according to claim 1 , wherein

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, when current contention-based random access fails and a backoff indicator has been received, the backoff indicator is omitted and the contention-based random access on a latest random access resource is re-initiated; or

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, when the current contention-based random access fails and the backoff indicator has been received, the contention-based random access is re-initiated after waiting for a period corresponding to the backoff indicator.

7. A UE, comprising a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and capable of being executed by the processor, wherein

the transceiver is configured to perform BFR using non-contention-based random access;

the transceiver is further configured to perform the BFR using contention-based random access in the case that the non-contention-based random access fails, wherein

the processor is configured to read the program stored in the memory to detect channel quality of a beam for which a non-contention-based random access resource for the BFR has been configured in the case that the non-contention-based random access fails;

the transceiver is further configured to, when the channel quality of the beam for which the non-contention-based random access resource for the BFR has been configured is smaller than a predetermined threshold, perform the BFR using the contention-based random access, and wherein a preamble initial received target power of the contention-based random access for the BFR is preconfigured for the contention-based random access; and a power ramping step of the contention-based random access for the BFR is preconfigured for the contention-based random access.

8. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein a maximum quantity of random access processes for determining that the BFR fails is one of:

a maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the non-contention-based random access for the BFR;

a maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the contention-based random access;

a smaller one of the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the non-contention-based random access for the BFR and the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the contention-based random access;

a larger one of the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the non-contention-based random access for the BFR and the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the contention-based random access.

9. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, the quantity of random access processes for initial contention-based random access is recorded as 1; or

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, the quantity of random access processes for the initial contention-based random access is recorded as a value acquired through incrementing by one the quantity of non-contention-based random access processes for the BFR before the contention-based random access.

10. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, when current contention-based random access fails and a backoff indicator has been received, omit the backoff indicator and re-initiate the contention-based random access on a latest random access resource; or

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, when the current contention-based random access fails and the backoff indicator has been received, re-initiate the contention-based random access after waiting for a period corresponding to the backoff indicator.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein a program, wherein the program is configured to be executed by a processor to implement steps of a BFR method including:

performing BFR using contention-based random access;

performing the BFR using contention-based random access in the case that the non-contention-based random access fails,

wherein the performing the BFR using contention-based random access in the case that the non-contention-based random access fails comprises:

detecting channel quality of a beam for which a non-contention-based random access resource for the BFR has been configured in the case that the non-contention-based random access fails;

when the channel quality of the beam for which the non-contention-based random access resource for the BFR has been configured is smaller than a predetermined threshold, performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, and wherein a preamble initial received target power of the contention-based random access for the BFR is preconfigured for the contention-based random access; and a power ramping step of the contention-based random access for the BFR is preconfigured for the contention-based random access.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein a maximum quantity of random access processes for determining that the BFR fails is one of:

a maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the non-contention-based random access for the BFR;

a maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the contention-based random access;

a smaller one of the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the non-contention-based random access for the BFR and the maximum quantity of random access process configured for the contention-based random access;

a larger one of the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the non-contention-based random access for the BFR and the maximum quantity of random access processes configured for the contention-based random access.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, the quantity of random access processes for initial contention-based random access is recorded as 1; or

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, the quantity of random access processes for the initial contention-based random access is recorded as a value acquired through incrementing by one the quantity of non-contention-based random access processes for the BFR before the contention-based random access.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, when current contention-based random access fails and a backoff indicator has been received, the backoff indicator is omitted and the contention-based random access on a latest random access resource is re-initiated; or

during the procedure of performing the BFR using the contention-based random access, when the current contention-based random access fails and the backoff indicator has been received, the contention-based random access is re-initiated after waiting for a period corresponding to the backoff indicator.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056804/0182 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2020
From: CHEN, LI; BERTRAND, PIERRE
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 053507/0694 →