IP Library Granted Patent US 11,632,758
Granted Patent B2
US 11,632,758 · App. 17/493,282 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Transmission and reception of aperiodic channel state information

Inventors: Ali Cirik (Herndon, VA); Esmael Dinan (Herndon, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Kyungmin Park (Herndon, VA); Kai Xu (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W72/046H04W72/1268H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 11,632,758
App. No.
17/493,282
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Wireless communications may comprise aperiodic transmission and reception. Control information may be associated with an aperiodic reference signal. A wireless device may be configured to use a first transmission control indicator (TCI) state of at least two TCI states to receive an aperiodic reference signal based on: a scheduling offset, and the aperiodic reference signal overlapping in time with a scheduled physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

Claims (56)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, downlink control information (DCI) associated with an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS); and

receiving, using a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state of at least two TCI states, the aperiodic CSI-RS, wherein using the first TCI state is based on:

a scheduling offset, between a last symbol of the DCI and a first symbol of the aperiodic CSI-RS, being less than a threshold; and

the aperiodic CSI-RS overlapping in time with a scheduled physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission that is indicated with the at least two TCI states.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least two TCI states comprise the first TCI state and a second TCI state, and wherein the method further comprises receiving one or more configuration parameters that indicate the first TCI state and the second TCI state.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise:

a first TCI state index associated with the first TCI state; and

a second TCI state index associated with the second TCI state.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving one or more configuration parameters that indicate one or more aperiodic CSI trigger states; and

receiving the aperiodic CSI-RS based on the one or more aperiodic CSI trigger states.

5. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the DCI comprises a TCI field that indicates the at least two TCI states.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the threshold is associated with beam switching.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein each TCI state, of the at least two TCI states, is associated with a different index of a plurality of indices, and

wherein the first TCI state is associated with a first index that comprises a lowest value of the plurality of indices.

8. 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 downlink control information (DCI) associated with an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS); and

receive, using a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state of at least two TCI states, the aperiodic CSI-RS, wherein using the first TCI state is based on:

a scheduling offset, between a last symbol of the DCI and a first symbol of the aperiodic CSI-RS, being less than a threshold; and

the aperiodic CSI-RS overlapping in time with a scheduled physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission that is indicated with the at least two TCI states.

9. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the at least two TCI states comprise the first TCI state and a second TCI state, and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to receive one or more configuration parameters that indicate the first TCI state and the second TCI state.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise:

a first TCI state index associated with the first TCI state; and

a second TCI state index associated with the second TCI state.

11. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive one or more configuration parameters that indicate one or more aperiodic CSI trigger states; and

receive the aperiodic CSI-RS based on the one or more aperiodic CSI trigger states.

12. The wireless device of claim 8 ,

wherein the DCI comprises a TCI field that indicates the at least two TCI states.

13. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the threshold is associated with beam switching.

14. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein each TCI state, of the at least two TCI states, is associated with a different index of a plurality of indices, and

wherein the first TCI state is associated with a first index that comprises a lowest value of the plurality of indices.

15. A system comprising:

a wireless device; and

a base station,

wherein the base station is configured to:

transmit, to the wireless device, downlink control information (DCI) associated with an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS); and

wherein the wireless device is configured to:

receive, using a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state of at least two TCI states, the aperiodic CSI-RS, wherein using the first TCI state is based on:

a scheduling offset, between a last symbol of the DCI and a first symbol of the aperiodic CSI-RS, being less than a threshold; and

the aperiodic CSI-RS overlapping in time with a scheduled physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission that is indicated with the at least two TCI states.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least two TCI states comprise the first TCI state and a second TCI state, and

wherein the wireless device is configured to receive one or more configuration parameters that indicate the first TCI state and the second TCI state.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise:

a first TCI state index associated with the first TCI state; and

a second TCI state index associated with the second TCI state.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the base station is configured to transmit one or more configuration parameters that indicate one or more aperiodic CSI trigger states; and

wherein the wireless device is configured to receive the aperiodic CSI-RS based on the one or more aperiodic CSI trigger states.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the DCI comprises a TCI field that indicates the at least two TCI states.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein each TCI state, of the at least two TCI states, is associated with a different index of a plurality of indices, and

wherein the first TCI state is associated with a first index that comprises a lowest value of the plurality of indices.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 069643/0230 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2021
From: CIRIK, ALI; DINAN, ESMAEL; ZHOU, HUA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN; XU, KAI
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 058304/0140 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2021
From: CIRIK, ALI; DINAN, ESMAEL; ZHOU, HUA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN; XU, KAI
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 058321/0855 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16790830 · Feb 14, 2020
Provisional Application 62805543 · Feb 14, 2019
Related Publication 20220030579A1 · Jan 27, 2022
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