IP Library Granted Patent US 11,419,042
Granted Patent B2
US 11,419,042 · App. 17/574,711 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Enhanced secondary cell activation

Inventor: Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA)
Assignee: PanPsy Technologies, LLC
H04W48/12H04W48/16H04W72/042H04W76/15
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,419,042
App. No.
17/574,711
Filed
Jan 13, 2022
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2472
USPC
370/329
Abstract

A wireless device receives message(s) comprising configuration parameters of cells comprising a first secondary cell. The wireless device may receive a downlink transport block comprising MAC CE(s) indicating activation of the first secondary cell. A MAC CE, in the MAC CE(s), may comprise a first field with a first value indicating triggering transmission of reference signal(s) that are used in activation of the first secondary cell. The wireless device may activate the first secondary cell based on the reference signal(s).

Claims (52)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more messages comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a first secondary cell; and

a reference signal configuration, associated with an identifier, for secondary cell activation;

receiving a downlink transport block comprising a first medium access control (MAC) control element (CE);

comprising a plurality of bits comprising a first bit that is associated with the first secondary cell; and

indicating activation of the first secondary cell based on the first bit having a first value;

wherein, based on the first bit having the first value, the first MAC CE further comprises a first field with a second value indicating:

the identifier; and

activation of a reference signal corresponding to the identifier for activation of the first secondary cell; and

activating the first secondary cell based on the reference signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the reference signal in response to receiving the first MAC CE.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the reference signal configuration indicates radio resources; and

the receiving the reference signal is based on the radio resources.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first value is one.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising measuring the reference signal in response to receiving the first MAC CE, wherein the activating the first secondary cell is based on the measuring.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the measuring is for a first active downlink bandwidth part of the first secondary cell.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

the configuration parameters comprise bandwidth part configuration parameters of downlink bandwidth parts of the first secondary cell; and

the downlink bandwidth parts comprise the first active downlink bandwidth part.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is an aperiodic reference signal.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first MAC CE is associated with a first logical channel identifier (LCID) indicating that the first MAC CE is for secondary cell activation and for indication of activation of reference signals used in secondary cell activation.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein a second LCID indicates that a MAC CE is for secondary cell activation without indication of activation of a reference signal for secondary cell activation.

11. 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 one or more messages comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a first secondary cell; and

a reference signal configuration, associated with an identifier, for secondary cell activation;

receive a downlink transport block comprising a first medium access control (MAC) control element (CE):

comprising a plurality of bits comprising a first bit that is associated with the first secondary cell; and

indicating activation of the first secondary cell based on the first bit having a first value;

wherein, based on the first bit having the first value, the first MAC CE further comprises a first field with a second value indicating:

the identifier; and

activation of a reference signal corresponding to the identifier for activation of the first secondary cell; and

activate the first secondary cell based on the reference signal.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive the reference signal in response to receiving the first MAC CE.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein:

the reference signal configuration indicates radio resources; and

receiving the reference signal is based on the radio resources.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the first value is one.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to measure the reference signal in response to receiving the first MAC CE, wherein activating the first secondary cell is based on the measuring.

16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the measuring is for a first active downlink bandwidth part of the first secondary cell.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein:

the configuration parameters comprise bandwidth part configuration parameters of downlink bandwidth parts of the first secondary cell; and

the downlink bandwidth parts comprise the first active downlink bandwidth part.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the reference signal is an aperiodic reference signal.

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the first MAC CE is associated with a first logical channel identifier (LCID) indicating that the first MAC CE is for secondary cell activation and for indication of activation of reference signals used in secondary cell activation.

20. A system comprising:

a base station; and

a wireless device comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless to: receive, from the base station, one or more messages comprising: configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a first secondary cell; and a reference signal configuration, associated with an identifier, for secondary cell activation; receive a downlink transport block comprising a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE): comprising a plurality of bits comprising a first bit that is associated with the first secondary cell; and indicating activation of the first secondary cell based on the first bit having a first value; wherein, based on the first bit having the first value, the MAC CE further comprises a first field with a second value indicating: the identifier; and activation of a reference signal corresponding to the identifier for activation of the first secondary cell; and activate the first secondary cell based on the reference signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2022
From: BABAEI, ALIREZA
To: PANPSY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 059009/0685 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63136978 · Jan 13, 2021
Related Publication 20220225215A1 · Jul 14, 2022
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