Granted Patent B2

US 12,587,909 · App. 18/045,720 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Inventors: Shanyu Zhou (San Diego, CA); Jelena Damnjanovic (Del Mar, CA); Rajeev Kumar (San Diego, CA); Ozcan Ozturk (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W36/0016H04W36/06

Abstract

Claims (78)

1 . A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a first control message indicating a set of mobility parameters associated with a lower layer handover procedure, wherein the lower layer handover procedure comprises one of a layer 1 handover procedure or a layer 2 handover procedure;

receiving a second control message indicating one of a first reset procedure for the lower layer handover procedure or a second reset procedure for the lower layer handover procedure, wherein the first reset procedure indicates a first set of operating parameters for a higher layer than both layer 1 and layer 2 in a protocol stack, wherein the second reset procedure indicates a second set of operating parameters for the higher layer; and

performing the lower layer handover procedure based at least in part on the set of mobility parameters and one of the first reset procedure or the second reset procedure.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

switching from a first serving cell to a second serving cell based at least in part on performing the lower layer handover procedure, wherein the first serving cell and the second serving cell correspond to a same distributed unit;

performing the first reset procedure based at least in part on switching to the second serving cell; and

communicating with the second serving cell in accordance with the first set of operating parameters.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein performing the first reset procedure comprises:

applying the first set of operating parameters to the second serving cell, wherein the first set of operating parameters were previously applied to the first serving cell.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

applying a secondary primary cell configuration to the second serving cell based at least in part on switching to the second serving cell.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

switching from a first serving cell associated with a first distributed unit to a second serving cell associated with a second distributed unit based at least in part on performing the lower layer handover procedure;

performing the second reset procedure based at least in part on switching to the second serving cell; and

communicating with the second serving cell in accordance with the second set of operating parameters.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein performing the second reset procedure comprises:

applying the second set of operating parameters to the second serving cell, wherein the second set of operating parameters reset the first set of operating parameters previously applied to the first serving cell.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein performing the second reset procedure comprises:

performing a portion of the second reset procedure based at least in part on switching to the second serving cell, wherein the portion of the second reset procedure comprises resetting a medium access control layer of the protocol stack.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the second control message comprises:

receiving an information element indicating that the second reset procedure is enabled or disabled.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the second control message comprises:

receiving a layer 1 signal or a layer 2 signal that enables one of the first reset procedure or the second reset procedure.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing the first reset procedure or the second reset procedure based at least on part on the set of mobility parameters.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the set of mobility parameters indicates one or more serving cells of the UE and one or more corresponding distributed units.

12 . A method for wireless communication at a central unit (CU) comprising:

outputting a first control message indicating a set of mobility parameters associated with a lower layer handover procedure, wherein the lower layer handover procedure comprises one of a layer 1 handover procedure or a layer 2 handover procedure; and

outputting a second control message indicating one of a first reset procedure for the lower layer handover procedure or a second reset procedure for the lower layer handover procedure, wherein the first reset procedure indicates a first set of operating parameters for a higher layer than both layer 1 and layer 2 in a protocol stack, and wherein the second reset procedure indicates a second set of operating parameters for the higher layer.

13 . The method of claim 12 further comprising:

communicating with a user equipment (UE) via a serving cell in accordance with the first set of operating parameters.

14 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

communicating with a UE via a serving cell in accordance with the second set of operating parameters.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein outputting the second control message comprises:

outputting an information element indicating that the second reset procedure is enabled or disabled.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein outputting the second control message comprises:

outputting the second control message indicating the first reset procedure and the second reset procedure.

17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the set of mobility parameters indicates one or more serving cells of a UE and one or more corresponding distributed units.

18 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and

instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a first control message indicating a set of mobility parameters associated with a lower layer handover procedure, wherein the lower layer handover procedure comprises one of a layer 1 handover procedure or a layer 2 handover procedure;

receive a second control message indicating one of a first reset procedure for the lower layer handover procedure or a second reset procedure for the lower layer handover procedure, wherein the first reset procedure indicates a first set of operating parameters for a higher layer than both layer 1 and layer 2 in a protocol stack, wherein the second reset procedure indicates a second set of operating parameters for the higher layer; and

perform the lower layer handover procedure based at least in part on the set of mobility parameters and one of the first reset procedure or the second reset procedure.

19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

switch from a first serving cell to a second serving cell based at least in part on performing the lower layer handover procedure, wherein the first serving cell and the second serving cell correspond to a same distributed unit;

perform the first reset procedure based at least in part on switching to the second serving cell; and

communicate with the second serving cell in accordance with the first set of operating parameters.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the instructions to perform the first reset procedure are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

apply the first set of operating parameters to the second serving cell, wherein the first set of operating parameters were previously applied to the first serving cell.

21 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

apply a secondary primary cell configuration to the second serving cell based at least in part on switching to the second serving cell.

22 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

switch from a first serving cell associated with a first distributed unit to a second serving cell associated with a second distributed unit based at least in part on performing the lower layer handover procedure;

perform the second reset procedure based at least in part on switching to the second serving cell; and

communicate with the second serving cell in accordance with the second set of operating parameters.

23 . The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the instructions to perform the second reset procedure are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

apply the second set of operating parameters to the second serving cell, wherein the second set of operating parameters reset the first set of operating parameters previously applied to the first serving cell.

24 . The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the instructions to perform the second reset procedure are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

perform a portion of the second reset procedure based at least in part on switching to the second serving cell, wherein the portion of the second reset procedure comprises resetting a medium access control layer of the protocol stack.

25 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the instructions to receive the second control message are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive an information element indicating that the second reset procedure is enabled or disabled.

26 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the instructions to receive the second control message are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a layer 1 signal or a layer 2 signal that enables one of the first reset procedure or the second reset procedure.

27 . An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and

instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

output a first control message indicating a set of mobility parameters associated with a lower layer handover procedure, wherein the lower layer handover procedure comprises one of a layer 1 handover procedure or a layer 2 handover procedure; and

output a second control message indicating one of a first reset procedure for the lower layer handover procedure or a second reset procedure for the lower layer handover procedure, wherein the first reset procedure indicates a first set of operating parameters for a higher layer than both layer 1 and layer 2 in a protocol stack, and wherein the second reset procedure indicates a second set of operating parameters for the higher layer.

28 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

communicate with a user equipment (UE) via a serving cell in accordance with the first set of operating parameters.

29 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

communicate with a UE via a serving cell in accordance with the second set of operating parameters.

30 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the instructions to output the second control message are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

output an information element indicating that the second reset procedure is enabled or disabled.

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