IP Library Granted Patent US 11,917,630
Granted Patent B2
US 11,917,630 · App. 18/306,083 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Transmission and reception point configuration for beam failure recovery

Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W72/21H04B7/0639H04B7/0695H04W52/146H04W76/18
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Patent No.
US 11,917,630
App. No.
18/306,083
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Wireless communications may comprise communications between a base station and a wireless device. A wireless device may perform beam failure recovery (BFR). Based on an indication of completion of the BFR, the wireless device may determine resources for transmission of uplink signals.

Claims (142)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, downlink control information (DCI) indicative of completing beam failure recovery (BFR) associated with a first control resource set (CORESET) group index of a cell; and

receiving, using a candidate reference signal associated with the BFR, second DCI via a CORESET associated with the first CORESET group index.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining one or more physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources, of the cell, associated with the first CORESET group index; and

transmitting an uplink signal using the one or more PUCCH resources and using a transmission power based on the candidate reference signal.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, using a spatial domain transmission filter, a preamble for the BFR; and

transmitting, using the spatial domain transmission filter, uplink control information (UCI).

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a PUCCH resource, of the cell, associated with a third CORESET group index, wherein the third CORESET group index is different from the first CORESET group index; and

transmitting, via the PUCCH resource, an uplink signal using a transmission power determined based on:

a configured reference signal of the PUCCH resource; or

an activated reference signal of the PUCCH resource.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

activating one or more spatial relations for one or more PUCCH resources, associated with the CORESET, based on at least one of:

receiving one or more activation commands for the one or more spatial relations;

receiving one or more configuration parameters indicating the one or more spatial relations; and

transmitting one or more uplink signals via the one or more PUCCH resources and using a spatial domain transmission filter associated with at least one of the one or more spatial relations.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting an uplink signal, wherein the transmitting the uplink signal is based on the second DCI and comprises using a transmission power that is based on at least one of:

a pathloss measurement of the candidate reference signal;

resetting an accumulation of a power control adjustment state to a value; or

setting a power control parameter index to zero.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell comprises at least one of:

a primary cell; or

a secondary cell.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a second CORESET group index, of a second CORESET, that is different from the first CORESET group index; and

based on a reference signal activated for the second CORESET, receiving third DCI via the second CORESET.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving an activation command activating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the second CORESET, wherein the TCI state indicates the reference signal.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the wireless device, the candidate reference signal for the BFR associated with the first CORESET group index of the cell.

11. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive downlink control information (DCI) indicative of completing beam failure recovery (BFR) associated with a first control resource set (CORESET) group index of a cell; and

receive, using a candidate reference signal associated with the BFR, second DCI via a CORESET associated with the first CORESET group index.

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

determine one or more physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources, of the cell, associated with the first CORESET group index; and

transmit an uplink signal using the one or more PUCCH resources and using a transmission power based on the candidate reference signal.

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

transmit, using a spatial domain transmission filter, a preamble for the BFR; and

transmit, using the spatial domain transmission filter, uplink control information (UCI).

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

determine a PUCCH resource, of the cell, associated with a third CORESET group index, wherein the third CORESET group index is different from the first CORESET group index; and

transmit, via the PUCCH resource, an uplink signal using a transmission power determined based on:

a configured reference signal of the PUCCH resource; or

an activated reference signal of the PUCCH resource.

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

activate one or more spatial relations for one or more PUCCH resources, associated with the CORESET, based on at least one of:

receiving one or more activation commands for the one or more spatial relations;

receiving one or more configuration parameters indicating the one or more spatial relations; and

transmit one or more uplink signals via the one or more PUCCH resources and using a spatial domain transmission filter associated with at least one of the one or more spatial relations.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to transmit, based on the second DCI, an uplink signal by causing using a transmission power that is based on at least one of:

a pathloss measurement of the candidate reference signal;

resetting an accumulation of a power control adjustment state to a value; or

setting a power control parameter index to zero.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the cell comprises at least one of:

a primary cell; or

a secondary cell.

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

determine a second CORESET group index, of a second CORESET, that is different from the first CORESET group index; and

based on a reference signal activated for the second CORESET, receive third DCI via the second CORESET.

19. The wireless device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive an activation command activating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the second CORESET, wherein the TCI state indicates the reference signal.

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

determine the candidate reference signal for the BFR associated with the first CORESET group index of the cell.

21. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed cause:

receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicative of completing beam failure recovery (BFR) associated with a first control resource set (CORESET) group index of a cell; and

receiving, using a candidate reference signal associated with the BFR, second DCI via a CORESET associated with the first CORESET group index.

22. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

determining one or more physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources, of the cell, associated with the first CORESET group index; and

transmitting an uplink signal using the one or more PUCCH resources and using a transmission power based on the candidate reference signal.

23. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

transmitting, using a spatial domain transmission filter, a preamble for the BFR; and

transmitting, using the spatial domain transmission filter, uplink control information (UCI).

24. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

determining a PUCCH resource, of the cell, associated with a third CORESET group index, wherein the third CORESET group index is different from the first CORESET group index; and

transmitting, via the PUCCH resource, an uplink signal using a transmission power determined based on:

a configured reference signal of the PUCCH resource; or

an activated reference signal of the PUCCH resource.

25. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

activating one or more spatial relations for one or more PUCCH resources, associated with the CORESET, based on at least one of:

receiving one or more activation commands for the one or more spatial relations;

receiving one or more configuration parameters indicating the one or more spatial relations; and

transmitting one or more uplink signals via the one or more PUCCH resources and using a spatial domain transmission filter associated with at least one of the one or more spatial relations.

26. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause transmitting, based on the second DCI, an uplink signal by causing using a transmission power that is based on at least one of:

a pathloss measurement of the candidate reference signal;

resetting an accumulation of a power control adjustment state to a value; or

setting a power control parameter index to zero.

27. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21 , wherein the cell comprises at least one of:

a primary cell; or

a secondary cell.

28. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

determining a second CORESET group index, of a second CORESET, that is different from the first CORESET group index; and

based on a reference signal activated for the second CORESET, receiving third DCI via the second CORESET.

29. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

receiving an activation command activating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the second CORESET, wherein the TCI state indicates the reference signal.

30. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

determining the candidate reference signal for the BFR associated with the first CORESET group index of the cell.

31. A system comprising:

a wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive downlink control information (DCI) indicative of completing beam failure recovery (BFR) associated with a first control resource set (CORESET) group index of a cell; and

receive, using a candidate reference signal associated with the BFR, second DCI via a CORESET associated with the first CORESET group index; and

a base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, cause the base station to:

send the second DCI via the CORESET associated with the first CORESET group index.

32. The system of claim 31 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

determine one or more physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources, of the cell, associated with the first CORESET group index; and

transmit an uplink signal using the one or more PUCCH resources and using a transmission power based on the candidate reference signal.

33. The system of claim 31 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

transmit, using a spatial domain transmission filter, a preamble for the BFR; and

transmit, using the spatial domain transmission filter, uplink control information (UCI).

34. The system of claim 31 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

determine a PUCCH resource, of the cell, associated with a third CORESET group index, wherein the third CORESET group index is different from the first CORESET group index; and

transmit, via the PUCCH resource, an uplink signal using a transmission power determined based on:

a configured reference signal of the PUCCH resource; or

an activated reference signal of the PUCCH resource.

35. The system of claim 31 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

activate one or more spatial relations for one or more PUCCH resources, associated with the CORESET, based on at least one of:

receiving one or more activation commands for the one or more spatial relations;

receiving one or more configuration parameters indicating the one or more spatial relations; and

transmit one or more uplink signals via the one or more PUCCH resources and using a spatial domain transmission filter associated with at least one of the one or more spatial relations.

36. The system of claim 31 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

transmit an uplink signal, wherein the transmitting the uplink signal is based on the second DCI and comprises using a transmission power that is based on at least one of:

a pathloss measurement of the candidate reference signal;

resetting an accumulation of a power control adjustment state to a value; or

setting a power control parameter index to zero.

37. The system of claim 31 , wherein the cell comprises at least one of:

a primary cell; or

a secondary cell.

38. The system of claim 31 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

determine a second CORESET group index, of a second CORESET, that is different from the first CORESET group index; and

based on a reference signal activated for the second CORESET, receive third DCI via the second CORESET.

39. The system of claim 38 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive an activation command activating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the second CORESET, wherein the TCI state indicates the reference signal.

40. The system of claim 31 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

determine the candidate reference signal for the BFR associated with the first CORESET group index of the cell.

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 Nov 22, 2023
From: CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; YI, YUNJUNG; ZHOU, HUA
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065645/0015 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2023
From: CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; YI, YUNJUNG; ZHOU, HUA
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065645/0028 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17062014 · Oct 2, 2020
Provisional Application 62909643 · Oct 2, 2019
Related Publication 20230337242A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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