Granted Patent B2

US 12,289,771 · App. 18/313,796 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Inventors: Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni (San Diego, CA); Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Juan Montojo (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W74/0833

Abstract

Claims (120)

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

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to cause the UE to:

receive a plurality of configurations including:

a first configuration that specifies one or more of a first physical random access channel (PRACH) format, a first PRACH length, a first set of PRACH sequences, or a first PRACH bandwidth, and

a second configuration that specifies one or more of a second PRACH format, a second PRACH length, a second set of PRACH sequences, or a second PRACH bandwidth; and

transmit a PRACH communication according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration based on a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) condition and based at least in part on a rule that specifies one or more conditions for selection of the first configuration or the second configuration.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second configuration is different from the first configuration.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to transmit the PRACH communication, the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to:

transmit the PRACH communication according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration based on whether the PRACH communication is subject to the MPE condition.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the PRACH communication is subject to the MPE condition, and

wherein the PRACH communication is transmitted according to the first configuration based on the PRACH communication that is subject to the MPE condition.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first PRACH format,

wherein the second configuration specifies the second PRACH format, and

wherein the first PRACH format is reduced in size or a number of fields relative to the second PRACH format.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first PRACH length,

wherein the second configuration specifies the second PRACH length, and

wherein the first PRACH length is shorter than the second PRACH length.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first set of PRACH sequences,

wherein the second configuration specifies the second set of PRACH sequences, and

wherein the first set of PRACH sequences has fewer PRACH sequences than the second set of PRACH sequences.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to transmit the PRACH communication, the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to:

select the first configuration, from the plurality of configurations, based on the MPE condition and the rule, and

transmit the PRACH communication based on a selection of the first configuration.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the rule specifies that a configuration with one or more of a shorter PRACH length or fewer PRACH sequences is to be used when the PRACH communication is subject to the MPE condition.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to:

receive the rule from a network entity via system information.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to transmit the PRACH communication, the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to:

determine that the PRACH communication is subject to the MPE condition by using one or more sensors to determine that a human or a body part of the human is within a proximity threshold or in a beam path between the UE and a network entity, and

transmit the PRACH communication according to the first configuration based on the PRACH communication that is subject to the MPE condition.

12. A method of wireless communication performed at an apparatus, comprising:

receiving a plurality of configurations including:

a first configuration specifying one or more of a first physical random access channel (PRACH) format, a first PRACH length, a first set of PRACH sequences, or a first PRACH bandwidth, and

a second configuration specifying one or more of a second PRACH format, a second PRACH length, a second set of PRACH sequences, or a second PRACH bandwidth; and

transmitting a PRACH communication according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration based on a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) condition and based at least in part on a rule that specifies one or more conditions for selecting the first configuration or the second configuration.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein transmitting the PRACH communication comprises:

transmitting the PRACH communication according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration based on whether the PRACH communication is subject to the MPE condition.

14. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first PRACH format,

wherein the second configuration specifies the second PRACH format, and

wherein the first PRACH format is reduced in size or a number of fields relative to the second PRACH format.

15. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first PRACH length,

wherein the second configuration specifies the second PRACH length, and

wherein the first PRACH length is shorter than the second PRACH length.

16. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first set of PRACH sequences,

wherein the second configuration specifies the second set of PRACH sequences, and

wherein the first set of PRACH sequences has fewer PRACH sequences than the second set of PRACH sequences.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein transmitting the PRACH communication comprises:

selecting the first configuration, from the plurality of configurations, based on the MPE condition and the rule, and

transmitting the PRACH communication based on a selection of the first configuration.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the rule specifies that a configuration with one or more of a shorter PRACH length or fewer PRACH sequences is to be used when the PRACH communication is subject to the MPE condition.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving the rule from a network entity via system information.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein transmitting the PRACH communication comprises:

determining that the PRACH communication is subject to the MPE condition by using one or more sensors to determine that a human or a body part of the human is within a proximity threshold or in a beam path between the apparatus and a network entity, and

transmitting the PRACH communication according to the first configuration based on the PRACH communication being subject to the MPE condition.

21. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, the apparatus comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to cause the network entity to:

transmit a plurality of configurations including:

a first configuration that specifies one or more of a first physical random access channel (PRACH) format, a first PRACH length, a first set of PRACH sequences, or a first PRACH bandwidth, and

a second configuration that specifies one or more of a second PRACH format, a second PRACH length, a second set of PRACH sequences, or a second PRACH bandwidth; and

receive a PRACH communication, according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration based on a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) condition and based at least in part on a rule associated with a selection of the first configuration or the second configuration.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein, to receive the PRACH communication, the one or more processors are configured to cause the network entity to:

transmit a parameter of the rule, based at least in part on the MPE condition, one of the first configuration or the second configuration, and

receive the PRACH communication according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first PRACH format,

the second configuration specifies the second PRACH format, and

the first PRACH format is reduced in size or a number of fields relative to the second PRACH format.

24. The apparatus of claim 21 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first PRACH length,

the second configuration specifies the second PRACH length, and

the first PRACH length is shorter than the second PRACH length.

25. The apparatus of claim 21 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first set of PRACH sequences,

the second configuration specifies the second set of PRACH sequences, and

the first set of PRACH sequences has fewer PRACH sequences than the second set of PRACH sequences.

26. A method of wireless communication performed by an apparatus, comprising:

transmitting a plurality of configurations including:

a first configuration specifying one or more of a first physical random access channel (PRACH) format, a first PRACH length, a first set of PRACH sequences, or a first PRACH bandwidth, and

a second configuration specifying one or more of a second PRACH format, a second PRACH length, a second set of PRACH sequences, or a second PRACH bandwidth; and

receiving a PRACH communication according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration based on a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) condition and based at least in part on a rule associated with a selection of the first configuration or the second configuration.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein receiving the PRACH communication comprises:

transmitting a parameter of the rule, based at least in part on the MPE condition, the first configuration or the second configuration, and

receiving the PRACH communication according to the first configuration or the second configuration.

28. The method of claim 26 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first PRACH format,

the second configuration specifies the second PRACH format, and

the first PRACH format is reduced in size or a number of fields relative to the second PRACH format.

29. The method of claim 26 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first PRACH length,

the second configuration specifies the second PRACH length, and

the first PRACH length is shorter than the second PRACH length.

30. The method of claim 26 ,

wherein the first configuration specifies the first set of PRACH sequences,

the second configuration specifies the second set of PRACH sequences, and

the first set of PRACH sequences has fewer PRACH sequences than the second set of PRACH sequences.

31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

receive a plurality of configurations including:

a first configuration that specifies one or more of a first physical random access channel (PRACH) format, a first PRACH length, a first set of PRACH sequences, or a first PRACH bandwidth, and

a second configuration that specifies one or more of a second PRACH format, a second PRACH length, a second set of PRACH sequences, or a second PRACH bandwidth; and

transmit a PRACH communication according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration based on a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) condition and based at least in part on a rule that specifies one or more conditions for selection of the first configuration or the second configuration.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the UE to transmit the PRACH communication, cause the UE to:

transmit the PRACH communication according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration based on whether the PRACH communication is subject to the MPE condition.

33. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network entity, cause the network entity to:

transmit a plurality of configurations including:

a first configuration that specifies one or more of a first physical random access channel (PRACH) format, a first PRACH length, a first set of PRACH sequences, or a first PRACH bandwidth, and

a second configuration that specifies one or more of a second PRACH format, a second PRACH length, a second set of PRACH sequences, or a second PRACH bandwidth; and

receive a PRACH communication, according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration based on a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) condition and based at least in part on a rule associated with a selection of the first configuration or the second configuration.

34. The apparatus of claim 33 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the network entity to receive the PRACH communication, cause the network entity to:

transmit a parameter of the rule, based at least in part on the MPE condition, one of the first configuration or the second configuration, and

receive the PRACH communication according to one of the first configuration or the second configuration.

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