IP Library Granted Patent US 12,207,178
Granted Patent B2
US 12,207,178 · App. 18/380,425 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Time window for radio link failure detection of an unlicensed cell

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W48/10H04W24/08H04W48/12H04W48/16H04W76/18H04W48/06H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,207,178
App. No.
18/380,425
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station transmits, to a wireless device and via an unlicensed cell, downlink signals during a time window. The base station receives, from the wireless device, an RRC message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) of the unlicensed cell based on a counter, wherein the counter is incremented in response to a radio link quality of the downlink signals being worse than a threshold during the time window.

Claims (34)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device and via an unlicensed cell, downlink signals during a time window; and

receiving, from the wireless device, an RRC message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) of the unlicensed cell based on a counter, wherein the counter is incremented in response to a radio link quality of the downlink signals being worse than a threshold during the time window.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing a plurality of listen-before-talk (LBT) procedures during downlink transmission time intervals of the unlicensed cell.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the time window comprises the downlink transmission time intervals.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time window is used for monitoring for an RLF of the unlicensed cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting one or more configuration parameters indicating:

a first number for the counter; and

a timer started in response to the counter reaching the first number.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unlicensed cell is a primary secondary cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC message is received via an RRC connection reestablishment request message.

8. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

transmit, to a wireless device and via an unlicensed cell, downlink signals during a time window; and

receive, from the wireless device, an RRC message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) of the unlicensed cell based on a counter, wherein the counter is incremented in response to a radio link quality of the downlink signals being worse than a threshold during the time window.

9. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to perform a plurality of listen-before-talk (LBT) procedures during downlink transmission time intervals of the unlicensed cell.

10. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the time window comprises the downlink transmission time intervals.

11. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the time window is used for monitoring for an RLF of the unlicensed cell.

12. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to transmit one or more configuration parameters indicating:

a first number for the counter; and

a timer started in response to the counter reaching the first number.

13. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the unlicensed cell is a primary secondary cell.

14. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the RRC message is received via an RRC connection reestablishment request message.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, cause the base station to:

transmit, to a wireless device and via an unlicensed cell, downlink signals during a time window; and

receive, from the wireless device, an RRC message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) of the unlicensed cell based on a counter, wherein the counter is incremented in response to a radio link quality of the downlink signals being worse than a threshold during the time window.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to perform a plurality of listen-before-talk (LBT) procedures during downlink transmission time intervals of the unlicensed cell.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the time window comprises the downlink transmission time intervals.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the time window is used for monitoring for an RLF of the unlicensed cell.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to transmit one or more configuration parameters indicating:

a first number for the counter; and

a timer started in response to the counter reaching the first number.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the RRC message is received via an RRC connection reestablishment request message.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: PENINSULA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 069849/0289 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2023
From: DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 065265/0504 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17406225 · Aug 19, 2021
Continuation 16686368 · Nov 18, 2019
Continuation 15854342 · Dec 26, 2017
Provisional Application 62438678 · Dec 23, 2016
Related Publication 20240040482A1 · Feb 1, 2024
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