IP Library Granted Patent US 12,089,103
Granted Patent B2
US 12,089,103 · App. 18/487,642 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Beam configuration for secondary cells

Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Kai Xu (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W36/06H04W36/0072H04W36/305H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 12,089,103
App. No.
18/487,642
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Procedures for using a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state in wireless communications are described. A base station may send one or more configuration parameters indicating a plurality of cells to be updated with a same TCI state. A wireless device may apply a TCI state, indicated by a message, to the plurality of cells for at least one of reception or transmission.

Claims (167)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration information of a plurality of cells to be updated with a same transmission configuration indication (TCI) state;

receiving a message indicating:

a cell identity of a first cell of the plurality of cells; and

a TCI state; and

applying the TCI state, indicated by the message, to the plurality of cells for at least one of reception or transmission.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the configuration information, a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells,

wherein the applying the TCI state to the plurality of cells comprises applying, based on the cell group parameter, the TCI state to one or more channels of each cell of the plurality of cells.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, based on the TCI state and via one or more uplink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, uplink control information; and

receiving, based on the TCI state and via one or more downlink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, downlink control information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is quasi-co-located using a same serving beam for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) reception.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is quasi-co-located using a same serving beam for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells, and wherein the one or more cell indexes comprises a cell index for the first cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a reference signal, and

wherein demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) antenna ports, of one or more channels associated with control resource sets (CORESETs) of each cell of the plurality of cells, are quasi-co-located with the reference signal.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message comprises a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), and wherein the MAC CE comprises:

a first field indicating the cell identity of the first cell for which the MAC CE applies;

a second field indicating a control resource set (CORESET); and

a third field indicating the TCI state.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received message comprises a wireless device-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE); and

wherein a radio resource control (RRC) configuration comprises the configuration information.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying the TCI state to the plurality of cells is based on:

the message indicating the cell identity of the first cell and the TCI state; and

the plurality of cells comprising the first cell.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying the TCI state to the plurality of cells comprises applying an antenna port quasi co-location associated with the TCI state to control resource sets (CORESETs) in downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the plurality of cells.

12. A method comprising:

sending, by a base station, configuration information of a plurality of cells to be updated with a same transmission configuration indication (TCI) state;

sending a message indicating:

a cell identity of a first cell of the plurality of cells; and

a TCI state; and

applying the TCI state to the plurality of cells for at least one of transmission or reception.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

configuring, for the configuration information, a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells,

wherein the applying the TCI state to the plurality of cells comprises applying, based on the cell group parameter, the TCI state to one or more channels of each cell of the plurality of cells.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving, based on the TCI state and via one or more uplink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, uplink control information; and

sending, based on the TCI state and via one or more downlink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, downlink control information.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is quasi-co-located using a same serving beam for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is quasi-co-located using a same serving beam for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) reception.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells, and wherein the one or more cell indexes comprises a cell index for the first cell.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a reference signal, and

wherein demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) antenna ports, of one or more channels associated with control resource sets (CORESETs) of each cell of the plurality of cells, are quasi-co-located with the reference signal.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the message comprises a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), and wherein the MAC CE comprises:

a first field indicating the cell identity of the first cell for which the MAC CE applies;

a second field indicating a control resource set (CORESET); and

a third field indicating the TCI state.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the message comprises a wireless device-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE); and

wherein a radio resource control (RRC) configuration comprises the configuration information.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the applying the TCI state to one the plurality of cells is based on:

the message indicating the cell identity of the first cell and the TCI state; and

the plurality of cells comprising the first cell.

22. The method of claim 12 , wherein the applying the TCI state to the plurality of cells comprises applying an antenna port quasi co-location associated with the TCI state to control resource sets (CORESETs) in downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the plurality of cells.

23. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive configuration information of a plurality of cells to be updated with a same transmission configuration indication (TCI) state;

receive a message indicating:

a cell identity of a first cell of the plurality of cells; and

a TCI state; and

apply the TCI state, indicated by the message, to the plurality of cells for at least one of reception or transmission.

24. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

determine, based on the configuration information, a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells; and

apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells by applying, based on the cell group parameter, the TCI state to one or more channels of each cell of the plurality of cells.

25. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

send, based on the TCI state and via one or more uplink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, uplink control information; and

receive, based on the TCI state and via one or more downlink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, downlink control information.

26. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is quasi-co-located using a same serving beam for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) reception.

27. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is quasi-co-located using a same serving beam for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission.

28. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells, and wherein the one or more cell indexes comprises a cell index for the first cell.

29. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a reference signal, and

wherein demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) antenna ports, of one or more channels associated with control resource sets (CORESETs) of each cell of the plurality of cells, are quasi-co-located with the reference signal.

30. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the message comprises a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), and wherein the MAC CE comprises:

a first field indicating the cell identity of the first cell for which the MAC CE applies;

a second field indicating a control resource set (CORESET); and

a third field indicating the TCI state.

31. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the received message comprises a wireless device-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE); and

wherein a radio resource control (RRC) configuration comprises the configuration information.

32. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells based on:

the message indicating the cell identity of the first cell and the TCI state; and

the plurality of cells comprising the first cell.

33. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells by applying an antenna port quasi co-location associated with the TCI state to control resource sets (CORESETs) in downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the plurality of cells.

34. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

send configuration information of a plurality of cells to be updated with a same transmission configuration indication (TCI) state;

send a message indicating:

a cell identity of a first cell of the plurality of cells; and

a TCI state; and

apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells for at least one of transmission or reception.

35. The base station of claim 34 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the base station to:

configure, for the configuration information, a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells; and

apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells by applying, based on the cell group parameter, the TCI state to one or more channels of each cell of the plurality of cells.

36. The base station of claim 34 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the base station to:

receive, based on the TCI state and via one or more uplink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, uplink control information; and

send, based on the TCI state and via one or more downlink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, downlink control information.

37. The base station of claim 34 , wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is quasi-co-located using a same serving beam for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission.

38. The base station of claim 34 , wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is quasi-co-located using a same serving beam for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) reception.

39. The base station of claim 34 , wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells, and wherein the one or more cell indexes comprises a cell index for the first cell.

40. The base station of claim 34 , wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a reference signal, and

wherein demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) antenna ports, of one or more channels associated with control resource sets (CORESETs) of each cell of the plurality of cells, are quasi-co-located with the reference signal.

41. The base station of claim 34 , wherein the message comprises a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), and wherein the MAC CE comprises:

a first field indicating the cell identity of the first cell for which the MAC CE applies;

a second field indicating a control resource set (CORESET); and

a third field indicating the TCI state.

42. The base station of claim 34 , wherein the message comprises a wireless device-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE); and

wherein a radio resource control (RRC) configuration comprises the configuration information.

43. The base station of claim 34 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the base station to apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells based on:

the message indicating the cell identity of the first cell and the TCI state; and

the plurality of cells comprising the first cell.

44. The base station of claim 34 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the base station to apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells by applying an antenna port quasi co-location associated with the TCI state to control resource sets (CORESETs) in downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the plurality of cells.

45. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a wireless device to:

receive configuration information of a plurality of cells to be updated with a same transmission configuration indication (TCI) state;

receive a message indicating:

a cell identity of a first cell of the plurality of cells; and

a TCI state; and

apply the TCI state, indicated by the message, to the plurality of cells for at least one of reception or transmission.

46. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to:

determine, based on the configuration information, a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells;

apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells by applying, based on the cell group parameter, the TCI state to one or more channels of each cell of the plurality of cells; and

receive, based on the TCI state and via one or more downlink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, downlink control information.

47. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45 , wherein a radio resource control (RRC) configuration comprises the configuration information,

wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells,

wherein the one or more cell indexes comprises a cell index for the first cell, and

wherein the received message comprises a wireless device-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

48. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells based on:

the message indicating the cell identity of the first cell and the TCI state; and

the plurality of cells comprising the first cell.

49. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a base station to:

send configuration information of a plurality of cells to be updated with a same transmission configuration indication (TCI) state;

send a message indicating:

a cell identity of a first cell of the plurality of cells; and

a TCI state; and

apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells for at least one of transmission or reception.

50. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 49 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the base station to:

configure, for the configuration information, a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells;

apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells by applying, based on the cell group parameter, the TCI state to one or more channels of each cell of the plurality of cells; and

send, based on the TCI state and via one or more downlink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, downlink control information.

51. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 49 , wherein a radio resource control (RRC) configuration comprises the configuration information,

wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells,

wherein the one or more cell indexes comprises a cell index for the first cell, and

wherein the message comprises a wireless device-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

52. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 49 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the base station to apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells based on:

the message indicating the cell identity of the first cell and the TCI state; and

the plurality of cells comprising the first cell.

53. A system comprising:

a base station; and

a wireless device,

wherein the base station is configured to:

transmit configuration information of a plurality of cells to be updated with a same transmission configuration indication (TCI) state; and

transmit a message indicating:

a cell identity of a first cell of the plurality of cells; and

a TCI state; and

wherein the wireless device is configured to:

apply the TCI state, indicated by the message, to the plurality of cells for at least one of reception or transmission.

54. The system of claim 53 , wherein the wireless device is configured to:

determine, based on the configuration information, a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells;

apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells by applying, based on the cell group parameter, the TCI state to one or more channels of each cell of the plurality of cells; and

receive, based on the TCI state and via one or more downlink control channels of each cell of the plurality of cells, downlink control information.

55. The system of claim 53 , wherein a radio resource control (RRC) configuration comprises the configuration information,

wherein the TCI state indicated by the message is associated with a cell group parameter indicating one or more cell indexes of the plurality of cells,

wherein the one or more cell indexes comprises a cell index for the first cell, and

wherein the message comprises a wireless device-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

56. The system of claim 53 , wherein the wireless device is configured to apply the TCI state to the plurality of cells based on:

the message indicating the cell identity of the first cell and the TCI state; and

the plurality of cells comprising the first cell.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 069743/0577 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2024
From: CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN; XU, KAI
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067298/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2024
From: CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN; XU, KAI
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067298/0231 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17721991 · Apr 15, 2022
Continuation 16581986 · Sep 25, 2019
Provisional Application 62736233 · Sep 25, 2018
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