IP Library Granted Patent US 12,388,515
Granted Patent B2
US 12,388,515 · App. 18/510,753 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Default beam for downlink signal transmissions

Inventors: Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Jonghyun Park (Syosset, NY); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04L5/0094H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 12,388,515
App. No.
18/510,753
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station may transmit, to a wireless device, one or more messages indicating transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for downlink transmissions. The base station may transmit, to the wireless device, a medium access control control element (MAC CE) activating a plurality of TCI states of the TCI states. The base station may transmit, to the wireless device based on a reference signal identified during a random access procedure and before receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating a TCI state from the plurality of TCI states, one or more downlink signals.

Claims (42)

1. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive one or more messages indicating transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for downlink transmissions;

receive a medium access control control element (MAC CE) activating a plurality of TCI states of the TCI states;

receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating a TCI state from the plurality of TCI states; and

receive, based on a reference signal identified during a random access procedure and before application of the TCI state, one or more downlink signals.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, based on the TCI state and after application of the TCI state, one or more second downlink signals.

3. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to initiate the random access procedure for a reconfiguration with synchronization procedure.

4. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to initiate the random access procedure for an initial access procedure.

5. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is used until the TCI state, indicated by the DCI, is applied.

6. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more messages are one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages.

7. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is a synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SSB).

8. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the reference signal identified during the random access procedure is the reference signal used for a spatial domain filter parameter of a preamble during the random access procedure.

9. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more downlink signals comprise at least one of:

one or more physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs);

one or more physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs); or

one or more channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs).

10. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more downlink signals are received using a spatial domain filter parameter based on the reference signal identified during the random access procedure.

11. 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, one or more messages indicating transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for downlink transmissions;

transmit, to the wireless device, a medium access control control element (MAC CE) activating a plurality of TCI states of the TCI states;

transmit, to the wireless device, downlink control information (DCI) indicating a TCI state from the plurality of TCI states; and

transmit, to the wireless device based on a reference signal identified during a random access procedure and before application of the TCI state, one or more downlink signals.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to transmit, to the wireless device based on the TCI state and after application of the TCI state, one or more second downlink signals.

13. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to initiate the random access procedure for a reconfiguration with synchronization procedure.

14. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to initiate the random access procedure for an initial access procedure.

15. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the reference signal is used until the TCI state, indicated by the DCI, is applied.

16. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the one or more messages are one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages.

17. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the reference signal is a synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SSB).

18. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the reference signal identified during the random access procedure is the reference signal used for a spatial domain filter parameter of a preamble during the random access procedure.

19. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the one or more downlink signals comprise at least one of:

one or more physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs);

one or more physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs); or

one or more channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs).

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

receive one or more messages indicating transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for downlink transmissions;

receive a medium access control control element (MAC CE) activating a plurality of TCI states of the TCI states;

receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating a TCI state from the plurality of TCI states; and

receive, based on a reference signal identified during a random access procedure and before application of the TCI state, one or more downlink signals.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2026
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: BLOOMSBURY DESIGN LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 075081/0540 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2023
From: YI, YUNJUNG; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; PARK, JONGHYUN; XU, KAI
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 065887/0133 →
Continuity (4)
Division 18130991 · Apr 5, 2023
Continuation PCTUS2021063072 · Dec 13, 2021
Provisional Application 63125750 · Dec 15, 2020
Related Publication 20240089069A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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