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US 12,232,092 · App. 18/523,535 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Techniques and apparatuses for variable timing adjustment granularity

Inventors: Sony Akkarakaran (Poway, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/0446H04W56/0045H04W72/02H04W72/0453H04W72/23H04L27/26025H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 12,232,092
App. No.
18/523,535
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine at least one of a granularity or range of a timing adjustment value based at least in part on at least one of a timing adjustment command indicating the granularity, configuration information indicating the granularity, information regarding a communication, carrier, or band associated with the user equipment, or a combination thereof; and/or perform timing adjustment based at least in part on at least one of the granularity or the range of the timing adjustment value. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (49)

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

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

determine a respective granularity of a timing adjustment value for each of a plurality of carriers based at least in part on a timing adjustment command indicating the timing adjustment value for a timing adjustment group (TAG) of the carriers that share the timing adjustment command, wherein the respective granularity is variable based at least in part on a numerology associated with a cell of the TAG; and

perform a timing adjustment based at least in part on the respective granularity of the timing adjustment value, wherein the timing adjustment command is interpreted differently for a first cell of the TAG than for a second cell of the TAG based at least in part on respective numerologies of the first cell and the second cell.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the timing adjustment command indicates a delay for execution of the timing adjustment.

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

determine a delay for execution of the timing adjustment based at least in part on a carrier associated with the UE.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein a performance parameter for the timing adjustment is based at least in part on a particular fraction of the respective granularity of the timing adjustment value.

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein a performance parameter for the timing adjustment is based at least in part on at least one of:

the respective granularity of the timing adjustment value,

a numerology associated with the UE,

a carrier associated with the UE,

a band associated with UE, or

a capability of the UE.

6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to perform the timing adjustment, are configured to cause the UE to:

perform the timing adjustment after performance of an initial access procedure.

7. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to perform the timing adjustment, are configured to cause the UE to:

perform the timing adjustment based at least in part on reception of a random access response.

8. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to perform the timing adjustment, are configured to cause the UE to:

perform the timing adjustment after a delay that is based at least in part on a capability of the UE, wherein the delay is between signaling of the timing adjustment command and application of the timing adjustment.

9. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining a respective granularity of a timing adjustment value for each of a plurality of carriers based at least in part on a timing adjustment command indicating the timing adjustment value for a timing adjustment group (TAG) of the carriers that share the timing adjustment command, wherein the respective granularity is variable based at least in part on a numerology associated with a cell of the TAG; and

performing a timing adjustment based at least in part on the respective granularity of the timing adjustment value, wherein the timing adjustment command is interpreted differently for a first cell of the TAG than for a second cell of the TAG based at least in part on respective numerologies of the first cell and the second cell.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the timing adjustment command indicates a delay for execution of the timing adjustment.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining a delay for execution of the timing adjustment based at least in part on a carrier associated with the UE.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein a performance parameter for the timing adjustment is based at least in part on a particular fraction of the respective granularity of the timing adjustment value.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein a performance parameter for the timing adjustment is based at least in part on at least one of:

the respective granularity of the timing adjustment value,

a numerology associated with the UE,

a carrier associated with the UE,

a band associated with UE, or

a capability of the UE.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the timing adjustment is performed after an initial access procedure is performed.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the timing adjustment is performed based at least in part on receiving a random access response.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the timing adjustment is performed after a delay that is based at least in part on a capability of the UE, wherein the delay is between signaling of the timing adjustment command and application of the timing adjustment.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising:

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

determine a respective granularity of a timing adjustment value for each of a plurality of carriers based at least in part on a timing adjustment command indicating the timing adjustment value for a timing adjustment group (TAG) of the carriers that share the timing adjustment command, wherein the respective granularity is variable based at least in part on a numerology associated with a cell of the TAG; and

perform a timing adjustment based at least in part on the respective granularity of the timing adjustment value, wherein the timing adjustment command is interpreted differently for a first cell of the TAG than for a second cell of the TAG based at least in part on respective numerologies of the first cell and the second cell.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the timing adjustment command indicates a delay for execution of the timing adjustment.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein a performance parameter for the timing adjustment is based at least in part on a particular fraction of the respective granularity of the timing adjustment value.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein a performance parameter for the timing adjustment is based at least in part on at least one of:

the respective granularity of the timing adjustment value,

a numerology associated with the UE,

a carrier associated with the UE,

a band associated with UE, or

a capability of the UE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2024
From: AKKARAKARAN, SONY; LUO, TAO
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 066655/0939 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17303742 · Jun 7, 2021
Continuation 16058765 · Aug 8, 2018
Provisional Application 62543653 · Aug 10, 2017
Related Publication 20240172198A1 · May 23, 2024
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