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App. No. 18/622,146

Beam Failure in Wireless Communications

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App. No.
18/622,146
Abstract

Wireless communications are described. Resource(s) associated with beam failure may be used. A wireless device may initiate a beam failure detection procedure based on receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). The MAC CE may be configured to activate/cause activation of a subset of a plurality of reference signals associated with beam failure of a cell.

Claims (44)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising one or more configuration parameters that indicate a plurality of reference signals associated with beam failure of a cell; and

based on receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) configured to cause activation of a subset of the plurality of reference signals, performing a beam failure detection of the cell.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

waiting to perform the beam failure detection of the cell until receiving the MAC CE configured to cause activation of the subset of the plurality of reference signals.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

based on receiving the MAC CE configured to cause activation of the subset of the plurality of reference signals, assessing, for the beam failure detection of the cell, a radio link quality of at least one reference signal of the plurality of reference signals.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reference signals comprises at least one reference signal for beam failure recovery of the cell.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reference signals comprises at least one reference signal for candidate beam detection associated with the cell.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

incrementing a beam failure instance counter based on a beam failure instance indication of the cell.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

resetting the beam failure instance counter to zero based on receiving a second MAC CE indicating a second subset of the plurality of reference signals for the beam failure of the cell.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, based on the beam failure detection and for the beam failure of the cell, an uplink signal indicating a reference signal among the subset of the plurality of reference signals.

9 . 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 one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising one or more configuration parameters that indicate a plurality of reference signals associated with beam failure of a cell; and

based on receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) configured to cause activation of a subset of the plurality of reference signals, perform a beam failure detection of the cell.

10 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

wait to perform the beam failure detection of the cell until receiving the MAC CE configured to cause activation of the subset of the plurality of reference signals.

11 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

based on receiving the MAC CE configured to cause activation of the subset of the plurality of reference signals, assess, for the beam failure detection of the cell, a radio link quality of at least one reference signal of the plurality of reference signals.

12 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of reference signals comprises at least one reference signal for beam failure recovery of the cell.

13 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of reference signals comprises at least one reference signal for candidate beam detection associated with the cell.

14 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

increment a beam failure instance counter based on a beam failure instance indication of the cell.

15 . The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

reset the beam failure instance counter to zero based on receiving a second MAC CE indicating a second subset of the plurality of reference signals for the beam failure of the cell.

16 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

transmit, based on the beam failure detection and for the beam failure of the cell, an uplink signal indicating a reference signal among the subset of the plurality of reference signals.

17 . A system comprising:

a base station configured to send one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising one or more configuration parameters that indicate a plurality of reference signals associated with beam failure of a cell; and

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 the one or more RRC messages; and

based on receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) configured to cause activation of a subset of the plurality of reference signals, perform a beam failure detection of the cell.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

wait to perform the beam failure detection of the cell until receiving the MAC CE configured to cause activation of the subset of the plurality of reference signals.

19 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

based on receiving the MAC CE configured to cause activation of the subset of the plurality of reference signals, assess, for the beam failure detection of the cell, a radio link quality of at least one reference signal of the plurality of reference signals.

20 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of reference signals comprises at least one reference signal for beam failure recovery of the cell.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: CIRIK, ALI; DINAN, ESMAEL; ZHOU, HUA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN; XU, KAI
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 073483/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN; XU, KAI; YI, YUNJUNG; KWAK, YOUNGWOO
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071559/0247 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN; XU, KAI; YI, YUNJUNG; KWAK, YOUNGWOO
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071559/0282 →