IP Library Granted Patent US 12,507,189
Granted Patent B2
US 12,507,189 · App. 18/918,995 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Configuration of multiple timing advance values

Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Gautham Prasad (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
H04W56/0045H04L5/0035H04L5/0091
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Patent No.
US 12,507,189
App. No.
18/918,995
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device transmits a user equipment (UE) capability message. The UE capability message comprises: a first parameter indicating, per cell, whether the wireless device supports two timing advance groups (TAGs) for intra-cell multiple transmission and reception point (multi-TRP) operation; and a second parameter indicating, per band combination, a maximum number of TAGs that the wireless device supports. The wireless device receives one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating: transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for uplink transmissions via a cell; and two TAGs for the cell. The wireless device receives downlink control information (DCI) indicating a TCI state among the TCI states for the cell. The TCI state is associated with a TAG among the two TAGs of the cell. The wireless device transmits, based on a timing advance of the TAG associated with the TCI state, an uplink transmission using the TCI state.

Claims (88)

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:

transmit a user equipment (UE) capability message comprising:

a first parameter, for each band combination in a plurality of band combinations, indicating a maximum number of timing advance groups (TAGs) that the wireless device supports for a plurality of cells in a respective band combination of the plurality of band combination; and

a second parameter, for each cell in the plurality of cells, indicating whether the wireless device supports two TAGs for intra-cell multiple transmission and reception point (multi-TRP) operation;

receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating:

a plurality of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for uplink transmissions via a cell; and

two TAGs for the cell;

receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating a TCI state among the plurality of TCI states for the cell, wherein the TCI state is associated with a TAG among the two TAGs of the cell; and

transmit, based on a timing advance of the TAG associated with the TCI state, an uplink transmission using the TCI state.

2 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more RRC messages comprise one or more first configuration parameters for a cell group comprising the cell;

the one or more first configuration parameters comprise a plurality of TAG identifiers (IDs) indicating a plurality of TAGs; and

the plurality of TAGs comprise the two TAGs.

3 . The wireless device of claim 2 , wherein:

the one or more RRC messages comprise one or more second configuration parameters for the cell in the cell group; and

the one or more second configuration parameters indicate:

the plurality of TCI states;

a first TAG ID, of the plurality of TAG IDs, indicating a first TAG of the two TAGs for the cell; and

a second TAG ID, of the plurality of TAG IDs, indicating a second TAG of the two TAGS for the cell.

4 . The wireless device of claim 3 , wherein the one or more second configuration parameters indicate two control resource set (coreset) pool indexes for the cell.

5 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the uplink transmission is:

a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission;

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission; or

a sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission.

6 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of TCI states comprise at least one of:

downlink-joint TCI states applicable to both uplink and downlink transmissions on the cell; or

uplink TCI states applicable to uplink transmissions on the cell.

7 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the DCI comprises a TCI field that indicates the TCI state.

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:

receive, from a wireless device, a user equipment (UE) capability message comprising:

a first parameter, for each band combination in a plurality of band combinations, indicating a maximum number of timing advance groups (TAGs) that the wireless device supports for a plurality of cells in a respective band combination of the plurality of band combination; and

a second parameter, for each cell in the plurality of cells, indicating whether the wireless device supports two TAGs for intra-cell multiple transmission and reception point (multi-TRP) operation;

transmit, to the wireless device one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating:

a plurality of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for uplink transmissions via a cell; and

two TAGs for the cell;

transmit, to the wireless device, downlink control information (DCI) indicating a TCI state among the plurality of TCI states for the cell, wherein the TCI state is associated with a TAG among the two TAGs of the cell; and

receive, from the wireless device based on a timing advance of the TAG associated with the TCI state, an uplink transmission using the TCI state.

9 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein:

the one or more RRC messages comprise one or more first configuration parameters for a cell group comprising the cell;

the one or more first configuration parameters comprise a plurality of TAG identifiers (IDs) indicating a plurality of TAGs; and

the plurality of TAGs comprise the two TAGs.

10 . The base station of claim 9 , wherein:

the one or more RRC messages comprise one or more second configuration parameters for the cell in the cell group; and

the one or more second configuration parameters indicate:

the plurality of TCI states;

a first TAG ID, of the plurality of TAG IDs, indicating a first TAG of the two TAGs for the cell; and

a second TAG ID, of the plurality of TAG IDs, indicating a second TAG of the two TAGS for the cell.

11 . The base station of claim 10 , wherein the one or more second configuration parameters indicate two control resource set (coreset) pool indexes for the cell.

12 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein the uplink transmission is:

a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission;

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission; or

a sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission.

13 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of TCI states comprise at least one of:

downlink-joint TCI states applicable to both uplink and downlink transmissions on the cell;

or

uplink TCI states applicable to uplink transmissions on the cell.

14 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein the DCI comprises a TCI field that indicates the TCI state.

15 . 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:

transmit a user equipment (UE) capability message comprising:

a first parameter, for each band combination in a plurality of band combinations, indicating a maximum number of timing advance groups (TAGs) that the wireless device supports for a plurality of cells in a respective band combination of the plurality of band combination; and

a second parameter, for each cell in the plurality of cells, indicating whether the wireless device supports two TAGs for intra-cell multiple transmission and reception point (multi-TRP) operation;

receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating:

a plurality of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for uplink transmissions via a cell; and

two TAGs for the cell;

receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating a TCI state among the plurality of TCI states for the cell, wherein the TCI state is associated with a TAG among the two TAGs of the cell; and

transmit, based on a timing advance of the TAG associated with the TCI state, an uplink transmission using the TCI state.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:

the one or more RRC messages comprise one or more first configuration parameters for a cell group comprising the cell; and

the one or more first configuration parameters comprise a plurality of TAG identifiers (IDs) indicating a plurality of TAGs; and

the plurality of TAGs comprise the two TAGs.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein:

the one or more RRC messages comprise one or more second configuration parameters for the cell in the cell group;

the one or more second configuration parameters indicate:

the plurality of TCI states;

a first TAG ID, of the plurality of TAG IDs, indicating a first TAG of the two TAGs for the cell; and

a second TAG ID, of the plurality of TAG IDs, indicating a second TAG of the two TAGS for the cell.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more second configuration parameters indicate two control resource set (coreset) pool indexes for the cell.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the uplink transmission is:

a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission;

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission; or

a sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of TCI states comprise at least one of:

downlink-joint TCI states applicable to both uplink and downlink transmissions on the cell; or

uplink TCI states applicable to uplink transmissions on the cell.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Reel/Frame 073454/0107 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2024
From: CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; PRASAD, GAUTHAM; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; ZHOU, HUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 069303/0271 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2023019058 · Apr 19, 2023
Provisional Application 63332833 · Apr 20, 2022
Related Publication 20250039817A1 · Jan 30, 2025
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