IP Library Patent Application 18942412
Patent Application
App. No. 18/942,412

METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

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18/942,412
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and device in a node for wireless communications. A node first receives a first signaling in a first time-frequency resource set, and the first signaling and a first reference signal resource are QCL; then receives a MAC-layer control unit, the MAC-layer control unit is used to indicate a second reference signal resource; and receives a second signaling in a second time-frequency resource set, and receives a second signal in a third time-frequency resource set; the first reference signal resource is associated with a first PCI, and the second reference signal resource is associated with a second PCI; the second signaling is used to indicate the third time-frequency resource set; the second signaling and the second reference signal resource are QCL. The application improves the method and device for updating TCI state under M-TRP to optimize the system performance.

Claims (35)

1 . A first node for wireless communications, comprising:

a first receiver, receiving a first signaling in a first time-frequency resource set, a demodulation reference signal of a channel occupied by the first signaling and a first reference signal resource being QCL;

a second receiver, receiving a MAC-layer control unit, the MAC-layer control unit being used to indicate a second reference signal resource; and

a third receiver, receiving a second signaling in a second time-frequency resource set, and receiving a second signal in a third time-frequency resource set;

wherein the first reference signal resource is associated with a first Physical Cell Identifier (PCI), and the second reference signal resource is associated with a second PCI: the first signaling and the second signaling are both physical-layer signalings, and the second signaling is used to indicate the third time-frequency resource set: a demodulation reference signal of a channel occupied by the second signaling and the second reference signal resource are QCL: a demodulation reference signal of a channel occupied by the second signal and a third reference signal resource are QCL: whether the first PCI is the same as the second PCI is used to determine the third reference signal resource: a physical-layer channel occupied by the first signaling comprises a PDCCH: a physical-layer channel occupied by the second signaling comprises a PDCCH: a physical-layer channel occupied by the second signal comprises a PDSCH: the first reference signal resource comprises a Channel-State Information Reference Signals (CSI-RS) resource, the first reference signal resource corresponds to a TCI-StateId: the second reference signal resource comprises a CSI-RS resource, the second reference signal resource corresponds to a TCI-StateId: the third reference signal resource comprises a CSI-RS resource, the third reference signal resource corresponds to a TCI-StateId.

2 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein a first-type reference signal resource set comprises at least one first-type reference signal resource, and a second-type reference signal resource set comprises at least one second-type reference signal resource: when the first PCI is the same as the second PCI, the third reference signal resource is a first-type reference signal resource in the first-type reference signal resource set: or, when the first PCI is different from the second PCI, the third reference signal resource is a second-type reference signal resource in the second-type reference signal resource set.

3 . The first node according to claim 2 , wherein the second-type reference signal resource set is predefined, and the second-type reference signal resource set is associated with the second PCI.

4 . The first node according to claim 2 , wherein when the first PCI is the same as the second PCI, the second signaling is used to indicate the third reference signal resource out of the first-type reference signal resource set: or, when the first PCI is different from the second PCI, the second signaling is used to indicate the third reference signal resource out of the second-type reference signal resource set.

5 . The first node according to claim 2 , wherein when the first PCI is different from the second PCI, the second-type reference signal resource set only comprises the second reference signal resource, and the third reference signal resource is the second reference signal resource.

6 . The first node according to claim 2 , wherein the first receiver receives a first information block; the first information block is used to indicate the first-type reference signal resource set.

7 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first receiver receives a second information block: the second information block is used to indicate a first control resource set, and both the first time-frequency resource set and the second time-frequency resource set are associated with the first control resource set: the first reference signal resource and the second reference signal resource respectively correspond to a first TCI state and a second TCI state, and the MAC-layer control unit is used to indicate that the second TCI state is adopted for a reception for a PDCCH in the first control resource set.

8 . The first node according to claim 1 , the meaning of the first reference signal resource being associated with a first PCI includes: an RRC signaling used to indicate time-frequency resources occupied by the first reference signal resource is also used to indicate the first PCI.

9 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the meaning of the second reference signal resource being associated with a second PCI includes: an RRC signaling configuring the second reference signal resource is also used to indicate the second PCI.

10 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein frequency-domain resources occupied by the first time-frequency resource set are frequency-domain resources occupied by a Control Resource Set (CORESET), time-domain resource occupied by the first time-frequency resource set are time-domain resource occupied by a CORESET: frequency-domain resources occupied by the second time-frequency resource set are frequency-domain resources occupied by a CORESET, time-domain resource occupied by the second time-frequency resource set are time-domain resource occupied by a CORESET.

11 . The first node according to claim 2 , wherein the first-type reference signal resource set is associated with the first PCI, and the second-type reference signal resource set is associated with the second PCI.

12 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the second signaling is Downlink control information (DCI), the second signaling is used to schedule the second signal, the second signaling is used to indicate a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) adopted by the second signal, the second signaling is used to indicate a HARQ process number of the second signal, the second signaling is used to indicate a Redundancy Version (RV) adopted by the second signal.

13 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first signaling is DCI, the MAC-layer control unit is a TCI State Indication for UE-specific PDCCH MAC CE in TS 38.321.

14 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein when the first PCI and the second PCI are different,

the first PCI is a PCI adopted by a serving cell of the first node, and the second PCI is a PCI other than a PCI adopted by a serving cell of the first node;

or the second PCI is a PCI adopted by a serving cell of the first node, and the first PCI is a PCI other than a PCI adopted by a serving cell of the first node.

15 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type reference signal resource set is associated with the first PCI, the second-type reference signal resource set is associated with the second PCI.

16 . The first node according to claim 2 , wherein the first-type reference signal resource set comprises K1 first-type reference signal resources, K1 is equal to 8, any of K1 first-type reference signal resources comprises one of a CSI-RS resource or an SSB: any of the K1 first-type reference signal resources corresponds to a TCI-StateId.

17 . The first node according to claim 2 , wherein the second-type reference signal resource set comprises K2 first-type reference signal resources, K2 is equal to 8, any of K2 second-type reference signal resources comprises one of a CSI-RS resource or an SSB: any of the K2 second-type reference signal resources corresponds to a TCI-StateId.

18 . The first node according to claim 2 , wherein the first information block is transmitted by a MAC CE, the first information block is a TCI States Activation/Deactivation for UE-specific PDSCH MAC CE in TS 38.321.

19 . A second node for wireless communications, comprising:

a first transmitter, transmitting a first signaling in a first time-frequency resource set, a demodulation reference signal of a channel occupied by the first signaling and the first reference signal resource being QCL;

a second transmitter, transmitting a MAC-layer control unit, the MAC-layer control unit being used to indicate a second reference signal resource; and

a third transmitter, transmitting a second signaling in a second time-frequency resource set, and transmitting a second signal in a third time-frequency resource set;

wherein the first reference signal resource is associated with a first PCI, and the second reference signal resource is associated with a second PCI: the first signaling and the second signaling are both physical-layer signalings, and the second signaling is used to indicate the third time-frequency resource set: a demodulation reference signal of a channel occupied by the second signaling and the second reference signal resource are QCL: a demodulation reference signal of a channel occupied by the second signal and a third reference signal resource are QCL: whether the first PCI is the same as the second PCI is used to determine the third reference signal resource: a physical-layer channel occupied by the first signaling comprises a PDCCH: a physical-layer channel occupied by the second signaling comprises a PDCCH: a physical-layer channel occupied by the second signal comprises a PDSCH: the first reference signal resource comprises a Channel-State Information Reference Signals (CSI-RS) resource, the first reference signal resource corresponds to a TCI-StateId: the second reference signal resource comprises a CSI-RS resource, the second reference signal resource corresponds to a TCI-StateId;

the third reference signal resource comprises a CSI-RS resource, the third reference signal resource corresponds to a TCI-StateId.

20 . A method in a first node for wireless communications, comprising:

receiving a first signaling in a first time-frequency resource set, a demodulation reference signal of a channel occupied by the first signaling and a first reference signal resource being QCL;

receiving a MAC-layer control unit, the MAC-layer control unit being used to indicate a second reference signal resource; and

receiving a second signaling in a second time-frequency resource set, and receiving a second signal in a third time-frequency resource set;

wherein the first reference signal resource is associated with a first PCI, and the second reference signal resource is associated with a second PCI: the first signaling and the second signaling are both physical-layer signalings, and the second signaling is used to indicate the third time-frequency resource set: a demodulation reference signal of a channel occupied by the second signaling and the second reference signal resource are QCL: a demodulation reference signal of a channel occupied by the second signal and a third reference signal resource are QCL: whether the first PCI is the same as the second PCI is used to determine the third reference signal resource: a physical-layer channel occupied by the first signaling comprises a PDCCH: a physical-layer channel occupied by the second signaling comprises a PDCCH: a physical-layer channel occupied by the second signal comprises a PDSCH: the first reference signal resource comprises a Channel-State Information Reference Signals (CSI-RS) resource, the first reference signal resource corresponds to a TCI-StateId: the second reference signal resource comprises a CSI-RS resource, the second reference signal resource corresponds to a TCI-StateId: the third reference signal resource comprises a CSI-RS resource, the third reference signal resource corresponds to a TCI-StateId.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2026
From: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
To: APOGEE 5G GLOBAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 075344/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
To: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070741/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2025
From: JIANG, QI; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 069877/0114 →