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US 10,542,445 · App. 16/065,117 · Granted Jan 21, 2020

Method and device for performing radio link monitoring by user equipment in wireless communication system

Inventors: Sukhyon Yoon (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Eunsun Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyunsoo Ko (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W24/08H04W56/001H04W72/042
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Patent No.
US 10,542,445
App. No.
16/065,117
Granted
Jan 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for performing radio link monitoring by a user equipment in a wireless communication system and device for supporting the same. Particularly, the present invention discloses a method for performing radio link monitoring by a user equipment when a base station supports at least one beam and device for supporting the same.

Claims (25)

1. A method for performing radio link monitoring (RLM) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

assessing radio link quality for each of a plurality of resources,

wherein the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources is assessed based on a reference signal received via each of the plurality of resources,

wherein the reference signal received via each of the plurality of resources comprises a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS),

wherein the SS/PBCH block comprises a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH); and

based on that the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources is lower than a threshold, transmitting a signal corresponding to ‘Out-of-Sync’ to a higher layer,

wherein the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources is assessed, based on the threshold being one of a first threshold for the SS/PBCH block or a second threshold for the CSI-RS according to whether the reference signal received via each of the plurality of resources is the SS/PBCH block or the CSI-RS.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of resources corresponds to a beam.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the CSI-RS received via each of the plurality of resources has a same characteristics as those of the CSI-RS for beam management (BM) related to each of the plurality of resources.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the UE assesses the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources using characteristic information of the CSI-RS for the BM related to each of the plurality of resources.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a block error rate (BLER) for a hypothetical physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is used as a metric for assessing the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources.

6. A user equipment (UE) for performing radio link monitoring (RLM) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a receiver; and

a processor connected to the receiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

assess radio link quality for each of a plurality of resources,

wherein the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources is assessed based on a reference signal received via each of the plurality of resources,

wherein the reference signal received via each of the plurality of resources comprises a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS),

wherein the SS/PBCH block comprises a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH); and

based on that the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources is lower than a threshold, transmit a signal corresponding to ‘Out-of-Sync’ to a higher layer,

wherein the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources is assessed, based on the threshold being one of a first threshold for the SS/PBCH block or a second threshold for the CSI-RS according to whether the reference signal received via each of the plurality of resources is the SS/PBCH block or the CSI-RS.

7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of resources corresponds to a beam.

8. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the CSI-RS received via each of the plurality of resources has a same characteristics as those of the CSI-RS for beam management (BM) related to each of the plurality of resources.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to assess the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources using characteristic information of the CSI-RS for the BM related to each of the plurality of resources.

10. The UE of claim 6 , wherein a block error rate (BLER) for a hypothetical physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is used as a metric for assessing the radio link quality for each of the plurality of resources.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2018
From: YOON, SUKHYON; KIM, KIJUN; KIM, EUNSUN; KO, HYUNSOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (8)
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Provisional Application 62564242 · Sep 27, 2017
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Provisional Application 62525122 · Jun 26, 2017
Provisional Application 62520525 · Jun 15, 2017
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