IP Library Granted Patent US 10,863,571
Granted Patent B2
US 10,863,571 · App. 16/418,788 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Failure detection and recovery for multiple active resources

Inventors: Ali Cirik (Herndon, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Esmael Dinan (Herndon, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Oakton, VA); Kyungmin Park (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W76/19H04W24/08H04W72/042
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Patent No.
US 10,863,571
App. No.
16/418,788
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWPs)) are described. A wireless device may perform failure event detection, such as radio link monitoring (RLM) and/or beam failure detection (BFD), jointly or separately for multiple active resources (e.g., BWPs) based on one or more criteria.

Claims (48)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more configuration parameters of a cell;

activating at least two downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of a plurality of downlink BWPs for the cell, wherein a set of one or more reference signals for beam failure detection is associated with a first downlink BWP of the plurality of downlink BWPs;

measuring the set of the one or more reference signals associated with the first downlink BWP; and

determining, based on the measuring, a beam failure for the at least two downlink BWPs.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

a first set of one or more reference signals for a beam failure detection associated with the first downlink BWP; and

a second set of one or more reference signals for a beam failure detection associated with a second downlink BWP of the at least two downlink BWPs.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measuring the set of the one or more reference signals associated with the first downlink BWP is based on the activating the least two downlink BWPs for the cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the beam failure for the at least two downlink BWPs is further based on:

a beam failure detection associated with the first downlink BWP of the at least two downlink BWPs; and

a beam failure detection associated with a second downlink BWP of the at least two downlink BWPs.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of downlink BWPs is in one of: an active state, or an inactive state.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein an active state of the first downlink BWP of the at least two downlink BWPs comprises monitoring a downlink control channel of the first downlink BWP.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of downlink BWPs is associated with a BWP-specific index.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the first downlink BWP, of the at least two downlink BWPs, based on at least one of:

a BWP-specific index among at least two BWP-specific indexes associated with the at least two downlink BWPs;

a determination that the first downlink BWP is a primary BWP;

a BWP-specific numerology;

a BWP-specific beam failure counter; or

a BWP-specific type of service.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the first downlink BWP, of the at least two downlink BWPs, is a primary BWP.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measuring the set of the one or more reference signals associated with the first downlink BWP comprises:

determining whether a radio link quality of the set of the one or more reference signals associated with the first downlink BWP satisfies a threshold.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the determining the beam failure for the at least two downlink BWPs is further based on the radio link quality not satisfying the threshold.

12. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more configuration parameters for a first downlink bandwidth part (BWP) of a cell and for a second downlink BWP of the cell, wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

a first set of one or more reference signals for a beam failure detection associated with the first downlink BWP; and

a second set of one or more reference signals for a beam failure detection associated with the second downlink BWP;

activating the first downlink BWP and the second downlink BWP;

measuring, based on the activating, the first set of one or more reference signals and the second set of one or more reference signals; and

determining, based on the measuring, a beam failure for the cell.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein each of the first downlink BWP and the second downlink BWP is in one of: an active state, or an inactive state.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein an active state of the first downlink BWP comprises monitoring a downlink control channel of the first downlink BWP.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein each of the first downlink BWP and the second downlink BWP is associated with a BWP-specific index.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining the beam failure for the cell is further based on a radio link quality not satisfying a threshold.

17. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more configuration parameters for a first downlink bandwidth part (BWP) of a cell and for a second downlink BWP of the cell, wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

a first set of one or more reference signals for a beam failure detection associated with the first downlink BWP; and

a second set of one or more reference signals for a beam failure detection associated with the second downlink BWP;

activating the first downlink BWP and the second downlink BWP; and

based on the activating, performing beam failure detection of the cell comprising:

the beam failure detection associated with the first downlink BWP; and

the beam failure detection associated with the second downlink BWP; and

determining, based on the beam failure detection of the cell, an instance of a beam failure for the cell.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein each of the first downlink BWP and the second downlink BWP is in one of: an active state, or an inactive state.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein an active state of the first downlink BWP comprises monitoring a downlink control channel of the first downlink BWP.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein each of the first downlink BWP and the second downlink BWP is associated with a BWP-specific index.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2020
From: CIRIK, ALI; DINAN, ESMAEL; ZHOU, HUA; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053136/0691 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2019
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; CIRIK, ALI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 049956/0341 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2019
From: CIRIK, ALI; DINAN, ESMAEL; ZHOU, HUA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 049956/0378 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16418699 · May 21, 2019
Provisional Application 62675721 · May 23, 2018
Provisional Application 62674127 · May 21, 2018
Related Publication 20190357292A1 · Nov 21, 2019
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