IP Library Granted Patent US 11,006,403
Granted Patent B2
US 11,006,403 · App. 16/548,583 · Granted May 11, 2021

Techniques for use in determining a transmission configuration state

Inventors: Xiaoxia Zhang (San Diego, CA); Jing Sun (San Diego, CA); Makesh Pravin John Wilson (San Diego, CA); Alexandros Manolakos (San Diego, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/042H04W72/048H04W72/0446H04W72/1268
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Patent No.
US 11,006,403
App. No.
16/548,583
Granted
May 11, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to determining a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state for receiving a multi-transmission point (TRP) communication. A receiving device receives a configuration message indicating a lowest control resource set identifier (CORESET ID) for receiving one or more downlink control information (DCI) and determines whether a state of the receiving device is within a scheduling threshold duration for decoding DCI. The receiving device then determines a TCI state for receiving data based on a TCI state associated with the lowest CORESET ID if the state of the receiving device is within the scheduling threshold duration, wherein the TCI state associated with the lowest CORESET ID indicates one or more sets of quasi co-location (QCL) parameters. The receiving device then receives the data from one or more transmission points (TRPs) based on the one or more sets of QCL parameters.

Claims (70)

1. A method of wireless communication at a receiving device, comprising:

receiving a configuration message from a scheduling entity, the configuration message indicating at least a lowest control resource set identifier (CORESET ID) for receiving one or more downlink control information (DCI);

determining whether a state of the receiving device is within a scheduling threshold duration for decoding DCI;

determining a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state for receiving data based on a TCI state associated with the lowest CORESET ID if the state of the receiving device is within the scheduling threshold duration, wherein the TCI state associated with the lowest CORESET ID indicates one or more sets of quasi co-location (QCL) parameters; and

receiving the data from one or more transmission points (TRPs) based on the one or more sets of QCL parameters.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a DCI of the one or more DCI, the DCI including a scheduling offset period.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein if the state of the receiving device is not within the scheduling threshold duration, the method further comprising:

determining whether the scheduling offset period is greater than or equal to the scheduling threshold duration; and

determining the TCI state based on a TCI field included in the DCI if the scheduling offset period is greater than or equal to the scheduling threshold duration, wherein the TCI field indicates the one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the data.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the one or more DCI from the one or more TRPs based on the one or more sets of QCL parameters.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein each set of QCL parameters in the one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the one or more DCI corresponds to:

a respective symbol in a set of symbols associated with the lowest CORESET ID; or

a respective frequency region in a set of frequency regions associated with the lowest CORESET ID.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration message further indicates a number of control channels to monitor, the method further comprising:

monitoring the number of control channels to receive the one or more DCI from the one or more TRPs.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration message further indicates the scheduling threshold duration.

8. A receiving device for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one processor;

a transceiver communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive a configuration message from a scheduling entity, the configuration message indicating at least a lowest control resource set identifier (CORESET ID) for receiving one or more downlink control information (DCI),

determine whether a state of the receiving device is within a scheduling threshold duration for decoding DCI,

determine a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state for receiving data based on a TCI state associated with the lowest CORESET ID if the state of the receiving device is within the scheduling threshold duration, wherein the TCI state associated with the lowest CORESET ID indicates one or more sets of quasi co-location (QCL) parameters, and

receive the data from one or more transmission points (TRPs) based on the one or more sets of QCL parameters.

9. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a DCI of the one or more DCI, the DCI including a scheduling offset period.

10. The receiving device of claim 9 , wherein if the state of the receiving device is not within the scheduling threshold duration, the at least one processor is configured to:

determine whether the scheduling offset period is greater than or equal to the scheduling threshold duration; and

determine the TCI state based on a TCI field included in the DCI if the scheduling offset period is greater than or equal to the scheduling threshold duration, wherein the TCI field indicates the one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the data.

11. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive the one or more DCI from the one or more TRPs based on the one or more sets of QCL parameters.

12. The receiving device of claim 11 , wherein each set of QCL parameters in the one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the one or more DCI corresponds to:

a respective symbol in a set of symbols associated with the lowest CORESET ID; or

a respective frequency region in a set of frequency regions associated with the lowest CORESET ID.

13. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the configuration message further indicates a number of control channels to monitor, the at least one processor further configured to:

monitor the number of control channels to receive the one or more DCI from the one or more TRPs.

14. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the configuration message further indicates the scheduling threshold duration.

15. A method of wireless communication at a receiving device, comprising:

receiving a configuration message from a scheduling entity, the configuration message configuring an initial transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indicating one or more sets of quasi co-location (QCL) parameters for receiving data;

determining whether a state of the receiving device is within a scheduling threshold duration for decoding downlink control information (DCI);

determining a TCI state to be the initial TCI state if the state of the receiving device is within the scheduling threshold duration; and

receiving the data from one or more transmission points (TRPs) based on the one or more sets of QCL parameters indicated by the initial TCI state,

wherein the configuration message further configures a second transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indicating one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving one or more downlink control information (DCI), and

wherein the one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the data indicated by the initial TCI state is different from the one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the one or more DCI indicated by the second TCI state.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising receiving downlink control information (DCI), the DCI including a scheduling offset period.

17. The method claim 16 , wherein if the state of the receiving device is not within the scheduling threshold duration, the method further comprising:

determining whether the scheduling offset period is greater than or equal to the scheduling threshold duration;

determining the TCI state based on a TCI field included in the DCI if the scheduling offset period is greater than or equal to the scheduling threshold duration, wherein the TCI field indicates one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the data; and

receiving the data from the one or more TRPs based on the one or more sets of QCL parameters indicated by the TCI field.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the configuration message further indicates a number of control channels to monitor, the method further comprising:

monitoring the number of control channels to receive the one or more DCI from the one or more TRPs.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the configuration message further indicates the scheduling threshold duration.

20. A receiving device for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one processor;

a transceiver communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive a configuration message from a scheduling entity via the transceiver, the configuration message configuring an initial transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indicating one or more sets of quasi co-location (QCL) parameters for receiving data,

determine whether a state of the receiving device is within a scheduling threshold duration for decoding downlink control information (DCI),

determine a TCI state to be the initial TCI state if the state of the receiving device is within the scheduling threshold duration, and

receive the data from one or more transmission points (TRPs) via the transceiver based on the one or more sets of QCL parameters indicated by the initial TCI state,

wherein the configuration message further configures a second transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indicating one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving one or more downlink control information (DCI), and

wherein the one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the data indicated by the initial TCI state is different from the one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the one or more DCI indicated by the second TCI state.

21. The receiving device of claim 20 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive downlink control information (DCI), the DCI including a scheduling offset period.

22. The receiving device of claim 21 , wherein if the state of the receiving device is not within the scheduling threshold duration, the at least one processor is configured to:

determine whether the scheduling offset period is greater than or equal to the scheduling threshold duration;

determine the TCI state based on a TCI field included in the DCI if the scheduling offset period is greater than or equal to the scheduling threshold duration, wherein the TCI field indicates one or more sets of QCL parameters for receiving the data; and

receive the data from the one or more TRPs based on the one or more sets of QCL parameters indicated by the TCI field.

23. The receiving device of claim 20 , wherein the configuration message further indicates a number of control channels to monitor, the at least one processor further configured to:

monitor the number of control channels to receive the one or more DCI from the one or more TRPs.

24. The receiving device of claim 20 , wherein the configuration message further indicates the scheduling threshold duration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2019
From: ZHANG, XIAOXIA; SUN, JING; JOHN WILSON, MAKESH PRAVIN; MANOLAKOS, ALEXANDROS; LUO, TAO
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 050869/0769 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62726846 · Sep 4, 2018
Related Publication 20200077369A1 · Mar 5, 2020
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