IP Library Granted Patent US 11,291,068
Granted Patent B2
US 11,291,068 · App. 16/094,532 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Radio network node, wireless device and methods performed therein

Inventors: Icaro L. J. Da Silva (Solna, SE); Claes Tidestav (Bålsta, SE)
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
H04W76/19H04L5/0048H04W48/20
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Patent No.
US 11,291,068
App. No.
16/094,532
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to embodiments herein a method performed by a radio network node for handling communication of a wireless device in a wireless communication network is herein provided. The radio network node configures the wireless device to perform a beam recovery process in one cell of a configured set of cells, wherein the configured set of cells includes a primary cell and a set of neighbor cells.

Claims (41)

1. A method performed by a wireless device for handling communication of the wireless device in a wireless communication network, the method comprising

performing a beam recovery process of a selected beam upon beam failure detection, the selected beam being associated to one cell of a configured set of cells, the configured set of cells including a primary cell and a set of neighbor cells; and

receiving configuring data from the radio network node configuring the wireless device with the set of cells, the configuring data comprising a black list indicating cells where the wireless device is not allowed to perform a beam recovery process and a relative threshold per cell defining when to select a cell of the set of neighbor cells relative to the primary cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

sending a message associated with the selected beam using an uplink resource configuration that belongs to one of the primary cell and any of the configured set of cells.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuring data comprises at least one of a reference signal configuration and uplink resource configuration one of per configured cell and for all cells in the set of cells.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein at least one of:

the primary cell is one of a primary cell of a primary cell group and a primary secondary cell of a secondary cell group; and

a neighbor cell in the set of neighbor cells is one of a non-serving cell and a serving cell that is a secondary cell.

5. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed on at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method according to claim 1 , as performed by the radio network node or the wireless device respectively.

6. A method performed by a radio network node for handling communication of a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

configuring the wireless device to perform a beam recovery process in one cell of a configured set of cells, the configured set of cells including a primary cell and a set of neighbor cells and configuring the wireless device to perform the beam recovery process in one cell of the configured set of cells comprising transmitting a black list indicating cells where the wireless device is not allowed to perform beam recovery process and transmitting a relative threshold per cell defining when to select a cell of the set of neighbor cells relative to the primary cell.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

detecting that the wireless device accesses a beam of a different cell, which cell is not provided by the radio network node; and

fetching context of the wireless device.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the set of neighbor cells is one of comprised in a list of cells of a same measurement object as the primary cell and are any cells of the same measurement object as the primary cell.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein configuring the wireless device to perform the beam recovery process in one cell of the configured set of cells comprises at least one of transmitting reference signal configuration and uplink resource configuration one of per configured cell and for all cells in the set of cells.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of:

the primary cell is one of a primary cell of a primary cell group and a primary secondary cell of a secondary cell group; and

a neighbor cell in the set of neighbor cells is one of a non-serving cell and a serving cell that is a secondary cell.

11. A radio network node for handling communication of a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the radio network being configured to:

configure the wireless device to perform a beam recovery process in one cell of a configured set of cells, the configured set of cells including a primary cell and a set of neighbor cells;

configure the wireless device to perform the beam recovery process in one cell of the configured set of cells by transmitting a black list indicating cells where the wireless device is not allowed to perform beam recovery process; and

configure the wireless device to perform the beam recovery process in one cell of the configured set of cells by transmitting a relative threshold per cell defining when to select a cell of the set of neighbor cells relative to the primary cell.

12. The radio network node according to claim 11 , wherein the radio network is further configured to:

detect that the wireless device accesses a beam of a different cell which cell is not provided by the radio network node; and

fetch context of the wireless device.

13. The radio network node according to claim 11 , wherein the set of neighbor cells is one of comprised in a list of cells of a same measurement object as the primary cell, and are any cells of the same measurement object as the primary cell.

14. The radio network node according to claim 11 , wherein the radio network node is configured to configure the wireless device to perform the beam recovery process in one cell of the configured set of cells by transmitting at least one of reference signal configuration and uplink resource configuration per configured cell or for all cells in the set of cells.

15. The radio network node according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of:

the primary cell is a primary cell of a primary cell group or a primary secondary cell of a secondary cell group; and

a neighbor cell in the set of neighbor cells is one of a non-serving cell and a serving cell that is a secondary cell.

16. A wireless device for handling communication of the wireless device in a wireless communication network, the wireless device being configured to:

perform a beam recovery process of a selected beam upon beam failure detection, the selected beam is associated to one cell of a configured set of cells, the configured set of cells including a primary cell and a set of neighbor cells; and

receive configuring data comprising a black list indicating cells where the wireless device is not allowed to perform beam recovery process from the radio network node configuring the wireless device with the set of cells and a threshold per cell defining when to select a cell of the set of neighbor cells relative to the primary cell.

17. The wireless device according to claim 16 , wherein the wireless device is configured to:

send a message associated with the selected beam by using an uplink resource configuration that belongs to the primary cell or any of the configured set of cells.

18. The wireless device according to claim 16 , wherein the configuring data comprises at least one of a reference signal configuration and uplink resource configuration one of per configured cell and for all cells in the set of cells.

19. The wireless device according to claim 16 , wherein at least one of:

the primary cell is one of a primary cell of a primary cell group and a primary secondary cell of a secondary cell group; and

a neighbor cell in the set of neighbor cells is one of a non-serving cell and a serving cell that is a secondary cell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2018
From: DA SILVA, ICARO L. J.; TIDESTAV, CLAES
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Reel/Frame 047639/0690 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62544026 · Aug 11, 2017
Related Publication 20210185754A1 · Jun 17, 2021