IP Library Granted Patent US 11,368,206
Granted Patent B2
US 11,368,206 · App. 17/035,024 · Granted Jun 21, 2022

Configuration method for beam failure and terminal

Inventors: Li Chen (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Yumin Wu (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04B7/0695H04W72/0466H04W74/0833H04W76/11H04W76/19
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Patent No.
US 11,368,206
App. No.
17/035,024
Granted
Jun 21, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A configuration method for beam failure and a terminal are provided, and the method includes: receiving notification signaling used to notify a change in a state of a cell, a cell group, or a carrier group; configuring at least one of a counter and a timer according to the change in the state of the cell, the cell group, or the carrier group, and/or, stopping a specific operation during a beam failure recovery procedure according to the change in the state of the cell, the cell group, or the carrier group, wherein the counter and the timer are a counter and a timer used for beam failure detection and configured by the terminal for the cell or a cell in the cell group or a cell in a carrier group.

Claims (102)

1. A configuration method for beam failure applied to a terminal, wherein the configuration method for beam failure comprises:

receiving a notification signaling used to notify a change in a state of a cell, a cell group, or a carrier group;

configuring at least one of a counter and a timer according to the change in the state of the cell, the cell group, or the carrier group, and/or, stopping a specific operation during a beam failure recovery procedure according to the change in the state of the cell, the cell group, or the carrier group, wherein the counter and the timer are a counter and a timer used for beam failure detection and configured by the terminal for the cell or a cell in the cell group or a cell in a carrier group,

wherein,

the change in the state of the cell comprises the cell being activated, the cell being deactivated, the cell being reactivated, or the cell being changed;

the change in the state of the cell group comprises the cell group being activated, the cell group being configured, the cell group being reconfigured, or the cell group being changed;

the change in the state of the carrier group comprises the carrier group being activated, the carrier group being deactivated, the carrier group being reactivated, or the carrier group being changed;

wherein the cell comprises at least one of a Secondary Cell (SCell) and a primary cell, and the cell group is at least one of a Secondary Cell Group (SCG) and a Master Cell Group (MCG).

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the terminal configures a counter and a timer for the SCell, and configures a counter and a timer for the primary cell;

configuring at least one of the counter and the timer comprises at least one of following:

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the SCell or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the SCell running, in a case that the SCell is activated, deactivated or reactivated;

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the primary cell or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the primary cell running, in a case that the primary cell is reconfigured or changed;

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the SCell or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the SCell running, in a case that the primary cell is reconfigured or changed;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG or keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the SCG is activated, configured, or reconfigured;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the MCG or keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the MCG running, in a case that the MCG is reconfigured or changed;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG or keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the MCG is reconfigured or changed.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the terminal configures a common counter and a common timer for the SCell and the primary cell,

configuring at least one of the counter and the timer comprises at least one of following:

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer running, in a case that the SCell is activated, deactivated, or reactivated;

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer running, in a case that the primary cell is reconfigured or changed; or,

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG, and/or, keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the SCG is activated, configured, or reconfigured;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG, and/or, keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the MCG is reconfigured or changed.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the cell comprises multiple SCells, the terminal configures a common counter and a common timer for the multiple SCells;

configuring at least one of the counter and the timer comprises at least one of following:

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer running, in a case that at least one SCell in the multiple SCells is activated, deactivated, or reactivated;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG, and/or, keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the SCG is activated, configured, or reconfigured;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG, and/or, keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the MCG is reconfigured or changed.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, stopping the specific operation comprises at least one of following:

stopping monitoring a scrambled Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in the SCell;

stopping monitoring to a scrambled PDCCH in the primary cell;

stopping a random access procedure used for beam failure recovery.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein, stopping monitoring the scrambled PDCCH in the SCell comprises:

stopping, in a case that the beam failure recovery procedure is performed on at least one SCell in multiple SCells comprised in the cell, monitoring a scrambled PDCCH in one or more SCells;

stopping the random access procedure used for beam failure recovery comprises:

stopping, in a case that the beam failure recovery procedure is performed on the SCell, a random access procedure used for beam failure recovery in the SCell; or

stopping, in a case that the beam failure recovery procedure is performed on the primary cell, a random access procedure used for beam failure recovery in the primary cell; or

stopping, in a case that the beam failure recovery procedure is performed on the SCell and the primary cell respectively, a random access procedure used for beam failure recovery in the SCell and the primary cell.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, stopping the random access procedure used for beam failure recovery in the SCell and in the primary cell comprises at least one of following:

stopping sending a preamble in the SCell;

stopping sending a preamble in the primary cell;

stopping monitoring a message 2 (msg2) of the random access procedure in the SCell;

stopping monitoring a msg2 of the random access procedure in the primary cell;

stopping sending a msg3 of the random access procedure in the SCell;

stopping sending a msg3 of the random access procedure in the primary cell;

stopping monitoring a msg4 of the random access procedure in the SCell;

stopping monitoring a msg4 of the random access procedure in the primary cell.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein, the scrambled PDCCH in the SCell comprises a PDCCH scrambled with a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) in the SCell;

the scrambled PDCCH in the primary cell comprises a PDCCH scrambled with a C-RNTI in the primary cell.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the primary cell comprises at least one of:

a Primary Cell (PCell), a PCell in the MCG, a Primary Secondary Cell (PSCell) in the SCG, and a Special Cell (SpCell).

10. A terminal, comprising:

a storage, a processor, and a program stored on the storage and executable by the processor, wherein in a case that the computer program is executed by the processor, the processor implements a configuration method for beam failure, the configuration method for beam failure comprises:

receiving a notification signaling used to notify a change in a state of a cell, a cell group, or a carrier group;

configuring at least one of a counter and a timer according to the change in the state of the cell, the cell group, or the carrier group, and/or, stopping a specific operation during a beam failure recovery procedure according to the change in the state of the cell, the cell group, or the carrier group, wherein the counter and the timer are a counter and a timer used for beam failure detection and configured by the terminal for the cell or a cell in the cell group or a cell in a carrier group,

wherein,

the change in the state of the cell comprises the cell being activated, the cell being deactivated, the cell being reactivated, or the cell being changed;

the change in the state of the cell group comprises the cell group being activated, the cell group being configured, the cell group being reconfigured, or the cell group being changed;

the change in the state of the carrier group comprises the carrier group being activated, the carrier group being deactivated, the carrier group being reactivated, or the carrier group being changed;

wherein the cell comprises at least one of a Secondary Cell (SCell) and a primary cell, and the cell group is at least one of a Secondary Cell Group (SCG) and a Master Cell Group (MCG).

11. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein, the terminal configures a counter and a timer for the SCell, and configures a counter and a timer for the primary cell;

configuring at least one of the counter and the timer comprises at least one of following:

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the SCell or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the SCell running, in a case that the SCell is activated, deactivated or reactivated;

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the primary cell or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the primary cell running, in a case that the primary cell is reconfigured or changed;

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the SCell or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer configured by the terminal for the SCell running, in a case that the primary cell is reconfigured or changed;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG or keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the SCG is activated, configured, or reconfigured;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the MCG or keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the MCG running, in a case that the MCG is reconfigured or changed;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG or keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the MCG is reconfigured or changed.

12. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein, the terminal configures a common counter and a common timer for the SCell and the primary cell;

configuring at least one of the counter and the timer comprises at least one of following:

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer running, in a case that the SCell is activated, deactivated, or reactivated;

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer running, in a case that the primary cell is reconfigured or changed; or,

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG, and/or, keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the SCG is activated, configured, or reconfigured;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG, and/or, keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the MCG is reconfigured or changed.

13. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein, the cell comprises multiple SCells, the terminal configures a common counter and a common timer for the multiple SCells;

configuring at least one of the counter and the timer comprises at least one of following:

resetting at least one of the counter and the timer or keeping at least one of the counter and the timer running, in a case that at least one SCell in the multiple SCells is activated, deactivated, or reactivated;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG, and/or, keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the SCG is activated, configured, or reconfigured;

resetting at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG, and/or, keeping at least one of a counter and a timer configured by the terminal for at least one cell in the SCG running, in a case that the MCG is reconfigured or changed.

14. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein, stopping the specific operation comprises at least one of following:

stopping monitoring a scrambled Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in the SCell;

stopping monitoring to a scrambled PDCCH in the primary cell;

stopping a random access procedure used for beam failure recovery.

15. The terminal according to claim 14 , wherein,

stopping monitoring the scrambled PDCCH in the SCell comprises:

stopping, in a case that the beam failure recovery procedure is performed on at least one SCell in multiple SCells comprised in the cell, monitoring a scrambled PDCCH in one or more SCells;

stopping the random access procedure used for beam failure recovery comprises:

stopping, in a case that the beam failure recovery procedure is performed on the SCell, a random access procedure used for beam failure recovery in the SCell; or

stopping, in a case that the beam failure recovery procedure is performed on the primary cell, a random access procedure used for beam failure recovery in the primary cell; or

stopping, in a case that the beam failure recovery procedure is performed on the SCell and the primary cell respectively, a random access procedure used for beam failure recovery in the SCell and the primary cell.

16. The terminal according to claim 15 , wherein, stopping the random access procedure used for beam failure recovery in the SCell and in the primary cell comprises at least one of following:

stopping sending a preamble in the SCell;

stopping sending a preamble in the primary cell;

stopping monitoring a message 2 (msg2) of the random access procedure in the SCell;

stopping monitoring a msg2 of the random access procedure in the primary cell;

stopping sending a msg3 of the random access procedure in the SCell;

stopping sending a msg3 of the random access procedure in the primary cell;

stopping monitoring a msg4 of the random access procedure in the SCell;

stopping monitoring a msg4 of the random access procedure in the primary cell.

17. The terminal according to claim 14 , wherein, the scrambled PDCCH in the SCell comprises a PDCCH scrambled with a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) in the SCell;

the scrambled PDCCH in the primary cell comprises a PDCCH scrambled with a C-RNTI in the primary cell.

18. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein, the primary cell comprises at least one of:

a Primary Cell (PCell), a PCell in the MCG, a Primary Secondary Cell (PSCell) in the SCG, and a Special Cell (SpCell).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2020
From: CHEN, LI; WU, YUMIN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 053944/0809 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810266181.0 · Mar 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019075677 · Feb 21, 2019
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