IP Library Granted Patent US 11,647,404
Granted Patent B2
US 11,647,404 · App. 16/998,937 · Granted May 9, 2023

Method and apparatus for indicating beam failure recovery operation of terminal in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hyoungju Ji (Suwon-si, KR); Heecheol Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Hoondong Noh (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W24/04H04B17/309H04L5/0048H04W72/56
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Patent No.
US 11,647,404
App. No.
16/998,937
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system of converging an IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G system. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g. smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, and security and safety services), based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. A method of a terminal according to an embodiment includes: receiving information on a reference signal set for beam failure detection from a base station; identifying the reference signal set for beam failure detection based on the information; identifying whether a beam failure is detected based on the reference signal set; and in case that the beam failure is detected for the reference signal set, triggering a beam failure recovery procedure.

Claims (70)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including information on a priority for a plurality of reference signals (RSs);

identifying activated transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for control resource sets (CORESETs);

identifying one or more RSs associated with the activated TCI states;

determining a beam failure detection (BFD) RS set that includes at least one RS among the one or more RSs, based on the information on the priority for the one or more RSs, wherein a respective priority for each of the one or more RSs is determined based on a respective index of a respective CORESET associated with each of the one or more RSs;

identifying whether a beam failure is detected based on the at least one RS included in the BFD RS set; and

in case that the beam failure is detected, transmitting, to the base station, a beam failure recovery (BFR) request message.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the RRC message further includes at least one of size information of the at least one RS or group information of a RS group, and

wherein the activated TCI states are associated with a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the group information includes information on a priority of the RS group, and

the information on the priority of the RS group corresponds to at least one of a group index of the RS group or a CORESET index of the RS group.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying of whether the beam failure is detected comprises:

determining whether a radio link quality identified based on the at least one RS is smaller than a threshold;

in case that the radio link quality is smaller than the threshold, determining whether a beam failure is detected for the at least one RS; and

in case that the beam failure is detected for the at least one RS, transmitting, to the base station, the BFR request message.

5. The method of claim 4 ,

wherein the BFR request message is transmitted in case that a beam failure is detected for all RSs included in the BFD RS set.

6. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including information on a priority for a plurality of reference signals (RSs); and

receiving, from the terminal, a beam failure recovery (BFR) request message,

wherein a beam failure detection (BFD) RS set that includes at least one RS among one or more RSs is determined by the terminal based on the information on the priority for the one or more RSs,

wherein the one or more RSs are associated with activated TCI states for control resource sets (CORESETs),

wherein a respective priority for each of the one or more RSs is determined based on a respective index of a respective CORESET associated with each of the one or more RSs,

wherein a beam failure is detected based on the at least one RS included in the BFD RS set, and

wherein the BFR request message is received in case that the beam failure is detected for the at least one RS included in the BFD RS set.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the RRC message further includes at least one of size information of the at least one RS or group information of a RS group, and

wherein the activated TCI states are associated with a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

8. The method of claim 7 ,

wherein the group information includes information on a priority of the RS group, and

wherein the information on the priority of the RS group corresponds to at least one of a group index of the RS group or a CORESET index of the RS group.

9. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

receive, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including information on a priority for a plurality of reference signals (RSs);

identify activated transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for control resource sets (CORESETs);

identify one or more RSs associated with the activated TCI states;

determine a beam failure detection (BFD) RS set that includes at least one RS among the one or more RSs based on the information on the priority for the one or more RSs, wherein a respective priority for each of the one or more RSs is determined based on a respective index of a respective CORESET associated with each of the one or more RSs;

identify whether a beam failure is detected based on the at least one RS included in the BFD RS set; and

in case that the beam failure is detected, transmit, to the base station, a beam failure recovery (BFR) request message.

10. The terminal of claim 9 ,

wherein the RRC message further includes at least one of size information of the at least one RS or group information of a RS group, and

wherein the activated TCI states are associated with a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

11. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein:

the group information includes information on a priority of the RS group, and

the information on the priority of the RS group corresponds to at least one of a group index of the RS group or a CORESET index of the RS group.

12. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine whether a radio link quality identified based on the at least one RS is smaller than a threshold;

in case that the radio link quality is smaller than the threshold, determine whether a beam failure is detected for the at least one RS; and

in case that the beam failure is detected for the at least one RS, transmit, to the base station, the BFR request message.

13. The terminal of claim 12 ,

wherein the BFR request message is transmitted in case that a beam failure is detected for all RSs included in the BFD RS set.

14. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including information on a priority for a plurality of reference signals (RSs); and

receive, from the terminal, a beam failure recovery (BFR) request message,

wherein a beam failure detection (BFD) RS set that includes at least one RS among one or more RSs is determined by the terminal based on the information on the priority for the one or more RSs,

wherein the one or more RSs are associated with activated TCI states for control resource sets (CORESETs),

wherein a respective priority for each of the one or more RSs is determined based on a respective index of a respective CORESET associated with each of the one or more RSs,

wherein a beam failure is detected based on the at least one RS included in the BFD RS set, and

wherein the BFR request message is received in case that the beam failure is detected for the at least one RS included in the BFD RS set.

15. The base station of claim 14 ,

wherein the RRC message further includes at least one of size information of the at least one RS or group information of a RS group, and

wherein the activated TCI states are associated with a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

16. The base station of claim 15 ,

wherein the group information includes information on a priority of the RS group, and

wherein the information on the priority of the RS group corresponds to at least one of a group index of the RS group or a CORESET index of the RS group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2020
From: JI, HYOUNGJU; YANG, HEECHEOL; NOH, HOONDONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053556/0767 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0102008 · Aug 20, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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