IP Library Granted Patent US 11,665,690
Granted Patent B2
US 11,665,690 · App. 17/852,293 · Granted May 30, 2023

Activation indication of transmission configuration groups

Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Youngwoo Kwak (McLean, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
H04W72/1273H04W72/042H04W72/0493H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 11,665,690
App. No.
17/852,293
Granted
May 30, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives one or more messages comprising one or more configuration parameters. The one or more configuration parameters indicate a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states. comprise at least one configuration parameter of a first downlink transmission group and a second downlink transmission group. A medium access control control element (MAC CE) is received. The MAC CE comprises: a first field identifying one of the first downlink transmission group and the second downlink transmission group; and a second field activating one or more TCI states, of the plurality of TCI states, for a downlink transmission group identified by the first field. A downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transport block is received. In response to receiving the DCI, the transport block based on a TCI state among the one or more TCI states of the downlink transmission group is received.

Claims (46)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station, one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages comprises one or more configuration parameters;

indicating a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states;

providing at least one configuration parameter of a first downlink transmission group and a second downlink transmission group;

transmitting, by the base station, a medium access control control element (MAC CE), wherein the MAC CE comprises:

a first field identifying one of the first downlink transmission group and the second downlink transmission group; and

a second field activating one or more TCI states, of the plurality of TCI states, for a downlink transmission group identified by the first field;

transmitting, by the base station, a downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transport block; and

in response to transmitting the DCI, transmitting, by the base station, the transport block based on a TCI state among the one or more TCI states of the downlink transmission group.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate a plurality of downlink transmission groups for a plurality of control resource sets (CORESETs), wherein each CORESET of the plurality of CORESETs is associated with a respective downlink transmission group of the plurality of downlink transmission groups.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the DCI comprises receiving the DCI in a CORESET, among the plurality of CORESETs, associated with the downlink transmission group of the plurality of downlink transmission groups.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein transmitting the MAC CE comprises transmitting the MAC CE in the CORESET.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first field comprises a CORESET index associated with the CORESET, wherein the CORESET index indicates the downlink transmission group.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate the CORESET index for the CORESET.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCI indicates the TCI state among the one or more TCI states of the downlink transmission group.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the transport block based on the TCI state comprises that one or more antenna ports of demodulation reference signals of the transport block are quasi co-located with a reference signal indicated by the TCI state.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one of the first downlink transmission group and the second downlink transmission group is the first downlink transmission group based on a value of the first field being equal to a first value.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one of the first downlink transmission group and the second downlink transmission group is the second downlink transmission group based on a value of the first field being equal to a second value.

11. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

transmit one or more messages comprising one or more configuration parameters;

indicate a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states;

provide at least one configuration parameter of a first downlink transmission group and a second downlink transmission group;

transmit a medium access control control element (MAC CE) comprising:

a first field identifying one of the first downlink transmission group and the second downlink transmission group; and

a second field activating one or more TCI states, of the plurality of TCI states, for a downlink transmission group identified by the first field;

transmit a downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transport block; and

in response to transmitting the DCI, transmit the transport block based on a TCI state among the one or more TCI states of the downlink transmission group.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate a plurality of downlink transmission groups for a plurality of control resource sets (CORESETs), wherein each CORESET of the plurality of CORESETs is associated with a respective downlink transmission group of the plurality of downlink transmission groups.

13. The base station of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting the DCI comprises receiving the DCI in a CORESET, among the plurality of CORESETs, associated with the downlink transmission group of the plurality of downlink transmission groups.

14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the first field comprises a CORESET index associated with the CORESET, wherein the CORESET index indicates the downlink transmission group.

15. The base station of claim 14 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate the CORESET index for the CORESET.

16. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the DCI indicates the TCI state among the one or more TCI states of the downlink transmission group.

17. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the transmission of the transport block based on the TCI state comprises one or more antenna ports of demodulation reference signals of the transport block are quasi co-located with a reference signal indicated by the TCI state.

18. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the one of the first downlink transmission group and the second downlink transmission group is the first downlink transmission group based on a value of the first field being equal to a first value.

19. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the one of the first downlink transmission group and the second downlink transmission group is the second downlink transmission group based on a value of the first field being equal to a second value.

20. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor instruct the processor to:

transmit one or more messages comprising one or more configuration parameters;

indicate a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states; and

provide at least one configuration parameter of a first downlink transmission group and a second downlink transmission group;

transmit a medium access control control element (MAC CE) comprising:

a first field identifying one of the first downlink transmission group and the second downlink transmission group; and

a second field activating one or more TCI states, of the plurality of TCI states, for a downlink transmission group identified by the first field;

transmit a downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transport block; and

transmit the transport block based on a TCI state among the one or more TCI states of the downlink transmission group.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2023
From: CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; KWAK, YOUNGWOO; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; ZHOU, HUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 063276/0882 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2023
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063276/0909 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16831039 · Mar 26, 2020
Provisional Application 62825648 · Mar 28, 2019
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