IP Library Granted Patent US 11,916,725
Granted Patent B2
US 11,916,725 · App. 17/153,616 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Determining a duration of a resetting time period after uplink beam failure

Inventors: Tianyang Bai (Somerville, NJ); Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Junyi Li (Chester, NJ)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04L41/0668H04L41/0677H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 11,916,725
App. No.
17/153,616
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may detect an uplink beam failure event for a first beam, report the uplink beam failure event, and determine a duration of a resetting time period before communicating via a second beam. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (138)

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

detecting an uplink beam failure event for a first beam associated with a first component carrier;

reporting, via a second beam associated with a second component carrier that is different from the first component carrier, the uplink beam failure event,

wherein the first beam is in a first frequency band that is different from a second frequency band of the second beam; and

communicating via a third beam associated with a third component carrier that is different from the first component carrier based at least in part on an expiration of a resetting time period,

wherein the third beam is in a third frequency band that is different from the first frequency band,

wherein the resetting time period comprises a specified number of symbols,

wherein a time duration of the resetting time period is determined based at least in part on a symbol duration associated with the specified number of symbols, and

wherein a response associated with reporting the uplink beam failure event configures the UE to determine a start of a duration of the resetting time period as corresponding to a time at which the response associated with reporting the uplink beam failure event is received.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the uplink beam failure event for the first beam comprises:

determining that a communication via the first beam would fail to satisfy a maximum permissible exposure metric, and

wherein communicating via the third beam comprises:

communicating one or more uplink communications via the third beam based at least in part on the expiration of the resetting time period,

wherein the first beam is utilized for one or more downlink communications.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein reporting the uplink beam failure event comprises:

transmitting a scheduling request;

receiving an uplink grant to schedule an uplink message; and

transmitting the uplink message to report the uplink beam failure event.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein reporting the uplink beam failure event comprises:

transmitting a report of the uplink beam failure event, wherein the report comprises one or more of:

an identification of the third beam,

a cell identification of the first beam, or

an indication of an event type of the uplink beam failure event.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the symbol duration associated with the specified number of symbols, is based at least in part on one or more of:

a numerology of the first beam,

a subcarrier spacing of the first beam,

a numerology of the second beam, or

a subcarrier spacing of the second beam.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resetting time period comprises:

a first number of first symbols based at least in part on physical downlink control channel processing latency, and

a second number of second symbols based at least in part on beam switching latency,

wherein the first number of first symbols is based at least in part on one or more of a numerology or a subcarrier spacing of the second beam, and

wherein the second number of second symbols is based at least in part on one or more of a numerology or a subcarrier spacing of the first beam.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the third beam as a working beam; and

selecting the third beam from a set of candidate working beams.

8. The method of claim 7 , A wherein selecting the third beam from the set of candidate working beams comprises:

selecting the third beam based at least in part on:

the third beam having a highest active uplink beam identification, or

the third beam having a lowest active uplink beam identification.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting the third beam based at least in part on the third beam being associated with a set of beam parameter values that are also associated with the first beam.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the set of beam parameter values are associated with one or more of a spatial relation or an uplink transmission configuration indicator state.

11. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

detect an uplink beam failure event for a first beam associated with a first component carrier;

report, via a second beam associated with a second component carrier that is different from the first component carrier, the uplink beam failure event,

wherein the first beam is in a first frequency band that is different from a second frequency band of the second beam; and

communicate via a third beam associated with a third component carrier that is different from the first component carrier based at least in part on an expiration of a resetting time period,

wherein the third beam is in a third frequency band that is different from the first frequency band,

wherein the resetting time period comprises a specified number of symbols,

wherein a time duration of the resetting time period is determined based at least in part on a symbol duration associated with the specified number of symbols, and

wherein a response associated with reporting the uplink beam failure event configures the UE to determine a start of a duration of the resetting time period as corresponding to a time at which the response associated with reporting the uplink beam failure event is received.

12. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors, when detecting the uplink beam failure event for the first beam, are configured to:

determine that a communication via the first beam would fail to satisfy a maximum permissible exposure metric.

13. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors, when reporting the uplink beam failure event, are configured to:

transmit a scheduling request;

receive an uplink grant to schedule an uplink message; and

transmit the uplink message to report the uplink beam failure event.

14. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors, when reporting the uplink beam failure event, are configured to:

transmit a report of the uplink beam failure event, wherein the report comprises one or more of:

an identification of the third beam,

a cell identification of the first beam, or

an indication of an event type of the uplink beam failure event.

15. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the symbol duration associated with the specified number of symbols, is based at least in part on one or more of:

a numerology of the first beam,

a subcarrier spacing of the first beam,

a numerology of the second beam, or

a subcarrier spacing of the second beam.

16. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the resetting time period comprises:

a first number of first symbols based at least in part on physical downlink control channel processing latency, and

a second number of second symbols based at least in part on beam switching latency,

wherein the first number of first symbols is based at least in part on one or more of a numerology or a subcarrier spacing of the second beam, and

wherein the second number of second symbols is based at least in part on one or more of a numerology or a subcarrier spacing of the first beam.

17. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

identify the third beam as a working beam; and

select the third beam from a set of candidate working beams.

18. The UE of claim 17 , wherein the one or more processors, when selecting the third beam from the set of candidate working beams, are configured to:

select the third beam based at least in part on:

the third beam having a highest active uplink beam identification, or

the third beam having a lowest active uplink beam identification.

19. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

select the third beam based at least in part on the third beam being associated with a set of beam parameter values that are also associated with the first beam.

20. The UE of claim 19 , wherein the set of beam parameter values are associated with one or more of a spatial relation or an uplink transmission configuration indicator state.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

detect an uplink beam failure event for a first beam associated with a first component carrier;

report, via a second beam associated with a second component carrier that is different from the first component carrier, the uplink beam failure event,

wherein the first beam is in a first frequency band that is different from a second frequency band of the second beam; and

communicate via a third beam associated with a third component carrier that is different from the first component carrier based at least in part on an expiration of a resetting time period,

wherein the third beam is in a third frequency band that is different from the first frequency band,

wherein the resetting time period comprises a specified number of symbols,

wherein a time duration of the resetting time period is determined based at least in part on a symbol duration associated with the specified number of symbols, and

wherein a response associated with reporting the uplink beam failure event configures the UE to determine a start of a duration of the resetting time period as corresponding to a time at which the response associated with reporting the uplink beam failure event is received.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the UE to detect the uplink beam failure event for the first beam, cause the UE to:

determine that a communication via the first beam would fail to satisfy a maximum permissible exposure metric.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the UE to report the uplink beam failure event, cause the UE to:

transmit a report of the uplink beam failure event, wherein the report comprises one or more of:

an identification of the third beam,

a cell identification of the first beam, or

an indication of an event type of the uplink beam failure event.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the symbol duration associated with the specified number of symbols, is based at least in part on one or more of:

a numerology of the first beam,

a subcarrier spacing of the first beam,

a numerology of the second beam, or

a subcarrier spacing of the second beam.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the resetting time period comprises:

a first number of first symbols based at least in part on physical downlink control channel processing latency, and

a second number of second symbols based at least in part on beam switching latency,

wherein the first number of first symbols is based at least in part on one or more of a numerology or a subcarrier spacing of the second beam, and

wherein the second number of second symbols is based at least in part on one or more of a numerology or a subcarrier spacing of the first beam.

26. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for detecting an uplink beam failure event for a first beam associated with a first component carrier;

means for reporting, via a second beam associated with a second component carrier that is different from the first component carrier, the uplink beam failure event,

wherein the first beam is in a first frequency band that is different from a second frequency band of the second beam; and

means for communicating via a third beam associated with a third component carrier that is different from the first component carrier based at least in part on an expiration of a resetting time period,

wherein the third beam is in a third frequency band that is different from the first frequency band,

wherein the resetting time period comprises a specified number of symbols,

wherein a time duration of the resetting time period is determined based at least in part on a symbol duration associated with the specified number of symbols, and

wherein a response associated with reporting the uplink beam failure event configures the apparatus to determine a start of a duration of the resetting time period as corresponding to a time at which the response associated with reporting the uplink beam failure event is received.

27. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the means for detecting the uplink beam failure event for the first beam comprises:

means for determining that a communication via the first beam would fail to satisfy a maximum permissible exposure metric.

28. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the means for reporting the uplink beam failure event comprises:

means for transmitting a report of the uplink beam failure event, wherein the report comprises one or more of:

an identification of the third beam,

a cell identification of the first beam, or

an indication of an event type of the uplink beam failure event.

29. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the symbol duration associated with the specified number of symbols, is based at least in part on one or more of:

a numerology of the first beam,

a subcarrier spacing of the first beam,

a numerology of the second beam, or

a subcarrier spacing of the second beam.

30. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the resetting time period comprises:

a first number of first symbols based at least in part on physical downlink control channel processing latency, and

a second number of second symbols based at least in part on beam switching latency,

wherein the first number of first symbols is based at least in part on one or more of a numerology or a subcarrier spacing of the third beam, and

wherein the second number of second symbols is based at least in part on one or more of a numerology or a subcarrier spacing of the first beam.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 055124 FRAME: 0702. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Mar 9, 2021
From: BAI, TIANYANG; ZHOU, YAN; LUO, TAO; LI, JUNYI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055541/0675 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2021
From: BAI, TIANYANG; ZHOU, YAN; LUO, TAO; LI, JUNYI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055124/0702 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62971787 · Feb 7, 2020
Related Publication 20210250227A1 · Aug 12, 2021