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Granted Patent B2
US 12,028,805 · App. 17/364,466 · Granted Jul 2, 2024

Wake up signal for base station

Inventors: Hung Dinh Ly (San Diego, CA); Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli (San Diego, CA); Hwan Joon Kwon (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W52/0206H04L27/26025H04W56/001H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 12,028,805
App. No.
17/364,466
Granted
Jul 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a wake up signal (WUS) to a base station in a WUS occasion that is configured for the WUS. The UE may transmit a communication to the base station after transmitting the WUS. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (39)

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

one or more memories; and

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

transmit a wake up signal (WUS) to a base station in a WUS occasion that is configured for the WUS; and

transmit a communication to the base station after transmitting the WUS,

wherein the WUS includes a request for physical random access channel (PRACH) message repetition transmission from the UE.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the WUS occasion corresponds to a synchronization signal block.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the WUS occasion corresponds to multiple synchronization signal blocks.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the WUS occasion is one of multiple WUS occasions that correspond to a synchronization signal block.

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the WUS is a dedicated message or preamble of a random access channel (RACH) procedure.

6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the communication after the WUS is a Msg1 or MsgA of the RACH procedure.

7. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the WUS is a sounding reference signal or a physical uplink control channel communication.

8. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to obtain an indication of a numerology of the WUS or of WUS occasions from the base station or from stored configuration information.

9. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive a confirmation message in response to transmitting the WUS.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the confirmation message is downlink control information that schedules a paging physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a paging message carried in the PDSCH, a paging early indication, a reference signal, or a message on a designated channel.

11. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the WUS includes the request for PRACH message repetition if a signal strength of a corresponding synchronization signal block satisfies a signal threshold or if a power class of the UE satisfies a power class threshold.

12. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the WUS indicates a UE capability for supporting PRACH message repetition.

13. The UE of claim 1 , wherein a transmit power for the communication is based at least in part on a transmit power for the WUS.

14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the transmit power for the communication is further based at least in part on a power offset between the transmit power for the communication and the transmit power for the WUS.

15. A base station for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

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

receive, from a user equipment (UE) while in a dormant mode, a wake up signal (WUS) in a WUS occasion that is configured for the WUS,

wherein the WUS includes a request for physical random access channel (PRACH) message repetition transmission from the UE;

enter an active mode from the dormant mode based at least in part on receiving the WUS; and

receive a communication from the UE after receiving the WUS.

16. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the base station is configured to provide a coverage cell.

17. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the base station is configured to provide a capacity boosting cell.

18. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the WUS occasion corresponds to a synchronization signal block.

19. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the WUS occasion corresponds to multiple synchronization signal blocks.

20. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the WUS occasion is one of multiple WUS occasions that correspond to a synchronization signal block.

21. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the WUS is a dedicated message or preamble of a random access channel (RACH) procedure.

22. The base station of claim 21 , wherein the communication after the WUS is a Msg1 or MsgA of the RACH procedure.

23. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the WUS is a sounding reference signal or a physical uplink control channel communication.

24. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to transmit an indication of a numerology of the WUS or of WUS occasions.

25. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to transmit a confirmation message in response to receiving the WUS.

26. The base station of claim 25 , wherein the confirmation message is downlink control information that schedules a paging physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a paging message carried in the PDSCH, a paging early indication, a reference signal, or a message on a designated channel.

27. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the WUS indicates a UE capability for supporting PRACH message repetition.

28. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to transmit an indication of a power offset between a transmit power for the communication and a transmit power for the WUS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2021
From: LY, HUNG DINH; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN; KWON, HWAN JOON
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (1)
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