Beam indications for multiple uplink or downlink channels and reference signals
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for a user equipment (UE) to receive a message including transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states information associated with beam information for uplink or downlink resources. The UE may identify multiple channels or reference signals, or both, to which a TCI state is to be applied based on associated indications included with the TCI state information. In some examples, the TCI state information may also include indications of source reference signals for quasi co-location (QCL) assumptions for the indicated channels or reference signals. Based on applying the TCI state, the UE may determine beam information for uplink or downlink resources and may communicate with the base station accordingly.
1. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
receiving a message comprising one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information and one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information different from the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with a plurality of uplink resources and wherein the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with a plurality of downlink resources;
applying respective transmission configuration indicator states to each of two or more channels, or reference signals, or any combination thereof, the respective transmission configuration indicator states corresponding to the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein each transmission configuration indicator state indicates a respective beam for an uplink transmission and a respective set of power control parameters associated with the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, and wherein a first subset of a set of timing advance parameters is applied to a first beam of the respective beams and a second subset of the set of timing advance parameters is applied to a second beam of the respective beams; and
determining common beam information for the plurality of uplink resources or the plurality of downlink resources based at least in part on applying the respective transmission configuration indicator states to each of the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that a same source reference signal is associated with quasi co-location assumptions for each of the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator states, wherein the common beam information comprises a common beam that corresponds to the same source reference signal; and
communicating with a base station over the two or more channels using the common beam.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that different source reference signals are associated with quasi co- location assumptions for each of the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator states, wherein the common beam information comprises a first beam and a second beam, the first beam corresponding to a first source reference signal and a first channel of the two or more channels or a first reference signal of the reference signals, and wherein the second beam corresponds to a second source reference signal and a second channel of the two or more channels or a second reference signal of the reference signals; and
communicating with a base station over the first channel using the first beam and over the second channel using the second beam, wherein the first beam and the second beam comprise different beams oriented in a first direction.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying the respective transmission configuration indicator states based at least in part on an information field comprising a transmission configuration indicator state identity corresponding to the respective transmission configuration indicator states, wherein the information field is within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or within the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the information field comprises a dedicated field for indicating one or more common beams, a common field for indicating common uplink and downlink beam information, a field for indicating downlink beam information, a field for indicating uplink beam information, or any combination thereof.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying one or more source reference signals associated with quasi co-location assumptions for the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, based at least in part on one or more quasi co-location information fields, wherein the one or more quasi co-location information fields are indicated within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein:
each source reference signal of the one or more source reference signals indicates one or more quasi co-location types, and
the one or more quasi co-location types are associated with a set of parameters comprising a Doppler shift, a Doppler spread, an average delay, a delay spread, a spatial reception parameter, uplink spatial relationship information for a spatial transmission parameter, an uplink Doppler shift, an uplink Doppler spread, an uplink average delay, an uplink delay spread, or any combination thereof.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
determining that the one or more source reference signals indicate combinations of the one or more quasi co-location types, or the set of parameters, or both, wherein the quasi co-location assumptions for the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, are based at least in part on the determination that the one or more source reference signals indicate the combinations of the one or more quasi co-location types, or the set of parameters, or both.
9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
determining that a source reference signal of the one or more source reference signals corresponds to a plurality of quasi co-location assumptions for the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, wherein the quasi co-location assumptions for the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, are based at least in part on the determination that the source reference signal of the one or more source reference signals corresponds to the plurality of quasi co-location assumptions for the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof.
10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
identifying a location of each source reference signal of the one or more source reference signals, the location being indicated within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the location is based at least in part on an indication of a serving cell identity, or a bandwidth part identity, or both.
11. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
determining that the respective transmission configuration indicator states for each of the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, indicates a plurality of beams, wherein a first set of source reference signals from the one or more source reference signals indicates a first beam of the plurality of beams, a first channel of the two or more channels, a first reference signal of the reference signals, or any combination thereof, and wherein a second set of source reference signals from the one or more source reference signals indicates a second beam of the plurality of beams, a second channel of the two or more channels, a second reference signal of the reference signals, or any combination thereof, the second set of source reference signals being different from the first set of source reference signals.
12. The method of claim 6 , wherein:
each of the two or more channels are associated with a respective demodulation reference signal indicated within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information being or the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information; and
the one or more source reference signals comprise a synchronization signal block, a channel state information reference signal, a sounding reference signal, a positioning reference signal, a reference signal associated with a physical random access channel, a demodulation reference signal associated with a physical downlink control channel, a demodulation reference signal associated with a physical downlink shared channel, a demodulation reference signal associated with a physical uplink shared channel, a demodulation reference signal associated with a physical uplink control channel, or any combination thereof.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying the respective set of power control parameters associated with the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, the respective set of power control parameters being identified within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the respective set of power control parameters comprises a pathloss reference signal, a target receive power parameter, a pathloss compensation factor, a closed loop index, a power control group identity, or any combination thereof; and
applying the respective set of power control parameters to an uplink transmission based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator states.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining that the respective transmission configuration indicator states indicate two or more beams for the uplink transmission, wherein a first subset of a set of power control parameters is applied to a first beam of the two or more beams and a second subset of the set of power control parameters is applied to a second beam of the two or more beams.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying the set of timing advance parameters, the set of timing advance parameters being associated with the plurality of uplink resources and identified within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the set of timing advance parameters comprises a timing advance group identity, a timing advance value, or both; and
applying the set of timing advance parameters to the uplink transmission based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator states.
16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a set of parameters associated with codebook-based transmissions on the plurality of uplink resources, or non-codebook-based transmissions on the plurality of uplink resources, or both, the set of parameters being identified within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the set of parameters comprises a sounding reference signal resource indicator, a transmission precoding matrix indicator, a transmission rank indicator, or any combination thereof; and
applying the set of parameters to an uplink transmission based at least in part on the transmission configuration indicator state.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
determining that the respective transmission configuration indicator states indicate two or more beams, the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, for the uplink transmission, wherein a first subset of the set of parameters is applied to a first beam of the two or more beams and a second subset of the set of parameters is applied to a second beam of the two or more beams.
18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying one or more antenna panel identifiers associated with respective antenna panels of the UE, the one or more antenna panel identifiers being identified within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the respective antenna panels of the UE are associated with transmitting over a same or different channel of two or more uplink channels indicated within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator state.
19. A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
determining common beam information for a plurality of uplink resources and a plurality of downlink resources;
configuring two or more channels, or reference signals, or any combination thereof, to which respective transmission configuration indicator states are to be applied based at least in part on the common beam information, the two or more channels comprising two or more uplink channels indicated within one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or two or more downlink channels indicated within one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein each transmission configuration indicator state indicates a respective beam for an uplink transmission and a respective set of power control parameters associated with the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, and wherein a first subset of a set of timing advance parameters is applied to a first beam of the respective beams and a second subset of the set of timing advance parameters is applied to a second beam of the respective beams; and
transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a message comprising the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information and the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information different from the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with the plurality of uplink resources and wherein the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with the plurality of downlink resources.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
configuring a same source reference signal for quasi co-location assumptions for each of the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator states, wherein the common beam information comprises a common beam that corresponds to the same source reference signal; and
communicating with the UE over the two or more channels using the common beam.
21. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
configuring different source reference signals for quasi co-location assumptions for each of the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator states, wherein the common beam information comprises a first beam and a second beam, the first beam corresponding to a first source reference signal and a first channel of the two or more channels or a first reference signal of the reference signals, and wherein the second beam corresponds to a second source reference signal and a second channel of the two or more channels or a second reference signal of the reference signals; and
communicating with the UE over the first channel using the first beam and over the second channel using the second beam, wherein the first beam and the second beam comprise different beams oriented in a first direction.
22. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
transmitting, within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or within the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information, an information field comprising a transmission configuration indicator state identity corresponding to the respective transmission configuration indicator states, wherein the information field comprises a dedicated field for indicating one or more common beams, a common field for indicating common uplink and downlink beam information, a field for indicating downlink beam information, a field for indicating uplink beam information, or any combination thereof.
23. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
transmitting, within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or within the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information, one or more quasi co-location information fields that indicate one or more source reference signals for quasi co-location assumptions for the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein:
each source reference signal of the one or more source reference signals indicates one or more quasi co-location types, and
the one or more quasi co-location types are associated with a set of parameters comprising a Doppler shift, a Doppler spread, an average delay, a delay spread, a spatial reception parameter, uplink spatial relationship information for a spatial transmission parameter, an uplink Doppler shift, an uplink Doppler spread, an uplink average delay, an uplink delay spread, or any combination thereof.
25. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
transmitting, within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, the respective set of uplink power control parameters associated with the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, wherein the respective set of uplink power control parameters comprises a pathloss reference signal, a target receive power parameter, a pathloss compensation factor, a closed loop index, a power control group identity, or any combination thereof.
26. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
transmitting, within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, a set of timing advance parameters associated with the plurality of uplink resources, wherein the set of timing advance parameters comprises a timing advance group identity, a timing advance value, or both.
27. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
transmitting, within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, a set of parameters associated with codebook-based transmissions on the plurality of uplink resources, or non-codebook-based transmissions on the plurality of uplink resources, or both, wherein the set of parameters comprises a sounding reference signal resource indicator, a transmission precoding matrix indicator, a transmission rank indicator, or any combination thereof.
28. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and
instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
receive a message comprising one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information and one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information different from the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with a plurality of uplink resources and wherein the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with a plurality of downlink resources;
apply respective transmission configuration indicator states to each of two or more channels, or reference signals, or any combination thereof, the respective transmission configuration indicator states corresponding to the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein each transmission configuration indicator state indicates a respective beam for an uplink transmission and a respective set of power control parameters associated with the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, and wherein a first subset of a set of timing advance parameters is applied to a first beam of the respective beams and a second subset of the set of timing advance parameters is applied to a second beam of the respective beams; and
determine common beam information for the plurality of uplink resources or the plurality of downlink resources based at least in part on applying the respective transmission configuration indicator states to each of the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof.
29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
identify the respective set of power control parameters associated with the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, the respective set of power control parameters being identified within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the respective set of power control parameters comprises a pathloss reference signal, a target receive power parameter, a pathloss compensation factor, a closed loop index, a power control group identity, or any combination thereof; and
apply the respective set of power control parameters to an uplink transmission based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator states.
30. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and
instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
determine common beam information for a plurality of uplink resources and a plurality of downlink resources;
configure two or more channels, or reference signals, or any combination thereof, to which respective transmission configuration indicator states are to be applied based at least in part on the common beam information, the two or more channels comprising two or more uplink channels indicated within one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or two or more downlink channels indicated within one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein each transmission configuration indicator state indicates a respective beam for an uplink transmission and a respective set of power control parameters associated with the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, and wherein a first subset of a set of timing advance parameters is applied to a first beam of the respective beams and a second subset of the set of timing advance parameters is applied to a second beam of the respective beams; and
transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a message comprising the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information and the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information different from the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with the plurality of uplink resources and wherein the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with the plurality of downlink resources.
31. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and
instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors cause the UE to:
receive a message comprising one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information and one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information different from the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with a plurality of uplink resources and wherein the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information is associated with a plurality of downlink resources;
apply respective transmission configuration indicator states to each of two or more channels, or reference signals, or any combination thereof, the respective transmission configuration indicator states corresponding to the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the respective transmission configuration indicator states each indicate a set of power control parameters associated with the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, and wherein different source reference signals are associated with quasi co-location assumptions for each of the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator states;
determine common beam information for the plurality of uplink resources or the plurality of downlink resources based at least in part on applying the respective transmission configuration indicator states to each of the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, the common beam information comprising a first beam and a second beam, the first beam corresponding to a first source reference signal and a first channel of the two or more channels or a first reference signal of the reference signals, and wherein the second beam corresponds to a second source reference signal and a second channel of the two or more channels or a second reference signal of the reference signals; and
communicate with a network device over the two or more channels using the first beam and the second beam, wherein communicating with the network device comprises communicating with the network device over the first channel using the first beam and over the second channel using the second beam.
32. The UE of claim 31 , wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to cause the UE to:
identify the set of power control parameters associated with the two or more channels, or the reference signals, or any combination thereof, the set of power control parameters being identified within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information, wherein the set of power control parameters comprises a pathloss reference signal, a target receive power parameter, a pathloss compensation factor, a closed loop index, a power control group identity, or any combination thereof; and
apply the set of power control parameters to an uplink transmission based at least in part on the respective transmission configuration indicator states.
33. The UE of claim 31 , wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to cause the UE to:
identify the respective transmission configuration indicator states based at least in part on an information field comprising respective transmission configuration indicator state identities corresponding to the respective transmission configuration indicator states, wherein the information field is within the one or more first transmission configuration indicator state information or within the one or more second transmission configuration indicator state information.