IP Library Granted Patent US 12,160,921
Granted Patent B2
US 12,160,921 · App. 18/210,507 · Granted Dec 3, 2024

Configuration for beam failure recovery

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W76/19H04B7/06H04B7/08H04W72/02H04W72/04H04W72/046H04W72/21H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,160,921
App. No.
18/210,507
Granted
Dec 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may indicate one or more resources for beam failure recovery. The one or more resources may comprise one or more resources for downlink transmission and one or more resources for uplink transmission. A beam failure recovery may be based on the one or more resources for downlink transmission. A wireless device may send, based on the one or more resources for uplink transmission, uplink information for beam failure recovery.

Claims (135)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more configuration parameters associated with beam failure recovery, wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

one or more candidate reference signals (RSs) associated with downlink reception; and

a reference signal (RS) resource index associated with uplink transmission; and

transmitting, based on beam failure recovery associated with the one or more candidate RSs and using one or more transmission beam parameters associated with the RS resource index, uplink information for beam failure recovery.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

each candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs is associated with a candidate beam of a base station;

the one or more transmission beam parameters is associated with a transmission beam of the wireless device; and

the transmitting the uplink information for beam failure recovery is based on the transmission beam of the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RS resource index associated with uplink transmission indicates at least one of:

a channel state information RS resource;

a synchronization signal block resource; or

a sounding reference signal resource.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, for beam failure recovery, an indication of a first candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the wireless device, a capability indication message indicating whether the wireless device supports beam correspondence.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, from the one or more candidate RSs, a first candidate RS for beam failure recovery; and

determining, for the transmitting the uplink information for beam failure recovery and based on the RS resource index associated with uplink transmission, the one or more transmission beam parameters.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting, based on beam failure recovery associated with a secondary cell, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for the transmitting the uplink information for beam failure recovery, wherein the secondary cell is different from a primary cell.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise configuration parameters for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and

wherein the uplink information is a scheduling request for beam failure recovery.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise configuration parameters for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and

wherein the uplink information is uplink control information for beam failure recovery.

10. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station, one or more configuration parameters associated with beam failure recovery, wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

one or more candidate reference signals (RSs) associated with downlink transmission; and

a reference signal (RS) resource index associated with uplink reception; and

receiving, based on beam failure recovery associated with the one or more candidate RSs and using one or more reception beam parameters associated with the RS resource index, uplink information for beam failure recovery.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein:

each candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs is associated with a candidate beam of the base station;

the one or more reception beam parameters is associated with a reception beam of the base station that is associated with a transmission beam of a wireless device; and

the receiving the uplink information for beam failure recovery is based on the reception beam of the base station.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the RS resource index associated with uplink reception indicates at least one of:

a channel state information RS resource;

a synchronization signal block resource; or

a sounding reference signal resource.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving, for beam failure recovery, an indication of a first candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving, from a wireless device, a capability indication message indicating whether the wireless device supports beam correspondence.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining, for reception of uplink information for beam failure recovery and based on the RS resource index associated with uplink reception, the one or more reception beam parameters.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining, after reception of an indication of a first candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs, a beam failure associated with a secondary cell; and

transmitting, via a beam associated with the first candidate RS, downlink information.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise configuration parameters for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and

wherein the uplink information is a scheduling request for beam failure recovery.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise configuration parameters for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and

wherein the uplink information is uplink control information for beam failure recovery.

19. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive one or more configuration parameters associated with beam failure recovery, wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

one or more candidate reference signals (RSs) associated with downlink reception; and

a reference signal (RS) resource index associated with uplink transmission; and

transmit, based on beam failure recovery associated with the one or more candidate RSs and using one or more transmission beam parameters associated with the RS resource index, uplink information for beam failure recovery.

20. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein:

each candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs is associated with a candidate beam of a base station;

the one or more transmission beam parameters is associated with a transmission beam of the wireless device; and

the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to transmit the uplink information for beam failure recovery based on the transmission beam of the wireless device.

21. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the RS resource index associated with uplink transmission indicates at least one of:

a channel state information RS resource;

a synchronization signal block resource; or

a sounding reference signal resource.

22. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the wireless device to transmit, for beam failure recovery, an indication of a first candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs.

23. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the wireless device to transmit a capability indication message indicating whether the wireless device supports beam correspondence.

24. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the wireless device to:

determine, from the one or more candidate RSs, a first candidate RS for beam failure recovery; and

determine, for transmitting the uplink information for beam failure recovery and based on the RS resource index associated with uplink transmission, the one or more transmission beam parameters.

25. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the wireless device to:

select, based on beam failure recovery associated with a secondary cell, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for transmitting the uplink information for beam failure recovery, wherein the secondary cell is different from a primary cell.

26. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise configuration parameters for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and

wherein the uplink information is a scheduling request for beam failure recovery.

27. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise configuration parameters for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and

wherein the uplink information is uplink control information for beam failure recovery.

28. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the base station to:

transmit one or more configuration parameters associated with beam failure recovery, wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

one or more candidate reference signals (RSs) associated with downlink transmission; and

a reference signal (RS) resource index associated with uplink reception; and

receive, based on beam failure recovery associated with the one or more candidate RSs and using one or more reception beam parameters associated with the RS resource index, uplink information for beam failure recovery.

29. The base station of claim 28 , wherein:

each candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs is associated with a candidate beam of the base station;

the one or more reception beam parameters is associated with a reception beam of the base station that is associated with a transmission beam of a wireless device; and

the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the base station to receive the uplink information for beam failure recovery based on the reception beam of the base station.

30. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the RS resource index associated with uplink reception indicates at least one of:

a channel state information RS resource;

a synchronization signal block resource; or

a sounding reference signal resource.

31. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the base station to receive, for beam failure recovery, an indication of a first candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs.

32. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the base station to receive, from a wireless device, a capability indication message indicating whether the wireless device supports beam correspondence.

33. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the base station to:

determine, for reception of uplink information for beam failure recovery and based on the RS resource index associated with uplink reception, the one or more reception beam parameters.

34. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the base station to:

determine, after reception of an indication of a first candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs, a beam failure associated with a secondary cell; and

transmit, via a beam associated with the first candidate RS, downlink information.

35. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise configuration parameters for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and

wherein the uplink information is a scheduling request for beam failure recovery.

36. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise configuration parameters for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and

wherein the uplink information is uplink control information for beam failure recovery.

37. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a wireless device to:

receive one or more configuration parameters associated with beam failure recovery, wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

one or more candidate reference signals (RSs) associated with downlink reception; and

a reference signal (RS) resource index associated with uplink transmission; and

transmit, based on beam failure recovery associated with the one or more candidate RSs and using one or more transmission beam parameters associated with the RS resource index, uplink information for beam failure recovery.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37 , wherein:

each candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs is associated with a candidate beam of a base station;

the one or more transmission beam parameters is associated with a transmission beam of the wireless device; and

the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to transmit the uplink information for beam failure recovery based on the transmission beam of the wireless device.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the wireless device to transmit, for beam failure recovery, an indication of a first candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs.

40. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a base station to:

transmit one or more configuration parameters associated with beam failure recovery, wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

one or more candidate reference signals (RSs) associated with downlink transmission; and

a reference signal (RS) resource index associated with uplink reception; and

receive, based on beam failure recovery associated with the one or more candidate RSs and using one or more reception beam parameters associated with the RS resource index, uplink information for beam failure recovery.

41. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 40 , wherein:

each candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs is associated with a candidate beam of the base station;

the one or more reception beam parameters is associated with a reception beam of the base station that is associated with a transmission beam of a wireless device; and

the instructions, when executed, configure the base station to receive the uplink information for beam failure recovery based on the reception beam of the base station.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 40 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the base station to receive, for beam failure recovery, an indication of a first candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs.

43. A system comprising:

a wireless device; and

a base station,

wherein the base station is configured to:

transmit one or more configuration parameters associated with beam failure recovery, wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

one or more candidate reference signals (RSs) associated with downlink reception; and

a reference signal (RS) resource index associated with uplink transmission; and

wherein the wireless device is configured to:

transmit, based on beam failure recovery associated with the one or more candidate RSs and using one or more transmission beam parameters associated with the RS resource index, uplink information for beam failure recovery.

44. The system of claim 43 , wherein:

each candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs is associated with a candidate beam of the base station;

the one or more transmission beam parameters is associated with a transmission beam of the wireless device; and

the wireless device is configured to transmit the uplink information for beam failure recovery based on the transmission beam of the wireless device.

45. The system of claim 43 , wherein the wireless device is configured to transmit, for beam failure recovery, an indication of a first candidate RS of the one or more candidate RSs.

46. The system of claim 43 , wherein the wireless device is configured to transmit a capability indication message indicating whether the wireless device supports beam correspondence.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2024
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; CIRIK, ALI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068270/0621 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2024
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068270/0712 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17694197 · Mar 14, 2022
Continuation 17157352 · Jan 25, 2021
Continuation 16370476 · Mar 29, 2019
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