IP Library Granted Patent US 12,237,968
Granted Patent B2
US 12,237,968 · App. 18/477,687 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Indicating user equipment capability for beam failure detection

Inventors: Jung Ho Ryu (Fort Lee, NJ); Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04L41/0677H04L5/0048H04L43/16H04W8/22H04W24/08
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Patent No.
US 12,237,968
App. No.
18/477,687
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an indication of a quantity of reference signals that the UE supports for measuring for beam failure detection within one or more slots. A base station may determine a quantity of reference signals to transmit to the UE based at least in part on the indication. The UE may receive, and the base station may transmit, one or more reference signals in a slot of the one or more slots based at least in part on transmitting the indication of the quantity of reference signals. The UE may transmit an indication of beam failure detection of the wireless connection based at least in part on measurements of the received one or more reference signals. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (47)

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

one or more memories; and

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

transmit an indication of a quantity of reference signals that the UE supports, for beam failure detection, across a plurality of component carriers of one or more frequency ranges, wherein the quantity of reference signals is a quantity of signals that the UE supports for measuring for the beam failure detection within a slot;

receive one or more reference signals based at least in part on transmitting the indication of the quantity of reference signals; and

transmit an indication of the beam failure detection based at least in part on measurements of the received one or more reference signals.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of component carriers comprises all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises a plurality of frequency ranges.

4. The UE of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of frequency ranges comprises all frequency ranges.

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the quantity of reference signals comprises a maximum quantity of reference signals that the UE supports, for the beam failure detection, within the slot across the plurality of component carriers.

6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of component carriers comprises all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges.

7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises all frequency ranges.

8. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of component carriers comprises all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges, and

wherein the quantity of reference signals comprises a maximum quantity of reference signals that the UE supports, for the beam failure detection, across the all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises all frequency ranges.

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

transmitting an indication of a quantity of reference signals that the UE supports, for beam failure detection, across a plurality of component carriers of one or more frequency ranges, wherein the quantity of reference signals is a quantity of signals that the UE supports for measuring for the beam failure detection within a slot;

receiving one or more reference signals based at least in part on transmitting the indication of the quantity of reference signals; and

transmitting an indication of the beam failure detection based at least in part on measurements of the received one or more reference signals.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of component carriers comprises all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises a plurality of frequency ranges.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of frequency ranges comprises all frequency ranges.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the quantity of reference signals comprises a maximum quantity of reference signals that the UE supports, for the beam failure detection, within the slot across the plurality of component carriers.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of component carriers comprises all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises all frequency ranges.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of component carriers comprises all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges, and

wherein the quantity of reference signals comprises a maximum quantity of reference signals that the UE supports, for the beam failure detection, across the all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises all frequency ranges.

19. 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:

transmit an indication of a quantity of reference signals that the UE supports, for beam failure detection, across a plurality of component carriers of one or more frequency ranges, wherein the quantity of reference signals is a quantity of signals that the UE supports for measuring for the beam failure detection within a slot;

receive one or more reference signals based at least in part on transmitting the indication of the quantity of reference signals; and

transmit an indication of the beam failure detection based at least in part on measurements of the received one or more reference signals.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of component carriers comprises all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises a plurality of frequency ranges.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of frequency ranges comprises all frequency ranges.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the quantity of reference signals comprises a maximum quantity of reference signals that the UE supports, for the beam failure detection, within the slot across the plurality of component carriers.

24. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for transmitting an indication of a quantity of reference signals that the apparatus supports, for beam failure detection, across a plurality of component carriers of one or more frequency ranges, wherein the quantity of reference signals is a quantity of signals that the apparatus supports for measuring for the beam failure detection within a slot;

means for receiving one or more reference signals based at least in part on transmitting the indication of the quantity of reference signals; and

means for transmitting an indication of the beam failure detection based at least in part on measurements of the received one or more reference signals.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the plurality of component carriers comprises all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges.

26. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises a plurality of frequency ranges.

27. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the plurality of frequency ranges comprises all frequency ranges.

28. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the quantity of reference signals comprises a maximum quantity of reference signals that the apparatus supports, for the beam failure detection, within the slot across the plurality of component carriers.

29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the plurality of component carriers comprises all component carriers of the one or more frequency ranges.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises all frequency ranges.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2023
From: RYU, JUNG HO; ZHOU, YAN; LUO, TAO
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 065071/0798 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17157681 · Jan 25, 2021
Provisional Application 62968936 · Jan 31, 2020
Related Publication 20240022468A1 · Jan 18, 2024
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