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Granted Patent B2
US 12,238,740 · App. 18/105,650 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Beam management in radio systems

Inventors: Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Youngwoo Kwak (Woodbury, NY)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W72/23H04L5/0048H04W16/28
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Patent No.
US 12,238,740
App. No.
18/105,650
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives, from a base station, one or more messages comprising configuration parameters indicating: a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set; a plurality of reference signals (RSs); and an uplink transmission configuration indication (TCI) state comprising a configuration of one or more RSs of the plurality of RSs. The wireless device receives a downlink control information comprising an SRS resource indicator (SRI) and an uplink TCI indicator (UL-TCI), where: the SRI indicates one or more SRS resources of the SRS resource set; and the UL-TCI indicates an uplink transmission configuration indication state. In response to the SRI being equal to a predefined value, the wireless device determines an uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the one or more SRS resources of the SRS resource set. The wireless device transmits, via a physical uplink shared channel, a transport block with the uplink spatial domain transmission filter.

Claims (70)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, one or more messages comprising configuration parameters indicating:

a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set;

a plurality of reference signals (RSs); and

an uplink transmission configuration indication (TCI) state comprising a configuration of one or more RSs of the plurality of RSs;

receiving a downlink control information comprising an SRS resource indicator (SRI) and an uplink TCI indicator (UL-TCI), wherein:

the SRI indicates one or more SRS resources of the SRS resource set; and

the UL-TCI indicates an uplink transmission configuration indication state;

in response to the SRI being equal to a predefined value, determining an uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the one or more SRS resources of the SRS resource set; and

transmitting, via a physical uplink shared channel, a transport block with the uplink spatial domain transmission filter.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second downlink control information comprising a second SRI and a second UL-TCI, wherein the second SRI indicates one or more second SRS resources of the SRS resource set;

in response to the second SRI not being equal to the predefined value, determining a second uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the second UL-TCI; and

transmitting, via the physical uplink shared channel, a second transport block with the second uplink spatial domain transmission filter.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the one or more RSs of the plurality of RSs and in response to the SRI not being equal to the predefined value, a second uplink spatial domain transmission filter; and

transmitting, via the physical uplink shared channel and with the second uplink spatial domain transmission filter, the transport block.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each SRS resource of the SRS resource set is configured with a spatial relation reference signal (RS).

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the spatial relation RS comprises at least one of:

a channel station information reference signal (CSI-RS);

a synchronization block (SSB); or

a sounding reference signal (SRS).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the one or more SRS resources comprises determining the uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on a latest transmission of the one or more SRS resources.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SRI comprises a different bit field from the UL-TCI in the downlink control information.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the one or more SRS resources comprises determining the uplink spatial domain transmission filter that is the same as an uplink spatial domain transmission filter used for a transmission of the one or more SRS resources.

9. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive, from a base station, one or more messages comprising configuration parameters indicating:

a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set;

a plurality of reference signals (RSs); and

an uplink transmission configuration indication (TCI) state comprising a configuration of one or more RSs of the plurality of RSs;

receive a downlink control information comprising an SRS resource indicator (SRI) and an uplink TCI indicator (UL-TCI), wherein:

the SRI indicates one or more SRS resources of the SRS resource set; and

the UL-TCI indicates an uplink transmission configuration indication state;

in response to the SRI being equal to a predefined value, determine an uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the one or more SRS resources of the SRS resource set; and

transmit, via a physical uplink shared channel, a transport block with the uplink spatial domain transmission filter.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

receive a second downlink control information comprising a second SRI and a second UL-TCI, wherein the second SRI indicates one or more second SRS resources of the SRS resource set;

in response to the second SRI not being equal to the predefined value, determine a second uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the second UL-TCI; and

transmit, via the physical uplink shared channel, a second transport block with the second uplink spatial domain transmission filter.

11. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

determine, based on the one or more RSs of the plurality of RSs and in response to the SRI not being equal to the predefined value, a second uplink spatial domain transmission filter; and

transmit, via the physical uplink shared channel and with the second uplink spatial domain transmission filter, the transport block.

12. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein each SRS resource of the SRS resource set is configured with a spatial relation reference signal (RS).

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the spatial relation RS comprises at least one of:

a channel station information reference signal (CSI-RS);

a synchronization block (SSB); or

a sounding reference signal (SRS).

14. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the determination of the uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the one or more SRS resources comprises determining the uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on a latest transmission of the one or more SRS resources.

15. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the SRI comprises a different bit field from the UL-TCI in the downlink control information.

16. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the determination of the uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the one or more SRS resources comprises determining the uplink spatial domain transmission filter that is the same as an uplink spatial domain transmission filter used for a transmission of the one or more SRS resources.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a base station, one or more messages comprising configuration parameters indicating:

a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set;

a plurality of reference signals (RSs); and

an uplink transmission configuration indication (TCI) state comprising a configuration of one or more RSs of the plurality of RSs;

receive a downlink control information comprising an SRS resource indicator (SRI) and an uplink TCI indicator (UL-TCI), wherein:

the SRI indicates one or more SRS resources of the SRS resource set; and

the UL-TCI indicates an uplink transmission configuration indication state;

in response to the SRI being equal to a predefined value, determine an uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the one or more SRS resources of the SRS resource set; and

transmit, via a physical uplink shared channel, a transport block with the uplink spatial domain transmission filter.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive a second downlink control information comprising a second SRI and a second UL-TCI, wherein the second SRI indicates one or more second SRS resources of the SRS resource set;

in response to the second SRI not being equal to the predefined value, determine a second uplink spatial domain transmission filter based on the second UL-TCI; and

transmit, via the physical uplink shared channel, a second transport block with the second uplink spatial domain transmission filter.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

determine, based on the one or more RSs of the plurality of RSs and in response to the SRI not being equal to the predefined value, a second uplink spatial domain transmission filter; and

transmit, via the physical uplink shared channel and with the second uplink spatial domain transmission filter, the transport block.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein each SRS resource of the SRS resource set is configured with a spatial relation reference signal (RS).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2023
From: XU, KAI; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; YI, YUNJUNG; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; KWAK, YOUNGWOO
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 17036461 · Sep 29, 2020
Provisional Application 62910262 · Oct 3, 2019
Related Publication 20230189280A1 · Jun 15, 2023
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