IP Library Granted Patent US 12,250,175
Granted Patent B2
US 12,250,175 · App. 17/774,987 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Indication of spatial relation for PUCCH

Inventors: Helka-Liina Määttanen (Helsinki, FI); Mats Folke (Vällingby, SE); Siva Muruganathan (Stittsville, CA)
Assignee: Teleonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
H04L5/0053H04W72/231H04L5/0092
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Patent No.
US 12,250,175
App. No.
17/774,987
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, a method performed by a wireless device for obtaining information about Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resources is provided. The method includes receiving a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) from a network, wherein the MAC CE contains respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part. In a further aspect, a wireless device for obtaining information about PUCCH resources is provided. The wireless device includes power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device and processing circuitry configured to cause the wireless device to receive a MAC CE from a network, wherein the MAC CE contains respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part.

Claims (24)

1. A method performed by a wireless device for obtaining information about Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resources, the method comprising:

receiving a Medium Access Control, MAC, Control Element, CE from a network, the MAC CE containing respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part for a specified serving cell; and

obtaining from the MAC CE respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part for each of a plurality of specified serving cells.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the MAC CE comprises a field indicating the identity of the specified serving cell.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the MAC CE contains spatial relation information for each of the bandwidth parts belonging to the specified serving cell.

4. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:

setting a spatial relation assumption for the resources of at least one PUCCH resource based on the received spatial relation information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:

transmitting a signal on the PUCCH using the received spatial relation information.

6. The method according to claim 5 , comprising:

applying a spatial relation indicated by the received spatial relation information when selecting transmit precoding weights.

7. A method performed by a base station for providing information about Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resources, the method comprising:

transmitting a Medium Access Control, MAC, Control Element, CE to a wireless device, the MAC CE containing respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part for a specified serving cell; and

configuring the MAC CE to contain respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part for each of a plurality of specified serving cells.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the MAC CE comprises a field indicating the identity of the specified serving cell.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the MAC CE contains spatial relation information for each of the bandwidth parts belonging to the specified serving cell.

10. A base station, the base station comprising:

processing circuitry configured to cause the base station to perform any of the steps of claim 7 ; and

power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the base station.

11. A wireless device for obtaining information about Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resources, the wireless device comprising power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device and processing circuitry configured to cause the wireless device to:

receive a Medium Access Control, MAC, Control Element, CE from a network, the MAC CE containing respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part for a specified serving cell; and

cause the wireless device to obtain from the MAC CE respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part for each of a plurality of specified serving cells.

12. The wireless device according to claim 11 , wherein the MAC CE comprises a field indicating the identity of the specified serving cell.

13. The wireless device according to claim 11 , wherein the MAC CE contains spatial relation information for each of the bandwidth parts belonging to the specified serving cell.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2022
From: FOLKE, MATS; MURUGANATHAN, SIVA
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Reel/Frame 059841/0527 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2022
From: MÄÄTTANEN, HELKA-LIINA
To: OY L M ERICSSON AB
Reel/Frame 059842/0525 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2022
From: OY L M ERICSSON AB
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Reel/Frame 059842/0589 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62932050 · Nov 7, 2019
Provisional Application 62932108 · Nov 7, 2019
Related Publication 20220393840A1 · Dec 8, 2022
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