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Granted Patent B2
US 12,309,811 · App. 18/598,619 · Granted May 20, 2025

Beam indication and application with multiple carriers

Inventors: Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W72/232H04L5/0091
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Patent No.
US 12,309,811
App. No.
18/598,619
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives, from a base station, a control signal indicating a plurality of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for one or more entries. An entry of the one or more entries indicates a first TCI state, of the plurality of TCI states, for a fit cell and a second TCI state, of the plurality of TCI states, for a second cell. The wireless device receives downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a first transport block for the first cell and a second transport block for the second cell. The DCI includes a TCI field indicating the entry. The wireless device communicates, with the base station, the first transport block, via the first cell, based on the first TCI state in the entry and the second transport block, via the second cell, based on the second TCI state in the entry.

Claims (51)

1. 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, a control signal indicating a plurality of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for one or more entries, wherein an entry of the one or more entries indicates:

a first TCI state, of the plurality of TCI states, associated with a first cell index; and

a second TCI state, of the plurality of TCI states, associated with a second cell index;

receive downlink control information (DCI) scheduling:

a first transport block for a first cell; and

a second transport block for a second cell, wherein the DCI comprises a TCI field indicating the entry; and

communicate with the base station:

the first transport block, via the first cell identified by the first cell index, based on the first TCI state in the entry; and

the second transport block, via the second cell identified by the second cell index, based on the second TCI state in the entry.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the first cell and the second cell are different.

3. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the entry is a codepoint.

4. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the control signal is a medium access control control element (MAC CE).

5. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the control signal further indicates a mapping of the plurality of TCI states to the one or more entries.

6. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive or transmit the first transport block and the second transport block.

7. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive the first transport block based on the first TCI state comprising at least one first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna port of the first transport block that is quasi-colocated with a first reference signal indicated by the first TCI state.

8. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive the second transport block based on the second TCI state comprising at least one second demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna port of the second transport block that is quasi-colocated with a second reference signal indicated by the second TCI state.

9. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to transmit the first transport block with a first spatial domain transmission filter determined based on a first reference signal indicated by the first TCI state.

10. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to transmit the second transport block with a second spatial domain transmission filter determined based on a second reference signal indicated by the second TCI state.

11. A base station comprising;

one or more processors; and

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

transmit, to a wireless device, a control signal indicating a plurality of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for one or more entries, wherein an entry of the one or more entries indicates:

a first TCI state, of the plurality of TCI states, associated with a first cell index; and

a second TCI state, of the plurality of TCI states, associated with a second cell index;

transmit downlink control information (DCI) scheduling:

a first transport block for a first cell; and

a second transport block for a second cell, wherein the DCI comprises a TCI field indicating the entry; and

communicate with the wireless device:

the first transport block, via the first cell identified by the first cell index, based on the first TCI state in the entry; and

the second transport block, via the second cell identified by the second cell index, based on the second TCI state in the entry.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the first cell and the second cell are different.

13. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the entry is a codepoint.

14. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the control signal is a medium access control control element (MAC CE).

15. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the control signal further indicates a mapping of the plurality of TCI states to the one or more entries.

16. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to transmit or receive the first transport block and the second transport block.

17. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to transmit the first transport block based on the first TCI state comprising at least one first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna port of the first transport block that is quasi-colocated with a first reference signal indicated by the first TCI state.

18. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to transmit the second transport block based on the second TCI state comprising at least one second demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna port of the second transport block that is quasi-colocated with a second reference signal indicated by the second TCI state.

19. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to receive the first transport block with a first spatial domain transmission filter determined based on a first reference signal indicated by the first TCI state.

20. 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, a control signal indicating a plurality of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for one or more entries, wherein an entry of the one or more entries indicates:

a first TCI state, of the plurality of TCI states, associated with a first cell index; and

a second TCI state, of the plurality of TCI states, associated with a second cell index;

receive downlink control information (DCI) scheduling:

a first transport block a first cell; and

a second transport block for a second cell, wherein the DCI comprises a TCI field indicating the entry; and

communicate with the base station:

the first transport block, via the first cell identified by the first cell index, based on the first TCI state in the entry; and

the second transport block, via the second cell identified by the second cell index, based on the second TCI state in the entry.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2024
From: XU, KAI; ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; JEON, HYOUNGSUK
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2023026051 · Jun 23, 2023
Provisional Application 63354898 · Jun 23, 2022
Related Publication 20240215050A1 · Jun 27, 2024
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