IP Library Granted Patent US 12,309,820
Granted Patent B2
US 12,309,820 · App. 17/432,651 · Granted May 20, 2025

Method for performing beam management by UE in wireless communication system, and UE and base station supporting same

Inventors: Kilbom Lee (Seoul, KR); Jiwon Kang (Seoul, KR); Haewook Park (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/542H04B1/74H04W72/21H04W72/046
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Patent No.
US 12,309,820
App. No.
17/432,651
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for, in a wireless communication system comprising a UE and a base station including a plurality of cells, performing beam management by the UE via reporting a beam failure or partial beam failure related to one or more cells among a plurality of cells configured to the UE, and a UE and a base station which support the method. According to an embodiment applicable to the present disclosure, a UE can report a beam failure or partial beam failure on one or more cells to a base station, and the base station can quickly recognize the beam failure or partial beam failure on the one or more cells in response thereto.

Claims (39)

1. A method comprising:

receiving configuration information configuring resources for transmitting a scheduling request (SR);

detecting a partial beam failure (BF) in one or more cells among a plurality of cells based on qualities of a part of a plurality of reference signals configured for each of the one or more cells being lower than a threshold level;

based on detection of the partial BF in the one or more cells, transmitting, to a base station (BS), an uplink signal including (i) identification information about the one or more cells and (ii) candidate beam information about at least one new beam for the one or more cells; and

transmitting the SR for the detection of the partial BF based on the configuration information,

wherein the resources are configured by the configuration information to be divided into a first resource for a detection of a BF and a second resource for the detection of the partial BF, and

wherein the SR for the detection of the partial BF is transmitted in the second resource.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the identification information and the candidate beam information about at least one beam preferred by a user equipment (UE) in the one or more cells are encoded together and included in the uplink signal.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the identification information includes a bitmap with a bit size corresponding to the number of the plurality of cells, and

wherein bit information of a bitmap corresponding to the one or more cells among the plurality of cells has a first value.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the uplink signal is transmitted through a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

5. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

at least one transmitter;

at least one receiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions causing, when executed, the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving configuration information configuring resources for transmitting a scheduling request (SR);

detecting a partial beam failure (BF) in one or more cells among a plurality of cells based on qualities of a part of a plurality of reference signals configured for each of the one or more cells being lower than a threshold level;

based on detection of partial BF for the one or more cells, transmitting, to a base station (BS), an uplink signal including (i) identification information about the one or more cells and (ii) candidate beam information about at least one new beam for the one or more cells; and

transmitting the SR for the detection of the partial BF based on the configuration information,

wherein the resources are configured by the configuration information to be divided into a first resource for a detection of a BF and a second resource for the detection of the partial BF, and

wherein the SR for the detection of the partial BF is transmitted in the second resource.

6. The UE of claim 5 ,

wherein the UE communicates with at least one of a mobile terminal, a network, or an autonomous vehicle other than a vehicle including the UE.

7. A base station (BS) comprising:

at least one transmitter;

at least one receiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions causing, when executed, the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information configuring resources for transmitting a scheduling request (SR);

based on occurrence of partial beam failure (BF) for one or more cells among a plurality of cells configured for the UE, receiving, from the UE, an uplink signal including (i) identification information about the one or more cells and (ii) candidate beam information about at least one new beam for the one or more cells,

wherein the partial BF is occurred based on qualities of a part of a plurality of reference signals configured for each of the one or more cells being lower than a threshold level;

receiving the SR for the occurrence of the partial BF based on the configuration information; and

recognizing the occurrence of the partial BF in the one or more cells based on the SR,

wherein the resources are configured by the configuration information to be divided into a first resource for a detection of a BF and a second resource for the detection of the partial BF, and

wherein the SR for the detection of the partial BF is transmitted in the second resource.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S COUNTRY OF RECORD PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 057254 FRAME: 0721. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: LEE, KILBOM; KANG, JIWON; PARK, HAEWOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 058292/0436 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2021
From: LEE, KILBOM; KANG, JIWON; PARK, HAEWOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 057254/0721 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0021424 · Feb 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220174685A1 · Jun 2, 2022
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