IP Library Granted Patent US 12,389,249
Granted Patent B2
US 12,389,249 · App. 17/952,882 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Techniques for measuring synchronization signal blocks in wireless communications

Inventors: Pravjyot Singh Deogun (Bengaluru, IN); Ozcan Ozturk (San Diego, CA); Jing Sun (San Diego, CA); Xiaoxia Zhang (San Diego, CA); Kapil Bhattad (Bangalore, IN); Ananta Narayanan Thyagarajan (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W24/08H04B17/318H04W56/0005
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Patent No.
US 12,389,249
App. No.
17/952,882
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects described herein relate to receiving multiple synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) from a cell over a measurement time window, identifying, for each SSB in a subset of the multiple SSBs, a repeating beam index, where the identifying, for each SSB, the repeating beam index is based at least in part on a repeat parameter indicating a number of beams in a SSB pattern for the cell, and associating two or more SSBs of the subset of the multiple SSBs having the same repeating beam index as having a same measurement.

Claims (45)

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

receiving a burst of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) from a cell;

receiving, for a list of multiple cells including the cell, an indication of a repeat parameter identifying a number of beams in a repeating pattern of beams transmitted by the multiple cells; and

associating a subset of the burst of SSBs, including multiple SSBs having a same repeating beam index computed based on the repeat parameter for the cell, as having a same measurement value.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying, for each SSB in the burst of SSBs, a repeating beam index based at least in part on the repeat parameter.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the indication includes receiving the indication from a serving cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the repeat parameter is for the list of multiple cells that are associated with a frequency.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the repeat parameter is for the list of multiple cells that are within or across a frequency.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising reporting, to a serving cell, the repeat parameter received from a broadcast channel of the cell based on serving cell configuration.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising reporting, to a serving cell and based on the associating the subset of the burst of SSBs, the same measurement value, wherein the same measurement value corresponds to one or more parameters of the subset of the burst of SSBs.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the reporting the same measurement value comprises filtering measurements of the subset of the burst of SSBs having a signal strength that achieves a threshold.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an indication of whether the repeat parameter is restricted to being in a set of one or more values.

10. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

receive a burst of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) from a cell;

receive, for a list of multiple cells including the cell, an indication of a repeat parameter identifying a number of beams in a repeating pattern of beams transmitted by the multiple cells; and

associate a subset of the burst of SSBs, including multiple SSBs having a same repeating beam index that is based on the repeat parameter for the cell, as having a same measurement value.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to identify, for each SSB in the burst of SSBs, a repeating beam index based at least in part on the repeat parameter.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive the indication from a serving cell.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the indication of the repeat parameter is for the list of multiple cells that are associated with a frequency.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the indication of the repeat parameter is for the list of multiple cells that are within or across a frequency.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to report, to a serving cell, the repeat parameter received from a broadcast channel of the cell based on serving cell configuration.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to report, to a serving cell and based on the associating the subset of the burst of SSBs, the same measurement value, wherein the same measurement value corresponds to one or more parameters of the subset of the burst of SSBs.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to report the same measurement value at least in part by filtering measurements of the subset of the burst of SSBs having a signal strength that achieves a threshold.

18. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive an indication of whether the repeat parameter is restricted to being in a set of one or more values.

19. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for receiving a burst of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) from a cell;

means for receiving, for a list of multiple cells including the cell, an indication of a repeat parameter identifying a number of beams in a repeating pattern of beams transmitted by the multiple cells; and

means for associating a subset of the burst of SSBs, including multiple SSBs having a same repeating beam index computed based on the repeat parameter for the cell, as having a same measurement value.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising means for identifying, for each SSB in the burst of SSBs, a repeating beam index based at least in part on the repeat parameter.

21. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the means for receiving the indication receives the indication from a serving cell.

22. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the indication of the repeat parameter is for the list of multiple cells that are associated with a frequency.

23. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the indication of the repeat parameter is for the list of multiple cells that are within or across a frequency.

24. The apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising means for reporting, to a serving cell, the repeat parameter received from a broadcast channel of the cell based on serving cell configuration.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising code executable by one or more processors for wireless communication, the code comprising code for:

receiving a burst of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) from a cell;

receiving, for a list of multiple cells including the cell, an indication of a repeat parameter identifying a number of beams in a repeating pattern of beams transmitted by the multiple cells; and

associating a subset of the burst of SSBs, including multiple SSBs having a same repeating beam index computed based on the repeat parameter for the cell, as having a same measurement value.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , further comprising code for identifying, for each SSB in the burst of SSBs, a repeating beam index based at least in part on the repeat parameter.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the code for receiving the indication comprises code for receiving the indication from a serving cell.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the indication of the repeat parameter is for the list of multiple cells that are associated with a frequency.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the indication of the repeat parameter is for the list of multiple cells that are within or across a frequency.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , further comprising code for reporting, to a serving cell, the repeat parameter received from a broadcast channel of the cell based on serving cell configuration.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE EXECUTION DATE OF THE FIRST INVENTOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 069178 FRAME: 0260. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 6, 2023
From: DEOGUN, PRAVJYOT SINGH; OZTURK, OZCAN; SUN, JING; ZHANG, XIAOXIA; BHATTAD, KAPIL; THYAGARAJAN, ANANTA NARAYANAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 063282/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2023
From: DEOGUN, PRAVJYOT SINGH; OZTURK, OZCAN; SUN, JING; ZHANG, XIAOXIA; BHATTAD, KAPIL; THYAGARAJAN, ANANTA NARAYANAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 063063/0713 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2022
From: DEOGUN, PRAVJYOT SINGH; OZTURK, OZCAN; SUN, JING; ZHANG, XIAOXIA; BHATTAD, KAPIL; THYAGARAJAN, ANANTA NARAYANAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 061978/0260 →
Priority Claims (2)
IN 201941012234 · Mar 28, 2019 · national
IN 201941015042 · Apr 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16820381 · Mar 16, 2020
Related Publication 20230018838A1 · Jan 19, 2023
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