IP Library Granted Patent US 12,445,878
Granted Patent B2
US 12,445,878 · App. 18/507,827 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Radio link monitoring based on active TCI states

Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Jonghyun Park (Syosset, NY)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W24/08H04B7/06964H04L5/0053H04L5/0094H04W72/232
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Patent No.
US 12,445,878
App. No.
18/507,827
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device may receive one or more configuration parameters indicating a single frequency network (SFN) scheme. The wireless device may further receive a command activating at least two transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for a control resource set (coreset). The wireless device may monitor, via the coreset, downlink control channels based on the at least two active TCI states and determine a radio link quality based on the at least two active TCI states of the coreset, when the one or more configuration parameters indicate the SFN scheme. The wireless device may further transmit an uplink signal indicating the radio failure, when the radio link quality indicates a radio failure.

Claims (49)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, one or more configuration parameters indicating a single frequency network (SFN) scheme;

receiving, from the base station, a command activating at least two transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for a control resource set (coreset);

monitoring, via the coreset, downlink control channels based on the at least two active TCI states;

determining, when the one or more configuration parameters indicate the SFN scheme, a radio link quality based on the at least two active TCI states of the coreset; and

based on the radio link quality indicating a radio failure, transmitting, to the base station, an uplink signal indicating the radio failure.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the radio failure is a radio link failure of a cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the radio failure is a beam failure.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the radio link quality is a signal noise rate (SNR).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the radio link quality is based on:

a first reference signal indicated by a first TCI state of the at least two TCI states; and

a second reference signal indicated by a second TCI state of the at least two TCI states.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the monitoring the downlink control channel transmissions based on the at least two TCI states comprises at least one demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna port of the downlink control channel transmissions being quasi co-located with:

the first reference signal with respect to a first quasi co-location type; and

the second reference signal with respect to a second quasi co-location type.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

the first quasi co-location type is a quasi co-location type D (QCL TypeD); and

the second quasi co-location type is a QCL TypeD.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the radio failure based on the radio link quality being lower than a threshold.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate the SFN scheme for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the radio link quality is based on at least one of:

an average of a first measurement of a first reference signal and a second measurement of the second reference signal;

a maximum of the first measurement and the second measurement;

a minimum of the first measurement and the second measurement; or

a summation of the first measurement and the second measurement.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink signal is at least one of:

a random-access preamble;

a scheduling request (SR); or

a medium-access control control element (MAC CE).

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters further indicate a coreset index for the coreset.

13. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device, one or more configuration parameters indicating a single frequency network (SFN) scheme;

transmitting, to the wireless device, a command activating at least two transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for a control resource set (coreset);

transmitting, to the wireless device via the coreset, downlink control channels based on the at least two active TCI states; and

determining that a radio link quality based on the at least two active TCI states of the coreset is lower than a threshold, wherein the determining is based on:

receiving, from the wireless device, an uplink signal indicating a radio failure; and

the one or more configuration parameters indicating the SFN scheme.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the radio failure is a radio link failure of a cell.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the radio failure is a beam failure.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the radio link quality is a signal noise rate (SNR).

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the radio link quality is based on:

a first reference signal indicated by a first TCI state of the at least two TCI states; and

a second reference signal indicated by a second TCI state of the at least two TCI states.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate the SFN scheme for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the received uplink signal is at least one of:

a random-access preamble;

a scheduling request (SR); or

a medium-access control control element (MAC CE).

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters further indicate a coreset index for the coreset.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 073117/0008 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2023
From: CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; YI, YUNJUNG; ZHOU, HUA; PARK, JONGHYUN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 065860/0602 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18104652 · Feb 1, 2023
Continuation PCTUS2021047759 · Aug 26, 2021
Provisional Application 63071524 · Aug 28, 2020
Related Publication 20240089765A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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