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US 12,445,879 · App. 18/552,317 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Indicating beam failure in multiple transmission reception point operation

Inventors: Timo Koskela (Oulu, FI); Samuli Heikki Turtinen (Oulu, FI)
Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
H04W24/08H04L5/0051
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Patent No.
US 12,445,879
App. No.
18/552,317
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method comprising detecting a beam failure on at least one transmission reception point of a plurality of transmission reception points. One or more beam failure indication data is included into a first medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), wherein the one or more beam failure indication data indicates the beam failure detected on the at least one transmission reception point. The one or more beam failure indication data comprises at least a first bit that comprises a first value and a second value, wherein the first value of the first bit indicates a first transmission reception point at least on which the beam failure is detected. The first MAC CE comprising the one or more beam failure indication data is transmitted to an access point.

Claims (27)

1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to:

detect a beam failure on at least one beam failure detection reference signal, BFD-RS, set of a plurality of BFD-RS sets, the apparatus being configured to communicate with an access point supporting the plurality of BFD-RS sets;

include one or more beam failure indication data into a first medium access control, MAC, control element, CE, wherein the one or more beam failure indication data indicates the beam failure detected on the at least one BFD-RS set;

wherein the one or more beam failure indication data comprises at least a first bit,

wherein the first bit has a first value when the one or more beam failure indication data includes candidate beam information encoded for a first BFD-RS set and candidate beam information encoded for a second BFD-RS set of the plurality of BFD-RS sets, wherein the first value further indicates that the beam failure is detected at least on the first BFD-RS set, and

wherein the first bit has a second value when the one or more beam failure indication data includes candidate beam information encoded for only the second BFD-RS set of the plurality of BFD-RS sets, wherein the second value further indicates that the beam failure is detected on the second BFD-RS set; and

transmit, to the access point, the first MAC CE comprising the one or more beam failure indication data.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second value of the first bit indicates that no beam failure is detected at least on the first BFD-RS set of the plurality of BFD-RS sets.

3. An apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, if the first bit is set to the first value, the one or more beam failure indication data further comprises at least a second bit indicating whether the beam failure is detected on the second BFD-RS set.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more beam failure indication data further indicates whether the beam failure is for a BFD-RS set level beam failure or for a cell-level beam failure.

5. An apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the BFD-RS set level beam failure or the cell-level beam failure is indicated by a bitmap within the one or more beam failure indication data, wherein a length of the bitmap is determined based at least partly on a number of serving cells for which the beam failure is detected.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

transmit, to the access point, a second medium access control, MAC, control element, CE, indicating a cell-level beam failure.

7. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of BFD-RS sets are supported by one or more access points.

8. An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a terminal device, a medium access control, MAC, control element, CE, comprising one or more beam failure indication data indicating beam failure on at least one beam failure detection reference signal, BFD-RS, set of a plurality of BFD-RS sets,

wherein the one or more beam failure indication data comprises at least a first bit,

wherein the first bit has a first value when the one or more beam failure indication data includes candidate beam information encoded for a first BFD-RS set and candidate beam information encoded for a second BFD-RS set of the plurality of BFD-RS sets, wherein the first value further indicates that the beam failure is detected at least on the first BFD-RS set, and

wherein the first bit has a second value when the one or more beam failure indication data includes candidate beam information encoded for only the second BFD-RS set of the plurality of BFD-RS sets, wherein the second value further indicates that the beam failure is detected on the second BFD-RS set.

9. An apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of BFD-RS sets are supported by one or more access points, wherein the apparatus is one of the one or more access points.

10. A method comprising:

detecting, by a terminal device, a beam failure on at least one beam failure detection reference signal, BFD-RS, set of a plurality of BFD-RS sets, the terminal device being configured to communicate with an access point supporting the plurality of BFD-RS sets;

including, by the terminal device, one or more beam failure indication data into a first medium access control, MAC, control element, CE, wherein the one or more beam failure indication data indicates the beam failure detected on the at least one BFD-RS set;

wherein the one or more beam failure indication data comprises at least a first bit,

wherein the first bit has a first value when the one or more beam failure indication data includes candidate beam information encoded for a first BFD-RS set and candidate beam information encoded for a second BFD-RS set of the plurality of BFD-RS sets, wherein the first value further indicates that the beam failure is detected at least on the first BFD-RS set, and

wherein the first bit has a second value when the one or more beam failure indication data includes candidate beam information encoded for only the second BFD-RS set of the plurality of BFD-RS sets, wherein the second value further indicates that the beam failure is detected on the second BFD-RS set;

transmitting, by the terminal device, to the access point, the first MAC CE comprising the one or more beam failure indication data.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2024
From: KOSKELA, TIMO; TURTINEN, SAMULI HEIKKI
To: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
Reel/Frame 065990/0327 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2024
From: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 065990/0330 →
Priority Claims (1)
FI 20215353 · Mar 26, 2021 · national
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