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Granted Patent B2
US 12,471,028 · App. 18/247,798 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Terminal, radio communication method, base station, and system for configuring TCI states

Inventors: Yuki Matsumura (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W52/146H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,471,028
App. No.
18/247,798
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives configuration information indicating a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states applicable to multiple types of channels and that receives indication information indicating one TCI state out of the plurality of TCI states, and a control section that applies the one TCI state to the multiple types of channels and that applies, to an uplink channel out of the multiple types of channels, one power control parameter corresponding to the one TCI state out of a plurality of power control parameters, the plurality of power control parameters being associated with the plurality of respective TCI states. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately determine information related to QCL.

Claims (19)

1 . A terminal comprising:

a receiver that receives configuration information indicating multiple transmission configuration indication (TCI) states applicable to multiple types of channels and signals, and receives indication information indicating one TCI state out of the multiple TCI states; and

a processor that applies the one TCI state to downlink (DL) channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at a first timing, and applies the one TCI state to uplink (UL) channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at a second timing after the first timing,

wherein the processor applies a power control parameter configured for the one TCI state to the UL channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at the second timing.

2 . A radio communication method for a terminal, comprising:

receiving configuration information indicating multiple transmission configuration indication (TCI) states applicable to multiple types of channels and signals, and receiving indication information indicating one TCI state out of the multiple TCI states;

applying the one TCI state to downlink (DL) channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at a first timing, and applying the one TCI state to uplink (UL) channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at a second timing after the first timing; and

applying a power control parameter configured for the one TCI state to the UL channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at the second timing.

3 . A base station comprising:

a transmitter that transmits configuration information indicating multiple transmission configuration indication (TCI) states applicable to multiple types of channels and signals, and transmits indication information indicating one TCI state out of the multiple TCI states; and

a processor that determines that the one TCI state is applied to downlink (DL) channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at a first timing, and is applied to uplink (UL) channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at a second timing after the first timing,

wherein a power control parameter configured for the one TCI state is applied to the UL channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at the second timing.

4 . A system comprising a terminal and a base station, wherein

the terminal comprises:

a receiver that receives configuration information indicating multiple transmission configuration indication (TCI) states applicable to multiple types of channels and signals, and receives indication information indicating one TCI state out of the multiple TCI states; and

a processor that applies the one TCI state to downlink (DL) channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at a first timing, and applies the one TCI state to uplink (UL) channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at a second timing after the first timing,

wherein the processor applies a power control parameter configured for the one TCI state to the UL channels and signals among the multiple types of channels and signals at the second timing, and

the base station comprises:

a transmitter that transmits the configuration information and the indication information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2023
From: MATSUMURA, YUKI; NAGATA, SATOSHI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230379835A1 · Nov 23, 2023
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