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Granted Patent B2
US 12,490,128 · App. 18/678,188 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Measurement of reference signal with polarization

Inventors: Liangping Ma (San Diego, CA); Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA); Xiao Feng Wang (San Diego, CA); Alberto Rico Alvarino (San Diego, CA); Ayan Sengupta (San Diego, CA); Bharat Shrestha (San Diego, CA); Jun Ma (San Diego, CA); Umesh Phuyal (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W24/08H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 12,490,128
App. No.
18/678,188
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a duration of a first gap that precedes a reference signal, based at least in part on a polarization of the reference signal. The UE may determine a duration of a second gap that succeeds the reference signal, based at least in part on the polarization of the reference signal. The UE may perform a measurement of the reference signal based at least in part on the first gap and the second gap. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (58)

1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, which are configured, individually or in any combination, to:

receive configuration information indicating a polarization of a reference signal;

receive the reference signal with the indicated polarization, wherein a measurement gap precedes the reference signal and a duration of the measurement gap is based at least in part on the indicated polarization; and

perform a measurement of the reference signal with the indicated polarization.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the reference signal, are configured to receive the reference signal in a channel state information interference measurement resource.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to perform the measurement of the reference signal, are configured to perform the measurement of the reference signal in a beam among a plurality of beams with a same polarization as the indicated polarization.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to perform the measurement of the reference signal, are configured to perform the measurement of the reference signal in a beam among a plurality of beams with different polarizations than the indicated polarization.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the beam is identified by one or more of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index, a satellite beam index, or a physical cell identity.

6 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a non-terrestrial network entity, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, which are configured, individually or in any combination, to:

determine a polarization of a reference signal;

transmit configuration information indicating the polarization of the reference signal; and

transmit the reference signal with the polarization, wherein a measurement gap precedes the reference signal and a duration of the measurement gap is based at least in part on the polarization.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the reference signal, are configured to transmit the reference signal in a channel state information interference measurement resource.

8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the reference signal, are configured to transmit a zero-power signal for a plurality of user equipments (UEs) being served by a serving beam.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the reference signal, are configured to transmit a non-zero power signal in a channel state information interference measurement resource on one or more other beams.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a beam is identified by one or more of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index, a satellite beam index, or a physical cell identity.

11 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE), capability information indicating a capability for switching a polarization of one or more antennas; and

transmit an instruction to switch the polarization of the one or more antennas based at least in part on the capability information.

12 . A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving configuration information indicating a polarization of a reference signal;

receiving the reference signal with the indicated polarization, wherein a measurement gap precedes the reference signal and a duration of the measurement gap is based at least in part on the indicated polarization; and

performing a measurement of the reference signal with the indicated polarization.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein receiving the reference signal comprises receiving the reference signal in a channel state information interference measurement resource.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein performing the measurement of the reference signal comprises performing the measurement of the reference signal in a beam among a plurality of beams with a same polarization as the indicated polarization.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein performing the measurement of the reference signal comprises performing the measurement of the reference signal in a beam among a plurality of beams with different polarizations than the indicated polarization.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the beam is identified by one or more of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index, a satellite beam index, or a physical cell identity.

17 . A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining a polarization of a reference signal;

transmitting configuration information indicating the polarization of the reference signal; and

transmitting the reference signal with the polarization, wherein a measurement gap precedes the reference signal and a duration of the measurement gap is based at least in part on the polarization.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein transmitting the reference signal comprises transmitting the reference signal in a channel state information interference measurement resource.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein transmitting the reference signal comprises transmitting a zero-power signal for a plurality of user equipments (UEs) being served by a serving beam.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein transmitting the reference signal comprises transmitting a non-zero power signal in a channel state information interference measurement resource on one or more other beams.

21 . The method of claim 19 , wherein a beam is identified by one or more of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index, a satellite beam index, or a physical cell identity.

22 . The method of claim 17 , comprising:

receiving capability information indicating a capability for switching a polarization of one or more antennas; and

transmitting an instruction to switch the polarization of the one or more antennas based at least in part on the capability information.

23 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

receive configuration information indicating a polarization of a reference signal;

receive the reference signal with the indicated polarization, wherein a measurement gap precedes the reference signal and a duration of the measurement gap is based at least in part on the indicated polarization; and

perform a measurement of the reference signal with the indicated polarization.

24 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the UE to receive the reference signal, cause the UE to receive the reference signal in a channel state information interference measurement resource.

25 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the UE to perform the measurement of the reference signal, cause the UE to perform the measurement of the reference signal in a beam among a plurality of beams with a same polarization as the indicated polarization.

26 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the UE to perform the measurement of the reference signal, cause the UE to perform the measurement of the reference signal in a beam among a plurality of beams with different polarizations than the indicated polarization.

27 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26 , wherein the beam is identified by one or more of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index, a satellite beam index, or a physical cell identity.

28 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a non-terrestrial network entity, cause the non-terrestrial network entity to:

determine a polarization of a reference signal;

transmit configuration information indicating the polarization of the reference signal; and

transmit the reference signal with the polarization, wherein a measurement gap precedes the reference signal and a duration of the measurement gap is based at least in part on the polarization.

29 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 28 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the non-terrestrial network entity to transmit the reference signal, cause the non-terrestrial network entity to transmit the reference signal in a channel state information interference measurement resource.

30 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 28 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the non-terrestrial network entity to transmit the reference signal, cause the non-terrestrial network entity to transmit a zero-power signal for a plurality of user equipments (UEs) being served by a serving beam.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2024
From: MA, LIANGPING; GAAL, PETER; WANG, XIAO FENG; RICO ALVARINO, ALBERTO; SENGUPTA, AYAN; SHRESTHA, BHARAT; MA, JUN; PHUYAL, UMESH
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 067565/0582 →
Continuity (3)
Division 17447115 · Sep 8, 2021
Provisional Application 63198214 · Oct 2, 2020
Related Publication 20240323722A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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