IP Library Granted Patent US 12,513,539
Granted Patent B2
US 12,513,539 · App. 18/254,018 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Terminal, radio communication method, and base station

Inventors: Yuki Matsumura (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP); Jing Wang (Beijing, CN); Lan Chen (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W24/04H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04W72/231
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Patent No.
US 12,513,539
App. No.
18/254,018
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives a configuration of a first reference signal for beam failure detection (BFD) and receives a medium access control-control element (MAC CE); and a control section that updates the first reference signal based on the MAC CE. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately determine a BFD RS.

Claims (26)

1 . A terminal comprising:

a receiver that receives a configuration of a plurality of reference signals for beam failure detection (BFD), the plurality of reference signals being respectively associated with a plurality of transmission/reception points (TRPs), and receives a medium access control-control element (MAC CE); and

a processor that activates, among the plurality of reference signals, at least one reference signal per TRP, based on the MAC CE,

wherein the MAC CE that activates the at least one reference signal per TRP is defined for updating a BFD-reference signal (BFD-RS) and is distinct from a MAC CE used for a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indication for UE-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and

wherein the MAC CE includes a field that indicates whether there is one reference signal field per TRP or two reference signal fields per TRP.

2 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the MAC CE has a logical channel ID (LCID) that identifies that the MAC CE activates the at least one reference signal per TRP.

3 . The terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a transmitter that reports UE capability indicating that activation of at least one reference signal based on the MAC CE is supported per TRP.

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

receiving a configuration of a plurality of reference signals for beam failure detection (BFD), the plurality of reference signals being respectively associated with a plurality of transmission/reception points (TRPs), and receiving a medium access control-control element (MAC CE); and

activating, among the plurality of reference signals, at least one reference signal per TRP, based on the MAC CE,

wherein the MAC CE that activates the at least one reference signal per TRP is defined for updating a BFD-reference signal (BFD-RS) and is distinct from a MAC CE used for a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indication for UE-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and

wherein the MAC CE includes a field that indicates whether there is one reference signal field per TRP or two reference signal fields per TRP.

5 . A base station comprising:

a transmitter that transmits a configuration of a plurality of reference signals for beam failure detection (BFD), the plurality of reference signals being respectively associated with a plurality of transmission/reception points (TRPs), and transmits a medium access control-control element (MAC CE); and

a processor that activates, among the plurality of reference signals, at least one reference signal per TRP, based on the MAC CE,

wherein the MAC CE that activates the at least one reference signal per TRP is defined for updating a BFD-reference signal (BFD-RS) and is distinct from a MAC CE used for a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indication for UE-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and

wherein the MAC CE includes a field that indicates whether there is one reference signal field per TRP or two reference signal fields per TRP.

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

the terminal comprises:

a receiver that receives a configuration of a plurality of reference signals for beam failure detection (BFD), the plurality of reference signals being respectively associated with a plurality of transmission/reception points (TRPs), and receives a medium access control-control element (MAC CE); and

a processor that activates, among the plurality of reference signals, at least one reference signal per TRP, based on the MAC CE,

wherein the MAC CE that activates the at least one reference signal per TRP is defined for updating a BFD-reference signal (BFD-RS) and is distinct from a MAC CE used for a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indication for UE-specific physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and

wherein the MAC CE includes a field that indicates whether there is one reference signal field per TRP or two reference signal fields per TRP, and

the base station comprises:

a transmitter that transmits the configuration, and transmits the MAC CE; and

a processor that activates, based on the MAC CE, the at least one reference signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2023
From: MATSUMURA, YUKI; NAGATA, SATOSHI; WANG, JING; CHEN, LAN
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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