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Granted Patent B2
US 12,531,705 · App. 17/760,262 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Terminal, radio communication method, and base station

Inventors: Yuki Matsumura (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04L5/006H04L5/0035H04L5/0055H04W72/046H04W72/23H04W76/20
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Patent No.
US 12,531,705
App. No.
17/760,262
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives information related to update of a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, and a control section that determines, when update of the TCI state of a plurality of cells is performed based on the information, update timing of the TCI state in the plurality of cells, based on at least one of recognition or no recognition of the TCI state after update in the plurality of cells and an offset configured after transmission of a positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the information.

Claims (26)

1 . A terminal comprising:

a receiver that receives a first information regarding switching of a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, and a second information regarding switching a spatial relation; and

a processor that determines, based on whether the TCI state after switching in a plurality of cells is known or unknown and a first offset configured after transmission of a positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the first information, a timing for switching the TCI state in the plurality of cells, and determines, based on whether the spatial relation after switching in a plurality of cells is known or unknown and a second offset configured after transmission of a positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the second information, a timing for switching the spatial relation in the plurality of cells,

wherein the timing for switching the TCI state and the spatial relation in the plurality of cells is controlled separately for each cell, and

when the spatial relation is known, the second offset configured after a positive acknowledgement (ACK) for the second information is shorter than the second offset configured after a positive acknowledgement for the second information, when the spatial relation is unknown.

2 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first offset configured after transmission of the positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the first information when the TCI state is unknown, and the second offset configured after transmission of the positive acknowledgement (ACK) for the second information when the spatial relation is unknown each includes a time for Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP) measurement.

3 . The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the first offset applied for switching the TCI state differs from the second offset applied for switching the spatial relation.

4 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first offset applied for switching the TCI state differs from the second offset applied for switching the spatial relation.

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

receiving a first information regarding switching of a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, and a second information regarding switching a spatial relation; and

determining, based on whether the TCI state after switching in a plurality of cells is known or unknown and a first offset configured after transmission of a positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the first information, a timing for switching the TCI state in the plurality of cells, and determining, based on whether the spatial relation after switching in a plurality of cells is known or unknown and a second offset configured after transmission of a positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the second information, a timing for switching the spatial relation in the plurality of cells,

wherein the timing for switching the TCI state and the spatial relation in the plurality of cells is controlled separately for each cell, and

when the spatial relation is known, the second offset configured after a positive acknowledgement (ACK) for the second information is shorter than the second offset configured after a positive acknowledgement for the second information, when the spatial relation is unknown.

6 . A base station comprising:

a transmitter that transmits a first information regarding switching of a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, and a second information regarding switching of a spatial relation; and

a processor that controls, based on whether the TCI state after switching in a plurality of cells is known or unknown and a first offset configured after transmission of a positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the first information, a timing for switching the TCI state in the plurality of cells, and controls, based on whether the spatial relation after switching in a plurality of cells is known or unknown and a second offset configured after transmission of a positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the second information, a timing for switching the spatial relation in the plurality of cells,

wherein the timing for switching the TCI state and the spatial relation in the plurality of cells is controlled separately for each cell, and

when the spatial relation is known, the second offset configured after a positive acknowledgement (ACK) for the second information is shorter than the second offset configured after a positive acknowledgement for the second information, when the spatial relation is unknown.

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

the base station comprises:

a transmitter that transmits a first information regarding switching of a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, and a second information regarding switching of a spatial relation, and

the terminal comprises:

a receiver that receives the first information and the second information; and

a processor that determines, based on whether the TCI state after switching in a plurality of cells is known or unknown and a first offset configured after transmission of a positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the first information, a timing for switching the TCI state in the plurality of cells, and determines, based on whether the spatial relation after switching in a plurality of cells is known or unknown and a second offset configured after transmission of a positive acknowledgment (ACK) for the second information, a timing for switching the spatial relation in the plurality of cells,

wherein the timing for switching the TCI state and the spatial relation in the plurality of cells is controlled separately for each cell, and

when the spatial relation is known, the second offset configured after a positive acknowledgement (ACK) for the second information is shorter than the second offset configured after a positive acknowledgement for the second information, when the spatial relation is unknown.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2022
From: MATSUMURA, YUKI; NAGATA, SATOSHI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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