Beam failure detection resource set for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with repetition
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using a beam failure detection reference signal resource set for a physical downlink control channels (PDCCH) with repetition. In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) may monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission using at least two transmission control indicator (TCI) states. The UE may determine a beam failure detection reference signal resource set associated with the PDCCH monitoring based at least in part on a characteristic of the one or more of the TCI states or a list of a pair of reference signals configured based at least in part on one of the at least two TCI states. The UE may monitor the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set associated with the PDCCH monitoring to identify a beam failure.
1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
a processing system configured to:
monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission using at least two transmission control indicator (TCI) states; and
monitor a first beam failure detection reference signal resource set associated with the PDCCH monitoring for a beam failure, the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set being determined using one or more of the at least two TCI states, wherein the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set comprises one or more first reference signal indexes of a first reference signal set associated with a first TCI state of the at least two TCI states and comprises one or more second reference signal indexes of a second reference signal set associated with a second TCI state of the at least two TCI states.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a characteristic of the one or more of the at least two TCI states is an order of the at least two TCI states that is identified in accordance with monitoring the PDCCH using the at least two TCI states, and wherein the processing system is further configured to:
set the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in a reference signal set indicated as the first TCI state by the order of the at least two TCI states.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a characteristic of the one or more of the at least two TCI states is an identification that is identified in accordance with monitoring the PDCCH using the at least two TCI states, and wherein the processing system is further configured to:
select the first TCI state of the at least two TCI states in accordance with the identification; and
set the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the first reference signal set indicated by the first TCI state.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the identification includes one of a TCI state identification, a control resource set (CORESET) identification, or a search space identification.
5 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the processing system configured to select the first TCI state is further configured to select the first TCI state in accordance with a smallest identification of the at least two TCI states.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a second beam failure detection reference signal resource set associated with the PDCCH monitoring is determined.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:
determine the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set in accordance with setting the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the first reference signal set indicated by the first TCI state of the at least two TCI states; and
determine the second beam failure detection reference signal resource set in accordance with setting the second beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic CSI-RS resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the second reference signal set indicated by the second TCI state of the at least two TCI states.
8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:
determine the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set in accordance with setting the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the first reference signal set indicated by the first TCI state of the at least two TCI states associated with a smaller transmit/reception point (TRP) identification, a smaller TCI state identification, a smaller control resource set (CORESET) identification, or a smaller search space identification; and
determine the second beam failure detection reference signal resource set in accordance with setting the second beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic CSI-RS resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the second reference signal set indicated by the second TCI state of the at least two TCI states.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:
detect a radio link failure in accordance with monitoring at least the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set; and wherein the apparatus further comprises:
a first interface is configured to output an indication of the radio link failure for transmission to a base station.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing system configured to monitor the PDCCH transmission further configures the processing system to:
monitor at least one control resource set (CORESET) associated with the at least two TCI states, monitoring one search space set associated with at least two CORESETs, or monitoring two search space sets associated with two CORESETs each having an active TCI state.
11 . A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission using at least two transmission control indicator (TCI) states; and
monitoring a first beam failure detection reference signal resource set associated with the PDCCH monitoring for a beam failure, the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set being determined using one or more of the at least two TCI states, wherein the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set comprises one or more first reference signal indexes of a first reference signal set associated with a first TCI state of the at least two TCI states and comprises one or more second reference signal indexes of a second reference signal set associated with a second TCI state of the at least two TCI states.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a characteristic of the one or more of the at least two TCI states is an order of the at least two TCI states that is identified in accordance with monitoring the PDCCH using the at least two TCI states, and wherein determining the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set further comprises:
setting the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the first reference signal set indicated as the first TCI state by the order of the at least two TCI states.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a characteristic of the one or more of the at least two TCI states is an identification that is identified in accordance with monitoring the PDCCH using the at least two TCI states, and wherein determining the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set further comprises:
selecting the first TCI state of the at least two TCI states in accordance with the identification; and
setting the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the first reference signal set indicated by the first TCI state.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the identification includes one of a TCI state identification, a control resource set (CORESET) identification, or a search space identification.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein:
selecting the first TCI state is in accordance with a smallest identification of the at least two TCI states.
16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining a second beam failure detection reference signal resource set associated with the PDCCH monitoring.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein:
determining the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set further comprises setting the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the first reference signal set indicated by the first TCI state of the at least two TCI states; and
determining the second beam failure detection reference signal resource set further comprises setting the second beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic CSI-RS resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the second reference signal set indicated by the second TCI state of the at least two TCI states.
18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein:
determining the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set further comprises setting the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the first reference signal set indicated by the first TCI state of the at least two TCI states associated with a smaller transmit/reception point (TRP) identification, a smaller TCI state identification, a smaller control resource set (CORESET) identification, or a smaller search space identification; and
determining the second beam failure detection reference signal resource set further comprises setting the second beam failure detection reference signal resource set to include periodic CSI-RS resource configuration indexes having values the same as values of reference signal indexes in the second reference signal set indicated by the second TCI state of the at least two TCI states.
19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
detecting a radio link failure is in accordance with monitoring at least the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set; and
sending an indication of the radio link failure to a base station.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein monitoring the PDCCH transmission further comprises:
monitoring at least one control resource set (CORESET) associated with the at least two TCI states, monitoring one search space set associated with at least two CORESETs, or monitoring two search space sets associated with two CORESETs each having an active TCI state.
21 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communications, comprising:
means for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission using at least two transmission control indicator (TCI) states; and
means for monitoring a first beam failure detection reference signal resource set associated with the PDCCH monitoring for a beam failure, the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set being determined using one or more of the at least two TCI states, wherein the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set comprises one or more first reference signal indexes of a first reference signal set associated with a first TCI state of the at least two TCI states and comprises one or more second reference signal indexes of a second reference signal set associated with a second TCI state of the at least two TCI states.