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US 12,609,752 · App. 18/250,248 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Beam failure processing method, terminal and network device

Inventors: Lei Song (Beijing, CN); Runhua Chen (Beijing, CN); Qiubin Gao (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd.
H04B7/06964H04L5/0048H04W24/04H04W24/10H04W72/046
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Patent No.
US 12,609,752
App. No.
18/250,248
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A beam failure processing method, a terminal, and a network device are provided. The method includes: obtaining K beam failure recovery (BFR) procedures and a beam failure detection reference signal (BFD RS) set or a control resource set (CORESET) group corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures; where K is a positive integer; for each of the K BFR procedures, performing a beam failure processing according to a reference signal in the BFD RS set corresponding to the BFR procedure or a reference signal associated with the CORESET group corresponding to the BFR procedure; where the CORESET group includes at least one CORESET.

Claims (77)

1 . A beam failure processing method, comprising:

obtaining K beam failure recovery (BFR) procedures and a beam failure detection reference signal (BFD RS) set or a control resource set (CORESET) group corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures; wherein K is a positive integer;

for each of the K BFR procedures, performing a beam failure processing according to a reference signal in the BFD RS set corresponding to the BFR procedure or a reference signal associated with the CORESET group corresponding to the BFR procedure;

wherein the CORESET group comprises at least one CORESET;

wherein the obtaining the K BFR procedures and the BFD RS set or the CORESET group corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures comprises at least one of:

obtaining the K BFR procedures configured by a network device for a terminal and determining, by the terminal, one CORESET group corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures according to a predefined rule; or

determining, by a terminal, the K BFR procedures and one CORESET group corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures according to a predefined rule;

wherein the determining by the terminal one CORESET group corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures according to the predefined rule comprises at least one of:

determining one CORESET group corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures according to a number K of the BFR procedures and a higher-layer parameter of the CORESET;

or

determining the number K of the BFR procedures as a number of higher-layer parameter values of CORESET;

or

determining the CORESET with a higher-layer parameter value of CORESET being a specific value included in the CORESET group corresponding to one BFR procedure in the K BFR procedures.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the K BFR procedures and the BFD RS set or the CORESET group corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures further comprises at least one of:

obtaining the K BFR procedures configured by a network device for a terminal and one BFD RS set configured by the network device for each of the K BFR procedures;

obtaining the K BFR procedures configured by a network device for a terminal and one CORESET group configured by the network device for each of the K BFR procedures;

obtaining K BFD RS sets configured by a network device for a terminal and determining, by the terminal, the K BFR procedures and one BFD RS set corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures according to a predefined rule; or

determining, by a terminal, the K BFR procedures and one BFD RS set corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures according to a predefined rule.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reference signal associated with the CORESET group is at least one reference signal in quasi-co-location (QCL) parameters of a CORESET in the CORESET group.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the beam failure processing according to the reference signal in the BFD RS set corresponding to the BFR procedure or the reference signal associated with the CORESET group corresponding to the BFR procedure:

when measurement values of all reference signals corresponding to a first BFR procedure are detected to be worse than a first threshold, reporting, to a network device, at least one of an index of the first BFR procedure, an index of the reference signal corresponding to the first BFR procedure, an index of the BFD RS set corresponding to the first BFR procedure, an index of the CORESET corresponding to the first BFR procedure, and an index of the CORESET group corresponding to the first BFR procedure;

wherein the first BFR procedure is any one of the K BFR procedures.

5 . A beam failure processing method, comprising:

obtaining at least one control resource set (CORESET) configured by a network device, wherein the CORESET comprises two transmission configuration indication (TCI) states;

determining a beam failure detection reference signal (BFD RS) set according to reference signals associated with the TCI states; and

performing a beam failure processing according to reference signals in the BFD RS set;

wherein the BFD RS set comprises at least one of:

a first reference signal set and a second reference signal set; or,

a third reference signal set;

wherein the first reference signal set comprises: a reference signal associated with a first TCI state of the two TCI states comprised in at least one of the CORESET, or reference signals associated with a part of quasi-co-location D type (QCL-TypeD) parameters of the first TCI state, or reference signals associated with all QCL-TypeD parameters of the first TCI state;

the second reference signal set comprises: a reference signal associated with a second TCI state of the two TCI states comprised in at least one of the CORESET, or reference signals associated with a part of QCL-TypeD parameters of the second TCI state, or reference signals associated with all QCL-TypeD parameters of the second TCI state;

the third reference signal set comprises: reference signals associated with the two TCI states of a target CORESET, or reference signals associated with a part of QCL-TypeD parameters of the two TCI states of a target CORESET, or reference signals associated with all QCL-TypeD parameters of the two TCI states of a target CORESET, wherein the target CORESET is one of the at least one CORESET, or all of the at least one CORESET.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first TCI state is a TCI state corresponding to a port with a lowest index of a Physical downlink control channel Demodulation Reference Signal (PDCCH DMRS);

the second TCI state is a TCI state corresponding to a port with a next lowest index or a highest index of the PDCCH DMRS; wherein the next lowest index is higher than the lowest index.

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein when the target CORESET is one of the at least one CORESET, the target CORESET is a CORESET with a lowest index in the at least one CORESET, or a CORESET of which a higher-layer parameter value is a specific value in the at least one CORESET, or any one of the at least one target CORESET.

8 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the performing the beam failure processing according to the reference signals in the BFD RS set comprises:

when the BFD RS comprises a first reference signal set and a second reference signal set, reporting a beam failure event to the network device when measurement values of all reference signals in the first reference signal set or the second reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold; or

when the BFD RS comprises a third reference signal set, reporting a beam failure event to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold; or

when the BFD RS comprises a third reference signal set, reporting a beam failure event to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals associated with one TCI state in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the reporting the beam failure event to the network device comprises:

reporting a candidate beam corresponding to the first reference signal set to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals in the first reference signal set are detected to be worse than the first threshold; or

reporting a candidate beam corresponding to the second reference signal set to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals in the second reference signal set are detected to be worse than the first threshold; or

reporting two candidate beams corresponding to the third reference signal set to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold; or

when the measurement values of all reference signals associated with one TCI state in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold, reporting candidate beams corresponding to a set including all reference signal associated with the one TCI state to the network device; or

when the measurement values of all reference signals associated with one TCI state in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold, reporting two candidate beams corresponding to the third reference signal set to the network device.

10 . A terminal, comprising: a transceiver, a memory, a processor and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to perform the beam failure processing method according to claim 1 .

11 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the processor executes the program to perform at least one of:

obtaining the K BFR procedures configured by a network device for a terminal and one BFD RS set configured by the network device for each of the K BFR procedures;

obtaining the K BFR procedures configured by a network device for a terminal and one CORESET group configured by the network device for each of the K BFR procedures;

obtaining K BFD RS sets configured by a network device for a terminal and determining, by the terminal, the K BFR procedures and one BFD RS set corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures according to a predefined rule; or

determining, by a terminal, the K BFR procedures and one BFD RS set corresponding to each of the K BFR procedures according to a predefined rule.

12 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the reference signal associated with the CORESET group is at least one reference signal in quasi-co-location (QCL) parameters of a CORESET in the CORESET group;

the processor executes the program to perform:

when measurement values of all reference signals corresponding to a first BFR procedure are detected to be worse than a first threshold, reporting, to a network device, at least one of an index of the first BFR procedure, an index of the reference signal corresponding to the first BFR procedure, an index of the BFD RS set corresponding to the first BFR procedure, an index of the CORESET corresponding to the first BFR procedure, and an index of the CORESET group corresponding to the first BFR procedure;

wherein the first BFR procedure is any one of the K BFR procedures.

13 . A terminal, comprising: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to perform:

obtaining at least one control resource set (CORESET) configured by a network device, wherein the CORESET comprises two transmission configuration indication (TCI) states; determining a beam failure detection reference signal (BFD RS) set according to reference signals associated with the TCI states; and

performing a beam failure processing according to a reference signals in the BFD RS set;

wherein the BFD RS set comprises at least one of:

a first reference signal set and a second reference signal set; or,

a third reference signal set;

wherein the first reference signal set comprises: a reference signal associated with a first TCI state of the two TCI states comprised in at least one of the CORESET, or reference signals associated with a part of quasi-co-location D type (QCL-TypeD) parameters of the first TCI state, or reference signals associated with all QCL-TypeD parameters of the first TCI state;

the second reference signal set comprises: a reference signal associated with a second TCI state of the two TCI states comprised in at least one of the CORESET, or reference signals associated with a part of QCL-TypeD parameters of the second TCI state, or reference signals associated with all QCL-TypeD parameters of the second TCI state;

the third reference signal set comprises: reference signals associated with the two TCI states of a target CORESET, or reference signals associated with a part of QCL TypeD parameters of the two TCI states of a target CORESET, or reference signals associated with all QCL-TypeD parameters of the two TCI states of a target CORESET, wherein the target CORESET is one of the at least one CORESET, or all of the at least one CORESET.

14 . The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the first TCI state is a TCI state corresponding to a port with a lowest index of a Physical downlink control channel Demodulation Reference Signal (PDCCH DMRS);

the second TCI state is a TCI state corresponding to a port with a next lowest index or a highest index of the PDCCH DMRS; wherein the next lowest index is higher than the lowest index.

15 . The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein when the target CORESET is one of the at least one CORESET, the target CORESET is a CORESET with a lowest index in the at least one CORESET, or a CORESET of which a higher-layer parameter value is a specific value in the at least one CORESET, or any one of the at least one target CORESET.

16 . The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the processor executes the program to perform:

when the BFD RS comprises a first reference signal set and a second reference signal set, reporting a beam failure event to the network device when measurement values of all reference signals in the first reference signal set or the second reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold; or

when the BFD RS comprises a third reference signal set, reporting a beam failure event to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold; or

when the BFD RS comprises a third reference signal set, reporting a beam failure event to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals associated with one TCI state in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold.

17 . The terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the processor executes the program to perform:

reporting a candidate beam corresponding to the first reference signal set to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals in the first reference signal set are detected to be worse than the first threshold; or

reporting a candidate beam corresponding to the second reference signal set to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals in the second reference signal set are detected to be worse than the first threshold; or

reporting two candidate beams corresponding to the third reference signal set to the network device when the measurement values of all reference signals in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold; or

when the measurement values of all reference signals associated with one TCI state in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold, reporting candidate beams corresponding to a set including all reference signal associated with the one TCI state to the network device; or

when the measurement values of all reference signals associated with one TCI state in the third reference signal set are detected to be worse than a first threshold, reporting two candidate beams corresponding to the third reference signal set to the network device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2023
From: SONG, LEI; CHEN, RUNHUA; GAO, QIUBIN
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
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