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Granted Patent B2
US 12,641,562 · App. 18/194,892 · Granted May 26, 2026

Configuration of communication parameters based at least in part on time or a location of user equipment

Inventors: Tianyang Bai (Somerville, NJ); Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA); Junyi Li (Fairless Hills, PA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W56/005H04W52/285
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Patent No.
US 12,641,562
App. No.
18/194,892
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information configuring at least one of a timing advance parameter or a power control parameter as a function of at least one of time or a location of the UE. The UE may adjust the at least one of the timing advance parameter or the power control parameter based at least in part on the at least one of time or the location of the UE, resulting in one or more adjusted communication parameters. The UE may communicate based at least in part on the one or more adjusted communication parameters. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (59)

1 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause the UE to:

receive configuration information configuring a timing advance parameter and a power control parameter as a function of time and a function of a location of the UE;

adjust the timing advance parameter and the power control parameter based at least in part on the time and the location of the UE, resulting in one or more adjusted communication parameters; and

communicate based at least in part on the one or more adjusted communication parameters.

2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information configures the timing advance parameter as the function of time by configuring the timing advance parameter as a function of a slot number, and

wherein the one or more processors, to adjust the timing advance parameter, are configured to adjust the timing advance parameter based at least in part on the slot number.

3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information configures the timing advance parameter as the function of time by configuring the timing advance parameter as a function of a time offset from a reference point, and

wherein the one or more processors, to adjust the timing advance parameter, are configured to adjust the timing advance parameter based at least in part on the time offset.

4 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information configures multiple timing advance parameters as the function of time, and

wherein each of the multiple timing advance parameters is associated with a corresponding transmission configuration indicator state.

5 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information configures the timing advance parameter as the function of the location of the UE by configuring the timing advance parameter as a function of a measured reference signal received power (RSRP) associated with a reference signal, and

wherein the one or more processors, to adjust the timing advance parameter, are configured to adjust the timing advance parameter based at least in part on the measured RSRP associated with the reference signal.

6 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the reference signal is associated with a source synchronization signal block associated with an uplink transmission configuration indicator state associated with an uplink transmission.

7 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the measured RSRP is associated with an average RSRP value over multiple measurement occasions.

8 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information configures the timing advance parameter as the function of the location of the UE by configuring the timing advance parameter as a function of information associated with at least one of a global navigation satellite system, a positioning reference signal, or an on-board sensor associated with the UE, and

wherein the one or more processors, to adjust the timing advance parameter, are configured to adjust the timing advance parameter based at least in part on the information associated with the at least one of the global navigation satellite system, the positioning reference signal, or the on-board sensor associated with the UE.

9 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information configures the power control parameter as the function of time by configuring the power control parameter as a function of a slot number, and

wherein the one or more processors, to adjust the power control parameter, are configured to adjust the power control parameter based at least in part on the slot number.

10 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information configures the power control parameter as the function of time by configuring the power control parameter as a function of a time offset from a reference point, and

wherein the one or more processors, to adjust the power control parameter, are configured to adjust the power control parameter based at least in part on the time offset.

11 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information configures the power control parameter as the function of the time and the function of the location of the UE by configuring at least one parameter of a power control function as the function of the time and the function of the location of the UE, and

wherein the one or more processors, to adjust the power control parameter, are configured to adjust the at least one parameter of the power control function as the function of the time and the function of the location of the UE.

12 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein the at least one parameter associated with the power control function is associated with a path loss parameter, and

wherein the one or more processors are further configured skip monitoring one or more path loss reference signals based at least in part on the configuration information.

13 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein the at least one parameter associated with the power control function is associated with a path loss parameter, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

monitor, based at least in part on the configuration information, only a subset of a set of path loss reference signals; and

compute a power control level based at least in part on measurements associated with the subset of the set of path loss reference signals.

14 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive reconfiguration information reconfiguring at least one of the timing advance parameter or the power control parameter.

15 . The UE of claim 14 ,

wherein the reconfiguration information indicates an offset value associated with the timing advance parameter.

16 . The UE of claim 14 ,

wherein the reconfiguration information deactivates a configuration of the timing advance parameter as the function of the or the function of the location of the UE.

17 . The UE of claim 14 ,

wherein the reconfiguration information indicates an offset value associated with the power control parameter.

18 . The UE of claim 14 ,

wherein the reconfiguration information deactivates a configuration of the power control parameter as the function of the time or the function of the location of the UE.

19 . A network node for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause the network node to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information configuring a timing advance parameter and a power control parameter as a function of time and a function of a location of the UE; and

communicate, with the UE, based at least in part on the timing advance parameter and the power control parameter being adjusted according to the time and the location of the UE.

20 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the configuration information configures the timing advance parameter as the function of time by configuring the timing advance parameter as a function of a slot number.

21 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the configuration information configures the timing advance parameter as the function of time by configuring the timing advance parameter as a function of a time offset from a reference point.

22 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the configuration information configures the timing advance parameter as the function of the location of the UE by configuring the timing advance parameter as a function of a measured reference signal received power (RSRP) associated with a reference signal.

23 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the configuration information configures the timing advance parameter as the function of the location of the UE by configuring the timing advance parameter as a function of information associated with at least one of a global navigation satellite system, a positioning reference signal, or an on-board sensor associated with the UE.

24 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the configuration information configures the power control parameter as the function of time by configuring the power control parameter as a function of a slot number.

25 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the configuration information configures the power control parameter as the function of time by configuring the power control parameter as a function of a time offset from a reference point.

26 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the configuration information configures the power control parameter as the function of the time and the function of the location of the UE by configuring at least one parameter of a power control function as the function of the time and the function of the location of the UE.

27 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit, to the UE, reconfiguration information reconfiguring at least one of the timing advance parameter or the power control parameter.

28 . The network node of claim 27 , wherein the reconfiguration information deactivates a configuration of at least one of the timing advance parameter or the power control parameter as the function of the time and the function of the location of the UE.

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

receiving configuration information configuring a timing advance parameter and a power control parameter as a function of time and a function of a location of the UE;

adjusting the timing advance parameter and the power control parameter based at least in part on the time and the location of the UE, resulting in one or more adjusted communication parameters; and

communicating based at least in part on the one or more adjusted communication parameters.

30 . A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information configuring a timing advance parameter and a power control parameter as a function of time and a function of a location of the UE; and

communicating, with the UE, based at least in part on the timing advance parameter and the power control parameter being adjusted according to the time and the location of the UE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2023
From: BAI, TIANYANG; ZHOU, YAN; LI, JUNYI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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