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US 12,659,776 · App. 17/832,073 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Beam report enhancements for beam prediction

Inventors: Tianyang Bai (Somerville, NJ); Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Hua Wang (Basking Ridge, NJ); Junyi Li (Fairless Hills, PA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W24/10H04B7/0617H04B7/0639H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 12,659,776
App. No.
17/832,073
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling identifying, for multiple beams, a set of quantized values for beam measurement reporting. The UE may receive a set of reference signals and each reference signal may be associated with a beam of the multiple beams. The UE may transmit a report indicating a set of power values that are based on the set of quantized values and the set of reference signals. Each power value of the set of power values may be associated with a respective beam of the multiple beams. The control signaling may also indicate a set of rules for vector-based beam management reporting for the multiple beams. The report may include a vector report and may indicate the set of power values based on the set of rules and the set of reference signals.

Claims (57)

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

one or more processors;

memory coupled with the one or more processors; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to cause the UE to:

receive control signaling identifying, for a plurality of beams, a set of quantized values from a plurality of sets of quantized values configured at the UE for beam management reporting for the plurality of beams, wherein the control signaling comprises an indication of a codebook that is one of a plurality of codebooks configured at the UE for beam management reporting for the plurality of beams, and wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the codebook and the codebook is based on one or more machine learning models used at the network node for beam predictions or other beam management procedures;

receive a set of reference signals that correspond to a set of beams of the plurality of beams, each reference signal of the set of reference signals associated with a beam of the plurality of beams; and

transmit a report indicating a set of power values that are based at least in part on the set of quantized values and the set of reference signals received by the UE, each power value of the set of power values associated with a respective beam of the set of beams.

2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to receive the control signaling identifying the set of quantized values by being executable by the one or more processors to:

receive an indication activating a report configuration associated with the set of quantized values, wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the report configuration.

3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:

transmit second control signaling indicating a set of quantized values identified by the UE, wherein receiving the control signaling is based at least in part on the second control signaling.

4 . The UE of claim 3 , wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the UE based at least in part on a measurement accuracy supported by the UE and associated with the set of power values, a power status associated with a battery at the UE, or both.

5 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:

transmit second control signaling indicating an error value associated with the set of power values; and

receive third control signaling identifying a second set of quantized values from the plurality of sets of quantized values configured at the UE based at least in part on the indicated error value.

6 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the error value corresponds to a standard deviation of an error associated with the set of power values, an average error associated with the set of power values, an estimated error for each power value of the set of power values, or any combination thereof.

7 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:

transmit second control signaling indicating a quantity of sets of quantized values capable of being supported at the UE; and

receive third control signaling configuring the UE with the plurality of sets of quantized values at least in part in response to the quantity of sets of quantized values capable of being supported at the UE.

8 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:

transmit second control signaling indicating a quantization level supported at the UE, a rule for reference signal reporting supported by the UE, or both.

9 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the set of quantized values comprises a quantization range, a quantization level, a quantity of bits, or any combination thereof.

10 . A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving control signaling identifying, for a plurality of beams, a set of quantized values from a plurality of sets of quantized values configured at the UE for beam management reporting for the plurality of beams, wherein the control signaling comprises an indication of a codebook that is one of a plurality of codebooks configured at the UE for beam management reporting for the plurality of beams, and wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the codebook and the codebook is based on one or more machine learning models used at the network node for beam predictions or other beam management procedures;

receiving a set of reference signals that correspond to a set of beams of the plurality of beams, each reference signal of the set of reference signals associated with a beam of the plurality of beams; and

transmitting a report indicating a set of power values that are based at least in part on the set of quantized values and the set of reference signals received by the UE, each power value of the set of power values associated with a respective beam of the set of beams.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the control signaling identifying the set of quantized values comprises:

receiving an indication activating a report configuration associated with the set of quantized values, wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the report configuration.

12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

transmit second control signaling indicating a set of quantized values identified by the UE, wherein receiving the control signaling is based at least in part on the second control signaling.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the UE based at least in part on a measurement accuracy supported by the UE and associated with the set of power values, a power status associated with a battery at the UE, or both.

14 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

transmitting second control signaling indicating an error value associated with the set of power values; and

receiving third control signaling identifying a second set of quantized values from the plurality of sets of quantized values configured at the UE based at least in part on the indicated error value.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the error value corresponds to a standard deviation of an error associated with the set of power values, an average error associated with the set of power values, an estimated error for each power value of the set of power values, or any combination thereof.

16 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

transmitting second control signaling indicating a quantity of sets of quantized values capable of being supported at the UE; and

receiving third control signaling configuring the UE with the plurality of sets of quantized values at least in part in response to the quantity of sets of quantized values capable of being supported at the UE.

17 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

transmitting second control signaling indicating a quantization level supported at the UE, a rule for reference signal reporting supported by the UE, or both.

18 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the set of quantized values comprises a quantization range, a quantization level, a quantity of bits, or any combination thereof.

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

means for receiving control signaling identifying, for a plurality of beams, a set of quantized values from a plurality of sets of quantized values configured at the UE for beam management reporting for the plurality of beams, wherein the control signaling comprises an indication of a codebook that is one of a plurality of codebooks configured at the UE for beam management reporting for the plurality of beams, and wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the codebook and the codebook is based on one or more machine learning models used at the network node for beam predictions or other beam management procedures;

means for receiving a set of reference signals that correspond to a set of beams of the plurality of beams, each reference signal of the set of reference signals associated with a beam of the plurality of beams; and

means for transmitting a report indicating a set of power values that are based at least in part on the set of quantized values and the set of reference signals received by the UE, each power value of the set of power values associated with a respective beam of the set of beams.

20 . The UE of claim 19 , wherein the means for receiving the control signaling identifying the set of quantized values further comprise:

means for receiving an indication activating a report configuration associated with the set of quantized values, wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the report configuration.

21 . The UE of claim 19 , further comprising:

means for transmitting second control signaling indicating a set of quantized values identified by the UE, wherein receiving the control signaling is based at least in part on the second control signaling.

22 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:

receive control signaling identifying, for a plurality of beams, a set of quantized values from a plurality of sets of quantized values configured at the non-transitory computer-readable medium for beam management reporting for the plurality of beams, wherein the control signaling comprises an indication of a codebook that is one of a plurality of codebooks configured at the UE for beam management reporting for the plurality of beams, and wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the codebook and the codebook is based on one or more machine learning models used at the network node for beam predictions or other beam management procedures;

receive a set of reference signals that correspond to a set of beams of the plurality of beams, each reference signal of the set of reference signals associated with a beam of the plurality of beams; and

transmit a report indicating a set of power values that are based at least in part on the set of quantized values and the set of reference signals received by the non-transitory computer-readable medium, each power value of the set of power values associated with a respective beam of the set of beams.

23 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the instructions to receive the control signaling identifying the set of quantized values are further executable by the one or more processors to:

receive an indication activating a report configuration associated with the set of quantized values, wherein the set of quantized values is identified by the report configuration.

24 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:

transmit second control signaling indicating a set of quantized values identified by the non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein receiving the control signaling is based at least in part on the second control signaling.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2022
From: BAI, TIANYANG; ZHOU, YAN; LUO, TAO; WANG, HUA; LI, JUNYI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 060423/0802 →
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