Generation node-B (GNB), user equipment (UE) and methods for handover in new radio (NR) systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12309654-B2
Application number	US-202117498443-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2021
Priority date	Jan 6, 2017
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of a generation Node-B (gNB), User Equipment (UE) and methods for communication are generally described herein. The gNB may receive, from the UE, a first measurement report that indicates a first signal quality measurement based on new radio synchronization signals (NR-SS). The gNB may determine, based on reception of the first measurement report, a transmission direction for transmission of channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) for a second RRM measurement at the UE based on the CSI-RS. The gNB may receive, from the UE, a second measurement report that indicates a second signal quality measurement based on the CSI-RS. The gNB may determine, based at least partly on the first and second signal quality measurements, whether to initiate a handover of the UE from a serving cell to a neighbor cell.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
memory; and
processing circuitry in communication with the memory and configured to:
encode, for transmission, one or more report configuration information elements in one or more messages that indicate one or more event triggers for transmission of one or more measurement reports by a user equipment (UE), wherein the one or more event triggers are associated with at least one of events A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, or A6, and wherein an event trigger is configured to be based on a measurement type set to either New Radio synchronization signals (NR-SS) or New Radio reference signals (NR-RS); and
receive a measurement report according to the one or more messages.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein a first event trigger of the one or more event triggers is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-SS; and
wherein a second event trigger of the one or more event triggers is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-RS.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 ,
wherein the first event trigger is one of events A1, A2, or A4.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 ,
wherein the second event trigger is one of events A3, A5, or A6.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein event A1 occurs when a first signal quality measurement is greater than a first threshold.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the event A1 is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-RS.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the event A3 is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-SS.

8. An apparatus, comprising:
memory; and
processing circuitry in communication with the memory and configured to:
receive, from a base station, one or more report configuration information elements in one or more messages that indicate one or more event triggers for transmission of one or more measurement reports, wherein the one or more event triggers are associated with at least one of events A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, or A6, and wherein an event trigger is configured to be based on a measurement type set to either New Radio synchronization signals (NR-SS) or New Radio reference signals (NR-RS); and
encode, for transmission, a measurement report according to the one or more messages.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 ,
wherein a first event trigger of the one or more event triggers is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-SS; and
wherein a second event trigger of the one or more event triggers is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-RS.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 ,
wherein the first event trigger is one of events A1, A2, or A4.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 ,
wherein the second event trigger is one of events A3, A5, or A6.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 ,
wherein the event A1 is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-RS.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 ,
wherein the event A3 is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-SS.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 ,
wherein event A1 occurs when a measurement related to a serving cell of the base station becomes greater than a threshold;
wherein event A2 occurs when a measurement related to a serving cell of the base station becomes less than or equal to a threshold;
wherein event A3 occurs when a measurement for a neighbor cell becomes greater than a measurement for a primary cell of the base station or a primary secondary cell of the base station by an offset;
wherein event A4 occurs when a measurement for a neighbor cell becomes greater than a threshold;
wherein event A5 occurs when a measurement for a primary cell of the base station or a primary secondary cell of the base station becomes less than a first threshold and a measurement for a neighbor cell becomes greater than a second threshold; and
wherein event A6 occurs when a measurement for a neighbor cell becomes greater than a measurement for a secondary cell of the base station by an offset.

15. A method for communication, comprising:
encoding, for transmission, one or more report configuration information elements in one or more messages that indicate one or more event triggers for transmission of one or more measurement reports by a user equipment (UE), wherein the one or more event triggers are associated with at least one of events A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, or A6, and wherein an event trigger is configured to be based on a measurement type set to either New Radio synchronization signals (NR-SS) or New Radio reference signals (NR-RS); and
receiving a measurement report according to the one or more messages.

16. The method of claim 15 ,
wherein a first event trigger of the one or more event triggers is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-SS; and
wherein a second event trigger of the one or more event triggers is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-RS.

17. The method of claim 16 ,
wherein the first event trigger is one of events A1, A2, or A4.

18. The method of claim 16 ,
wherein the second event trigger is one of events A3, A5, or A6.

19. The method of claim 15 ,
wherein event A1 occurs when a first signal quality measurement is greater than a first threshold; and
wherein the event A1 is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-RS.

20. The method of claim 15 ,
wherein the event A3 is configured to be based on a measurement type set to NR-SS.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Yiu Candy
• Jeong Kyeongin
• Palat Sudeep K
• Burbidge Richard C
• Heo Youn Hyoung

Classifications

• H04L5/0048

  Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091) · CPC title

• H04W36/0058

  Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports · CPC title

• H04W36/0094 Primary

  Definition of hand-off measurement parameters · CPC title