Beam refinement procedure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12425091-B2
Application number	US-202418443571-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2024
Priority date	Sep 8, 2020
Publication date	Sep 23, 2025
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network entity may receive an indication of a capability to perform a beam refinement procedure that includes receiving multiple reference signals, via multiple beams using frequency division multiplexing, during a single reference signal burst. The network entity may transmit the multiple reference signals during the single reference signal burst using frequency division multiplexing. Numerous other aspects are provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A network entity for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
transmit, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information indicating the UE is to transmit an indication of a capability to perform a beam refinement procedure that includes receiving multiple reference signals, via multiple beams, during a single reference signal burst;
receive, from the UE, the indication of the capability to perform the beam refinement procedure;
receive, from the UE, and subsequent to receiving the indication of the capability, a request to receive the multiple reference signals via multiple beams using frequency division multiplexing; and
transmit, to the UE, the multiple reference signals during the single reference signal burst using the frequency division multiplexing.

2. The network entity of claim 1 , wherein the beam refinement procedure is associated with a previously performed beam management procedure.

3. The network entity of claim 2 , wherein the previously performed beam management procedure comprises selection of a wide beam for an initial connection between the network entity and the UE, and
wherein the beam refinement procedure comprises selection of a narrow beam, associated with the wide beam, for communications between the network entity and the UE.

4. The network entity of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive a report of measurements of the multiple reference signals.

5. The network entity of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
transmit an indication of resource locations associated with the multiple reference signals.

6. The network entity of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the indication of the resource locations associated with the multiple reference signals, are configured to one or more of:
transmit radio resource control signaling that includes the indication of the resource locations associated with the multiple reference signals;
transmit a channel state information reference signal reference resource that includes the indication of the resource locations associated with the multiple reference signals; or
transmit information that associates the resource locations with reference signal identifications of the multiple reference signals.

7. The network entity of claim 1 , wherein the multiple reference signals comprise multiple channel state information reference signals.

8. The network entity of claim 1 , wherein each reference signal of the multiple reference signals is located at different frequencies.

9. The network entity of claim 1 , wherein the single reference signal burst comprises a burst received over a single symbol.

10. A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising:
transmitting to a user equipment (UE), configuration information indicating the UE is to transmit an indication of a capability to perform a beam refinement procedure that includes receiving multiple reference signals, via multiple beams, during a single reference signal burst;
receiving, from the UE, the indication of the capability to perform the beam refinement procedure;
receiving, from the UE, and subsequent to receiving the indication of the capability, a request to receive the multiple reference signals via multiple beams using frequency division multiplexing; and
transmitting, to the UE, the multiple reference signals during the single reference signal burst using the frequency division multiplexing.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the beam refinement procedure is associated with a previously performed beam management procedure.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the previously performed beam management procedure comprises selection of a wide beam for an initial connection between the network entity and the UE, and
wherein the beam refinement procedure comprises selection of a narrow beam, associated with the wide beam, for communications between the network entity and the UE.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving a report of measurements of the multiple reference signals.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
transmitting an indication of resource locations associated with the multiple reference signals.

15. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for transmitting configuration information indicating a user equipment (UE) is to transmit an indication of a capability to perform a beam refinement procedure that includes receiving multiple reference signals, via multiple beams, during a single reference signal burst;
means for receiving, from the UE, the indication of the capability to perform the beam refinement procedure;
means for receiving, from the UE, and subsequent to receiving the indication of the capability, a request to receive the multiple reference signals via multiple beams using frequency division multiplexing; and
means for transmitting the multiple reference signals during the single reference signal burst using the frequency division multiplexing.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising:
means for receiving a report of measurements of the multiple reference signals.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the configuration information indicates that the apparatus is to provide the UE with an indication corresponding to whether performance of the beam refinement procedure is enabled.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the single reference signal burst comprises a burst received over a single symbol.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the multiple reference signals comprise multiple channel state information reference signals.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein each reference signal of the multiple reference signals is located at different frequencies.

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Horn Idan Michael
• Landis Shay
• Berliner Ran

Classifications

• H04W72/046

  the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams · CPC title

• H04J1/02

  Details · CPC title

• H04W24/10

  Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} · CPC title

• H04L5/0048 Primary

  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

• H04L5/0035

  Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment · CPC title