Synchronization signal block (SSB) spatial overloading

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12445186-B2
Application number	US-202117997214-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2021
Priority date	May 6, 2020
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

A method of wireless communication includes transmitting, by a wireless communication device, a first Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) transmission during a first slot. The method further includes transmitting, by the wireless communication device, at least a second SSB transmission during the first slot, the second and all other optional SSB transmissions on the first slot carry the same data as the first SSB transmission. The SSB transmissions are transmitted using spatially separated beams. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of wireless communication comprising:
transmitting, by a wireless communication device, a first Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) transmission during a first slot; and
transmitting, by the wireless communication device, a second SSB transmission during the first slot, the second SSB transmission the same as the first SSB transmission, wherein the first and the second SSB transmissions are transmitted using spatially separated beams, and wherein the first SSB transmission and the second SSB transmission are associated with a first corresponding Random Access Channel (RACH) occasion in a second slot.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising monitoring at least the first corresponding RACH occasion associated with the first and the second SSB transmissions using corresponding spatially separated reception beams.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, using a first reception beam, a first message on first RACH occasion resources from a second wireless communication device, the first RACH occasion resources associated with the first SSB transmission during the first corresponding RACH occasion.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving, using a second reception beam, a second message on second RACH occasion resources from a third wireless communication device, the second RACH occasion resources associated with the second SSB transmission during the first corresponding RACH occasion.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising transmitting, to the third wireless communication device, data based on using a particular beam, wherein the particular beam corresponds to the second SSB transmission and the particular beam is associated with the first corresponding RACH occasion and the second message received using the second reception beam.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising receiving, from the third wireless communication device, data based on using a particular reception beam, wherein the particular reception beam corresponds to the second SSB transmission and the particular reception beam is associated with the first corresponding RACH occasion and the second message received using the second reception beam.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second SSB transmissions have the same SSB ID.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second SSB transmissions are transmitted simultaneously, and wherein the first and second SSB transmissions are spatially separated.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second SSB transmissions have the same SSB index, the same digital signal, the same scrambling code, the same timing, the same frequency, or a combination thereof and are transmitted on the same resources.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the wireless communication device, a third SSB transmission during the first slot, and wherein the third SSB transmission has a second corresponding RACH occasion in the second slot.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second SSB transmissions are associated with a single corresponding RACH occasion that is the first corresponding RACH occasion.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second SSB transmissions share a corresponding RACH occasion in the second slot, and wherein the first and second slots are not sequential.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the wireless communication device, a third SSB transmission and a fourth SSB transmission during the first slot, and wherein the third SSB transmission and the fourth SSB transmission share a second corresponding RACH occasion in the second slot.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first and second slots are not sequential.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the wireless communication device, a third SSB transmission during the first slot, wherein the third SSB transmission has a second corresponding RACH occasion in a different slot.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second SSB transmissions have the same SSB index, the same digital signal, and the same scrambling code, and are transmitted on the same time-frequency resources.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first SSB transmission and the second SSB transmission are associated with a second corresponding RACH occasion in the second slot.

18. An apparatus configured for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:
means for transmitting a first Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) transmission during a first slot; and
means for transmitting a second SSB transmission during the first slot, the second SSB transmission the same as the first SSB transmission, wherein the first and the second SSB transmissions are transmitted using spatially separated beams, and wherein the first SSB transmission and the second SSB transmission are associated with a first corresponding Random Access Channel (RACH) occasion in a second slot.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein a network of the apparatus is configured for N number of SSBs and the apparatus is configured to use M number of SSB beams, and wherein M is greater than N.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the apparatus is configured to monitor multiple beams simultaneously, and further comprising:
means for monitoring the first RACH occasion using a first beam; and
means for monitoring the first RACH occasion using a second beam, the first RACH occasion corresponding to both the first and second SSB transmissions.

21. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the first and second SSB transmissions are transmitted at least partially concurrently.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising:
means for transmitting a third SSB transmission during the first slot, wherein the third SSB transmissions is also associated with the first corresponding RACH occasion in the second slot, and wherein the first, second, and third SSB transmissions have a second corresponding RACH occasion in the second slot.

23. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the first and second SSB transmissions are associated with two corresponding RACH occasions including the first corresponding RACH occasion.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the two corresponding RACH occasions are consecutive RACH occasions.

25. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the two corresponding RACH occasions are in the second slot.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:
program code executable by a computer for causing the computer to transmit a first Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) transmission during a first slot; and
program code executable by a computer for causing the computer to transmit a second SSB transmission during the first slot, the second SSB transmission the same as the first SSB transmission, wherein the first and the second SSB transmissions are transmitted using spatially separated beams, and wherein the first SSB transmission and the second SSB transmission are associated with a first corresponding Random Access Channel (RACH) occasion in a second slot.

27. The-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26 , further comprising, prior to transmitting the first SSB transmission, program code executable by a computer for causing the computer to establish a communication link with a node.

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Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Berliner Ran
• Levitsky Michael
• Touboul Assaf
• Wolf Guy

Classifications

• H04W74/0833

  Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access · CPC title

• H04W56/0015 Primary

  one node acting as a reference for the others · CPC title

• H04L1/1822

  involving configuration of automatic repeat request [ARQ] with parallel processes · CPC title

• H04L27/2613

  Structure of the reference signals · CPC title

• H04L1/08

  by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system {(H04L1/1858 and H04L1/189 take precedence)} · CPC title