Variable synchronization signal block communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12557045-B2
Application number	US-202217662609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2022
Priority date	May 9, 2022
Publication date	Feb 17, 2026
Grant date	Feb 17, 2026

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, during a first portion of a time cycle, one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) according to a first periodicity. The UE may receive, during a second portion of the time cycle, one or more other SSBs according to a second periodicity that is higher than the first periodicity. Numerous other aspects are described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
one or more memories; and one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
receive configuration information that indicates at least one of a duration of a time cycle, a duration of a first portion of the time cycle, or a duration of a second portion of the time cycle;
receive, based at least in part on receiving the configuration information and during the first portion of the time cycle, one or more first synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) according to a first periodicity;
receive, based at least in part on receiving the configuration information and during the second portion of the time cycle, one or more second SSBs according to a second periodicity,
wherein the second periodicity is higher than the first periodicity, and
wherein the first portion of the time cycle is associated with initiating a connection between the UE and a network node and the second portion of the time cycle is associated with maintaining the connection between the UE and the network node;

transmit an indication of one or more first cell measurements, wherein the one or more first measurements are during the first portion of the time cycle and based at least in part on the one or more first SSBs; and
transmit an indication of one or more second cell measurements, wherein the one or more second cell measurements are during the second portion of the time cycle and based at least in part on the one or more second SSBs and another reference signal.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the first periodicity is based at least in part on an initial acquisition condition and the second periodicity is based at least in part on a timing synchronization condition, a frequency synchronization condition, or a beam management condition.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 ,
wherein the initial acquisition condition is based at least in part on a characteristic of another UE that is located at a cell edge.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to initiate the connection between the UE and the network node during the first portion of the time cycle.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to maintain the connection between the UE and the network node during the second portion of the time cycle based at least in part on a signal to noise ratio (SNR) associated with the connection satisfying an SNR threshold.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive the other reference signal to be used during the second portion of the time cycle based at least in part on a signal to noise ratio (SNR) associated with the connection failing to satisfy an SNR threshold.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the other reference signal is a UE specific tracking reference signal or a UE specific beam management channel state information reference signal.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
maintain the connection with the network node, during a first portion of a subsequent cycle associated with the time cycle, based at least in part on the one or more first SSBs; and
maintain the connection with the network node, during a second portion of the subsequent cycle, based at least in part on the one or more second SSBs and the other reference signal.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 ,
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
deactivate the other reference signal during the first portion of the subsequent cycle; or
activate the other reference signal during the second portion of the subsequent cycle.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
perform the one or more first cell measurements, during the first portion of the time cycle, based at least in part on the one or more first SSBs; and
perform the one or more second cell measurements, during the second portion of the time cycle, based at least in part on the one or more second SSBs and the other reference signal.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the configuration information further indicates at least one of the first periodicity or the second periodicity.

12 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:
one or more memories; and one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
transmit configuration information that indicates at least one of a duration of a time cycle, a duration of a first portion of the time cycle, or a duration of a second portion of the time cycle;
transmit, based at least in part on transmitting the configuration information and during the first portion of the time cycle, one or more first synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) according to a first periodicity;
transmit, based at least in part on transmitting the configuration information and during the second portion of the time cycle, one or more second SSBs according to a second periodicity,
wherein the second periodicity is higher than the first periodicity, and
wherein the first portion of the time cycle is associated with initiating a connection between a user equipment (UE) and the network node and the second portion of the time cycle is associated with maintaining the connection between the UE and the network node;

receive an indication of one or more first cell measurements, wherein the one or more first measurements are during the first portion of the time cycle and based at least in part on the one or more first SSBs; and
receive an indication of one or more second cell measurements, wherein the one or more second measurements are during the second portion of the time cycle and based at least in part on the one or more second SSBs and another reference signal.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 ,
wherein the first periodicity is based at least in part on an initial acquisition condition and the second periodicity is based at least in part on a timing synchronization condition, a frequency synchronization condition, or a beam management condition.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 ,
wherein the initial acquisition condition is based at least in part on a characteristic of the UE, wherein the UE is located at a cell edge.

15 . The apparatus of claim 12 ,
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive, from the UE and during the first portion of the time cycle, a request to initiate the connection between the UE and the network node.

16 . The apparatus of claim 12 ,
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to maintain the connection between the UE and the network node during the second portion of the time cycle based at least in part on a signal to noise ratio (SNR) associated with the connection satisfying an SNR threshold.

17 . The apparatus of claim 12 ,
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the other reference signal to be used during the second portion of the time cycle based at least in part on a signal to noise ratio (SNR) associated with the connection failing to satisfy an SNR threshold.

18 . The apparatus of claim 12 ,
wherein the other reference signal is a UE specific tracking reference signal or a UE specific beam management channel state information reference signal.

19 . The apparatus of claim 12 ,
wherein the one or

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Paz Daniel
• Levitsky Michael
• Touboul Assaf

Classifications

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• 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

• H04W56/001 Primary

  Synchronization between nodes · CPC title