System and method for reporting beam correspondence status

文档序号：602948 发布日期：2021-05-04 浏览：6次中文

阅读说明：本技术 用于报告波束对应性状态的系统和方法 (System and method for reporting beam correspondence status ) 是由 J·罗 N·阿贝迪尼厉隽怿骆涛 M·N·伊斯兰 K·G·汉佩尔 J·塞尚周彦于 2019-08-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开内容的某些方面提供了用于报告波束对应性状态的技术。某些方面提供了一种用于由第一无线设备进行无线通信的方法。该方法包括：基于检测到触发事件的发生,确定针对由第一无线设备用于通信的一个或多个波束或波束的部分的一个或多个波束对应性状态。该方法还包括：向第二无线设备发送对一个或多个波束对应性状态的一个或多个指示,其中,对一个或多个波束对应性状态的一个或多个指示对以下项进行指示：第一无线设备是否具有一个或多个波束与对应的由第一无线设备用于通信的一个或多个发射波束或接收波束之间的波束对应性的能力。(Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for reporting beam correspondence states. Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device. The method comprises the following steps: based on detecting the occurrence of the trigger event, one or more beam correspondence states are determined for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the first wireless device for communication. The method further comprises the following steps: transmitting, to a second wireless device, one or more indications of one or more beam correspondence states, wherein the one or more indications of one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the first wireless device has the capability of beam correspondence between one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.)

1. A method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, comprising:

detecting an occurrence of a trigger event corresponding to a change in at least one beam correspondence state of the first wireless device; and

based on the detection of the occurrence of the trigger event, performing the following:

determining one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the first wireless device for communication; and

transmitting, to a second wireless device, one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device comprises a User Equipment (UE) and the second wireless device comprises a Base Station (BS).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the trigger event comprises a change in an associated reference beam set received from the second wireless device and measured by the first wireless device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more beams comprise the associated set of reference beams.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the one or more beam correspondence states based on the selected antennas for reception at the first wireless device, wherein the triggering event comprises: changing, by the first wireless device, the antenna selected for reception.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more indications are included in an Uplink (UL) signaling message.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein:

the UL signaling message is carried by one of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message or a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more indications comprise one indication of a single beam correspondence state applicable to a plurality of beams including the one or more beams.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more indications include an indication of a single beam correspondence state and an associated set of reference beams.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more indications indicate a plurality of beam correspondence states and an associated set of reference beams for each of the plurality of beam correspondence states.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of beam correspondence states comprise:

a first beam correspondence state indicating a capability of the first wireless device to have the beam correspondence on a first set of beams associated with receiving a set of Downlink (DL) reference signals; and

a second beam correspondence state indicating a capability of the first wireless device to not have the beam correspondence on a second set of beams associated with receiving the set of DL reference signals.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second light sources are selected from the group consisting of,

wherein transmitting the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states comprises:

for each candidate Downlink (DL) reference signal reported in a beam measurement report, including in the beam measurement report an indication of a corresponding beam correspondence state for a Receive (RX) beam used to receive the candidate DL reference signal.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining the one or more beam correspondence states based on an angle of arrival of at least one reference signal.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a second indication to the second wireless device, the second indication indicating a beam correspondence state reporting type supported by the first wireless device of a plurality of beam correspondence state reporting types.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device is a Mobile Telecommunications (MT) function of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node.

16. A method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, comprising:

receiving, from a second wireless device, one or more indications of one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication; and

selecting a manner for beam management for the second wireless device based on the received one or more indications.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the manner indicates: the beam scanning is performed for any beam having no beam correspondence, and the corresponding beam is used for any beam having beam correspondence.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the first wireless device comprises a Base Station (BS) and the second wireless device comprises a User Equipment (UE).

19. The method of claim 16, wherein:

the one or more indications are included in an Uplink (UL) signaling message.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein:

the UL signaling message is carried by one of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message or a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

21. The method of claim 16, wherein:

the one or more indications comprise one indication of a single beam correspondence state applicable to a plurality of beams including the one or more beams.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein:

the one or more indications include an indication of a single beam correspondence state and an associated set of reference beams.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein:

the one or more indications indicate a plurality of beam correspondence states and an associated set of reference beams for each of the plurality of beam correspondence states.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the plurality of beam correspondence states comprise:

a first beam correspondence state indicating a capability of the second wireless device to have the beam correspondence on a first set of beams associated with receiving a set of Downlink (DL) reference signals; and

a second beam correspondence state indicating a capability of the second wireless device to not have the beam correspondence on a second set of beams associated with receiving the set of DL reference signals.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein the first and second light sources are selected from the group consisting of,

wherein receiving the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states comprises:

for each candidate Downlink (DL) reference signal reported in a received beam measurement report, receiving in the beam measurement report an indication of a corresponding beam correspondence state for a Receive (RX) beam used to receive the candidate DL reference signal.

26. The method of claim 16, further comprising: receiving a second indication from the second wireless device indicating a beam correspondence state reporting type supported by the second wireless device of a plurality of beam correspondence state reporting types.

27. The method of claim 16, wherein the first wireless device is a Mobile Telecommunications (MT) function of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node.

28. The method of claim 16, wherein selecting the manner comprises:

selecting the manner to use until receiving, from the second wireless device, another one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states.

29. The method of claim 16, wherein the manner comprises at least one of:

indicating a first transmit beam of the second wireless device to use for uplink transmissions, the first transmit beam being determinable from a Downlink (DL) reference signal based on the one or more indications; or

Configuring an uplink beam scanning procedure to be performed by the second wireless device.

30. A method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, comprising:

generating at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state and additional information indicative of a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication; and

transmitting the indication to a second wireless device, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the first wireless device comprises a User Equipment (UE) and the second wireless device comprises a Base Station (BS).

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the at least one indication further indicates a second beam correspondence state and a second subset of beams of the plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein the subset of beams is configured to receive an associated set of reference signals and indicating the subset of beams comprises indicating the associated set of reference signals.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein the first wireless device is a Mobile Telecommunications (MT) function of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node.

35. A method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, comprising:

receiving, from a second wireless device, at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state of the second wireless device and additional information indicating a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication; and

selecting a manner for beam management based on the at least one indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the first wireless device comprises a Base Station (BS) and the second wireless device comprises a User Equipment (UE).

37. The method of claim 35, wherein the first wireless device is a Mobile Telecommunications (MT) function of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node.

38. The method of claim 35, wherein the at least one indication further indicates a second beam correspondence state and a second subset of beams of the plurality of beams used by the second wireless device for communication.

39. The method of claim 35, wherein the subset of beams is configured to receive an associated set of reference signals and indicating the subset of beams comprises indicating the associated set of reference signals.

40. The method of claim 35, wherein selecting the manner comprises:

selecting the manner to use until receiving at least one further indication of the at least one beam correspondence state from the second wireless device.

41. The method of claim 35, wherein the manner comprises at least one of:

Configuring an uplink beam scanning procedure to be performed by the second wireless device.

42. A first wireless device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the memory and the processor configured to:

detecting an occurrence of a trigger event corresponding to a change in at least one beam correspondence state of the first wireless device; and

based on the detection of the occurrence of the trigger event, performing the following:

determining one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the first wireless device for communication; and

43. The first wireless device of claim 42, wherein the first wireless device comprises a User Equipment (UE) and the second wireless device comprises a Base Station (BS).

44. The first wireless device of claim 42, wherein:

the trigger event comprises a change in an associated reference beam set received from the second wireless device and measured by the first wireless device.

45. The first wireless device of claim 44, wherein the one or more beams comprise the associated set of reference beams.

46. The first wireless device of claim 42, wherein the memory and the processor are further configured to:

47. The first wireless device of claim 42, wherein:

the one or more indications are included in an Uplink (UL) signaling message.

48. The first wireless device of claim 47, wherein:

the UL signaling message is carried by one of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message or a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

49. The first wireless device of claim 42, wherein:

the one or more indications comprise one indication of a single beam correspondence state applicable to a plurality of beams including the one or more beams.

50. The first wireless device of claim 42, wherein:

the one or more indications include an indication of a single beam correspondence state and an associated set of reference beams.

51. The first wireless device of claim 42, wherein:

the one or more indications indicate a plurality of beam correspondence states and an associated set of reference beams for each of the plurality of beam correspondence states.

52. The first wireless device of claim 51, wherein the plurality of beam correspondence states comprise:

53. The first wireless device of claim 42,

wherein transmitting the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states comprises:

54. The first wireless device of claim 53, wherein the memory and the processor are further configured to:

determining the one or more beam correspondence states based on an angle of arrival of at least one reference signal.

55. The first wireless device of claim 42, wherein the memory and the processor are further configured to: transmitting a second indication to the second wireless device, the second indication indicating a beam correspondence state reporting type supported by the first wireless device of a plurality of beam correspondence state reporting types.

56. The first wireless device of claim 42, wherein the first wireless device is a Mobile Telecommunications (MT) function of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node.

57. A first wireless device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the memory and the processor configured to:

selecting a manner for beam management for the second wireless device based on the received one or more indications.

58. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein the manner indicates: the beam scanning is performed for any beam having no beam correspondence, and the corresponding beam is used for any beam having beam correspondence.

59. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein the first wireless device comprises a Base Station (BS) and the second wireless device comprises a User Equipment (UE).

60. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein:

the one or more indications are included in an Uplink (UL) signaling message.

61. The first wireless device of claim 60, wherein:

the UL signaling message is carried by one of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message or a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

62. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein:

the one or more indications comprise one indication of a single beam correspondence state applicable to a plurality of beams including the one or more beams.

63. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein:

the one or more indications include an indication of a single beam correspondence state and an associated set of reference beams.

64. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein:

the one or more indications indicate a plurality of beam correspondence states and an associated set of reference beams for each of the plurality of beam correspondence states.

65. The first wireless device of claim 64, wherein the plurality of beam correspondence states comprise:

66. The first wireless device of claim 57,

wherein receiving the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states comprises:

67. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein the memory and processor are further configured to: receiving a second indication from the second wireless device indicating a beam correspondence state reporting type supported by the second wireless device of a plurality of beam correspondence state reporting types.

68. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein the first wireless device is a Mobile Telecommunications (MT) function of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node.

69. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein selecting the manner comprises:

selecting the manner to use until receiving, from the second wireless device, another one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states.

70. The first wireless device of claim 57, wherein the manner comprises at least one of:

Configuring an uplink beam scanning procedure to be performed by the second wireless device.

71. A first wireless device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the memory and the processor configured to:

72. The first wireless device of claim 71, wherein the first wireless device comprises a User Equipment (UE) and the second wireless device comprises a Base Station (BS).

73. The first wireless device of claim 71, wherein the at least one indication further indicates a second beam correspondence state and a second subset of beams of the plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

74. The first wireless device of claim 71, wherein the subset of beams is configured to receive an associated set of reference signals and indicating the subset of beams comprises indicating the associated set of reference signals.

75. The first wireless device of claim 71, wherein the first wireless device is a Mobile Telecommunications (MT) function of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node.

76. A first wireless device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the memory and the processor configured to:

selecting a manner for beam management based on the at least one indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

77. The first wireless device of claim 76, wherein the first wireless device comprises a Base Station (BS) and the second wireless device comprises a User Equipment (UE).

78. The first wireless device of claim 76, wherein the first wireless device is a Mobile Telecommunications (MT) function of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node.

79. The first wireless device of claim 76, wherein the at least one indication further indicates a second beam correspondence state and a second subset of beams of the plurality of beams used by the second wireless device for communication.

80. The first wireless device of claim 76, wherein the subset of beams is configured to receive an associated set of reference signals and indicating the subset of beams comprises indicating the associated set of reference signals.

81. The first wireless device of claim 76, wherein selecting the manner comprises:

selecting the manner to use until receiving at least one further indication of the at least one beam correspondence state from the second wireless device.

82. The first wireless device of claim 76, wherein the manner comprises at least one of:

Configuring an uplink beam scanning procedure to be performed by the second wireless device.

83. A first wireless device, comprising:

means for detecting an occurrence of a trigger event corresponding to a change in at least one beam correspondence state of the first wireless device; and

means for, based on the detection of the occurrence of the trigger event,:

determining one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the first wireless device for communication; and

84. The first wireless device of claim 83, wherein:

the trigger event comprises a change in an associated reference beam set received from the second wireless device and measured by the first wireless device.

85. The first wireless device of claim 83, further comprising:

means for determining the one or more beam correspondence states based on the selected antenna for reception at the first wireless device, wherein the triggering event comprises: changing, by the first wireless device, the antenna selected for reception.

86. A first wireless device, comprising:

means for receiving, from a second wireless device, one or more indications of one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication; and

means for selecting a manner for beam management for the second wireless device based on the received one or more indications.

87. The first wireless device of claim 86, wherein the manner indicates: the beam scanning is performed for any beam having no beam correspondence, and the corresponding beam is used for any beam having beam correspondence.

88. A first wireless device, comprising:

means for generating at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state and additional information indicative of a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication; and

means for transmitting the indication to the second wireless device, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

89. The first wireless device of claim 88, wherein the at least one indication further indicates a second beam correspondence state and a second subset of beams of the plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

90. A first wireless device, comprising:

means for receiving, from a second wireless device, at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state of the second wireless device and additional information indicating a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication; and

means for selecting a manner for beam management based on the at least one indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

91. The first wireless device of claim 90, wherein the manner comprises at least one of:

Configuring an uplink beam scanning procedure to be performed by the second wireless device.

92. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for performing a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, the method comprising:

detecting an occurrence of a trigger event corresponding to a change in at least one beam correspondence state of the first wireless device; and

based on the detection of the occurrence of the trigger event, performing the following:

determining one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the first wireless device for communication; and

93. The computer readable medium of claim 92, wherein:

the trigger event comprises a change in an associated reference beam set received from the second wireless device and measured by the first wireless device.

94. The computer readable medium of claim 92, wherein the method further comprises:

95. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for performing a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, the method comprising:

selecting a manner for beam management for the second wireless device based on the received one or more indications.

96. The computer-readable medium of claim 95, wherein the manner indicates: the beam scanning is performed for any beam having no beam correspondence, and the corresponding beam is used for any beam having beam correspondence.

97. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for performing a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, the method comprising:

98. The computer-readable medium of claim 97, wherein the at least one indication further indicates a second beam correspondence state and a second subset of beams of the plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

99. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for performing a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, the method comprising:

selecting a manner for beam management based on the at least one indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

100. The computer-readable medium of claim 99, wherein the manner comprises at least one of:

Configuring an uplink beam scanning procedure to be performed by the second wireless device.

Technical Field

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to methods and apparatus for beam management.

Background

Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, broadcast, and so on. These wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access techniques capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple-access systems include third generation partnership project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, LTE-advanced (LTE-a) systems, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) systems, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) systems, single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, and time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, to name a few.

In some examples, a wireless multiple-access communication system may include multiple Base Stations (BSs) that are each capable of simultaneously supporting communication for multiple communication devices, otherwise referred to as User Equipments (UEs). In an LTE or LTE-a network, a set of one or more base stations may define an evolved node b (enb). In other examples (e.g., in a next generation, New Radio (NR), or 5G network), a wireless multiple-access communication system may include a plurality of Distributed Units (DUs) (e.g., Edge Units (EUs), Edge Nodes (ENs), Radio Heads (RHs), intelligent radio heads (SRHs), Transmission Reception Points (TRPs), etc.) in communication with a plurality of Central Units (CUs) (e.g., Central Nodes (CNs), Access Node Controllers (ANCs), etc.), wherein a set of one or more distributed units in communication with a central unit may define an access node (e.g., which may be referred to as a base station, a 5G NB, a next generation node B (gNB or gnnodeb), a TRP, etc.). A base station or distributed unit may communicate with a set of UEs on downlink channels (e.g., for transmissions from or to the base station) and uplink channels (e.g., for transmissions from or to the UEs) on the set of UEs.

These multiple access techniques have been employed in various telecommunications standards to provide a common protocol that enables different wireless devices to communicate at the city level, the country level, the region level, and even the global level. New Radios (NR) (e.g., 5G) are an example of an emerging telecommunications standard. NR is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by 3 GPP. It is designed to better integrate with other open standards by improving spectral efficiency, reducing costs, improving services, utilizing new spectrum, and using OFDMA with Cyclic Prefix (CP) on Downlink (DL) and on Uplink (UL), thereby better supporting mobile broadband internet access. For these purposes, NR supports beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation.

However, as the demand for mobile broadband access continues to grow, there is a need for further improvements in NR and LTE technologies. Preferably, these improvements should be applicable to other multiple access techniques and telecommunications standards employing these techniques.

Disclosure of Invention

The systems, methods, and devices of the present disclosure each have several aspects, no single one of which is solely responsible for its desirable attributes. Without limiting the scope of the present disclosure as expressed by the claims that follow, some features will now be discussed briefly. After considering this discussion, and particularly after reading the section entitled "detailed description of certain embodiments" one skilled in the art will understand how the features of this disclosure provide advantages that include improved communication between access points and stations in a wireless network.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device. The method comprises the following steps: detecting an occurrence of a trigger event corresponding to a change in at least one beam correspondence state of the first wireless device. The method further comprises the following steps: determining one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the first wireless device for communication based on detecting the occurrence of the triggering event. The method further comprises the following steps: transmitting, to a second wireless device, one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device. The method comprises the following steps: receiving, from a second wireless device, one or more indications of one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication. The method further comprises the following steps: selecting a manner for beam management for the second wireless device based on the received one or more indications.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device. The method comprises the following steps: generating at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state and additional information indicative of a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication. The method further comprises the following steps: transmitting the indication to a second wireless device, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device. The method comprises the following steps: receiving, from a second wireless device, at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state of the second wireless device and additional information indicating a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication. The method further comprises the following steps: selecting a manner for beam management based on the at least one indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

Certain aspects provide a first wireless device. The first wireless device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The memory and the processor are configured to: detecting an occurrence of a trigger event corresponding to a change in at least one beam correspondence state of the first wireless device. The method further comprises the following steps: determining one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the first wireless device for communication based on detecting the occurrence of the triggering event. The memory and the processor are configured to: transmitting, to a second wireless device, one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

Certain aspects provide a first wireless device. The first wireless device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The memory and the processor are configured to: receiving, from a second wireless device, one or more indications of one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication. The memory and the processor are configured to: selecting a manner for beam management for the second wireless device based on the received one or more indications.

Certain aspects provide a first wireless device. The first wireless device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The memory and the processor are configured to: generating at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state and additional information indicative of a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication. The memory and the processor are configured to: transmitting the indication to a second wireless device, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

Certain aspects provide a first wireless device. The first wireless device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The memory and the processor are configured to: receiving, from a second wireless device, at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state of the second wireless device and additional information indicating a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication. The memory and the processor are configured to: selecting a manner for beam management based on the at least one indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for performing a method for wireless communication by a first wireless device. The method comprises the following steps: detecting an occurrence of a trigger event corresponding to a change in at least one beam correspondence state of the first wireless device. The method further comprises the following steps: determining one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the first wireless device for communication based on detecting the occurrence of the triggering event. The method further comprises the following steps: transmitting, to a second wireless device, one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for performing a method for wireless communication by a first wireless device. The method comprises the following steps: receiving, from a second wireless device, one or more indications of one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication. The method further comprises the following steps: selecting a manner for beam management for the second wireless device based on the received one or more indications.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for performing a method for wireless communication by a first wireless device. The method comprises the following steps: generating at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state and additional information indicative of a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication. The method further comprises the following steps: transmitting the indication to a second wireless device, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for performing a method for wireless communication by a first wireless device. The method comprises the following steps: receiving, from a second wireless device, at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state of the second wireless device and additional information indicating a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication. The method further comprises the following steps: selecting a manner for beam management based on the at least one indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

Certain aspects provide a first wireless device. The first wireless device includes: means for detecting an occurrence of a trigger event corresponding to a change in at least one beam correspondence state of the first wireless device. The first wireless device further comprises: means for determining one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the first wireless device for communication based on detecting the occurrence of the trigger event. The first wireless device further comprises: means for transmitting one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states to a second wireless device, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

Certain aspects provide a first wireless device. The first wireless device includes: means for receiving, from a second wireless device, one or more indications of one or more beam correspondence states for one or more beams or portions of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the one or more indications of the one or more beam correspondence states indicate: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the one or more beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication. The first wireless device further comprises: means for selecting a manner for beam management for the second wireless device based on the received one or more indications.

Certain aspects provide a first wireless device. The first wireless device includes: means for generating at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state and additional information indicative of a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the first wireless device for communication. The first wireless device further comprises: means for transmitting the indication to a second wireless device, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the first wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the first wireless device for communication.

Certain aspects provide a first wireless device. The first wireless device includes: means for receiving, from a second wireless device, at least one indication of at least one beam correspondence state of the second wireless device and additional information indicating a subset of beams of a plurality of beams used by the second wireless device for communication, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates: whether the second wireless device has a capability of beam correspondence between the subset of beams and corresponding one or more transmit beams or receive beams used by the second wireless device for communication. The first wireless device further comprises: means for selecting a manner for beam management based on the at least one indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

Aspects generally include methods, apparatus, systems, computer-readable media, and processing systems substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the one or more aspects comprise the features hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative features of the one or more aspects. These features are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of various aspects may be employed.

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So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present disclosure can be understood in detail, a more particular description, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to aspects, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only certain typical aspects of this disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the description may admit to other equally effective aspects.

Figure 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary telecommunications system, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example logical architecture of a distributed Radio Access Network (RAN) in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example physical architecture of a distributed RAN in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating a design of an example Base Station (BS) and User Equipment (UE), in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example for implementing a communication protocol stack, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 illustrates an example of a frame format for a New Radio (NR) system in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 illustrates an example of different sub-arrays with different beam correspondence capabilities, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 8 illustrates an example of different angular regions of beams having different beam correspondence states in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9A illustrates example operations for wireless communications by a User Equipment (UE) in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9B illustrates example components capable of performing the operations illustrated in FIG. 9A.

Fig. 10A illustrates example operations for wireless communications by a User Equipment (UE) in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10B illustrates example components capable of performing the operations illustrated in FIG. 10A.

Fig. 11A illustrates example operations for wireless communications by a Base Station (BS) in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11B illustrates example components capable of performing the operations illustrated in FIG. 11A.

Fig. 12 shows a communication device that may include various components configured to perform the operations for the techniques described in fig. 9A, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 13 shows a communication device that may include various components configured to perform the operations for the techniques described in fig. 10A, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

Fig. 14 shows a communication device that may include various components configured to perform the operations for the techniques described in fig. 11A, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

To facilitate understanding, identical reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate identical elements that are common to the figures. It is contemplated that elements disclosed in one aspect may be beneficially utilized on other aspects without specific recitation.

Detailed Description

Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatuses, methods, processing systems, and computer-readable media for reporting beam correspondence status.

Wireless devices, such as BSs, UEs, integrated backhaul and access network (IAB-network) nodes (IAB-nodes) supporting Mobile Telecommunications (MT) functionality, etc., are able to utilize transmit/receive (Tx/Rx) beam correspondence. The beam correspondence relates to a receive (Rx) beam and a transmit (Tx) beam, which are spatial beams for receiving and transmitting signals formed by beamforming by the wireless device.

Beam correspondence may mean that for wireless communication, Tx beams may be used to determine corresponding Rx beams, or Rx beams may be used to determine corresponding Tx beams. As discussed, the UE and the BS may be capable of beamforming for receiving and transmitting wireless signals, respectively. Thus, each of the UE and the BS may directionally receive signals on one or more respective Rx beams (for the UE, referred to as UE Rx beams, and for the BS, referred to as BS Rx beams), and each of the UE and the BS may directionally transmit signals on one or more respective Tx beams (for the UE, referred to as UE Tx beams, and for the BS, referred to as BS Tx beams). In certain aspects, the beam correspondence as discussed herein corresponds to the beam correspondence as defined in 3GPP TR 38.802.

For example, the BS can utilize or have the capability of Tx/Rx beam correspondence if at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: 1) the BS can determine a BS Rx beam for uplink reception based on downlink measurements of one or more BS Tx beams by the UE; or 2) the BS can determine a BS Tx beam for downlink transmission based on uplink measurements by the BS on one or more BS Rx beams.

Further, the UE can utilize or have the capability of Tx/Rx beam correspondence if at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: 1) the UE is able to determine a UE Tx beam for uplink transmission based on downlink measurements of one or more UE Rx beams by the UE; or 2) the UE can determine a UE Rx beam for downlink reception based on uplink measurements by the BS on one or more UE Tx beams.

In certain aspects, the UE may report its beam correspondence capability to the BS upon receiving an explicit request from the BS, such as described in 3GPP TS 38.331. Further, the reported beam correspondence capability may be a 1-bit only value indicating whether the UE is operating with or without beam correspondence for all beams (Rx/Tx) of the UE. The BS may then select a different beam management method based on the capabilities reported by the UE.

In certain aspects, the BS may take a number of different approaches for UL beam management depending on the beam correspondence capabilities of the UE. For example, if the UE is capable of operating with beam correspondence, the UE may determine an UL Tx beam direction (e.g., corresponding to the UE Tx beam) based on an Rx beam direction (e.g., corresponding to the UE Rx beam) in which the UE measures a DL reference signal, such as a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), e.g., having a particular signal quality (e.g., highest signal quality) and the UE chooses to use for reception on the DL. In this example, the UE may use the best DL Rx beam found through the DL beam scanning procedure (or the DL Rx beam on which the reference signal satisfying the threshold is measured) as the UL Tx beamforming UL Tx beam, and a separate UL beam scanning procedure may not be required.

Alternatively, according to another example, if the UE lacks beam correspondence, the UL Tx beam direction may instead be determined by an UL beam scanning procedure using Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) signaling from the UE to the BS, wherein the BS then measures SRS between different UL Tx beams to select the UL Tx beam. In this case, the selected DL Rx beam found through the DL beam scanning procedure may not be the best Tx beam for UL, and a separate UL beam scanning procedure is used.

For example, certain aspects provide a parameter, referred to as spatial relationship information, indicated by the BS to the UE indicating a reference signal transmitted for the UE to use for UL beam scanning. The BS may configure the spatialrelalationinfo to the UE for a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) and an SRS through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. The reference signal may be an SSB-index, a CSI-RS-resource ID, or an SRS-resource ID. Further, in one or more examples, if a Service Request Indicator (SRI) is indicated in Downlink Control Information (DCI) or PUCCH, a Tx beam for UE transmitting on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) is determined based on the SRS.

In certain aspects, the UE may report the beam correspondence capability to the BS, such as in an RRC UE capability information message. For example, the UE sends an RRC UECapabilityInformation message to the BS based on receiving a UECapabilityEnquiry message from the BS (typically during an initial registration procedure of the UE with a network including the BS). The report only indicates to the BS whether the UE can operate with or without beam correspondence. For example, when the beam correspondence capability is carried by the RRC layer UECapabilityInformation message, it is semi-static, and the update capability value relates to higher layer procedures (such as non-access stratum (NAS) procedures) and may result in a new RRC connection.

However, depending on implementation, a UE may have different beam correspondence states on different sets of beams or even on different beam pattern regions of the beams (e.g., a beam may only have correspondence in some region of its maximum gain (such as within X dB) due to coupling effects between cross-polarized antennas). Furthermore, due to mobility and/or rotation of the UE, the beam correspondence state may also change over time, such as from the state at initial registration. Furthermore, depending on the selected sub-array or panel of antennas used by the UE for reception, and/or the angle of arrival (AoA) of the received signal, the beam correspondence state may change. To address these issues, aspects as described herein support dynamic reporting of beam correspondence states. In particular, certain aspects described herein support such dynamic reporting of beam correspondence states, rather than semi-static reporting of beam correspondence states.

For example, in accordance with one or more aspects as described herein, a UE may be provided that sends an indication transmission to a BS, wherein the indication transmission indicates at least one beam correspondence state (e.g., whether beam correspondence exists) for one or more beams. The beam correspondence indication transmission may be triggered by an event occurring at the UE, regardless of signaling from the BS. In some cases, in addition to the indication of the beam correspondence state, the UE may provide an indication of additional correspondence information, wherein the additional correspondence information indicates associated one or more beams for the indicated correspondence state (e.g., one or more beams to which at least one beam correspondence state applies).

In one or more cases, the BS may receive an indication of at least one beam correspondence state for the UE from the UE. The indication may be based on a trigger event detected by the UE, independent of the messaging from the BS. The indication indicates whether the UE is capable of utilizing beam correspondence between transmit beams and receive beams of the UE. The BS may then select a manner for Uplink (UL) beam management based on the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state, such as among the discussed beam management manners. It should be noted that although certain aspects of beam correspondence and reporting beam correspondence are described with respect to a UE and a BS, such aspects are similarly applicable to other suitable wireless devices.

The following description provides examples without limiting the scope, applicability, or examples set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements discussed without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Various examples may omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components as appropriate. For example, the described methods may be performed in an order different than that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Furthermore, features described with respect to some examples may be combined into some other examples. For example, an apparatus may be executed or a method may be practiced using any number of the aspects set forth herein. Moreover, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such an apparatus or method practiced using other structure, functionality, or structure and functionality in addition to or other than the various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of a claim. The word "exemplary" is used herein to mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any aspect described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects.

The techniques described herein may be used for various wireless communication technologies such as LTE, CDMA, TDMA, FDMA, OFDMA, SC-FDMA, and other networks. The terms "network" and "system" are often used interchangeably. A CDMA network may implement a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), CDMA2000, etc. UTRA includes wideband CDMA (wcdma) and other variants of CDMA. cdma2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95 and IS-856 standards. TDMA networks may implement radio technologies such as global system for mobile communications (GSM). An OFDMA network may implement radio technologies such as NR (e.g., 5G RA), evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11(Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16(WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, flash-OFDMA, and the like. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS).

New Radios (NR) are developing emerging wireless communication technologies in conjunction with the 5G technology forum (5 GTF). 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-advanced (LTE-A) are releases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE-A, and GSM are described in documents from an organization entitled "third Generation partnership project" (3 GPP). Cdma2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named "third generation partnership project 2" (3GPP 2). The techniques described herein may be used for the wireless networks and radio technologies mentioned above as well as other wireless networks and radio technologies. For clarity, although aspects may be described herein using terms commonly associated with 3G and/or 4G wireless technologies, aspects of the present disclosure may be applied in other generation-based communication systems, such as 5G and beyond technologies (including NR technologies).

New Radio (NR) access (e.g., 5G technology) may support various wireless communication services, such as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) targeting wide bandwidths (e.g., 80MHz or higher), millimeter wave (mmW) targeting high carrier frequencies (e.g., 25GHz or higher), massive Machine Type Communication (MTC) targeting non-backward compatible MTC technologies, and/or mission critical targeting ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC). These services may include latency and reliability requirements. These services may also have different Transmission Time Intervals (TTIs) to meet respective quality of service (QoS) requirements. In addition, these services may coexist in the same subframe.

Exemplary Wireless communication System

Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary wireless communication network 100 in which aspects of the disclosure may be performed. For example, the wireless communication network 100 may be a New Radio (NR) or 5G network. As shown, one UE 120a is specifically shown as including a beam correspondence manager and is configured to send an indication transmission to BS110 a indicating at least one beam correspondence state for one or more beams. The generation and transmission of the indication transmission may be controlled by a beam correspondence manager. The beam correspondence indication transmission may be triggered by an event occurring at the UE 120a, regardless of signaling from the BS, and/or the beam correspondence indication transmission may further include additional correspondence information indicating the associated one or more beams for the indicated correspondence state. Similarly, BS11 a includes a beam correspondence manager and is configured to transmit an indication transmission indicating at least one beam correspondence state for one or more beams of BS110 a. The generation and transmission of the indication transmission may be controlled by a beam correspondence manager.

As shown in fig. 1, the wireless communication network 100 may include a plurality of Base Stations (BSs) 110 and other network entities. A BS may be a station that communicates with a User Equipment (UE). Each BS110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In 3GPP, the term "cell" can refer to a coverage area of a Node B (NB) and/or an NB subsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. In the NR system, the terms "cell" and BS, next generation node B (gNB or gnnodeb), Access Point (AP), Distributed Unit (DU), carrier, or Transmission Reception Point (TRP) may be used interchangeably. In some examples, the cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of the cell may move according to the location of the mobile BS. In some examples, the BSs may be interconnected with each other and/or with one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless communication network 100 by various types of backhaul interfaces, such as a direct physical connection, a wireless connection, a virtual network, or an interface using any suitable transport network.

In general, any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network may support a particular Radio Access Technology (RAT) and may operate on one or more frequencies. A RAT may also be referred to as a radio technology, air interface, etc. Frequencies may also be referred to as carriers, subcarriers, frequency channels, tones, subbands, and so on. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area in order to avoid interference between wireless networks having different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.

The BS may provide communication coverage for a macrocell, picocell, femtocell, and/or other type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a residence) and may allow restricted access by UEs having an association with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG), UEs for users in the residence, etc.). The BS for the macro cell may be referred to as a macro BS. The BS for the pico cell may be referred to as a pico BS. The BS for the femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS. In the example shown in fig. 1, BSs 110a, 110b, and 110c may be macro BSs for macro cells 102a, 102b, and 102c, respectively. BS110 x may be a pico BS for pico cell 102 x. BSs 110y and 110z may be femto BSs for femtocells 102y and 102z, respectively. A BS may support one or more (e.g., three) cells.

The wireless communication network 100 may also include relay stations. A relay station is a station that receives transmissions of data and/or other information from an upstream station (e.g., a BS or a UE) and sends transmissions of data and/or other information to a downstream station (e.g., a UE or a BS). A relay station may also be a UE that relays transmissions for other UEs. In the example shown in fig. 1, relay station 110r may communicate with BS110 a and UE 120r to facilitate communication between BS110 a and UE 120 r. The relay station may also be referred to as a relay BS, a relay, etc.

The wireless communication network 100 may be a heterogeneous network including different types of BSs (e.g., macro BSs, pico BSs, femto BSs, repeaters, etc.). These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different effects on interference in the wireless communication network 100. For example, macro BSs may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 20 watts), while pico BSs, femto BSs, and repeaters may have a lower transmit power level (e.g., 1 watt).

The wireless communication network 100 may support synchronous operation or asynchronous operation. For synchronous operation, the BSs may have similar frame timing, and transmissions from different BSs may be approximately aligned in time. For asynchronous operation, the BSs may have different frame timings, and transmissions from different BSs may not be aligned in time. The techniques described herein may be used for both synchronous and asynchronous operations.

Network controller 130 may couple to a set of BSs and provide coordination and control for these BSs. Network controller 130 may communicate with BS110 via a backhaul. BSs 110 may also communicate with each other via a wireless or wired backhaul (e.g., directly or indirectly).

UEs 120 (e.g., 120x, 120y, etc.) may be dispersed throughout wireless communication network 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile. A UE may also be referred to as a mobile station, a terminal, an access terminal, a subscriber unit, a station, a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), a cellular telephone, a smartphone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop, a cordless telephone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a tablet computer, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, an appliance, a medical device or medical equipment, a biometric sensor/device, a wearable device (such as a smartwatch, a smart garment, smart glasses, a smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smart ring, a smart bracelet, etc.)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device, a satellite radio, etc.), a component or sensor of a vehicle, a smart meter/sensor, an industrial manufacturing device, a global positioning system device, a mobile station, a wireless local loop (WLL, Or any other suitable device configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium. Some UEs may be considered Machine Type Communication (MTC) devices or evolved MTC (emtc) devices. MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, a robot, a drone, a remote device, a sensor, a meter, a monitor, a location tag, etc., which may communicate with a BS, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. The wireless nodes may provide connectivity, for example, to or from a network (e.g., a wide area network such as the internet or a cellular network) via wired or wireless communication links. Some UEs may be considered internet of things (IoT) devices, which may be narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) devices.

Some wireless networks (e.g., LTE) utilize Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) on the downlink and single carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) on the uplink. OFDM and SC-FDM partition the system bandwidth into multiple (K) orthogonal subcarriers, which are also commonly referred to as tones, bins, and so on. Each subcarrier may be modulated with data. Typically, modulation symbols are sent in the frequency domain with OFDM and in the time domain with SC-FDM. The spacing between adjacent subcarriers may be fixed, and the total number of subcarriers (K) may depend on the system bandwidth. For example, the spacing of the subcarriers may be 15kHz and the minimum resource allocation (referred to as a "resource block" (RB)) may be 12 subcarriers (or 180 kHz). Thus, for a system bandwidth of 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, or 20 megahertz (MHz), the nominal Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) size may be equal to 128, 256, 512, 1024, or 2048, respectively. The system bandwidth may also be divided into subbands. For example, a sub-band may cover 1.08MHz (e.g., 6 RBs), and there may be 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 sub-bands for a system bandwidth of 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, or 20MHz, respectively. In LTE, the basic Transmission Time Interval (TTI), or packet duration, is a 1ms subframe. In NR, the subframe is still 1ms, but the basic TTI is called a slot. A subframe contains a variable number of slots (e.g., 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.. slots), depending on the subcarrier spacing. NR RB is 12 consecutive frequency subcarriers. NR may support a basic subcarrier spacing of 15KHz and other subcarrier spacings may be defined relative to the basic subcarrier spacing, e.g., 30KHz, 60KHz, 120KHz, 240KHz, etc. The symbol and slot lengths scale with the subcarrier spacing. The CP length also depends on the subcarrier spacing.

NR may utilize OFDM with CP on the uplink and downlink, and include support for half-duplex operation using TDD. Beamforming may be supported and beam directions may be dynamically configured. MIMO transmission with precoding may also be supported. In some examples, a MIMO configuration in DL may support up to 8 transmit antennas, with multi-layer DL transmitting up to 8 streams and up to 2 streams per UE. In some examples, multi-layer transmission with up to 2 streams per UE may be supported. Aggregation of multiple cells may be supported with up to 8 serving cells.

In some examples, access to the air interface may be scheduled. A scheduling entity (e.g., a BS) allocates resources for communication among some or all of the devices and apparatuses within its service area or cell. The scheduling entity may be responsible for scheduling, assigning, reconfiguring, and releasing resources for one or more subordinate entities. That is, for scheduled communications, the subordinate entity utilizes the resources allocated by the scheduling entity. The base station is not the only entity that can be used as a scheduling entity. In some examples, a UE may serve as a scheduling entity and may schedule resources for one or more subordinate entities (e.g., one or more other UEs), and the other UEs may utilize the resources scheduled by the UE for wireless communications. In some examples, the UE may serve as a scheduling entity in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network and/or in a mesh network. In the mesh network example, in addition to communicating with the scheduling entity, the UEs may also communicate directly with each other.

In some examples, two or more subordinate entities (e.g., UEs) may communicate with each other using sidelink signals. Real-world applications of such sidelink communications may include public safety, proximity services, UE-to-network relays, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, internet of everything (IoE) communications, IoT communications, mission critical grids, and/or various other suitable applications. In general, sidelink signals may refer to signals transmitted from one subordinate entity (e.g., UE1) to another subordinate entity (e.g., UE2) without the need to relay the communication through a scheduling entity (e.g., UE or BS), even though the scheduling entity may be used for scheduling and/or control purposes. In some examples, the sidelink signals may be transmitted using licensed spectrum (as opposed to wireless local area networks that typically use unlicensed spectrum).

In fig. 1, a solid line with double arrows indicates desired transmissions between a UE and a serving BS, which is a BS designated to serve the UE on the downlink and/or uplink. The thin dashed line with double arrows indicates potentially interfering transmissions between the UE and the BS.

Fig. 2 illustrates an exemplary logical architecture of a distributed Radio Access Network (RAN)200 that may be implemented in the wireless communication network 100 shown in fig. 1. The 5G access node 206 may include an Access Node Controller (ANC) 202. ANC 202 may be a Central Unit (CU) of distributed RAN 200. The backhaul interface to the next generation core network (NG-CN)204 may terminate at ANC 202. The backhaul interface to the neighboring next generation access node (NG-AN)210 may terminate at ANC 202. ANC 202 may include one or more Transmit Receive Points (TRPs) 208 (e.g., cells, BSs, gnbs, etc.).

TRP 208 may be a Distributed Unit (DU). The TRP 208 may be connected to a single ANC (e.g., ANC 202) or more than one ANC (not shown). For example, for RAN sharing, radio as a service (RaaS), and service-specific ANC deployment, the TRP 208 may be connected to more than one ANC. TRP 208 may include one or more antenna ports. TRP 208 may be configured to serve traffic destined for the UE individually (e.g., dynamic selection) or jointly (e.g., common transmission).

The logical architecture of the distributed RAN 200 may support a fronthaul scheme across different deployment types. For example, the logical architecture may be based on the transmitting network capabilities (e.g., bandwidth, latency, and/or jitter).

The logical architecture of the distributed RAN 200 may share features and/or components with LTE. For example, a next generation access node (NG-AN)210 may support dual connectivity with NRs and may share a common fronthaul for LTE and NRs.

The logical architecture of the distributed RAN 200 may enable cooperation between and among the TRPs 208 (e.g., within and/or across the TRP via the ANC 202). The inter-TRP interface may not be used.

The logical functions may be dynamically distributed in the logical architecture of the distributed RAN 200. As will be described in more detail with reference to fig. 5, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer, a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a Physical (PHY) layer may be adaptively placed at a DU (e.g., TRP 208) or a CU (e.g., ANC 202).

Fig. 3 illustrates an example physical architecture of a distributed Radio Access Network (RAN)300, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The centralized core network unit (C-CU)302 may host the core network functions. C-CUs 302 may be centrally deployed. The C-CU 302 functions may be offloaded (e.g., to Advanced Wireless Services (AWS)) to handle peak capacity.

A centralized RAN unit (C-RU)304 may host one or more ANC functions. Alternatively, C-RU 304 may host the core network functions locally. C-RU 304 may have a distributed deployment. The C-RU 304 may be near the network edge.

DU 306 may host one or more TRPs (edge node (EN), Edge Unit (EU), Radio Head (RH), Smart Radio Head (SRH), etc.). The DU may be located at the edge of a Radio Frequency (RF) enabled network.

Fig. 4 shows exemplary components of BS110 and UE 120 (as depicted in fig. 1) that may be used to implement aspects of the present disclosure. For example, antennas 452, processors 466, 458, 464, and/or controller/processor 480 of UE 120, and/or antennas 434, processors 420, 430, 438, and/or controller/processor 440 of BS110 may be used to perform various techniques and methods described herein. For example, controller/processor 440 of BS110 includes a beam correspondence manager configured to control beam correspondence reporting of BS110 in accordance with aspects discussed herein. For example, controller/processor 480 of UE 120 includes a beam correspondence manager configured to control beam correspondence reporting for UE 120 in accordance with aspects discussed herein.

At BS110, a transmit processor 420 may receive data from a data source 412 and control information from a controller/processor 440. The control information may be used for a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH), a Physical Control Format Indicator Channel (PCFICH), a physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel (PHICH), a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), a group common PDCCH (gc PDCCH), etc. The data may be for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), etc. Processor 420 may process (e.g., encode and symbol map) the data and control information to obtain data symbols and control symbols, respectively. Processor 420 may also generate reference symbols, e.g., for Primary Synchronization Signals (PSS), Secondary Synchronization Signals (SSS), and cell-specific reference signals (CRS). A Transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 430 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide output symbol streams to Modulators (MODs) 432a through 432 t. Each modulator 432 may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM, etc.) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. Downlink signals from modulators 432a through 432t may be transmitted via antennas 434a through 434t, respectively.

At UE 120, antennas 452a through 452r may receive the downlink signals from base station 110 and may provide the received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) in transceivers 454a through 454r, respectively. Each demodulator 454 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a respective received signal to obtain input samples. Each demodulator may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM, etc.) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 456 may obtain received symbols from all demodulators 454a through 454r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols, if applicable, and provide detected symbols. A receive processor 458 may process (e.g., demodulate, deinterleave, and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for the UE 120 to a data sink 460, and provide decoded control information to a controller/processor 480.

On the uplink, at UE 120, a transmit processor 464 may receive and process data from a data source 462 (e.g., for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)) and control information from a controller/processor 480 (e.g., for a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)). Transmit processor 464 may also generate reference symbols for a reference signal (e.g., for a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS)). The symbols from transmit processor 464 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 466 if applicable, further processed by demodulators (e.g., for SC-FDM, etc.) in transceivers 454a through 454r, and transmitted to base station 110. At BS110, the uplink signals from UE 120 may be received by antennas 434, processed by modulators 432, detected by a MIMO detector 436, if applicable, and further processed by a receive processor 438 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by UE 120. The receive processor 438 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 439 and the decoded control information to the controller/processor 440.

Controllers/processors 440 and 480 may direct the operation at base station 110 and UE 120, respectively. Processor 440 and/or other processors and modules at BS110 may perform or direct the performance of processes for the techniques described herein. Memories 442 and 482 may store data and program codes for BS110 and UE 120, respectively. A scheduler 444 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink and/or uplink.

Fig. 5 shows a diagram 500 illustrating an example for implementing a communication protocol stack, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The illustrated communication protocol stack may be implemented by a device operating in a wireless communication system, such as a 5G system (e.g., a system supporting uplink-based mobility). Diagram 500 shows a communication protocol stack that includes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer 510, a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer 515, a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer 520, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer 525, and a Physical (PHY) layer 530. In various examples, the layers of the protocol stack may be implemented as separate software modules, portions of a processor or ASIC, portions of non-co-located devices connected by a communications link, or various combinations thereof. The co-located and non-co-located implementations may be used, for example, in a protocol stack for a network access device (e.g., AN, CU, and/or DU) or UE.

A first option 505-a illustrates a split implementation of a protocol stack, where the implementation of the protocol stack is split between a centralized network access device (e.g., ANC 202 in fig. 2) and a distributed network access device (e.g., DU 208 in fig. 2). In the first option 505-a, the RRC layer 510 and the PDCP layer 515 may be implemented by a central unit, while the RLC layer 520, the MAC layer 525 and the PHY layer 530 may be implemented by DUs. In various examples, a CU and a DU may be co-located or non-co-located. The first option 505-a may be useful in a macrocell, microcell, or picocell deployment.

A second option 505-b illustrates a unified implementation of a protocol stack, wherein the protocol stack is implemented in a single network access device. In a second option, the RRC layer 510, PDCP layer 515, RLC layer 520, MAC layer 525, and PHY layer 530 may each be implemented by AN. The second option 505-b may be useful in, for example, a femtocell deployment.

Regardless of whether the network access device implements part or all of the protocol stack, the UE may implement the entire protocol stack (e.g., RRC layer 510, PDCP layer 515, RLC layer 520, MAC layer 525, and PHY layer 530) as shown in 505-c.

In LTE, the basic Transmission Time Interval (TTI), or packet duration, is a 1ms subframe. In NR, the subframe is still 1ms, but the basic TTI is called a slot. A subframe contains a variable number of slots (e.g., 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.. slots), depending on the subcarrier spacing. NR RB is 12 consecutive frequency subcarriers. NR may support a basic subcarrier spacing of 15KHz and other subcarrier spacings may be defined relative to the basic subcarrier spacing, e.g., 30KHz, 60KHz, 120KHz, 240KHz, etc. The symbol and slot lengths scale with the subcarrier spacing. The CP length also depends on the subcarrier spacing.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a frame format 600 for NR. The transmission timeline for each of the downlink and uplink may be divided into units of radio frames. Each radio frame may have a predetermined duration (e.g., 10ms) and may be divided into 10 subframes with indices of 0 through 9, each subframe being 1 ms. Each subframe may include a variable number of slots, depending on the subcarrier spacing. Each slot may include a variable number of symbol periods (e.g., 7 or 14 symbols), depending on the subcarrier spacing. An index may be assigned to a symbol period in each slot. A minislot (which may be referred to as a sub-slot structure) refers to a transmission time interval (e.g., 2, 3, or 4 symbols) having a duration less than a time slot.

Each symbol in a slot may indicate a link direction (e.g., DL, UL, or flexible) for data transmission, and the link direction for each subframe may be dynamically switched. The link direction may be based on a slot format. Each slot may include DL/UL data as well as DL/UL control information.

In NR, a Synchronization Signal (SS) block (SSB) is transmitted. The SS block includes PSS, SSs, and two-symbol PBCH. The SS blocks may be transmitted in fixed slot positions, such as symbols 0-3 as shown in fig. 6. The PSS and SSS may be used by the UE for cell search and acquisition. The PSS may provide half-frame timing and the SS may provide CP length and frame timing. The PSS and SSS may provide the cell identity. The PBCH carries certain basic system information such as downlink system bandwidth, timing information within a radio frame, SS burst set period, system frame number, etc. The SS blocks may be organized into SS bursts to support beam scanning. Additional system information, such as Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI), System Information Blocks (SIBs), Other System Information (OSI), may be transmitted on the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) in certain subframes. For mmW, SS blocks may be sent up to sixty-four times, e.g., with up to sixty-four different beam directions. The transmission of up to sixty-four SS blocks is referred to as a set of SS bursts.

In some cases, two or more subordinate entities (e.g., UEs) may communicate with each other using sidelink signals. Real-world applications of such sidelink communications may include public safety, proximity services, UE-to-network relays, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, internet of everything (IoE) communications, IoT communications, mission critical grids, and/or various other suitable applications. In general, sidelink signals may refer to signals transmitted from one subordinate entity (e.g., UE1) to another subordinate entity (e.g., UE2) without the need to relay the communication through a scheduling entity (e.g., UE or BS), even though the scheduling entity may be used for scheduling and/or control purposes. In some examples, the sidelink signals may be transmitted using licensed spectrum (as opposed to wireless local area networks that typically use unlicensed spectrum).

The UE may operate in various radio resource configurations including configurations associated with transmitting pilots using a dedicated set of resources (e.g., a Radio Resource Control (RRC) dedicated state, etc.) or configurations associated with transmitting pilots using a common set of resources (e.g., an RRC common state, etc.). When operating in the RRC dedicated state, the UE may select a dedicated set of resources for transmitting pilot signals to the network. When operating in the RRC common state, the UE may select a common set of resources for transmitting pilot signals to the network. In either case, the pilot signal transmitted by the UE may be received by one or more network access devices (such as AN or DU or portions thereof). Each receiving network access device may be configured to receive and measure pilot signals transmitted on a common set of resources and also receive and measure pilot signals transmitted on a dedicated set of resources allocated to the UE, wherein the network access device is a member of the monitoring set of network access devices for the UE. One or more of the receiving network access device or the CUs to which the receiving network access device sent the results of the measurements of the pilot signals may use the results of the measurements to identify a serving cell for the UE or initiate a change to the serving cell for one or more of the UEs.

Example reporting of Beam correspondence status

As discussed, the beam correspondence of a device may be determined based on a variety of different factors and/or parameters of the device and/or environment. For example, the beam correspondence capability may be driven by hardware attributes of the device. In particular, mismatches on the Tx and Rx chains of the device (e.g., chains of components used to process signals for transmission/reception, as discussed with respect to fig. 4) may result in a lack of beam correspondence. For example, a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) in the Rx chain may be provided in the device, while a Power Amplifier (PA) may be provided in the TX chain, which are different from each other. In another example, the effect of coupling between cross-polarized antennas for Tx chains may be different compared to Rx chains.

In some aspects, the beam correspondence state of a device may change over time due to mobility/rotation of the device. For example, the beam correspondence may vary according to the sub-array and/or panel of antennas selected for receiving the signal and/or the angle of arrival (AoA) of the received signal. For example, fig. 7 illustrates an example of a UE 700 with different sub-arrays and/or panels 702 and 704 of different beam correspondence capabilities, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

Further, in some aspects, depending on the hardware implementation, the device may have different beam correspondence states on different sets of antennas. For example, Rx beams associated with different sub-arrays and/or panels of antennas (e.g., Rx beams corresponding to signal reception performed using different sub-arrays and/or panels) may have different beam correspondences. In some aspects, different beam correspondence states may be determined based on different beam pattern regions of the beam. An example of such a region is shown in fig. 8. In particular, fig. 8 illustrates examples of different angular regions 802 and 804 of a beam 800 having different beam correspondence states, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. In another example, a beam may have beam correspondence over only a certain region (e.g., within X dB of its maximum gain) due to coupling effects between cross-polarized antennas; and may not have beam correspondence outside of the region.

Thus, from the above considerations, one or more aspects propose new signaling messages for reporting beam correspondence status from one wireless device to another wireless device (such as from UE to BS, from BS to UE, from UE to UE, from BS to BS, and so on). Such an aspect provides certain advantages, as the beam correspondence state may be defined to be updated dynamically or individually for different beams/portions of beams. Thus, even if some beams (e.g., a subset of all beams) or portions of beams do not support beam correspondence, the UE may indicate beam correspondence for those beams or portions of beams even if all beams at the UE do not support beam correspondence. Thus, instead of the UE having to use the beam scanning procedure to determine Tx and/or Rx beams for all beams individually, the UE may selectively use the beam scanning procedure as needed for those beams that do not support beam correspondence, and not use certain beam scanning procedures for those beams that support beam correspondence. This may help reduce the network bandwidth used to perform beam scanning in a communication system, since no additional reference signals need to be transmitted, and thus improve the throughput and functionality of the communication network.

In certain aspects, support may be provided for a plurality of new signaling messages for a first wireless device (such as a UE) to dynamically report a beam correspondence state to a second wireless device (such as a BS). For example, in one or more aspects, dynamic reporting may be provided. In an aspect, the UE may include a new field for each reported DL UE Rx beam, a beam correspondence state, in an L1 beam management report indicating a beam correspondence state for the UE Rx beams (e.g., with or without beam correspondence). In some aspects, the dynamic reporting may be provided in a UL signaling message (such as RRC) or in a UL MAC CE. The UL signaling message may indicate a single beam correspondence state for all beams of the UE, a single beam correspondence state and a subset of beams of the UE associated with the single beam correspondence state, or multiple beam correspondence states and subsets of beams associated with different beam correspondence states.

For example, fig. 9A illustrates example operations for wireless communications by a User Equipment (UE) in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. According to certain aspects, operation 900A may be performed by a user equipment (e.g., one or more of UEs 120).

Operations 900A begin at 902A, where a UE detects a beam correspondence state of the UE. At 904A, the UE transmits an indication of a beam correspondence state to the base station, wherein the indication of the beam correspondence state indicates whether the UE is capable of utilizing beam correspondence between transmit beams and receive beams of the UE. In some aspects, transmitting the indication of the beam correspondence state is triggered by a trigger event detected by the UE. In some aspects, being unrelated to messaging from the base station may include not receiving a request from the base station.

In some aspects, the triggering event may include the UE first connecting to a network served by the base station (e.g., at initial registration). The trigger event may include a change in at least one beam correspondence state of the UE (e.g., due to movement/rotation of the UE, use of different portions of the beam). The trigger event may include a change in the associated reference beam set (e.g., using a different beam due to movement/rotation of the UE). Although beam correspondence is a relationship between transmit and receive beams for a UE, the associated set of reference beams may refer to "BS-side DL reference beams" since the BS is not aware of the beams on the UE side. For example, the UE may report that the UE has beam correspondence on the received set of beams for the SSB index { I1, I2 }. This means that on the UE side, the UE may generate its Tx beam using the same beam weight as its Rx beam for reception of the SSB index I1 or I2. The associated reference beam set comprises one or more beams corresponding to at least one beam correspondence state. In some aspects, the method may further comprise: determining at least one beam correspondence state based on the antennas selected for reception at the UE, wherein the triggering event comprises the UE changing the antennas selected for reception.

In some aspects, the indication may comprise an Uplink (UL) signaling message. The UL signaling message may be carried by one of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message or a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE). In some aspects, the indication indicates only a single beam correspondence state. In some aspects, the indication indicates a single beam correspondence state and an associated set of reference beams. In some aspects, the indication indicates a plurality of beam correspondence states and an associated set of reference beams for each of the plurality of beam correspondence states.

In some aspects, the plurality of beam correspondence states may include a first beam correspondence state indicating that the UE is capable of utilizing beam correspondence on a set of beams associated with receiving a set of Downlink (DL) reference signals. The plurality of beam correspondence states may also include a second beam correspondence state indicating that the UE is unable to utilize beam correspondence on a set of beams associated with the set of received DL reference signals. In some aspects, transmitting the indication of the beam correspondence state comprises: for each candidate Downlink (DL) reference signal reported in a beam measurement report, an indication of a beam correspondence state of a Receive (RX) beam used to receive the candidate DL reference signal is included in the beam measurement report.

In some aspects, the beam measurement report may be generated by: the method includes measuring at least one reference signal transmitted by a base station on one or more receive beams of the UE and generating a beam measurement report including information indicating measurements of the at least one reference signal for the one or more receive beams of the UE. In some aspects, an indication of the beam correspondence state may be added to the beam measurement report message. Further, sending the indication includes: transmitting a beam measurement report message including the indication to a base station, wherein the indication indicates one or more beam correspondence states associated with one or more receive beams.

In some aspects, the method may further comprise: one or more beam correspondence states are determined based on an angle of arrival of at least one reference signal. In some aspects, the method may further comprise: it is determined whether to transmit the indication in an uplink signaling message (RRC or MAC CE) based on a trigger event or a beam measurement report. In some aspects, the method further comprises: and transmitting a second indication to the base station, the second indication indicating a beam correspondence state reporting type supported by the UE among the plurality of beam correspondence state reporting types.

FIG. 9B illustrates example components capable of performing the operations illustrated in FIG. 9A. For example, apparatus 900B includes means 902B for detecting a beam correspondence state of the UE. The apparatus 900B further includes means 904B for transmitting an indication of a beam correspondence state to the base station, wherein the indication of the beam correspondence state indicates whether the UE is capable of utilizing beam correspondence between transmit beams and receive beams of the UE.

Fig. 10A illustrates example operations for wireless communications by a User Equipment (UE) in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. According to certain aspects, operation 1000A may be performed by a user equipment (e.g., one or more of UEs 120).

Operations 1000A begin at 1002A, where a UE generates an indication of at least one beam correspondence state and additional information. At 1004A, the UE transmits the indication to the base station, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates whether the UE is capable of utilizing beam correspondence between transmit beams and receive beams of the UE. In some aspects, the additional information includes an associated set of reference beams for the beam correspondence state. In some aspects, the additional information also indicates a second beam correspondence state and a second associated set of reference signals.

FIG. 10B illustrates example components capable of performing the operations illustrated in FIG. 10A. For example, apparatus 1000B includes means 1002B for generating an indication of at least one beam correspondence state and additional information. The apparatus 1000B further includes a unit 1004B for transmitting the indication to the base station, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates whether the UE is capable of utilizing beam correspondence between transmit beams and receive beams of the UE.

Fig. 11A illustrates example operations for wireless communications by a Base Station (BS) in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. According to certain aspects, operation 1100A may be performed by a BS (e.g., one or more of BSs 110).

Operations 1100A begin at 1102A, where a BS receives an indication of at least one beam correspondence state of a User Equipment (UE) from the UE, where the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates whether the UE is capable of utilizing beam correspondence between transmit and receive beams of the UE. At 1104A, the BS selects a manner for Uplink (UL) beam management based on the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

In some aspects, being unrelated to messaging from the BS includes not receiving a request from the BS. In some aspects, selecting the manner comprises: determining a beam correspondence state of the UE on a beam corresponding to receiving at least one Downlink (DL) reference signal based on the indication.

In some aspects, selecting the manner comprises: the manner to be used is selected until another indication of at least one beam correspondence state is received from the UE. The manner may include at least one of: indicating a first transmit beam of the UE to be used for uplink transmission, which may be determined from a Downlink (DL) reference signal based on the indication; or configure an uplink beam scanning procedure to be performed by the UE.

In some aspects, the indication comprises an Uplink (UL) signaling message. In some aspects, the UL signaling message is carried by one of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message or a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE). In some aspects, the indication may indicate only a single beam correspondence state. In some aspects, the indication indicates a single beam correspondence state and an associated set of reference beams. In some aspects, the indication indicates a plurality of beam correspondence states and an associated set of reference beams for each of the plurality of beam correspondence states.

In some aspects, receiving the indication may include: receiving a beam measurement report comprising the indication, the beam measurement report further comprising information indicating measurements of at least one reference signal transmitted by the base station for one or more receive beams of the UE, wherein the indication indicates one or more beam correspondence states associated with the one or more receive beams.

In some aspects, the method may further comprise: receiving a second indication from the UE indicating a beam correspondence state reporting type supported by the UE from among the plurality of beam correspondence state reporting types.

FIG. 11B illustrates example components capable of performing the operations illustrated in FIG. 11A. For example, apparatus 1100B includes means 1102B for receiving, from a User Equipment (UE), an indication of at least one beam correspondence state of the UE, wherein the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state indicates whether the UE is capable of utilizing beam correspondence between transmit beams and receive beams of the UE. The apparatus 1100B further includes a means 1104B for selecting a manner for Uplink (UL) beam management based on the indication of the at least one beam correspondence state.

In one or more aspects, one option that may be provided for reporting beam correspondence from the UE to the BS may include event-triggered reporting. The event-triggered reporting may include the UE transmitting an UL signaling message to the BS indicating one or more beam correspondence statuses. Further, in some aspects, the signaling may include optional information, such as an associated set of reference beams for one or more beam correspondence states. In some aspects, the reference beam may be indicated using an index of a reference signal (such as an SSB, CSI-RS, or SRS). In some aspects, the beam correspondence state may include, for example, a state in which the UE is capable of supporting operation "with beam correspondence" or a state in which the UE supports operation "without beam correspondence".

In one or more aspects, the signaling messages may support one or more different formats. For example, a first format that may be supported includes a format that indicates a single beam correspondence state (e.g., for all beams or a set of beams that is implicitly signaled). The second formats that may be supported include a format that indicates a single beam correspondence state and an associated set of reference beams. A third format that may be supported includes a format that indicates both beam correspondence states and an associated set of reference beams for each state. In accordance with one or more aspects, such signaling messages may be carried by RRC or UL MAC CE, which may be event triggered.

In accordance with one or more aspects, a variety of different trigger events can be used as triggers. For example, the first trigger event may include when the UE is first connected to the system. Another example of a trigger event may include when the beam correspondence state of the UE changes. Another trigger event may include when the associated reference beam set changes. In some aspects, the triggering event is based on a UE attribute or condition (such as orientation, selection of sub-array and/or panel, etc.). In some aspects, the trigger event is generated at the UE. In some aspects, the triggering event is initiated by the UE.

In one or more aspects, another option that may be provided may include enhanced beam measurement reporting. This report may be provided by enhancing the existing L1 beam measurement report (by adding a new field indicating the "beam correspondence state" for each of the reported DL beams).

Different reporting options may be applicable to different aspects. For example, the selection of reporting using event-triggered reporting and enhanced beam measurement reporting may depend on one or more factors indicating a beam correspondence state and/or a mechanism used by the UE to detect beam correspondence.

For example, in aspects in which the beam correspondence state of the UE is associated with the subarray and/or panel selected for reception, event triggered reporting may be used. In particular, when sub-arrays and/or panels with different beam correspondence capabilities are selected for reception, a report may be triggered.

According to another example, in aspects in which the beam correspondence state of a UE is determined based on the angle of arrival (AoA) of received DL signals and detection of beam correspondence can only be determined when DL reference signals are received, enhanced beam measurement reports may be used and the beam correspondence state reported for each beam measurement report.

In one or more aspects, a new capability mode for the UE may be defined to indicate which options the UE supports. For example, the existing beam correspondence capability message having 1 bit may be extended to 2 bits to indicate different options supported by the UE. In one example, values of 0 and 1 may be reserved for indicating an existing mode (e.g., all beams support beam correspondence, or no beams support beam correspondence). Furthermore, a value of 2 may indicate that the UE supports event triggered beam correspondence reporting, while a value of 3 may indicate that the UE supports enhanced beam measurement reporting.

The proposed signaling messages may be applicable to different networks, such as access networks, Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) networks, and so on. For example, in an IAB network, the term "UE" may refer to the Mobile Telecommunications (MT) functionality of an IAB node and/or the IAB node may be a wireless device performing the functions discussed herein as being performed by the UE.

In some aspects, the BS may take different approaches for UL beam management based on the beam correspondence report. For example, upon receiving the L1 beam measurement report, the BS may determine the beam correspondence state of each reported DL beam according to which option is supported. In particular, if event-triggered reporting is supported, the status is determined based on the latest beam correspondence report received from the UE. The L1 beam measurement report may already indicate this status if enhanced beam measurement reporting is supported.

In some aspects, if at least one UE RX beam corresponding to receiving one DL beam reported in an L1 beam measurement report is determined to have beam correspondence, the BS may indicate to the UE that the same beam used to receive the DL beam should be used for UL transmission (e.g., by configuring a spatialrelalationinfo for UL transmission with the DL beam) until a next beam correspondence report is received. In some aspects, if the UE RX beams corresponding to each DL beam reported in the L1 beam measurement report are all determined to have no beam correspondence, and no suitable UL beam pair has been identified, the BS may configure the UL beam scanning procedure (aperiodic or semi-persistent) to determine a suitable UL beam pair. Further, in some aspects, if the configured UL beam scanning procedure is semi-persistent, the UL beam scanning procedure may be deactivated when a new beam correspondence report is received indicating that at least one DL beam in the L1 beam measurement report has beam correspondence.

In particular, fig. 12 shows a communication device 1200, which may include various components (e.g., corresponding to elements plus functional components) configured to perform operations for the techniques described herein (e.g., operation 900A shown in fig. 9A). The communication device 1200 includes a processing system 1214 coupled to a transceiver 1212. The transceiver 1212 is configured to transmit and receive signals, such as the various signals described herein, for the communication device 1200 via the antenna 1220. The processing system 1214 may be configured to perform processing functions for the communication device 1200, including processing signals to be received and/or transmitted by the communication device 1200.

The processing system 1214 includes a processor 1208 coupled to a computer-readable medium/memory 1210 via a bus 1224. In certain aspects, the computer-readable medium/memory 1210 is configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor 1208, cause the processor 1208 to perform the operations shown in fig. 9A or other operations for performing the various techniques discussed herein. In certain aspects, the processing system 1214 further includes a detection component 1202 for performing the operations shown at 902A in fig. 9A. The processing system 1214 also includes an indication processing component 1204 for performing the operations shown at 904A in fig. 9A.

The detection component 1202 and the indication processing component 1204 can be coupled to the processor 1208 via a bus 1224. In certain aspects, the detection component 1202 and the indication processing component 1204 can be hardware circuitry. In certain aspects, the detection component 1202 and the indication processing component 1204 can be software components executing and running on the processor 1208.

In particular, fig. 13 shows a communication device 1300, which may include various components (e.g., corresponding to elements plus functional components) configured to perform operations for the techniques described herein (e.g., operation 1000A shown in fig. 10A). The communication device 1300 includes a processing system 1314 coupled to a transceiver 1312. The transceiver 1312 is configured to transmit and receive signals, such as the various signals described herein, for the communication device 1300 via the antenna 1320. The processing system 1314 may be configured to perform processing functions for the communication device 1300, including processing signals to be received and/or transmitted by the communication device 1300.

The processing system 1314 includes a processor 1308 coupled to computer-readable media/memory 1310 via a bus 1324. In certain aspects, the computer-readable medium/memory 1310 is configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor 1308, cause the processor 1308 to perform the operations shown in fig. 10A or other operations for performing the various techniques discussed herein. In certain aspects, the processing system 1314 further includes a generation component 1302 for performing the operations shown at 1002A in fig. 10A. The processing system 1314 further includes an indication processing component 1304 for performing the operations illustrated at 1004A in fig. 10A.

The generating component 1302 and the indication processing component 1304 may be coupled to the processor 1308 via a bus 1324. In certain aspects, the generation component 1302 and the indication processing component 1304 may be hardware circuitry. In certain aspects, the generation component 1302 and the indication processing component 1304 may be software components that execute and run on the processor 1308.

In particular, fig. 14 shows a communication device 1400 that may include various components (e.g., corresponding to elements plus functional components) configured to perform operations for the techniques described herein (e.g., operation 1100A shown in fig. 11A). The communication device 1400 includes a processing system 1414 that is coupled to the transceiver 1412. The transceiver 1412 is configured to transmit and receive signals, such as the various signals described herein, for the communication device 1400 via the antenna 1420. The processing system 1414 may be configured to perform processing functions of the communication device 1400, including processing signals to be received and/or transmitted by the communication device 1400.

The processing system 1414 includes a processor 1408 coupled to a computer-readable medium/memory 1410 via a bus 1424. In certain aspects, the computer-readable medium/memory 1410 is configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor 1408, cause the processor 1408 to perform the operations shown in fig. 11A or other operations for performing the various techniques discussed herein. In certain aspects, processing system 1414 further comprises an indication processing component 1402 for performing the operations shown at 1102A in fig. 11A. The processing system 1414 further includes a selection component 1404 that operates to perform the operations illustrated at 1104A in fig. 11A.

The indication processing component 1402 and the selection component 1404 may be coupled to the processor 1408 via a bus 1424. In certain aspects, the indication processing component 1402 and the selection component 1404 may be hardware circuits. In certain aspects, the indication processing component 1402 and the selection component 1404 may be software components that execute and run on the processor 1408.

The methods disclosed herein comprise one or more steps or actions for achieving these methods. The method steps and/or actions may be interchanged with one another without departing from the scope of the claims. In other words, unless a specific order of steps or actions is specified, the order and/or use of specific steps and/or actions may be modified without departing from the scope of the claims.

As used herein, a phrase referring to "at least one of" a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including a single member. For example, "at least one of a, b, or c" is intended to encompass a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, and a-b-c, as well as any combination of the same elements in multiple (e.g., a-a-a, a-a-b, a-a-c, a-b-b, a-c-c, b-b-b, b-b-c, c-c, and c-c-c, or any other ordering of a, b, and c).

As used herein, the term "determining" includes a wide variety of actions. For example, "determining" can include calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (e.g., looking up in a table, a database or another data structure), ascertaining and the like. Further, "determining" can include receiving (e.g., receiving information), accessing (e.g., accessing data in a memory), and so forth. Further, "determining" may include resolving, selecting, establishing, and the like.

The previous description is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the various aspects described herein. Various modifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects. Thus, the claims are not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein, but is to be accorded the full scope consistent with the language claims, wherein reference to an element in the singular is not intended to mean "one and only one" unless specifically so stated, but rather "one or more. The term "some" means one or more unless explicitly stated otherwise. All structural and functional equivalents to the elements of the various aspects described throughout this disclosure that are known or later come to be known to those of ordinary skill in the art are expressly incorporated herein by reference and are intended to be encompassed by the claims. Moreover, nothing disclosed herein is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether such disclosure is explicitly recited in the claims. No claim element is to be construed according to the provisions of clause 6 of united states patent law 112 unless the element is explicitly recited using the phrase "unit for … …" or, in the case of a method claim, the element is recited using the phrase "step for … …".

The various operations of the methods described above may be performed by any suitable means that can perform the corresponding functions. These units may include various hardware and/or software components and/or modules, including but not limited to: a circuit, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or a processor. Generally, where there are operations shown in the figures, those operations may have corresponding counterpart functional module components with similar numbering. For example, the operation 900A shown in fig. 9A, the operation 1000A shown in fig. 10A, and the operation 1100A shown in fig. 11A correspond to the unit 900B shown in fig. 9B, the unit 1000B shown in fig. 10B, and the unit 1100B shown in fig. 11B, respectively.

For example, means for transmitting 904B and/or 1004B, and/or means for receiving 1102B may include one or more of: a transmit processor 420, a TX MIMO processor 430, a receive processor 438 or antenna 434 of the base station 110, and/or a transmit processor 464, a TX MIMO processor 466, a receive processor 458 or antenna 452 of the user equipment 120. Additionally, the means for detecting 902B, the means for generating 1002B, and/or the means for selecting 1104B may include one or more processors, such as the controller/processor 440 of the base station 110 and/or the controller/processor 480 of the user equipment 120.

The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure may be implemented or performed with a general purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable Logic Device (PLD), discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any commercially available processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.

If implemented in hardware, an exemplary hardware configuration may include a processing system in the wireless node. The processing system may be implemented using a bus architecture. The bus may include any number of interconnecting buses and bridges depending on the specific application of the processing system and the overall design constraints. The bus may link together various circuits including the processor, the machine-readable medium, and the bus interface. The bus interface may also be used, among other things, to connect a network adapter to the processing system via the bus. The network adapter may be used to implement signal processing functions of the PHY layer. In the case of a user terminal 120 (see fig. 1), a user interface (e.g., keypad, display, mouse, joystick, etc.) may also be connected to the bus. The bus may also link various other circuits such as timing sources, peripherals, voltage regulators, power management circuits, and the like, which are well known in the art, and therefore, will not be described any further. The processor may be implemented using one or more general and/or special purpose processors. Examples include microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSP processors, and other circuitry that can execute software. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the functions described for the processing system are best implemented with respect to a particular application and overall design constraints imposed on the overall system.

If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Software shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, data, or any combination thereof, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. The processor may be responsible for managing the bus and general processing, including the execution of software modules stored on the machine-readable storage medium. A computer readable storage medium may be coupled to the processor such that the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral to the processor. By way of example, the machine-readable medium may include a transmission line, a carrier waveform modulated by data, and/or a computer-readable storage medium separate from the wireless node having instructions stored thereon, all of which may be accessed by the processor through a bus interface. Alternatively or additionally, the machine-readable medium or any portion thereof may be integrated into a processor, such as may be the case with a cache and/or a general register file. Examples of a machine-readable storage medium may include, by way of example, RAM (random access memory), flash memory, ROM (read only memory), PROM (programmable read only memory), EPROM (erasable programmable read only memory), EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory), registers, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a hard drive, or any other suitable storage medium, or any combination thereof. The machine-readable medium may be embodied in a computer program product.

A software module may comprise a single instruction, or many instructions, and may be distributed over several different code segments, among different programs, and across multiple storage media. The computer readable medium may include a plurality of software modules. The software modules include instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, such as a processor, cause a processing system to perform various functions. The software modules may include a sending module and a receiving module. Each software module may reside in a single memory device or be distributed across multiple memory devices. For example, when a triggering event occurs, a software module may be loaded from a hard drive into RAM. During execution of the software module, the processor may load some of the instructions into the cache to increase access speed. One or more cache lines may then be loaded into the general register file for execution by the processor. It will be understood that when reference is made below to the functionality of a software module, such functionality is achieved by the processor upon execution of instructions from the software module.

Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as Infrared (IR), radio, and microwaveAxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL or wireless technologies (such as infrared, radio and microwave) are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes Compact Disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), floppy disk and blu-ray discOptical disks, where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while optical disks reproduce data optically with lasers. Thus, in some aspects, computer-readable media may comprise non-transitory computer-readable media (e.g., tangible media). Further, for other aspects, the computer readable medium may comprise a transitory computer readable medium (e.g., a signal). Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

Accordingly, certain aspects may comprise a computer program product for performing the operations presented herein. For example, such a computer program product may include a computer-readable medium having instructions stored (and/or encoded) thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform the operations described herein. For example, instructions to perform the operations described herein and shown in fig. 9A, 10A, and 11A.

Further, it should be appreciated that modules and/or other suitable means for performing the methods and techniques described herein may be downloaded and/or otherwise obtained by a user terminal and/or base station, if applicable. For example, such a device may be coupled to a server in order to facilitate the communication of means for performing the methods described herein. Alternatively, various methods described herein can be provided via a storage unit (e.g., RAM, ROM, a physical storage medium such as a Compact Disc (CD) or floppy disk, etc.), such that a user terminal and/or base station can obtain the various methods upon coupling or providing the storage unit to the device. Further, any other suitable technique for providing the methods and techniques described herein to a device may be utilized.

It is to be understood that the claims are not limited to the precise configuration and components illustrated above. Various modifications, changes and variations may be made in the arrangement, operation and details of the methods and apparatus described above without departing from the scope of the claims.

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