Abstract:
In multi-beam operation, path losses or other aspects of electromagnetic signal propagation, may make it necessary to restrict certain beam directions used between two devices. A base station determines a restricted-beam set including at least one beam direction that is restricted for at least one of a signal transmission or a signal reception. The base station also restricts at least one of a transmission or a reception of a signal based on the restricted-beam set. Additionally, the base station determines an updated restricted-beam set including at least one beam direction that is restricted for at least one of transmission or reception of an electromagnetic signal. The base station also updates the restricted-beam set by adding or removing at least one beam direction to the restricted set corresponding to at least one of signal transmission or signal reception.
Abstract:
Techniques for performing reference signal measurement filtering in systems that support multi-beam operation are provided. A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS) includes determining at least one beam configuration for measuring reference signals transmitted from the apparatus, and signaling the beam configuration(s) to at least one user equipment (UE). A method for wireless communication by a UE includes receiving, from a BS, at least one beam configuration for measuring reference signals from the BS, and performing a measurement procedure for reference signals received from the BS based at least in part on the beam configuration(s).
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for reporting information regarding receive (Rx) beams used by a user equipment. In some cases, such reporting may indicate a change in Rx beams to be used by the UE for subsequent beamformed transmissions.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for random access channel (RACH) communication. For example, certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a user-equipment (UE). The method generally includes transmitting a first message comprising a RACH preamble, receiving a second message comprising random access response (RAR) in response to the RACH preamble, transmitting a third message in response to the RAR, receiving a fourth message (MSG4) comprising a contention resolution message in response to the third message. In certain aspects, the fourth message may include a timing advance (TA) parameter which may be used to communicate one or more messages.
Abstract:
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for transmitting, receiving, and processing multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) signals for heterogeneous numerology systems. An exemplary method performed, for example, by a scheduling entity generally includes signaling an indication of numerology parameters to be used in transmitting first and second multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) signals to first and second user equipments (UEs) using shared resources and transmitting the first and second MU-MIMO signals to the first and second UEs, in accordance with the numerology parameters.
Abstract:
The present disclosure describes a method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for a random access channel (RACH) procedure at a user equipment. For example, the method may select a two-step RACH procedure or a four-step RACH procedure at the UE based at least on RACH configuration information received from a base station or the RACH configuration information at the UE. The example method may further include transmitting, from the UE, one or more messages associated with the two-step RACH procedure or the four-step RACH procedure based on the selection.
Abstract:
Apparatuses and methods of beam switching are presented. A beam switch message (BSM) is transmitted to a second device via a first beam set. The BSM includes a command to switch from communication via the first beam set to communication via a second beam set at a switch time. It is determined whether a response message is received from the second device via the first beam set, the response message indicating that the second device received the BSM. A communication is sent to the second device via the second beam set after the switch time when the response message is unreceived.
Abstract:
An apparatus capable of performing a local operation in a low-interference environment is desired. In an aspect, the apparatus may be a base station. The base station allocates one or more resources for one or more local operations of one or more UEs. The base station determines one or more resource indicators indicating the one or more resources. The base station transmits the one or more resource indicators to the one or more UEs.
Abstract:
Access terminals are provisioned to conduct intra-frequency, inter-frequency, and inter-RAT measurements and report physical layer identifiers of detected cells. The provisioning may involve cycling through all or a portion of a defined superset of physical layer identifier one subset at a time. In addition, the physical layer identifiers may be prioritized to improve the search procedure. Measurement report messages (including physical layer identifiers of the detected cells) are received at an access point as a result of the provisioning. A neighbor cell list for the femtocell is maintained based on the received measurement report messages and, optionally, other information. This other information may related to, for example, one or more of: physical layer identifier information received from access terminals that register with the access point, physical layer identifier information received via network listen operations, information regarding co-located cells, or physical layer identifier information received from a network entity.
Abstract:
The present disclosure presents a method and apparatus for joint power and resource management in a wireless network. For example, the disclosure presents a method for receiving reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements of one or more neighboring base stations of a base station. In addition, such an example method, may include calibrating a transmit power of the base station based at least on the received measurements, and adjusting transmit resources of the base station in response to the calibration. As such, joint power and resource management in a wireless network may be achieved.