METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRP DIFFERENTIATION BASED ON SSB GROUPING

    公开(公告)号:US20210266215A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:US17131590

    申请日:2020-12-22

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. The apparatus can receive SSB grouping information associated with one or more SSB groups, each of the one or more SSB groups including one or more TRPs. The apparatus can also receive at least one of TCI information or QCL information, each of the TCI information and the QCL information indicating an SSB of the one or more SSB groups that is associated with a downlink Tx beam for downlink data or an uplink Rx beam for uplink data. Additionally, the apparatus can communicate the downlink data from or the uplink data to TRPs in a same SSB group or TRPs in different SSB groups based on at least one of the SSB grouping information, the TCI information, or the QCL information.

    PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL CANDIDATE HOPPING

    公开(公告)号:US20210258934A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17248363

    申请日:2021-01-21

    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses described herein provide a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate hopping function that reduces collisions between PDCCH candidates, particularly between PDCCH candidates associated with reduced capability user equipment (UE). For example, the hopping function may be implemented as part of a PDCCH candidate to control channel element (CCE) function or may be applied separately from the PDCCH candidate to CCE function. The hopping function may reduce persistent collisions between PDCCH candidates by correlating the mapping behavior with a value that changes over time. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide signaling for configuration and activation/deactivation/modification of the hopping pattern. Thus, collisions between PDCCH candidates are reduced, thereby conserving computing resources and wireless communication resources. Furthermore, the reduction of collisions may improve performance of UEs with reduced PDCCH capabilities, such as reduced-capability UEs. Numerous other aspects are provided.

    PAGING PROCEDURE ENHANCEMENT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210258930A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17177009

    申请日:2021-02-16

    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, techniques for an enhanced paging procedure. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes detecting, during a paging occasion (PO), at least one downlink control information (DCI) that indicates a paging message and additional downlink signals and using the additional downlink signals to enhance processing of the paging message.

    RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (RACH) OCCASION ASSIGNMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210243811A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US17150676

    申请日:2021-01-15

    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for random access channel (RACH) occasion assignment. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), each SSB associated with a different transmit beam of the BS. The method further includes transmitting a random-access preamble on a first RACH occasion associated with a first SSB of the plurality of SSBs, wherein the first RACH occasion is one of a plurality of RACH occasions associated with the plurality of SSBs, wherein the first SSB is associated with a first number of the plurality of RACH occasions and a second SSB of the plurality of SSBs is associated with a second number of the plurality of RACH occasions, wherein the first number is different than the second number.

    REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE CONFIGURATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210218529A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-15

    申请号:US17248077

    申请日:2021-01-07

    Inventor: Wooseok NAM Tao LUO

    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, using a random access channel transmission and when operating in an idle mode or inactive mode, a request for information identifying a reference signal configuration; and selectively receive, as a response to the request and based at least in part on a mode of the UE, the information identifying the reference signal configuration for reception of a reference signal, wherein the reference signal is a channel state information reference signal or a tracking reference signal. Numerous other aspects are provided.

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