公开(公告)号：US20240284520A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18411338

申请日：2024-01-12

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Sami-Jukka HAKOLA ,  Timo KOSKELA ,  Juha Pekka KARJALAINEN

IPC: H04W74/0838

CPC classification number: H04W74/0838

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for beam maintenance in a radio access network, in particular, through random access preamble transmission for beam maintenance. A terminal device receives, from a network device, a resource configuration for contention-free random access. The resource configuration indicates a plurality of CFRA resources each associated with a respective synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block index or channel state information reference signal index. The plurality of CFRA resources are applicable for timing advance acquiring in a target network device. The terminal device transmits, to the target network device, one or more CFRA physical random access channels based on the resource configuration. In this way, beam maintenance may be performed based on an SSB index or CSI-RS index associated with one of the transmitted CFRA PRACH(s) before a cell switch command or a random access response.

公开(公告)号：US20240146485A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US17979533

申请日：2022-11-02

Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Inventor： Ahmad AWADA ,  Panagiotis SPAPIS ,  Umur KARABULUT ,  Sanjay GOYAL ,  Timo KOSKELA ,  Keeth Saliya JAYASINGHE LADDU

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04W36/00

CPC classification number: H04L5/0057 ,  H04W36/0058

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for configuration and transmission of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS). A method may include forwarding, to a network element, synchronization signal block measurements of a target cell along with synchronization signal block indices. The method may also include requesting the network element to provide a channel state information reference signal configuration for a channel state information reference signal index whose source reference signal corresponds to at least one of the synchronization signal block indices. The method may further include receiving the channel state information reference signal configuration from the network element. In addition, the method may include transmitting the channel state information reference signal configuration to a user equipment. Further, the method may include receiving a measurement report on the channel state information reference signal index according to the channel state information reference signal configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20240098826A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18264350

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Ahmad AWADA ,  Halit Murat GÜRSU ,  Timo KOSKELA

IPC: H04W76/19

CPC classification number: H04W76/19

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to methods, devices and systems that support early beam failure recovery. A terminal device may terminal device may comprise at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to perform actions including detecting a beam failure state in association with at least one serving beam, and determining if at least one non-serving beam better than the at least one serving beam is available. The actions may further include triggering an early beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure in a case where the beam failure state is detected and the at least one non-serving beam better than the at least one serving beam is available.

公开(公告)号：US20240073862A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18271775

申请日：2021-01-13

Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Inventor： Jorma Johannes KAIKKONEN ,  Mads LAURIDSEN ,  Daniela LASELVA ,  Chunli WU ,  Timo KOSKELA

IPC: H04W68/02 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: H04W68/02 ,  H04W64/006

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a first device receives a configuration of a paging indication from a second device. The configuration indicates how to monitor the paging indication and mapping between the paging indication and a set of paging occasions. The first device monitors a paging message in a paging occasion associated with the first device. In this way, it can reduce latency and save power at the first device. Further, it also saves signaling for paging.

公开(公告)号：US20230388168A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18247856

申请日：2021-09-17

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Juha KARJALAINEN ,  Sami-Jukka HAKOLA ,  Esa TllROLA ,  Jorma KAIKKONEN ,  Karol SCHOBER ,  Timo KOSKELA ,  Mihai ENESCU ,  Kari PAJUKOSKI

IPC: H04L27/26

CPC classification number: H04L27/2613 ,  H04L27/2675 ,  H04L5/0051

Abstract: Devices, methods and computer programs for compensation of residual time-frequency error(s) in communications between a network node device and a client device are disclosed. A network node device determines an auxiliary reference signal indication comprising presence information and location information of an auxiliary reference signal in a physical downlink channel transmission. The network node device transmits to the client device the auxiliary reference signal associated with a physical downlink channel in accordance with the determined auxiliary reference signal indication. The client device uses the received auxiliary reference signal for the compensation of the residual time-frequency error(s) in the communications.

公开(公告)号：US20230328617A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18025296

申请日：2021-08-05

Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Inventor： Timo KOSKELA ,  Ahmad AWADA ,  Ingo VIERING

IPC: H04W36/30 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/36

CPC classification number: H04W36/305 ,  H04W36/0058 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/362

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system is disclosed. The method comprises detecting (400) a beam failure event in a serving cell; and responsive to the detection of the beam failure event, transmitting (404) a beam failure recovery message and transmitting (406) a measurement report comprising mobility measurements related to the serving cell and at least one further cell.

公开(公告)号：US20230258761A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18005319

申请日：2021-07-08

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Juha Pekka KARJALAINEN ,  Timo KOSKELA ,  Diomidis MICHALOPOULOS

IPC: G01S5/02

CPC classification number: G01S5/0226 ,  G01S5/021

Abstract: A terminal node for a radio network comprising means for: receiving multiple positioning reference signals transmitted from respective transmission reception points of a network; determining time of arrival of the multiple positioning reference signals received from the respective transmission reception points; measuring at least a received signal quality metric for the multiple received positioning reference signals; processing, at least the multiple respective received signal quality metrics for the multiple received positioning reference signals, to trigger a received signal quality decision; and in response to the received signal quality decision, informing the network. A node of a radio network comprising means for: enabling transmission of multiple positioning reference signals from respective transmission reception points of a network; being informed of a received signal quality decision made at the terminal node in respect of measured received signal quality metrics for the transmitted positioning reference signals received at the terminal node; and in response, causing adaptation of transmission of signals in the network.

公开(公告)号：US20230147613A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US17912268

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Inventor： Juha Pekka KARJALAINEN ,  Timo KOSKELA ,  Sami-Jukka HAKOLA ,  Italo ATZENI ,  Carlos MORAIS DE LIMA ,  Dileep KUMAR ,  Antti TÖLLI

IPC: G01S5/02

CPC classification number: G01S5/0268 ,  G01S5/0236

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to positioning of a target node. A positioning report may comprise positioning assistance measurements from the target node and at least one anchor node, wherein the positioning assistance measurements are associated with angular differences between a pair of uplink and/or downlink transmission and/or reception beam directions. Apparatuses, methods, and computer pro-grams are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20230142247A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US17795004

申请日：2021-01-26

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Samuli Heikki TURTINEN ,  Timo KOSKELA ,  Jarkko Tuomo KOSKELA

IPC: H04W76/19 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W36/06 ,  H04W72/044

CPC classification number: H04W76/19 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W36/06 ,  H04W72/044

Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention provide at least a method and apparatus to perform at least identifying, by a user equipment of a communication network, a beam failure occurred over at least one dormant bandwidth part for communication with at least one secondary cell of the communication network; and based on the identifying, determining to report the beam failure to the communication network for beam failure recovery by the communication network.

公开(公告)号：US20230060961A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17794294

申请日：2021-01-25

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Jorma Johannes KAIKKONEN ,  Jussi-Pekka KOSKINEN ,  Samuli Heikki TURTINEN ,  Timo KOSKELA

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W76/28

Abstract: The method includes receiving first configuration information from a network node, the first configuration information including information on a discontinue reception (DRX) cycle and a notification to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission carrying a wake-up indication, receiving second configuration information from the network node, the second configuration information including configuration information for secondary cells (SCells) that are associated with the network node, first determining an overlap occurrence using the DRX cycle, the overlap occurrence occurring due to one or more time occurrences overlapping with at least one first bandwidth part (BWP) active-time of an active bandwidth part (BWP) of the PDCCH, activating one more serving cells, following the determining of the overlap occurrence, and conducting an operation of data communications with the network node using the one or more serving cells that are activated. A network node is configured to perform the method.