20240022305.TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION (TCI) STATE AND BEAM SWITCHING simplified abstract (apple inc.)
TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION (TCI) STATE AND BEAM SWITCHING
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Manasa Raghavan of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Andrey Chervyakov of Nizhny Novgorod (RU)
TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION (TCI) STATE AND BEAM SWITCHING - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240022305 titled 'TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION (TCI) STATE AND BEAM SWITCHING
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes techniques for changing a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system. The UE receives a command to change the TCI state from the network, determines if it knows the time offset/frequency offset (TO/FO) and reception beam for the new TCI state, calculates a time delay to receive a reference signal with the new TCI state, generates a message indicating the time delay, and transmits it to the network.
- Explanation:
- UE receives command to change TCI state from network
- UE checks if it knows TO/FO and reception beam for new TCI state
- UE calculates time delay to receive reference signal with new TCI state
- UE generates message indicating time delay and sends it to network
- Potential Applications:**
This technology can be applied in various wireless communication systems where dynamic changes in transmission configurations are required.
- Problems Solved:**
1. Efficiently changing TCI states based on network commands. 2. Ensuring proper reception of reference signals with new TCI states.
- Benefits:**
1. Improved communication reliability. 2. Enhanced network efficiency. 3. Seamless TCI state transitions.
- Potential Commercial Applications:**
Optimizing wireless network performance in 5G and beyond.
- Possible Prior Art:**
Prior art may include patents related to dynamic TCI state changes in wireless communication systems.
- Unanswered Questions:**
- 1. How does this technology impact battery life in UEs?**
This article does not address the potential impact of these techniques on the battery life of User Equipment.
- 2. Are there any specific limitations to the range of TCI state changes that can be effectively managed using this technology?**
The article does not provide information on any limitations regarding the range of TCI state changes that can be handled efficiently.
Original Abstract Submitted
techniques for changing a transmission configuration indication (tci) state by a user equipment (ue) operating in a wireless communications system are provided. the ue receives a first message including a tci state change command from a network and determines, based on the first message, whether a time offset/frequency offset (to/fo) and a reception (rx) beam for a new tci state are known by the ue. based on the determination, the ue calculates a time delay of the ue to be prepared to receive a reference signal with the new tci state, generates a second message indicating the time delay of the ue for the new tci state, and transmits the second message to the network.
