US 11,864,278 B2
5G NR FR2 beam management enhancements
Haitong Sun, Irvine, CA (US); Dawei Zhang, Saratoga, CA (US); Hong He, Cupertino, CA (US); Jia Tang, San Jose, CA (US); Pengkai Zhao, San Jose, CA (US); Tianyan Pu, Cupertino, CA (US); Wei Zeng, San Diego, CA (US); Wei Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US); Yuchul Kim, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Yushu Zhang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/731,995.
Application 17/731,995 is a continuation of application No. 17/021,136, filed on Sep. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,330,668.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/939,215, filed on Nov. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0264700 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01); H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 88/06 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0626 (2013.01); H04B 7/0695 (2013.01); H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04L 25/0226 (2013.01); H04W 52/242 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04W 80/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base station, comprising:
at least one antenna;
at least one radio, wherein the at least one radio is configured to perform cellular communication using at least one radio access technology (RAT); and
one or more processors coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the one or more processors and the at least one radio are configured to perform voice and/or data communications; and
wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the base station to:
configure, via communications with a user equipment device (UE) served by the base station, a group identifier (ID) for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources within a group of PUCCHs; and
transmit, to the UE, an update to one or more PUCCH resources within the group of PUCCHs via a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), wherein the MAC CE includes one of a resource ID or the group ID.