US 11,716,775 B2
Soft physical cell identifier (PCI) change
Jianghong Luo, Skillman, NJ (US); Junyi Li, Chester, NJ (US); Karl Georg Hampel, Hoboken, NJ (US); Navid Abedini, Somerset, NJ (US); Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US); Luca Blessent, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US); and Naeem Akl, Somerville, NJ (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/987,261.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/885,151, filed on Aug. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0045170 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 36/04 (2009.01); H04W 36/18 (2009.01); H04W 36/24 (2009.01); H04W 72/1263 (2023.01); H04W 76/28 (2018.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 88/14 (2009.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01); H04W 72/1263 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04W 76/28 (2018.02); H04W 88/14 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of wireless communication at a scheduling entity, comprising:
communicating with a set of one or more scheduled entities utilizing a first physical cell identifier (PCI) of a first cell served by the scheduling entity;
receiving from a centralized network node a first message comprising a soft PCI change indication to change from utilizing the first PCI of the first cell to utilizing a second PCI of a second cell served by the scheduling entity over a transition period, wherein the first cell and the second cell are co- located;
transferring at least one scheduled entity of the set of one or more scheduled entities to the second cell during the transition period; and
discontinuing communication with the set of one or more scheduled entities in the first cell after the transition period.