US 12,191,965 B2
Configured grant operations for use with beamforming
Claudio Rosa, Randers (DK); Esa Tiirola, Oulu (FI); Kari Hooli, Oulu (FI); Daniela Laselva, Klarup (DK); and Nuno Kiilerich Pratas, Gistrup (DK)
Assigned to Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 18/003,746
Filed by Nokia Technologies OY, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Jun. 18, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/066535
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/008205, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20184224 (EP), filed on Jul. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0275641 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 1/02 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/0695 (2013.01) [H04B 7/063 (2013.01); H04B 7/088 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one memory storing instructions;
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions and cause the apparatus to perform the following operations:
receiving, from an access node, downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information comprises beam format information relating to the access node, the beam format information comprising information relating to beam configurations that are scheduled for use by the access node; and
adapting communication with the access node on at least one channel, the adapting communication comprising: based on the beam format information, adapting reception from the access node by only monitoring for transmission from the access node during slots or symbols for which the beam format information indicates that a beam directed towards the apparatus is scheduled for use.