US 12,224,816 B2
Enhanced sounding reference signaling for beam management
Honglei Miao, Munich (DE); Hyejung Jung, Palatine, IL (US); and Michael Faerber, Wolfratshausen (DE)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/135,671.
Application 18/135,671 is a continuation of application No. 17/031,355, filed on Sep. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,646,766.
Application 17/031,355 is a continuation of application No. 15/743,094, granted, now 10,826,661, issued on Nov. 3, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2015/067014, filed on Dec. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/203,300, filed on Aug. 10, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0254015 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 7/024 (2017.01); H04B 7/0404 (2017.01); H04B 7/0413 (2017.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 72/20 (2023.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 80/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 7/024 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0404 (2013.01); H04B 7/0413 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04B 7/0619 (2013.01); H04B 7/0628 (2013.01); H04L 1/0003 (2013.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04L 25/0224 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 72/20 (2023.01); H04L 5/0023 (2013.01); H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 80/08 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
processing circuitry to:
receive, from a user equipment (UE), capability information to indicate a first number of sounding reference signal (SRS) processes supported by the UE and a second number of SRS instances supported per SRS process for beam management;
generate configuration information based on the capability information, the configuration information to be transmitted to the UE to configure the UE with up to the first number of SRS processes and up to the second number of SRS instances per SRS process; and
receive, from the UE, an SRS transmitted in accordance with the configuration information; and
interface circuitry coupled with the processing circuitry to enable communication.