US 11,902,208 B2
Non-serving cell states
Tianyang Bai, Somerville, NJ (US); Yan Zhou, San Diego, CA (US); Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US); and Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, PA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/548,051.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/134,483, filed on Jan. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0216969 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 5/0053 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0048 (2013.01)] 34 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
a communications interface; and
a processor coupled to the communications interface, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to:
transmit transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state capability information, wherein the TCI state capability information indicates at least one of: a maximum number of TCI states for serving cells and non-serving cells, a maximum number of TCI states for non-serving cells, a maximum number of TCI states for all non-serving cells, a maximum number of TCI states per non-serving cell, a maximum number of non-serving cells with reference signals configured for TCI state association, or a maximum number of physical cell identifiers (PCIs) of cells, other than a serving cell, that are associated with activated TCI states;
receive a TCI state message; and
determine a TCI state based on the TCI state message, a non-serving cell identifier, and a reference signal corresponding to a non-serving cell.