US 12,308,934 B2
Repeater beam requests for transparent beam management
Idan Michael Horn, Hod Hasharon (IL); Assaf Touboul, Netanya (IL); Shay Landis, Hod Hasharon (IL); and Yehonatan Dallal, Kfar Saba (IL)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,767.
Prior Publication US 2023/0403066 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/155 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 7/15507 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0695 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communications at a repeater, comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memories in electronic communication with the one or more processors; and
instructions stored in the one or more memories, wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to:
transmit a capability report comprising an indication of a latency capability and a first quantity of beams supported by the repeater;
receive a plurality of synchronization signal blocks via a first beam, each synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks corresponding to a respective synchronization signal block index, wherein a quantity of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks satisfies the first quantity of beams supported by the repeater;
relay the plurality of synchronization signal blocks via a first set of beams associated with a coverage area served by the repeater;
estimate a second quantity of beams for a second set of beams associated with service to one or more user equipments (UEs) located in the coverage area served by the repeater based at least in part on relaying the plurality of synchronization signal blocks; and
transmit, based at least in part on relaying the plurality of synchronization signal blocks via the first set of beams, a repeater report comprising an indication of the second set of beams associated with service to the one or more UEs located in the coverage area served by the repeater and the second quantity of beams for the second set of beams.