US 12,438,684 B2
Flexible TCI state indication under unified TCI framework
Matha Deghel, Massy (FR); and Keeth Saliya Jayasinghe Laddu, Espoo (FI)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed by NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/183,755.
Application 19/183,755 is a continuation of application No. 18/691,262, previously published as PCT/FI2022/050578, filed on Sep. 2, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/244,582, filed on Sep. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2025/0247196 A1, Jul. 31, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/232 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 5/0096 (2013.01) [H04W 72/232 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code,
wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
receive, on a control resource set belonging to a first control resource set group, downlink control information indicating at least one transmission configuration indicator state;
map one or more of the at least one transmission configuration indicator state, indicated by the downlink control information received on the control resource set belonging to the first control resource set group, to at least a second control resource set group;
map another one or more of the at least one transmission configuration indicator state, indicated by the downlink control information received on the control resource set belonging to the first control resource set group, to the first control resource set group; and
receive a first indication indicating which of the at least one transmission configuration indicator state is applied for downlink data channel transmission.