US 12,446,058 B2
Method and apparatus for fast beam indication
Emad N. Farag, Flanders, NJ (US); Eko Onggosanusi, Coppell, TX (US); Md. Saifur Rahman, Plano, TX (US); and Dalin Zhu, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Feb. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/432,916.
Application 18/432,916 is a continuation of application No. 17/444,556, filed on Aug. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,895,681.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/144,309, filed on Feb. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/112,422, filed on Nov. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/110,766, filed on Nov. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/091,127, filed on Oct. 13, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/086,414, filed on Oct. 1, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/070,638, filed on Aug. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/070,083, filed on Aug. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/067,122, filed on Aug. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0179733 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 72/53 (2023.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 72/044 (2023.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 72/53 (2023.01) [H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 72/046 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving (i) first information indicating whether a joint transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state is configured for an uplink (UL) transmission and a downlink (DL) reception and (ii) second information on one or more TCI states, wherein in case that the first information indicates that the joint TCI state is configured for the UL transmission and the DL reception, a configuration for each of the one or more TCI states in the second information includes (i) quasi co-located (QCL) information for the UL transmission and the DL reception and (ii) an identifier of a pathloss reference signal for the UL transmission;
identifying a TCI state, among the one or more TCI states, to be used for the UL transmission and the DL reception;
performing the UL transmission based on the identified TCI state; and
performing the DL reception based on the identified TCI state.