US 12,490,211 B2
Timing alignment in integrated access and backhaul
Majid Ghanbarinejad, Chicago, IL (US); Hyejung Jung, Northbrook, IL (US); and Vijay Nangia, Woodridge, IL (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Appl. No. 17/999,500
Filed by Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park (SG)
PCT Filed May 19, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/054289
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 21, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/234582, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/027,252, filed on May 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0247574 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 56/0015 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at an integrated access and backhaul (“IAB”) node, a first reference signal according a first configuration;
determining a first reception time based on the first reference signal;
receiving a timing misalignment value;
computing a second reception time based on the first reception time and the timing misalignment value;
applying the second reception time to the IAB node for receiving a second reference signal according to a second configuration; and
performing measurement on the second reference signal received at the second reception time.