# US 10,873,969 B2 · Beam management for carrier aggregation (CA) > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,969 B2 - Document ID: US10873969B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/408,021 - Filed: 2019-05-09 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-01-09 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Alexei Davydov; Hong He; Gang Xiong; Sameer Pawar; Yushu Zhang; Guotong Wang; Jie Cui; Bishwarup Mondal - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873969B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04B 7/06: at the transmitting station - H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]} - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 16/28: using beam steering - H04W 56/001: {Synchronization between nodes} - H04W 72/56: based on priority criteria - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable for beam management is disclosed. The UE can be configured to decode, at the UE, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI), wherein the TCI is configured for a control channel and a data channel for all bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the UE or all component carriers (CCs) of the UE. The UE can be configured to decode, at the UE, a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) for beam management with a repetition parameter set to “ON” transmitted in one BWP or one CC in a first set of symbols. The UE can be configured to identify, at the UE, a scheduling restriction for the first set of symbols for the control channel and the data channel, wherein the scheduling restriction indicates that downlink transmission in the first set of symbols is not expected. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) operable for beam management, the apparatus comprising: one or more processors configured to: decode, at the UE, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI), wherein the TCI is configured for a control channel and a data channel for all bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the UE; decode, at the UE, a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted in one BWP in a first set of symbols; identify, at the UE, a scheduling restriction for the first set of symbols for the control channel and the data channel, wherein the scheduling restriction indicates that downlink transmission in the first set of symbols is not expected; and apply, at the UE, a priority rule for processing of information communicated in the control channel and the data channel based on a reception type; and a memory interface configured to send the TCI to a memory. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: apply, at the UE, the priority rule for processing of the information in the control channel and the data channel based on a cell index, wherein the information on a lowest index of one or more cells is prioritized. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: apply, at the UE, the priority rule for processing of the control channel and the data channel for intra-band carrier aggregation (CA), wherein the priority rule indicates that the control channel is prioritized over the data channel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: apply, at the UE, a spatial quasi co-location (QCL) assumption for the simultaneous reception of a reference signal and the information communicated via the control channel or the data channel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: apply, at the UE, a priority rule for processing of information communicated in the reception type of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on a search space type, wherein the search space type is one of a common search space (CSS) or a UE-specific search space (USS), and the information received in the CSS is prioritized over information received in the USS. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: apply, at the UE, a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption for the simultaneous reception of the information communicated via the control channel and the data channel, wherein the QCL assumption is based on a received reference signal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the UE includes an antenna, a touch sensitive display screen, a speaker, a microphone, a graphics processor, an application processor, an internal memory, a non-volatile memory port, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 8 An apparatus of a next generation node B (gNB) operable for beam management, the apparatus comprising: one or more processors configured to: encode, at the gNB, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI), wherein the TCI is configured for a control channel and a data channel for all bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the UE; encode, at the gNB, a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted in one BWP in a first set of symbols; identify, at the gNB, a scheduling restriction for the first set of symbols for the control channel and the data channel, wherein the scheduling restriction indicates that downlink transmission in the first set of symbols is not expected; and identify, at the gNB, a priority rule for processing of information communicated in the control channel and the data channel based on a reception type; and a memory interface configured to send the TCI to a memory. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: identify, at the gNB, the priority rule for processing of the information in the control channel and the data channel based on a cell index, wherein the information on a lowest index of one or more cells is prioritized. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: identify, at the gNB, the priority rule for processing of the control channel and the data channel for intra-band carrier aggregation (CA), wherein the priority rule indicates that the control channel is prioritized over the data channel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: identify, at the gNB, a spatial quasi co-location (QCL) assumption for the simultaneous reception of a reference signal and the information communicated via the control channel or the data channel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: identify, at the gNB, a priority rule for processing of information communicated in the reception type of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on a search space type, wherein the search space type is one of a common search space (CSS) or a UE-specific search space (USS), and the information received in the CSS is prioritized over information received in the USS. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: identify, at the gNB, a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption for the simultaneous reception of the information communicated via the control channel and the data channel, wherein the QCL assumption is based on a received reference signal. ### Claim 14 At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon for beam management, the instructions when executed by one or more processors at a user equipment (UE) perform the following: decoding, at the UE, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI), wherein the TCI is configured for a control channel and a data channel for all bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the UE; decoding, at the UE, a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted in one BWP in a first set of symbols; identifying, at the UE, a scheduling restriction for the first set of symbols for the control channel and the data channel, wherein the scheduling restriction indicates that downlink transmission in the first set of symbols is not expected; and applying, at the UE, a priority rule for processing of information communicated in the control channel and the data channel based on a reception type. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions that when executed perform: applying, at the UE, the priority rule for processing of the information in the control channel and the data channel based on a cell index, wherein the information on a lowest index of one or more cells is prioritized. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions that when executed perform: applying, at the UE, the priority rule for processing of the control channel and the data channel for intra-band carrier aggregation (CA), wherein the priority rule indicates that the control channel is prioritized over the data channel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions that when executed perform: applying, at the UE, a spatial quasi co-location (QCL) assumption for the simultaneous reception of a reference signal and the information communicated via the control channel or the data channel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions that when executed perform: applying, at the UE, a priority rule for processing of information communicated in the reception type of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on a search space type, wherein the search space type is one of a common search space (CSS) or a UE-specific search space (USS), and the information received in the CSS is prioritized over information received in the USS. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions that when executed perform: applying, at the UE, a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption for the simultaneous reception of the information communicated via the control channel and the data channel, wherein the QCL assumption is based on a received reference signal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions that when executed perform: applying, at the UE, the priority rule for processing of the information in the control channel and the data channel based on a carrier index or a component carrier (CC) index.