UE beam management: a combined periodic and event-based report approach for traffic overhead and UE mobility tradeoff

#The present application relates to wireless devices, and more particularly to apparatus, systems, and methods for a wireless device to initiate beam management procedures for next generation radio access technologies.

#Wireless communication systems are rapidly growing in usage. Further, wireless communication technology has evolved from voice-only communications to also include the transmission of data, such as Internet and multimedia content. Thus, improvements in the field are desired.

#Embodiments relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods to perform beam management procedures of a wireless device and a next generation network node (e.g., a fifth generation new radio (5G NR) network node also called a gNB).

#A better understanding of the present subject matter can be obtained when the following detailed description of various embodiments is considered in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 illustrates an example wireless communication system according to some embodiments.

#FIG. 2 illustrates a base station (BS) in communication with a user equipment (UE) device according to some embodiments.

#While the features described herein may be susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to be limiting to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the subject matter as defined by the appended claims.

#The following is a glossary of terms used in this disclosure:

#Memory Medium—Any of various types of non-transitory memory devices or storage devices. The term “memory medium” is intended to include an installation medium, e.g., a CD-ROM, floppy disks, or tape device; a computer system memory or random access memory such as DRAM, DDR RAM, SRAM, EDO RAM, Rambus RAM, etc.; a non-volatile memory such as a Flash, magnetic media, e.g., a hard drive, or optical storage; registers, or other similar types of memory elements, etc. The memory medium may include other types of non-transitory memory as well or combinations thereof. In addition, the memory medium may be located in a first computer system in which the programs are executed, or may be located in a second different computer system which connects to the first computer system over a network, such as the Internet. In the latter instance, the second computer system may provide program instructions to the first computer for execution. The term “memory medium” may include two or more memory mediums which may reside in different locations, e.g., in different computer systems that are connected over a network. The memory medium may store program instructions (e.g., embodied as computer programs) that may be executed by one or more processors.