# US 11,115,970 B2 · Techniques for configuring transmission configuration states in wireless communications > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,115,970 B2 - Document ID: US11115970B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/597,684 - Filed: 2019-10-09 - Published: 2020-04-16 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-11 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Yan Zhou; Makesh Pravin John Wilson; Tao Luo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11115970B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/0628: {Diversity capabilities} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04B 7/0689: {using different transmission schemes, at least one of them being a diversity transmission scheme} - 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 27/261: {Details of reference signals} - H04L 41/0806: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play - H04B 7/0404: the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity - H04B 7/0408: using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity - H04B 7/088: {using beam selection} - H04W 64/006: {with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination} - H04W 72/046: {the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams} - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Aspects described herein relate to configuring transmission configuration states in wireless communications. A capability of a number of transmission configuration states supported for detecting downlink beamformed signals can be indicated. One or more configurations of active transmission configuration states can be received from at least an access point and based on the capability. The one or more configurations can be processed to determine the active transmission configuration states, where at least one of the active transmission configuration states in the one or more configurations corresponds to a distinct state of a given reference signal. One or more downlink beamformed signals received from the access point can be detected based on processing the one or more configurations. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication, comprising, at a user equipment (UE): transmitting a message comprising data corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states supported by the UE for detecting downlink beamformed signals; receiving, from at least an access point and based on the message, a response corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states; determining the one or more active transmission configuration states based, at least in part, on the response, wherein an active transmission configuration state of the determined active transmission configuration states corresponds to, for a selected transmission configuration state, one of multiple possible triggers for a reference signal; and detecting, based on at least one of the determined active transmission configuration states, one or more downlink beamformed signals transmitted by the access point. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the data is indicative, at least in part, of one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states corresponding to the one or more transmission configuration states. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the data is indicative, at least in part, of a number of the one or more transmission configuration states. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the reference signal comprises an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (A-CSI-RS). ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the A-CSI-RS is in one TCI state selected by a media access control (MAC)-control element (CE) or radio resource control (RRC) for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the A-CSI-RS is configured with a certain number of trigger states, wherein each trigger state has its own TCI state. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the number of trigger states of the A-CSI-RS is configured based on the message. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the response comprises at least one of: a CSI-RS, semi-persistent CRS, or aperiodic CSI-RS (A-CSI-RS). ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the A-CSI-RS comprises a number of trigger states, which are configurable based on the message. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple possible triggers have different transmission configuration states for the reference signal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the response is indicative, at least in part, of one or more configurations of the one or more active transmission configuration states. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the response is indicative, at least in part, of one or more active transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states corresponding to the one or more active transmission configuration states. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein one or more additional active transmission configuration states indicated in the response correspond to, for the selected transmission configuration state, another one of the multiple possible triggers for the reference signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the reference signal comprises an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (A-CSI-RS) and wherein one or more additional active transmission configuration states indicated in the response correspond to a transmission configuration state that does not include an A-CSI-RS. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the active transmission configuration state corresponds to a transmission configuration state that is at least one of configured by a radio resource control (RRC) message or further indicated or down selected by a media access control (MAC) control element (CE). ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein determining the one or more active transmission configuration states is based on detecting a distinct transmission configuration identifier or a distinct quasi-colocation (QCL) type of the active transmission configuration state. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more active transmission configuration states include selected transmission configuration states indicated in at least one of a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) or a radio resource control (RRC) signal related to at least one of a downlink control channel or a downlink shared channel. ### Claim 18 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a transceiver; a memory configured to store instructions; and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: transmit a message comprising data corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states supported by the apparatus for detecting downlink beamformed signals; receive, from at least an access point and based on the message, a response corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states; determine the one or more active transmission configuration states based, at least in part, on the response, wherein an active transmission configuration state of the determined active transmission configuration states corresponds to, for a selected transmission configuration state, one of multiple possible triggers for a reference signal; and detect, based on at least one of the determined active transmission configuration states, one or more downlink beamformed signals transmitted by the access point. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the data is indicative, at least in part, of one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states corresponding to the one or more transmission configuration states. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the data is indicative, at least in part, of a number of the one or more transmission configuration states. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the reference signal comprises an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (A-CSI-RS). ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the A-CSI-RS is in one TCI state selected by a media access control (MAC)-control element (CE) or radio resource control (RRC) for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. ### Claim 23 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the multiple possible triggers have different transmission configuration states for the reference signal. ### Claim 24 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the response is indicative, at least in part, of one or more configurations of the one or more active transmission configuration states. ### Claim 25 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the response is indicative, at least in part, of one or more active transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states corresponding to the one or more active transmission configuration states. ### Claim 26 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein one or more additional active transmission configuration states indicated in the response correspond to, for the selected transmission configuration state, another one of the multiple possible triggers for the reference signal. ### Claim 27 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the reference signal comprises an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (A-CSI-RS) and wherein one or more additional active transmission configuration states indicated in the response correspond to a transmission configuration state that does not include an A-CSI-RS. ### Claim 28 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the active transmission configuration state corresponds to a transmission configuration state that is at least one of configured by a radio resource control (RRC) message or further indicated or down selected by a media access control (MAC) control element (CE). ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine the one or more active transmission configuration state based on detecting a distinct transmission configuration identifier or a distinct quasi-colocation (QCL) type of the active transmission configuration state. ### Claim 30 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more active transmission configuration states include selected transmission configuration states indicated in at least one of a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) or a radio resource control (RRC) signal related to at least one of a downlink control channel or a downlink shared channel. ### Claim 31 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: means for transmitting a message comprising data corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states supported by the apparatus for detecting downlink beamformed signals; means for receiving, from at least an access point and based on the message, a response corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states; means for determining the one or more active transmission configuration states based, at least in part, on the response, wherein an active transmission configuration state of the determined active transmission configuration states corresponds to, for a selected transmission configuration state, one of multiple possible triggers for a reference signal; and means for detecting, based on at least one of the determined active transmission configuration states, one or more downlink beamformed signals transmitted by the access point. ### Claim 32 A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising code executable by one or more processors for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), the code comprising: code for transmitting a message comprising data corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states supported by the UE for detecting downlink beamformed signals; code for receiving, from at least an access point and based on the message, a response corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states; code for determining the one or more active transmission configuration states based, at least in part, on the response, wherein an active transmission configuration state of the determined active transmission configuration states corresponds to, for a selected transmission configuration state, one of multiple possible triggers for a reference signal; and code for detecting, based on at least one of the determined active transmission configuration states, one or more downlink beamformed signals transmitted by the access point. ### Claim 33 A method of wireless communication, comprising, at an access point: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a message comprising data corresponding to one or more transmission configuration states supported by the UE for detecting downlink beamformed signals; generating, based, at least in part, on the message, a response corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states, wherein an active transmission configuration state of the one or more active transmission configuration states corresponds to, for a selected transmission configuration state, one of multiple possible triggers for a reference signal; and transmitting the response to the UE. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the data is indicative, at least in part, of one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states corresponding to the one or more transmission configuration states. ### Claim 35 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the data is indicative, at least in part, of a number of the one or more transmission configuration states. ### Claim 36 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the reference signal comprises an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (A-CSI-RS). ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, wherein the A-CSI-RS is in one transmission configuration state selected by a media access control (MAC)-control element (CE) or radio resource control (RRC) for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, wherein the A-CSI-RS is configured with a certain number of trigger states, wherein each trigger state has its own TCI state. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The method of claim 38, wherein the number of trigger states of the A-CSI-RS is configured based on the message. ### Claim 40 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the response comprises at least one of: a CSI-RS, semi-persistent CRS, or aperiodic CSI-RS (A-CSI-RS). ### Claim 41 (depends on 40) The method of claim 40, wherein the A-CSI-RS comprises a number of trigger states, which are configurable based on the message. ### Claim 42 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the multiple possible triggers have different transmission configuration states for the reference signal. ### Claim 43 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the response is indicative, at least in part, of one or more configurations of the one or more active transmission configuration states. ### Claim 44 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the response is indicative, at least in part, of one or more active transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states corresponding to the one or more active transmission configuration states. ### Claim 45 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, further comprising transmitting, based on the one or more configurations, one or more beamformed signals to the UE. ### Claim 46 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the reference signal comprises an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (A-CSI-RS), and wherein one or more additional active transmission configuration states indicated in the response each represent one of the one or more active transmission configuration states in the one or more configurations and correspond to either a first TCI state that does not include the A-CSI-RS or a second TCI state that includes another one of multiple possible triggers for the A-CSI-RS. ### Claim 47 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the active transmission configuration state is at least one of configured by radio resource control (RRC) message or further indicated or down selected by a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) for the reference signal. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The method of claim 47, wherein generating the response includes indicating the one or more active transmission configuration states based on detecting a distinct transmission configuration identifier or a distinct quasi-colocation (QCL) type of the active transmission configuration state. ### Claim 49 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the one or more active transmission configuration states correspond to selected transmission configuration states indicated in at least one of a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) or a radio resource control (RRC) signal sent to the UE and related to at least one of a downlink control channel or a downlink shared channel. ### Claim 50 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a transceiver; a memory configured to store instructions; and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive, from a user equipment (UE), a message comprising data corresponding to one or more transmission configuration states supported by the UE for detecting downlink beamformed signals; generate, based, at least in part, on the message, a response corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states, wherein an active transmission configuration state of the one or more active transmission configuration states corresponds to, for a selected transmission configuration state, one of multiple possible triggers for a reference signal; and transmit the response to the UE. ### Claim 51 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the data is indicative, at least in part, of one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states corresponding to the one or more transmission configuration states. ### Claim 52 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the data is indicative, at least in part, of a number of the one or more transmission configuration states. ### Claim 53 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the reference signal comprises an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (A-CSI-RS). ### Claim 54 (depends on 53) The apparatus of claim 53, wherein the A-CSI-RS is in one transmission configuration state selected by a media access control (MAC)-control element (CE) or radio resource control (RRC) for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. ### Claim 55 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the multiple possible triggers have different transmission configuration states for the reference signal. ### Claim 56 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the response is indicative, at least in part, of one or more configurations of the one or more active transmission configuration states. ### Claim 57 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the response is indicative, at least in part, of one or more active transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states corresponding to the one or more active transmission configuration states. ### Claim 58 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit, based on the one or more configurations, one or more beamformed signals to the UE. ### Claim 59 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the reference signal comprises an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (A-CSI-RS), and wherein one or more additional active transmission configuration states indicated in the response each represent one of the one or more active transmission configuration states in the one or more configurations and correspond to either a first TCI state that does not include the A-CSI-RS or a second TCI state that includes another one of multiple possible triggers for the A-CSI-RS. ### Claim 60 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the active transmission configuration state is at least one of configured by radio resource control (RRC) message or further indicated or down selected by a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) for the reference signal. ### Claim 61 (depends on 60) The apparatus of claim 60, wherein the one or more processors are configured to generate the response at least in part by indicating the one or more active transmission configuration states based on detecting a distinct transmission configuration identifier or a distinct quasi-colocation (QCL) type of the active transmission configuration state. ### Claim 62 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the one or more active transmission configuration states correspond to selected transmission configuration states indicated in at least one of a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) or a radio resource control (RRC) signal sent to the UE and related to at least one of a downlink control channel or a downlink shared channel. ### Claim 63 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: means for receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a message comprising data corresponding to one or more transmission configuration states supported by the UE for detecting downlink beamformed signals; means for generating, based, at least in part, on the message, a response corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states, wherein an active transmission configuration state of the one or more active transmission configuration states corresponds to, for a selected transmission configuration state, one of multiple possible triggers for a reference signal; and means for transmitting the response to the UE. ### Claim 64 A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising code executable by one or more processors for wireless communications, the code comprising: code for receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a message comprising data corresponding to one or more transmission configuration states supported by the UE for detecting downlink beamformed signals; code for generating, based, at least in part, on the message, a response corresponding to one or more active transmission configuration states, wherein an active transmission configuration state of the one or more active transmission configuration states corresponds to, for a selected transmission configuration state, one of multiple possible triggers for a reference signal; and code for transmitting the response to the UE. ### Claim 65 A method of wireless communication, comprising: indicating a capability of a number of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states supported for detecting downlink beamformed signals; receiving, from at least an access point and based on the capability, one or more configurations of active TCI states; processing the one or more configurations to determine the active TCI states, wherein at least one of the active TCI states in the one or more configurations corresponds to a trigger state for transmitting a given aperiodic channel state information reference signal (A-CSI-RS) and at least another one of the active TCI states in the one or more configurations corresponds to, for a selected TCI state, a different trigger state for transmitting the given A-CSI-RS; and detecting, based on processing the one or more configurations, one or more downlink beamformed signals received from the access point.