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US 11,152,996 B2Granted
Refinement beam index beam identifier association
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsTimo Koskela, Samuli Heikki Turtinen, Sami-Jukka Hakola, Juha Pekka Karjalainen
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Abstract
Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate designation of communication mechanisms. For example, fifth generation communication systems may use refinement beam index beam identifier association. A method can include determining, by an access node, an association between at least one reported refinement beam index and at least one logical beam index based on reception of a refinement beam index report. The method can also include providing the association to a user equipment.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- determine, at the apparatus, an association between refinement beam index and logical beam index based on information received from an access node;
- perform serving beam tracking based on the determined association;
- and
- determine whether the determined association is valid based on a timer set by the apparatus, wherein the timer is initiated after the apparatus has provided a beam measurement report to the access node.
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A method, comprising:
- determining, by a user equipment, an association between refinement beam index and logical beam index based on information received from an access node;
- performing serving beam tracking based on the determined association;
- and
- determining whether the determined association is valid based on a timer set by the user equipment, wherein the timer is initiated after the user equipment has provided a beam measurement report to the access node.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.