# US 11,444,679 B2 · Reception beam selection for a radio access network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,444,679 B2 - Document ID: US11444679B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/754,261 - Filed: 2017-10-30 - Published: 2020-09-03 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-30 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Virgile Garcia; Niklas Jaldén - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11444679B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/088: {using beam selection} - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04W 72/046: {the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams} - H04W 72/1273: of downlink data flows - H04W 72/54: based on quality criteria - 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 5/005: {of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals} - H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract There is disclosed a method of operating a receiving radio node in a radio access network. The method includes selecting, from a set of defined reception beams formed by reception beamforming, one or more beams for processing, wherein selecting is based on a beam quality representation determined for one or more beams of the set for one or more transmitters. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of operating a receiving radio node in a radio access network, the method comprising: selecting, from a set of defined reception beams formed by reception beamforming, at least one beam for processing, the selecting being based on: a beam quality measurement, BQM, representation determined for at least one beam of the set of defined reception beams for at least one transmitter of the receiving radio node; and a combined beam quality measurement, CBQM, representation determined for at least a subset of the set of defined reception beams, the subset being associated with at least one transmission stream, the CBQM being determined based on a quality of service parameter associated with the at least one transmission stream. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the BQM is further determined for at least one of multiple layers of transmission from the at least one-transmitter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the BQM pertains to at least one of: received signal strength; received signal quality; covariance of received signaling; and direction of received signaling. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the BQM is associated to a transmitter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the BQM is associated to a transmitter, and represents a combination of a plurality of beam quality metrics for at least one beam. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the selecting is further performed based on at least one scheduling characteristic. ### Claim 7 A receiving radio node for a radio access network, the receiving radio node being configured to: select, from a set of defined reception beams formed by reception beamforming, at least one beam for processing, the selecting being based on: a beam quality measurement, BQM, representation determined for at least one beam of the set of defined reception beams for at least one transmitter of the receiving radio node; and a combined beam quality measurement, CBQM, representation determined for at least a subset of the set of defined reception beams, the subset being associated with at least one transmission stream, the CBQM being determined based on a quality of service parameter associated with the at least one transmission stream. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The receiving radio node according to claim 7, wherein the BQM is further determined for at least one of multiple layers of transmission from the at least one transmitter. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The receiving radio node according to claim 7, wherein the BQM pertains to at least one of: received signal strength; received signal quality; covariance of received signaling; and direction of received signaling. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The receiving radio node according to claim 7, wherein the BQM is associated to a transmitter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The receiving radio node according to claim 7, wherein the BQM is associated to a transmitter, and represents a combination of a plurality of beam quality metrics for at least one beam. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The receiving radio node according to claim 7, wherein the selecting is further performed based on at least one scheduling characteristic. ### Claim 13 A computer storage medium storing an executable computer program having instructions that, when executed, cause processing circuitry to at least of control and perform a method of operating a receiving radio node in a radio access network, the method comprising: selecting, from a set of defined reception beams formed by reception beamforming, at least one beam for processing, the selecting being based on: a beam quality measurement, BQM, representation determined for at least one beam of the set of defined reception beams for at least one transmitter of the receiving radio node; and a combined beam quality measurement, CBQM, representation determined for at least a subset of the set of defined reception beams, the subset being associated with at least one transmission stream, the CBQM being determined based on a quality of service parameter associated with the at least one transmission stream.