# US 12,113,601 B2 · Techniques for directional signal strength indication and beam-specific measurement threshold > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,601 B2 - Document ID: US12113601B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/063,218 - Filed: 2022-12-08 - Published: 2023-04-06 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-14 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Siyi Chen; Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan; Changlong Xu; Jing Sun; Xiaoxia Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113601B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/0857: {using maximum ratio combining techniques, e.g. signal-to- interference ratio [SIR], received signal strenght indication [RSS]} - H04B 7/0632: {Channel quality parameters, e.g. channel quality indicator [CQI]} - H04B 7/06952: {Selecting one or more beams from a plurality of beams, e.g. beam training, management or sweeping} - H04B 7/088: {using beam selection} - H04B 17/24: with feedback of measurements to the transmitter - H04B 17/318: Received signal strength - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information for a received signal strength indication (RSSI) measurement, the configuration information indicating a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state configuration for the RSSI measurement. The UE may perform the RSSI measurement based at least in part on the TCI state configuration. The UE may transmit a measurement report of the RSSI measurement. Numerous other aspects are described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving configuration information for a received signal strength indication (RSSI) measurement, the configuration information indicating a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state configuration for the RSSI measurement, wherein the TCI state configuration corresponds to a receive beam of the UE, and wherein the configuration information further indicates a measurement duration for an averaged value of the RSSI measurement, wherein the measurement duration is indicated as at least 84 measurement symbols; performing the RSSI measurement on the receive beam based at least in part on the TCI state configuration; and transmitting a measurement report of the RSSI measurement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement report includes the averaged value of the RSSI measurement over the measurement duration based at least in part on the RSSI measurement being associated with a same TCI state for the measurement duration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement report includes the averaged value of the RSSI measurement based at least in part on multiple RSSI measurements associated with a same receive beam of the UE, and wherein the measurement report indicates an RS SI beam group associated with the averaged value. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement report includes the averaged value of the RS SI measurement based at least in part on multiple RSSI measurements that are associated with a same receive beam of the UE and are within a threshold value of each other, and wherein the measurement report indicates an RSSI beam group associated with the averaged value. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement report indicates a discrete measurement value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration information indicates, for each TCI state or TCI state group, at least one of: a measurement reporting threshold, an RS SI measurement timing configuration, or a channel occupancy indicator. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein, for two or more TCI states or TCI state groups, the RS SI measurement timing configuration is associated with at least one of: a same center frequency, a same reference subcarrier spacing, or a same cyclic prefix type. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration information indicates a reference subcarrier spacing of the RSSI measurement of at least 120 kilohertz. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration information indicates a first TCI state and a second TCI state for the RSSI measurement, wherein a set of RSSI measurement symbols for the first TCI state are consecutive with each other, and wherein a set of RSSI measurement symbols for the second TCI state are consecutive with each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the first TCI state and the second TCI state are associated with different RSSI measurement timing configurations. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration information indicates a first TCI state and a second TCI state for the RSSI measurement, wherein a set of RSSI measurement symbols for the first TCI state are non-consecutive with each other. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the first TCI state and the second TCI state are associated with a same RSSI measurement timing configuration and different subframe offsets, wherein the different subframe offsets are configured such that the set of RSSI measurement symbols for the first TCI state is non-overlapped with a set of measurement symbols for the second TCI state. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying quasi-co-location (QCL) information based at least in part on a reference signal associated with the TCI state configuration. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: determining the receive beam based at least in part on the QCL information. ### Claim 15 A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising: transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information for a received signal strength indication (RSSI) measurement, the configuration information indicating a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state configuration for the RS SI measurement, wherein the TCI state configuration corresponds to a receive beam of the UE, and wherein the configuration information further indicates a measurement duration for an averaged value of the RSSI measurement, wherein the measurement duration is indicated as at least 84 measurement symbols; and receiving a measurement report of the RSSI measurement, the TCI state configuration. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the measurement report includes the averaged value of the RSSI measurement over the measurement duration based at least in part on the RS SI measurement being associated with a same TCI state for the measurement duration. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the measurement report includes the averaged value of the RSSI measurement based at least in part on multiple RSSI measurements associated with a same receive beam of the UE, and wherein the measurement report indicates an RSSI beam group associated with the averaged value. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the measurement report includes the averaged value of the RSSI measurement based at least in part on multiple RSSI measurements that are associated with a same receive beam of the UE and are within a threshold value of each other, and wherein the measurement report indicates an RSSI beam group associated with the averaged value. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the measurement report indicates a discrete measurement value. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the configuration information indicates, for each TCI state or TCI state group, at least one of: a measurement reporting threshold, an RSSI measurement timing configuration, or a channel occupancy indicator. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein, for two or more TCI states or TCI state groups, the RS SI measurement timing configuration is associated with at least one of: a same center frequency, a same reference subcarrier spacing, or a same cyclic prefix type. ### Claim 22 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the configuration information indicates a reference subcarrier spacing of the RSSI measurement of at least 120 kilohertz. ### Claim 23 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the configuration information indicates a first TCI state and a second TCI state for the RSSI measurement, wherein a set of RSSI measurement symbols for the first TCI state are consecutive with each other, and wherein a set of RSSI measurement symbols for the second TCI state are consecutive with each other. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein the first TCI state and the second TCI state are associated with different RSSI measurement timing configurations. ### Claim 25 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the configuration information indicates a first TCI state and a second TCI state for the RSSI measurement, wherein a set of RSSI measurement symbols for the first TCI state are non-consecutive with each other. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the first TCI state and the second TCI state are associated with a same RSSI measurement timing configuration and different subframe offsets, wherein the different subframe offsets are configured such that the set of RSSI measurement symbols for the first TCI state is non-overlapped with a set of measurement symbols for the second TCI state. ### Claim 27 A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to: receive configuration information for a received signal strength indication (RSSI) measurement, the configuration information indicating a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state configuration for the RSSI measurement, wherein the TCI state configuration corresponds to a receive beam of the UE, and wherein the configuration information further indicates a measurement duration for an averaged value of the RSSI measurement, wherein the measurement duration is indicated as at least 84 measurement symbols; perform the RSSI measurement on the receive beam based at least in part on the TCI state configuration; and transmit a measurement report of the RSSI measurement. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The UE of claim 27, wherein the configuration information indicates a reference subcarrier spacing of the RSSI measurement of at least 120 kilohertz. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The UE of claim 27, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: identify quasi-co-location (QCL) information based at least in part on a reference signal associated with the TCI state configuration; and determine the receive beam based at least in part on the QCL information. ### Claim 30 A base station for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to: transmit, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information for a received signal strength indication (RSSI) measurement, the configuration information indicating a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state configuration for the RSSI measurement, wherein the TCI state configuration corresponds to a receive beam of the UE, and wherein the configuration information further indicates a measurement duration for an averaged value of the RSSI measurement, wherein the measurement duration is indicated as at least 84 measurement symbols; and receive a measurement report of the RSSI measurement, the TCI state configuration.