# US 12,119,907 B2 · Method, system and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,119,907 B2 - Document ID: US12119907B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/249,772 - Filed: 2021-03-12 - Published: 2021-07-01 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2016-05-11 - Assignees: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy - Applicants: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy - Inventors: Juha Pekka Karjalainen; Mihai Enescu; Sami-Jukka Hakola - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12119907B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04B 7/06952: {Selecting one or more beams from a plurality of beams, e.g. beam training, management or sweeping} - H01Q 3/24: varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching - H04B 7/0604: {with predefined switching scheme} - H04B 7/0689: {using different transmission schemes, at least one of them being a diversity transmission scheme} - H04B 7/088: {using beam selection} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract A method comprising transmitting beam cluster information to a user equipment, the beam cluster information defining a plurality of beam clusters and beam identification information for each of a plurality of beams in a respective beam cluster of the plurality of beam clusters; and transmitting, to the user equipment, at least one beam based on the beam cluster information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, at a user equipment, from an access point, beam cluster information indicating a plurality of beam clusters and corresponding beam identification information for each of a plurality of beams in a beam cluster of the plurality of beam clusters; determining, at the user equipment, reception processing information based on the beam cluster information, wherein the reception processing information is associated with at least one beam of the beam cluster of the plurality of beam clusters, wherein the beam cluster further comprises one or more other beams; and using, at the user equipment, the reception processing information associated with the at least one beam of the beam cluster for receiving the one or more other beams of the beam cluster. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein each beam cluster is associated with a set of antenna ports. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the reception processing information includes antenna port information related to the set of antenna ports. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, further comprising: receiving, at the user equipment, from the access point, a plurality of reference beams, wherein each reference beam of the plurality of reference beams comprises beam identity information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of reference beams is received in one or more sweep blocks. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said beam cluster information comprises one or more of: clustered downlink beams, association to a set of one or more antenna ports, cluster size, periodicity of cluster, or information associated with a next available subframe. ### Claim 7 A user equipment comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions therein that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user equipment to perform at least: receiving, at the user equipment, from an access point, beam cluster information indicating a plurality of beam clusters and corresponding beam identification information for each of a plurality of beams in a beam cluster of the plurality of beam clusters; determining, using the user equipment, reception processing information based on the beam cluster information, wherein the reception processing information is associated with at least one beam of the beam cluster of the plurality of beam clusters, wherein the beam cluster further comprises one or more other beams; and using, at the user equipment, the reception processing information associated with the at least one beam of the beam cluster for receiving the one or more other beams of the beam cluster. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The user equipment according to claim 7, wherein each beam cluster is associated with a set of antenna ports. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The user equipment according to claim 8, wherein the reception processing information includes antenna port information related to the set of antenna ports. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The user equipment according to claim 9, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the user equipment to perform at least: receiving, at the user equipment, from the access point, a plurality of reference beams, wherein each reference beam of the plurality of reference beams comprises beam identity information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The user equipment according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of reference beams is received in one or more sweep blocks. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The user equipment according to claim 7, wherein said beam cluster information comprises one or more of: clustered downlink beams, association to a set of one or more antenna ports, cluster size, periodicity of cluster, or information associated with a next available subframe. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform at least: receiving, at a user equipment, from an access point, beam cluster information indicating a plurality of beam clusters and corresponding beam identification information for each of a plurality of beams in a beam cluster of the plurality of beam clusters; determining, using the user equipment, reception processing information based on the beam cluster information, wherein the reception processing information is associated with at least one beam of the beam cluster of the plurality of beam clusters, wherein the beam cluster further comprises one or more other beams; and using, at the user equipment, the reception processing information associated with the at least one beam of the beam cluster for receiving the one or more other beams of the beam cluster. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein each beam cluster is associated with a set of antenna ports. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the reception processing information includes antenna port information related to the set of antenna ports. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to perform at least: receiving, at the user equipment, from the access point, a plurality of reference beams, wherein each reference beam of the plurality of reference beams comprises beam identity information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the plurality of reference beams is received in one or more sweep blocks. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein said beam cluster information comprises one or more of: clustered downlink beams, association to a set of one or more antenna ports, cluster size, periodicity of cluster, or information associated with a next available subframe.