# US 12,192,789 B2 · Beam management using a dedicated physical layer channel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,789 B2 - Document ID: US12192789B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/870,390 - Filed: 2022-07-21 - Published: 2024-01-25 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2022-07-21 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Iyab Issam Sakhnini; Tao Luo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192789B2 ## CPC - H04W 16/28: using beam steering - H04B 7/06952: {Selecting one or more beams from a plurality of beams, e.g. beam training, management or sweeping} - H04W 72/1263: Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A network node may transmit a control message identifying a configuration for a physical layer channel that is dedicated to carrying beam management information for communications with a user equipment (UE). The network node may transmit an indication of beam management parameters to one or more UEs via the physical layer channel that is dedicated to carrying beam management information. The UE may perform a beam management procedure using the one or more beam management parameters, such as identifying one or more beams for communications with the network node. The UE and the network node may communicate uplink signaling, downlink signaling, or both using the identified one or more beams. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: a processor; memory coupled with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive, via a first physical layer channel, a control message identifying a configuration for a second physical layer channel dedicated to beam management information; receive, via the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information according to the configuration, an indication of one or more beam management parameters for the UE to use to identify a first beam for communications with a network node; and communicate with the network node using the first beam identified by the UE in accordance with the one or more beam management parameters received via the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions to receive the indication of the one or more beam management parameters are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a downlink control information message identifying the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the downlink control information message is of a first downlink control information format type for beam management and shares a control resource set or a synchronization signal set with at least a second downlink control information format type different from the first downlink control information format type. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the downlink control information message is received via a control resource set or a synchronization signal set dedicated to communicating a first downlink control information format type for beam management. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions to receive the indication of the one or more beam management parameters are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a sequence-based non-coherent signal that corresponds to the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the sequence-based non-coherent signal is associated with different reference signal properties, is received according to ON/OFF keying, corresponds to a type of index modulation, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the configuration for the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information comprises: an indication of a periodic set of time-frequency resources for the second physical layer channel; an indication of a semi-persistently schedule set of time-frequency resources for the second physical layer channel, wherein the UE receives the indication of the one or more beam management parameters via the second physical layer channel in response to a grant identifying resources of the semi-persistently scheduled set of time-frequency resources; a grant of downlink time-frequency resources for the UE to use to receive the second physical layer channel; a grant of downlink time-frequency resources for the UE to use to receive the second physical layer channel responsive to a request for the one or more beam management parameters transmitted to the network node by the UE; or any combination thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a feedback message identifying that the UE has successfully received the indication of the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions to receive the control message identifying the configuration are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive an indication of a time threshold associated with an offset to the communications with the network node, wherein the configuration comprises the time threshold. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a receiver capability of the UE, wherein the time threshold is received at least in part in response to the transmitted receiver capability. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive, prior to receiving the control message, a message indicating a second beam for receiving the indication of the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more beam management parameters comprise a transmission configuration indicator state corresponding to one or more third physical layer channels, a spatial relation corresponding to the one or more third physical layer channels, a first flag activating or deactivating the transmission configuration indicator state, a trigger for an aperiodic reference signal transmission, a second flag activating or deactivating a semi-persistent reference signal transmission, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions to communicating with the network node are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit, using the first beam, one or more uplink messages to the network node; receive, using the first beam, one or more downlink messages from the network node; or any combination thereof. ### Claim 14 An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising: a processor; memory coupled with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit, via a first physical layer channel, a control message identifying a configuration for a second physical layer channel dedicated to beam management information; transmit, via the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information according to the configuration, an indication of one or more beam management parameters for one or more user equipments (UEs) to use to identify a first beam for communications with the network node; and communicate with the one or more UEs based at least in part on transmitting the indication of the one or more beam management parameters transmitted via the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions to transmit the control message identifying the configuration are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit an indication of a time threshold associated with an offset to the communications with the one or more UEs, wherein the configuration comprises the time threshold. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the time threshold is based at least in part on a capability of a receiver of the one or more UEs, a third physical layer channel corresponding to the communications, a subcarrier spacing of the indication, a type of signaling carrying the indication, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions to transmit the indication of the one or more beam management parameters are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a downlink control information message identifying the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the downlink control information message is of a first downlink control information format type for beam management and shares a control resource set or a synchronization signal set with at least a second downlink control information format type different from the first downlink control information format type. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the downlink control information message is transmitted via a control resource set or a synchronization signal set dedicated to communicating a first downlink control information format type for beam management. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions to transmit the indication of the one or more beam management parameters are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a sequence-based non-coherent signal that corresponds to the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the sequence-based non-coherent signal is associated with different reference signal properties, is transmitted according to ON/OFF keying, corresponds to a type of index modulation, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 22 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the configuration for the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information comprises: an indication of a periodic set of time-frequency resources for the second physical layer channel; an indication of a semi-persistently scheduled set of time-frequency resources for the second physical layer channel, wherein the network node transmits the indication of the one or more beam management parameters via the second physical layer channel based at least in part on transmitting a grant identifying resources of the semi-persistently scheduled set of time-frequency resources; a grant of downlink time-frequency resources for the one or more UEs to use to receive the second physical layer channel; a grant of downlink time-frequency resources for the one or more UEs to use to receive the second physical layer channel responsive to a request for the one or more beam management parameters received at the network node from the one or more UEs; or any combination thereof. ### Claim 23 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a feedback message identifying that the one or more UEs have successfully received the indication of the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 24 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit, prior to transmitting the control message, a message for the one or more UEs to use to identify a second beam for receiving the indication of the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 25 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more beam management parameters comprise a transmission configuration indicator state corresponding to one or more third physical layer channels, a spatial relation corresponding to the one or more third physical layer channels, a first flag activating or deactivating the transmission configuration indicator state, a trigger for an aperiodic reference signal transmission, a second flag activating or deactivating a semi-persistent reference signal transmission, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 26 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions to communicating with the one or more UEs are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive, using the first beam, one or more uplink messages from the one or more UEs; transmit, using the first beam, one or more downlink messages to the one or more UEs; or any combination thereof. ### Claim 27 A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, via a first physical layer channel, a control message identifying a configuration for a second physical layer channel dedicated to beam management information; receiving, via the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information according to the configuration, an indication of one or more beam management parameters for the UE to use to identify a first beam for communications with a network node; and communicating with the network node using the first beam identified by the UE in accordance with the one or more beam management parameters received via the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein receiving the indication of the one or more beam management parameters comprises: receiving a downlink control information message identifying the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein receiving the indication of the one or more beam management parameters comprises: receiving a sequence-based non-coherent signal that corresponds to the one or more beam management parameters. ### Claim 30 A method for wireless communication at a network node, comprising: transmitting, via a first physical layer channel, a control message identifying a configuration for a second physical layer channel dedicated to beam management information; transmitting, via the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information according to the configuration, an indication of one or more beam management parameters for one or more user equipments (UEs) to use to identify a first beam for communications with the network node; and communicating with the one or more UEs based at least in part on transmitting the indication of the one or more beam management parameters transmitted via the second physical layer channel dedicated to the beam management information.