# US 12,193,040 B2 · Beam and cell selection based on power configuration > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,193,040 B2 - Document ID: US12193040B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/115,728 - Filed: 2020-12-08 - Published: 2021-06-10 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-09 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Navid Abedini; Kapil Gulati; Alessio Marcone; Muhammad Nazmul Islam; Jianghong Luo; Tao Luo; Luca Blessent - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12193040B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/541: using the level of interference - H04B 7/15535: {Control of relay amplifier gain (amplifier gain control in general H03G3/00; gain control reducing self - or loop interference H04B7/15578)} - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04W 56/0015: {one node acting as a reference for the others} - H04W 72/046: {the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams} - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04W 74/0833: Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access - 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 Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for beam and cell selection based on power configuration of a wireless node (e.g., an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node). In some cases, the node monitors synchronization signal block (SSB) transmissions from one or more network entities, and selects a beam or cell based on the monitoring and one or more metrics designed to limit potential interference caused by uplink transmissions from the first node. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for wireless communications by a first node of a network, comprising: at least one processor and a memory configured to: monitor synchronization signal block (SSB) transmissions from one or more network entities; and select a beam or cell associated with one of the one or more network entities based on: the monitoring; and one or more metrics associated with the monitored SSB transmissions, the one or more metrics comprise a first threshold value and are indicative of potential interference caused by uplink transmissions from the first node, wherein the selection further comprises selecting the beam for which the uplink transmissions from the first node using the selected beam at a minimum supported transmit power of the first node do not cause excessive interference based on whether an estimated uplink received power is at or below the first threshold value, and wherein the excessive interference is defined based on the first threshold value. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first node comprises a node of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first node uses a shared architecture for both a mobile termination (MT) component and a distributed unit (DU). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to select the beam or cell is based on an indication of a configuration received from a network entity configuring the first node with the one or more metrics for selecting the beam or cell based on the monitoring of SSB transmissions. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selection of the beam or cell limits the potential interference caused by the uplink transmissions from the first node. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to select the beam or cell by identifying a suitable cell for selection or reselection based on the one or more metrics, wherein the one or more metrics comprise one or more threshold values including the first threshold value. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the identifying is based on evaluating a quality metric of a set of SSBs based on at least one of a synchronization signal reference signal received power (SS-RSRP) or an SS reference signal received quality (SS-RSRQ); and the first node only considers SSBs for which using associated beams for the uplink transmissions from the first node is not expected to cause the excessive interference. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to select an SSB and an associated random access channel (RACH) configuration to access a cell detected based on the monitoring. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to consider an SSB for selection if it has a synchronization signal reference signal received power (SS-RSRP) at or below a second threshold value of the one or more threshold values. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein: the at least one processor and the memory are configured to select a detected SSB with a lower SS-RSRP than one or more other detected SSBs if no SSB is detected with an SS-RSRP at or below the second threshold value; the at least one processor and the memory are further configured to perform a RACH procedure based on the selected SSB and a RACH configuration that is modified relative to a default RACH configuration; and the modification to the RACH configuration comprises a reduced maximum number of retransmissions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to refrain from performing a RACH procedure for the detected cell if no SSB is detected with an SS-RSRP at or below the second threshold value. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to identify a cell as suitable for selection or reselection if at least one beam is found, based on the monitoring, for which the uplink transmissions from the first node are not expected to cause the excessive interference. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to find the at least one beam for which the uplink transmissions from the first node are not expected to cause the excessive interference based on whether the estimated uplink received power, if the first node transmits on the at least one beam at the minimum supported transmit power, is at or below the first threshold value of the one or more threshold values. ### Claim 14 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the one or more threshold values comprise at least two threshold values; and the at least two threshold values are different. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more threshold values are: defined by a standard specification; indicated by network signaling; or calculated by the first node. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to calculate the one or more threshold values based on a RACH configuration of a cell. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to calculate the one or more threshold values based on a RACH target receive power and an offset value. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the offset value is configured to be zero. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to calculate the one or more threshold values based on a RACH target receive power after a maximum number of power ramping steps. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the at least one processor and the memory are configured to calculate the one or more threshold values based on a RACH initial target receive power. ### Claim 21 An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising: at least one processor coupled to a memory configured to: determine a configuration of one or more metrics associated with synchronization signal block (SSB) transmissions monitored by a first node of one or more wireless nodes to use in selecting a beam or cell, wherein the one or more metrics comprise a first threshold value and indicate potential interference caused by uplink transmissions from the first node, and wherein the beam is selected for which the uplink transmissions from the first node using the selected beam at a minimum supported transmit power of the first node do not cause excessive interference based on whether an estimated uplink received power is at or below the first threshold value, and wherein the excessive interference is defined based on the first threshold value; and transmit an indication of the configuration to the first node. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein: the apparatus comprises a network entity of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network; and the first node comprises a node of the IAB network. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the one or more metrics comprise one or more threshold values. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the first node is configured to identify a cell as suitable for selection or reselection if an estimated uplink received power if the first node transmits on the beam at the first transmit power is at or below a first threshold value of the one or more thresholds. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the first threshold value comprises a random access channel (RACH) target receive power threshold value. ### Claim 26 A method for wireless communications by a first node of a network, comprising: monitoring synchronization signal block (SSB) transmissions from one or more network entities; and selecting a beam or cell associated with one of the one or more network entities based on: the monitoring; and one or more metrics associated with the monitored SSB transmissions, the one or more metrics comprise a first threshold value and are indicative of potential interference caused by uplink transmissions from the first node, wherein the selecting further comprises selecting the beam for which the uplink transmissions from the first node using the selected beam at a minimum supported transmit power of the first node do not cause excessive interference based on whether an estimated uplink received power is at or below the first threshold value, and wherein the excessive interference is defined based on the first threshold value. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the one or more metrics comprise one or more threshold values. ### Claim 28 A method for wireless communications by a network entity, comprising: determining a configuration of one or more metrics associated with synchronization signal block (SSB) transmissions monitored by a first node of one or more wireless nodes to use in selecting a beam or cell, wherein the one or more metrics comprise a first threshold value and indicate potential interference caused by uplink transmissions from the first node, and wherein the beam is selected, for which the uplink transmissions from the first node using the selected beam at a minimum supported transmit power of the first node do not cause excessive interference, based on whether an estimated uplink received power is at or below the first threshold value, and wherein the excessive interference is defined based on the first threshold value; and transmitting an indication of the configuration to the first node. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein: the network entity comprises a network entity of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network; and the first node comprises a node of the IAB network. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the one or more metrics comprise one or more threshold values.