# US 2021/0344406 A1 · Facilitation of beam management for 5g or other next generation network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0344406 A1 - Document ID: US20210344406A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/378,452 - Filed: 2021-07-16 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-28 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang; Salam Akoum - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210344406A1 ## CPC - H04B 7/088: {using beam selection} - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04B 7/0673: {using feedback from receiving side} - H04B 7/06952: {Selecting one or more beams from a plurality of beams, e.g. beam training, management or sweeping} - H04L 1/08: by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system {(H04L1/1858 and H04L1/189 take precedence)} - H04L 1/1816: {with retransmission of the same, encoded, message} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A test transmission can be used to train and/or select a signal. For example, a cellular network can configure a receiver with a recommended receiver signal sweeping pattern for mobile devices. A transmitter device can duplicate a data packet transmission and send it to a receiver device to ensure that the receiver can receive the duplicated packets from different signals. Consequently, the duplicated data packet can be indicated in the associated control channel so that the receiver is aware that the data packet is a duplicated transmission, and based on this info and configuration data, the receiver can select a more favorable signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: facilitating, by network equipment comprising a processor, receiving configuration data representative of a configuration for reception of patterns of signals, wherein the configuration data comprises recommendation data representative of a recommended beam sweeping pattern; based on the configuration data, facilitating, by the network equipment, receiving, from a signal transmission device, a duplicate data packet associated with a data packet to be sent to a user equipment, wherein the duplicate data packet is based on the recommended beam sweeping pattern and is indicative of a number of times a duplicate transmission is to occur; specifying, by the network equipment, that a first beam be used to decode communication data, instead of a second beam that has been determined to have unsuccessfully decoded the communication data; and in response to specifying that the first beam be used to decode the communication data, facilitating, by the network equipment, sending, to the signal transmission device, acknowledgment data representative of an acknowledgment associated with the communication data and first beam data representative of the first beam. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the duplicate data packet is duplicative of the data packet to be sent to the user equipment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: facilitating, by the network equipment, receiving an indication of a number of times the duplicate data packet is to be received. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: in response to receiving the signals, determining, by the network equipment, a signal priority associated with a signal of the signals. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: utilizing, by the network equipment, a prioritized signal for a remainder of a communication session. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: in response to receiving the signals, comparing, by the network equipment, a first signal of the signals to a second signal of the signals. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the specifying comprises: in response to receiving the duplicate data packet, selecting the first beam to be utilized based on the configuration data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: based on comparison data representative of a comparison between a first signal and a second signal, selecting, by the network equipment, the first signal to be utilized for a communication session. ### Claim 9 A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving configuration data representative of a configuration for reception of patterns of signals, wherein the configuration data comprises recommendation data representative of a recommended beam sweeping pattern; based on the configuration data, receiving, from a signal transmission device, a duplicate data packet associated with a data packet to be sent to a user equipment, wherein the duplicate data packet is based on the recommended beam sweeping pattern and is indicative of a number of times a duplicate transmission is to occur; utilizing a first beam to decode communication data in lieu of a second beam that has been determined to have unsuccessfully decode the communication data; and in response to utilizing the first beam to decode the communication data, sending acknowledgment data, representative of an acknowledgment associated with the communication data and first beam data representative of the first beam, to the signal transmission device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise: in response to receiving the duplicate data packet, assigning a priority value to the first beam. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise: in response to receiving the duplicate data packet, selecting the first beam to be utilized based on the configuration data, wherein selecting the first beam is based on a comparison between a first quality of the first beam and a second quality of the second beam. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise: determining a signal priority associated with a signal of the signals. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein selecting the first beam is based on a comparison between a first power of the first beam and a second power of the second beam. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise: comparing a first signal of the signals to a second signal of the signals comprising comparing a first reference signal received power of the first signal to a second reference signal received power of the second signal. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving configuration data representative of a configuration for reception of patterns of signals, wherein the configuration data comprises recommendation data representative of a recommended beam sweeping pattern; based on the configuration data, receiving, from a signal transmission device, a duplicate data packet associated with a data packet to be sent to a mobile device, wherein the duplicate data packet is based on the recommended beam sweeping pattern and is indicative of a number of times a duplicate transmission is to occur; utilizing a first beam to decode communication data, and excluding utilizing a second beam that has been determined to have unsuccessfully decoded the communication data; and in response to utilizing the first beam to decode the communication data, sending acknowledgment data, representative of an acknowledgment associated with the communication data and first beam data representative of the first beam, to the signal transmission device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the duplicate data packet is received from the signal transmission device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the data packet is a first data packet and a second data packet is received from a vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the data packet is a first data packet, and wherein the operations further comprise: sending a second data packet to the mobile device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the data packet is a first data packet, and wherein the operations further comprise: based on receiving the configuration data, determining a signal, of the signals, to be utilized to receive a second data packet. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: in response to a function with respect to a threshold value associated with a priority of a signal, of the signals, being determined to have been satisfied, determining that a signal transmission has been performed.