Beam selection based on user equipment device heading

Abstract

In some of the examples described herein, a base station determines, based on a location of a user equipment (UE) device, an initial set of one or more consecutive beams over which to transmit a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) signal. The base station serially transmits the SSB signal to the UE device via the initial set of one or more consecutive beams. In response to failure of the UE device to successfully receive the SSB signal transmission via the initial set of one or more consecutive beams, the base station determines, based on heading information of the UE device, a second set of one or more consecutive beams over which to transmit the SSB signal. The base station serially transmits the SSB signal to the UE device via the second set of one or more consecutive beams in a direction associated with the heading information of the UE device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.