Quasi co-location reporting in millimeter wave frequency range

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment can receive a quasi-co-location (QCL) reporting configuration indicating a number of QCL relationships to report; and transmit a QCL report based at least in part on the QCL reporting configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified bandwidth parts (BWPs), or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter wave frequency range. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Description

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 039,831, filed June 16, 2020, entitled "QUASI CO-LOCATION REPORTING IN MILLIMETER WAVE FREQUENCY REGIMES", and U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 17 / 304,087, filed June 14, 2021, entitled "QUASI CO-LOCATION REPORTING IN MILLIMETER WAVE FREQUENCY REGIMES", which are hereby expressly incorporated by reference.

[0003] open field

[0004] Various aspects of this disclosure generally relate to wireless communication, and more particularly to techniques and apparatus for quasi-coexistence reporting in the millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0005] background

[0006] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide a variety of telecommunications services such as telephone, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems employ multiple access technologies that can support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power). Examples of such multiple access technologies include Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) systems, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) systems, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) systems, Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE / LTE-Advanced is an enhancement set of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard issued by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0007] A wireless network may include several base stations (BSs) capable of supporting communication for several user equipments (UEs). UEs may communicate with the BS via downlinks and uplinks. A "downlink" (or "forward link") refers to the communication link from the BS to the UE, while an "uplink" (or "backlink") refers to the communication link from the UE to the BS. As will be described in more detail herein, a BS may be referred to as a B-node, gNB, access point (AP), radio headend, transmit / receive point (TRP), new radio (NR) BS, 5G B-node, etc.

[0008] The above multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunications standards to provide a common protocol enabling different user equipment to communicate at the city, country, region, and even global levels. NR (which can also be referred to as 5G) is an enhancement set of the LTE mobile standard issued by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) with a Cyclic Prefix (CP) (CP-OFDM) on the downlink (DL), and using CP-OFDM and / or SC-FDM (e.g., also known as Discrete Fourier Transform Extended OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink (UL), as well as supporting beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technologies and carrier aggregation to improve spectral efficiency, reduce costs, improve service, utilize new spectrum, and better integrate with other open standards. Further improvements to LTE, NR, and other radio access technologies remain useful as the demand for mobile broadband access continues to grow.

[0009] Overview

[0010] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving a QCL report configuration indicating the number of quasi-coexistence (QCL) relationships to be reported; and transmitting a QCL report at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified bandwidth portions (BWPs), or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0011] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a base station includes: transmitting a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported; and receiving a QCL report at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0012] In some aspects, a UE for wireless communication includes a memory, a transceiver, and one or more processors coupled to the memory and the transceiver, the one or more processors being configured to: receive, via the transceiver, a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported; and transmit, via the transceiver, a QCL report at least partially based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0013] In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication includes a memory, a transceiver, and one or more processors coupled to the memory and the transceiver, the one or more processors being configured to: transmit via the transceiver a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported; and receive via the transceiver a QCL report at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0014] In some aspects, a non-transient computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication includes one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, cause the one or more processors to: receive a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported; and transmit a QCL report at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0015] In some aspects, a non-transient computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication includes one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, cause the one or more processors to: transmit a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported; and receive a QCL report at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0016] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes: means for receiving a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported; and means for transmitting a QCL report at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0017] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes: means for transmitting a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported; and means for receiving a QCL report at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0018] The aspects generally include, as substantially described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings and description, methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, non-transient computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, wireless communication equipment, and / or processing systems.

[0019] The foregoing has broadly outlined the features and technical advantages of the examples according to this disclosure in an effort to facilitate a better understanding of the following detailed description. Additional features and advantages will be described thereafter. The disclosed concepts and specific examples can be readily used as the basis for modifying or designing other structures for implementing the same purposes as this disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein, in both their organization and manner of operation, and their associated advantages, will be better understood by considering the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Each drawing is provided for illustrative and descriptive purposes and not for defining limitations on the claims.

[0020] While aspects are described herein by way of example, those skilled in the art will understand that such aspects can be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The techniques described herein can be implemented using different platform types, devices, systems, shapes, sizes, and / or package arrangements. For example, some aspects may be implemented via integrated chip embodiments or other devices based on non-modular components (e.g., end-user equipment, vehicles, communication equipment, computing devices, industrial equipment, retail / shopping devices, medical devices, or AI-enabled devices). Aspects can be implemented in chip-level components, modular components, non-modular components, non-chip-level components, device-level components, or system-level components. Devices incorporating the described aspects and features may include additional components and features for implementing and practicing the claimed and described aspects. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals may include several components (e.g., hardware components including antennas, radio frequency (RF) chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors, interleavers, adders, or summers) for analog and digital purposes. The aspects described herein are intended to be practiced in a wide variety of devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements, or end-user equipment of various sizes, shapes, and configurations. Brief description of the attached diagram

[0022] To gain a more detailed understanding of the features described above in this disclosure, reference can be made to various aspects of the above brief overview, some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that the drawings illustrate only certain typical aspects of this disclosure and should not be considered as limiting its scope, as other equivalent aspects are permissible in this description. Identical reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to this disclosure.

[0024] Figure 2 This is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a base station and a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network according to this disclosure.

[0025] Figure 3-4 This is a diagram illustrating an example associated with a Quasi-Coexistence (QCL) report in the millimeter-wave frequency range according to this disclosure.

[0026] Figure 5-6 This is a diagram illustrating an example process associated with QCL reporting in the millimeter-wave frequency range according to this disclosure.

[0027] Detailed description

[0028] The various aspects of this disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to any specific structure or function given throughout this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of this disclosure to those skilled in the art. Based on the teachings herein, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of this disclosure disclosed herein, whether implemented independently of or in combination with any other aspect of this disclosure. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein may be used to implement an apparatus or practice. Furthermore, the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover such apparatuses or methods practiced using additional structures, functionalities, or structures and functionalities that complement or supplement the various aspects of this disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of this disclosure disclosed herein may be implemented by one or more elements of the claims.

[0029] Several aspects of a telecommunications system will now be described with reference to various devices and techniques. These devices and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and explained in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively, "elements"). These elements can be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0030] It should be noted that although the aspects herein may be described using terms commonly associated with 5G or NR radio access technology (RAT), the aspects of this disclosure may be applied to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT, and / or RATs after 5G (e.g., 6G).

[0031] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100 according to this disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be a 5G (NR) network and / or an LTE network, etc., or may include elements thereof. The wireless network 100 may include several base stations 110 (shown as BS110a, BS 110b, BS 110c, and BS 110d) and other network entities. A base station (BS) is an entity that communicates with a user equipment (UE) and may also be referred to as an NR BS, B-node, gNB, 5G B-node (NB), access point, transmit / receive point (TRP), etc. Each BS may provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area. In 3GPP, the term "cell" may refer to the coverage area of ​​a BS and / or the BS subsystem serving that coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

[0032] A BS can provide communication coverage for macrocells, picocells, femtocells, and / or another type of cell. Macrocells can cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several kilometers) and allow unrestricted access by UEs with a service subscription. Picocells can cover a relatively small geographic area and allow unrestricted access by UEs with a service subscription. Femtocells can cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a residential area) and allow restricted access by UEs associated with that femtocell (e.g., UEs in a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG)). A BS used for macrocells may be referred to as a macro BS. A BS used for picocells may be referred to as a pico BS. A BS used for femtocells may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS. Figure 1 In the example shown, BS 110a can be a macro BS for macro cell 102a, BS 110b can be a pico BS for pico cell 102b, and BS 110c can be a femto BS for femto cell 102c. A BS can support one or more (e.g., three) cells. The terms “eNB,” “base station,” “NR BS,” “gNB,” “TRP,” “AP,” “B node,” “5G NB,” and “cell” are used interchangeably herein.

[0033] In some respects, the cell need not be stationary, and the geographical area of ​​the cell can move depending on the location of the mobile BS. In some respects, BSs can interconnect with each other and / or interconnect to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless network 100 via various types of backhaul interfaces (such as direct physical connections or virtual networks, using any suitable transport network).

[0034] The wireless network 100 may also include a relay station. A relay station is an entity capable of receiving data transmissions from an upstream station (e.g., a BS or a UE) and transmitting those data transmissions to a downstream station (e.g., a UE or a BS). A relay station may also be a UE capable of relaying transmissions for other UEs. Figure 1 In the example shown, relay BS 110d can communicate with macro BS 110a and UE 120d to facilitate communication between BS 110a and UE 120d. A relay BS can also be referred to as a relay station, relay base station, relay, etc.

[0035] Wireless network 100 can be a heterogeneous network comprising different types of Base Stations (BSs) such as macro BSs, pico BSs, femto BSs, relay BSs, etc. These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different effects on interference in wireless network 100. For example, macro BSs may have high transmit power levels (e.g., 5 to 40 watts), while pico BSs, femto BSs, and relay BSs may have lower transmit power levels (e.g., 0.1 to 2 watts).

[0036] Network controller 130 can be coupled to a set of Base Stations (BSs) and can provide coordination and control over these BSs. Network controller 130 can communicate with each BS via backhaul. These BSs can also communicate with each other directly or indirectly via wireless or wired backhaul.

[0037] UE 120 (e.g., 120a, 120b, 120c) may be distributed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile. UE may also be referred to as an access terminal, terminal, mobile station, subscriber unit, station, etc. UE may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smartphone), personal digital assistant (PDA), wireless modem, wireless communication device, handheld device, laptop computer, cordless phone, wireless local loop (WLL) station, tablet, camera, gaming device, netbook, smartbook, ultrabook, medical device or equipment, biometric sensor / device, wearable device (smartwatch, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet)), entertainment device (e.g., music or video device, or satellite radio), vehicle component or sensor, smart meter / sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, GPS device, or any other suitable device configured to communicate via wireless or wired media.

[0038] Some UEs may be considered Machine-Type Communication (MTC) UEs, or evolved or enhanced Machine-Type Communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, instruments, monitors, and / or location tags that can communicate with a base station, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. Wireless nodes may provide connectivity to or to a network (e.g., a wide area network, such as the Internet) or a cellular network, for example, via wired or wireless communication links. Some UEs may be considered Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and / or may be implemented as NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) devices. Some UEs may be considered Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). UE120 may be included within a housing that houses components of UE120, such as processor components and / or memory components. In some aspects, the processor components and memory components may be coupled together. For example, the processor components (e.g., one or more processors) and memory components (e.g., memory) may be operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0039] Generally, any number of wireless networks can be deployed in a given geographical area. Each wireless network can support a specific RAT and can operate on one or more frequencies. A RAT can also be referred to as a radio technology, air interface, etc. A frequency can also be referred to as a carrier, frequency channel, etc. Each frequency can support a single RAT in a given geographical area to avoid interference between wireless networks using different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks can be deployed.

[0040] In some respects, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g., without using base station 110 as an intermediary). For example, UE 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocols (e.g., which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols or vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols), and / or mesh networks. In this scenario, UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by base station 110.

[0041] Devices in the wireless network 100 can communicate using the electromagnetic spectrum, which can be subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc., based on frequency or wavelength. For example, devices in the wireless network 100 can communicate using an operating band with a first frequency range (FR1) and / or an operating band with a second frequency range (FR2), where the first frequency range (FR1) spans from 410 MHz to 7.125 GHz and the second frequency range (FR2) spans from 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz. The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are sometimes referred to as intermediate frequency bands. Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often referred to as the "sub-6 GHz" band. Similarly, although different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz–300 GHz) designated as the "millimeter wave" band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), FR2 is often referred to as the "millimeter wave" band. Therefore, unless otherwise stated, it should be understood that, if used herein, the terms "sub-6 GHz" and the like can broadly refer to frequencies less than 6 GHz, frequencies within FR1, and / or intermediate frequency band frequencies (e.g., greater than 7.125 GHz). Similarly, unless otherwise stated, it should be understood that, if used herein, the terms "millimeter wave" and the like can broadly refer to frequencies within the EHF band, frequencies within FR2, and / or intermediate frequency band frequencies (e.g., less than 24.25 GHz). It is conceivable that the frequencies included in FR1 and FR2 can be modified, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0042] As indicated above, Figure 1 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 1 The example described.

[0043] Figure 2 This is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of communication between a base station 110 and a UE 120 in a wireless network 100 according to this disclosure. The base station 110 may be equipped with T antennas 234a to 234t, and the UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas 252a to 252r, wherein generally T≥1 and R≥1.

[0044] At base station 110, transmit processor 220 can receive data destined for one or more UEs from data source 212, select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on channel quality indicators (CQI) received from each UE, process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for each UE based at least in part on the MCS selected for each UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs. Transmit processor 220 can also process system information (e.g., semi-static resource allocation information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and / or upper-layer signaling), and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. Transmit processor 220 can also generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or demodulation reference signals (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signal (PSS) or secondary synchronization signal (SSS)). The transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 can perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols, where applicable, and can provide T output symbol streams to T modulators (MODs) 232a to 232t. Each modulator 232 can process its respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator 232 can further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and up-convert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. The T downlink signals from modulators 232a to 232t can be transmitted via T antennas 234a to 234t, respectively.

[0045] At UE 120, antennas 252a to 252r can receive downlink signals from base station 110 and / or other base stations and can provide the received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a to 254r respectively. Each demodulator 254 can condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) the received signal to obtain an input sample. Each demodulator 254 can further process the input sample (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. MIMO detector 256 can obtain the received symbols from all R demodulators 254a to 254r, perform MIMO detection on these received symbols where applicable, and provide detected symbols. Receiver processor 258 can process (e.g., demodulate and decode) these detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 120 to data sink 260, and provide decoded control information and system information to controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" can refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor can determine parameters such as Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), and / or CQI. In some respects, one or more components of the UE 120 may be included in the housing 284.

[0046] Network controller 130 may include communication unit 294, controller / processor 290, and memory 292. Network controller 130 may include one or more devices, such as those in the core network. Network controller 130 may communicate with base station 110 via communication unit 294.

[0047] Antennas (e.g., antennas 234a to 234t and / or antennas 252a to 252r) may include or be included within one or more antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element assemblies, and / or antenna arrays. Antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element assemblies, and / or antenna arrays may include one or more antenna elements. Antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element assemblies, and / or antenna arrays may include coplanar antenna element assemblies and / or non-coplanar antenna element assemblies. Antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element assemblies, and / or antenna arrays may include antenna elements within a single housing and / or multiple antenna elements within housings. Antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element assemblies, and / or antenna arrays may include elements coupled to one or more transmission and / or reception components (such as...). Figure 2 One or more antenna elements (one or more components).

[0048] On the uplink, at UE 120, transmit processor 264 can receive and process data from data source 262 and control information from controller / processor 280 (e.g., reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI). Transmit processor 264 can also generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. Symbols from transmit processor 264 can be pre-encoded by TX MIMO processor 266, where applicable, further processed by modulators 254a to 254r (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and transmitted to base station 110. In some aspects, modulators and demodulators (e.g., MOD / DEMOD 254) of UE 120 may be included in the modem of UE 120. In some aspects, UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antennas 252, modulators and / or demodulators 254, MIMO detectors 256, receiver processors 258, transmitter processors 264, and / or TX MIMO processors 266. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 280) and memory 282 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., as referenced). Figure 3-6 (As described). For example, when the UE's processor and memory are configured to transmit or receive, it should be understood that the processor and memory can be configured to transmit or receive via a transceiver.

[0049] At base station 110, uplink signals from UE 120 and other UEs can be received by antenna 234, processed by demodulator 232, detected by MIMO detector 236 where applicable, and further processed by receiver processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by UE 120. Receiver processor 238 can provide the decoded data to data sink 239 and the decoded control information to controller / processor 240. Base station 110 may include communication unit 244 and communicate with network controller 130 via communication unit 244. Base station 110 may include scheduler 246 to schedule UE 120 for downlink and / or uplink communication. In some aspects, the modulator and demodulator (e.g., MOD / DEMOD 232) of base station 110 may be included in the modem of base station 110. In some aspects, base station 110 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include (e.g.) antennas 234, modulators and / or demodulators 232, MIMO detectors 236, receiver processors 238, transmitter processors 220, and / or any combination of TX MIMO processors 230. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 240) and memory 242 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., as referenced). Figure 3-6(As described). For example, where the processor and memory of the BS are configured to transmit or receive, it should be understood that the processor and memory can be configured to transmit or receive via a transceiver.

[0050] The controller / processor 240 of base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component may perform one or more techniques associated with quasi-coexistence (QCL) reporting in the millimeter-wave frequency range, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller / processor 240 of base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component that can execute or direct, for example Figure 5 Process 500 Figure 6 The operation of process 600 and / or other processes as described herein. Memory 242 and 282 may store data and program code for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some aspects, memory 242 and / or memory 282 may include: a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions (e.g., code and / or program code) for wireless communication. For example, when executed by one or more processors of base station 110 and / or UE 120 (e.g., direct execution, or execution after compilation, transformation, and / or interpretation), the one or more processors, UE 120, and / or base station 110 may cause the one or more processors, UE 120, and / or base station 110 to perform or direct, for example... Figure 5 Process 500 Figure 6 The operation of process 600, and / or other processes described herein. In some aspects, the execution instructions may include run instructions, translate instructions, compile instructions, and / or interpret instructions, etc.

[0051] In some aspects, UE 120 may include: means for receiving (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, etc.) a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported; means for transmitting (e.g., using controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, memory 282, etc.) a QCL report at least partially based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified bandwidth portions (BWPs), or multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range, etc. In some aspects, such means may include a combination of Figure 2One or more components of the described UE 120, such as controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, etc.

[0052] In some aspects, base station 110 may include: means for transmitting a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported (e.g., using controller / processor 240, transmit processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, MOD 232, antenna 234, memory 242, etc.); means for receiving (e.g., using antenna 234, DEMOD 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, controller / processor 240, memory 242, etc.) a QCL report at least partially based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range, etc. In some aspects, such means may include a combination of Figure 2 One or more components of the described base station 110, such as antenna 234, DEMOD 232, MIMO detector 236, receiver processor 238, controller / processor 240, transmitter processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, MOD 232, antenna 234, etc.

[0053] although Figure 2 The boxes in the diagram are interpreted as different components, but the functions described above with respect to these boxes can be implemented by a single hardware component, software component, or combination of components. For example, the functions described with respect to transmit processor 264, receive processor 258, and / or TX MIMO processor 266 can be performed by controller / processor 280 or under the control of controller / processor 280.

[0054] As indicated above, Figure 2 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 2 The example described.

[0055] Increasing carrier frequency allows UEs to use larger antenna arrays and bandwidths. Additionally, there is increasing interest in millimeter-wave frequency ranges because these bandwidths can accommodate larger channel bandwidths than non-millimeter-wave bandwidths. In the millimeter-wave frequency range, beam weights designed for a specific BWP may suffer array gain degradation due to different BWPs within the same component carrier. In NR, QCL can be used to characterize the relationship between the antenna and the corresponding signaling beam, which can facilitate the establishment of beam characteristics for the channel based on the characteristics of another channel. However, configurations typically only include one QCL mapping for all BWPs in the bandwidth. As a result, beam characteristics established based on a QCL mapping corresponding to all configured BWPs may be inappropriate and lead to signal and / or array gain degradation.

[0056] Based on various aspects of the techniques and apparatus described herein, QCL reporting can be used to indicate at least one QCL relationship between at least one reference signal and at least one identified BWP. The granularity of mapping the QCL relationship between the reference signal and a specific identified BWP can lead to more appropriate beam characteristic selection and correspondingly higher signal and / or array gain quality. In some aspects, QCL relationships between a single reference signal and multiple identified BWPs can be reported. This allows for a high degree of granularity while reducing network overhead. In some aspects, the UE can indicate QCL relationships along with array gain degradation, effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) degradation, etc. In some aspects, the UE can indicate one or more frequency ranges to which the QCL relationship applies for each QCL relationship. In this way, the base station can be able to determine whether additional QCL mapping should be used.

[0057] Figure 3 This is a diagram illustrating Example 300 associated with a QCL report in the millimeter-wave frequency range according to this disclosure. As shown, UE 120 and BS 110 can communicate with each other.

[0058] As shown by reference numeral 310, BS 110 can transmit, and UE 120 can receive, a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported. As shown by reference numeral 320, UE 120 can transmit, and BS 110 can receive, QCL reports. QCL reports may be at least partially based on a QCL report configuration. In some aspects, a QCL report may indicate at least one QCL relationship between at least one reference signal and at least one identified BWP. In some aspects, the at least one identified BWP may include a portion of a millimeter-wave frequency range. In some aspects, the millimeter-wave frequency range may include frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

[0059] In some aspects, at least one QCL relationship may include a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and multiple identified BWPs. In some aspects, at least one QCL relationship may include multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and multiple BWPs. In some aspects, one or more of the reference signals may include a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), a Probe Reference Signal (SRS), etc. In some aspects, as combined below... Figure 4 To further explain, the QCL report configuration may indicate at least one BWP, and the QCL report may indicate array gain degradation over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range and associated with at least one QCL relationship, EIRP degradation over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range and associated with the at least one QCL relationship, and so on.

[0060] As indicated above, Figure 3 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 3 The example described.

[0061] Figure 4 This is a diagram illustrating Example 400 associated with a QCL report in the millimeter-wave frequency range according to this disclosure. As shown, UE 120 and BS 110 can communicate with each other.

[0062] As indicated by reference numeral 410, BS 110 can transmit, and UE 120 can receive, a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported. As indicated by reference numeral 420, UE 120 can transmit, and BS 110 can receive, QCL reports. QCL reports may be at least partially based on a QCL report configuration. In some aspects, a QCL report may indicate at least one QCL relationship between at least one reference signal and at least one identified BWP. In some aspects, the at least one identified BWP may include a portion of a millimeter-wave frequency range. In some aspects, the millimeter-wave frequency range may include frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

[0063] In some aspects, at least one QCL relationship may include a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and multiple identified BWPs. In some aspects, at least one QCL relationship may include multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and multiple BWPs. In some aspects, one or more of the reference signals may include CSI-RS, SRS, etc.

[0064] In some aspects, such as Figure 4As shown, the QCL report configuration can indicate at least one BWP, and the QCL report can indicate array gain degradation associated with at least one QCL relationship over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, EIRP degradation associated with the at least one QCL relationship over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, and so on. In some aspects, array gain degradation can include worst-case array gain degradation, average array gain degradation, measurement of array gain degradation, and so on.

[0065] In some aspects, at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range may include one or more configured BWPs. In some aspects, the BS 110 may transmit, and the UE 120 may receive, an indication of at least one additional reference signal. The at least one additional reference signal may be at least partially based on determining that array gain degradation meets a gain degradation threshold, determining that EIRP degradation meets an EIRP degradation threshold, and so on. In this way, the BS 110 may be able to determine when an additional QCL relationship should be implemented.

[0066] As indicated above, Figure 4 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 4 The example described.

[0067] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating an example procedure 500 performed by a UE according to this disclosure. Example procedure 500 is an example in which a UE (e.g., UE 120, etc.) performs an operation associated with a QCL report in the millimeter wave frequency range.

[0068] like Figure 5 As shown, in some aspects, process 500 may include receiving a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported (block 510). For example, the UE (e.g., using a receive processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, etc.) may receive a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported, as described above, for example, referring to... Figure 3 And / or 4.

[0069] like Figure 5 As further shown, in some aspects, process 500 may include: transmitting a QCL report configured at least in part based on the QCL report, wherein the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range (block 520). For example, the UE (e.g., using transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, etc.) may transmit a QCL report configured at least in part based on the QCL report, as described above, for example, referring to... Figure 3 And / or 4. In some respects, the QCL report indicates the QCL relationship between a single reference signal and multiple identified BWPs. In some respects, the QCL report indicates multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and multiple identified BWPs. In some respects, the multiple identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0070] Process 500 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0071] In the first aspect, at least one of the single or multiple reference signals includes CSI-RS or SRS.

[0072] In the second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the QCL report configuration indicates multiple identified BWPs.

[0073] In a third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to second aspects, the millimeter wave frequency range includes frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

[0074] In the fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the QCL report further indicates at least one of the following: beamforming array gain degradation associated with the antenna array over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, EIRP degradation associated with the at least one QCL relationship or a plurality of QCL relationships, or a combination thereof.

[0075] In the fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with the fourth aspect, beamforming array gain degradation includes at least one of worst-case array gain degradation, average array gain degradation, different statistical measurements of array gain degradation over the coverage area of ​​the antenna array, or combinations thereof.

[0076] In the sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the fourth to fifth aspects, the at least portion of the millimeter wave frequency range includes one or more configured BWPs.

[0077] In the eighth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the fourth to sixth aspects, process 500 includes receiving an indication of at least one additional reference signal based at least in part on determining that the beamforming array gain degradation meets a gain degradation threshold, determining that the EIRP degradation meets an EIRP degradation threshold, or a combination thereof.

[0078] although Figure 5An example box of process 500 is shown, but in some respects, process 500 may include... Figure 5 The boxes depicted in the process are compared to additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged differently. Additionally or alternatively, two or more boxes in process 500 can be executed in parallel.

[0079] Figure 6 This is a diagram illustrating an example process 600 performed by a base station according to this disclosure. Example process 600 is an example in which a base station (e.g., base station 110, etc.) performs operations associated with QCL reporting in the millimeter wave frequency range.

[0080] like Figure 6 As shown, in some aspects, process 600 may include transmitting a QCL report configuration (block 610) indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported. For example, a base station (e.g., using transmit processor 220, controller / processor 240, memory 242, etc.) may transmit a QCL report configuration indicating the number of QCL relationships to be reported, as described above, for example, referring to... Figure 3 And / or 4.

[0081] like Figure 6 As further shown, in some aspects, process 600 may include receiving a QCL report configured at least partially based on the QCL report, a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range (block 620). For example, the base station (e.g., using receive processor 238, controller / processor 240, memory 242, etc.) may receive a QCL report configured at least partially based on the QCL report, as described above, for example, referring to... Figure 3 And / or 4. In some respects, the QCL report indicates a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified BWPs, or multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs. In some respects, the plurality of identified BWPs is part of a millimeter-wave frequency range.

[0082] In the first aspect, the single reference signal or at least one of the plurality of reference signals includes CSI-RS or SRS.

[0083] In the second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the QCL report configuration indicates the plurality of identified BWPs.

[0084] In a third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to second aspects, the millimeter wave frequency range includes frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

[0085] In a fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with the third aspect, the QCL report further indicates at least one of the following: beamforming array gain degradation associated with the antenna array over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, EIRP degradation associated with the at least one QCL relationship or a plurality of QCL relationships, or a combination thereof.

[0086] In the fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with the fourth aspect, beamforming array gain degradation includes at least one of worst-case array gain degradation, average array gain degradation, different statistical measurements of array gain degradation over the coverage area of ​​the antenna array, or combinations thereof.

[0087] In the sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the fourth to fifth aspects, the at least portion of the millimeter wave frequency range includes one or more configured BWPs.

[0088] In the seventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the fourth to sixth aspects, process 600 includes transmitting an indication of at least one additional reference signal based at least in part on determining that the beamforming array gain degradation meets a gain degradation threshold, determining that the EIRP degradation meets an EIRP degradation threshold, or a combination thereof.

[0089] although Figure 6 An example box of process 600 is shown, but in some respects, process 600 may include... Figure 6 The boxes depicted in the process are compared to additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged differently. Additionally or alternatively, two or more boxes in process 600 can be executed in parallel.

[0090] The following provides an overview of some aspects of this disclosure:

[0091] Aspect 1: A wireless communication method performed by a user equipment (UE) comprising: receiving a QCL report configuration indicating a number of quasi-coexistence (QCL) relationships to be reported; and transmitting a QCL report at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates: a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified bandwidth portions (BWPs), or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter wave frequency range.

[0092] Aspect 2: The method of aspect 1, wherein the single reference signal or at least one of the plurality of reference signals includes a channel state information reference signal or a probe reference signal.

[0093] Aspect 3: The method of either Aspect 1 or 2, wherein the QCL report configuration indicates the plurality of identified BWPs.

[0094] Aspect 4: The method of any one of Aspects 1-3, wherein the millimeter wave frequency range includes frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

[0095] Aspect 5: The method of any one of Aspects 1-4, wherein the QCL report further indicates at least one of the following: beamforming array gain degradation associated with the antenna array over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, associated with the QCL relationship or at least one of the plurality of QCL relationships, effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) degradation associated with the at least one QCL relationship over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, or a combination thereof.

[0096] Aspect 6: The method of aspect 5, wherein the beamforming array gain degradation includes at least one of the following: worst-case array gain degradation, average array gain degradation, different statistical measurements of the array gain degradation over the coverage area of ​​the antenna array, or a combination thereof.

[0097] Aspect 7: The method of any one of Aspects 5 or 6, wherein the at least portion of the millimeter wave frequency range includes one or more configured BWPs.

[0098] Aspect 8: The method of any one of Aspects 5-7 further comprises: receiving an indication of at least one additional reference signal based at least in part on at least one of the following: determining that the beamforming array gain degradation satisfies a gain degradation threshold, determining that the EIRP degradation satisfies an EIRP degradation threshold, or a combination thereof.

[0099] Aspect 9: A wireless communication method performed by a base station, comprising: transmitting a QCL report configuration indicating the number of quasi-coexistence (QCL) relationships to be reported; and receiving a QCL report at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates: a QCL relationship between a single reference signal and a plurality of identified bandwidth portions (BWPs), or a plurality of QCL relationships between a plurality of reference signals and the plurality of identified BWPs, wherein the plurality of identified BWPs are part of a millimeter wave frequency range.

[0100] Aspect 10: The method of aspect 9, wherein the single reference signal or at least one of the plurality of reference signals includes a channel state information reference signal or a probe reference signal.

[0101] Aspect 11: The method of any one of Aspects 9 or 10, wherein the QCL report configuration indicates the plurality of identified BWPs.

[0102] Aspect 12: The method of any one of Aspects 9-11, wherein the millimeter wave frequency range includes frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

[0103] Aspect 13: The method of aspect 12, wherein the QCL report further indicates at least one of the following: beamforming array gain degradation associated with the antenna array over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, associated with the QCL relationship or at least one of the plurality of QCL relationships, effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) degradation associated with the at least one QCL relationship over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, or a combination thereof.

[0104] Aspect 14: The method of aspect 13, wherein the array gain degradation includes at least one of the following: worst-case array gain degradation, average array gain degradation, different statistical measurements of the array gain degradation over the coverage area of ​​the antenna array, or a combination thereof.

[0105] Aspect 15: The method of any one of Aspects 13 or 14, wherein the at least portion of the millimeter wave frequency range includes one or more configured BWPs.

[0106] Aspect 16: The method of any one of Aspects 13-15 further includes transmitting an indication of at least one additional reference signal based at least in part on at least one of: determining that the beamforming array gain degradation satisfies a gain degradation threshold, determining that the EIRP degradation satisfies an EIRP degradation threshold, or a combination thereof.

[0107] Aspect 17: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform one or more methods as described in aspects 1-8.

[0108] Aspect 18: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to perform methods as described in one or more aspects of aspects 1-8.

[0109] Aspect 19: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing a method as described in one or more aspects of aspects 1-8.

[0110] Aspect 20: A non-transient computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code including instructions executable by a processor to perform methods as described in one or more of aspects 1-8.

[0111] Aspect 21: A non-transient computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions including one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform methods as described in one or more aspects of aspects 1-8.

[0112] Aspect 22: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform methods as described in one or more aspects of aspects 9-16.

[0113] Aspect 23: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to perform methods as described in one or more aspects of aspects 9-16.

[0114] Aspect 24: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing a method as described in one or more aspects of aspects 9-16.

[0115] Aspect 25: A non-transient computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code including instructions executable by a processor to perform methods as described in one or more aspects of aspects 9-16.

[0116] Aspect 26: A non-transient computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions including one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform methods as described in one or more aspects of aspects 9-16.

[0117] The foregoing disclosure provides explanations and descriptions, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the foregoing disclosure or may be obtained through practice.

[0118] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly interpreted as hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. "Software" should be broadly interpreted as instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, and / or functions, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description languages, or other terms. As used herein, processors are implemented using hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. It will be apparent that the systems and / or methods described herein can be implemented in various forms of hardware and / or combinations of hardware and software. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods is not limited in any way. Thus, the operation and behavior of these systems and / or methods are described herein without reference to any specific software code—it is understood that software and hardware can be designed to implement these systems and / or methods, at least in part, based on the descriptions herein.

[0119] As used in this article, depending on the context, a threshold can refer to a value greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, etc.

[0120] Although specific combinations of features are described in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of aspects. In fact, many of these features can be combined in ways not specifically described in the claims and / or not disclosed in the specification. Although each dependent claim listed below may be directly subordinated to only one claim, the disclosure of aspects includes each dependent claim being combined with each other claim in this set of claims. As used herein, the phrase “at least one of” refers to any combination of these items, including single members. As an example, “at least one of a, b, or c” is intended to cover: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, and abc, as well as any combination having multiple identical elements (e.g., aa, aaa, aab, aac, abb, acc, bb, bbb, bbc, cc, and ccc, or any other ordering of a, b, and c).

[0121] The elements, actions, or instructions used herein should not be construed as critical or necessary unless explicitly stated otherwise. Furthermore, as used herein, the articles “a” and “a certain” are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Additionally, as used herein, the article “the” is intended to include one or more items referenced in conjunction with the article “the” and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “set” and “group” are intended to include one or more items (e.g., related items, unrelated items, or a combination of related and unrelated items) and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Where only one item is intended, the phrase “only one” or similar language is used. Moreover, as used herein, the terms “have,” “contain,” “include,” etc., are intended to be open-ended terms. Furthermore, the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “at least partially based on” unless otherwise explicitly stated. Moreover, as used herein, the term “or” is intended to be inclusive when used in a sequence and may be used interchangeably with “and / or” unless otherwise explicitly stated (e.g., in combination with “either of” or “only one of”).

Claims

1. A wireless communication method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: Receive the QCL report configuration indicating the number of quasi-coexisting QCL relationships to be reported; Transmit a QCL report configured at least in part based on the QCL report, wherein the QCL report indicates: The QCL relationship between a single reference signal and multiple identified bandwidth portions (BWP), or Multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and the multiple identified BWPs, wherein the multiple identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range, and further indicate at least one of the following: Beamforming array gain degradation associated with the antenna array over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, and associated with the QCL relationship or at least one of the plurality of QCL relationships. The effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) associated with the at least one QCL relationship deteriorates over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the single reference signal or at least one of the plurality of reference signals includes a channel state information reference signal or a probe reference signal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the QCL report configuration indicates the plurality of identified BWPs.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the millimeter wave frequency range includes frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the beamforming array gain degradation includes at least one of the following: Worst-case array gain degradation Average array gain degradation Different statistical measurements of the worst-case array gain degradation over the coverage area of ​​the antenna array, or Its combination.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least portion of the millimeter wave frequency range comprises one or more configured BWPs.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an indication of at least one additional reference signal based at least in part on at least one of the following: The beamforming array gain degradation is determined to meet the gain degradation threshold. Determine that the EIRP degradation meets the EIRP degradation threshold, or Its combination.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the QCL report further indicates the frequency range applicable to each QCL relationship.

9. A wireless communication method performed by a network entity, comprising: The QCL report configuration specifies the number of quasi-coexisting QCL relationships to be reported. as well as Receive a QCL report configured at least in part based on the QCL report, wherein the QCL report indicates: The QCL relationship between a single reference signal and multiple identified bandwidth portions (BWP), or Multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and the multiple identified BWPs, wherein the multiple identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range, and further indicate at least one of the following: Beamforming array gain degradation associated with the antenna array over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, and associated with the QCL relationship or at least one of the plurality of QCL relationships. The effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) associated with the at least one QCL relationship deteriorates over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the single reference signal or at least one of the plurality of reference signals includes a channel state information reference signal or a probe reference signal.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the QCL report configuration indicates the plurality of identified BWPs.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the millimeter wave frequency range includes frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the beamforming array gain degradation includes at least one of the following: Worst-case array gain degradation Average array gain degradation Different statistical measurements of the worst-case array gain degradation over the coverage area of ​​the antenna array, or Its combination.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least portion of the millimeter wave frequency range comprises one or more configured BWPs.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising transmitting an indication of at least one additional reference signal based at least in part on at least one of the following: The beamforming array gain degradation is determined to meet the gain degradation threshold. Determine that the EIRP degradation meets the EIRP degradation threshold, or Its combination.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the QCL report further indicates, for each QCL relationship, the frequency range applicable to each QCL relationship.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: Whether to use one or more additional QCL mappings is determined at least in part based on the frequency range applicable to each QCL relationship.

18. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: Memory; transceiver; as well as One or more processors coupled to the memory and the transceiver, the one or more processors being configured to: The transceiver is configured to receive a QCL report indicating the number of quasi-coexisting QCL relationships to be reported. as well as Transmit a QCL report, at least in part based on the QCL report configuration, via the transceiver, wherein the QCL report indicates: The QCL relationship between a single reference signal and multiple identified bandwidth portions (BWP), or Multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and the multiple identified BWPs, wherein the multiple identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range, and further indicate at least one of the following: Beamforming array gain degradation associated with the antenna array over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, and associated with the QCL relationship or at least one of the plurality of QCL relationships. The effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) associated with the at least one QCL relationship deteriorates over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range.

19. The UE of claim 18, wherein the single reference signal or at least one of the plurality of reference signals includes a channel state information reference signal or a probe reference signal.

20. The UE of claim 18, wherein the QCL report configuration indicates the plurality of identified BWPs.

21. The UE of claim 18, wherein the millimeter wave frequency range includes frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

22. The UE of claim 18, wherein the beamforming array gain degradation includes at least one of the following: Worst-case array gain degradation Average array gain degradation Different statistical measurements of the worst-case array gain degradation over the coverage area of ​​the antenna array, or Its combination.

23. The UE of claim 18, wherein the at least portion of the millimeter wave frequency range comprises one or more configured BWPs.

24. The UE of claim 18, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive an indication of at least one additional reference signal via the transceiver based at least in part on at least one of the following: The beamforming array gain degradation is determined to meet the gain degradation threshold. Determine that the EIRP degradation meets the EIRP degradation threshold, or Its combination.

25. The UE of claim 18, wherein the QCL report further indicates the frequency range applicable to each QCL relationship.

26. A network entity for wireless communication, comprising: Memory; transceiver; as well as One or more processors coupled to the memory and the transceiver, the one or more processors being configured to: The transceiver is used to transmit a QCL report configuration indicating the number of quasi-coexisting QCL relationships to be reported. as well as Receive, via the transceiver, a QCL report at least partially based on the QCL report configuration, wherein the QCL report indicates: The QCL relationship between a single reference signal and multiple identified bandwidth portions (BWP), or Multiple QCL relationships between multiple reference signals and the multiple identified BWPs, wherein the multiple identified BWPs are part of a millimeter-wave frequency range, and further indicate at least one of the following: Beamforming array gain degradation associated with the antenna array over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range, and associated with the QCL relationship or at least one of the plurality of QCL relationships. The effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) associated with the at least one QCL relationship deteriorates over at least a portion of the millimeter-wave frequency range.

27. The network entity of claim 26, wherein the single reference signal or at least one of the plurality of reference signals includes a channel state information reference signal or a probe reference signal.

28. The network entity of claim 26, wherein the QCL report configuration indicates the plurality of identified BWPs.

29. The network entity of claim 26, wherein the millimeter wave frequency range includes frequencies greater than or equal to 24.25 GHz.

30. The network entity of claim 26, wherein the beamforming array gain degradation includes at least one of the following: Worst-case array gain degradation Average array gain degradation Different statistical measurements of the worst-case array gain degradation over the coverage area of ​​the antenna array, or Its combination.

31. The network entity of claim 26, wherein the at least portion of the millimeter wave frequency range comprises one or more configured BWPs.

32. The network entity of claim 26, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit an indication of at least one additional reference signal via the transceiver based at least in part on at least one of the following: The beamforming array gain degradation is determined to meet the gain degradation threshold. Determine that the EIRP degradation meets the EIRP degradation threshold, or Its combination.

33. The network entity of claim 26, wherein the QCL report further indicates, for each QCL relationship, the frequency range applicable to each QCL relationship.

34. The network entity of claim 33, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Whether to use one or more additional QCL mappings is determined at least in part based on the frequency range applicable to each QCL relationship.

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