Beam Failure Recovery Response

Abstract

Some aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for managing beam failure recovery operations. A method that may be implemented by a user equipment (UE) generally includes: performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS); sending a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell; and starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ.

Description

Priority claims

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Application No. 17 / 067,242, filed October 9, 2020, which claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 914,398, filed October 11, 2019, which is assigned to the assignee of the present application and is expressly incorporated by reference in its entirety for all applicable purposes as if fully set forth below. [Technical Field]

[0002] Field of Disclosure Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for managing beam failure recovery operations. [Background technology]

[0003] 2. Description of Related Art Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, broadcasts, and so on. These wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access technologies capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple-access systems include Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP®) Long Term Evolution (LTE®) systems, LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, 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, and time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, to name a few.

[0004]

[0004] These multiple access technologies are being adopted in various telecommunications standards to provide common protocols that enable different wireless devices to communicate on a city, national, regional, or even global scale. New Radio (e.g., 5G NR) is an example of an emerging telecommunications standard. NR is a set of extensions to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectral efficiency, lowering costs, improving service, utilizing new spectrum, and better integrating with other open standards using OFDMA with cyclic prefixes (CPs) on the downlink (DL) and uplink (UL). For these purposes, NR supports beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation (CA).

[0005] However, as demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, further improvements to NR and LTE technologies are needed. Preferably, these improvements should be applicable to other multiple access technologies and the telecommunications standards that employ these technologies. Summary of the Invention

[0006]

[0006] The systems, methods, and devices of the present disclosure each have several aspects, no single aspect of which is solely responsible for the desirable attributes of the present disclosure. Without limiting the scope of the present disclosure as expressed by the claims that follow, several features will now be briefly described. Considering this description, and particularly reading the section entitled "Detailed Description of the Invention," one will understand how the features of the present disclosure provide advantages, including improved beam fault detection.

[0007] Some aspects relate to a method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), including: performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS); sending a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, where the BFRQ message includes an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell; starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ; determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received in the other cell before expiration of the timer; and retransmitting the BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determining, where the BFRR message comprises one or more types of: activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0008] Some aspects relate to a method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), including receiving a Beam Failure Recovery Request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE; and sending a Beam Failure Recovery Response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, the BFRR message comprising one or more types of: an activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, a transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0009] Some aspects relate to a user equipment (UE) comprising a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to perform beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS). The processor is configured to send a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell. The processor is configured to start a timer based on sending the BFRQ. The processor is configured to determine whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received in the other cell before expiration of the timer. The processor is configured to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determination, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0010] Some aspects relate to a base station (BS) comprising a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to receive a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE. The processor is configured to send a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, where the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0011] Some aspects relate to a user equipment (UE). The UE includes means for performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS). The UE includes means for sending a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell. The UE includes means for starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ. The UE includes means for determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received in the other cell before expiration of the timer. The UE includes means for retransmitting the BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determining, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of: activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0012] Some aspects relate to a base station (BS), including means for receiving a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE. The BS includes means for sending a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, where the BFRR message comprises one or more types of: activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0013] Some aspects relate to a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE). The instructions are configured to: perform beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS). The instructions are configured to: send a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell. The instructions are configured to start a timer based on sending the BFRQ. The instructions are configured to determine whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received in the other cell before expiration of the timer. The instructions are configured to retransmit a BFRQ message in another cell based on the determination, wherein the BFRQ message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0014] Some aspects relate to a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for wireless communication by a base station (BS). The instructions are configured to: receive a Beam Failure Recovery Request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE; and send a Beam Failure Recovery Response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of: activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0015] Aspects of the present disclosure provide means for apparatuses, processors, and computer-readable media for implementing the methods described herein.

[0016] To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the one or more aspects comprise the features hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative features of the one or more aspects, which are indicative of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the various aspects may be employed.

[0017]

[0017] So that the above-recited features of the present disclosure may be understood in detail, a more particular description briefly summarized above may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the drawings. However, since the description may lead to other equally effective embodiments, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings illustrate only some typical embodiments of the present disclosure and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present disclosure. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1]

[0018] FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example telecommunications system in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 2]

[0019] FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example base station (BS) and user equipment (UE) design in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 3]

[0020] FIG. 1 illustrates an example beam failure detection and recovery procedure in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 4]

[0021] 1 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communication by a UE, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 5]

[0022] 1 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communication by a BS, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 6]

[0023] FIG. 1 illustrates a communications device that may include various components configured to perform operations for the techniques disclosed herein, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 7]

[0024] FIG. 1 illustrates a communications device that may include various components configured to perform operations for the techniques disclosed herein, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019]

[0025] For ease of understanding, where possible, the same reference numbers have been used to designate like elements that are common to each of the figures. It is contemplated that elements disclosed in one embodiment may be beneficially utilized on other embodiments without specific recitation.

[0020]

[0026] Aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus, a method, a processing system, and a computer-readable medium for managing beam failure detection. In some wireless communication systems (e.g., 5G NR), a user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station (BS) through multiple cells (e.g., through a primary cell (Pcell) using a primary component carrier (PCC) and through at least one secondary cell (Scell) using a secondary component carrier (SCC)) using carrier aggregation (CA) of a PCC and an SCC. That is, multiple cells are aggregated together to enable the BS to serve the UE. Generally, the Pcell may perform random access (RA) procedures, radio link monitoring (RLM), handover procedures, etc. In some examples, the Scell ​​may provide only downlink or both downlink and uplink. The BS may activate and deactivate the Scell ​​through MAC signaling with the UE. By using MAC signaling, the BS may change the activation / deactivation status of the Scell ​​according to data activity.

[0021]

[0027] Aspects of the present disclosure relate to beam failure detection and recovery. In some systems, narrow beam transmission and reception are useful for improving link budgets at millimeter wave (mmW) frequencies but can be susceptible to beam failure. In mmW, directional beamforming is used between a UE and a BS, and the UE and the BS communicate via a beam pair link (BPL). Beam failure generally refers to a scenario in which the quality of a beam falls below a threshold (e.g., the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the BPL falls below a threshold), which can lead to radio link failure (RLF). NR supports lower layer signaling to recover from beam failure, called beam recovery. For example, instead of initiating cell reselection, beam pair reselection within a cell can be performed when beam quality becomes too low. In some examples, a UE may detect beam failure and send a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) to a base station.

[0022]

[0028] In some aspects, a beam failure recovery (BFR) process may be cell-specific (e.g., a BFR process associated with the Pcell and a BFR associated with the Scell). In one example, a UE may communicate a BFRQ intended for the Scell ​​by transmitting a BFRQ to the Pcell via a PUCCH as a dedicated scheduling request. For example, a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) by the base station to the UE's BFRQ may include an uplink grant to schedule a new transmission for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ).

[0023]

[0029] The following description provides examples of beam failure detection and response in a communication system and does not limit the scope, applicability, or examples set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the function and configuration of the elements discussed without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Various examples may omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components, as appropriate. For example, the methods described may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Also, features described with respect to some examples may be combined in some other examples. For example, an apparatus may be implemented or a method may be practiced using any number of aspects described herein. Furthermore, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such apparatuses or methods implemented using other structure, functions, or structure and functions in addition to or other than the various aspects of the present disclosure described herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the present disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of a claim. The word "exemplary" is used herein to mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration." Any aspect described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects.

[0024]

[0030] Generally, any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network may support a particular radio access technology (RAT) and may operate on one or more frequencies. A RAT may also be referred to as a radio technology, air interface, etc. A frequency may also be referred to as a carrier, subcarrier, frequency channel, tone, subband, etc. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, 5G NR RAT networks may be deployed.

[0025]

[0031] 1 illustrates an example wireless communication network 100 in which aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented. For example, the wireless communication network 100 may be an NR system (e.g., a 5G NR network).

[0026]

[0032] 1, the BS 110a includes a beam failure manager 112 configured to receive a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE. The beam failure manager 112 may also be configured to send a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, where the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0027]

[0033] The UE 120a includes a beam failure manager 122 configured to perform beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS) (e.g., in CA). The beam failure manager 122 may also be configured to send a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell. The beam failure manager 122 may also be configured to start a timer based on sending the BFRQ. The beam failure manager 122 may also be configured to determine whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received in the other cell before expiration of a timer. The beam failure manager 122 may also be configured to retransmit a BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determination, wherein the BFRQ message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0028]

[0034] NR access (e.g., 5G NR) may support various wireless communication services, such as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) targeting wide bandwidths (e.g., 80 MHz or greater), millimeter wave (mmWave) targeting high carrier frequencies (e.g., 25 GHz or greater), massive machine type communications (MTC) targeting non-backward compatible MTC techniques, and / or mission-critical services targeting ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC). These services may include latency and reliability requirements. These services may also have different transmission time intervals (TTIs) to meet their respective quality of service (QoS) requirements. Furthermore, these services may coexist in the same subframe.

[0029]

[0035] As shown in FIG. 1, wireless communication network 100 may include several base stations (BSs) 110a-z (each also referred to herein individually as BS 110 or collectively as BS 110) and other network entities. BS 110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area, sometimes referred to as a “cell,” which may be fixed or may move according to the location of mobile BS 110. In some examples, BSs 110 may be interconnected to one another and / or to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in wireless communication network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces (e.g., direct physical connections, wireless connections, virtual networks, etc.) using any suitable transport network. In the example shown in FIG. 1, BSs 110a, 110b, and 110c may be macro BSs for macro cells 102a, 102b, and 102c, respectively. BS 110x may be a pico BS for pico cell 102x. BSs 110y and 110z may be femto BSs for femto cells 102y and 102z, respectively. A BS may support one or more cells. BS 110 communicates with user equipment (UE) 120a-y (each also referred to herein individually as a UE 120 or collectively as UE 120) in wireless communication network 100. UEs 120 (e.g., 120x, 120y, etc.) may be dispersed throughout wireless communication network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile.

[0030]

[0036] The wireless communication network 100 may also include a relay station (e.g., relay station 110r), also referred to as a relay, that receives transmissions of data and / or other information from an upstream station (e.g., BS 110a or UE 120r) and sends transmissions of data and / or other information to a downstream station (e.g., UE 120 or BS 110) or relays transmissions between UEs 120 to facilitate communication between the devices.

[0031]

[0037] The network controller 130 may couple to a set of BSs 110 and provide coordination and control for these BSs 110. The network controller 130 may communicate with the BSs 110 via a backhaul. The BSs 110 may also communicate with each other (e.g., directly or indirectly) via a wireless backhaul or a wireline backhaul.

[0032]

[0038] FIG. 2 illustrates example components of a BS 110a and a UE 120a (eg, in wireless communication network 100 of FIG. 1) that may be used to implement aspects of the present disclosure.

[0033]

[0039] At the BS 110a, the transmit processor 220 may receive data from the data source 212 and control information from the controller / processor 240. The control information may be for a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH), a Physical Control Format Indicator Channel (PCFICH), a Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH), a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), a Group Common PDCCH (GC PDCCH), etc. The data may be for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), etc. The processor 220 may process (e.g., encode and symbol map) the data and control information to obtain data symbols and control symbols, respectively. The transmit processor 220 may also generate reference symbols, such as for a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), and a PBCH Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS). The transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on ​​the data symbols, control symbols, and / or reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide output symbol streams to modulators (MODs) 232a through 232t in the transceiver. Each modulator 232a through 232t in the transceiver may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM, etc.) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. The downlink signals from the modulators 232a through 232t in the transceiver may be transmitted via the antennas 234a through 234t, respectively.

[0034]

[0040] At UE 120a, antennas 252a through 252r may receive downlink signals from BS 110a and may provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a through 254r, respectively, in the transceiver. Each demodulator 254a through 254r in the transceiver may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) its respective received signal to obtain input samples. Each demodulator may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM, etc.) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from all demodulators 254a through 254r in the transceiver, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide detected symbols. A receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate, deinterleave, and decode) the detected symbols and provide decoded data for UE 120a to a data sink 260 and decoded control information to controller / processor 280.

[0035]

[0041] On the uplink, at the UE 120a, a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 (e.g., for the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)) and control information from a controller / processor 280 (e.g., for the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)). The transmit processor 264 may also generate reference symbols for a reference signal (e.g., for a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS)). The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 if applicable, further processed by demodulators 254a through 254r in the transceiver (e.g., for SC-FDM, etc.), and transmitted to the BS 110a. At BS 110a, the uplink signal from UE 120a may be received by antenna 234, processed by modulators 232a-232t in the transceiver, detected by a MIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processed by a receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by UE 120a. Receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 and the decoded control information to a controller / processor 240.

[0036]

[0042] Memories 242 and 282 may store data and program codes for BS 110a and UE 120a, respectively. Scheduler 244 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink and / or uplink.

[0037]

[0043] NR may utilize orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with a cyclic prefix (CP) on the uplink and downlink. NR may support half-duplex operation using time division duplexing (TDD). OFDM and single-carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) partition the system bandwidth into multiple orthogonal subcarriers, also commonly referred to as tones, bins, etc. Each subcarrier may be modulated with data. Modulation symbols may be sent in the frequency domain with OFDM and in the time domain with SC-FDM. The spacing between adjacent subcarriers may be fixed, and the total number of subcarriers may depend on the system bandwidth. The minimum resource allocation, called a resource block (RB), may be 12 contiguous subcarriers. The system bandwidth may also be partitioned into subbands. For example, a subband may cover multiple RBs. NR may support a base subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 15 kHz, and other SCSs may be defined relative to the base SCS (e.g., 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120 kHz, 240 kHz, etc.).

[0038]

[0044] The antenna 252, processors 266, 258, 264, and / or controller / processor 280 of the UE 120a and / or the antenna 234, processors 220, 230, 238, and / or controller / processor 240 of the BS 110a may be used to implement various techniques and methods described herein.

[0039]

[0045] 2, the controller / processor 240 of the BS 110a includes a beam failure manager 112 configured to receive a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE. The beam failure manager 112 may also be configured to send a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, where the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0040]

[0046] The UE 120a includes a beam failure manager 122 configured to perform beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a BS (e.g., in CA). The beam failure manager 122 may also be configured to send a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell. The beam failure manager 122 may also be configured to start a timer based on sending the BFRQ. The beam failure manager 122 may also be configured to determine whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received in the other cell before expiration of a timer. The beam failure manager 122 may also be configured to retransmit a BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determination, wherein the BFRQ message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0041] Exemplary beam failure recovery for secondary cells

[0047] In a wireless communication system (e.g., 5G NR), a UE 120a may communicate with a BS 110a via multiple cells (e.g., a primary cell (Pcell) and at least one secondary cell (Scell)) using multiple component carriers (CCs), sometimes referred to as carrier aggregation (CA). In some cases, the UE 120a may only receive downlink transmissions (e.g., data transmissions) via the Scell. For example, the UE 120a may receive downlink control signaling (e.g., scheduling resource grants, radio resource control (RRC) signaling, downlink control information (DCI)) from the Pcell on a control resource set (CORESET) of the PDCCH and receive only downlink data transmissions from the Scell ​​(e.g., communication between the UE 120a and the Scell ​​may be configured without a CORESET for the UE 120a to receive control signaling). The UE 120a may communicate with one or more of the Pcell and the Scell ​​via uplink transmissions.

[0042]

[0048] In some cases, CA may be used to increase the bandwidth of communications between UE 120a and BS 110a. In the case of a beamformed communications system (5G NR), CA may also enable the use of different beams for various traffic flows, such as a wide beam for broadcast control signaling or a narrow beam for UE-specific data traffic.

[0043]

[0049] Narrow beam transmission and reception are useful for improving link budgets at millimeter-wave frequencies, but can be susceptible to beam failure. Beam failure generally refers to a scenario in which the quality of a beam for a control resource set (CORESET) falls below a threshold, which can lead to radio link failure (RLF). NR supports a lower layer signaling process for recovery from beam failure, called the beam failure recovery (BFR) process. For example, instead of initiating cell reselection when beam quality becomes too low, beam pair reselection within a cell can be performed.

[0044]

[0050] Also, in some cases, for example, if the UE is receiving more downlink traffic than uplink traffic or if the BS's scheduling causes a delay in granting an uplink grant to the UE, receiving a BFRR message from the BS may be delayed. The delay in receiving the BFRR may cause additional delay in generating and communicating instructions for the failed Scell ​​by the BS and in establishing a new link and resuming Scell ​​communication. Therefore, methods and techniques for reducing or eliminating communication delays caused by a failed Scell ​​are described below. For example, the UE may communicate candidate beams for the recovery of the Scell ​​in a BFRQ message, and the BFRR transmission in response to the UE may serve not only as an ACK but also as an UL grant for a new transmission to the Scell ​​for the UE, where the BFRR transmission has the same HARQ ID as the BFRQ.

[0045]

[0051] 3 is a call flow illustrating example operations 300 for beam failure detection (BFD) and BFR in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. As shown, UE 120a is configured to perform BFD for a beam pair-link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) with at least two cells, Scell ​​304 and Pcell 306 (e.g., in CA). (Note that in some embodiments, Pcell 306 may instead be another Scell.)

[0046]

[0052] Beam failure may be detected by monitoring a BFD reference signal (RS) and evaluating whether a beam failure trigger condition is met. As shown in FIG. 3, the UE 120a monitors the BFD RS from the Scell ​​304 and receives the BFD RS during the first communication 308. In some examples, the UE 120a detects beam failure when an estimated block error rate (BLER) of the RS associated with the configured control resource set (CORESET) exceeds a threshold (e.g., 10%). In some examples, the UE 120a detects beam failure when the UE 120a determines that the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the BPL falls below a threshold.

[0047]

[0053] To recover the Scell ​​304, the UE 120a can send a beam failure request (BFRQ) message on another cell. The BFRQ may be sent to the Pcell 306 as shown in FIG. 3 or to another Scell ​​(not shown). A two-step BFRQ may be used. For example, after detecting beam failure, the UE 120a may send a first step (or first stage) of the BFRQ in a second communication 310 on the Pcell 306. The first step of the BFRQ message may include a scheduling request (SR) on the Pcell 306. In some examples, the SR may be sent on dedicated SR resources. The SR may request scheduling for the UE 120a to communicate the second step (or second stage) of the BFRQ message.

[0048]

[0054] 3, in a third communication 312, the UE 120a may receive a PDCCH from the Pcell 306 in response to the SR, scheduling the UE 120a for a second step communication of a BFRQ message. In some examples, the PDCCH communication may include HARQ information comprising one or more of a new data indicator (NDI) and a HARQ process ID that identifies a particular HARQ process between the UE 120a and the Pcell 306 for the second step BFRQ message of FIG.

[0049]

[0055] In response to the PDCCH, the UE 120a may send the scheduled second step of the BFRQ message in a fourth communication 314 on the Pcell 306. In some examples, the fourth communication 314 may include a MAC-CE transmitted over the PUSCH as scheduled by the Pcell 306. The MAC-CE may include an identifier (e.g., an index corresponding to the beam or beam pair) of the failed component carrier (CC) (e.g., beam or beam pair) and / or an indication of a candidate beam of the Scell ​​304 for recovery. Thus, the UE 120a uses the MAC-CE to report both the index of the failed CC as well as a new candidate beam to replace the failed beam.

[0050]

[0056] To discover candidate new beams, the UE 120a may monitor beam identification RSs. For example, when a beam failure is detected by the UE 120a, the UE 120a may identify a new candidate beam by monitoring the beam identification RSs and selecting a beam with good reception quality based on the measured reception quality. The RSs for new beam identification may include a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) and / or a synchronization signal (SS) block. For example, the UE 120a may monitor candidate new beams transmitted by the Scell ​​304 before, during, or after BFD.

[0051]

[0057] In some aspects, the UE 120a may start a timer upon transmitting a BFRQ or upon determining to send a BFRQ. For example, the UE 120a may start the timer upon sending the first or second step of the BFRQ. In some examples, the UE 120a may determine whether to retransmit the first or second step of the BFRQ message to the Pcell 306 based on whether a BFRR message is received from the other cell before the expiration of the timer. For example, if the duration of the timer expires and the UE 120a does not receive a BFRR, the UE 120a may retransmit the first or second step of the BFRQ message. In some examples, if the UE 120a has already retransmitted the first or second step of the BFRQ message a threshold number of times, the UE 120a may refrain from retransmitting the BFRQ message to the Pcell 306. Alternatively, if UE 120a fails to detect any response after a threshold number of retransmissions, UE 120a may notify higher layers (e.g., the core network), potentially leading to RLF and cell reselection.

[0052]

[0058] The BFRR message may be transmitted to the UE 120a in one of two ways. In the fifth communication 316, the Pcell 306 responds to the second step of the BFRQ by transmitting a Beam Failure Recovery Response (BFRR) message to the UE 120a. The BFRR message may include an uplink grant (e.g., a downlink control information (DCI) message) that acknowledges the MAC-CE and schedules a new uplink transmission by the UE 120a. In some examples, the uplink grant may be used in a PUSCH carrying the MAC-CE in the second step of the BFRQ to schedule a new uplink transmission using the same HARQ process ID identified by the Pcell 306 in the third communication 312. In some examples, the BFRR is sent via a CORESET (e.g., referred to as CORESET-BFR) that the UE 120a monitors for a response from the Pcell 306. As an alternative to the fifth communication 316, a sixth communication 318 may be transmitted from the Scell ​​304. The sixth communication 318 may be a transmission using an Scell ​​candidate recovery beam identified by the MAC-CE.

[0053]

[0059] In some aspects, the BFRR message comprises one or more of: (i) an activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell ​​304 provided to the UE 120a by the Pcell 306 or another cell; (ii) a transmission from the Scell ​​304 to the UE 120a using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​304; or (iii) a deactivation command for the Scell ​​304 provided to the UE 120a by the Pcell 306 or another cell.

[0054]

[0060] The new TCI may include, among other things, information regarding the reference signal (RS) (e.g., CSI-RS and / or SS block). Here, the Pcell 306 associates the new TCI state with the RS transmitted by the Scell ​​304 (e.g., the RS used by the UE 120a for BFD in the first communication 308) by providing the new TCI state to the UE 120a. Thus, the Pcell informs the UE 120a that it can assume that the RS transmitted by the Scell ​​304 uses the same spatial filter associated with that TCI. In some examples, the BFRR message may include the new TCI state as part of a scheduling assignment that indicates to the UE 120a the quasi-co-location (QCL) relationship (e.g., which receive beam the UE 120a can use) to use to receive the RS transmitted by the Scell ​​304. Thus, the UE 120a may reset the TCI state with the Scell ​​304 and resume communication for the Scell ​​304 using the new TCI state. Therefore, because the BFRR message includes the new TCI state, the UE 120a can directly use the new TCI for communication with the Scell ​​304, saving latency and overhead. Without the new TCI state in the BFRR message, the UE 120a would need to reset the TCI of the Scell ​​304 and then wait for additional signaling from the Pcell 306 to communicate the data to the UE 120a.

[0055]

[0061] As described, a BFRR message may be transmitted by the Scell ​​304 to the UE 120a using the candidate recovery beam indicated by the UE 120a in the fourth communication 314. That is, the Scell ​​304 may transmit a BFRR message to the UE 120a using the candidate beam for the Scell ​​304 identified by the UE 120a in the MAC-CE. In some examples, the BFRR message is a PDCCH transmitted over a predefined resource using the candidate recovery beam. In this example, after transmitting the MAC-CE of the fourth communication 314, the UE 120a monitors the predefined resource and the candidate recovery beam for a certain duration (e.g., a predetermined duration of a timer) after transmitting the MAC-CE. If the UE 120a does not receive a BFRR message within the duration of the timer, the UE 120a may retransmit the first step (or first stage) of the BFRQ of the second communication 310. After receiving the BFRR within the timer duration, the UE may stop the timer and refrain from retransmitting the BFRQ for the second communication 310.

[0056]

[0062] In some examples, pre-defined PDCCH resources may be defined in a wireless communication standard (e.g., 3GPP) that directs communication between the UE 120a, the Scell ​​304, and the Pcell 306. In some examples, the pre-defined PDCCH resources may be defined by signaling prior to BFR. For example, some tones in some symbols may be candidates for the PDCCH search space, where the tones and symbols are defined in the wireless communication standard. In this example, the UE 120a may use blind decoding of potential PDCCHs in those candidate search spaces. Note that there may be multiple candidate locations in the search space where the PDCCH will be transmitted, and thus the UE 120a may blindly decode all candidate locations. If the UE 120a determines that the scrambling sequence of the CRC in the decoded locations matches the UE's own sequence, the UE 120a has detected the PDCCH.

[0057]

[0063] The UE 120a may use the TCI state of the candidate beam to reset the TCI state with the Scell ​​304 and resume communication for the Scell ​​304. Alternatively, if the UE 120a does not receive a new TCI state or BFRR message, the UE 120a may assume that the candidate beam indicated in the MAC-CE is the new TCI state for the receiving beam that the UE 120a can use to receive signaling from the Scell ​​304. Thus, the UE 120a may reset its TCI state for the Scell ​​304 using the TCI state of the candidate beam to resume communication for the Scell ​​304.

[0058]

[0064] In some examples, the BFRR message may include a deactivation command for the Scell ​​304. In CA, activation and deactivation of a CC (e.g., the CC of the Scell ​​304) may be performed through MAC-CE signaling. For example, the MAC-CE signaling may include a bitmap, where each bit indicates whether the Scell ​​304 should be activated or deactivated. The deactivation command may be sent by the Pcell 306 to the UE 120a on the PDSCH. Here, the UE 120a may assume that all communication between the UE 120a and the Scell ​​304 will cease until the UE 120a explicitly signals reactivation of the Scell ​​304. In some examples, the base station 110 may perform the deactivation of the Scell ​​304.

[0059]

[0065] 4 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 400 for wireless communication in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. The operations 400 may be performed, for example, by a UE (e.g., UE 120a in wireless communication network 100). The operations 400 may be implemented as software components executing and operating on one or more processors (e.g., controller / processor 280 of FIG. 2). Furthermore, transmission and reception of signals by the UE in operations 400 may be enabled, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., antenna 252 of FIG. 2). In some aspects, transmission and / or reception of signals by the UE may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (e.g., controller / processor 280) that acquire and / or output signals.

[0060]

[0066] The operation 400 begins in block 402 by performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS) (e.g., in carrier aggregation (CA)).

[0061]

[0067] The operations 400 proceed to block 404 by sending a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell.

[0062]

[0068] The operations 400 proceed at block 406 by starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ.

[0063]

[0069] The operation 400 proceeds in block 408 by determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in another cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received in the other cell before the expiration of the timer.

[0064]

[0070] The operations 400 proceed to block 410 by determining to retransmit (or refrain from retransmitting) a BFRQ message in another cell based on determining, where the BFRQ message comprises one or more of the following types (i) to (iii): (i) activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, (ii) transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or (iii) a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0065]

[0071] In some aspects, the BFRR message further comprises an uplink grant for the new transmission with the same hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message.

[0066]

[0072] In some embodiments, the other cell is the primary cell.

[0067]

[0073] In some aspects, activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for an Scell ​​is received in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) on a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) in another cell.

[0068]

[0074] In some aspects, the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is received in another cell. For example, the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​may be received in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) on a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) in another cell.

[0069]

[0075] In some aspects, the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

[0070]

[0076] In some aspects, transmissions using candidate recovery beams for the Scell ​​are sent in predefined resources.

[0071]

[0077] In some aspects, the predefined resources comprise one or more frequency and time resources.

[0072]

[0078] In some aspects, transmissions using candidate recovery beams for the Scell ​​are sent in resources indicated to the UE.

[0073]

[0079] In some aspects, the resources are indicated to the UE using radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0074]

[0080] In some aspects, the operations 400 include monitoring resources for transmission using candidate recovery beams for the Scell ​​for a period of time after sending the BFRQ message.

[0075]

[0081] In some aspects, the time period is indicated to the UE.

[0076]

[0082] In some aspects, the time period is indicated to the UE using radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0077]

[0083] In some aspects, the monitoring comprises setting a receive beam of the UE to receive a candidate recovery beam for the Scell.

[0078]

[0084] In some aspects, the time period is based on the UE capabilities of the UE.

[0079]

[0085] In some aspects, the deactivation command is received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in another cell.

[0080]

[0086] In some aspects, the deactivation command is received in another cell. For example, the deactivation command may be received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in another cell.

[0081]

[0087] In some aspects, the operations 400 include receiving an indication of which one or more types of BFRR messages to monitor.

[0082]

[0088] In some aspects, the operations 400 include monitoring for one or more types of BFRR messages indicated.

[0083]

[0089] In some aspects, operations 400 include determining one or more receive beams to use for monitoring based on the indicated type or types.

[0084]

[0090] In some aspects, the operations 400 include receiving a BFRR message, where the BFRR message comprises a deactivation command for the Scell, and deactivating the Scell ​​based on receiving the BFRR message.

[0085]

[0091] In some aspects, the operations 400 include receiving a BFRR message, where the BFRR message comprises activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for the Scell, and resetting the TCI state of the Scell ​​to the new TCI state based on receiving the BFRR message.

[0086]

[0092] In some aspects, the operation 400 includes receiving a BFRR message, wherein the BFRR message comprises an uplink grant, and resetting a TCI state of the Scell ​​as a candidate recovery beam based on receiving the BFRR message.

[0087]

[0093] In some aspects, the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is a candidate recovery beam for the Scell.

[0088]

[0094] 5 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 500 for wireless communication according to some aspects of the present disclosure. The operations 500 may be performed, for example, by a base station (e.g., BS 110a in wireless communication network 100). The operations 500 may be complementary to the operations 400 performed by a UE. The operations 500 may be implemented as software components executing and operating on one or more processors (e.g., controller / processor 240 of FIG. 2). Furthermore, the transmission and reception of signals by the BS in the operations 500 may be enabled, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., antenna 234 of FIG. 2). In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the BS may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (e.g., controller / processor 240) that acquires and / or outputs the signals.

[0089]

[0095] The operation 500 begins in block 502 by receiving a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the UE's secondary cell (Scell).

[0090]

[0096] The operation proceeds in block 504 by sending a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of: (i) activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, (ii) transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or (iii) a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0091]

[0097] In some aspects, the BFRR message further comprises an uplink grant for the new transmission with the same hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message.

[0092]

[0098] In some embodiments, the cell is a primary cell.

[0093]

[0099] In some aspects, the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is transmitted in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) on a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) in the cell.

[0094]

[0100] In some aspects, the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is transmitted in the cell. For example, the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​may be transmitted in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) on a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) in the cell.

[0095]

[0101] In some aspects, the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

[0096]

[0102] In some aspects, transmissions using candidate recovery beams for the Scell ​​are sent in predefined resources.

[0097]

[0103] In some aspects, the predefined resources comprise one or more frequency and time resources.

[0098]

[0104] In some aspects, transmissions using candidate recovery beams for the Scell ​​are sent in resources indicated to the UE.

[0099]

[0105] In some aspects, the resources are indicated to the UE using radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0100]

[0106] In some aspects, the deactivation command is transmitted in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the cell.

[0101]

[0107] In some aspects, the deactivation command is transmitted in the cell.

[0102]

[0108] In some aspects, the operations 500 include transmitting an indication to the UE of which one or more types of BFRR messages to monitor.

[0103]

[0109] In some aspects, the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is a candidate recovery beam for the Scell.

[0104]

[0110] 6 shows a communications device 600 (e.g., UE 120a) that may include various components (e.g., corresponding to means-plus-function components) configured to perform operations for the techniques disclosed herein, such as those illustrated in FIG. 4. The communications device 600 includes a processing system 602 coupled to a transceiver 608 (e.g., a transmitter and / or a receiver). The transceiver 608 is configured to transmit and receive signals for the communications device 600 via an antenna 610, such as various signals described herein. The processing system 602 may be configured to perform processing functions for the communications device 600, including processing signals received by and / or to be transmitted by the communications device 600.

[0105]

[0111] Processing system 602 includes a processor 604 coupled to a computer-readable medium / memory 612 via a bus 606. In some aspects, computer-readable medium / memory 612 is configured to store instructions (e.g., computer-executable code) that, when executed by processor 604, cause processor 604 to perform the operations illustrated in FIG. 4 or other operations to implement various techniques described herein for beam failure recovery. In some aspects, the computer-readable medium / memory 612 stores code 630 for performing BFD of a BPL associated with an Scell ​​of the BS in a CA; code 632 for sending a BFRQ message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell; code 634 for starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ; code 636 for determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether the BFRQ message is received in the other cell before expiration of the timer; and / or code 638 for retransmitting (or refraining from retransmitting the BFRQ message) in the other cell based on the determining, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0106]

[0112] In some aspects, the processor 604 has circuitry configured to implement code stored in the computer-readable medium / memory 612. The processor 604 includes circuitry 620 for performing BFD of a BPL associated with an Scell ​​of the BS in the CA, circuitry 622 for sending a BFRQ message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, circuitry 624 for starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ, circuitry 626 for determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received in the other cell before expiration of the timer, and / or circuitry 628 for retransmitting (or refraining from retransmitting) the BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determining, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more of the following types: activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0107]

[0113] 7 shows a communications device 700 (e.g., BS 110a) that may include various components (e.g., corresponding to means-plus-function components) configured to perform operations for the techniques disclosed herein, such as those illustrated in FIG. 5. The communications device 700 includes a processing system 702 coupled to a transceiver 708 (e.g., a transmitter and / or a receiver). The transceiver 708 is configured to transmit and receive signals for the communications device 700 via an antenna 710, such as various signals described herein. The processing system 702 may be configured to perform processing functions for the communications device 700, including processing signals received by and / or to be transmitted by the communications device 700.

[0108]

[0114] 5 or other operations for implementing various techniques described herein for beam failure recovery. In some aspects, the computer-readable medium / memory 712 stores code 714 for receiving a BFRQ message in a cell from a UE, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for an Scell ​​of the UE, and code 716 for sending a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of: an activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, a transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0109]

[0115] In some aspects, the processor 704 has circuitry configured to implement code stored in the computer-readable medium / memory 712. The processor 704 includes circuitry 720 for receiving a BFRQ message in a cell from a UE, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for an Scell ​​of the UE, and circuitry 722 for sending a BFRR message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, where the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for the Scell, a transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0110] Illustrative Embodiments

[0116] Embodiment 1: A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS); sending a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell; starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ; determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received before expiration of the timer; and retransmitting the BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determining, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0111]

[0117]

[0023] Embodiment 2: The method of embodiment 1, wherein the BFRR message further comprises an uplink grant for a new transmission with the same Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message.

[0112]

[0118] Embodiment 3: The method of any of embodiments 1 or 2, wherein the other cell is a primary cell.

[0113]

[0119] Embodiment 4: The method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 3, wherein activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for an Scell ​​is received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in another cell.

[0114]

[0120] Embodiment 5: The method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 4, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is received in another cell.

[0115]

[0121] Embodiment 6: The method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 5, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

[0116]

[0122] Embodiment 7: The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 6, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in a predefined resource.

[0117]

[0123] Embodiment 8: The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 7, wherein the predefined resources comprise one or more frequency and time resources.

[0118]

[0124] Embodiment 9: The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 8, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in resources indicated to the UE.

[0119]

[0125] Embodiment 10: The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 9, wherein the resources are indicated to the UE using radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0120]

[0126] Embodiment 11: A method as described in any one of embodiments 1 to 10, further comprising monitoring resources for transmission using candidate recovery beams for the Scell ​​for a period of time after sending a BFRQ message.

[0121]

[0127] Embodiment 12: The method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 11, wherein the time period is indicated to the UE.

[0122]

[0128] Embodiment 13: The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 12, wherein the time period is indicated to the UE using radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0123]

[0129] Embodiment 14: The method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 13, wherein the time period is based on the UE capability of the UE.

[0124]

[0130] Embodiment 15: The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 14, wherein the monitoring comprises setting a receiving beam of the UE to receive a candidate recovery beam for the Scell.

[0125]

[0131] Embodiment 16: The method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 15, wherein the deactivation command is received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in another cell.

[0126]

[0132] Embodiment 17: The method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 16, wherein the deactivation command is received in another cell.

[0127]

[0133] Embodiment 18: The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 17, further comprising receiving an indication of which one or more types of BFRR messages to monitor.

[0128]

[0134] Embodiment 19: The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 18, further comprising monitoring for BFRR messages of one or more indicated types.

[0129]

[0135] Embodiment 20: A method as described in any one of embodiments 1 to 19, further comprising determining one or more receive beams to be used for monitoring based on the indicated type or types.

[0130]

[0136] Embodiment 21: A method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 20, further comprising: receiving a BFRR message, wherein the BFRR message comprises a deactivation command for the Scell; and deactivating the Scell ​​based on receiving the BFRR message.

[0131]

[0137] Embodiment 22: A method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 21, further comprising: receiving a BFRR message, wherein the BFRR message comprises activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for the Scell; and resetting the TCI state of the Scell ​​to the new TCI state based on receiving the BFRR message.

[0132]

[0138] Embodiment 23: A method according to any one of embodiments 1 to 22, further comprising: receiving a BFRR message, wherein the BFRR message comprises an uplink grant; and resetting the TCI state of the Scell ​​as a candidate recovery beam based on receiving the BFRR message.

[0133]

[0139] Embodiment 24: A method as described in any one of embodiments 1 to 23, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for the Scell ​​is a candidate recovery beam for the Scell.

[0134]

[0140] Embodiment 25: A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising: receiving a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE; and sending a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0135]

[0141]

[0082] Embodiment 26: The method of embodiment 25, wherein the BFRR message further comprises an uplink grant for a new transmission with the same Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message.

[0136]

[0142] Embodiment 27: The method of any of embodiments 25 or 26, wherein the cell is a primary cell.

[0137]

[0143] Embodiment 28: The method according to any one of embodiments 25 to 27, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is transmitted in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the cell.

[0138]

[0144] Embodiment 29: The method of any one of embodiments 25 to 28, wherein activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for an Scell ​​is transmitted in the cell.

[0139]

[0145] Embodiment 30: The method according to any one of embodiments 25 to 29, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

[0140]

[0146] Embodiment 31: A method as described in any one of embodiments 25 to 30, wherein transmissions using candidate recovery beams for the Scell ​​are sent in predefined resources.

[0141]

[0147] Embodiment 32: The method of any one of embodiments 25 to 31, wherein the predefined resources comprise one or more frequency and time resources.

[0142]

[0148] Embodiment 33: The method of any one of embodiments 25 to 32, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in resources indicated to the UE.

[0143]

[0149] Embodiment 34: The method of any one of embodiments 25 to 33, wherein the resources are indicated to the UE using radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0144]

[0150] Embodiment 35: The method according to any one of embodiments 25 to 34, wherein the deactivation command is transmitted in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the cell.

[0145]

[0151] Embodiment 36: The method according to any one of embodiments 25 to 35, wherein the deactivation command is transmitted in the cell.

[0146]

[0152] Embodiment 37: The method of any one of embodiments 25 to 36, further comprising sending an indication to the UE of which one or more types of BFRR messages to monitor.

[0147]

[0153] Embodiment 38: A method as described in any of embodiments 25 to 37, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for the Scell ​​is a candidate recovery beam for the Scell.

[0148]

[0154] Embodiment 39: A user equipment (UE) comprising: a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: perform beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS); send a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for the Scell; start a timer based on sending the BFRQ; determine whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message is received before expiration of the timer; and retransmit (or refrain from retransmitting) the BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determination, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0149]

[0155]

[0081] Embodiment 40: The UE of embodiment 39, wherein the BFRR message further comprises an uplink grant for a new transmission with the same Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message.

[0150]

[0156] Embodiment 41: A UE as described in any of embodiments 39 and 40, wherein activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for an Scell ​​is received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in another cell.

[0151]

[0157] Embodiment 42: The UE according to any one of embodiments 39 to 41, wherein activation or reconfiguration of a new TCI state for an Scell ​​is received in another cell.

[0152]

[0158] Embodiment 43: A UE as described in any one of embodiments 39 to 42, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

[0153]

[0159] Embodiment 44: A UE as described in any one of embodiments 39 to 43, wherein transmission using a candidate recovery beam for an Scell ​​is sent in a predefined resource.

[0154]

[0160] Embodiment 45: A base station (BS), comprising: a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of a candidate recovery beam for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE; and send a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, wherein the BFRR message comprises one or more types of activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell, transmission using a candidate recovery beam for the Scell, or a deactivation command for the Scell.

[0155] Additional Considerations

[0161] The techniques described herein may be used for various wireless communication technologies, such as NR (e.g., 5G NR), 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA), and other networks. The terms “network” and “system” are often used interchangeably. A CDMA network may implement radio technologies such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), CDMA2000, etc. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. CDMA2000 covers the IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards. A TDMA network may implement radio technologies such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). An OFDMA network may implement radio technologies such as NR (e.g., 5G RA), Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi®), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX®), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDMA, etc. UTRA and E-UTRA are parts of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE and LTE-A are releases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, and GSM are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project" (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project 2" (3GPP2). NR is an emerging wireless communications technology under development.

[0156]

[0162] The techniques described herein may be used for the wireless networks and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as other wireless networks and radio technologies. For clarity, aspects may be described herein using terminology commonly associated with 3G, 4G, and / or 5G wireless technologies, although aspects of the present disclosure may be applied in other generation-based communication systems.

[0157]

[0163] In 3GPP, the term "cell" can refer to the coverage area of ​​a Node B (NB) and / or the NB subsystem serving this coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. In an NR system, the terms "cell" and BS, next-generation Node B (gNB or gNodeB), access point (AP), distributed unit (DU), carrier, or transmit / receive point (TRP) may be used interchangeably. A BS may provide communication coverage for macrocells, picocells, femtocells, and / or other types of cells. A macrocell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a few kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions. A picocell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions. A femtocell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs having an association with the femtocell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG), UEs for users at home, etc.). A BS for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro BS, a BS for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico BS, and a BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS.

[0158]

[0164] A UE may also be referred to as a mobile station, terminal, access terminal, subscriber unit, station, customer premises equipment (CPE), cellular phone, smartphone, personal digital assistant (PDA), wireless modem, wireless communication device, handheld device, laptop computer, cordless phone, wireless local loop (WLL) station, tablet computer, camera, gaming device, netbook, smartbook, ultrabook, appliance, medical device or equipment, biometric sensor / device, wearable device such as smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet, etc.), entertainment device (e.g., music device, video device, satellite radio, etc.), vehicle component or vehicle sensor, smart meter / sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, global positioning system device, or any other suitable device configured to communicate over a wireless or wired medium. Some UEs may be considered machine type communication (MTC) devices or evolved MTC (eMTC) devices. MTC UEs and eMTC UEs include, for example, a robot, a drone, a remote device, a sensor, a meter, a monitor, a location tag, etc. that may communicate with a BS, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. A wireless node may provide, for example, connectivity for or to a network (e.g., a wide area network such as the Internet or a cellular network) via a wired or wireless communication link. Some UEs may be considered Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which may be Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) devices.

[0159]

[0165] Some wireless networks (e.g., LTE) utilize orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) on the downlink and single-carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) on the uplink. OFDM and SC-FDM partition the system bandwidth into multiple (K) orthogonal subcarriers, also commonly referred to as tones, bins, etc. Each subcarrier may be modulated with data. Generally, modulation symbols are sent in the frequency domain with OFDM and in the time domain with SC-FDM. The spacing between adjacent subcarriers may be fixed, and the total number of subcarriers (K) may depend on the system bandwidth. For example, the subcarrier spacing may be 15 kHz, and the minimum resource allocation (called a “resource block” (RB)) may be 12 subcarriers (or 180 kHz). Thus, the nominal fast Fourier transform (FFT) size may be equal to 128, 256, 512, 1024, or 2048 for system bandwidths of 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, or 20 megahertz (MHz), respectively. The system bandwidth may also be partitioned into subbands. For example, a subband may cover 1.8 MHz (e.g., 6 RBs), and there may be 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 subbands for system bandwidths of 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, or 20 MHz, respectively. In LTE, the basic transmission time interval (TTI) or packet duration is a 1 ms subframe.

[0160]

[0166] NR utilizes OFDM with CP on the uplink and downlink and may include support for half-duplex operation using TDD. In NR, a subframe is still 1 ms, but the basic TTI is called a slot. A subframe contains a variable number of slots (e.g., 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ... slots) depending on the subcarrier spacing. An NR RB is 12 contiguous frequency subcarriers. NR may support a base subcarrier spacing of 15 kHz, and other subcarrier spacings may be defined relative to the base subcarrier spacing, such as 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120 kHz, 240 kHz, etc. Symbol length and slot length scale with the subcarrier spacing. CP length also depends on the subcarrier spacing. Beamforming may be supported, and beam direction may be dynamically configured. MIMO transmission with precoding may also be supported. In some examples, a MIMO configuration in the DL may support up to eight transmit antennas with multi-layer DL transmission of up to eight streams and up to two streams per UE. In some examples, multi-layer transmission with up to two streams per UE may be supported. Multiple cell aggregation may be supported with up to eight serving cells.

[0161]

[0167] In some examples, access to the air interface may be scheduled. A scheduling entity (e.g., a BS) allocates resources for communication among some or all devices and equipment within its coverage area or cell. The scheduling entity may be responsible for scheduling, assigning, reconfiguring, and releasing resources for one or more subordinate entities. That is, for scheduled communication, the subordinate entities utilize the resources allocated by the scheduling entity. A base station is not the only entity that may function as a scheduling entity. In some examples, a UE may function as a scheduling entity and schedule resources for one or more subordinate entities (e.g., one or more other UEs), and the other UEs may utilize the resources scheduled by the UE for wireless communication. In some examples, a UE may function as a scheduling entity in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network and / or in a mesh network. In the example of a mesh network, UEs may communicate directly with each other in addition to communicating with the scheduling entity.

[0162]

[0168] In some examples, two or more subordinate entities (e.g., UEs) may communicate with each other using sidelink signals. Real-world applications of such sidelink communications may include public safety, proximity services, UE-to-network relaying, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, Internet of Things (IoE) communications, IoT communications, mission-critical mesh, and / or various other suitable applications. Generally, sidelink signals may refer to signals communicated from one subordinate entity (e.g., UE1) to another subordinate entity (e.g., UE2) that a scheduling entity (e.g., UE or BS) may utilize for scheduling and / or control purposes, but without relaying that communication through the scheduling entity. In some examples, sidelink signals may be communicated using a licensed spectrum (unlike wireless local area networks, which typically use unlicensed spectrum).

[0163]

[0169] The methods disclosed herein comprise one or more steps or actions for achieving the method. The steps and / or actions of the methods may be interchanged with one another without departing from the scope of the claims. In other words, unless a specific order of steps or actions is specified, the order and / or use of specific steps and / or actions may be changed without departing from the scope of the claims.

[0164]

[0170] As used herein, a phrase referring to "at least one of" a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members. As an example, "at least one of a, b, or c" is intended to encompass a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, and abc, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (e.g., aa, aaa, aab, aac, abb, acc, bb, bbb, bbc, cc, and ccc, or any other order of a, b, and c).

[0165]

[0171] As used herein, the term "determining" encompasses a wide variety of actions. For example, "determining" may include calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (e.g., looking up in a table, database, or another data structure), ascertaining, etc. Also, "determining" may include receiving (e.g., receiving information), accessing (e.g., accessing data in a memory), etc. Also, "determining" may include resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, etc.

[0166]

[0172] The foregoing description is provided to enable those skilled in the art to practice the various embodiments described herein. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments. Accordingly, the claims are not limited to the embodiments set forth herein but are to be accorded the full scope consistent with the claim language, wherein reference to an element in the singular does not mean "one and only one," unless expressly stated otherwise, but rather "one or more." Unless expressly stated otherwise, the term "some" refers to one or more. All structural and functional equivalents of the elements of the various embodiments described throughout this disclosure that are known or later become known to those skilled in the art are expressly incorporated herein by reference and are encompassed by the claims. Moreover, nothing disclosed herein is made public, regardless of whether such disclosure is expressly recited in the claims. No claim element shall be construed under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112(f) unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase "means for," or, in the case of a method claim, unless the element is recited using the phrase "step for."

[0167]

[0173] The various operations of the methods described above may be performed by any suitable means capable of performing the corresponding functions. These means may include various hardware and / or software components and / or modules, including, but not limited to, circuits, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or processors. Generally, where there are operations illustrated in figures, those operations may have corresponding counterpart means-plus-function components with similar numbering.

[0168]

[0174] The various example logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with this disclosure may be implemented or performed using a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device (PLD), discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but alternatively, the processor may be any commercially available processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.

[0169]

[0175] When implemented in hardware, an exemplary hardware configuration may comprise a processing system in a wireless node. The processing system may be implemented using a bus architecture. The bus may include any number of interconnecting buses and bridges, depending on the particular application and overall design constraints of the processing system. The bus may link various circuits together, including processors, machine-readable media, and bus interfaces. The bus interface may be used to connect a network adapter, among other things, to the processing system via the bus. The network adapter may be used to implement physical (PHY) layer signal processing functions. In the case of user equipment 120 (see FIG. 1), a user interface (e.g., keypad, display, mouse, joystick, etc.) may also be connected to the bus. The bus may also link various other circuits, such as timing sources, peripherals, voltage regulators, power management circuits, etc., which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further. The processor may be implemented using one or more general-purpose and / or special-purpose processors. Examples include microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSP processors, and other circuits capable of executing software. Those skilled in the art will recognize how the described functionality for a processing system can best be implemented depending on the particular application and the overall design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0170]

[0176] If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Software should be broadly interpreted to mean instructions, data, or any combination thereof, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media, including any medium that enables transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A processor may be responsible for managing a bus and general processing, including the execution of software modules stored on the machine-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium may be coupled to the processor such that the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium may be integral to the processor. By way of example, the machine-readable medium may include a transmission line, a carrier wave modulated by data, and / or a computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon that is separate from a wireless node, all of which may be accessed by the processor via a bus interface. Alternatively, or additionally, the machine-readable medium, or any portion thereof, may be integrated into the processor, such as may be a cache and / or general-purpose register file. Examples of machine-readable storage media may include, by way of example, RAM (random access memory), flash memory, ROM (read-only memory), PROM (programmable read-only memory), EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory), EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), registers, magnetic disks, optical disks, hard drives, or other suitable storage media, or any combination thereof. The machine-readable medium may be embodied in a computer program product.

[0171]

[0177] A software module may comprise a single instruction, or many instructions, and may be distributed over several different code segments, among different programs, and across multiple storage media. A computer-readable medium may comprise several software modules. A software module contains instructions that, when executed by a device such as a processor, cause a processing system to perform various functions. A software module may include a transmitting module and a receiving module. Each software module may reside in a single storage device or be distributed across multiple storage devices. As an example, a software module may be loaded into RAM from a hard drive when a trigger event occurs. During execution of a software module, a processor may load some of the instructions into a cache to increase access speed. One or more cache lines may then be loaded into a general-purpose register file for execution by the processor. When referring below to the functionality of a software module, it will be understood that such functionality is implemented by the processor when executing instructions from that software module.

[0172]

[0178] Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared (IR), radio, and microwave, the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. As used herein, disk and disc include compact discs (CDs), laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs (DVDs), floppy discs, and Blu-ray discs, where disks typically reproduce data magnetically and discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Thus, in some aspects computer-readable medium may comprise non-transitory computer-readable medium (e.g., tangible media). Furthermore, in other aspects, computer-readable media may comprise transitory computer-readable media (eg, a signal). Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

[0173]

[0179] Accordingly, some aspects may comprise a computer program product for performing the operations presented herein. For example, such a computer program product may comprise a computer-readable medium having stored thereon (and / or encoded thereon) instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the operations described herein, e.g., instructions for performing the operations described herein and illustrated in Figures 4 and / or 5.

[0174]

[0180] Furthermore, it should be appreciated that modules and / or other suitable means for implementing the methods and techniques described herein may be downloaded and / or otherwise obtained by a user terminal and / or base station, where applicable. For example, such devices may be coupled to a server to facilitate the transfer of means for implementing the methods described herein. Alternatively, the various methods described herein may be provided by a storage means (e.g., RAM, ROM, a physical storage medium such as a compact disc (CD) or floppy disk, etc.) such that the user terminal and / or base station may acquire the various methods upon coupling or providing the storage means to the device. Moreover, any other suitable technique for providing the methods and techniques described herein to a device may be utilized.

[0175]

[0181] It is to be understood that the claims are not limited to the precise configuration and components shown above. Various modifications, changes and variations may be made in the arrangement, operation and details of the methods and apparatus described above without departing from the scope of the claims. The inventions described in the claims of the present application as originally filed are set forth below. [C1] A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS); sending a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of candidate recovery beams for the Scell; starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ; determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a Beam Failure Recovery Response (BFRR) message is received before expiration of the timer; retransmitting the BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determining, wherein the BFRR message: Activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for said Scell; transmitting using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell; or a deactivation command for said Scell; and A method comprising: [C2] The method of C1, wherein the BFRR message further comprises an uplink grant for a new transmission having the same hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message. [C3] The method described in C1, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the other cell. [C4] The method of C1, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is received in the other cell. [C5] The method described in C1, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). [C6] The method described in C1, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in a predefined resource. [C7] The method described in C1, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in resources indicated to the UE. [C8] The method of C7, wherein the resources are indicated to the UE using radio resource control (RRC) signaling. [C9] monitoring resources for the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​for a period of time after sending the BFRQ message; The method of C1, further comprising: [C10] The method of C9, wherein the monitoring comprises setting a receiving beam of the UE to receive the candidate recovery beam for the Scell. [C11] The method of C1, wherein the deactivation command is received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the other cell. [C12] The method of C1, wherein the deactivation command is received in the other cell. [C13] The method of C1, further comprising receiving an indication of which one or more types of BFRR messages to monitor. [C14] A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising: receiving a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of candidate recovery beams for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE; sending a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, wherein the BFRR message comprises: Activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for said Scell; transmitting using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell; or a deactivation command for said Scell; and A method comprising: [C15] The method of C14, wherein the BFRR message further comprises an uplink grant for a new transmission having the same hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message. [C16] The method described in C14, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is transmitted in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the cell. [C17] The method according to C14, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is transmitted in the cell. [C18] The method described in C14, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). [C19] The method described in C14, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in a predefined resource. [C20] The method described in C14, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in resources indicated to the UE. [C21] The method of C20, wherein the resources are indicated to the UE using radio resource control (RRC) signaling. [C22] The method of C14, wherein the deactivation command is transmitted in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the cell. [C23] The method of C14, wherein the deactivation command is transmitted in the cell. [C24] A user equipment (UE), comprising: Memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; wherein the processor: performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS); sending a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of candidate recovery beams for the Scell; starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ; determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a Beam Failure Recovery Response (BFRR) message is received before expiration of the timer; retransmitting the BFRQ message in the other cell based on the determination, wherein the BFRR message: Activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for said Scell; transmitting using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell; or a deactivation command for said Scell; and A UE configured to: [C25] The UE of C24, wherein the BFRR message further comprises an uplink grant for a new transmission having the same hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process as an uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message. [C26] The UE described in C24, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the other cell. [C27] The UE according to C24, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is received in the other cell. [C28] The UE described in C24, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). [C29] The UE described in C24, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in a predefined resource. [C30] A base station (BS), Memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; wherein the processor: receiving a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in a cell from a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message including an indication of candidate recovery beams for a secondary cell (Scell) of the UE; sending a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message to the UE in response to the BFRQ message, wherein the BFRR message comprises: Activation or reconfiguration of a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for said Scell; transmitting using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell; or a deactivation command for said Scell; and Constructed to do, B.S.

Claims

1. 1. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving an indication of which one or more types of beam failure recovery response (BFRR) messages to monitor; performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS); sending a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of candidate recovery beams for the Scell; starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ message; determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a BFRR message is received as a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process acknowledgment to a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) on an uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message before expiration of the timer; retransmitting the BFRQ message in the other cell if it is determined that the BFRR message has not been received before expiration of the timer, wherein the BFRR message is one of the indicated one or more types, and the indicated one or more types include: an uplink grant for a new transmission with the same Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message; or a deactivation command for the Scell; and The BFRR message includes a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell. A method comprising:

2. The indicated type or types are: Activation or reconfiguration of a new Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state for said Scell; or transmitting using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell; The method of claim 1 further comprising:

3. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the other cell.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the activation or reconfiguration of the new TCI state for the Scell ​​is received in the other cell.

5. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in predefined resources.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​is sent in resources indicated to the UE.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the resources are indicated to the UE using radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

9. monitoring resources for the transmission using the candidate recovery beam for the Scell ​​for a period of time after sending the BFRQ message; The method of claim 2 further comprising:

10. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the monitoring comprises setting a receive beam of the UE to receive the candidate recovery beam for the Scell.

11. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the deactivation command is received in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the other cell.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the deactivation command is received in the other cell.

13. 1. A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising: transmitting an indication of which one or more types of Beam Failure Recovery Response (BFRR) messages to monitor; receiving a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message including an indication of candidate recovery beams for a secondary cell (Scell) of a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message being received in another cell from the UE; sending a BFRR message to the UE as an acknowledgement of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process to a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) on an uplink channel carrying the BFRR message, wherein the BFRR message is one of the indicated one or more types, and the indicated one or more types include: an uplink grant for a new transmission with the same Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message; or a deactivation command for the Scell; and The BFRR message includes a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell. A method comprising:

14. A user equipment (UE), Memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; wherein the processor: receiving an indication of which one or more types of beam failure recovery response (BFRR) messages to monitor; performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with a secondary cell (Scell) of a base station (BS); sending a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message in another cell of the BS, the BFRQ message including an indication of candidate recovery beams for the Scell; starting a timer based on sending the BFRQ message; determining whether to retransmit the BFRQ message in the other cell based on whether a BFRR message is received as a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process acknowledgment to a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) on an uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message before expiration of the timer; retransmitting the BFRQ message in the other cell if it is determined that the BFRR message has not been received before expiration of the timer, wherein the BFRR message is one of the indicated one or more types, and the indicated one or more types include: an uplink grant for a new transmission with the same Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message; or a deactivation command for the Scell; and The BFRR message includes a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell. A UE configured to:

15. A base station (BS), Memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; wherein the processor: transmitting an indication of which one or more types of Beam Failure Recovery Response (BFRR) messages to monitor; receiving a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message including an indication of candidate recovery beams for a secondary cell (Scell) of a user equipment (UE), the BFRQ message being received in another cell from the UE; sending a BFRR message to the UE as an acknowledgement of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process to a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) on an uplink channel carrying the BFRR message, wherein the BFRR message is one of the indicated one or more types, and the indicated one or more types include: an uplink grant for a new transmission with the same Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process as the uplink channel carrying the BFRQ message; or a deactivation command for the Scell; and The BFRR message includes a new transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for the Scell. A BS configured to perform the above.

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