Beam failure detection and beam failure recovery in on-demand SSB scell
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2024/092014
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-09
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-11
AI Technical Summary
The challenge in wireless communication systems is the failure of beam detection and recovery procedures due to the absence or irregular periodicity of Synchronization Signal Blocks (SSBs) in on-demand SCell scenarios, leading to inadequate monitoring of SSB resources during evaluation periods, which can result in beam failure detection (BFD) and beam failure recovery (BFR) failures.
The implementation of new uplink signaling mechanisms, such as UE Assistance Information (UAI), MAC-control elements (CE), and Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages, allowing the user equipment (UE) to notify the network of unsatisfied evaluation periods for SSB-based BFD and BFR, along with network-configured UE behaviors like switching to CSI-RS or adapting SSB periodicity, to ensure effective beam management.
Ensures reliable beam failure detection and recovery by enabling the network to adjust SSB transmission patterns dynamically, thereby maintaining communication link quality and optimizing energy consumption in on-demand SSB scenarios.
Abstract
Description
BEAM FAILURE DETECTION AND BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY IN ON-DEMAND SSB SCELLTECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This application relates generally to wireless communication systems, including evaluation periods for beam failure detection for on-demand SSB of SCells.BACKGROUND
[0002] Wireless mobile communication technology uses various standards and protocols to transmit data between a base station and a wireless communication device. Wireless communication system standards and protocols can include, for example, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) (e.g., 4G) , 3GPP New Radio (NR) (e.g., 5G) , and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) (commonly known to industry groups as ) .
[0003] As contemplated by the 3GPP, different wireless communication systems'standards and protocols can use various radio access networks (RANs) for communicating between a base station of the RAN (which may also sometimes be referred to generally as a RAN node, a network node, or simply a node) and a wireless communication device known as a user equipment (UE) . 3GPP RANs can include, for example, Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) , Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) RAN (GERAN) , Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) , Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) , and / or Next-Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) .
[0004] Each RAN may use one or more radio access technologies (RATs) to perform communication between the base station and the UE. For example, the GERAN implements GSM and / or EDGE RAT, the UTRAN implements Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) RAT or other 3GPP RAT, the E-UTRAN implements LTE RAT (sometimes simply referred to as LTE) , and NG-RAN implements NR RAT (sometimes referred to herein as 5G RAT, 5G NR RAT, or simply NR) . In certain deployments, the E-UTRAN may also implement NR RAT. In certain deployments, NG-RAN may also implement LTE RAT.
[0005] A base station used by a RAN may correspond to that RAN. One example of an E-UTRAN base station is an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Node B (also commonly denoted as evolved Node B, enhanced Node B, eNodeB, or eNB) . One example of an NG-RAN base station is a next generation Node B (also sometimes referred to as a g Node B or gNB) .
[0006] A RAN provides its communication services with external entities through its connection to a core network (CN) . For example, E-UTRAN may utilize an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) while NG-RAN may utilize a 5G Core Network (5GC) .
[0007] Frequency bands for 5G NR may be separated into two or more different frequency ranges. For example, Frequency Range 1 (FR1) may include frequency bands operating in sub-6 gigahertz (GHz) frequencies, some of which are bands that may be used by previous standards, and may potentially be extended to cover new spectrum offerings from 410 megahertz (MHz) to 7125 MHz. Frequency Range 2 (FR2) may include frequency bands from 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz. Note that in some systems, FR2 may also include frequency bands from 52.6 GHz to 71 GHz (or beyond) . Bands in the millimeter wave (mmWave) range of FR2 may have smaller coverage but potentially higher available bandwidth than bands in FR1. Skilled persons will recognize these frequency ranges, which are provided by way of example, may change from time to time or from region to region.
[0008] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] To easily identify the discussion of any particular element or act, the most significant digit or digits in a reference number refer to the figure number in which that element is first introduced.
[0010] FIG. 1 illustrates a SS burst set and a table related to details of SSB transmission, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0011] FIG. 2 illustrates example timelines of SSB transmission for beam sweeping, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0012] FIG. 3 illustrates a set of tables that indicate an evaluation period for SSB and Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) that is used for beam failure detection, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0013] FIG. 4 illustrates a signal flow diagram of a SCell BFR procedure, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0014] FIG. 5 illustrates a set of resources that may be provided to a UE for BFR / CBD, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0015] FIG. 6 illustrates a set of tables that indicate an evaluation period for CBD for SSB and CSI-RS, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0016] FIG. 7 illustrates a timeline for OD-SSB transmission for SCell, in accordance with some embodiments
[0017] FIG. 8 illustrates an example timeline of an on demand measurement for a OD-SSB for a SCell, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0018] FIG. 9 illustrates an example octet from a MAC-CE that a UE may use for uplink signaling to notify the network that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0019] FIG. 10 illustrates SR configurations that are mapped to different on-demand SSB SCells, in accordance with one embodiment.
[0020] FIG. 11 illustrates a method performed by a UE, according to embodiments herein.
[0021] FIG. 12 illustrates a method performed by a network node, according to embodiments herein.
[0022] FIG. 13 illustrates an example architecture of a wireless communication system, according to embodiments disclosed herein.
[0023] FIG. 14 illustrates a system for performing signaling between a wireless device and a network device, according to embodiments disclosed herein.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] Various embodiments are described with regard to a UE. However, reference to a UE is merely provided for illustrative purposes. The example embodiments may be utilized with any electronic component that may establish a connection to a network and is configured with the hardware, software, and / or firmware to exchange information and data with the network. Therefore, the UE as described herein is used to represent any appropriate electronic component.
[0025] On-demand Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) is a dynamic technology framework within wireless communication networks, where Synchronization Signal Blocks are not continuously broadcasted across the entire network but are instead transmitted based on specific demands or conditions. This method significantly differs from the traditional approach, where SSBs are periodically broadcasted at a fixed rate across all sectors, regardless of user presence or activity levels. This adaptive broadcasting may reduce the overall energy consumption of the network node, optimize the use of radio resources, and can lead to improved battery life for user devices, as they may scan for SSBs less frequently.
[0026] Some embodiments herein focus on on-demand SSB for secondary cell (SCell) for connected UEs. The embodiments described herein may also be applied to other downlink signals. Some embodiments may specify procedures and signaling method (s) to support on-demand SSB SCell operation for UEs in connected mode configured with carrier aggregation (CA) , including inter-band CA. Some embodiments may specify triggering method (e.g., UE uplink wake-up-signal using an existing signal / channel, cell on / off indication via backhaul, Scell activation / deactivation signaling, etc. ) . Note that on-demand SSB transmission may be used by a UE for SCell time / frequency synchronization, L1 / L3 measurements and SCell activation, and may be supported for FR1 and FR2. Additional consideration may be given to whether / how the on-demand SSB transmissions should allow multiplexing with non-active cell Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) periods when cell DTX is configured for the SCell.
[0027] The on-demand SSB procedure may be used for a UE to obtain SSB from a SCell in CA. After the network adds a SCell, the SCell may not continuously transmit SSB. Instead, the UE may be able to trigger an on-demand SSB from the SCell when desired. Some embodiments herein provide details regarding on-demand SSB transmission for the SCell at different periods of time (e.g., before SCell activation, during SCell activation, and after SCell activation) .
[0028] FIGS. 1 and 2 provide details regarding SSB transmission in NR. FIG. 1 illustrates a SS burst set 102 and a table 104 related to details of SSB transmission, in accordance with some embodiments. NR synchronization signals are organized in sequence of SSBs (e.g., SSB 106) , to facilitate beam sweeping. FIG. 2 illustrates example timelines 202 of SSB transmission for beam sweeping. As shown in FIG. 2, SSB is periodic transmission.
[0029] Each SSB transmission within a SS burst set (e.g., SS burst set 208, SS burst set 210) may correspond to a different beam (e.g., beams 204 and beams 206) . One SSB burst can transmit multiple SSBs with different directions (i.e. beam sweeping) . 3GPP specifications have introduced SSB-based Radio Resource Management (RRM) Measurement Timing Configuration window (i.e., SMTC window) that may be used to notify the UE regarding the measurement periodicity and timings of SSBs that the UE can use for measurements.
[0030] FIG. 3 illustrates a set of tables 302 that indicate an evaluation period for SSB and Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) that is used for beam failure detection, in accordance with some embodiments. If the UE cannot satisfy the measurement requirement for SSB or CSI-RS within the indicated evaluation period, it is considered a beam failure.
[0031] Beam failure detection (BFD) is a combined L1 and L2 procedure. L1 may provide the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer with indications of beam failure instances (BFIs) . If the Block Error Rate (BLER) of hypothetical Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) is worse than the threshold Qout for all resources in the set of resources configured for BFD (e.g., q0) , L1 may trigger a BFI and sends it to MAC.
[0032] Both SSB and CSI-RS can be configured in q0. The maximum number may be per frequency range. According to TS 38.133, the UE may monitor the configured SSB resources using the evaluation period in table 8.5.2.2-1 (FR1) and 8.5.2.2-2 (FR2) depending on Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and DRX cycle length. According to TS 38.133, the UE may monitor the configured CSI-RS resources using the evaluation period in table 8.5.3.2-1 (FR1) and 8.5.3.2-2 (FR2) depending on DRX mode and DRX cycle length. The MAC layer may start a timer as soon as it receives BFI and it may keep incrementing the counter by one for every BFI.
[0033] FIGS. 4-6 illustrate various aspects related to beam failure recovery (BFR) and candidate beam detection (CBD) , in accordance with some embodiments. BFR is a process designed to restore communication when the currently used communication beam between the UE and the network node fails. CBD is the process of identifying potential beams that a UE can switch to either for optimizing communication link quality or for recovery purposes in case of beam failure.
[0034] Specially, FIG. 4 illustrates a signal flow diagram of a SCell BFR procedure, in accordance with some embodiments. As shown, the UE detects 404 beam failure on SCell, and detects a good candidate beam. Detection of the beam failure is shown in the timeline 406. As shown, the UE may indicate a beam failure instance. After a maximum count has passed, the UE may trigger SCell BFR procedure. The UE may send a Beam Failure Recovery-Scheduling Request (BFR-SR 408) on primary cell (PCell) . The BFR-SR 408 may be a signal sent from the UE to the network indicating that it has data ready to transmit but requires network resources to do so. The network node may send an uplink grant 410 for new data. The UE may send a BFR MAC CE indicating the SCell and the beam. The network node may send an ACK message 414.
[0035] FIG. 5 illustrates a set of resources that may be provided to a UE for BFR / CBD, in accordance with some embodiments. The UE may be provided with a set of resources (q1) for the recovery procedure in the BeamFailureRecoveryConfig 502. FIG. 6 illustrates a set of tables that indicate an evaluation period for CBD for SSB and CSI-RS, in accordance with some embodiments.
[0036] When L1 RSRP of any resource in the set of resources is greater than a threshold (e.g., any resource in q1 > Qin_LR) , the PHY layer may send the corresponding resource index to the MAC layer. According to TS 38.133, the UE may monitor the configured SSB resources using the evaluation period in table 8.5.5.2-1 (FR1) and 8.5.5.2-2 (FR2) depending on DRX mode and DRX cycle length. Further, according to TS 38.133, the UE may monitor the configured CSI-RS resources using the evaluation period in table 8.5.6.2-1 (FR1) and 8.5.6.2-2 (FR2) depending on DRX mode and DRX cycle length.
[0037] For SCell BFR, the UE may transmit BFR MAC CE transmission scheme. In some embodiments, it can be transmitted via any available uplink grant. If no uplink grant is available, and if BFR-SR is configured, BFR-SR may be triggered. Further, If BFR-SR is not configured or BFR-SR transmission fails, a RACH procedure may be triggered.
[0038] For on-demand SSB for SCell, it is assumed that SSB transmission of one or more SCells may be absent in some durations or use different periodicity / offset (e.g. sparser SSB in some duration) . For example, for SSB burst (s) triggered by on-demand SSB SCell operation, one or more of the following options may be used. In a first option, the UE expects that on-demand SSB burst (s) is periodically transmitted from time instance A. In a second option, the UE expects that on-demand SSB burst (s) is periodically transmitted from time instance A until the network node turns off the on demand SSB. In a third option, the UE expects that on-demand SSB burst (s) is transmitted from time instance A to time instance B and not transmitted after time instance B. In a fourth option, the UE expects that on-demand SSB burst (s) is transmitted N times after time instance A and not transmitted after N on-demand SSB bursts are transmitted. In a fifth option, the UE expects that on-demand SSB burst (s) is transmitted with a periodicity from time instance A to time instance B and with the other periodicity after time instance B.
[0039] However, the above options will result in the issue that the UE cannot monitor sufficient number of SSB resources using the evaluation period for BFD and BFR as specified in TS 38.133. Because the SSB transmission may be absent during some durations or use different periodicity / offset, the UE may not be able to perform the measurements during the evaluation period. This may lead to failure of BFD or BFR procedure in on-demand SSB for the SCell.
[0040] Some embodiments herein provide solutions for BFD and BFR in on-demand SSB for SCells. In some embodiments, new uplink signaling may be used by the UE to notify the network node that the evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD and BFR cannot be satisfied. The new uplink signaling can be a SR, MAC-control element (CE) , and / or radio resource control (RRC) that the UE sends to the PCell. It may be up to network implementation of how to respond to such signaling. For example, in some embodiments the network may reconfigure SSB or handover the UE to another cell.
[0041] In some embodiments, RRC configuration may be used by the network node to configure the UE behavior when the evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD and BFR cannot be satisfied. Fr example, the network may configure one or more of the following UE behaviors. In some embodiments, the UE may trigger BFR directly. In some embodiments, the UE may use latest SSB periodicity for BFD / BFR evaluation requirement. In some embodiments, the UE may use a relaxed BFD / BFR evaluation requirement for SSB. In some embodiments, a UE may switch to CSI-RS based BFD / BFR. In some embodiments, the UE may switch to a mixed SSB and CSI-RS based BFD.
[0042] Some embodiments may employ a combination of the new uplink signaling and network configured UE behavior when the evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD and BFR cannot be satisfied. For example, the UE can report, via the new uplink signaling, that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied, and then the UE may implement a network configured behavior.
[0043] FIG. 7 illustrates a timeline 702 for OD-SSB transmission for SCell, in accordance with some embodiments. As shown, the PCell may send SSB transmissions prior to adding a SCell. RRC reconfiguration 710 may be used for SCell addition. During a first period of time 704 when the SCell is configured but before the SCell is activated, the SCell may transit SSB.
[0044] The PCell may send a MAC-CE 712 for SCell activation. During a second period of time 706 during SCell activation, the SCell may send SSB. During a third period of time 708 after SCell activation the SCell may send SSB. However, the OD-SSB may be terminated at some point (e.g., after T3) . Some embodiments herein may focus on cases where the SCell is activated and OD-SSB is terminated or switch to sparser periodicity (i.e. after T3) .
[0045] FIG. 8 illustrates an example timeline 804 of an on demand measurement for an OD-SSB for a SCell 808, in accordance with some embodiments. As shown, the UE may send a UAI, MAC-CE, or SR 802 to the PCell 810 to indicate a desire for a SCell to transmit an SSB. The PCell 810 may send a downlink confirmation indicating that it received the UAI, MAC-CE, or SR 802. The UE 806 may perform BFD and / or BFR 814 during a period of time defined by SMTC.
[0046] In some embodiments, if the UE 806 cannot perform measurements within the evaluation period then it may send uplink signaling to notify the PCell 810. The UE may be triggered to send the uplink signaling to notify the network under certain trigger conditions. In some embodiments, the uplink signaling may be triggered when the evaluation period of SSB for BFD cannot satisfy the requirement in table 8.5.2.2-1 (FR1) and 8.5.2.2-2 (FR2) as shown in FIG. 3. In some embodiments, the uplink signaling may be triggered when the evaluation period of SSB for BFR cannot satisfy the requirement in table 8.5.5.2-1 (FR1) and 8.5.5.2-2 (FR2) as shown in FIG. 3. In some embodiments, the uplink signaling may be triggered when the evaluation period of SSB for either BFR or BFD cannot satisfy the requirement in table 8.5.5.2-1 (FR1) and 8.5.5.2-2 (FR2) as shown in FIG. 3.
[0047] In response to the UE 806 identifying that one of the trigger conditions has occurred, the UE 806 may send trigger signaling to the network node to notify the network that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied. In some embodiments, the UE 806 may send an uplink RRC message towards PCell 810. For example, the UE 806 may send the PCell 810 UE Assistance Information (UAI) . In some embodiments, the message may include at least some of the following information. The message may include the SCell index (indices) for which the UE cannot satisfy evaluation period requirement. The message may include a type indication. For example, the UE may indicate that BFD, BFR, or BFD and BFR as the type of evaluation which cannot be satisfied within the evaluation period requirement. In some embodiments, the message may include a UE preferred periodicity of on-demand SSB transmission.
[0048] In some embodiments, the uplink signaling used to notify the network that the UE 806 cannot satisfy the evaluation period requirement may be an uplink MAC-CE. The MAC-CE may include at least some of the following information. In some embodiments, the UE may use different Logical Channel Identification (LCID) (or extended LCID (eLCID) ) to differentiate whether it is for BFD or BFR. For example, the UE 806 may use two separate MAC-CEs with different LCID (or eLCID) for BFD and BFR reporting.
[0049] FIG. 9 illustrates an example octet from a MAC-CE 902 that a UE may use for uplink signaling to notify the network that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied. In some embodiments, the UE may set a parameter of the MAC-CE 902 corresponding to the index of the configured OD-SSB SCells which the UE cannot satisfy evaluation period requirement to one. For example, when c_i=1 the network may determine that the UE cannot satisfy evaluation period requirement of the configured OD-SSB SCell with the index c_i. As shown, there in the illustrated embodiment there are eight C parameters. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the UE may indicate the status of up to eight SCells. The index used for the MAC-CE 902 may be the index used in RRC configuration for OD-SSB SCell, which may not be same as SCell index as not all SCells are configured for OD-SSB.
[0050] In some embodiments, a single MAC-CE may be used to indicate both BFD and BFR evaluation periodic requirement failure. For example, the MAC-CE 902 may be used to indicate both BFD and BFR for up to four SCells. For example, the UE may indicate a BFD evaluation period issue using odd index values and a BFR evaluation period issue using even index values. For example, when c_i=1 and mod (i, 2) =0, the UE may indicate that it cannot satisfy BFD evaluation period requirement of OD-SSB with index=i / 2. Further, when c_i=1 and mod (i, 2) =1, the UE may indicate that it cannot satisfy CBD evaluation period requirement of OD-SSB with index= (i-1) / 2.
[0051] The UE may send the MAC-CE 902 to a PCell, and the network may provide downlink confirmation in PCell via a downlink MAC-CE message. In some embodiments, the downlink MAC-CE may have the same format as the uplink MAC-CE. In some embodiments, the downlink MAC-CE may only include a MAC-CE subheader (e.g., it has a fixed size of zero bits) as response to receive UE request. In some embodiments, the downlink confirmation may be a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK) or negative acknowledgment (NACK) .
[0052] In some embodiments, the uplink signaling used to notify the network that the UE cannot satisfy the evaluation period requirement may be a scheduling request (SR) . In some embodiments, a new condition (similar to SCell-BFR) may be introduced which can be mapped to one SR configuration. The scheduling request for on-demand SSB may be referred to as OSSB-SR. Different SR configurations can be mapped to different on-demand SSB SCell (s) and different types of issues (e.g., BFD or BFR issue) .
[0053] For example, FIG. 10 illustrates SR configurations that are mapped to different on-demand SSB SCells, in accordance with one embodiment. In some embodiemnts, SR configurations may apply to more than one SCell. For example, the first SR configuration 1002 is mapped to both a first SCell 1006 and a second Scell 1008. In Some embodiments, an SR configuration may be mapped to one SCell. For example, the second SR configuration 1004 is mapped to the third SCell 1010.
[0054] In some embodiments, a combination of uplink signaling may be used. For example, if uplink grant is available, the UE may transmit uplink MAC-CE (as previously described) via the available uplink grant to indicate the UE cannot satisfy the evaluation period requirement . If no uplink grant is available, if OSSB-SR is configured, OSSB-SR may be triggered. For example, the UE may send the PCell an SR indicating the UE cannot satisfy the evaluation period requirement. If OSSB-SR is not configured or OSSB-SR transmission fails, a RACH procedure may be triggered to acquire uplink grant.
[0055] In some embodiments, after successfully sending the uplink signaling, the UE may start a timer. During the timer the network may respond. The response may be left to network implementation. In some embodiments, if timer expires and the reported BFD / BFR issue cannot be resolved, the UE may send a RRC message towards PCell to notify the network of the failure to resolve the issue. In some embodiments, if timer expires and the reported BFD / BFR issue cannot be resolved, the UE may follow UE behavior configured by the network as described below.
[0056] The network may configure UE behavior related to the on-demand SSB transmission. Upon reception of downlink signaling to trigger on-demand SSB transmission, the UE may apply pre-configured UE behavior after at least an application latency. Application latency between reception of downlink signaling and starting of configured UE behavior may reflect the preparation time for the UE to change the RRM implementation to accommodate a SSB periodicity change. The application latency can be either fixed in the 3GPP specification or a UE capability which may be reported to the network.
[0057] The network may configure, via RRC configuration, the UE behavior when the evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD and BFR cannot be satisfied. In some embodiments, the UE behavior may vary based on the issue. In other words, the UE may be configured with different behaviors based on which evaluation period issue the UE encounters. In some embodiments, the UE may trigger the BFR directly. For example, if only the BFD evaluation period cannot satisfy the requirement, the UE may report BFR MAC-CE with legacy CBD indications immediately. If only BFR evaluation period cannot satisfy the requirement, the UE may trigger the BFR MAC-CE reporting as legacy but with all the CBD indications with “1” (e.g., all false) to indicate the failure. If both BFD and BFR evaluation period cannot satisfy the requirement, the UE may trigger the BFR MAC-CE reporting immediately and all the CBD indications are filled with “1” (i.e. all false) to indicate the failure.
[0058] In some embodiments, the configured UE behavior may be to use the latest SSB periodicity for BFD / BFR evaluation requirement. For example, the UE may switch to the latest periodicity BFD / BFR evaluation requirement upon reception of downlink signaling to trigger on-demand SSB transmission. In some candidate of on-demand SSB transmission pattern, the UE may adapt between two different SSB periodicities. In this case, upon reception of DL signaling to trigger on-demand SSB transmission, the UE can apply the latest SSB periodicity (e.g. T_ssb is adapted from 20ms to 80ms) for BFD / BFR evaluation requirement after a specified application latency.
[0059] In some embodiments, the network may pre-configure two sets of SSB periodicity for BFD / BFR evaluation requirement. Upon reception of downlink signaling to trigger on-demand SSB transmission, the UE may adapt between two pre-configured sets of BFD / BFR evaluation requirement after specified application latency.
[0060] In some embodiments, the UE may use a relaxed BFD / BFR evaluation requirement for SSB. The relaxed BFD / BFR evaluation requirement can be either fixed in 3GPP specification or configured in RRC. For example, in some embodiments, one or more tables may be specified (e.g., tables within TS 38.133) with relaxed BFD and / or BFR evaluation requirement for SSB. In some embodiments, the network node can configure a list of relaxed BFD and / or BFR evaluation period for SSB. In some embodiments, when the UE cannot satisfy the requirement of BFD, the UE may autonomously apply the new relaxed BFD evaluation requirement for SSB, re-start the BFD procedure, and discard the previous BFD samples. In some embodiments, when the UE cannot satisfy requirement of BFR, the UE may autonomously apply the new relaxed BFR evaluation requirement for SSB, re-start the CBD procedure, and discard the previous CBD sample.
[0061] In some embodiments, the configured UE behavior may be to switch to CSI-RS based BFD / BFR upon reception of downlink signaling to trigger on-demand SSB transmission. The network may configure CSI-RS resource for BFD and / or BFR. When the UE can satisfy the BFD and / or BFR evaluation requirement, the UE may use SSB for BFD and / or BFR. When the UE cannot satisfy the requirement of BFD, the UE may autonomously applies CSI-RS based BFD, re-start the BFD procedure, and discard the previous BFD samples. When the UE cannot satisfy the requirement of BFR, the UE may autonomously applies CSI-RS based CBD, re-start the CBD procedure, and discard the previous CBD samples.
[0062] In some embodiments, the configured UE behavior may be to switch to a mixed SSB and CSI-RS based BFD upon reception of downlink signaling to trigger on-demand SSB transmission. In some embodiments, the network may configure a backup CSI-RS resource for BFD and / or BFR. When the UE can satisfy BFD evaluation requirement, the UE may use SSB for BFD. When the UE cannot satisfy requirement of BFD, the UE may keep the previous BFD samples (e.g., keeping existing BFI) , and autonomously apply CSI-RS based BFD.
[0063] FIG. 11 illustrates an example method 1100 performed by a UE, according to embodiments herein. The illustrated method 1100 includes detecting 1102 a beam failure instance for an SCell configured with on-demand SSB. The method 1100 further includes identifying 1104 timing for on-demand SSB bursts from the SCell. The method 1100 further includes determining 1106 whether there are a sufficient number of SSB resources during an evaluation period for BFD and BFR based on the on-demand SSB bursts. The method 1100 further includes, in response to determining that there are sufficient number of SSB resources during the evaluation period, performing 1108 the BFD and the BFR. The method 1100 further includes, in response to determining that there are not sufficient number of SSB resources during the evaluation period, sending 1110 uplink signaling to a network node to notify the network node that an evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD or BFR cannot be satisfied.
[0064] In some embodiments of the method 1100, the uplink signaling comprises an RRC message to a PCell, wherein the RRC message includes a SCell index, a type indication, a UE preferred periodicity of on-demand SSB transmission, or a combination thereof.
[0065] In some embodiments of the method 1100, the uplink signaling comprises an uplink MAC-CE to a PCell, wherein different LCIDs or eLCIDs are used to differentiate whether the MAC-CE is to indicate that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied, or a single MAC-CE to indicate that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied. Some such embodiments further comprise receiving a downlink confirmation from the PCell, the downlink confirmation comprising a downlink MAC-CE with a same format as the uplink MAC-CE, the downlink MAC-CE with only a MAC-CE subheader, or a HARQ ACK or NACK.
[0066] In some embodiments of the method 1100, the uplink signaling comprises an SR, wherein the SR is mapped to the SCell via an SR configuration.
[0067] In some embodiments, the method 1100 further comprises starting a timer after successfully sending the uplink signaling, and if the timer expires and there is still an issue regarding the evaluation period requirement still cannot be resolved: sending an RRC message to a PCell to provide a notification of a failure to resolve the issue, or performing UE behavior configured by the network node via RRC. In some such embodiments, the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises triggering the BFR directly. In some other such embodiments, the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises using a latest SSB periodicity for the evaluation period requirement. In yet some other such embodiments, the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises using a relaxed BFD or BFR evaluation period requirement for the SSB. In yet some other such embodiments, the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises switching to CSI-RS based BFD or BFR. In yet some other such embodiments, the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises switching to a mixed SSB and CSI-RS based BFD.
[0068] FIG. 12 illustrates an example method 1200 performed by a network node, according to embodiments herein. The illustrated method 1200 includes generating 1202 a UE configuration comprising a UE behavior that the UE should perform upon reception of downlink signaling to trigger on-demand SSB transmission. The method 1200 further includes sending 1204 the UE configuration to a UE. The method 1200 further includes receiving 1206 uplink signaling from the UE that provides a notification that an evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD or BFR cannot be satisfied for a SCell configured with on-demand SSB. The method 1200 further includes sending 1208 the downlink signaling to trigger the on-demand SSB transmission such that the UE applies the UE behavior from the UE configuration.
[0069] In some embodiments of the method 1200, the uplink signaling comprises an RRC message to a PCell, wherein the RRC message includes a SCell index, a type indication, a UE preferred periodicity of on-demand SSB transmission, or a combination thereof.
[0070] In some embodiments of the method 1200, the uplink signaling comprises an uplink MAC-CE to a PCell, wherein different LCID or eLCID are used to differentiate whether the MAC-CE is to indicate that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied, or a single MAC-CE to indicate that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied. Some such embodiments further comprise sending a downlink confirmation, the downlink confirmation comprising a downlink MAC-CE with a same format as the uplink MAC-CE, the downlink MAC-CE with only a MAC-CE subheader, or a HARQ ACK or NACK.
[0071] In some embodiments of the method 1200, the uplink signaling comprises an SR, wherein the SR is mapped to the SCell via an SR configuration.
[0072] In some embodiments, the method 1200 further comprises receiving an RRC message to a PCell to provide a notification of a failure to resolve an issue regarding the evaluation period requirement.
[0073] In some embodiments of the method 1200, the UE behavior comprises triggering the BFR directly. In some such embodiments, the UE behavior comprises using a latest SSB periodicity for the evaluation period requirement. In some other such embodiments, the UE behavior comprises using a relaxed BFD or BFR evaluation period requirement for the SSB. In yet some other such embodiments, the UE behavior comprises switching to CSI-RS based BFD or BFR. In yet some other such embodiments, the UE behavior comprises switching to a mixed SSB and CSI-RS based BFD.
[0074] FIG. 13 illustrates an example architecture of a wireless communication system 1300, according to embodiments disclosed herein. The following description is provided for an example wireless communication system 1300 that operates in conjunction with the LTE system standards and / or 5G or NR system standards as provided by 3GPP technical specifications.
[0075] As shown by FIG. 13, the wireless communication system 1300 includes UE 1302 and UE 1304 (although any number of UEs may be used) . In this example, the UE 1302 and the UE 1304 are illustrated as smartphones (e.g., handheld touchscreen mobile computing devices connectable to one or more cellular networks) , but may also comprise any mobile or non-mobile computing device configured for wireless communication.
[0076] The UE 1302 and UE 1304 may be configured to communicatively couple with a RAN 1306. In embodiments, the RAN 1306 may be NG-RAN, E-UTRAN, etc. The UE 1302 and UE 1304 utilize connections (or channels) (shown as connection 1308 and connection 1310, respectively) with the RAN 1306, each of which comprises a physical communications interface. The RAN 1306 can include one or more base stations (such as base station 1312 and base station 1314) that enable the connection 1308 and connection 1310.
[0077] In this example, the connection 1308 and connection 1310 are air interfaces to enable such communicative coupling, and may be consistent with RAT (s) used by the RAN 1306, such as, for example, an LTE and / or NR.
[0078] In some embodiments, the UE 1302 and UE 1304 may also directly exchange communication data via a sidelink interface 1316. The UE 1304 is shown to be configured to access an access point (shown as AP 1318) via connection 1320. By way of example, the connection 1320 can comprise a local wireless connection, such as a connection consistent with any IEEE 802.11 protocol, wherein the AP 1318 may comprise a router. In this example, the AP 1318 may be connected to another network (for example, the Internet) without going through a CN 1324.
[0079] In embodiments, the UE 1302 and UE 1304 can be configured to communicate using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication signals with each other or with the base station 1312 and / or the base station 1314 over a multicarrier communication channel in accordance with various communication techniques, such as, but not limited to, an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) communication technique (e.g., for downlink communications) or a single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) communication technique (e.g., for uplink and ProSe or sidelink communications) , although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. The OFDM signals can comprise a plurality of orthogonal subcarriers.
[0080] In some embodiments, all or parts of the base station 1312 or base station 1314 may be implemented as one or more software entities running on server computers as part of a virtual network. In addition, or in other embodiments, the base station 1312 or base station 1314 may be configured to communicate with one another via interface 1322. In embodiments where the wireless communication system 1300 is an LTE system (e.g., when the CN 1324 is an EPC) , the interface 1322 may be an X2 interface. The X2 interface may be defined between two or more base stations (e.g., two or more eNBs and the like) that connect to an EPC, and / or between two eNBs connecting to the EPC. In embodiments where the wireless communication system 1300 is an NR system (e.g., when CN 1324 is a 5GC) , the interface 1322 may be an Xn interface. The Xn interface is defined between two or more base stations (e.g., two or more gNBs and the like) that connect to 5GC, between a base station 1312 (e.g., a gNB) connecting to 5GC and an eNB, and / or between two eNBs connecting to 5GC (e.g., CN 1324) .
[0081] The RAN 1306 is shown to be communicatively coupled to the CN 1324. The CN 1324 may comprise one or more network elements 1326, which are configured to offer various data and telecommunications services to customers / subscribers (e.g., users of UE 1302 and UE 1304) who are connected to the CN 1324 via the RAN 1306. The components of the CN 1324 may be implemented in one physical device or separate physical devices including components to read and execute instructions from a machine-readable or computer-readable medium (e.g., a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium) .
[0082] In embodiments, the CN 1324 may be an EPC, and the RAN 1306 may be connected with the CN 1324 via an S1 interface 1328. In embodiments, the S1 interface 1328 may be split into two parts, an S1 user plane (S1-U) interface, which carries traffic data between the base station 1312 or base station 1314 and a serving gateway (S-GW) , and the S1-MME interface, which is a signaling interface between the base station 1312 or base station 1314 and mobility management entities (MMEs) .
[0083] In embodiments, the CN 1324 may be a 5GC, and the RAN 1306 may be connected with the CN 1324 via an NG interface 1328. In embodiments, the NG interface 1328 may be split into two parts, an NG user plane (NG-U) interface, which carries traffic data between the base station 1312 or base station 1314 and a user plane function (UPF) , and the S1 control plane (NG-C) interface, which is a signaling interface between the base station 1312 or base station 1314 and access and mobility management functions (AMFs) .
[0084] Generally, an application server 1330 may be an element offering applications that use internet protocol (IP) bearer resources with the CN 1324 (e.g., packet switched data services) . The application server 1330 can also be configured to support one or more communication services (e.g., VoIP sessions, group communication sessions, etc. ) for the UE 1302 and UE 1304 via the CN 1324. The application server 1330 may communicate with the CN 1324 through an IP communications interface 1332.
[0085] FIG. 14 illustrates a system 1400 for performing signaling 1434 between a wireless device 1402 and a network device 1418, according to embodiments disclosed herein. The system 1400 may be a portion of a wireless communications system as herein described. The wireless device 1402 may be, for example, a UE of a wireless communication system. The network device 1418 may be, for example, a base station (e.g., an eNB or a gNB) of a wireless communication system.
[0086] The wireless device 1402 may include one or more processor (s) 1404. The processor (s) 1404 may execute instructions such that various operations of the wireless device 1402 are performed, as described herein. The processor (s) 1404 may include one or more baseband processors implemented using, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) , a digital signal processor (DSP) , an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) , a controller, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) device, another hardware device, a firmware device, or any combination thereof configured to perform the operations described herein.
[0087] The wireless device 1402 may include a memory 1406. The memory 1406 may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions 1408 (which may include, for example, the instructions being executed by the processor (s) 1404) . The instructions 1408 may also be referred to as program code or a computer program. The memory 1406 may also store data used by, and results computed by, the processor (s) 1404.
[0088] The wireless device 1402 may include one or more transceiver (s) 1410 that may include radio frequency (RF) transmitter circuitry and / or receiver circuitry that use the antenna (s) 1412 of the wireless device 1402 to facilitate signaling (e.g., the signaling 1434) to and / or from the wireless device 1402 with other devices (e.g., the network device 1418) according to corresponding RATs.
[0089] The wireless device 1402 may include one or more antenna (s) 1412 (e.g., one, two, four, or more) . For embodiments with multiple antenna (s) 1412, the wireless device 1402 may leverage the spatial diversity of such multiple antenna (s) 1412 to send and / or receive multiple different data streams on the same time and frequency resources. This behavior may be referred to as, for example, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) behavior (referring to the multiple antennas used at each of a transmitting device and a receiving device that enable this aspect) . MIMO transmissions by the wireless device 1402 may be accomplished according to precoding (or digital beamforming) that is applied at the wireless device 1402 that multiplexes the data streams across the antenna (s) 1412 according to known or assumed channel characteristics such that each data stream is received with an appropriate signal strength relative to other streams and at a desired location in the spatial domain (e.g., the location of a receiver associated with that data stream) . Certain embodiments may use single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) methods (where the data streams are all directed to a single receiver) and / or multi user MIMO (MU-MIMO) methods (where individual data streams may be directed to individual (different) receivers in different locations in the spatial domain) .
[0090] In certain embodiments having multiple antennas, the wireless device 1402 may implement analog beamforming techniques, whereby phases of the signals sent by the antenna (s) 1412 are relatively adjusted such that the (joint) transmission of the antenna (s) 1412 can be directed (this is sometimes referred to as beam steering) .
[0091] The wireless device 1402 may include one or more interface (s) 1414. The interface (s) 1414 may be used to provide input to or output from the wireless device 1402. For example, a wireless device 1402 that is a UE may include interface (s) 1414 such as microphones, speakers, a touchscreen, buttons, and the like in order to allow for input and / or output to the UE by a user of the UE. Other interfaces of such a UE may be made up of transmitters, receivers, and other circuitry (e.g., other than the transceiver (s) 1410 / antenna (s) 1412 already described) that allow for communication between the UE and other devices and may operate according to known protocols (e.g., and the like) .
[0092] The wireless device 1402 may include a BFD / BFR module 1416. The BFD / BFR module 1416 may be implemented via hardware, software, or combinations thereof. For example, the BFD / BFR module 1416 may be implemented as a processor, circuit, and / or instructions 1408 stored in the memory 1406 and executed by the processor (s) 1404. In some examples, the BFD / BFR module 1416 may be integrated within the processor (s) 1404 and / or the transceiver (s) 1410. For example, the BFD / BFR module 1416 may be implemented by a combination of software components (e.g., executed by a DSP or a general processor) and hardware components (e.g., logic gates and circuitry) within the processor (s) 1404 or the transceiver (s) 1410.
[0093] The BFD / BFR module 1416 may be used for various aspects of the present disclosure, for example, aspects of FIGS. 1-13. The BFD / BFR module 1416 is configured to determine whether the evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD or BFR can be satisfied, and cause the wireless device 1402 to perform the processes described herein if it cannot be satisfied.
[0094] The network device 1418 may include one or more processor (s) 1420. The processor (s) 1420 may execute instructions such that various operations of the network device 1418 are performed, as described herein. The processor (s) 1420 may include one or more baseband processors implemented using, for example, a CPU, a DSP, an ASIC, a controller, an FPGA device, another hardware device, a firmware device, or any combination thereof configured to perform the operations described herein.
[0095] The network device 1418 may include a memory 1422. The memory 1422 may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions 1424 (which may include, for example, the instructions being executed by the processor (s) 1420) . The instructions 1424 may also be referred to as program code or a computer program. The memory 1422 may also store data used by, and results computed by, the processor (s) 1420.
[0096] The network device 1418 may include one or more transceiver (s) 1426 that may include RF transmitter circuitry and / or receiver circuitry that use the antenna (s) 1428 of the network device 1418 to facilitate signaling (e.g., the signaling 1434) to and / or from the network device 1418 with other devices (e.g., the wireless device 1402) according to corresponding RATs.
[0097] The network device 1418 may include one or more antenna (s) 1428 (e.g., one, two, four, or more) . In embodiments having multiple antenna (s) 1428, the network device 1418 may perform MIMO, digital beamforming, analog beamforming, beam steering, etc., as has been described.
[0098] The network device 1418 may include one or more interface (s) 1430. The interface (s) 1430 may be used to provide input to or output from the network device 1418. For example, a network device 1418 that is a base station may include interface (s) 1430 made up of transmitters, receivers, and other circuitry (e.g., other than the transceiver (s) 1426 / antenna (s) 1428 already described) that enables the base station to communicate with other equipment in a core network, and / or that enables the base station to communicate with external networks, computers, databases, and the like for purposes of operations, administration, and maintenance of the base station or other equipment operably connected thereto.
[0099] The network device 1418 may include a UE behavior configuration module 1432. The UE behavior configuration module 1432 may be implemented via hardware, software, or combinations thereof. For example, the UE behavior configuration module 1432 may be implemented as a processor, circuit, and / or instructions 1424 stored in the memory 1422 and executed by the processor (s) 1420. In some examples, the UE behavior configuration module 1432 may be integrated within the processor (s) 1420 and / or the transceiver (s) 1426. For example, the UE behavior configuration module 1432 may be implemented by a combination of software components (e.g., executed by a DSP or a general processor) and hardware components (e.g., logic gates and circuitry) within the processor (s) 1420 or the transceiver (s) 1426.
[0100] The UE behavior configuration module 1432 may be used for various aspects of the present disclosure, for example, aspects of FIGS. 1-13 The UE behavior configuration module 1432 is configured to configure UE behavior when the evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD and BFR cannot be satisfied.
[0101] Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising means to perform one or more elements of the method 1100. This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a UE (such as a wireless device 1402 that is a UE, as described herein) .
[0102] Embodiments contemplated herein include one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions to cause an electronic device, upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the electronic device, to perform one or more elements of the method 1100. This non-transitory computer-readable media may be, for example, a memory of a UE (such as a memory 1406 of a wireless device 1402 that is a UE, as described herein) .
[0103] Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising logic, modules, or circuitry to perform one or more elements of the method 1100 This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a UE (such as a wireless device 1402 that is a UE, as described herein) .
[0104] Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising: one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more elements of the method 1100. This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a UE (such as a wireless device 1402 that is a UE, as described herein) .
[0105] Embodiments contemplated herein include a signal as described in or related to one or more elements of the method 1100.
[0106] Embodiments contemplated herein include a computer program or computer program product comprising instructions, wherein execution of the program by a processor is to cause the processor to carry out one or more elements of the method 1100. The processor may be a processor of a UE (such as a processor (s) 1404 of a wireless device 1402 that is a UE, as described herein) . These instructions may be, for example, located in the processor and / or on a memory of the UE (such as a memory 1406 of a wireless device 1402 that is a UE, as described herein) .
[0107] Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising means to perform one or more elements of the method 1200. This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a base station (such as a network device 1418 that is a base station, as described herein) .
[0108] Embodiments contemplated herein include one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions to cause an electronic device, upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the electronic device, to perform one or more elements of the method 1200. This non-transitory computer-readable media may be, for example, a memory of a base station (such as a memory 1422 of a network device 1418 that is a base station, as described herein) .
[0109] Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising logic, modules, or circuitry to perform one or more elements of the method 1200. This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a base station (such as a network device 1418 that is a base station, as described herein) .
[0110] Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus comprising: one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more elements of the method 1200. This apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a base station (such as a network device 1418 that is a base station, as described herein) .
[0111] Embodiments contemplated herein include a signal as described in or related to one or more elements of the method 1200.
[0112] Embodiments contemplated herein include a computer program or computer program product comprising instructions, wherein execution of the program by a processing element is to cause the processing element to carry out one or more elements of the method 1200. The processor may be a processor of a base station (such as a processor (s) 1420 of a network device 1418 that is a base station, as described herein) . These instructions may be, for example, located in the processor and / or on a memory of the base station (such as a memory 1422 of a network device 1418 that is a base station, as described herein) .
[0113] For one or more embodiments, at least one of the components set forth in one or more of the preceding figures may be configured to perform one or more operations, techniques, processes, and / or methods as set forth herein. For example, a baseband processor as described herein in connection with one or more of the preceding figures may be configured to operate in accordance with one or more of the examples set forth herein. For another example, circuitry associated with a UE, base station, network element, etc. as described above in connection with one or more of the preceding figures may be configured to operate in accordance with one or more of the examples set forth herein.
[0114] Any of the above described embodiments may be combined with any other embodiment (or combination of embodiments) , unless explicitly stated otherwise. The foregoing description of one or more implementations provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of embodiments to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings or may be acquired from practice of various embodiments.
[0115] Embodiments and implementations of the systems and methods described herein may include various operations, which may be embodied in machine-executable instructions to be executed by a computer system. A computer system may include one or more general-purpose or special-purpose computers (or other electronic devices) . The computer system may include hardware components that include specific logic for performing the operations or may include a combination of hardware, software, and / or firmware.
[0116] It should be recognized that the systems described herein include descriptions of specific embodiments. These embodiments can be combined into single systems, partially combined into other systems, split into multiple systems or divided or combined in other ways. In addition, it is contemplated that parameters, attributes, aspects, etc. of one embodiment can be used in another embodiment. The parameters, attributes, aspects, etc. are merely described in one or more embodiments for clarity, and it is recognized that the parameters, attributes, aspects, etc. can be combined with or substituted for parameters, attributes, aspects, etc. of another embodiment unless specifically disclaimed herein.
[0117] It is well understood that the use of personally identifiable information should follow privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental requirements for maintaining the privacy of users. In particular, personally identifiable information data should be managed and handled so as to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of authorized use should be clearly indicated to users.
[0118] Although the foregoing has been described in some detail for purposes of clarity, it will be apparent that certain changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles thereof. It should be noted that there are many alternative ways of implementing both the processes and apparatuses described herein. Accordingly, the present embodiments are to be considered illustrative and not restrictive, and the description is not to be limited to the details given herein, but may be modified within the scope and equivalents of the appended claims.
Claims
1.A method performed by a user equipment (UE) , the method comprising:detecting a beam failure instance for a secondary cell (SCell) configured with on-demand Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) ;identifying timing for on-demand SSB bursts from the SCell;determining whether there are a sufficient number of SSB resources during an evaluation period for beam failure detection (BFD) and beam failure recovery (BFR) based on the on-demand SSB bursts;in response to determining that there are sufficient number of SSB resources during the evaluation period, performing the BFD and the BFR;in response to determining that there are not sufficient number of SSB resources during the evaluation period, sending uplink signaling to a network node to notify the network node that an evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD or BFR cannot be satisfied.2.The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink signaling comprises a radio resource control (RRC) message to a primary cell (PCell) , wherein the RRC message includes a SCell index, a type indication, a UE preferred periodicity of on-demand SSB transmission, or a combination thereof.3.The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink signaling comprises an uplink medium access control control element (MAC-CE) to a primary cell (PCell) ,wherein different Logical Channel Identification (LCID) or extended LCID (eLCID) are used to differentiate whether the MAC-CE is to indicate that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied, ora single MAC-CE to indicate that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied.4.The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving a downlink confirmation from the PCell, the downlink confirmation comprising a downlink MAC-CE with a same format as the uplink MAC-CE, the downlink MAC-CE with only a MAC-CE subheader, or a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK) or negative acknowledgment (NACK) .5.The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink signaling comprises a scheduling request (SR) , wherein the SR is mapped to the SCell via an SR configuration.6.The method of claim 1, further comprising starting a timer after successfully sending the uplink signaling, andif the timer expires and there is still an issue regarding the evaluation period requirement still cannot be resolved:sending a radio resource control (RRC) message to a primary cell (PCell) to provide a notification of a failure to resolve the issue, orperforming UE behavior configured by the network node via RRC.7.The method of claim 6, wherein the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises triggering the BFR directly.8.The method of claim 6, wherein the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises using a latest SSB periodicity for the evaluation period requirement.9.The method of claim 6, wherein the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises using a relaxed BFD or BFR evaluation period requirement for the SSB.10.The method of claim 6, wherein the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises switching to Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) based BFD or BFR.11.The method of claim 6, wherein the UE behavior configured by the network node comprises switching to a mixed SSB and Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) based BFD.12.A method performed by a network node, the method comprising:generating a user equipment (UE) configuration comprising a UE behavior that the UE should perform upon reception of downlink signaling to trigger on-demand SSB transmission;sending the UE configuration to a UE;receiving uplink signaling from the UE that provides a notification that an evaluation period requirement of SSB based BFD or BFR cannot be satisfied for a secondary cell (SCell) configured with on-demand Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) ; andsending the downlink signaling to trigger the on-demand SSB transmission such that the UE applies the UE behavior from the UE configuration.13.The method of claim 12, wherein the uplink signaling comprises a radio resource control (RRC) message to a primary cell (PCell) , wherein the RRC message includes a SCell index, a type indication, a UE preferred periodicity of on-demand SSB transmission, or a combination thereof.14.The method of claim 12, wherein the uplink signaling comprises an uplink medium access control control element (MAC-CE) to a primary cell (PCell) ,wherein different Logical Channel Identification (LCID) or extended LCID (eLCID) are used to differentiate whether the MAC-CE is to indicate that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied, ora single MAC-CE to indicate that the evaluation period requirement cannot be satisfied.15.The method of claim 14, further comprising sending a downlink confirmation, the downlink confirmation comprising a downlink MAC-CE with a same format as the uplink MAC-CE, the downlink MAC-CE with only a MAC-CE subheader, or a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK) or negative acknowledgment (NACK) .16.The method of claim 12, wherein the uplink signaling comprises a scheduling request (SR) , wherein the SR is mapped to the SCell via an SR configuration.17.The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message to a primary cell (PCell) to provide a notification of a failure to resolve an issue regarding the evaluation period requirement.18.The method of claim 12, wherein the UE behavior comprises triggering the BFR directly.19.The method of claim 17, wherein the UE behavior comprises using a latest SSB periodicity for the evaluation period requirement.20.The method of claim 17, wherein the UE behavior comprises using a relaxed BFD or BFR evaluation period requirement for the SSB.21.The method of claim 17, wherein the UE behavior comprises switching to Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) based BFD or BFR.22.The method of claim 17, wherein the UE behavior comprises switching to a mixed SSB and Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) based BFD.23.An apparatus comprising means to perform one or more elements of the method of any of claim 1 to claim 22.24.A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions to cause an electronic device, upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the electronic device, to perform one or more elements of the method of any of claim 1 to claim 22.25.An apparatus comprising logic, modules, or circuitry to perform one or more elements of the method of any of claim 1 to claim 22.26.A signal as described in or related to any of the above claims, or portions or parts thereof.27.A datagram, packet, frame, segment, protocol data unit (PDU) , or message as described in the present disclosure.28.A signal encoded with data as described in or related to any of the examples, or portions or parts thereof, or otherwise described in the present disclosure.29.A method of communicating in a wireless network as shown and described herein.30.A system for providing wireless communication as shown and described herein.31.A baseband processor for a user equipment (UE) that is configured to perform one or more elements of the method of any of claim 1 to claim 11.