Communication Device Beam Parameter Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication systems face poor communication quality due to inadequate synchronization of transmission parameters with beam switching, leading to delayed and inefficient parameter updates.

Innovation Solution

The method involves encoding and sending multiple sets of transmission parameters, including beam and quasi-co-location indications, and using a selection indication to dynamically switch parameters during beam changes, ensuring data transmission quality by keeping parameter updates aligned with beam switching.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If transmission parameters are updated separately from beam switching, then parameter update flexibility is maintained, but communication quality deteriorates due to parameter desynchronization

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication qualityVSAvoidparameter management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines beam switching and transmission parameter updates into a unified process. When beam switching occurs, the terminal device simultaneously updates transmission parameters associated with the new beam, ensuring synchronization between beam configuration and parameter configuration. This merging eliminates the desynchronization issue while maintaining manageable complexity through integrated handling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent pre-configures multiple sets of transmission parameters corresponding to different beams before beam switching occurs. The terminal device stores these parameter sets in advance, so when beam switching is triggered, the appropriate parameters are already prepared and can be immediately applied without delay or separate update procedures, ensuring seamless synchronization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If multiple sets of transmission parameters are configured for different beams, then communication quality during beam switching is improved, but signaling overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication quality during beam switchingVSAvoidsignaling overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments transmission parameters into beam-specific groups, where each beam has its own associated parameter set. This segmentation allows the system to only activate and transmit parameters relevant to the currently active beam, reducing the amount of signaling overhead while maintaining comprehensive parameter coverage for multiple beams. The terminal device stores multiple parameter sets but only processes the active one, minimizing redundant information transmission.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If transmission parameters are updated dynamically during beam switching, then data transmission continuity is maintained, but parameter update timing precision becomes critical

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission continuityVSAvoidparameter update timing precision
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent prepares transmission parameters in advance for each beam before switching occurs. The terminal device pre-configures parameter sets corresponding to different beams and stores them ready for immediate application. When beam switching is triggered, the pre-prepared parameters are instantly applied without requiring precise real-time synchronization, thereby maintaining data transmission continuity while reducing the criticality of timing precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240031078A1Information processing method, communication device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.01.25 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

Provided are an information processing method, a communication device and a storage medium. The information processing method which is applied to a first communication device includes: sending X sets of parameter values jointly encoding M types of transmission parameters, where the M types of transmission parameters include a beam indication and/or a quasi-co-location indication parameter, where the beam indication is used for indicating a beam, the quasi-co-location indication parameter is used for indicating a parameter of the beam, and M>1; selecting Y sets of parameter values from the X sets of parameter values, where X>=Y>=1; and sending a selection indication based on the Y sets of parameter values, where the selection indication is used for selecting the Y sets of parameter values from the X sets of parameter values for a data transmission.