Dynamic Beam Management via Pre-configured Resource Sets

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wireless devices face challenges in communicating effectively across multiple cells due to incompatible information scheduling, leading to increased interference, error rates, and reduced performance.

Innovation Solution

A set of configuration parameters is used to configure wireless devices to operate via multiple cells, selecting from multiple resource sets and transmission configuration indicator states, with a default resource set and transmission configuration indicator state ensuring compatibility and reduced interference.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple resource sets and transmission configuration indicator states are configured for a cell, then adaptability and communication flexibility are improved, but information scheduling becomes incompatible and interference increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication flexibilityVSAvoidinterference
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring multiple resource sets and transmission configuration indicator states before communication occurs. The wireless device receives configuration parameters that include multiple resource sets (e.g., CORESETs) and TCI states in advance, allowing it to prepare multiple communication paths and select the most appropriate one based on current channel conditions, thereby improving adaptability while maintaining scheduling compatibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamics by enabling the wireless device to dynamically select among multiple pre-configured resource sets and TCI states based on real-time scheduling information. The device can switch between different resource sets and activate different TCI states according to channel quality, interference levels, and scheduling decisions, allowing the system to adapt to changing conditions without creating interference.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Device complexity

If incompatible scheduling information is used, then device complexity is reduced, but error rates increase and reliability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescheduling complexityVSAvoidcommunication reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the scheduling information parameters to ensure compatibility with the configured resource sets and TCI states. The base station adjusts scheduling parameters such as resource allocation, modulation and coding schemes, and TCI state indicators to match the pre-configured settings, thereby maintaining communication reliability without increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Object-affected harmful factors

If default resource set and TCI state are used to ensure compatibility, then interference is reduced, but data rates may be limited

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveinterferenceVSAvoiddata rate
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamics by allowing the wireless device to switch between default and non-default resource sets and TCI states based on channel conditions. When channel quality is good and interference is low, the device can activate alternative resource sets and TCI states to achieve higher data rates. When conditions deteriorate, it falls back to the default configuration, thus balancing interference reduction with data rate optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring multiple resource sets with different characteristics (e.g., different bandwidths, numerologies, or beam directions) before communication begins. This allows the system to select the most appropriate resource set for the current conditions, achieving both interference reduction through careful selection and high data rates through optimal resource utilization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4443801A1Dynamic beam management in cell scheduling
Publication Date: 2024.10.09 COMCAST CABLE COMM LLC
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AI summary

A wireless device may be configured to communicate via a set of cells. A communication via a cell, of the plurality of cells, may be scheduled. A single communication point operation/mode may be indicated for the cell. The wireless device may receive information for selecting from multiple resource sets and/or multiple transmission configuration indicator states for communicating via the cell. A default resource set and/or transmission configuration indicator state may be used in the scheduled communication based on the single communication point operation/mode.