Reference Signal Configuration for Low-Latency Mobility Measurement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional wireless communication systems struggle to effectively measure and report on cells associated with various wireless communication devices due to inefficiencies in reference signaling design, leading to unnecessary signaling overhead and increased latency in mobility reporting.

Innovation Solution

The proposed solution involves methods for wireless communication devices to receive downlink signaling indicating power offsets, mobility measurement reference signal resources, physical cell indices, and other information to enhance Layer 1 measurement reporting, thereby optimizing the configuration of reference signals for improved measurement and reporting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If conventional reference signaling is used for cell measurement and reporting, then the system maintains compatibility with existing wireless communication standards, but the measurement and reporting efficiency deteriorates leading to increased signaling overhead and latency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement and reporting efficiencyVSAvoidlatency in mobility reporting
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying reference signaling parameters including power offset configurations between synchronization signals and CSI-RS, mobility measurement reference signal resource settings, and Layer 1 measurement reporting parameters. These parameter optimizations enable more efficient cell measurement and reporting processes, directly improving productivity while reducing the time loss in mobility reporting procedures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If conventional reference signaling configuration is used, then the system maintains simplicity in implementation, but signaling overhead increases due to inefficient cell information exchange

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecell information exchange efficiencyVSAvoidsignaling overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes signaling overhead by configuring reference signal parameters such as power offsets between synchronization signals and CSI-RS resources, mobility measurement reference signal settings, and Layer 1 measurement reporting configurations. These parameter changes enable more efficient cell information exchange, improving productivity while reducing the quantity of signaling overhead

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the reference signaling configuration into distinct components including synchronization signal power settings, CSI-RS power offset configurations, mobility measurement reference signal resources, and Layer 1 measurement reporting parameters. This segmentation allows for optimized configuration of each component, improving overall cell information exchange efficiency while minimizing total signaling overhead

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12615175B2System and method for reference signaling design and configuration
Publication Date: 2026.04.28 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

A system and method for wireless communication are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device includes receiving a downlink signaling indicating a power offset between a power of a synchronization signal and a power for a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS), and determining information of the synchronization signal. In another embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device includes receiving a downlink signaling indicating information of a mobility measurement reference signal resource, where the information includes at least one of power information or repetition information.