Dedicated User Equipment Beam Search for Fifth Generation New Radio
First Claim
1. A mobile communication device comprising:
- a first radio frequency transceiver;
a second radio frequency transceiver; and
a processor and memory system to implement a beamforming manager application configured to;
transmit a beam search request to a base station using the first radio frequency transceiver, the beam search request including parameters for a beam search;
receive from the base station a beam search notification, the beam search notification including a time at which cell-specific reference signals for the beam search will be transmitted by the base station;
evaluate the cell-specific reference signals included in beam search transmissions to select a beam to use for a 5G NR communication link; and
transmit, using the first radio transceiver, an indication of the selected beam to the base station, the transmission being effective to cause the base station to establish the 5G NR communication link with the mobile communication device using the selected beam.
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Abstract
In aspects of dedicated user equipment beam search for fifth generation new radio, a mobile communication device includes a first radio frequency transceiver, a second radio frequency transceiver, and a processor and memory system to implement a beamforming manager application that transmits a beam search request to a base station using the first radio frequency transceiver, receives a beam search notification from the base station, evaluates cell-specific reference signals included in beam search transmissions to select a beam to use for a 5G NR communication link and transmits an indication of the selected beam to the base station using the first radio transceiver, the transmission being effective to cause the base station to establish the 5G NR communication link with the mobile communication device using the selected beam.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a first radio frequency transceiver; a second radio frequency transceiver; and a processor and memory system to implement a beamforming manager application configured to; transmit a beam search request to a base station using the first radio frequency transceiver, the beam search request including parameters for a beam search; receive from the base station a beam search notification, the beam search notification including a time at which cell-specific reference signals for the beam search will be transmitted by the base station; evaluate the cell-specific reference signals included in beam search transmissions to select a beam to use for a 5G NR communication link; and transmit, using the first radio transceiver, an indication of the selected beam to the base station, the transmission being effective to cause the base station to establish the 5G NR communication link with the mobile communication device using the selected beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for dedicated user equipment beam-searching for a fifth-generation new radio (5G NR) communication link between a base station and a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
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transmitting, by the UE, a beam search request to the base station, the beam search request including parameters for a beam search; receiving, from the base station, a beam search notification, the beam search notification including a time at which cell-specific reference signals for the beam search will be transmitted by the base station; evaluating, by the UE, the cell-specific reference signals included in beam search transmissions to select a beam to use for the 5G NR communication link; and transmitting, by the UE, an indication of the selected beam, the transmitting the indication of the selected beam being effective to cause the base station to establish the 5G NR communication link with the UE using the selected beam. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a gNode B (gNB) including an Xn interface; and a user equipment (UE) configured to; transmit a beam search request to the gNB, the beam search request including parameters for a beam search; receive, from the gNB, a beam search notification, the beam search notification including a time at which cell-specific reference signals for the beam search will be transmitted by the gNB; evaluate the cell-specific reference signals included in beam search transmissions to select a beam to use for a 5G NR communication link between the gNB and the UE; and transmit an indication of the selected beam to the gNB, the transmission being effective to cause the gNB to establish the 5G NR communication link with the UE using the selected beam. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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