Methods and apparatus for resolving ambiguous user equipment (UE) capability signaling
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- determining capabilities of the UE to support at least one of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) or coordinated multipoint (CoMP) features on different operating frequency bands of a radio access network (RAN);
signaling, to a base station (BS) of the RAN, a first combination of capabilities of the UE for a combination of bands;
signaling, to the BS, a second combination of capabilities of the UE, different than the first combination of capabilities, for the combination of bands; and
identifying, based on one or more criteria, a particular combination of capabilities to be used to communicate with the BS.
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Abstract
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to resolving ambiguous user equipment (UE) capability signaling. According to certain aspects, a method for wireless communications by a UE is provided. The method generally includes determining capabilities of the UE to support at least one of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) or coordinated multipoint (CoMP) features on different operating frequency bands of a radio access network (RAN), signaling, to a base station (BS) of the RAN, a first combination of capabilities of the UE for a combination of bands, signaling, to the BS, a second combination of capabilities, different than the first combination of capabilities, for the combination of bands, and identifying, based on or more criteria, a particular combination of capabilities to be used to communicate with the BS. In certain aspects, the UE may identify the combination of capabilities to use by applying a deterministic rule.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
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determining capabilities of the UE to support at least one of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) or coordinated multipoint (CoMP) features on different operating frequency bands of a radio access network (RAN); signaling, to a base station (BS) of the RAN, a first combination of capabilities of the UE for a combination of bands; signaling, to the BS, a second combination of capabilities of the UE, different than the first combination of capabilities, for the combination of bands; and identifying, based on one or more criteria, a particular combination of capabilities to be used to communicate with the BS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising:
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receiving, from a user equipment (UE), signaling indicating a first combination of capabilities of the UE to support at least one of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) or coordinated multipoint (CoMP) features on different operating frequency bands of a radio access network (RAN) for a combination of bands; receiving, from the UE, signaling indicating a second combination of capabilities of the UE to support at least one of MIMO or CoMP features on different operating frequency bands of a RAN, different than the first combination of capabilities, for the combination of bands; and identifying, based on one or more criteria, a particular combination of capabilities to be used to communicate with the UE. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
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a processor; memory in communication with the processor, the memory including instructions that are executable by the processor to; determine capabilities of the UE to support at least one of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) or coordinated multipoint (CoMP) features on different operating frequency bands of a radio access network (RAN); signal, to a base station (BS) of the RAN, a first combination of capabilities of the UE for a combination of bands; signal, to the BS, a second combination of capabilities of the UE, different than the first combination of capabilities, for the combination of bands; and identify, based on one or more criteria, a particular combination of capabilities to be used to communicate with the BS. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising:
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a processor; memory in communication with the processor, the memory including instructions that are executable by the processor to; receive, from a user equipment (UE), signaling indicating a first combination of capabilities of the UE to support at least one of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) or coordinated multipoint (CoMP) features on different operating frequency bands of a radio access network (RAN) for a combination of bands; receive, from the UE, signaling indicating a second combination of capabilities of the UE to support at least one of MIMO or CoMP features on different operating frequency bands of a RAN, different than the first combination of capabilities, for the combination of band; and identify, based on one or more criteria, a particular combination of capabilities to be used to communicate with the UE. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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