Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network

US10367677B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

• Stefan Parkvall · Bromma, SE
• Janne Peisa · Espoo, FI
• Gunnar Mildh · Sollentuna, SE
• Robert Baldemair · Solna, SE
• Stefan Wager · Espoo, FI
• Jonas Kronander · Knivsta, SE
• Karl Werner · Stuvsta-Snättringe, SE
• Richard Abrahamsson · Knivsta, SE
• Ismet Aktas · Aachen, DE
• Peter Alriksson · Hörby, SE
• Junaid Ansari · Aachen, DE
• Shehzad Ali Ashraf · Aachen, DE
• Henrik Asplund · Stockholm, SE
• Fredrik Athley · Lindome, SE
• Håkan Axelsson · Säter, SE
• Joakim Axmon · Vaxholm, SE
• Johan Axnäs · Solna, SE
• Kumar Balachandran · Pleasanton, US
• Gunnar Bark · Linköping, SE
• Jan-Erik Berg · Sollentuna, SE
• Andreas Bergström · Vikingstad, SE
• Håkan Björkegren · Täby, SE
• Nadia Brahmi · Hildesheim, DE
• Cagatay Capar · Santa Clara, US
• Anders Carlsson · Lund, SE
• Andreas Cedergren · Bjärred, SE
• Mikael Coldrey · Landvetter, SE
• Icaro L. J. da Silva · Solna, SE
• Erik Dahlman · Stockholm, SE
• Ali El Essaili · Aachen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 2016
• Grant date: Jul 30, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02D30/70
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.