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Methods to signal antenna panel capability of user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation (CA) in millimeter-wave (MMWAVE) frequency bands

US10863582B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Zhibin Yu · Unterhaching, DE
Michael Ruder · Pommelsbrunn, DE
Jie Cui · San Jose, US
Yang Tang · Pleasanton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2019
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W72/046
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may be configured for carrier aggregation (CA) in which a plurality of component carriers (CCs) are aggregated. The UE may determine a mapping of the CCs to a plurality of antenna panels for downlink reception, wherein a subset of the CCs are mapped to each antenna panel. The UE may transmit, to the gNB, radio resource control (RRC) signaling that indicates information related to the mapping. The gNB may, based at least partly on the mapping, determine, for each CC: a first scheduled time period for transmit beam refinement, and a second scheduled time period for receive beam refinement at the UE.

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