Beam measurement in a wireless communication network for identifying candidate beams for a handover
US11006304B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/087
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Beam measurement reporting circuitry is provided for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless telecommunications network. The beam measurement reporting circuitry receives from the network, beam measurement configuration data and measures signal qualities for a plurality of received beams originating from a beam source of the network (serving and neighbouring cells). Beam measurements are performed by the UE to facilitate identification of a non-zero integer, N, beams depending upon the signal quality measurements. The identified beams can be candidate beams for a handover. Circuitry for a NodeB is also provided. A UE, a NodeB and corresponding methods incorporating the beam measurement reporting circuitry and beam measurement configuration circuitry are also provided.
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