Patents by Inventor Alessio MARCONE
Alessio MARCONE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240163050Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform: receiving a group common downlink control information signal, where the group common downlink control information signal comprises at least one waveform switching indication bit; and determining, based upon the at least one waveform switching indication bit, information configured to be used for determining waveform switching.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Arman AHMADZADEH, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI, Nhat-Quang NHAN, Alessio MARCONE, Marco MASO
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Publication number: 20240163928Abstract: There is provided a method, comprising: obtaining signal quality information on a plurality of downlink (DL) signals of a cell; receiving, from a network node of the cell, condition information indicative of reception conditions at the network node; based on the signal quality information and the condition information, determining at least one parameter for performing a random access to the cell; performing, based on the determined at least one parameter, the random access to the cell on a set of uplink (UL) resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Marco MASO, Nhat-Quang NHAN, Diomidis MICHALOPOULOS, Ali KARIMIDEHKORDI, Daniel MEDINA, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI, Prajwal KESHAVAMURTHY
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Publication number: 20240155693Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present disclosure there is provided an apparatus including means for determining an RO sequence for transmission of a first message with repetitions, wherein the first message is part of a random access procedure; means for transmitting the first message with repetitions over the determined RO sequence; means for generating RA-RNTI based on the determined RO sequence; and means for using the generated RA-RNTI in the random access procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Marco MASO, Nhat-Quang NHAN, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI, Arman AHMADZADEH
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Publication number: 20240155617Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: determining signal characteristics of a physical uplink control channel to indicate capability or incapability of the apparatus to transmit the physical uplink control channel with repetitions; and transmitting, to a network node, the physical uplink control channel with the signal characteristics indicating capability or incapability of the apparatus to transmit the physical uplink control channel with repetitions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Arman AHMADZADEH
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Publication number: 20240155567Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to determine whether each condition from among a set comprising at least one condition is fulfilled, based on the set of conditions being fulfilled, obtain a waveform selection indication from an element of a downlink control information element received in the apparatus from a network, and use, in at least one transmission or reception, a waveform selected based on the waveform selection indication, and based on the set of conditions not being fulfilled, use a default waveform, a previously used waveform or a currently used waveform in the at least one transmission or reception.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Nhat-Quang NHAN, Karri Markus RANTA-AHO, Esa Tapani TIIROLA, Marco MASO, Alessio MARCONE, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI, Arman AHMADZADEH
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Publication number: 20240114556Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including circuitry for, at a user equipment, receiving, from a network node, configuration parameters defining resources associated with a plurality of signals for transmission of a first message of a random access procedure, obtaining signal measurements for the plurality of signals, determining a number of transmissions of the first message for a first signal and a second signal from the plurality of signals based on the obtained signal measurements, choosing resources associated with one of the first signal and the second signal for transmission of the first message, based at least on the determined number of transmissions of the first message for the respective signals and the obtained signal measurements and performing transmission of the first message of the random access procedure on at least part of the chosen resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Alessio Marcone, Nhat-Quang Nhan, Marco Maso, Christian Rom, Ali Karimidehkordi
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Publication number: 20240113816Abstract: Example embodiments provide a method for acknowledging switching of operation modes for a client device. The method comprises receiving, by a client device, a first indication comprising at least one of a first time duration, a period for repeating the first time duration or an indication of a list of at least two operation modes for the client device. The client device may be configured to receive a second indication comprising instructions for the dynamic switching of operation modes based on the list of at least two operation modes. The client device may be further configured to indicate the selected operation mode to a network device. Devices, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Nhat-Quang NHAN, Kari Juhani HOOLI, Oskari TERVO, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI, Marco MASO, Karri Markus RANTA-AHO, Alessio MARCONE
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Publication number: 20240114505Abstract: To enable dynamic waveform switching, one or more instructions on how to determine a waveform amongst at least a first waveform and a second waveform for at least one uplink transmission based at least on frequency domain resource allocation for the at least one uplink transmission may be transmitted in a network, or apparatuses may comprise one or more of the one or more instructions. The one or more instructions associate at least resource block regions with waveforms. The one or more instructions may be applied to determine, based on a frequency domain resource allocation for an uplink transmission, a waveform for the uplink transmission at least according to a resource block region in the frequency domain resource allocation. The waveform determined is then used in the uplink transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Esa Tapani TIIROLA, Marco MASO, Nhat-Quang NHAN, Alessio MARCONE, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI
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Publication number: 20240114506Abstract: To enable at least dynamic waveform switching, at least one predefined bit, in a downlink control information comprising scheduling information for at least one uplink transmission, may have a first preset purpose and a second preset purpose. One or more preset first rules may be applied to determine whether to use the at least one predefined bit for the first preset purpose or for the second preset purpose. When the second preset purpose is used, at least a waveform for the at least one uplink transmission amongst waveforms comprising at least a first waveform and a second waveform is determined, according to one or more preset second rules, based on a value of the at least one predefined bit. The waveform determined is then used in the uplink transmission scheduled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI, Alessio MARCONE, Marco MASO, Nhat-Quang NHAN, Esa Tapani TIIROLA
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Publication number: 20240114557Abstract: According to example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user device from a network node, a message including a first set of bits of a cyclic redundancy check that is scrambled based on a sequence of bits, wherein the sequence of bits indicates or is associated with a number of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmissions within a random access procedure; descrambling, by the user device, the cyclic redundancy check to obtain the sequence of bits; determining, by the user device based on the sequence of bits, the number of physical uplink control channel transmissions within the random access procedure; and performing, by the user device within the random access procedure, a transmission of a physical uplink control channel the determined number of times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Arman AHMADZADEH
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Publication number: 20240114515Abstract: There are provided measures for control channel repetition management. Such measures exemplarily comprise receiving, from a terminal, a connection request message, checking whether said connection request message is scrambled utilizing any of at least one temporary identifier other than a temporary identifier assigned to said terminal, and, if said connection request message is scrambled utilizing any of said at least one temporary identifier, concluding that said terminal can make use of physical uplink control channel repetitions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Frank Frederiksen, Arman Ahmadzadeh
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Publication number: 20240089016Abstract: The present subject matter relates to an apparatus configured for: receiving a request from a user equipment to transmit calibration signals, allocating a set of resources for the transmission of the calibration signals, sending a message to the user equipment, the message indicating the set of resources, performing interference cancellation for detecting data signals received in accordance with the set of resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Benny VEJLGAARD
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Publication number: 20240089034Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for receiving, from a network node, a configuration being indicative of at least one first threshold value for distinguishing between numbers of repetition of transmission, and at least one offset value for the at least one first threshold. And further for measuring power values of synchronization signal block beams; selecting a beam based on the measured power values; determining a number of repetitions of transmission of a first message based on at least a mapping between number of repetitions and power values of synchronization signal block beams, the at least one first threshold value, the at least one offset value, and at least one condition; and transmitting, to the network node, the first message using the determined number of repetitions on the selected beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Nhat-Quang NHAN, Alessio MARCONE, Marco MASO, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI
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Publication number: 20240089988Abstract: Devices, methods and computer programs for client device operation mode indication are disclosed. A client device obtains a first indication indicating at least a time duration and at least a first period for repeating the time duration. A downlink control information, DCI, received within the indicated time duration includes a second indication indicating a second operation mode of the client device, and the second indication is not included when the DCI is received outside of the indicated time duration. In response to receiving, at the client device, the DCI from a network node device within the indicated time duration, the client device determines the second operation mode of the client device based on the received second indication, and applies the determined second operation mode of the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Nhat-Quang NHAN, Kari Juhani HOOLI, Oskari TERVO, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI, Marco MASO, Karri Markus RANTA-AHO, Alessio MARCONE
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Publication number: 20240064674Abstract: According to an example implementation, a method for frequency offset reporting includes transmitting, by a first transceiver, a first tracking reference signal to a user device in a wireless communication system, transmitting, by a second transceiver, a second tracking reference signal to the user device, receiving, by the base station, a channel state information (CSI) reporting signal via an uplink channel, where the CSI reporting signal includes power estimation information. The method includes determining whether to pre-compensate a frequency of a downlink signal with frequency offset information based on the power estimation information, and transmitting, by at least one of the first transceiver or the second transceiver, the downlink signal with the pre-compensated frequency in response to the determination to pre-compensate the frequency of the downlink signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Youngsoo YUK, Nitin MANGALVEDHE, Jorge MORTE PALACIOS
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Publication number: 20240032109Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for enabling multi-beam PRACH. One method may include transmitting a physical random access channel preamble based upon at least two different transmission beams in the same random access channel occasion; and receive a message configured to indicate a preferred transmission beam of the transmission beams used with the physical random access channel preamble.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Michal MATERNIA, Axel MUELLER, Matha DEGHEL, Anupam SHRIVASTAVA, Ian Dexter GARCIA, Arto LEHTI, Cássio Barboza RIBEIRO, Alessio MARCONE, Marco MASO
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Publication number: 20240032108Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining, by a network device of a communication network, random access channel parameters for random access to the communication network; based on the random access channel parameters, deriving a set of random access channel occasions in a time domain and frequency domain; based on the derived set of random access channel occasions, mapping or causing mapping of at least one synchronization signal block index to a number of at least one random access channel occasion of the set of random access channel occasions in at least one of the time domain or the frequency domain, wherein the mapping is based on a; and sending towards a network node of the communication network Msg1 preamble repetitions using at least part of the number of at least one random access channel occasions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Nhat-Quang NHAN, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI, Marco MASO
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Patent number: 11882529Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, such as a user equipment, configured to transmit information in a physical uplink shared channel direction using, selectably, a first waveform or a second waveform, the second waveform having lower peak to average power ratio than the first waveform, provide, to a network node controlling a cell in which the apparatus is attached, first and second power headroom information, and select to either continue using the first waveform on the physical uplink shared channel, or to switch to using the second waveform on the physical uplink shared channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Esa Tapani Tiirola, Kari Juhani Hooli, Cássio Barboza Ribeiro, Marco Maso, Alessio Marcone, Nhat-Quang Nhan, Youngsoo Yuk
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Publication number: 20240022296Abstract: An apparatus including: a plurality of antenna panels for receiving beams; circuitry for receiving reference signals; circuitry for determining, based on measurements of said reference signals, a first parameter indicative of at least channel quality for a beam on each antenna panel, wherein a value of said first parameter is determined for each antenna panel according to a predetermined beam scanning procedure; circuitry for determining, at least for a plurality of non-serving antenna panels, a value of a second parameter based on a difference of values of the first parameters between a beam on a serving antenna panel and a beam on a particular non-serving antenna panel; and circuitry for pausing, based on the determined values of the first and/or the second parameter, the predetermined beam scanning procedure for one or more antenna panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Kim NIELSEN, Faranaz SABOURI-SICHANI, Laura Luque SANCHEZ, Amir Mehdi AHMADIAN TEHRANI, Amol DHERE
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Publication number: 20240023034Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, such as a user equipment, configured to transmit information in a physical uplink shared channel direction using, selectably, a first waveform or a second waveform, the second waveform having lower peak to average power ratio than the first waveform, provide, to a network node controlling a cell in which the apparatus is attached, first and second power headroom information, and select to either continue using the first waveform on the physical uplink shared channel, or to switch to using the second waveform on the physical uplink shared channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Esa Tapani TIIROLA, Kari Juhani Hooli, Cássio Barboza Ribeiro, Marco Maso, Alessio Marcone, Nhat-Quang Nhan, Youngsoo Yuk