Patents by Inventor Timo Koskela

Timo Koskela 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).

  • Publication number: 20230224866
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, determining at least one anchor control resource set among a plurality of control resource sets, wherein each of the at least one anchor control resource set defines a spatial source for multiple signal types, said multiple signal types comprising different downlink and uplink signals and channels, determining whether or not a given signal type is to inherit a spatial source of one of the at least one anchor control resource set and applying, in case of a positive determination, the spatial source of the at least one anchor control resource set for at least one signal of the given signal type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Sami-Jukka HAKOLA, Timo KOSKELA, Juha Pekka KARJALAINEN, Keeth Saliya Jayasinghe LADDU
  • Publication number: 20230224920
    Abstract: An method includes determining to perform inter-cell multi-downlink control information (multi-DCI) based multi-transmission reception point (multi-TRP) operation for a user device based on the following: receiving, by the user device from a network node, transmission configuration index (TCI) states for a plurality of control resource sets (CORESETS), wherein the TCI states for the plurality of CORESETs are associated with a plurality of cells having different physical cell identities (PCIs) or associated with a plurality of cell groups; and determining, by the user device, that at least one of the following conditions is present: 1) a multi-DCI based multi-TRP-related high layer parameter has been configured to the user device; 2) a default mode of multi-TRP operation has been configured to the user device; or 3) the user device has received control information indicating physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) TCI state activations corresponding to two different CORESETPoolIndex values; and, performing in
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Keeth Saliya Jayasinghe LADDU, Timo KOSKELA
  • Publication number: 20230217403
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided for dynamic updating of PRSs. In an example implementation, the method may include a user equipment receiving continuous positioning configuration, wherein the continuous positioning configuration comprises a periodic reporting configuration and/or an event-based reporting configuration. The method may further include performing assistance measurements based at least on the continuous positioning configuration and transmitting a measurement report to a network entity, the measurement report based at least on the assistance measurements. In another example implementation, the method may include a gNB receiving one or more updated positioning reference signal resources from the location server and transmitting an updated positioning reference signal to a user equipment, the updated positioning reference signal transmitted using the one or more updated positioning reference signal resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Timo Koskela, Diomidis Michalopoulos, Juha Pekka Karjalainen
  • Publication number: 20230209634
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method which includes detecting a failure. After detecting the failure, determining an association in response to identifying a new candidate beam for beam failure recovery, wherein the association is between a control resource set and at least one of a particular index and a beam failure recovery request. The method may also include transmitting a failure recovery request based on the association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Timo KOSKELA, Samuli Heikki TURTINEN, Sami-Jukka HAKOLA, Juha Pekka KARJALAINEN, Keeth Saliya Jayasinghe LADDU
  • Publication number: 20230209495
    Abstract: There are provided measures for efficient provision of positioning reference signal transmissions. Such measures exemplarily comprise, at of a location service control entity in a mobile network providing positioning reference signals for location determination, deciding to suspend positioning reference signal transmission using a first positioning reference signal resource, and configuring, upon a result of said deciding to suspend said positioning reference signal transmission, an access node supplying at least one location determination target with said positioning reference signal transmission using said first positioning reference signal resource, to suspend said positioning reference signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Diomidis MICHALOPOULOS, Timo KOSKELA, Juha Pekka KARJALAINEN
  • Publication number: 20230199529
    Abstract: There is provided a method for a user equipment for detecting a beam failure on at least one transmission/reception point, TRP, the UE being configured to communicate with a plurality of TRPs; based on the detecting, encoding a beam failure indication data to a beam failure recovery, BFR, media access control, MAC, control element, CE, wherein the beam failure indication data indicates the beam failure on the at least one TRP; and transmitting the BFR MAC CE to a network element of a wireless communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Timo KOSKELA, Samuli Heikki TURTINEN
  • Patent number: 11683082
    Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing enabling/realizing beam failure detection with different indication intervals, e.g. beam failure detection in a higher layer such as a MAC entity of a user equipment element or base station element. Such measures exemplarily comprise that a beam failure detection procedure is performed on the basis of beam failure instance indications from a lower layer using abeam failure detection timer, and application of the beam failure detection timer in the beam failure detection procedure is controlled in view of indication intervals which are applicable for the beam failure instance indications from the lower layer in the beam failure detection procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Samuli Heikki Turtinen, Timo Koskela
  • Publication number: 20230188308
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam group-based downlink transmit beam indication. Certain embodiments may provide enhancements related to physical layer design for multiple input multiple output and/or enhancements for a beam indication framework for scenarios with multiple transmission reception points and user equipment equipped with multiple antenna panels. A network node may transmit, and a user equipment may obtain, information indicating that one or more activated transmission configuration indictor states are associated with a set of beam groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Juha KARJALAINEN, Samuli TURTINEN, Sami-Jukka HAKOLA, Keeth Saliya Jayasinghe LADDU, Timo KOSKELA, Mihai ENESCU
  • Publication number: 20230189039
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to wireless communication devices, methods and systems for beam failure recovery (BFR) in a cell activation procedure. According to an embodiment, a method for cell activation includes receiving, at a terminal device (UE), a first indication from a network to activate a cell configured for the UE, and responsive to the first indication, triggering a beam information reporting for the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Samuli TURTINEN, Chunli WU, Tero HENTTONEN, Timo KOSKELA
  • Patent number: 11672009
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code can be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least receive at least one random access preamble from user equipment. The at least one memory and the computer program code can be further configured to, configure at least one backoff indicator. The at least one memory and the computer program code can be further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least transmit the at least one backoff indicator and at least one backoff configuration indicator to the user equipment. The at least one backoff configuration indicator is used to indicate how the at least one backoff indicator is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Samuli Turtinen, Chunli Wu, Timo Koskela, Benoist Sebire, Esa Malkamäki, Yanji Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230142247
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention provide at least a method and apparatus to perform at least identifying, by a user equipment of a communication network, a beam failure occurred over at least one dormant bandwidth part for communication with at least one secondary cell of the communication network; and based on the identifying, determining to report the beam failure to the communication network for beam failure recovery by the communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Samuli Heikki TURTINEN, Timo KOSKELA, Jarkko Tuomo KOSKELA
  • Publication number: 20230146882
    Abstract: An apparatus for a terminal has means for storing a first configuration for measurement reporting on downlink reference signals, wherein one or more downlink reference signals correspond to one of a plurality of states for a first channel. The apparatus also has means for receiving an activation of a first state of the plurality of states for the first channel, and determining a second configuration for measurement reporting based on the first configuration for measurement reporting and the received activation of the first state, wherein the second configuration for measurement reporting configures the terminal to report measurements on a first downlink reference signal corresponding to the first state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Timo KOSKELA, Sami-Jukka HAKOLA, Lars DALSGAARD, Juha Pekka KARJALAINEN, Mihai ENESCU
  • Publication number: 20230147613
    Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to positioning of a target node. A positioning report may comprise positioning assistance measurements from the target node and at least one anchor node, wherein the positioning assistance measurements are associated with angular differences between a pair of uplink and/or downlink transmission and/or reception beam directions. Apparatuses, methods, and computer pro-grams are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Juha Pekka KARJALAINEN, Timo KOSKELA, Sami-Jukka HAKOLA, Italo ATZENI, Carlos MORAIS DE LIMA, Dileep KUMAR, Antti TÖLLI
  • Patent number: 11632750
    Abstract: An method includes determining to perform inter-cell multi-downlink control information (multi-DCI) based multi-transmission reception point (multi-TRP) operation for a user device based on the following: receiving, by the user device from a network node, transmission configuration index (TCI) states for a plurality of control resource sets (CORESETS), wherein the TCI states for the plurality of CORESETs are associated with a plurality of cells having different physical cell identities (PCIs) or associated with a plurality of cell groups; and determining, by the user device, that at least one of the following conditions is present: 1) a multi-DCI based multi-TRP-related high layer parameter has been configured to the user device; 2) a default mode of multi-TRP operation has been configured to the user device; or 3) the user device has received control information indicating physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) TCI state activations corresponding to two different CORESETPoolIndex values; and, performing in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Keeth Saliya Jayasinghe Laddu, Timo Koskela
  • Patent number: 11622387
    Abstract: In example an embodiment, according to the method, a timer is started to monitor selection of a RA resource in response to a RA procedure for accessing a network device being initiated. The timer is configured with expiration time. The timer is stopped in response to a RA resource being selected for transmitting a RA preamble to the network device. A preamble transmission counter is incremented in response to the timer expiring. The preamble transmission counter records the number of transmitted RA preambles. A failure of the RA procedure is indicated in response to the incremented preamble transmission counter exceeding a threshold. The embodiment enables completion of the RA procedure regardless of an out of coverage situation where no beam is available to be selected for transmitting a RA preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Samuli Turtinen, Timo Koskela, Chunli Wu
  • Publication number: 20230096338
    Abstract: A base station including at least one processor, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the base station at least to configure a user equipment, UE, with a bandwidth part associated with a non-serving cell, and with a reference signal associated with the bandwidth part, and to activate a transmission configuration indicator, ICI, state for PDCCH and/or PDSCH reception within the bandwidth part. The activated TCI state comprises quasi-co-located, QCL, information associated with the reference signal or with a further reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Timo KOSKELA, Sami HAKOLA, Jorma KAIKKONEN, Juha KARJALAINEN, Mihai ENESCU
  • Publication number: 20230084028
    Abstract: There is provided a method comprising: determining channel condition for each of the plurality of beams; selecting, based on the channel conditions, a predetermined number of beams suitable for beam failure recovery; and determining the periodicity preference for each of the predetermined number of beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ali Karimidehkordi, Samantha Caporal del Barrio, Sami-Jukka Hakola, Timo Koskela
  • Publication number: 20230060961
    Abstract: The method includes receiving first configuration information from a network node, the first configuration information including information on a discontinue reception (DRX) cycle and a notification to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission carrying a wake-up indication, receiving second configuration information from the network node, the second configuration information including configuration information for secondary cells (SCells) that are associated with the network node, first determining an overlap occurrence using the DRX cycle, the overlap occurrence occurring due to one or more time occurrences overlapping with at least one first bandwidth part (BWP) active-time of an active bandwidth part (BWP) of the PDCCH, activating one more serving cells, following the determining of the overlap occurrence, and conducting an operation of data communications with the network node using the one or more serving cells that are activated. A network node is configured to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jorma Johannes KAIKKONEN, Jussi-Pekka KOSKINEN, Samuli Heikki TURTINEN, Timo KOSKELA
  • Publication number: 20230059284
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating explicit latency mode determination in beam switching. One method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one beam switch command from at least one network entity. The user equipment may further determine at least one latency and switching mode, and perform beam switch based on the at least one latency and switching mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Sami HAKOLA, IIkka Keskitalo, Shashika Manosha Kapuruhamy Badalge, Juha Karjalainen, Timo Koskela
  • Publication number: 20230037605
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for control channel monitoring. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes receiving, at the user equipment, an indication of a codepoint activation, wherein the codepoint activation indicates that a transmission configuration indicator state being activated is associated with a second physical cell identifier different from a first physical cell identifier of a serving cell of the user equipment; and in response to the transmission configuration indicator state being activated in association with the second physical cell identifier, suspending control channel monitoring of at least one set of core resources associated with the first physical cell identifier of the serving cell of the user equipment. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Timo KOSKELA, Sami-Jukka Hakola, Keeth Saliya Jayasinghe Laddu, Mihai Enescu, Juha Pekka Karjalainen