Patents by Inventor Sven Petersson

Sven Petersson 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).

  • WIRELESS DEVICE, NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY, FOR CONFIGURING FREQUENCY ALLOCATION OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20230189228
    Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device of configuring uplink sounding transmissions is provided. The method includes receiving, from a network node, downlink control information, DCI. The DCI triggering a SRS transmission and includes a configuration parameter for uplink sounding reference signal, SRS, transmissions for the wireless device. The DCI further includes frequency domain resource assignment, FDRA, that indicates the frequency allocation for the triggered SRS transmission. The method further includes generating a sounding reference signal based on the received DCI. Methods performed by a network node is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas NILSSON, Robert Mark HARRISON, Sven PETERSSON, Mattias FRENNE
  • SIGNALING FOR TIME BUNDLING OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SRS) TRANSMISSIONS
    Publication number: 20230179368
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to receive an indication of a wireless device capability to maintain phase coherence within a predefined tolerance for reference signals transmitted by the wireless device in different time slots, receive a first reference signal transmission in a first time slot and a second reference signal transmission in a second time slot where the first reference signal transmission is an aperiodic, AP, reference signal transmission, and perform channel estimation at least in part by combining the first reference signal transmission and the second reference signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas NILSSON, Mattias FRENNE, Sven JACOBSSON, Sven PETERSSON
  • ANTENNA BEAM VIRTUALIZATION FOR WIDE BEAM WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20230179276
    Abstract: A method of configuring a dual polarized antenna array for communication between a wireless device (120) and a wireless access network (100), the antenna array comprising antenna elements with respective polarizations, where each antenna element is associated with a respective beamforming weight, the method comprising configuring the antenna array for transmission by a first set of beamforming weights wTX1, wherein the first set of beamforming weights is arranged to provide a transmit antenna port connected to antenna elements of a first polarization and of a second polarization, wherein the transmit antenna port is associated with an antenna power pattern; transmitting a first signal via the transmit antenna port on a downlink, DL, from the antenna array to the wireless device; configuring the antenna array for reception by a second wRX2 and a third wRX2 set of beamforming weights, wherein the second set of beamforming weights wRX1 is arranged to provide a first receive antenna port connected to antenna elem
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Sven PETERSSON, Fredrik ATHLEY, Andreas NILSSON
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 11652562
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Häkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali el Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Niklas Johansson, Martin Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Muller, Elena Myhre, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • BEAM MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR NETWORK NODES AND TERMINAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20230146269
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for performing a beam management procedure. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises obtaining configuration information from a terminal device for which the network node provides network access. The configuration information specifies that the terminal device is in need for evaluating different polarization states in different time units during the beam management procedure. The method comprises performing the beam management procedure with the terminal device. The beam management procedure involves the network node to, per slot, transmit reference signals according to a reference signal transmission scheme. The reference signal transmission scheme depends on the obtained configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Sven PETERSSON, Andreas NILSSON
  • ANTENNA ARRANGEMENTS FOR A RADIO TRANSCEIVER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230138221
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna arrangement for a radio transceiver device. The antenna arrangement comprises at least two antenna arrays, wherein at least one of the at least two antenna arrays has antenna elements of two polarizations. The antenna elements of one polarization at each of the at least two antenna arrays define a respective set of antenna elements. The antenna arrangement comprises at least two baseband chains. The antenna arrangement comprises a switching network configured to selectively operatively connect each of the at least two baseband chains with its own set of antenna elements such that no two baseband chains are operatively connected to one and the same set of antenna elements. Each of the at least one antenna array that has antenna elements of two polarizations is operatively connected to the switching network via a respective hybrid connector configured to provide a signal from one of the baseband chains to antenna elements of both polarizations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Sven PETERSSON, Andreas NILSSON
  • EFFICIENT SCHEDULING OF TERMINAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20230119660
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for scheduling communication with terminal devices. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises receiving, in response to having performed a beam management procedure involving transmission of reference signals in a set of beams, a beam report from each of the terminal devices. Each beam report indicates one of the beams as top ranked. The method comprises scheduling communication for the terminal devices in beams of the set of beams. At least a first terminal device of the terminal devices and a second terminal device of the terminal devices are both scheduled in a first beam of the beams not indicated as top ranked in the beam report of the second terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Fredrik ATHLEY, Andreas NILSSON, Sven PETERSSON
  • Network Architecture, Methods, and Devices for a Wireless Communications Network
    Publication number: 20230109947
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Bo Lincoln, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Johan Nilsson, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Anders Wallén, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • Beamformed transmission towards groups of terminal devices
    Patent number: 11626910
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for beamformed transmission towards groups of terminal devices. Each terminal device is, according to a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration, configured with a BWP set. One BWP in the BWP set is an active BWP for the terminal device. The method is performed by a network node. The method comprises configuring a new terminal device entering one of the groups with an active BWP based on frequency overlap avoidance with the active BWPs of the terminal devices already part of the group entered. The method comprises serving all terminal devices by performing beamformed transmission towards the terminal devices in accordance with the active BWPs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Sven Petersson, Andreas Nilsson, Fredrik Athley
  • Beam selection for terminal devices in MU-MIMO operation
    Patent number: 11616561
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for beam selection. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises performing a beam management procedure for at least two terminal devices. During the beam management procedure reference signals are transmitted in a beam sweep as performed in a set of beams. During the beam management procedure, each of the at least two terminal devices reports at least two beams in the set of beams for which the reference signals have been received with highest power. The method comprises selecting which beams to serve the at least two terminal devices based jointly on the reports and a mutual interference criterion for the at least two terminal devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Andreas Nilsson, Sven Petersson, Niklas Jaldén, Martin Johansson
  • EFFICIENT SRS RESOURCE INDICATION METHODS
    Publication number: 20230073090
    Abstract: A method of transmitting an uplink transmission by a wireless device is disclosed. The method comprises a wireless device receiving signaling configuring the wireless device with a plurality of Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resources. The wireless device subsequently receives an indication, in a physical layer downlink control channel, of a selected plurality of SRS resources selected from among the plurality of configured SRS resources and transmits a plurality of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers of a PUSCH transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Mark Harrison, Sebastian Faxér, Andreas Nilsson, Sven Petersson
  • Antenna arrangement for two polarizations
    Patent number: 11601165
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna arrangement for a radio transceiver device for simultaneous use of two polarization directions. The antenna arrangement comprises at least two baseband chains. The antenna arrangement further comprises a first set of antenna elements of a first polarization direction, and a second set of antenna elements of a second polarization direction. The antenna arrangement comprises an analog distribution network operatively connecting the at least two baseband chains to both sets of antenna elements. All of the baseband chains are operatively connected to each respective antenna element of the first set and to each respective antenna element of the second set via the analog distribution network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Sven Petersson, Fredrik Athley, Andreas Nilsson
  • Wireless communication node adapted to radiate antenna beams of different types
    Patent number: 11595095
    Abstract: A wireless communication node comprising an antenna arrangement that is adapted to radiate at least one radiation beam of a first type and at least one radiation beam of a second type. Said at least one radiation beam of the first type has a first type beamwidth (BT1) and said at least one radiation beam of the second type has a second type beamwidth (BT2) that exceeds the first type beamwidth (BT1). Said at least one radiation beam of the first type is arranged for communication with at least a first other node, and where said at least one radiation beam of the second type is arranged for detection of changes in propagation paths for said other node and/or appearances of further other nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Fredrik Athley, Sven Petersson
  • TRANSMISSION OF REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCES AND CONFIGURATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230049502
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for transmission of reference signal resources from a terminal device. A method is performed by the terminal device. The terminal device comprises at least two antenna panels and a baseband chain operable to be switched between the at least two antenna panels. The baseband chain is thereby connected to each of the antenna panels one at a time. The method comprises distributing a fixed set of reference signal resources among the at least two antenna panels by selecting which beams are to be used for transmission of the reference signal resources. The reference signal resources are distributed among the at least two antenna panels according to antenna panel selection information. The method comprises transmitting each of the reference signal resources in a respective one of the beams as the baseband chain is connected to each antenna panel used for generating the beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Sven PETERSSON, Andreas NILSSON, Fredrik ATHLEY, Eleftherios KARIPIDIS
  • RESUMED BEAMFORMED COMMUNICATION WITH A TERMINAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230027215
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for beam related statistics aided resumed beamformed communication with a terminal device. A method is performed by a radio access network node. The method comprises providing network access to the terminal device by, in a first set of beams, performing beamformed communication with the terminal device until the terminal device leaves radio resource control (RRC) connected mode. The method comprises storing beam related statistics of the beamformed communication. The method comprises providing resumed network access to the terminal device by, in a second set of beams, performing resumed beamformed communication with the terminal device upon the terminal entering RRC connected mode. How to perform the resumed beamformed communication is based on the beam related statistics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Andreas NILSSON, Sven PETERSSON
  • Beam forming using an antenna arrangement
    Patent number: 11563480
    Abstract: There are provided mechanisms for beam forming using an antenna array comprising dual polarized elements. A method comprises generating one or two beam ports. The one or two beam ports are defined by combining at least two non-overlapping subarrays. Each subarray has two subarray ports. The two subarray ports have identical power patterns and mutually orthogonal polarizations. The at least two non-overlapping subarrays are combined via expansion weights. The expansion weights and map the one or two beam ports to subarray ports such that the one or two beam ports have the same power pattern as the subarrays. At least some of the expansion weights have identical non-zero magnitude and are related in phase to form a transmission lobe. The method comprises transmitting signals using said one or two beam ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventors: Maksym Girnyk, Sven Petersson
  • CANDIDATE BEAM SELECTION FOR A TERMINAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230013213
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for rotational movement triggered candidate beam updating at a terminal device. A method is performed by the terminal device. The method comprises performing beamformed communication, in a first beam having a first pointing direction, with a transmission and reception point. The method comprises detecting that the terminal device is subjected to a rotational movement. The rotational movement causes the first beam to change its pointing direction. The method comprises updating, upon having detected that the terminal device is subjected to the rotational movement, a candidate set of second beams to be used for beam training. The candidate set of second beams, upon having been updated, comprises at least one second beam having a predefined pointing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Andreas NILSSON, Sven PETERSSON
  • Angle of arrival estimation in a radio communications network
    Patent number: 11550017
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for estimating angle of arrival of a radio signal in a radio communications network. A method is performed by a receiving radio transceiver device. The method comprises obtaining measurements of the radio signal as received in two receive beams covering a given angular sector. The two receive beams are created by analog beamforming in an antenna array. The receive beams have different complex beam patterns and at any angle within the given angular sector at most one of the complex beam patterns has gain below a threshold. The method comprises estimating the angle of arrival of the radio signal by comparing a complex amplitude of the measurements in the two receive beams to a discriminator function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Fredrik Athley, Andreas Nilsson, Sven Petersson
  • Efficient SRS resource indication methods
    Patent number: 11522658
    Abstract: A method of identifying reference signal resources to be used in a transmission by a wireless device is disclosed. The method comprises a wireless device receiving signaling configuring the wireless device with a plurality of reference signal resource groups, each group comprising a plurality of reference signal resources. The wireless device subsequently receives an indication, in a control channel, of a selection of reference signal resources to be used. Each of the plurality of reference signal resources to be used is selected from a different one of the plurality of reference signal resource groups such that reference signal resources belonging to the same reference signal resource group are not selected for simultaneous use. A reference signal is then transmitted to a network node in the network using the indicated selection of reference signal resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Robert Mark Harrison, Sebastian Faxér, Andreas Nilsson, Sven Petersson
  • TRANSMISSION OF REFERENCE SIGNALS FROM A TERMINAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220376860
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for transmission of reference signals. A method is performed by a terminal device. The terminal device comprises at least two physical antenna ports. The method comprises obtaining channel information. The method comprises determining, for at least one given precoder in a codebook, an uplink reference signal to physical antenna port mapping based on the channel information. The method comprises transmitting uplink reference signals in the physical antenna ports according to the determined mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Sven PETERSSON, Fredrik ATHLEY, Andreas NILSSON, Roy TIMO, Xinlin ZHANG