CN108781099B

CN108781099B - User equipment device, ENODEB (enhanced node B) extension device and user equipment

Info

Publication number: CN108781099B
Application number: CN201680082942.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姚丽娟; 张玉健; S·帕拉; 许允亨
Original assignee: Apple Inc
Current assignee: Apple Inc
Priority date: 2016-04-01
Filing date: 2016-12-28
Publication date: 2022-02-22
Anticipated expiration: 2036-12-28
Also published as: TW201737672A; TWI733757B; WO2017171953A1; CN108781099A

Abstract

Techniques for a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an eNodeB are disclosed. The UE may select one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, and an Rx mode supporting dual beam. For transmission to the extended eNodeB, the UE may encode the selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with one or more of the extended eNodeB and one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) connected to the extended eNodeB via an extended interface.

Description

User equipment device, ENODEB (enhanced node B) extension device and user equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to wireless communications.

Background

Wireless mobile communication technology uses various standards and protocols to transmit data between a node (e.g., a transmission station) and a wireless device (e.g., a mobile device). Some wireless devices communicate using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) in the Downlink (DL) transmission and single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) in the Uplink (UL). Standards and protocols for signal transmission using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) include the third generation partnership project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)802.16 standards (e.g., 802.16e, 802.16m), which are commonly referred to as WiMAX (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) in industry clusters, and the IEEE 802.11 standard, which is commonly referred to as WiFi in industry clusters.

In a 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN) LTE system, the node may be a combination of an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (also commonly denoted as evolved node B, enhanced node B, eNodeB, or eNB) and a Radio Network Controller (RNC), which communicates with wireless devices, referred to as User Equipment (UE). Downlink (DL) transmissions may be communications from a node (e.g., eNodeB) to a wireless device (e.g., UE), and Uplink (UL) transmissions may be communications from the wireless device to the node.

Drawings

The features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the features of the present disclosure and in which:

fig. 1 shows a mobile communication network within a cell according to an example;

fig. 2 shows a diagram of radio frame resources (e.g., a resource grid) for Downlink (DL) transmission including a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), according to an example;

figure 3 shows a diagram of a deployment of a third generation partnership project (3GPP) next generation (fifth generation "5G") wireless communication system with co-channel macro and small cells, inter-frequency small cells, and beamforming, according to an example;

figure 4 illustrates a diagram of a deployment of a third generation partnership project (3GPP) next generation (fifth generation "5G") wireless communication system with macro and small cells overlapping, according to an example;

FIG. 5 shows a diagram of pseudo code illustrating User Equipment (UE) capabilities for supporting single and dual connectivity changes for multiple UE modes, according to an example;

FIG. 6 illustrates a table of User Equipment (UE) -evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) field descriptions according to an example;

FIG. 7 shows additional diagrams of pseudo code illustrating a User Equipment (UE) capability for supporting single and dual connectivity changes for multiple UE modes, according to an example;

fig. 8 illustrates functionality of a User Equipment (UE) operable to perform blind decoding on one or more beamformed physical downlink control channels (B-PDCCHs), according to an example;

fig. 9 illustrates a flow diagram of a machine-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon for performing blind decoding at a User Equipment (UE), according to an example;

fig. 10 illustrates functionality of a base station operable to transmit downlink physical control information to a User Equipment (UE) via a beamformed physical downlink control channel (B-PDCCH), according to an example;

fig. 11 shows a diagram of exemplary components of a User Equipment (UE) device, according to an example;

fig. 12 shows a diagram of exemplary components of a wireless device (e.g., user equipment "UE") apparatus, according to an example; and

fig. 13 illustrates a diagram of a node (e.g., eNB) and a wireless device (e.g., UE) according to an example.

Reference will now be made to the exemplary embodiments illustrated, and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the technology is thereby intended.

Detailed Description

Before the present technology is disclosed and described, it is to be understood that this technology is not limited to the particular structures, process acts, or materials disclosed herein, but extends to equivalents thereof as will be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the relevant art. It is also to be understood that the terminology employed herein is for the purpose of describing particular examples only and is not intended to be limiting. Like reference symbols in the various drawings indicate like elements. The numbers provided in the flowcharts and processes are provided for clarity of explanation of the acts and operations and do not necessarily indicate a particular order or sequence.

Exemplary embodiments

An initial overview of technical embodiments is provided below, followed by a more detailed description of specific technical embodiments later. This preliminary summary is intended to aid the reader in understanding the technology more quickly, but is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the technology, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.

With the increase in wireless data services since the deployment of 3GPP fourth generation (4G) communication systems, efforts have been made to develop improved fifth generation (5G) communication systems. Accordingly, the 3GPP 5G communication system is considered to be implemented in a higher frequency (mmWave) band (e.g., 60GHz band) to achieve higher data rates. In order to reduce propagation loss of radio waves and increase transmission distance, beam forming, massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam forming, and massive antenna technology may be provided in the 3GPP 5G communication system.

In addition, in the 3GPP 5G communication system, development of system network improvement is being performed based on advanced small cells, cloud Radio Access Networks (RAN), ultra-dense networks, device-to-device (D2D) communication, wireless backhaul, mobile networks, cooperative communication, coordinated multipoint (CoMP), reception-side interference cancellation, and the like. In 3GPP 5G systems, hybrid FSK and QAM modulation (FQAM) and Sliding Window Superposition Coding (SWSC), filter bank multi-carrier (FBMC), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) as Advanced Coding Modulation (ACM) and Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA) as advanced access techniques have also been developed.

Additionally, applications using the internet related to wireless communication may include the internet of things (IoT), which may now include Machine Type Communication (MTC), critical MTC, and the like. Such IoT environments can provide intelligent internet technology services that create new value for human life by collecting and analyzing data generated between connected things. Through the convergence and combination between existing Information Technology (IT) and various industrial applications, IoT may be applied to a variety of fields including smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or networked cars, smart grids, healthcare, smart home appliances, and advanced medical services.

In one aspect, a 3GPP 5G communication system may be used in an IoT network. For example, technologies such as sensor networks, Machine Type Communication (MTC), and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication may be implemented through beamforming, MIMO, and array antennas. A cloud Radio Access Network (RAN), an application of the above-described big data processing technology, may also be considered as an example of the convergence between 5G technology and IoT technology.

Furthermore, in a narrow beam based wireless communication system, a Transmission Reception Point (TRP) may form a beam cell, which may also be referred to as a fifth generation (5G) Radio Access Technology (RAT) beam cell. These beam cells may operate by utilizing advanced multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) or massive MIMO systems and coordinated multipoint (CoMP) transmission and reception schemes. Beam cells are expected to be one of the key features of 5G wireless communication systems, as the use of beam cells can improve spectral efficiency via higher-order multi-user MIMO. Additionally, beam cells may extend cellular communications to frequency bands above 6 GHz. With respect to the overall beam cell design of a 5G wireless communication system, it is desirable that the downlink physical control channel efficiently support beamforming-centric system operation and flexible multipoint transmission under mobility and channel congestion conditions to achieve a seamless user experience.

In one aspect, 3GPP 5G provides requirements and specifications for New Radio (NR) systems to support mobile broadband, large-scale MTC, and critical MTC, among others. In NR systems, wireless communication networks and UE beamforming can be assumed to achieve high antenna gain to compensate for the propagation loss in the high frequency band. Mobility then becomes one of the biggest challenges. As described herein, the present technology provides a solution in which a User Equipment (UE) may communicate with a 3GPP 5G ("extended") eNodeB and/or a 3GPP 5G ("extended") Transmit Receive Point (TRP).

The UE may select one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting an NR dual connection, an Rx mode supporting an NR triple connection, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and/or an Rx mode supporting multi-beams. For transmission to the extended eNodeB, the UE may encode the selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with one or more of the extended eNodeB and one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) connected to the extended eNodeB via an extended interface. The extension interface is a 3GPP LTE air interface that has been extended to provide 3GPP 5G communication capabilities.

Fig. 1 shows a mobile communication network within a cell 100 having an evolved node B (eNB or eNodeB) with mobile devices. Fig. 1 illustrates an eNB 104 that may be associated with an anchor cell, a macro cell, or a primary cell. Also, for example, the cell 100 may include mobile devices, such as user equipment (one or more UEs) 108 that may communicate with the eNB 104. The eNB 104 may be a station that communicates with the UE 108 and may also be referred to as a base station, a node B, an access point, and so on. In one example, the eNB 104 may be a high transmission power eNB, such as a macro eNB, for coverage and connectivity. The eNB 104 may be responsible for mobility and may also be responsible for Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. The macro eNB 104 may support one or more UEs 108. The eNB 104 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In 3GPP, the term "cell" can refer to a particular geographic coverage area of an eNB and/or an eNB subsystem serving a coverage area, which has an associated carrier frequency and frequency bandwidth, depending on the context in which the term is used.

Fig. 2 shows a diagram of radio frame resources (e.g., a resource grid) for Downlink (DL) transmission including a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) according to an example. In an example, a radio frame 200 of a signal for transmitting data may be configured to have a duration Tf of 10 milliseconds (ms). Each radio frame may be segmented or divided into 10 subframes 210i, each of length 1 millisecond (ms). Each subframe may be further subdivided into two

slots

220a and 220b, each having a duration Tslot of 0.5 ms. In one example, first slot (#0)220a may include a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH)260 and/or a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH)266, and second slot (#1)220b may include data transmitted using the PDSCH.

Each slot of a Component Carrier (CC) used by the node and the wireless device may include a plurality of Resource Blocks (RBs) 230a, 230b, 230i, 230m, and 230n based on the CC frequency bandwidth. The CC may include a frequency bandwidth and a center frequency within the frequency bandwidth. In one example, a subframe of a CC may include Downlink Control Information (DCI) present in a PDCCH. When using legacy PDCCH, the PDCCH in the control region may include one to three columns in the first OFDM symbol in a subframe or physical rb (prb). The remaining 11 to 13 OFDM symbols in the subframe (or 14 OFDM symbols when the legacy PDCCH is not used) may be allocated to the PDSCH for data (for short or normal cyclic prefix). For example, as used herein, the term "slot" may be used for a "subframe", or "Transmission Time Interval (TTI)" may be used for a "frame" or "frame duration". In addition, a frame may be considered a user transmission by a certain amount (such as a TTI associated with the user and the data flow).

Each RB (physical RB or PRB)230i may include 12 subcarriers 236 (total 180kHz (on the frequency axis)) having a subcarrier spacing of 15kHz and 6 or 7 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols 232 (on the time axis) per slot. An RB may use seven OFDM symbols if a short or normal cyclic prefix is employed. If an extended cyclic prefix is used, the RB may use six OFDM symbols. The resource block may be mapped to 84 Resource Elements (REs) 240i using a short or normal cyclic prefix, or may be mapped to 72 REs using an extended cyclic prefix (not shown). The RE may be a unit of one OFDM symbol 242 by one subcarrier (i.e., 15kHz) 246.

In case of Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation, each RE can transmit two

bits

250a and 250b of information. Other types of modulation may be used, such as using 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) to transmit 4 bits per RE, or 64QAM to transmit 6 bits in each RE, or using double phase shift keying (BPSK) modulation to transmit a smaller number of bits (a single bit) in each RE. The RBs may be configured for downlink transmissions from the eNodeB to the UE, or the RBs may be configured for uplink transmissions from the UE to the eNodeB.

In one aspect, 3GPP 5G provides requirements and specifications for New Radio (NR) systems to support mobile broadband, large-scale MTC, and critical MTC, among others. In NR systems, it can be assumed that the wireless communication network and the UE can beam-form to achieve high antenna gain to compensate for propagation loss in the high frequency band. Mobility then becomes one of the biggest challenges.

Beam concept in 3GGP 5G

In one aspect, as shown in fig. 3, the present technology provides a different solution for 3GPP 5G than 3GPP LTE by adding beamforming capabilities at both the UE and at one or more Transmit Receive Points (TRPs). Figure 3 shows an illustration of a deployment of a third generation partnership project (3GPP) next generation (fifth generation "5G") wireless communication system with co-channel macro and small cells, inter-frequency small cells, and beamforming. The eNB 312 may have multiple TRPs 314a-c (centralized or distributed). Each TRP 314-ac may form multiple beams. The number of beams and simultaneous beams depends on the number of antenna arrays and the RF at the TRP. Similarly, the UE 310 is also capable of beamforming towards TRPs 314 a-c. The UE 310 may have a single beam and/or multiple beams, which also depend on the UE capabilities.

Beam scanning

Due to the small coverage of the narrow beams, to cover 360 degrees, the UE and/or the TRP may be constrained to beam form in each direction in a TDM fashion until the full 360 degrees are covered. For example, assume that each beam width is 15 degrees. If the TRP can only form one beam at the same time, 24 beam scans are required to cover 360 degrees. Thus, embodiments of the present technology provide different beam support in the NR in higher layers. In one aspect, NR and 3GPP 5G may be used or referenced interchangeably. Also, it may be assumed that an eNB may be equipped with multiple RF chains and may simultaneously form multiple beams towards multiple UEs.

Referring now to figure 4, there is shown an illustration of a deployment of a third generation partnership project (3GPP) next generation (fifth generation "5G") wireless communication system 400 in which macro cells and small cells overlap. In an aspect, one or more 3GPP 5G deployments may be used, which may include, for example, option 1) a standalone 3GPP 5G wireless communication system deployment, option 2) a 3GPP 5G wireless communication system deployment that overlaps with the macro layer, and option 3) a 3GPP 5G wireless communication system deployment where the macro and small cells overlap. Fig. 4 includes an eNodeB 412 in communication with one or more TRPs 414 a-d. Figure 4 shows option 3 with macro and small cells in co-channel (422), inter-frequency small cell (420), and 3GPP 5G beamforming TRPs 414a-d (which may be collectively and/or individually referred to as "414"). A UE 410 in a 3GPP 5G wireless communication system may need to discover different deployments and handovers while moving or transmitting.

UE support modes in 3GPP 5G

In 3GPP LTE, the UE may be a legacy UE or dual-connected to a macro cell and a small cell. In 3GPP 5G, the granularity of communications with RATs supporting 5G may be extended from communications with different nodes that occur in 3GPP LTE to communications with multiple beams transmitted from one or more nodes. This granularity of 3GPP 5G RATs is referred to as beam level communication.

A UE operating in 3GPP 5G may operate in one or more modes. For example, 1) the UE mode may be a single 3GPP 5G UE, where the 3GPP 5G UEs may connect to a 3GPP 5G node or a 3GPP LTE node one at a time.

In a second mode, the UE may be a dual-connectivity 3GPP 5G UE, which may be connected to two nodes simultaneously, including 1) a 3GPP LTE macro cell and a 3GPP 5G small cell (LTE-5G); 2)3GPP 5G macro cell and 3GPP LTE small cell (5G-LTE); and/or a 3GPP 5G macro cell and a 3GPP 5G small cell (5G-5G). In one embodiment, the macro cell may include an MeNB and the small cell may include an SeNB.

In another mode, the 3GPP 5G UE may be a three-connection 3GPP 5G UE that may be connected to three cells simultaneously. In this embodiment, a 3GPP 5G UE may connect to a 3GPP LTE macro cell with MeNB and a 3GPP 5G or 3GPP LTE cell as SeNB.

In another embodiment, the 3GPP 5G UE is also capable of dual-beam or multi-beam connectivity. Each cell (i.e., MeNB or SeNB) may include multiple beams that may be simultaneously connected with a 3GPP 5G UE. In one example, two beams, referred to as dual beams or dual connectivity, may be used to simultaneously connect a 3GPP 5G UE with one or more of the MeNB and SeNB. In another embodiment, three or more beams, referred to as multi-beam operation or multiple beams, may be used to connect a 3GPP 5G UE with one or more of the MeNB and SeNB.

Referring now to fig. 5, an example of UE capabilities for supporting single and dual connectivity changes per UE mode is shown in accordance with 3GPP TS36.331 Release 13. Fig. 5 illustrates the present technology with newly added content (e.g., for ease of illustration, the newly added content is underlined). The UE capabilities may include support for new radios, support for new radio dual connectivity, and support for new radio dual and/or multi-beam. Further, fig. 6 shows a table of User Equipment (UE) -evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) field descriptions. The UE capabilities may be transmitted to the network at the connection setup of the 3GPP LTE 5G UE, as occurs in the usual 3GPP LTE connection setup. In the case of NR, the connection setting may also be changed dynamically or according to a request of the network. Once the 3GPP LTE 5G UE capability indication for the network is complete, the network may communicate with the 3GPP 5G UE based on the UE capability to configure different features, such as dual-connection or multi-connection, or dual-beam or multi-beam operation. The UE capabilities may also be used for Handover (HO) of 3GPP 5G UEs, etc.

Alternatively, the capabilities of the 3GPP 5G UE may be indicated with a parameter. For example, a parameter Information Element (IE) may contain all parameters for configuring each UE mode as described herein. It should be noted that only the advanced parameter instance IE is provided, as described in this example. .

For example, fig. 7 provides an additional diagram of pseudo code showing an example of how the NR parameter information element is transmitted for a 3GPP 5G UE. With the implementation of 3GPP 5G dual connectivity, multi-connectivity, dual-beam, and multi-beam capabilities, additional lower level parameters may be developed. In one example, additional information elements to support dual-connection, multi-connection, dual-beam, and multi-beam capabilities of the UE mode may be implemented through additions in the UE-EUTRA capability version 13x0 provided by 3GPP TS36.331 Release 13. It should be noted that for ease of illustration, the newly added content of 3GPP TS36.331 Release 13 is underlined.

Identifier (ID)

In 3GPP LTE, a cell may have a global cell ID and/or a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI). In 3GPP 5G, as previously described, the present technique introduces beams as an additional dimension. Thus, as described herein, a cell in 3GPP 5G may represent one of two options. In option 1, the TRP may be a cell. In option 1, only the TRP Identifier (ID) may be present. In an aspect, the cell ID may be reused as a TRP ID. In option 2, the TRP may have a plurality of cells, and each cell may form a plurality of beams. In option 2, additional TRP IDs may be added and used in addition to the cell ID for inter-TRP mobility.

In further aspects, each beam may have an identifier. In option 1, a beam may share the same ID (e.g., beam ID) across one or more TRPs. In option 2, each beam may have a unique beam ID.

Also, the one or more identifiers may be transparent to the UE. In option 1, various IDs (e.g., beam ID, cell ID, TRP ID, etc.) are not transparent to the UE. In option 2, only the beam ID is transparent to the UE, while the other various IDs are opaque to the UE.

In 3GPP 5G, the present technology can also define the relationship between cell ID, TRP ID, and beam ID. In option 1, the beam ID may be constructed or configured such that the UE may derive and/or extract the cell ID and/or TRP ID from the beam ID. In option 2, there may not be a defined relationship between the cell ID, TRP ID and beam ID, but the UE may use the beam ID to report and read the System Information Block (SIB) of the cell ID.

In one example, a 3GPP 5G eNodeB (including small cells and/or macro cells) is referred to herein as an extension eNB. The 3GPP LTE macro cell is referred to as eNB. 3GPP 5G TRP (including dual beam and multi-beam) may be referred to herein as extended TRP.

Fig. 8 illustrates functionality of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with one or more transmitting and receiving points, according to an example. The functionality 800 of a User Equipment (UE) is operable to communicate with one or more transmitting and receiving points, as shown in the flow chart of fig. 8. The UE may include one or more processors and memory configured to: one or more UE modes are selected, including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beams, as shown in block 810. The UE may include one or more processors and memory configured to: the selected pattern is stored in memory as indicated in block 820. The UE may include one or more processors and memory configured to: a list of UE capabilities for the one or more selected UE modes is generated, as shown in block 830. The UE may include one or more processors and memory configured to: for transmission to the extended eNodeB, the UE capability list for the selected UE mode is encoded to enable the UE to communicate with the extended eNodeB or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) using the one or more selected modes.

In an aspect, the operations of 800 in conjunction with and/or as part of at least one block of fig. 8 may include each of the following. The operations of 800 may include broadcasting one or more transmission beams from a UE. The one or more UE modes may include the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or to an eNodeB. The one or more UE modes include the UE operating in a dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is simultaneously connected with or to the extended macro cell and the one or more extended TRPs. The one or more UE modes include the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected with or to the macro cell, the small cell and the one or more extended TRPs. The one or more UE modes include the UE operating in a dual beam operation UE mode such that the UE broadcasts two transmission beams simultaneously and connects with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs.

In an aspect, the one or more extended TRPs are associated with a TRP Identifier (ID) or a cell ID. The one or more extended TRPs includes a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells includes a cell Identifier (ID) and each of the one or more extended TRPs includes a separate ID. Each of the one or more transmission beams received from the one or more extended TRPs includes a unique Identifier (ID). One or more transmission beams received from the same extended TRP of the one or more extended TRPs share a beam Identifier (ID).

The operations of 800 may include identifying a beam Identifier (ID), a cell ID, and a TRP ID. The UE may not know the beam Identifier (ID), cell ID, and TRP ID. The operations of 800 may include receiving broadcast system information from one or more extended TRPs performing beam scanning.

Fig. 9 illustrates functionality of a 3GPP 5G (extended) eNodeB operable to communicate with User Equipment (UE) according to an example. The functionality 900 of the NodeB is operable to communicate with the UE, as shown in the flow diagram in fig. 9. The extended eNodeB may include one or more processors and memory configured to: a transceiver of an extended eNodeB is signaled to communicate with UEs operating in one or more UE modes via one or more extended Transmit Receive Points (TRPs), including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting an NR dual connection, an Rx mode supporting an NR triple connection, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beams, wherein the extended eNodeB is connected with the one or more extended TRPs via an extended interface, as shown in block 910. The extended eNodeB may include one or more processors and memory configured to: the UE mode is stored in memory as shown in block 920. The extended eNodeB may include one or more processors and memory configured to: a transceiver of an extended eNodeB is signaled to receive a selected UE mode from a UE to enable the eNodeB to communicate with the UE operating in one or more UE modes or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs), as shown in block 910.

Fig. 10 illustrates functionality of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with one or more transmitting-receiving points, according to an example. The functionality 1000 of a User Equipment (UE) is operable to communicate with one or more transmitting and receiving points as shown in the flow chart of fig. 10. The UE may include one or more processors and memory configured to: one or more UE modes are selected, including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beams, as shown in block 1010. The UE may include one or more processors and memory configured to: the selected pattern is stored in memory as shown in block 1020. The UE may include one or more processors and memory configured to: a list of UE capabilities for the one or more selected UE modes is generated, as shown in block 1030. The UE may include one or more processors and memory configured to: to broadcast from the UE, a UE capability list for the selected UE mode is encoded to enable the UE to communicate with the extended eNodeB or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) using the one or more selected modes, as shown in block 1040.

Fig. 11 shows a diagram of exemplary components of a User Equipment (UE) device, according to an example. Fig. 11 illustrates, with respect to one aspect, exemplary components of a User Equipment (UE) 1100. In some aspects, UE device 1100 may include application circuitry 1102, baseband circuitry 1104, Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry 1106, front-end module (FEM) circuitry 1108, and one or more antennas 1110 coupled together at least as shown.

The application circuitry 1102 may include one or more application processors. For example, the application circuitry 1102 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The processor may include any combination of general-purpose processors and special-purpose processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, etc.). The processor may be coupled to and/or may include memory/storage and may be configured to: the instructions stored in the memory/storage are executed to enable various applications and/or operating systems to run on the system.

For example, selected UE modes, such as a receive (Rx) mode supporting New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beams, may be stored in a memory of the UE for communicating with the eNB and/or a network device, such as a Mobility Management Entity (MME). The UE mode may also be stored in a memory of the 3GPP 5G eNB and/or network device when transmitted in the UE capability message.

The processor may include any combination of general-purpose processors and special-purpose processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, etc.). The processor may be coupled to and/or may include a storage medium 1112, and may be configured to: the instructions stored in storage medium 1112 are executed to enable various applications and/or operating systems to run on the system.

The baseband circuitry 1104 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. Baseband circuitry 1104 may include one or more baseband processors and/or control logic to process baseband signals received from the receive signal path of RF circuitry 1106 and to generate baseband signals for the transmit signal path of RF circuitry 1106. Baseband circuitry 1104 may interface with application circuitry 1102 for generating and processing baseband signals and controlling operation of RF circuitry 1106. For example, in some aspects, the baseband circuitry 1104 may include a second generation (2G) baseband processor 1104a, a third generation (3G) baseband processor 1104b, a fourth generation (4G) baseband processor 1104c, and/or other baseband processors 1104d for other existing generations, generations in development or to be developed in the future (e.g., fifth generation (5G), 6G, etc.). Baseband circuitry 1104 (e.g., one or more of baseband processors 1104 a-d) may process various wireless control functions that enable communication with one or more wireless networks via RF circuitry 1106. Wireless control functions may include, but are not limited to, signal modulation/demodulation, encoding/decoding, radio frequency shifting, and the like. In some aspects, the modulation/demodulation circuitry of baseband circuitry 1104 may include Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), precoding, and/or constellation mapping/demapping functionality. In some aspects, the encoding/decoding circuitry of baseband circuitry 1104 may include convolution, tail-biting convolution, turbo, viterbi, and/or Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder/decoder functionality. Aspects of the modulation/demodulation and encoder/decoder functions are not limited to these examples, and other suitable functions may be included in other aspects.

In some aspects, baseband circuitry 1104 may include elements of a protocol stack, such as, for example, elements of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN) protocol, including, for example, Physical (PHY) elements, Medium Access Control (MAC) elements, Radio Link Control (RLC) elements, Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) elements, and/or Radio Resource Control (RRC) elements. The Central Processing Unit (CPU)1104e of the baseband circuitry 1104 may be configured to: elements of the protocol stack are run for signaling at the PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP, and/or RRC layers. In some aspects, the baseband circuitry may include one or more audio Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) 1104 f. The audio DSP 1104f may include elements for compression/decompression and echo cancellation, and in other aspects may include other suitable processing elements. In some aspects, components of the baseband circuitry may be combined as appropriate in a single chip, a single chipset, or disposed on the same circuit board. In some aspects, some or all of the constituent components of baseband circuitry 1104 and application circuitry 1102 may be implemented together, for example on a system on a chip (SOC).

In some aspects, the baseband circuitry 1104 may provide communications compatible with one or more radio technologies. For example, in some aspects baseband circuitry 1104 may support communication with an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN) and/or other Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), or Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs). Aspects of the baseband circuitry 1104 that are configured to support wireless communications of more than one wireless protocol may be referred to as multi-mode baseband circuitry.

The RF circuitry 1106 may enable communication with a wireless network using modulated electromagnetic radiation over a non-solid medium. In various aspects, the RF circuitry 1106 may include switches, filters, amplifiers, and the like to facilitate communication with a wireless network. RF circuitry 1106 may include a receive signal path, which may include circuitry to down-convert RF signals received from FEM circuitry 1108 and provide baseband signals to baseband circuitry 1104. RF circuitry 1106 may also include a transmit signal path, which may include circuitry to upconvert baseband signals provided by baseband circuitry 1104 and provide an RF output signal to FEM circuitry 1108 for transmission.

In some aspects, the RF circuitry 1106 may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path. The receive signal path of the RF circuitry 1106 may include mixer circuitry 1106a, amplifier circuitry 1106b, and filter circuitry 1106 c. The transmit signal path of the RF circuitry 1106 may include filter circuitry 1106c and mixer circuitry 1106 a. The RF circuitry 1106 may further include synthesizer circuitry 1106d for synthesizing the frequencies used by the mixer circuitry 1106a of the receive signal path and the transmit signal path. In some aspects, the mixer circuit 1106a of the receive signal path may be configured to: the RF signal received from the FEM circuit 1108 is downconverted based on the synthesized frequency provided by the synthesizer circuit 1106 d. The amplifier circuit 1106b may be configured to: the downconverted signal is amplified, and the filter circuit 1106c may be a Low Pass Filter (LPF) or a Band Pass Filter (BPF) configured to: unwanted signals are removed from the down-converted signal to generate an output baseband signal. The output baseband signal may be provided to baseband circuitry 1104 for further processing. In some aspects, the output baseband signal may be a zero frequency baseband signal, although the output baseband signal need not be a zero frequency baseband signal. In some aspects, mixer circuit 1106a of the receive signal path may comprise a passive mixer, although the scope of this aspect is not limited in this respect.

In some aspects, the mixer circuit 1106a of the transmit signal path may be configured to: the input baseband signal is upconverted based on the synthesized frequency provided by synthesizer circuit 1106d to generate an RF output signal for FEM circuit 1108. The baseband signal may be provided by baseband circuitry 1104 and may be filtered by filter circuitry 1106 c. Filter circuit 1106c may include a Low Pass Filter (LPF), although the scope is not limited in this respect.

In some aspects, the mixer circuitry 1106a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 1106a of the transmit signal path may comprise two or more mixers and may be arranged for quadrature down-conversion and/or up-conversion, respectively. In some aspects, the mixer circuitry 1106a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 1106a of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for image rejection (e.g., Hartley image rejection). In some aspects, the mixer circuitry 1106a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 1106a of the transmit signal path may be arranged for direct down-conversion and/or direct up-conversion, respectively. In some aspects, the mixer circuitry 1106a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 1106a of the transmit signal path may be configured for superheterodyne operation.

In some aspects, the output baseband signal and the input baseband signal may be analog baseband signals, although the scope of this aspect is not limited in this respect. In some alternative aspects, the output baseband signal and the input baseband signal may be digital baseband signals. In these alternative aspects, the RF circuitry 1106 may include analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuitry, and the baseband circuitry 1104 may include a digital baseband interface to communicate with the RF circuitry 1106.

In some dual-mode embodiments, separate radio IC circuits may be provided for processing signals for each spectrum, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.

In some embodiments, synthesizer circuit 1106d may be a fractional-N synthesizer or a fractional-N/N +1 synthesizer, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect as other types of frequency synthesizers may be suitable. For example, the synthesizer circuit 1106d may be a delta-sigma synthesizer, a frequency multiplier, or a synthesizer including a phase locked loop with a frequency divider.

The synthesizer circuit 1106d may be configured to: the output frequency used by the mixer circuit 1106a of the RF circuit 1106 is synthesized based on the frequency input and the divider control input. In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuit 1106d may be a fractional N/N +1 synthesizer.

In some embodiments, the frequency input may be provided by a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO), but this is not a constraint. The divider control input may be provided by the baseband circuitry 1104 or the application processor 1102 depending on the desired output frequency. In some embodiments, the divider control input (e.g., N) may be determined from a look-up table based on the channel indicated by the application processor 1102.

The synthesizer circuit 1106d of the RF circuit 1106 may include a divider, a Delay Locked Loop (DLL), a multiplexer, and a phase accumulator. In some embodiments, the divider may be a dual-mode divider (DMD) and the phase accumulator may be a Digital Phase Accumulator (DPA). In some embodiments, the DMD may be configured to: the input signal is divided by N or N +1 (e.g., based on a carry) to provide a fractional division ratio. In some example embodiments, the DLL may include a set of cascaded, tunable delay elements, a phase detector, a charge pump, and a D-type flip-flop. In these embodiments, the delay elements may be configured to decompose the VCO period into Nd equal phase groups, where Nd is the number of delay elements in the delay line. In this way, the DLL provides negative feedback to help ensure that the total delay through the delay line is one VCO cycle.

In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuit 1106d may be configured to: a carrier frequency is generated as the output frequency, while in other embodiments the output frequency may be a multiple of the carrier frequency (e.g., twice the carrier frequency, four times the carrier frequency) and used in conjunction with a quadrature generator and divider circuit to generate a plurality of signals at the carrier frequency having a plurality of different phases relative to each other. In some embodiments, the output frequency may be the LO frequency (fLO). In some embodiments, the RF circuitry 1106 may include an IQ/polar converter.

FEM circuitry 1108 may include a receive signal path, which may include circuitry configured to operate on RF signals received from one or more antennas 1110, amplify the received signals, and provide amplified versions of the received signals to RF circuitry 1106 for further processing. FEM circuitry 1108 may also include a transmit signal path, which may include circuitry configured to amplify signals provided by RF circuitry 1106 for transmission by one or more of the one or more antennas 1110.

In some embodiments, FEM circuit 1108 may include a TX/RX switch to switch between transmit mode and receive mode operation. The FEM circuitry may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path. The receive signal path of the FEM circuitry may include a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) to amplify the received RF signal and provide the amplified received RF signal as an output (e.g., to RF circuitry 1106). The transmit signal path of FEM circuit 1108 may include: a Power Amplifier (PA) to amplify an input RF signal (e.g., provided by RF circuitry 1106); and one or more filters to generate RF signals for subsequent transmission (e.g., by one or more of the one or more antennas 1110).

In some embodiments, the UE device 1100 may include additional elements, such as memory/storage, a display, a camera, sensors, and/or an input/output (I/O) interface.

Fig. 12 shows a diagram of a wireless device (e.g., UE) according to an example. Fig. 12 provides an exemplary illustration of a wireless device, such as a User Equipment (UE), UE, Mobile Station (MS), mobile wireless device, mobile communication device, tablet, handheld device, or other type of wireless device. In one aspect, a wireless device may include at least one of an antenna, a touch sensitive display screen, a speaker, a microphone, a graphics processor, a baseband processor, an application processor, internal memory, a non-volatile memory port, and combinations thereof. UE 1200 may also include a transceiver module (not shown for ease of illustration) having one or more transceivers, as more clearly depicted in fig. 13 of wireless device 1320 (e.g., a UE).

The wireless device may include one or more antennas configured to communicate with a node or transmission station, such as a Base Station (BS), evolved node b (enb), baseband unit (BBU), Remote Radio Head (RRH), Remote Radio Equipment (RRE), Relay Station (RS), Radio Equipment (RE), Remote Radio Unit (RRU), Central Processing Module (CPM), or other type of Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) access point. The wireless device may be configured to communicate using at least one wireless communication standard, including 3GPP LTE, WiMAX, High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), bluetooth, and WiFi. The wireless device may communicate using separate antennas for each wireless communication standard or a common antenna for multiple wireless communication standards. The wireless devices may communicate in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), and/or a WWAN. The mobile device may include a storage medium. In one aspect, a storage medium may be associated with and/or in communication with an application processor, a graphics processor, a display, a non-volatile memory port, and/or internal memory. In one aspect, the application processor and the graphics processor are storage media.

Fig. 13 shows a diagram 1300 of a node 1310 (e.g., an eNB and/or base station) and a wireless device (e.g., a UE) according to an example. The node may include a Base Station (BS), a node b (nb), an evolved node b (eNB), an extension eNB, a baseband unit (BBU), a Remote Radio Head (RRH), a Remote Radio Equipment (RRE), a Remote Radio Unit (RRU), or a Central Processing Module (CPM). In one aspect, the node may be a serving GPRS support node. Node 1310 may include node device 1312. The node device 1312 or the node 1310 may be configured to communicate with the wireless device 1320. The node apparatus 1312 may be configured to implement the described techniques. The node apparatus 1312 may include a processing module 1314 and a transceiver module 1316. In one aspect, the node apparatus 1312 may include a transceiver module 1316 and a processing module 1314, forming a circuit 1318 of the node 1310. In an aspect, the transceiver module 1316 and the processing module 1314 may form circuitry of the node apparatus 1312. The processing module 1314 may include one or more processors and memory. In one embodiment, processing module 1322 may include one or more application processors. The transceiver module 1316 may include a transceiver and one or more processors and memory. In one embodiment, the transceiver module 1316 may include a baseband processor.

The wireless device 1320 may include a transceiver module 1324 and a processing module 1322. Processing module 1322 may include one or more processors and memory. In one embodiment, processing module 1322 may include one or more application processors. The transceiver module 1324 may include a transceiver and one or more processors and memory. In one embodiment, the transceiver module 1324 may include a baseband processor. The wireless device 1320 may be configured to implement the described techniques. The node 1310 and the wireless device 1320 may also include one or more storage media, such as

transceiver modules

1316, 1324 and/or

processing modules

1314, 1322. In an aspect, the components described herein of the transceiver module 1316 may be included in one or more separate devices that may be used in a cloud-radio access network (C-RAN) environment.

Examples of the invention

The following examples relate to particular technology embodiments and indicate specific features, elements, or acts that may be used or otherwise combined in implementing such embodiments.

Example 1 includes an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with one or more transmit receive points, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors configured to: selecting one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, an Rx mode supporting dual beam, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beam; storing the selected pattern in a memory; generating a list of UE capabilities for the one or more selected UE modes; and for transmission to the extended eNodeB, encode a UE capability list for the selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with the extended eNodeB or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) using the one or more selected modes.

Example 2 includes the apparatus of example 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to decode information received from the one or more extended TRPs on the one or more transmission beams.

Example 3 includes the apparatus of example 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to broadcast from the UE using one or more transmission beams from the UE to one or more of the extended eNodeB and the one or more extended TRPs.

Example 4 includes the apparatus of examples 1 or 3, wherein the NR enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or extended enodebs.

Example 5 includes the apparatus of examples 1 or 3, wherein the Rx mode to support NR dual connectivity comprises the UE operating in a dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UEs are connected simultaneously: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs; an extended eNodeB and an eNodeB; and/or an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs.

Example 6 includes the apparatus of examples 1 or 3, wherein the Rx mode to support NR triple connectivity comprises the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; or an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs.

Example 7 includes the apparatus of any one of examples 1 or 3, wherein the dual-beam enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives two transmission beams and connects with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs, and the multi-beam enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

Example 8 includes the apparatus of examples 1 or 2, wherein the one or more extended TRPs are associated with a TRP Identifier (ID) or a cell ID.

Example 9 includes the apparatus of example 1 or 2, wherein the one or more extended TRPs comprises a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises a cell Identifier (ID), and each of the one or more extended TRPs comprises a separate ID.

Example 10 includes the apparatus of example 1 or 2, wherein each of the one or more TRPs comprises one or more transmission beams coupled to the UE, wherein each transmission beam comprises a unique Identifier (ID).

Example 11 includes the apparatus of example 1 or 2, wherein one or more transmission beams from a same extended TRP of the one or more extended TRPs have a same beam Identifier (ID).

Example 12 includes the apparatus of examples 1 or 3, wherein the UE is or is not aware of a beam Identifier (ID), a cell ID, and a TRP ID.

Example 13 includes the apparatus of examples 1 or 3, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive broadcast system information from the one or more extended TRPs performing the beam scanning.

Example 14 includes the apparatus of example 1, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one of an antenna, a touch sensitive display screen, a speaker, a microphone, a graphics processor, a baseband processor, an application processor, internal memory, a non-volatile memory port, and combinations thereof.

Example 15 includes an apparatus of an extended eNodeB operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising: a memory; and one or more processors configured to: signaling a transceiver of an extended eNodeB to communicate via one or more extended Transmit Receive Points (TRPs) with a UE operating in one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting an NR dual connection, an Rx mode supporting an NR triple connection, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beams, wherein the extended eNodeB is connected via an extended interface with the one or more extended TRPs; storing the UE mode in a memory; and signal a transceiver of the extended eNodeB to receive the selected UE mode from the UE to enable the extended eNodeB to communicate with the UE operating in one or more UE modes or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs).

Example 16 includes the apparatus of example 15, wherein the eNodeB receives information from the one or more extended TRPs on the one or more transmission beams.

Example 17 includes the apparatus of example 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to signal a transceiver of the eNodeB to receive, from the UE, a UE capability list for the UE mode.

Example 18 includes the apparatus of examples 15 or 16, wherein the NR enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or extended enodebs.

Example 19 includes the apparatus of example 15 or 16, wherein the Rx mode to support NR dual connectivity comprises the UE operating in a dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UEs are simultaneously connected: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs; an extended eNodeB and an eNodeB; or an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs.

Example 20 includes the apparatus of example 15 or 16, wherein the Rx mode to support NR triple connectivity comprises the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; or an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs.

Example 21 includes the apparatus of any one of examples 15 or 16, wherein the dual-beam enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives two transmission beams and connects with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs, and the multi-beam enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

Example 22 includes the apparatus of example 15 or 16, wherein the one or more extended TRPs are associated with a TRP Identifier (ID) or a cell ID.

Example 23 includes the apparatus of example 15 or 16, wherein the one or more extended TRPs comprises a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises a cell Identifier (ID), and each of the one or more extended TRPs comprises a separate ID.

Example 24 includes the apparatus of example 15 or 16, wherein each of the one or more transmission beams of the one or more extended TRPs includes a unique Identifier (ID).

Example 25 includes the apparatus of example 15 or 16, wherein one or more transmission beams from a same extended TRP of the one or more extended TRPs share a beam Identifier (ID).

Example 26 includes the apparatus of example 15 or 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive broadcast system information from the one or more extended TRPs performing the beam scanning.

Example 27 includes at least one machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon for causing a UE operable to communicate with one or more transmitting receiving points, the instructions when executed causing the UE to: selecting one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, an Rx mode supporting dual beam, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beam; generating a list of UE capabilities for the one or more selected UE modes; and to encode, for broadcast from the UE, a UE capability list for the selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with an extended eNodeB or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) using the one or more selected modes.

Example 28 includes the at least one machine readable storage medium of example 27, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the UE to process one or more transmission beams received from the one or more extended TRPs.

Example 29 includes the at least one machine readable storage medium of example 27, wherein: the NR supported Rx mode includes the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or to an eNodeB; the Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity includes the UE operating in dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected simultaneously: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs, an extended eNodeB and eNodeB, an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs; the Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity includes the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; the Rx mode supporting dual beams includes the UE operating in a dual beam operation UE mode such that the UE broadcasts or receives two transmission beams simultaneously and is connected with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs; and/or a multi-beam enabled Rx mode includes the UE operating in a dual beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

Example 30 includes an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with one or more transmit receive points, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors configured to: selecting one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, an Rx mode supporting dual beam, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beam; storing the selected pattern in a memory; generating a list of UE capabilities for the one or more selected UE modes; and for transmission to the extended eNodeB, encode a UE capability list for the selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with the extended eNodeB or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) using the one or more selected modes.

Example 31 includes the apparatus of example 30, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to decode information received from the one or more extended TRPs on the one or more transmission beams.

Example 32 includes the apparatus of example 30, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to broadcast from the UE using one or more transmission beams from the UE to one or more of the extended eNodeB and the one or more extended TRPs.

Example 33 includes the apparatus of example 32, wherein the NR supported Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or extended enodebs.

Example 34 includes the apparatus of example 32, wherein the Rx mode to support NR dual connectivity comprises the UE operating in a dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is simultaneously connected: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs; an extended eNodeB and an eNodeB; or an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs.

Example 35 includes the apparatus of example 32, wherein the Rx mode to support NR triple connectivity comprises the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; or an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs.

Example 36 includes the apparatus of any of example 32, wherein the dual-beam enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives two transmission beams and connects with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs, and the multi-beam enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

Example 37 includes the apparatus of example 31, wherein the one or more extended TRPs are associated with a TRP Identifier (ID) or a cell ID.

Example 38 includes the apparatus of example 31, wherein the one or more extended TRPs comprises a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises a cell Identifier (ID), and each of the one or more extended TRPs comprises a separate ID.

Example 39 includes the apparatus of example 31, wherein each of the one or more TRPs comprises one or more transmission beams coupled to the UE, wherein each transmission beam comprises a unique Identifier (ID).

Example 40 includes the apparatus of example 31, wherein one or more transmission beams from a same extended TRP of the one or more extended TRPs have a same beam Identifier (ID).

Example 41 includes the apparatus of example 32, wherein the beam Identifier (ID), the cell ID, and the TRP ID are known or unknown to the UE.

Example 42 includes the apparatus of example 32, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive broadcast system information from the one or more extended TRPs performing the beam scanning.

Example 43 includes the apparatus of example 30, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one of an antenna, a touch sensitive display screen, a speaker, a microphone, a graphics processor, a baseband processor, an application processor, internal memory, a non-volatile memory port, and combinations thereof.

Example 44 includes an apparatus of an extended eNodeB operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising: a memory; and one or more processors configured to: signaling a transceiver of an extended eNodeB to communicate via one or more extended Transmit Receive Points (TRPs) with a UE operating in one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting an NR dual connection, an Rx mode supporting an NR triple connection, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beams, wherein the extended eNodeB is connected via an extended interface with the one or more extended TRPs; storing the UE mode in a memory; and signal a transceiver of the extended eNodeB to receive the selected UE mode from the UE to enable the extended eNodeB to communicate with the UE operating in one or more UE modes or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs).

Example 45 includes the apparatus of example 44, wherein the eNodeB receives information from the one or more extended TRPs on the one or more transmission beams.

Example 46 includes the apparatus of example 44, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to signal a transceiver of the eNodeB to receive, from the UE, a UE capability list for the UE mode.

Example 47 includes the apparatus of example 45, wherein the NR supported Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or to an extended eNodeB.

Example 48 includes the apparatus of example 45, wherein the Rx mode to support NR dual connectivity comprises the UE operating in a dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is simultaneously connected: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs; an extended eNodeB and an eNodeB; or an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs.

Example 49 includes the apparatus of example 45, wherein the Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity comprises the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; or an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs.

Example 50 includes the apparatus of example 45, wherein the dual-beam enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives two transmission beams and connects with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs, and the multi-beam enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

Example 51 includes the apparatus of example 45, wherein the one or more extended TRPs are associated with a TRP Identifier (ID) or a cell ID.

Example 52 includes the apparatus of example 45, wherein the one or more extended TRPs comprises a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises a cell Identifier (ID), and each of the one or more extended TRPs comprises a separate ID.

Example 53 includes the apparatus of example 45, wherein each of the one or more transmission beams of the one or more extended TRPs includes a unique Identifier (ID).

Example 54 includes the apparatus of example 45, wherein one or more transmission beams from a same extended TRP of the one or more extended TRPs share a beam Identifier (ID).

Example 55 includes the apparatus of example 45, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive broadcast system information from the one or more extended TRPs performing the beam scanning.

Example 56 includes at least one machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon for causing a UE operable to communicate with one or more transmitting receiving points, the instructions when executed causing the UE to: selecting one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, an Rx mode supporting dual beam, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beam; generating a list of UE capabilities for the one or more selected UE modes; and to encode, for broadcast from the UE, a UE capability list for the selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with an extended eNodeB or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) using the one or more selected modes.

Example 57 includes the at least one machine readable storage medium of example 56, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the UE to process one or more transmission beams received from the one or more extended TRPs.

Example 58 includes the at least one machine readable storage medium of example 56, wherein: the NR supported Rx mode includes the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or to an eNodeB; the Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity includes the UE operating in dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected simultaneously: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs, an extended eNodeB and eNodeB, an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs; the Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity includes the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; or an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sennodeb, and one or more extended TRPs; the Rx mode supporting dual beams includes the UE operating in a dual beam operation UE mode such that the UE broadcasts or receives two transmission beams simultaneously and is connected with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs; and the multi-beam enabled Rx mode includes the UE operating in a dual beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

Example 59 includes an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with one or more transmit receive points, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors configured to: selecting one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, an Rx mode supporting dual beam, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beam; storing the selected pattern in a memory; generating a list of UE capabilities for the one or more selected UE modes; and for transmission to the extended eNodeB, encode a UE capability list for the selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with the extended eNodeB or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) using the one or more selected modes.

Example 60 includes the apparatus of example 59, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: decoding information received from the one or more extended TRPs on the one or more transmission beams; or broadcast from the UE using one or more transmission beams from the UE to one or more of the extended eNodeB and the one or more extended TRPs.

Example 61 includes the apparatus of example 59 or 60, wherein: the NR supported Rx mode includes the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or extended enodebs; the Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity includes the UE operating in dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected simultaneously: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs, an extended eNodeB and an eNodeB, or an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs; or an Rx mode supporting NR three connections includes the UE operating in a three extended connection UE mode such that the UE is connected: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; or an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sennodeb, and one or more extended TRPs; wherein the dual beam supported Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual beam operation UE mode such that the UE broadcasts or receives two transmission beams simultaneously and connects with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs; and the multi-beam enabled Rx mode includes the UE operating in a dual beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

In example 62, the subject matter of example 59 or any example described herein may further include wherein the one or more extended TRPs is associated with a TRP Identifier (ID) or a cell ID, the one or more extended TRPs comprises a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells includes a cell Identifier (ID) and each of the one or more extended TRPs includes a separate ID, or each of the one or more TRPs comprises one or more transmission beams coupled to the UE, wherein each transmission beam comprises a unique Identifier (ID), one or more transmission beams from the same extended TRP of the one or more extended TRPs have the same beam Identifier (ID), the cell ID and the TRP ID are known or unknown to the UE, or the one or more processors are further configured to receive broadcast system information from the one or more extended TRPs performing the beam scanning.

In example 63, the subject matter of example 59 or any example described herein may further include, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one of an antenna, a touch sensitive display screen, a speaker, a microphone, a graphics processor, a baseband processor, an application processor, internal memory, a non-volatile memory port, and combinations thereof.

Example 64 may include an apparatus of an extended eNodeB operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising: a memory; and one or more processors configured to: signaling a transceiver of an extended eNodeB to communicate via one or more extended Transmit Receive Points (TRPs) with a UE operating in one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting an NR dual connection, an Rx mode supporting an NR triple connection, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beams, wherein the extended eNodeB is connected via an extended interface with the one or more extended TRPs; storing the UE mode in a memory; and signal a transceiver of the extended eNodeB to receive the selected UE mode from the UE to enable the extended eNodeB to communicate with the UE operating in one or more UE modes or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs).

Example 65 includes the apparatus of example 64, wherein the eNodeB receives information from the one or more extended TRPs on the one or more transmission beams.

Example 66 includes the apparatus of example 64 or 65, wherein: the one or more processors are further configured to signal a transceiver of the eNodeB to receive a UE capability list for the UE mode from the UE, wherein the NR enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or to an extended eNodeB, wherein the NR dual connectivity enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is simultaneously connected: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs, an extended eNodeB and eNodeB, or an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs, wherein an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity comprises the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE connects: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; or an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs, the Rx mode supporting dual beams comprising the UE operating in a dual beam operating UE mode such that the UE broadcasts or receives two transmission beams simultaneously and connects with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs; and the multi-beam enabled Rx mode includes the UE operating in a dual beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs, or one or more extended TRPs are associated with a TRP identifier or a cell ID.

In example 67, the subject matter of example 64 or any example described herein may further include wherein the one or more extended TRPs includes a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells includes a cell Identifier (ID) and each of the one or more extended TRPs includes a separate ID.

In example 68, the subject matter of example 64 or any example described herein may further include wherein each of the one or more transmission beams of the one or more extended TRPs includes a unique Identifier (ID).

In example 69, the subject matter of example 64 or any example described herein may further include wherein one or more transmission beams from a same extended TRP of the one or more extended TRPs share a beam Identifier (ID).

In example 70, the subject matter of example 64 or any example described herein may further include wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive broadcast system information from the one or more extended TRPs performing the beam scanning.

Example 71 may include at least one machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon for causing a UE operable to communicate with one or more transmitting and receiving points, the instructions when executed causing the UE to: selecting one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity, an Rx mode supporting dual beam, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beam; generating a list of UE capabilities for the one or more selected UE modes; and to encode, for broadcast from the UE, a UE capability list for the selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with an extended eNodeB or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) using the one or more selected modes.

Example 72 includes the at least one machine readable storage medium of example 71, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the UE to process one or more transmission beams received from the one or more extended TRPs.

Example 73 includes the at least one machine readable storage medium of example 71 or 72, wherein: the NR supported Rx mode includes the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or to an eNodeB; the Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity includes the UE operating in dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected simultaneously: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs, an extended eNodeB and eNodeB, an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs; the Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity includes the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; or an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sennodeb, and one or more extended TRPs; the Rx mode supporting dual beams includes the UE operating in a dual beam operation UE mode such that the UE broadcasts or receives two transmission beams simultaneously and is connected with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs; and the multi-beam enabled Rx mode includes the UE operating in a dual beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

Example 74 includes an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) in communication with one or more transmit receive points, comprising: means for selecting one or more UE modes including a receive (Rx) mode supporting a New Radio (NR), an Rx mode supporting an NR dual connection, an Rx mode supporting an NR triple connection, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beams; means for generating a list of UE capabilities for one or more selected UE modes; and means for encoding, for broadcast from the UE, a list of UE capabilities for the selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with an extended eNodeB or one or more extended Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) using the one or more selected modes.

Example 75 includes the apparatus of example 74, further comprising means for processing one or more transmission beams received from the one or more extended TRPs.

Example 76 includes the apparatus of example 74, wherein: the NR supported Rx mode includes the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to one or more extended TRPs or to an eNodeB; the Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity includes the UE operating in dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected simultaneously: an eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs, an extended eNodeB and eNodeB, an extended eNodeB and one or more extended TRPs; the Rx mode supporting NR triple connectivity includes the UE operating in a triple extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected: an eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an extended eNodeB operating as a sendeb, and one or more extended TRPs; or an extended eNodeB operating as a MeNodeB, an eNodeB operating as a sennodeb, and one or more extended TRPs; the Rx mode supporting dual beams includes the UE operating in a dual beam operation UE mode such that the UE broadcasts or receives two transmission beams simultaneously and is connected with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs; and the multi-beam enabled Rx mode includes the UE operating in a dual beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

Various techniques, or certain aspects or portions thereof, may take the form of program code (i.e., instructions) embodied in tangible media, such as floppy diskettes, compact disc read only memories (CD-ROMs), hard drives, non-transitory computer-readable storage media, or any other machine-readable storage medium wherein, when the program code is loaded into and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the various techniques. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a computer-readable storage medium that does not include a signal. In the case of program code execution on programmable computers, the computing device may include a processor, a storage medium readable by the processor (including volatile and non-volatile memory and/or storage elements), at least one input device, and at least one output device. The volatile and non-volatile memory and/or storage elements may be Random Access Memory (RAM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), flash drives, optical disk drives, magnetic hard drives, solid state drives, or other media for storing electronic data. The nodes and wireless devices may also include a transceiver module (i.e., transceiver), a calculator module (i.e., calculator), a processing module (i.e., processor), and/or a clock module (i.e., clock) or timer module (i.e., timer). One or more programs that may implement or utilize the various techniques described herein may use an Application Programming Interface (API), reusable controls, and the like. Such programs may be implemented in a high level procedural or object oriented programming language to communicate with a computer system. However, the programs can be implemented in assembly or machine language, if desired. In any case, the language may be a compiled or interpreted language, and combined with hardware implementations.

As used herein, the term "circuitry" may refer to, be part of, or include: an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (shared, dedicated, or group) and/or memory (shared, dedicated, or group) that execute one or more software or firmware programs, a combinational logic circuit and/or other suitable hardware components that provide the described functionality. In some embodiments, the circuitry may be implemented in, or functions associated with, one or more software or firmware modules. In some embodiments, the circuitry may comprise logic that operates, at least in part, in hardware.

It should be appreciated that many of the functional units described in this specification have been labeled as modules, in order to more particularly emphasize their implementation independence. For example, a module may be implemented as a hardware circuit comprising custom Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuits or gate arrays, off-the-shelf semiconductors such as logic chips, transistors, or other discrete components. A module may also be implemented in programmable hardware devices such as field programmable gate arrays/programmable array logic/programmable logic devices or the like.

Modules may also be implemented in software for execution by various types of processors. An identifiable module of executable code may, for instance, comprise one or more physical or logical blocks of computer instructions, which may, for instance, be organized as an object, procedure, or function. Nevertheless, the executables of an identified module may not be physically located together, but may comprise disparate instructions stored in different locations which, when joined logically together, comprise the module and achieve the stated purpose for the module.

Indeed, a module of executable code may be a single instruction, or many instructions, and may even be distributed over several different code segments, among different programs, and across several memory devices. Similarly, operational data may be identified and illustrated herein within modules, and may be embodied in any suitable form and organized within any suitable type of data structure. The operational data may be collected as a single data set, or may be distributed over different locations including over different storage devices, and may exist, at least partially, merely as electronic signals on a system or network. These modules may be passive or active, including agents operable to implement the desired functionality.

Reference throughout this specification to "an example" or "exemplary" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the example is included in at least one embodiment of the present technology. Thus, the appearances of the phrase "in an example" or the word "exemplary" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.

As used herein, a plurality of items, structural elements, compositional elements, and/or materials may be presented in a common list for convenience. However, these lists should be construed as though each member of the list is individually identified as a separate and unique member. Thus, no element in such list should be construed as a de facto equivalent of any other element in the same list solely based on their presentation in a common group without any representation to the contrary. Additionally, various embodiments and examples of the present technology may be referenced herein along with alternatives to the various components thereof. It should be understood that these embodiments, examples, and alternatives are not to be construed as being virtually equivalent to one another, but are to be considered as separate and autonomous representations of the present technology.

Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided, such as examples of layouts, distances, network examples, etc., to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present technology. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the technology can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, arrangements, etc. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the technology.

While the foregoing examples are illustrative of the principles of the present technology in one or more particular applications, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that numerous modifications in form, usage and details of implementation can be made without the exercise of inventive faculty, and without departing from the principles and concepts herein. Accordingly, it is not intended that the technology be limited, except as by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An apparatus of a user equipment, UE, the UE operable to communicate with one or more transmitting and receiving points, the apparatus comprising: a memory; and one or more processors configured to:

selecting one or more UE modes including a receive Rx mode supporting a new radio NR, an Rx mode supporting an NR dual connection, an Rx mode supporting an NR triple connection, an Rx mode supporting dual beams, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beams;

storing the selected pattern in the memory;

generating a list of UE capabilities for the one or more selected UE modes; and is

For transmission to an extended base station, coding a UE capability list for a selected UE mode to enable the UE to communicate with the extended base station or one or more extended transmission reception points TRP using the one or more selected modes,

wherein the dual beam capable Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual beam operation UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives two transmission beams and connects with at least two intra-cell TRPs or two inter-cell TRPs.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to decode information received from the one or more extended TRPs on one or more transmission beams.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to broadcast from the UE using one or more transmission beams from the UE to one or more of the extended base station and the one or more extended TRPs.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 or 3, wherein the NR enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE connects to the one or more extended TRPs or the extended base station.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 or 3, wherein the NR dual connectivity enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is simultaneously connected:

a base station and the one or more extended TRPs;

an extended base station and a base station; or

An extended base station and the one or more extended TRPs.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 or 3, wherein the NR triple-connected Rx mode is to comprise the UE operating in a triple-extended-connection UE mode such that the UE is connected:

a base station operating as a MeNodeB, an extension base station operating as a sennodeb, and one or more extension TRPs; or

An extended base station operating as a MeNodeB, a base station operating as a sennodeb, and one or more extended TRPs.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 or 3, wherein the multi-beam capable Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the one or more extended TRPs are associated with a TRP identifier ID or a cell ID.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the one or more extended TRPs comprises a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises a cell identifier ID and each of the one or more extended TRPs comprises a separate ID.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the one or more extended TRPs comprises one or more transmission beams coupled to the UE, wherein each transmission beam comprises a unique Identifier (ID).

11. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein one or more transmission beams from a same extended TRP of the one or more extended TRPs have a same beam identifier ID.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 or 3, wherein the UE is or is not aware of a beam Identifier (ID), a cell ID, and a TRP ID.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 or 3, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive broadcast system information from one or more extended TRPs performing beam scanning.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one of an antenna, a touch sensitive display screen, a speaker, a microphone, a graphics processor, a baseband processor, an application processor, internal memory, a non-volatile memory port, and combinations thereof.

15. An apparatus of an extended base station operable to communicate with a user equipment, UE, the apparatus comprising: a memory; and one or more processors configured to:

signaling a transceiver of the extended base station to communicate with a UE operating in one or more UE modes via one or more extended transmit reception points TRP, the one or more UE modes including a receive Rx mode supporting a new radio NR, an Rx mode supporting an NR dual connection, an Rx mode supporting an NR triple connection, an Rx mode supporting a dual beam, and an Rx mode supporting a multi-beam, wherein the extended base station is connected with the one or more extended TRPs via an extended interface;

storing a UE mode in the memory; and is

Signaling a transceiver of the extended base station to receive the selected UE mode from the UE to enable the extended base station to communicate with the UE operating in the one or more UE modes or one or more extended transmit receive points TRP,

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the base station receives information from one or more extended TRPs on one or more transmission beams.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to signal a transceiver of the base station to receive a UE capability list for UE mode from the UE.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein the NR enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a single extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is connected to the one or more extended TRPs or to the extended base station.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein the Rx mode supporting NR dual connectivity comprises the UE operating in a dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is simultaneously connected:

a base station and the one or more extended TRPs;

an extended base station and a base station; or

An extended base station and the one or more extended TRPs.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein the NR three-connection capable Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a three extended-connection UE mode such that the UE is connected:

21. The apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein the multi-beam enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual-beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.

22. The apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein the one or more extended TRPs are associated with a TRP identifier ID or a cell ID.

23. The apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein the one or more extended TRPs comprises a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises a cell identifier ID and each of the one or more extended TRPs comprises a separate ID.

24. The apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein each of the one or more transmission beams of the one or more extended TRPs includes a unique identifier ID.

25. The apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein one or more transmission beams from a same extended TRP of the one or more extended TRPs share a beam identifier ID.

26. The apparatus of claim 15 or 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive broadcast system information from one or more extended TRPs performing beam scanning.

27. A user equipment, UE, for communicating with one or more transmitting and receiving points, the UE comprising:

means for selecting one or more UE modes including a receive Rx mode supporting new radio NR, an Rx mode supporting NR dual connection, an Rx mode supporting NR triple connection, an Rx mode supporting dual beam, and an Rx mode supporting multi-beam;

means for generating a list of UE capabilities for one or more selected UE modes; and is

Means for encoding a UE capability list for selected UE modes for broadcast from the UE to enable the UE to communicate with an extended base station or one or more extended transmission reception points TRP using the one or more selected modes,

28. The UE of claim 27, further comprising means for processing one or more transmission beams received from the one or more extended TRPs.

29. The UE of claim 27, wherein:

the NR-enabled Rx mode comprises a UE operating in a single-extended-connection UE mode such that the UE is connected to the one or more extended TRPs or to the base station;

the NR dual connectivity enabled Rx mode comprises the UE operating in a dual extended connectivity UE mode such that the UE is simultaneously connected:

a base station and the one or more extended TRPs;

an extended base station and a base station;

an extended base station and the one or more extended TRPs;

the NR three-connection enabled Rx mode includes the UE operating in a three extended-connection UE mode such that the UE connects:

An extended base station operating as a MeNodeB, a base station operating as a SeNodeB, and one or more extended TRPs; and is

The multi-beam enabled Rx mode includes the UE operating in a dual beam operating UE mode such that the UE simultaneously broadcasts or receives at least three or more transmission beams and connects with at least three intra-cell TRPs or three inter-cell TRPs.