Patent ID: 11902208
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
a communications interface; and
a processor coupled to the communications interface, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to:
transmit transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state capability information, wherein the TCI state capability information indicates at least one of: a maximum number of TCI states for serving cells and non-serving cells, a maximum number of TCI states for non-serving cells, a maximum number of TCI states for all non-serving cells, a maximum number of TCI states per non-serving cell, a maximum number of non-serving cells with reference signals configured for TCI state association, or a maximum number of physical cell identifiers (PCIs) of cells, other than a serving cell, that are associated with activated TCI states;
receive a TCI state message; and
determine a TCI state based on the TCI state message, a non-serving cell identifier, and a reference signal corresponding to a non-serving cell.