Patent ID: 11968547
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 22:
23. A wireless communication device configured for operation with a wireless communication network, the device comprising:
communication circuitry configured for wireless communication with transmission/reception points in the network; and
processing circuitry operatively associated with the communication circuitry and configured to:
receive one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) or downlink reference signals indicating resources for system access from one or more Transmission/Reception Points (TRPs);
determine a directional reception scanning ability of the device; and
send a capability indication to the network, indicating the directional reception scanning ability of the device; and
for receiving a network transmission that comprises a random access response (RAR), configure reception beamforming at the device from one or more TRPs in dependence on the directional reception scanning ability, wherein the directional reception scanning ability corresponds to whether the device has the ability to scan in multiple reception directions simultaneously, and where the device is not able to scan in multiple reception directions simultaneously, configure the reception beamforming at the device by a process that comprises selecting a particular reception beamforming direction corresponding to one of the received SSBs or downlink reference signals.