Chapter 12: Beam Management
Abstract
This chapter deals with the beam-management aspects of NR multi-antenna transmission, including beam adjustment, the concept of Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) states and recovery from beam failure. It also covers the new release-16 features related to multi-TRP transmission.
Keywords
Beamforming; Beam management; Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state; Multi-TRP transmission
Chapter 11 discussed multi-antenna transmission in general and then focused on multi-antenna precoding. A general assumption for the discussion on multi-antenna precoding was the possibility for detailed control, including both phase adjustment and amplitude scaling, of the different antenna elements. In ...
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