International Business Machines Corporation
BASE STATION BEAM MANAGEMENT BASED ON TERMINAL TRANSMIT DATA INDICATION

Abstract:

Aspects of the invention include methods of performing beam management in a base station of a cellular network. A method includes obtaining, at the base station, information indicating whether one or more terminals of the cellular network have data to transmit, and determining, using the base station, during a sweep by the base station if an upcoming terminal has data to transmit based on the information. The sweep by the base station is a sequential movement of the beam over a coverage area. The method also includes foregoing, by the base station, any communication with the upcoming terminal during the sweep based on the information indicating that the upcoming terminal has no data to transmit, and communicating, using the base station, with the upcoming terminal during the sweep based on the information indicating that the upcoming terminal has data to transmit.