QUALCOMM Incorporated
Using a spatial reference signal for pathloss determination

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, a configuration signal indicating that the UE supports using a spatial reference signal for a channel performance measurement procedure. The UE may receive an activation signal from the base station activating the spatial reference signal for the channel performance measurement procedure. The UE may perform, based at least in part on the activation signal, the channel performance measurement procedure using the spatial reference signal transmitted by the base station, wherein the channel performance measurement procedure comprises pathloss estimation of a channel. The UE may select, based at least in part on a result of the channel performance measurement procedure, a transmission power for an uplink transmission to the base station. The UE may perform the uplink transmission to the base station based at least in part on the transmission power.