On-demand backhaul link management measurements for integrated access backhaul for 5g or other next generation network

Abstract

The same or similar physical signals can be used for both user equipment (UE) and an integrate access backhaul (IAB) node. Different configurations of the resources and/or transmission periods of the signals can be used for initial access for access UEs and IAB nodes. In addition, to support topology formation, mobility/multi-connectivity procedures, and backhaul link management, periodic measurements and reports can be configured by a parent IAB node to a child IAB node UE function. This can comprise radio resource management (RRM), radio link monitoring (RLM), and beam management (L1-BM) measurements and reports.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 based on configured channel state data representative of a configuration of a channel state, obtaining, by first network equipment comprising a processor, a radio resource measurement, wherein the radio resource measurement comprises a beam management measurement associated with second network equipment; and   based on the beam management measurement, selecting, by the first network equipment, a transmission beam to be used by the first network equipment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising connecting, by the first network equipment, a mobile equipment function of the first network equipment to the second network equipment. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising, in response to the connecting, receiving, by the first network equipment, synchronization signal block data representative of a synchronization signal block measurement associated with a synchronization signal block. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising, based on the synchronization signal block data, configuring, by the first network equipment, channel state data to be transmitted on a first beamwidth that is narrower than a second beamwidth associated with the synchronization signal block, resulting in the configured channel state data. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising generating, by the first network equipment, measurement data representative of a radio resource management metric. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the transmission beam is based on a hop order associated with the second network equipment. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the transmission beam is based on a topology management function associated with the second network equipment. 
     
     
         8 . A system, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 configuring channel state data representative of a state of a channel, resulting in configured channel state data; 
 based on the configured channel state data, performing a radio resource measurement, wherein the radio resource measurement comprises a beam management measurement; and 
 based on the beam management measurement, selecting a transmission beam to be used by first network equipment. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise connecting a mobile equipment function of the first network equipment to second network equipment. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise, in response to the connecting, receiving, for the mobile equipment function, synchronization signal block data representative of a synchronization signal block measurement associated with a synchronization signal block. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein configuring the channel state data comprises configuring the channel state data in response to the receiving, wherein the configured channel state data is to be transmitted on a first beamwidth that is narrower than a second beamwidth associated with the synchronization signal block data. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise generating a muting pattern to mute a transmission of the synchronization signal block. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the muting pattern is configured in accordance with at least one of a physical cell identification associated with the first network equipment or a hop order identification associated with the second network equipment. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting, to the second network equipment, measurement data representative of a radio resource management metric associated with the first network equipment. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 receiving a radio resource measurement, wherein the radio resource measurement comprises a beam management measurement; and   based on the beam management measurement, selecting a transmission beam to be used by first network equipment.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise configuring channel state data, resulting in configured channel state data, and wherein the radio resource measurement is based on the configured channel state data. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein configuring the channel state data is based on synchronization signal block data. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the configured channel state data is to be transmitted on a first beamwidth that is narrower than a second beamwidth associated with the synchronization signal block data. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise connecting a function of the first network equipment to second network equipment. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting, by the first network equipment to the second network equipment, measurement data representative of a radio resource management metric associated with the first network equipment.