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CSI-RS for Beam Management

CSI-RS for Beam Management (P1/P2/P3)

CSI-RS resource sets configured with repetition 'on' or 'off' to enable Tx and Rx beam sweeping.

Technical Explanation

In 5G beam management: (1) Procedure P1 sweeps wide CSI-RS beams across all directions for beam selection, (2) Procedure P2 refines gNodeB transmit beams using narrow CSI-RS sets, and (3) Procedure P3 fixes the gNodeB beam (repetition 'on') while the UE sweeps its receive beams.

Key Functions

  • Executes standardized beam management procedures P1, P2, and P3
  • Repetition 'on' keeps base station beam fixed while UE sweeps RX beams
  • Repetition 'off' sweeps base station TX beams for gNodeB beam selection
Specifications
3GPP TS 38.214
Interfaces
Uu

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