IP Library Granted Patent US 12672041
Granted Patent B2
US 12672041 · App. 18/460,332 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Smart repeater device

Inventors: Tianyang Bai (Somerville, NJ); Navid Abedini (Basking Ridge, NJ); Junyi Li (Fairless Hills, PA)
Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
H04W36/08H04W36/0072
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12672041
App. No.
18/460,332
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a repeater device may receive a detection configuration that is associated with autonomous detection of a transmission that is associated with a user equipment (UE). The repeater device may detect the transmission based at least in part on the detection configuration. The repeater device may transmit a detection indication that is based at least in part on detecting the transmission. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (57)

1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a repeater device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured, individually or collectively, to cause the repeater device to:

receive a detection configuration that is associated with autonomous detection of a transmission that is associated with a user equipment (UE);

detect the transmission based at least in part on the detection configuration;

detect that the transmission is associated with a Layer 1/Layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM) procedure associated with the UE; and

transmit, to a source network node associated with the UE and based at least in part on detecting that the transmission is associated with the LTM procedure, a detection indication that is based at least in part on detecting the transmission.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the detection configuration indicates at least one of:

an air interface resource associated with the transmission, or

UE identifier (ID) information that is associated with the transmission.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transmission is an uplink transmission that comprises at least one of:

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission,

a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission,

a cell switch request, or

an initial uplink transmission associated with the UE.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the repeater device to:

detect that the transmission is an initial uplink transmission associated with the UE; and

transmit an activation indication that is associated with a configuration assigned to the UE.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the configuration comprises at least one of:

a reference signal configuration,

a configured grant (CG) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) configuration, or

a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the repeater device to:

relay at least one of:

a PUSCH transmission based at least in part on the CG PUSCH configuration, or

a PDSCH transmission based at least in part on the SPS PDSCH configuration.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the repeater device to:

receive reference signal configuration information; and

transmit a reference signal based at least in part on the reference signal configuration information.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transmission is associated with a Layer 1/Layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM) procedure.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the repeater device to:

detect that the transmission is an initial uplink transmission associated with the UE;

transmit, to a network node, a request for an uplink allocation; and

receive, from the network node, an allocation indication that indicates the uplink allocation.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the repeater device to:

delay one or more operations associated with the transmission;

receive, from the source network node, an acknowledgement indication that is associated with the detection indication; and

perform, based at least in part on receiving the acknowledgement indication, the one or more delayed operations.

11 . A method of wireless communication performed by a repeater device, comprising:

receiving a detection configuration that is associated with autonomous detection of a transmission that is associated with a user equipment (UE);

detecting the transmission based at least in part on the detection configuration;

detecting that the transmission is associated with a Layer 1/Layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM) procedure associated with the UE; and

transmitting, to a source network node associated with the UE and based at least in part on detecting that the transmission is associated with the LTM procedure, a detection indication that is based at least in part on detecting the transmission.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

detecting that the transmission is an initial uplink transmission associated with the UE; and

transmitting an activation indication that is associated with a configuration assigned to the UE.

13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving reference signal configuration information; and

transmitting a reference signal based at least in part on the reference signal configuration information.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

detecting that the transmission is an initial uplink transmission associated with the UE;

transmitting, to a network node, a request for an uplink allocation; and

receiving, from the network node, an allocation indication that indicates the uplink allocation.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

delaying one or more operations associated with the transmission;

receiving, from the source network node, an acknowledgement indication that is associated with the detection indication; and

performing, based at least in part on receiving the acknowledgement indication, the one or more delayed operations.