Rules for resolving channel aware tone reservation contention

1 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:

receive control information that indicates a first set of resource elements allocated for a tone reservation signal, wherein the first set of resource elements is based at least in part on a channel frequency response associated with wireless communication at the UE;

determine a second set of resource elements for the tone reservation signal based at least in part on the first set of resource elements and application of a rule, wherein the rule pertains to contention resolution between resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated to a channel used for downlink signaling; and

receive both the tone reservation signal and a downlink signal, wherein the tone reservation signal is received in accordance with the second set of resource elements.

2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the rule includes that the second set of resource elements is non-overlapping with a resource block and a slot that includes at least one resource element allocated to the channel used for downlink control signaling.

3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the rule comprises a first rule that pertains to contention resolution within symbols allocated to a first channel used for downlink control signaling and a second channel used for downlink data signaling, and comprises a second rule that pertains to contention resolution within symbols allocated to only the second channel used for downlink data signaling.

4 . The UE of claim 3 , wherein the first set of resource elements comprises a first subset of resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling within one or more symbols allocated to the first channel and the second channel, and comprises a second subset of resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling within one or more symbols allocated to only the second channel.

5 . The UE of claim 4 , wherein the first subset of resource elements comprise a first percentage of resource elements within the one or more symbols allocated to the first channel and the second channel, wherein the second subset of resource elements comprise a second percentage of resource elements within the one or more symbols allocated to only the second channel, and wherein the first percentage is the same as the second percentage.

6 . The UE of claim 3 , wherein the first rule includes that a respective location of resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling within the symbols allocated to the first channel and the second channel is based at least in part on a respective location of resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling within the symbols allocated to only the second channel.

7 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the first rule further includes that the respective location of resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling within the symbols allocated to the first channel and the second channel is based at least in part on a minimum quantity of resource elements between a resource element allocated for tone reservation signaling within the symbols allocated to only the second channel and a resource element allocated for tone reservation signaling within the symbols allocated to the first channel and the second channel.

8 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the rule includes that resource elements in the first set of resource elements that overlap with one or more resource elements allocated to the channel used for downlink control signaling are punctured.

9 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the rule for contention resolution is based at least in part on a type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and the resource elements allocated to the channel used for downlink signaling.

10 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the type of contention includes a first type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated for downlink control signaling, a second type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements associated with a physical resource block-symbol bitmap, a third type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated to a control resource set, or a fourth type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated for transmission of downlink reference signals.

11 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:

receive second control information that indicates a third set of resource elements used for rate matching associated with the channel used for downlink signaling and indicates a fourth set of resource elements used for rate matching associated with tone reservation signaling, wherein the rule includes that the second set of resource elements is based at least in part on the third set of resource elements and the fourth set of resource elements.

12 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein the fourth set of resource elements comprises a subset of the third set of resource elements.

13 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:

receive second control information that indicates the rule, wherein determining the second set of resource elements is based at least in part on receiving the second control information.

14 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein, to determine the second set of resource elements, the one or more processors are individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:

determine the second set of resource elements based at least in part on application of the rule and a second rule that pertains to contention resolution between resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated for transmission of downlink reference signals.

15 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the rule pertains to contention resolution between resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and reference signal resource elements.

16 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the resource elements allocated to the channel used for downlink signaling include resource elements within a physical downlink control channel resource element group, resource elements indicated via a physical resource block-symbol bitmap, resource elements within a control resource set, or resources allocated for transmission of downlink reference signal, or any combination thereof.

17 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the second set of resource elements is different than the first set of resource elements based at least in part on the application of the rule.

18 . A network entity, comprising:

one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:

output control information that indicates a first set of resource elements allocated for a tone reservation signal, wherein the first set of resource elements is based at least in part on a channel frequency response associated with wireless communication at the network entity;

determine a second set of resource elements for the tone reservation signal based at least in part on the first set of resource elements and application of a rule, wherein the rule pertains to contention resolution between resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated to a channel used for downlink signaling;

output both the tone reservation signal and a downlink signal, wherein the tone reservation signal is transmitted in accordance with the second set of resource elements; and

output second control information that indicates the rule.

19 . The network entity of claim 18 , wherein the rule includes that the second set of resource elements is non-overlapping with a resource block and a slot that include at least one resource element allocated to the channel used for downlink signaling.

20 . The network entity of claim 18 , wherein the rule comprises a first rule that pertains to contention resolution within symbols allocated to a first channel used for downlink control signaling and a second channel used for downlink data signaling, and comprises a second rule that pertains to contention resolution within symbols allocated to only the second channel used for downlink data signaling.

21 . The network entity of claim 20 , wherein the first set of resource elements comprises a first subset of resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling within one or more symbols allocated to the first channel and the second channel, and comprises a second subset of resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling within one or more symbols allocated to only the second channel.

22 . The network entity of claim 21 , wherein the first subset of resource elements comprise a first percentage of resource elements within the one or more symbols allocated to the first channel and the second channel, wherein the second subset of resource elements comprise a second percentage of resource elements within the one or more symbols allocated to only the second channel, and wherein the first percentage is the same as the second percentage.

23 . The network entity of claim 20 , wherein the first rule includes that a respective location of resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling within the symbols allocated to the first channel and the second channel is based at least in part on a respective location of resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling within the symbols allocated to only the second channel.

24 . The network entity of claim 18 , wherein the rule includes that resource elements in the first set of resource elements that overlap with one or more resource elements allocated to the channel used for downlink signaling are punctured.

25 . The network entity of claim 18 , wherein the rule for contention resolution is based at least in part on a type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and the resource elements allocated to the channel used for downlink signaling.

26 . The network entity of claim 25 , wherein the type of contention includes a first type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated for downlink control signaling, a second type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements associated with a physical resource block-symbol bitmap, a third type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated to a control resource set, or a fourth type of contention between the resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated for transmission of downlink reference signals.

27 . The network entity of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:

output second control information that indicates a third set of resource elements used for rate matching associated with the channel used for downlink signaling and indicates a fourth set of resource elements used for rate matching associated with tone reservation signaling, wherein the rule includes that the second set of resource elements is based at least in part on the third set of resource elements and the fourth set of resource elements.

28 . A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving control information that indicates a first set of resource elements allocated for a tone reservation signal, wherein the first set of resource elements is based at least in part on a channel frequency response associated with wireless communication at the UE;

determining a second set of resource elements for the tone reservation signal based at least in part on the first set of resource elements and application of a rule, wherein the rule pertains to contention resolution between resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated to a channel used for downlink signaling; and

receiving both the tone reservation signal and a downlink signal, wherein the tone reservation signal is received in accordance with the second set of resource elements.

29 . A method for wireless communication by a network entity, comprising:

outputting control information that indicates a first set of resource elements allocated for a tone reservation signal, wherein the first set of resource elements is based at least in part on a channel frequency response associated with wireless communication at the network entity;

determining a second set of resource elements for the tone reservation signal based at least in part on the first set of resource elements and application of a rule, wherein the rule pertains to contention resolution between resource elements allocated for tone reservation signaling and resource elements allocated to a channel used for downlink signaling;

outputting both the tone reservation signal and a downlink signal, wherein the tone reservation signal is transmitted in accordance with the second set of resource elements; and

outputting second control information that indicates the rule.