Bundling slots in accordance with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-sharing power control configuration

1 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory;

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:

bundle a set of slots for transmissions in accordance with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-sharing power control configuration that maintains phase continuity by sharing DMRS to fix transmission power for the transmissions across the set of slots;

determine a first transmission power level for a first transmission of first data associated with a first duplex type on a first slot of the set of slots in accordance with the DMRS-sharing power control configuration;

determine to exclude a second transmission of second data associated with a second duplex type on a second slot of the set of slots from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration based at least in part upon the first transmission power level;

transmit the first data associated with the first duplex type on the first slot at the first transmission power level in accordance with the DMRS-sharing power control configuration; and

transmit the second data associated with the second duplex type on the second slot at a second transmission power level that is different than the first transmission power level.

2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first duplex type is half-duplex and the second duplex type is full-duplex.

3 . The UE of claim 2 , wherein the determination to exclude the second transmission from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is in response to the first transmission power level being greater than the second transmission power level.

4 . The UE of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit, via the at least one transceiver, an indication that full-duplex transmissions during the set of slots are excluded from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration.

5 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first duplex type is full-duplex and the second duplex type is half-duplex.

6 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the determination to exclude the second transmission from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is in response to the first transmission power level being less than the second transmission power level.

7 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the determination to exclude the second transmission from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is based on control information signaling from a wireless node.

8 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the determination to exclude the second transmission from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is based on a gap between the first slot and the second slot being less than a threshold.

9 . A wireless node, comprising:

a memory;

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:

receive, via the at least one transceiver, a first transmission of first data associated with a first duplex type on a first slot of a set of slots, wherein the first data is transmitted by a user equipment (UE) at a first transmission power level in accordance with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-sharing power control configuration that maintains phase continuity by sharing DMRS to fix transmission power for transmissions across the set of slots;

receive, via the at least one transceiver, a second transmission of second data associated with a second duplex type on a second slot of a set of slots, wherein the second data is transmitted by the UE at a second transmission power level; and

determine that the second data is excluded from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration.

10 . The wireless node of claim 9 ,

wherein the determination that the second transmission is excluded from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is based on a differential between a first pathloss associated with the first transmission and a second pathloss associated with the second transmission, or

wherein the determination that the second transmission is excluded from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is based on an indication from the UE, or

wherein the determination that the second transmission is excluded from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration originates at the wireless node and is signaled to the UE.

11 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the first duplex type is half-duplex and the second duplex type is full-duplex.

12 . The wireless node of claim 11 , wherein the determination that the second transmission is excluded from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is in response to the first transmission power level being greater than the second transmission power level.

13 . The wireless node of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, via the at least one transceiver, an indication that full-duplex transmissions during the set of slots are excluded from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration.

14 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the first duplex type is full-duplex and the second duplex type is half-duplex.

15 . The wireless node of claim 14 , wherein the determination that the second transmission is excluded from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is in response to the first transmission power level being less than the second transmission power level.

16 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the determination that the second transmission is excluded from the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is based on a gap between the first slot and the second slot being less than a threshold.

17 . The wireless node of claim 9 ,

wherein the wireless node corresponds to a base station, or

wherein the wireless node corresponds to another UE.

18 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory;

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:

receive, via the at least one transceiver, a duplex configuration associated with a set of slots, wherein the duplex configuration comprises a first slot associated with a first duplex type and a second slot associated with a second duplex type;

determine a fixed transmission power level for a demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-sharing power control configuration that is based at least in part upon the duplex configuration;

bundle the set of slots for transmissions in accordance with the DMRS-sharing power control configuration that maintains phase continuity by sharing DMRS to fix transmission power at the fixed transmission power level for the transmissions across the set of slots;

transmit first data associated with the first duplex type on the first slot of the set of slots at the fixed transmission power level in accordance with the DMRS-sharing power control configuration; and

transmit second data associated with the second duplex type on the second slot of the set of slots at the fixed transmission power level in accordance with the DMRS-sharing power control configuration.

19 . The UE of claim 18 ,

wherein the fixed transmission power level is based on both half-duplex transmissions on the first set of slots and full-duplex transmissions on the first set of slots, or

wherein the fixed transmission power level is based only on the half-duplex transmissions on the first set of slots, or

wherein the fixed transmission power level is based only on the full-duplex transmissions on the first set of slots.

20 . The UE of claim 18 , wherein the fixed transmission power level is signaled to the UE via one or more scheduled grants from a wireless node.

21 . The UE of claim 18 , wherein the first duplex type is half-duplex and the second duplex type is full-duplex.

22 . The UE of claim 18 , wherein the first duplex type is full-duplex and the second duplex type is half-duplex.

23 . The UE of claim 18 , wherein the duplex configuration associated with the set of slots is based upon a downlink control information (DCI) that schedules multiple slots associated with the first duplex type, multiple slots associated with the second duplex type, or a combination thereof.

24 . A wireless node, comprising:

a memory;

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:

transmit, via the at least one transceiver, a duplex configuration associated with a set of slots, wherein the duplex configuration comprises a first slot associated with a first duplex type and a second slot associated with a second duplex type;

receive, via the at least one transceiver, a first transmission of first data associated with the first duplex type on the first slot of a set of slots, wherein the first transmission is transmitted by a user equipment (UE) at a fixed transmission power level in accordance with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-sharing power control configuration that maintains phase continuity by sharing DMRS to fix transmission power for the transmissions across the set of slots, wherein the fixed transmission power level for the DMRS-sharing power control configuration is based at least in part upon the duplex configuration; and

receive, via the at least one transceiver, a second transmission of second data associated with the second duplex type on the second slot of the set of slots at the fixed transmission power level in accordance with the DMRS-sharing power control configuration.

25 . The wireless node of claim 24 ,

wherein the fixed transmission power level is based on both half-duplex transmissions on the first set of slots and full-duplex transmissions on the first set of slots, or

wherein the fixed transmission power level is based only on the half-duplex transmissions on the first set of slots, or

wherein the fixed transmission power level is based only on the full-duplex transmissions on the first set of slots.

26 . The wireless node of claim 24 , wherein the fixed transmission power level is signaled to the UE via one or more scheduled grants from the wireless node.

27 . The wireless node of claim 24 , wherein the first duplex type is half-duplex and the second duplex type is full-duplex.

28 . The wireless node of claim 24 , wherein the first duplex type is full-duplex and the second duplex type is half-duplex.

29 . The wireless node of claim 24 , wherein the duplex configuration associated with the set of slots is based upon a downlink control information (DCI) that schedules multiple slots associated with the first duplex type, multiple slots associated with the second duplex type, or a combination thereof.

30 . The wireless node of claim 24 ,

wherein the wireless node corresponds to a base station, or

wherein the wireless node corresponds to another UE.