IP Library Granted Patent US 12712625
Granted Patent B2
US 12712625 · App. 18/481,947 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Latency capability indication for network-controlled repeater

Inventors: Navid Abedini (Basking Ridge, NJ); Junyi Li (Fairless Hills, PA); Luca Blessent (Whitehouse Station, NJ)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04B7/15557H04B7/15528H04W52/0203
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12712625
App. No.
18/481,947
Filed
Oct 5, 2023
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
ALAM, FAYYAZ
Art Unit
2646
USPC
455/7
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network-controlled repeater (NCR) may transmit an indication of a latency capability of the NCR for switching between repeater modes for mobile termination and for forwarding. The NCR may communicate based at least in part on the latency capability. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (32)

1 . A network-controlled repeater (NCR) for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more memories storing instructions configurable to be executed by the one or more processors to cause the NCR to:

transmit an indication of a sleep mode capability for using sleep modes that are associated with repeater modes; and

switch, based at least in part on the indication of the sleep mode capability, from a first repeater mode to a second repeater mode based at least in part on one or more of a first sleep mode associated with the first repeater mode or a second sleep mode associated with the second repeater mode.

2 . The NCR of claim 1 , wherein the indication indicates one or more of a capability of a total power consumption of the first repeater mode or a total power consumption of the second repeater mode.

3 . The NCR of claim 2 , wherein the instructions configurable to be executed are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the NCR to switch further based at least in part on the one or more of the total power consumption of the first repeater mode or the total power consumption of the second repeater mode.

4 . The NCR of claim 1 , wherein the instructions configurable to be executed are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the NCR to transmit state information that indicates a current repeater mode of the NCR and a sleep mode associated with the current repeater mode.

5 . The NCR of claim 1 , wherein the instructions configurable to be executed are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the NCR to receive a wake-up signal for waking up from a sleep mode used in association with a repeater mode.

6 . A network-controlled repeater (NCR) for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more memories storing instructions configurable to be executed by the one or more processors to cause the NCR to:

receive an indication of a sleep mode capability for using sleep modes that are associated with repeater modes; and

communicate based at least in part on the indication of the sleep mode capability and one or more of a first sleep mode associated with a first repeater mode or a second sleep mode associated with a second repeater mode.

7 . The NCR of claim 6 , wherein the indication indicates one or more of a capability of a total power consumption of the first repeater mode or a total power consumption of the second repeater mode.

8 . The NCR of claim 6 , wherein the instructions configurable to be executed are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the NCR to transmit a sleep mode indication that indicates a sleep mode to use for a repeater mode.

9 . The NCR of claim 6 , wherein the instructions configurable to be executed are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the NCR to transmit a wake-up signal for waking up from a sleep mode used in association with a repeater mode, and wherein the wake-up signal is based at least in part on one or more of a processing delay, an application delay, or a power up delay.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network-controlled repeater (NCR), cause the NCR to:

transmit an indication of a sleep mode capability for using sleep modes that are associated with repeater modes; and

switch, based at least in part on the indication of the sleep mode capability, from a first repeater mode to a second repeater mode based at least in part on one or more of a first sleep mode associated with the first repeater mode or a second sleep mode associated with the second repeater mode.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the indication indicates one or more of a capability of a total power consumption of the first repeater mode or a total power consumption of the second repeater mode.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the NCR to switch further based at least in part on the one or more of the total power consumption of the first repeater mode or the total power consumption of the second repeater mode.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the NCR to transmit state information that indicates a current repeater mode of the NCR and a sleep mode associated with the current repeater mode.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the NCR to receive a wake-up signal for waking up from a sleep mode used in association with a repeater mode.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network-controlled repeater (NCR), cause the NCR to:

receive an indication of a sleep mode capability for using sleep modes that are associated with repeater modes; and

communicate based at least in part on the indication of the sleep mode capability and one or more of a first sleep mode associated with a first repeater mode or a second sleep mode associated with a second repeater mode.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the indication indicates one or more of a capability of a total power consumption of the first repeater mode or a total power consumption of the second repeater mode.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the NCR to transmit a sleep mode indication that indicates a sleep mode to use for a repeater mode.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the NCR to transmit a wake-up signal for waking up from a sleep mode used in association with a repeater mode, and wherein the wake-up signal is based at least in part on one or more of a processing delay, an application delay, or a power up delay.