IP Library Granted Patent US 11,553,470
Granted Patent B2
US 11,553,470 · App. 16/806,984 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Beam management for high-pathloss mode operations

Inventors: Junyi Li (Chester, NJ); Juergen Cezanne (Ocean Township, NJ); Vasanthan Raghavan (West Windsor Township, NJ)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/042H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 11,553,470
App. No.
16/806,984
Filed
Mar 2, 2020
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2472
USPC
370/329
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. When operating in a high-pathloss mode, wireless devices in a network may transmit or receive downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a transmission time interval (TTI) for a physical shared channel (such as a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)). A wireless device may determine one or more intervals that correspond to a periodic signal that collides with portions of the TTI. Based on the identified intervals, the wireless device may communicate over the physical shared channel during the TTI. In such cases, the TTI may overlap in time with the one or more intervals to allow communication of the periodic signal during the portions of the TTI. For instance, a periodic signal may be transmitted or received during each of the one or more intervals.

Claims (118)

1. A method for wireless communications at a device in a wireless network, comprising:

receiving a physical downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules one transmission time interval for a physical shared channel;

communicating over the physical shared channel during a portion of the one transmission time interval excluding one or more intervals in time that correspond to a periodic signal, the one transmission time interval overlapping in time with the one or more intervals to allow communication of the periodic signal during the one or more intervals; and

communicating the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap with the one transmission time interval.

2. The method of claim 1 , the communicating the periodic signal comprising:

receiving the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap in time with the one transmission time interval.

3. The method of claim 1 , the communicating the periodic signal comprising:

transmitting the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap in time with the one transmission time interval.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a configuration of the periodic signal, wherein the one or more intervals are based at least in part on the configuration.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving, within the downlink control information, a modulation and coding scheme table that indicates the configuration.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving radio resource control signaling that indicates the configuration.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

operating in a high-pathloss mode, wherein the one transmission time interval is overlapped in time with the one or more intervals based at least in part on operation in the high-pathloss mode.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a bit value within the downlink control information, wherein the one transmission time interval is overlapped in time with the one or more intervals based at least in part on the determined bit value.

9. The method of claim 1 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

transmitting a physical uplink shared channel to another wireless device.

10. The method of claim 1 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

transmitting a physical sidelink shared channel to another wireless device.

11. The method of claim 1 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

transmitting a physical downlink shared channel to another wireless device.

12. The method of claim 1 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

receiving a physical downlink shared channel from another wireless device.

13. The method of claim 1 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

receiving a physical sidelink shared channel from another wireless device.

14. The method of claim 1 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

receiving a physical uplink shared channel from another wireless device.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device in the wireless network comprises a node in an integrated access and backhaul network.

16. A method for wireless communications at a device in a wireless network, comprising:

transmitting a physical downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules one transmission time interval for a physical shared channel;

communicating over the physical shared channel during a portion of the one transmission time interval excluding one or more intervals in time that correspond to a periodic signal, the one transmission time interval overlapping in time with the one or more intervals to allow communication of the periodic signal during the one or more intervals; and

communicating the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap with the one transmission time interval.

17. The method of claim 16 , the communicating the periodic signal comprising:

transmitting, to one or more other wireless devices, the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap in time with the one transmission time interval.

18. The method of claim 16 , the communicating the periodic signal comprising:

receiving, from another wireless device, the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap in time with the one transmission time interval.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

determining a configuration of the periodic signal, wherein the one or more intervals are based at least in part on the configuration of the periodic signal.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

generating a modulation and coding scheme table that indicates the configuration of the periodic signal; and

transmitting the modulation and coding scheme table within the downlink control information.

21. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

operating in a high-pathloss mode, wherein the one transmission time interval is overlapped in time with the one or more intervals based at least in part on operation in the high-pathloss mode.

22. The method of claim 16 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

receiving a physical uplink shared channel from another wireless device.

23. The method of claim 16 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

receiving a physical sidelink shared channel from another wireless device.

24. The method of claim 16 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

receiving a physical downlink shared channel from another wireless device.

25. The method of claim 16 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

transmitting a physical downlink shared channel to another wireless device.

26. The method of claim 16 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

transmitting a physical sidelink shared channel to another wireless device.

27. The method of claim 16 , the communicating over the physical shared channel during the one transmission time interval comprising:

transmitting a physical uplink shared channel to another wireless device.

28. The method of claim 16 , wherein the device in the wireless network comprises a node in an integrated access and backhaul network.

29. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to:

receive a physical downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules one transmission time interval for a physical shared channel;

communicate over the physical shared channel during a portion of the one transmission time interval excluding one or more intervals in time that correspond to a periodic signal, the one transmission time interval overlapping in time with the one or more intervals to allow communication of the periodic signal during the one or more intervals; and

communicate the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap with the one transmission time interval.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 , the processor further configured to:

determine a configuration of the periodic signal, wherein the one or more intervals are based at least in part on the configuration.

31. The apparatus of claim 30 , the processor further configured to:

receive, within the downlink control information, a modulation and coding scheme table that indicates the configuration.

32. The apparatus of claim 30 , the processor further configured to:

receive radio resource control signaling that indicates the configuration.

33. The apparatus of claim 29 , the processor further configured to:

operate in a high-pathloss mode, wherein the one transmission time interval is overlapped in time with the one or more intervals based at least in part on operation in the high-pathloss mode.

34. The apparatus of claim 29 , the processor further configured to:

determine a bit value within the downlink control information, wherein the one transmission time interval is overlapped in time with the one or more intervals based at least in part on the determined bit value.

35. The apparatus of claim 29 , further comprising:

an antenna array configured to:

receive the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap in time with the one transmission time interval.

36. The apparatus of claim 29 , further comprising:

an antenna array configured to:

transmit the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap in time with the one transmission time interval.

37. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to:

transmit a physical downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules one transmission time interval for a physical shared channel;

communicate over the physical shared channel during a portion of the one transmission time interval excluding one or more intervals in time that correspond to a periodic signal, the one transmission time interval overlapping in time with the one or more intervals to allow communication of the periodic signal during the one or more intervals; and

communicate the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap with the one transmission time interval.

38. The apparatus of claim 37 , the processor further configured to:

determine a configuration of the periodic signal, wherein the one or more intervals are based at least in part on the configuration.

39. The apparatus of claim 38 , the processor further configured to:

generate a modulation and coding scheme table that indicates the configuration of the periodic signal; and

transmit the modulation and coding scheme table within the downlink control information.

40. The apparatus of claim 37 , the processor further configured to:

operate in a high-pathloss mode, wherein the one transmission time interval is overlapped in time with the one or more intervals based at least in part on operation in the high-pathloss mode.

41. The apparatus of claim 37 , further comprising:

an antenna array configured to:

transmit, to one or more other wireless devices, the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap in time with the one transmission time interval.

42. The apparatus of claim 37 , further comprising:

an antenna array configured to:

receive, from another wireless device, the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap in time with the one transmission time interval.

43. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

receive a physical downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules one transmission time interval for a physical shared channel;

communicate over the physical shared channel during a portion of the one transmission time interval excluding one or more intervals in time that correspond to a periodic signal, the one transmission time interval overlapping in time with the one or more intervals to allow communication of the periodic signal during the one or more intervals; and

communicate the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap with the one transmission time interval.

44. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 43 , the instructions further executable by the processor to:

determine a configuration of the periodic signal, wherein the one or more intervals are based at least in part on the configuration.

45. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 43 , the instructions further executable by the processor to:

operate in a high-pathloss mode, wherein the one transmission time interval is overlapped in time with the one or more intervals based at least in part on operation in the high-pathloss mode.

46. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 43 , the instructions further executable by the processor to:

determine a bit value within the downlink control information, wherein the one transmission time interval is overlapped in time with the one or more intervals based at least in part on the determined bit value.

47. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

transmit a physical downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules one transmission time interval for a physical shared channel;

communicate over the physical shared channel during a portion of the one transmission time interval excluding one or more intervals in time that correspond to a periodic signal, the one transmission time interval overlapping in time with the one or more intervals to allow communication of the periodic signal during the one or more intervals; and

communicate the periodic signal during each of the one or more intervals that overlap with the one transmission time interval.

48. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 47 , the instructions further executable by the processor to:

determine a configuration of the periodic signal, wherein the one or more intervals are based at least in part on the configuration.

49. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 47 , the instructions further executable by the processor to:

operate in a high-pathloss mode, wherein the one transmission time interval is overlapped in time with the one or more intervals based at least in part on operation in the high-pathloss mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2020
From: LI, JUNYI; CEZANNE, JUERGEN; RAGHAVAN, VASANTHAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62835402 · Apr 17, 2019
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