IP Library Granted Patent US 11,258,646
Granted Patent B2
US 11,258,646 · App. 16/902,121 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Waveform optimization of peak-to-average power ratio with inter-cell coordination

Inventors: Noam Zach (Kiryat Ono, IL); Guy Wolf (Rosh Haayin, IL); Ory Eger (Tel Aviv, IL); Sharon Levy (Binyamina, IL); Assaf Touboul (Netanya, IL)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04L27/2614H04W24/10H04W52/365H04W72/046H04W88/14
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Patent No.
US 11,258,646
App. No.
16/902,121
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An interfering base station may transmit to a neighboring base station a configuration to measure beam resources for a plurality of PAPR reduction beams. The neighboring base station may forward this measurement configuration to an associated UE. The UE may then take measurements of the interfering base station's PAPR reduction beams in accordance with the configuration and transmit the report to its serving base station. The neighboring base station may then compile a headroom report and transmit the headroom report to the interfering base station. The interfering base station may then adjust its PAPR reduction beams based on the headroom report.

Claims (76)

1. A method for wireless communication by a first base station, comprising:

transmitting, to a second base station, a measurement configuration for measurement of a plurality of beam resources for a first plurality of peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction beams;

transmitting, via the plurality of beam resources, a plurality of reference signals via the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams in accordance with the measurement configuration;

receiving a headroom report indicating available headroom based at least in part on an energy measurement reported for the plurality of beam resources by a user equipment (UE) served by the second base station; and

transmitting signals via a second plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further comprises:

transmitting a signal via at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams at a different power from a corresponding PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams is transmitted in a respective transmission time interval of a resource allocation, and wherein transmitting the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further comprises:

transmitting at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams in a different transmission time interval within the resource allocation than a corresponding PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the UE is not scheduled to communicate in a resource in which transmission of the signals is scheduled to occur, and wherein transmitting the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further comprises; and

transmitting a signal via at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams with beam characteristics selected to achieve a desired PAPR level based at least in part on the determination.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an adjustment of at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further comprises:

transmitting a signal via at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams in at least a partially overlapping direction with a serving beam based at least in part on the headroom report.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining one or more PAPR reduction beams to be used for transmission of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams; and

determining the measurement configuration based at least in part on the determined one or more PAPR reduction beams.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the headroom report comprises available headroom per beam, per transmission time interval, per frequency sub-band, or a combination thereof, for each of the determined one or more PAPR reduction beams.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the measurement configuration via an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) link.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the IAB link is in a same frequency band as at least one PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication by a first base station, comprising:

a processor,

memory coupled with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit, to a second base station, a measurement configuration for measurement of a plurality of beam resources for a first plurality of peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction beams;

transmit, via the plurality of beam resources, a plurality of reference signals via the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams in accordance with the measurement configuration;

receive a headroom report indicating available headroom based at least in part on an energy measurement reported for the plurality of beam resources by a user equipment (UE) served by the second base station; and

transmit signals via a second plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a transmitter, wherein the instructions to transmit the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit, via the transmitter, a signal via at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams at a different power from a corresponding PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein each PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams is transmitted in a respective transmission time interval of a resource allocation, and comprises:

transmit at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams in a different transmission time interval within the resource allocation than a corresponding PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

determine that the UE is not scheduled to communicate in a resource in which transmission of the signals is scheduled to occur, and wherein transmitting the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further comprises; and

transmit a signal via at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams with beam characteristics selected to achieve a desired PAPR level based at least in part on the determination.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

determine an adjustment of at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions to transmit the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit a signal via at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams in at least a partially overlapping direction with a serving beam based at least in part on the headroom report.

17. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

determine one or more PAPR reduction beams to be used for transmission of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams; and

determine the measurement configuration based at least in part on the determined one or more PAPR reduction beams.

18. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the headroom report comprises available headroom per beam, per transmission time interval, per frequency sub-band, or a combination thereof, for each of the determined one or more PAPR reduction beams.

19. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit the measurement configuration via an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) link.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the IAB link is in a same frequency band as at least one PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams.

21. An apparatus for wireless communication by a first base station, comprising:

means for transmitting, to a second base station, a measurement configuration for measurement of a plurality of beam resources for a first plurality of peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction beams;

means for transmitting, via the plurality of beam resources, a plurality of reference signals via the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams in accordance with the measurement configuration;

means for receiving a headroom report indicating available headroom based at least in part on an energy measurement reported for the plurality of beam resources by a user equipment (UE) served by the second base station; and

means for transmitting signals via a second plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the means for transmitting the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further comprises:

means for transmitting a signal via at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams at a different power from a corresponding PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein each PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams is transmitted in a respective transmission time interval of a resource allocation, and comprises:

means for transmitting at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams in a different transmission time interval within the resource allocation than a corresponding PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams.

24. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising:

determining that the UE is not scheduled to communicate in a resource in which transmission of the signals is scheduled to occur, and wherein transmitting the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further comprises; and

means for transmitting a signal via at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams with beam characteristics selected to achieve a desired PAPR level based at least in part on the determination.

25. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising:

means for determining an adjustment of at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

26. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the means for transmitting the signals via the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams further comprises:

means for transmitting a signal via at least one PAPR reduction beam of the second plurality of PAPR reduction beams in at least a partially overlapping direction with a serving beam based at least in part on the headroom report.

27. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising:

means for determining one or more PAPR reduction beams to be used for transmission of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams; and

means for determining the measurement configuration based at least in part on the determined one or more PAPR reduction beams.

28. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the headroom report comprises available headroom per beam, per transmission time interval, per frequency sub-band, or a combination thereof, for each of the determined one or more PAPR reduction beams.

29. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising:

means for transmitting the measurement configuration via an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) link, wherein the IAB link is in a same frequency band as at least one PAPR reduction beam of the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams.

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

transmit, to a second base station, a measurement configuration for measurement of a plurality of beam resources for a first plurality of peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction beams;

transmit, via the plurality of beam resources, a plurality of reference signals via the first plurality of PAPR reduction beams in accordance with the measurement configuration;

receive a headroom report indicating available headroom based at least in part on an energy measurement reported for the plurality of beam resources by a user equipment (UE) served by the second base station; and

transmit signals via a second plurality of PAPR reduction beams based at least in part on the headroom report.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2021
From: ZACH, NOAM; WOLF, GUY; EGER, ORY; LEVY, SHARON; TOUBOUL, ASSAF
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055786/0412 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62979972 · Feb 21, 2020
Related Publication 20210266209A1 · Aug 26, 2021
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