IP Library Granted Patent US 11,696,265
Granted Patent B2
US 11,696,265 · App. 17/027,243 · Granted Jul 4, 2023

Reduced transmission power time interval indication in wireless networks

Inventor: Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W72/0446H04L1/00H04L1/0003H04L1/0009H04L1/0026H04L1/0057H04L1/06H04L5/0046H04L5/0053H04L27/2601H04W72/0453H04W72/12H04W72/23H04W72/542H04L1/0064H04W28/18H04W72/54H04W84/045
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Patent No.
US 11,696,265
App. No.
17/027,243
Granted
Jul 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Wireless communications are described. Reduced transmission power time intervals may be employed in communications via one or more cells. A wireless device may receive an indication of measurement resources for one or more cells. The wireless device may transmit channel state information for one or more of the cells. Cross carrier scheduling may be employed.

Claims (281)

1. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a node, a broadcast message comprising first parameters indicating a first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a first carrier;

receive, from the node, at least one unicast control message comprising:

second parameters indicating a second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a second carrier; and

an indication of a plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

transmit channel state information (CSI) for the second carrier that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals;

wherein transmission power associated with a reduced transmission power time interval is lower than transmission power associated with a non-reduced transmission power time interval.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals excludes the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

3. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals consists of a subset of the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

4. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to receive, from the node and during a reduced transmission power time interval, a downlink signal, and wherein:

the downlink signal consists of no data;

the downlink signal does not schedule data for transmission;

the downlink signal does not schedule unicast traffic; or

the downlink signal schedules data for transmission at a transmission power that is lower than the transmission power associated with the non-reduced transmission power time interval.

5. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein, during a time period that cross carrier scheduling is configured and the second carrier is activated, when the first carrier enters a reduced transmission power time interval, the second carrier also enters a reduced transmission power time interval.

6. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to receive, from the node and during a reduced transmission power time interval, a signal consisting essentially of a common reference signal in a control region.

7. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises at least one measurement time interval parameter for a plurality of neighboring carriers of the first carrier.

8. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises:

one or more third parameters identifying a CSI transmission resource;

one or more CSI measurement resource parameters; and

one or more fourth parameters identifying a physical uplink control channel format.

9. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first carrier is associated with a primary cell; and

the second carrier is associated with a secondary cell.

10. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

transmit the CSI at least by transmitting first CSI that is based on a first plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the plurality of measurement time intervals; and

transmit second CSI that is based on a second plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the second plurality of measurement time intervals.

11. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more measurement time intervals associated with a neighboring cell of the wireless device; and

the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to measure, based on the one or more measurement time intervals, the neighboring cell.

12. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more neighboring cells that are associated with one or more measurement time intervals.

13. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

measure, based on the plurality of measurement time intervals, first CSI for one or more reduced transmission power time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

measure, based on the second plurality of measurement time intervals, second CSI for one or more non-reduced transmission power time intervals associated with the second carrier.

14. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals comprises:

at least one static measurement time interval that is associated with at least one of radio resource management or radio link management for the second carrier; and

at least one dynamic measurement time interval that is associated with CSI measurement for the second carrier.

15. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals is associated with at least one of:

radio resource management for the second carrier; or

radio link management for the second carrier.

16. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with at least one of:

radio resource management for the second carrier; or

radio link management for the second carrier.

17. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals is associated with measurement of at least one of:

a reference signal received power; or

a reference signal received quality.

18. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one unicast control message indicates that the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier is the same as the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the first carrier.

19. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a first set of almost blank subframes of the first carrier; and

the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a second set of almost blank subframes of the second carrier.

20. A node comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the node to:

transmit, to a wireless device, a broadcast message comprising first parameters indicating a first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a first carrier;

transmit, to the wireless device, at least one unicast control message comprising:

second parameters indicating a second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a second carrier;

an indication of a plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

receive channel state information (CSI) for the second carrier that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals;

wherein transmission power associated with a reduced transmission power time interval is lower than transmission power associated with a non-reduced transmission power time interval.

21. The node of claim 20 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals excludes the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

22. The node of claim 20 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals consists of a subset of the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

23. The node of claim 20 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the node to transmit, to the wireless device and during a reduced transmission power time interval, a downlink signal, and wherein:

the downlink signal consists of no data;

the downlink signal does not schedule data for transmission;

the downlink signal does not schedule unicast traffic; or

the downlink signal schedules data for transmission at a transmission power that is lower than the transmission power associated with the non-reduced transmission power time interval.

24. The node of claim 20 , wherein, during a time period that cross carrier scheduling is configured and the second carrier is activated, when the first carrier enters a reduced transmission power time interval, the second carrier also enters a reduced transmission power time interval.

25. The node of claim 20 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the node to transmit, during a reduced transmission power time interval, a signal consisting essentially of a common reference signal in a control region.

26. The node of claim 20 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises at least one measurement time interval parameter for a plurality of neighboring carriers of the first carrier.

27. The node of claim 20 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises:

one or more third parameters identifying a CSI transmission resource;

one or more CSI measurement resource parameters; and

one or more fourth parameters identifying a physical uplink control channel format.

28. The node of claim 20 , wherein:

the first carrier is associated with a primary cell; and

the second carrier is associated with a secondary cell.

29. The node of claim 20 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the node to:

receive the CSI at least by receiving first CSI that is based on a first plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the plurality of measurement time intervals; and

receive second CSI that is based on a second plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the second plurality of measurement time intervals.

30. The node of claim 20 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more measurement time intervals associated with a neighboring cell of the wireless device.

31. The node of claim 20 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more neighboring cells that are associated with one or more measurement time intervals.

32. The node of claim 20 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the node to:

receive the CSI at least by receiving CSI that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals, wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals are reduced transmission power time intervals; and

receive second CSI that is based on the second plurality of measurement time intervals, wherein the second plurality of measurement time intervals are non-reduced transmission power time intervals.

33. The node of claim 20 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals comprises:

at least one static measurement time interval that is associated with at least one of radio resource management or radio link management for the second carrier; and

at least one dynamic measurement time interval that is associated with CSI measurement for the second carrier.

34. The node of claim 20 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals is associated with at least one of:

radio resource management for the second carrier; or

radio link management for the second carrier.

35. The node of claim 20 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with at least one of:

radio resource management for the second carrier; or

radio link management for the second carrier.

36. The node of claim 20 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals is associated with measurement of at least one of:

a reference signal received power; or

a reference signal received quality.

37. The node of claim 20 , wherein the at least one unicast control message indicates that the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier is the same as the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the first carrier.

38. The node of claim 20 , wherein:

the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a first set of almost blank subframes of the first carrier; and

the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a second set of almost blank subframes of the second carrier.

39. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device and from a node, a broadcast message comprising first parameters indicating a first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a first carrier;

receiving, from the node, at least one unicast control message comprising:

second parameters indicating a second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a second carrier; and

an indication of a plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

transmitting channel state information (CSI) for the second carrier that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals;

wherein transmission power associated with a reduced transmission power time interval is lower than transmission power associated with a non-reduced transmission power time interval.

40. The method of claim 39 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals excludes the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

41. The method of claim 39 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals consists of a subset of the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

42. The method of claim 39 , further comprising receiving, from the node and during a reduced transmission power time interval, a downlink signal, and wherein:

the downlink signal consists of no data;

the downlink signal does not schedule data for transmission;

the downlink signal does not schedule unicast traffic; or

the downlink signal schedules data for transmission at a transmission power that is lower than the transmission power associated with the non-reduced transmission power time interval.

43. The method of claim 39 , further comprising receiving, from the node and during a reduced transmission power time interval, a signal consisting essentially of a common reference signal in a control region.

44. The method of claim 39 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises at least one measurement time interval parameter for a plurality of neighboring carriers of the first carrier.

45. The method of claim 39 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier, and the method further comprises:

transmitting the CSI at least by transmitting first CSI that is based on a first plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the plurality of measurement time intervals; and

transmitting second CSI that is based on a second plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the second plurality of measurement time intervals.

46. The method of claim 39 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more measurement time intervals associated with a neighboring cell of the wireless device, and the method further comprises measuring, based on the one or more measurement time intervals, the neighboring cell.

47. The method of claim 39 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more neighboring cells that are associated with one or more measurement time intervals.

48. The method of claim 39 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier, and the method further comprises:

measuring, based on the plurality of measurement time intervals, first CSI for one or more reduced transmission power time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

measuring, based on the second plurality of measurement time intervals, second CSI for one or more non-reduced transmission power time intervals associated with the second carrier.

49. The method of claim 39 , wherein the at least one unicast control message indicates that the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier is the same as the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the first carrier.

50. The method of claim 39 , wherein:

the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a first set of almost blank subframes of the first carrier; and

the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a second set of almost blank subframes of the second carrier.

51. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a node and to a wireless device, a broadcast message comprising first parameters indicating a first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a first carrier;

transmitting, to the wireless device, at least one unicast control message comprising:

second parameters indicating a second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a second carrier;

an indication of a plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

receiving channel state information (CSI) for the second carrier that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals;

wherein transmission power associated with a reduced transmission power time interval is lower than transmission power associated with a non-reduced transmission power time interval.

52. The method of claim 51 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals excludes the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

53. The method of claim 51 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals consists of a subset of the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

54. The method of claim 51 , further comprising transmitting, to the wireless device and during a reduced transmission power time interval, a downlink signal, and wherein:

the downlink signal consists of no data;

the downlink signal does not schedule data for transmission;

the downlink signal does not schedule unicast traffic; or

the downlink signal schedules data for transmission at a transmission power that is lower than the transmission power associated with the non-reduced transmission power time interval.

55. The method of claim 51 , further comprising transmitting, during a reduced transmission power time interval, a signal consisting essentially of a common reference signal in a control region.

56. The method of claim 51 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises at least one measurement time interval parameter for a plurality of neighboring carriers of the first carrier.

57. The method of claim 51 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier, and the method further comprises:

receiving the CSI at least by receiving first CSI that is based on a first plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the plurality of measurement time intervals; and

receiving second CSI that is based on a second plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the second plurality of measurement time intervals.

58. The method of claim 51 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more measurement time intervals associated with a neighboring cell of the wireless device.

59. The method of claim 51 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more neighboring cells that are associated with one or more measurement time intervals.

60. The method of claim 51 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier, and the method further comprises:

receiving the CSI at least by receiving CSI that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals, wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals are reduced transmission power time intervals; and

receiving second CSI that is based on the second plurality of measurement time intervals, wherein the second plurality of measurement time intervals are non-reduced transmission power time intervals.

61. The method of claim 51 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals comprises:

at least one static measurement time interval that is associated with at least one of radio resource management or radio link management for the second carrier; and

at least one dynamic measurement time interval that is associated with CSI measurement for the second carrier.

62. The method of claim 51 , wherein the at least one unicast control message indicates that the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier is the same as the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the first carrier.

63. The method of claim 51 , wherein:

the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a first set of almost blank subframes of the first carrier; and

the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a second set of almost blank subframes of the second carrier.

64. A system comprising:

a wireless device; and

a node;

wherein the node is configured to:

transmit a broadcast message comprising first parameters indicating a first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a first carrier;

transmit at least one unicast control message comprising:

second parameters indicating a second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a second carrier; and

an indication of a plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier;

wherein the wireless device is configured to:

receive the at least one unicast control message; and

transmit channel state information (CSI) for the second carrier that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals; and

wherein transmission power associated with a reduced transmission power time interval is lower than transmission power associated with a non-reduced transmission power time interval.

65. The system of claim 64 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals excludes the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

66. The system of claim 64 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals consists of a subset of the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

67. The system of claim 64 , wherein:

the node is further configured to transmit, during a reduced transmission power time interval, a downlink signal, and wherein:

the downlink signal consists of no data;

the downlink signal does not schedule data for transmission;

the downlink signal does not schedule unicast traffic; or

the downlink signal schedules data for transmission at a transmission power that is lower than the transmission power associated with the non-reduced transmission power time interval.

68. The system of claim 64 , wherein the node is further configured to transmit, during a reduced transmission power time interval, a signal consisting essentially of a common reference signal in a control region.

69. The system of claim 64 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises at least one measurement time interval parameter for a plurality of neighboring carriers of the first carrier.

70. The system of claim 64 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier;

the wireless device is further configured to:

transmit the CSI at least by transmitting first CSI that is based on a first plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the plurality of measurement time intervals; and

transmit second CSI that is based on a second plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the second plurality of measurement time intervals.

71. The system of claim 64 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more measurement time intervals associated with a neighboring cell of the wireless device; and

the wireless device is further configured to measure, based on the one or more measurement time intervals, the neighboring cell.

72. The system of claim 64 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more neighboring cells that are associated with one or more measurement time intervals.

73. The system of claim 64 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

the wireless device is further configured to:

measure, based on the plurality of measurement time intervals, first CSI for one or more reduced transmission power time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

measure, based on the second plurality of measurement time intervals, second CSI for one or more non-reduced transmission power time intervals associated with the second carrier.

74. The system of claim 64 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals comprises:

at least one static measurement time interval that is associated with at least one of radio resource management or radio link management for the second carrier; and

at least one dynamic measurement time interval that is associated with CSI measurement for the second carrier.

75. The system of claim 64 , wherein the at least one unicast control message indicates that the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier is the same as the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the first carrier.

76. The system of claim 64 , wherein:

the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a first set of almost blank subframes of the first carrier; and

the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a second set of almost blank subframes of the second carrier.

77. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause:

receiving, from a node, a broadcast message comprising first parameters indicating a first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a first carrier;

receiving, from the node, at least one unicast control message comprising:

second parameters indicating a second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a second carrier; and

an indication of a plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

transmitting channel state information (CSI) for the second carrier that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals;

wherein transmission power associated with a reduced transmission power time interval is lower than transmission power associated with a non-reduced transmission power time interval.

78. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals excludes the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

79. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals consists of a subset of the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

80. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause receiving, from the node and during a reduced transmission power time interval, a downlink signal, and wherein:

the downlink signal consists of no data;

the downlink signal does not schedule data for transmission;

the downlink signal does not schedule unicast traffic; or

the downlink signal schedules data for transmission at a transmission power that is lower than the transmission power associated with the non-reduced transmission power time interval.

81. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause receiving, from the node and during a reduced transmission power time interval, a signal consisting essentially of a common reference signal in a control region.

82. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises at least one measurement time interval parameter for a plurality of neighboring carriers of the first carrier.

83. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein:

wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

the instructions, when executed, further cause:

transmitting the CSI at least by transmitting first CSI that is based on a first plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the plurality of measurement time intervals; and

transmitting second CSI that is based on a second plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the second plurality of measurement time intervals.

84. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more measurement time intervals associated with a neighboring cell of the wireless device; and

the instructions, when executed, further cause measuring, based on the one or more measurement time intervals, the neighboring cell.

85. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more neighboring cells that are associated with one or more measurement time intervals.

86. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

the instructions, when executed, further cause:

measuring, based on the plurality of measurement time intervals, first CSI for one or more reduced transmission power time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

measuring, based on the second plurality of measurement time intervals, second CSI for one or more non-reduced transmission power time intervals associated with the second carrier.

87. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein the at least one unicast control message indicates that the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier is the same as the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the first carrier.

88. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 77 , wherein:

the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a first set of almost blank subframes of the first carrier; and

the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a second set of almost blank subframes of the second carrier.

89. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause:

transmitting, to a wireless device, a broadcast message comprising first parameters indicating a first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a first carrier;

transmitting, to the wireless device, at least one unicast control message comprising:

second parameters indicating a second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of a second carrier;

an indication of a plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

receiving channel state information (CSI) for the second carrier that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals;

wherein transmission power associated with a reduced transmission power time interval is lower than transmission power associated with a non-reduced transmission power time interval.

90. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 89 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals excludes the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

91. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 89 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals consists of a subset of the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier.

92. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause transmitting, to the wireless device and during a reduced transmission power time interval, a downlink signal, and wherein:

the downlink signal consists of no data;

the downlink signal does not schedule data for transmission;

the downlink signal does not schedule unicast traffic; or

the downlink signal schedules data for transmission at a transmission power that is lower than the transmission power associated with the non-reduced transmission power time interval.

93. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause transmitting, during a reduced transmission power time interval, a signal consisting essentially of a common reference signal in a control region.

94. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises at least one measurement time interval parameter for a plurality of neighboring carriers of the first carrier.

95. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

the instructions, when executed, further cause:

receiving the CSI at least by receiving first CSI that is based on a first plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the plurality of measurement time intervals; and

receiving second CSI that is based on a second plurality of subcarriers, of the second carrier, in the second plurality of measurement time intervals.

96. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more measurement time intervals associated with a neighboring cell of the wireless device.

97. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of one or more neighboring cells that are associated with one or more measurement time intervals.

98. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein:

the at least one unicast control message further comprises an indication of a second plurality of measurement time intervals associated with the second carrier; and

the instructions, when executed, further cause:

receiving the CSI at least by receiving CSI that is based on the plurality of measurement time intervals, wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals are reduced transmission power time intervals; and

receiving second CSI that is based on the second plurality of measurement time intervals, wherein the second plurality of measurement time intervals are non-reduced transmission power time intervals.

99. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein the plurality of measurement time intervals comprises:

at least one static measurement time interval that is associated with at least one of radio resource management or radio link management for the second carrier; and

at least one dynamic measurement time interval that is associated with CSI measurement for the second carrier.

100. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein the at least one unicast control message indicates that the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the second carrier is the same as the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals of the first carrier.

101. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 90 , wherein:

the first set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a first set of almost blank subframes of the first carrier; and

the second set of reduced transmission power time intervals is a second set of almost blank subframes of the second carrier.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2021
From: DINAN, ESMAEL H
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2021
From: DINAN, ESMAEL
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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