IP Library Granted Patent US 11,516,833
Granted Patent B2
US 11,516,833 · App. 17/100,669 · Granted Nov 29, 2022

Cancellation and interruption indications in integrated access and backhaul networks

Inventors: Jianghong Luo (Skillman, NJ); Navid Abedini (Somerset, NJ); Luca Blessent (Whitehouse Station, NJ); Naeem Akl (Somerville, NJ); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Karl Georg Hampel (Hoboken, NJ); Junyi Li (Franklin Park, NJ)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/1278H04J3/02H04W40/22H04W72/04
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Patent No.
US 11,516,833
App. No.
17/100,669
Granted
Nov 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for communicating, by a relay node, in a time division multiplexing (TDM) mode, with a parent node via a parent link configured between the relay node and the parent node and with a child node via a child link configured between the relay node and the child node, identifying a TDM alignment conflict between a first transmission scheduled for the parent link and a second transmission scheduled for the child link, and transmitting a conflict indication (e.g., a cancellation message or an interruption message) to the parent node or the child node.

Claims (73)

1. A method for wireless communications by a relay node, comprising:

communicating, by the relay node operating in a time division multiplexing (TDM) mode, with a parent node via a parent link configured between the relay node and the parent node and with a child node via a child link configured between the relay node and the child node;

identifying, based at least in part on the relay node operating in the TDM mode, a TDM alignment conflict between a first transmission scheduled for the parent link and a second transmission scheduled for the child link; and

transmitting, to one or both of the parent node or the child node, a conflict indication based at least in part on the identifying and a gap in time between a grant associated with the TDM alignment conflict and the TDM alignment conflict.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the conflict indication comprises:

transmitting the conflict indication comprising a cancellation message indicating cancellation of at least a portion of the first transmission, the second transmission, or both, for at least a portion of an allocated resource.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein transmitting the conflict indication comprises:

transmitting the conflict indication comprising the cancellation message prior to the allocated resource.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein transmitting the conflict indication comprises:

transmitting the conflict indication comprising the cancellation message indicating cancellation of at least the portion of the first transmission that is an uplink transmission or a downlink transmission via the parent link, of the second transmission that is an uplink transmission or a downlink transmission via the child link, or both.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the conflict indication comprises:

transmitting the conflict indication comprising an interruption message indicating interruption of at least a portion of the first transmission, the second transmission, or both, for at least a portion of an allocated resource.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein transmitting the conflict indication comprises:

transmitting the conflict indication comprising the interruption message after the allocated resource.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein transmitting the conflict indication comprises:

transmitting the conflict indication comprising the interruption message indicating interruption of at least the portion of the first transmission that is an uplink transmission or a downlink transmission via the parent link, of the second transmission that is an uplink transmission or a downlink transmission via the child link, or both.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving control signaling scheduling the first transmission between the relay node and the parent node via the parent link.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting control signaling scheduling the second transmission between the relay node and the child node via the child link.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the conflict indication comprises:

transmitting the conflict indication that comprises a bitmap indicating a canceled or interrupted resource over one or more transmission time intervals.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a list configuration indicating a list of one or more resources over one or more transmission time intervals; and

transmitting the conflict indication that comprises an index indicating a first resource from the list is a canceled resource or an interrupted resource.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the TDM alignment conflict comprises:

identifying the TDM alignment conflict based at least in part on the first transmission scheduled for the parent link at least partially overlapping in time with the second transmission scheduled for the child link.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the TDM alignment conflict comprises:

identifying the TDM alignment conflict based at least in part on the first transmission scheduled for the parent link being adjacent in time with the second transmission scheduled for the child link.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the TDM alignment conflict comprises:

communicating first scheduling control signaling indicating a first semi-persistent resource or a first dynamic resource in which the first transmission is scheduled and second scheduling control signaling indicating a second semi-persistent resource or a second dynamic resource in which the second transmission is scheduled that are adjacent in time or at least partially overlap in time.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the conflict indication comprises:

transmitting the conflict indication indicating cancellation of one of the first transmission or the second transmission based at least in part on a priority of the parent link relative to the child link.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the conflict indication comprises:

transmitting the conflict indication via a control channel, a medium access control (MAC) control element, or both.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

communicating control signaling rescheduling at least a portion of the first transmission, the second transmission, or both, based at least in part on the conflict indication; and

communicating the at least the portion of the first transmission, the second transmission, or both, based at least in part on the control signaling.

18. A method for wireless communications at a parent node, comprising:

communicating with a relay node operating in a time division multiplexing (TDM) mode via a parent link between the relay node and the parent node;

transmitting control signaling scheduling a first transmission between the relay node and the parent node via the parent link; and

receiving a conflict indication indicating a TDM alignment conflict between the first transmission and a second transmission scheduled for a child link between the relay node and a child node, wherein receiving the conflict indication is based at least in part on the control signaling and a gap in time between a grant associated with the TDM alignment conflict and the TDM alignment conflict.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein receiving the conflict indication comprises:

receiving the conflict indication comprising a cancellation message indicating cancellation of at least a portion of the first transmission for at least a portion of an allocated resource.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein receiving the conflict indication comprises:

receiving the conflict indication comprising the cancellation message prior to the allocated resource.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein receiving the conflict indication comprises:

receiving the conflict indication comprising the cancellation message indicating cancellation of at least the portion of the first transmission that is an uplink transmission or a downlink transmission scheduled via the parent link.

22. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

transmitting second control signaling reallocating the at least the portion of the allocated resource based at least in part on the cancellation message.

23. A method for wireless communications at a child node, comprising:

communicating with a relay node operating in a time division multiplexing mode via a child link between the relay node and the child node;

receiving control signaling scheduling a second transmission between the relay node and the child node via the child link; and

receiving a conflict indication indicating a TDM alignment conflict between the second transmission and a first transmission scheduled for a parent link between the relay node and a parent node, wherein receiving the conflict indication is based at least in part on the control signaling and a gap in time between a grant associated with the TDM alignment conflict and the TDM alignment conflict.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein receiving the conflict indication comprises:

receiving the conflict indication comprising a cancellation message indicating cancellation of at least a portion of the second transmission for at least a portion of an allocated resource.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein receiving the conflict indication comprises:

receiving the conflict indication comprising the cancellation message prior to the allocated resource.

26. The method of claim 24 , wherein receiving the conflict indication comprises:

receiving the conflict indication comprising the cancellation message indicating cancellation of at least the portion of the second transmission that is an uplink transmission or a downlink transmission scheduled via the child link.

27. The method of claim 24 , further comprising:

transmitting second control signaling reallocating the at least the portion of the allocated resource based at least in part on the cancellation message.

28. An apparatus for wireless communications by a relay node, comprising:

a processor,

memory coupled with the processor; and

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

communicate, by the relay node operating in a time division multiplexing (TDM) mode, with a parent node via a parent link configured between the relay node and the parent node and with a child node via a child link configured between the relay node and the child node;

identify, based at least in part on the relay node operating in the TDM mode, a TDM alignment conflict between a first transmission scheduled for the parent link and a second transmission scheduled for the child link; and

transmit, to one or both of the parent node or the child node, a conflict indication based at least in part on the identifying and a gap in time between a grant associated with the TDM alignment conflict and the TDM alignment conflict.

29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit the conflict indication comprises are further executable by the processor to:

transmit the conflict indication comprising a cancellation message indicating cancellation of at least a portion of the first transmission, the second transmission, or both, for at least a portion of an allocated resource.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit the conflict indication comprises are further executable by the processor to:

transmit the conflict indication comprising the cancellation message prior to the allocated resource.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2021
From: LUO, JIANGHONG; ABEDINI, NAVID; BLESSENT, LUCA; AKL, NAEEM; LUO, TAO; HAMPEL, KARL GEORG; LI, JUNYI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62965687 · Jan 24, 2020
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