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Granted Patent B2
US 11,838,778 · App. 17/322,437 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Wireless node self-interference measurements and uplink beam management for full duplex transmissions

Inventors: Qian Zhang (Basking Ridge, NJ); Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA); Navid Abedini (Basking Ridge, NJ); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Junyi Li (Fairless Hills, PA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W24/08H04L5/0048H04L5/14H04W24/10H04W72/21
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Patent No.
US 11,838,778
App. No.
17/322,437
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless node may determine, from a plurality of beams associated with the first wireless node, a set of suitable uplink beams and a set of suitable downlink beams, wherein the set of suitable UL beams and the set of suitable DL beams are suitable for full duplex communications, and transmit, to a second wireless node, an indication of the set of suitable uplink beams and the set of suitable downlink beams. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (121)

1. A first wireless node for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

transmit, in a half duplex communication mode or a full duplex communication mode, an uplink transmission to a network entity, wherein the uplink transmission comprises one or more of a sounding reference signal, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission;

perform, using the uplink transmission, a self-interference measurement (SIM) associated with an uplink (UL) transmit (Tx) beam from one panel of the first wireless node and a downlink (DL) receive (Rx) beam from another panel of the first wireless node; and

transmit, to a second wireless node, a measurement report indicating a result of the SIM.

2. The first wireless node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine the UL Tx beam based at least in part on the UL Tx beam being associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP) of the second wireless node; and

determine the DL Rx beam based at least in part on the DL Rx beam being associated with a second TRP of the second wireless node.

3. The first wireless node of claim 1 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode;

wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the uplink transmission, are configured to transmit the uplink transmission for a quantity of symbols; and

wherein the one or more processors, to perform the SIM, are further configured to:

perform, for a first subset of symbols of the quantity of symbols, a first SIM associated with the UL Tx beam from a first panel of the first wireless node and a first DL Rx beam from a second panel of the first wireless node; and

perform, for a second subset of symbols of the quantity of symbols, a second SIM associated with the UL Tx beam from the first panel of the first wireless node and a second DL Rx beam from the second panel of the first wireless node.

4. The first wireless node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from the second wireless node, a configuration for a SIM procedure; and

wherein the one or more processors, to perform the SIM and transmit the measurement report, are further configured to:

perform the SIM and transmit the measurement report based at least in part on the configuration for the SIM procedure.

5. The first wireless node of claim 4 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode; and

wherein the configuration for the SIM procedure configures at least one of:

a measurement window to perform the SIM, or

an allocation of resources to be used by the first wireless node for transmitting the measurement report, or

one or more periodic SRSs.

6. The first wireless node of claim 4 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit, to the second wireless node, a request indicating a requested configuration for the SIM procedure; and

wherein the one or more processors, to receive the configuration, are further configured to:

receive the configuration for the SIM procedure based at least in part on transmitting the request indicating the requested configuration for the SIM procedure.

7. The first wireless node of claim 4 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the full duplex communication mode, wherein the configuration for the SIM procedure configures one or more half duplex slots, and wherein the one or more processors, to perform the SIM, are further configured to:

perform the SIM during a half duplex slot of the one or more half duplex slots; and

determine whether an active DL and UL beam pair satisfies a threshold self-interference value.

8. The first wireless node of claim 4 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the full duplex communication mode, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

detect a SIM trigger event; and

transmit, to the second wireless node, a request for a SIM window,

wherein, the one or more processors, to receive the configuration for the SIM procedure, are further configured to:

receive the configuration for the SIM procedure based at least in part on transmitting the request for the SIM window.

9. The first wireless node of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

perform another SIM, based at least in part on the configuration for the SIM procedure, associated with another UL Tx beam from one panel of the first wireless node and another DL Rx beam from another panel of the first wireless node; and

transmit, to the second wireless node, a measurement report indicating a result of the other SIM.

10. The first wireless node of claim 1 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the full duplex communication mode, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine a UL and DL beam pair failure based at least in part on a measurement of the UL and DL beam pair;

determine another candidate UL and DL beam pair based at least in part on performing a SIM associated with the other candidate UL and DL beam pair; and

transmit, to the second wireless node, an indication of the UL and DL beam pair failure and an indication of the other candidate UL and DL beam pair.

11. A method of wireless communication performed by a first wireless node, comprising:

transmitting, in a half duplex communication mode or a full duplex communication mode, an uplink transmission to a network entity, wherein the uplink transmission comprises one or more of a sounding reference signal, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission;

performing, using the uplink transmission, a self-interference measurement (SIM) associated with an uplink (UL) transmit (Tx) beam from one panel of the first wireless node and a downlink (DL) receive (Rx) beam from another panel of the first wireless node; and

transmitting, to a second wireless node, a measurement report indicating a result of the SIM.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining the UL Tx beam based at least in part on the UL Tx beam being associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP) of the second wireless node; and

determining the DL Rx beam based at least in part on the DL Rx beam being associated with a second TRP of the second wireless node.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode;

wherein transmitting the uplink transmission comprises transmitting the uplink transmission for a quantity of symbols; and

wherein performing the SIM comprises:

performing, for a first subset of symbols of the quantity of symbols, a first SIM associated with the UL Tx beam from a first panel of the first wireless node and a first DL Rx beam from a second panel of the first wireless node; and

performing, for a second subset of symbols of the quantity of symbols, a second SIM associated with the UL Tx beam from the first panel of the first wireless node and a second DL Rx beam from the second panel of the first wireless node.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, from the second wireless node, a configuration for a SIM procedure,

wherein performing the SIM and transmitting the measurement report is based at least in part on the configuration for the SIM procedure.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode; and

wherein the configuration for the SIM procedure configures at least one of:

a measurement window to perform the SIM, or

an allocation of resources to be used by the first wireless node for transmitting the measurement report, or

one or more periodic SRSs.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode, the method further comprising:

transmitting, to the second wireless node, a request indicating a requested configuration for the SIM procedure,

wherein receiving the configuration for the SIM procedure is based at least in part on transmitting the request indicating the requested configuration for the SIM procedure.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the full duplex communication mode, wherein the configuration for the SIM procedure configures one or more half duplex slots, and wherein performing the SIM comprises:

performing the SIM during a half duplex slot of the one or more half duplex slots; and

determining whether an active DL and UL beam pair satisfies a threshold self-interference value.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the full duplex communication mode, the method further comprising:

detecting a SIM trigger event; and

transmitting, to the second wireless node, a request for a SIM window,

wherein receiving the configuration for the SIM procedure is based at least in part on transmitting the request for the SIM window.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

performing another SIM, based at least in part on the configuration for the SIM procedure, associated with another UL Tx beam from one panel of the first wireless node and another DL Rx beam from another panel of the first wireless node; and

transmitting, to the second wireless node, a measurement report indicating a result of the other SIM.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the full duplex communication mode, the method further comprising:

determining a UL and DL beam pair failure based at least in part on a measurement of the UL and DL beam pair;

determining another candidate UL and DL beam pair based at least in part on performing a SIM associated with the other candidate UL and DL beam pair; and

transmitting, to the second wireless node, an indication of the UL and DL beam pair failure and an indication of the other candidate UL and DL beam pair.

21. 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 first wireless node, cause the first wireless node to:

transmit, in a half duplex communication mode or a full duplex communication mode, an uplink transmission to a network entity, wherein the uplink transmission comprises one or more of a sounding reference signal, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission;

perform, using the uplink transmission, a self-interference measurement (SIM) associated with an uplink (UL) transmit (Tx) beam from one panel of the first wireless node and a downlink (DL) receive (Rx) beam from another panel of the first wireless node; and

transmit, to a second wireless node, a measurement report indicating a result of the SIM.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the first wireless node to:

determine the UL Tx beam based at least in part on the UL Tx beam being associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP) of the second wireless node; and

determine the DL Rx beam based at least in part on the DL Rx beam being associated with a second TRP of the second wireless node.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode;

wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the first wireless node to transmit the uplink transmission, further cause the first wireless node to transmit the uplink transmission for a quantity of symbols; and

wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the first wireless node to perform the SIM, further cause the first wireless node to:

perform, for a first subset of symbols of the quantity of symbols, a first SIM associated with the UL Tx beam from a first panel of the first wireless node and a first DL Rx beam from a second panel of the first wireless node; and

perform, for a second subset of symbols of the quantity of symbols, a second SIM associated with the UL Tx beam from the first panel of the first wireless node and a second DL Rx beam from the second panel of the first wireless node.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the first wireless node to:

receive, from the second wireless node, a configuration for a SIM procedure; and

wherein the one or more instructions that cause the first wireless node to perform the SIM and transmit the measurement report, further cause the first wireless node to:

perform the SIM and transmit the measurement report based at least in part on the configuration for the SIM procedure.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode; and

wherein the configuration for the SIM procedure configures at least one of:

a measurement window to perform the SIM, or

an allocation of resources to be used by the first wireless node for transmitting the measurement report, or

one or more periodic SRSs.

26. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first wireless node comprising:

means for transmitting, in a half duplex communication mode or a full duplex communication mode, an uplink transmission to a network entity, wherein the uplink transmission comprises one or more of a sounding reference signal, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission;

means for performing, using the uplink transmission, a self-interference measurement (SIM) associated with an uplink (UL) transmit (Tx) beam from one panel of the first wireless node and a downlink (DL) receive (Rx) beam from another panel of the first wireless node; and

means for transmitting, to a second wireless node, a measurement report indicating a result of the SIM.

27. The apparatus of claim 26 , further comprising:

means for determining the UL Tx beam based at least in part on the UL Tx beam being associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP) of the second wireless node; and

means for determining the DL Rx beam based at least in part on the DL Rx beam being associated with a second TRP of the second wireless node.

28. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode;

wherein the means for transmitting the uplink transmission comprises means for transmitting the uplink transmission for a quantity of symbols; and

wherein the means for performing the SIM comprises:

means for performing, for a first subset of symbols of the quantity of symbols, a first SIM associated with the UL Tx beam from a first panel of the first wireless node and a first DL Rx beam from a second panel of the first wireless node; and

means for performing, for a second subset of symbols of the quantity of symbols, a second SIM associated with the UL Tx beam from the first panel of the first wireless node and a second DL Rx beam from the second panel of the first wireless node.

29. The apparatus of claim 26 , further comprising:

means for receiving, from the second wireless node, a configuration for a SIM procedure,

wherein performing the SIM and transmitting the measurement report is based at least in part on the configuration for the SIM procedure.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein a communication mode of the first wireless node is the half duplex communication mode; and

wherein the configuration for the SIM procedure configures at least one of:

a measurement window to perform the SIM, or

an allocation of resources to be used by the first wireless node for transmitting the measurement report, or

one or more periodic SRSs.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2021
From: ZHANG, QIAN; ZHOU, YAN; ABEDINI, NAVID; LUO, TAO; LI, JUNYI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63027743 · May 20, 2020
Provisional Application 63027745 · May 20, 2020
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