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US 12,328,713 · App. 17/492,399 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Techniques for slot aggregation in full duplex wireless communications systems

Inventors: Tianyang Bai (Somerville, NJ); Junyi Li (Fairless Hills, PA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W72/0446 H04L5/14 H04W72/23

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Patent No.: US 12,328,713
App. No.: 17/492,399
Granted: Jun 10, 2025
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, such as a base station and a user equipment (UE) may communicate in a full duplex mode. The base station may transmit, to the UE, an indication of a configuration of a set of aggregated slots for wireless communications in the full duplex mode. The UE or the base station, or both, may determine a first beam pair for communications during a first subset of the aggregated slots. The UE or the base station, or both, may determine a second beam pair for communications during a second subset of the aggregated slots. The UE or the base station, or both, may communicate the wireless communications using the first beam pair during the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair during the second subset of aggregated slots.

Claims (113)

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the UE to:

receive, when in a full duplex mode, an indication of a configuration of a set of aggregated slots for full duplex communication, wherein the configuration indicates a first beam pair for the full duplex communication over a first subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a second beam pair for the full duplex communication over a second subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a first aggregation factor associated with uplink communication of the full duplex communication, and a second aggregation factor associated with downlink communication of the full duplex communication, the second beam pair different from the first beam pair; and

communicate via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots, wherein, to communicate, the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to:

transmit, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via a first beam of the first beam pair; and

receive, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via a second beam of the first beam pair.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first aggregation factor and the second aggregation factor are based at least in part on the configuration, and wherein to communicate the uplink communication is based at least in part on the first aggregation factor, and to communicate the downlink communication is based at least in part on the second aggregation factor.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first aggregation factor, the second aggregation factor, or both, indicate a single repetition, a plurality of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to:

select the first beam for the uplink communication and the second beam for the downlink communication based at least in part on the first subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, wherein, to communicate, the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to:

communicate via the first beam for the uplink communication and the second beam for the downlink communication over the first subset of aggregated slots.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to:

select the second beam for the uplink communication and the first beam for the downlink communication based at least in part on the second subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, wherein, to communicate, the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to:

communicate via the second beam for the uplink communication and the first beam for the downlink communication over the second subset of aggregated slots.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to:

determine a beam order associated with the set of aggregated slots based at least in part on the configuration, wherein to communicate via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots is based at least in part on the beam order.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising

one or more antennas configured to:

receive a radio resource control message, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), or a downlink control information, or a combination thereof, comprising the indication of the configuration of the set of aggregated slots for the uplink communication, the downlink communication, or both,

wherein to communicate via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots is based at least in part on the radio resource control message, the MAC-CE, or the downlink control information, or a combination thereof.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second beam pair comprises an inverse of the first beam pair.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each slot of the first subset of aggregated slots alternates with each slot of the second subset of aggregated slots.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of aggregated slots, or the second subset of aggregated slots, or both, comprise one or more groups of slots.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to:

transmit, over the second subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via the second beam of the first beam pair or a third beam of the second beam pair; and

receive, over the second subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via the first beam of the first beam pair or a fourth beam of the second beam pair.

12. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the network device to:

output an indication of a configuration of a set of aggregated slots for full duplex communication, wherein the configuration indicates a first beam pair for the full duplex communication over a first subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a second beam pair for the full duplex communication over a second subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a first aggregation factor associated with uplink communication of the full duplex communication, and a second aggregation factor associated with downlink communication, the second beam pair different from the first beam pair; and

obtain, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via a first beam of the first beam pair; and

output, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via a second beam of the first beam pair.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first aggregation factor and the second aggregation factor are based at least in part on the configuration, and wherein to communicate the uplink communication is based at least in part on the first aggregation factor, and to communicate the downlink communication is based at least in part on the second aggregation factor.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first aggregation factor or the second aggregation factor, or both, indicates a single repetition, a plurality of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the network device to:

communicate via the first beam for the uplink communication and the second beam for the downlink communication over the first subset of aggregated slots.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the network device to:

communicate via the second beam for the uplink communication and the first beam for the downlink communication over the second subset of aggregated slots.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the network device to:

18. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the network device to:

output a radio resource control message, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), or a downlink control information, or a combination thereof, comprising the indication of the configuration of the set of aggregated slots for the uplink communication, the downlink communication, or both, wherein to communicate via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots is based at least in part on the radio resource control message, the MAC-CE, or the downlink control information, or a combination thereof.

19. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the second beam pair comprises an inverse of the first beam pair.

20. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein each slot of the first subset of aggregated slots alternates with each slot of the second subset of aggregated slots.

21. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first subset of aggregated slots, or the second subset of aggregated slots, or both, comprise one or more groups of slots.

22. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the network device to:

obtain, over the second subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via the second beam of the first beam pair or a third beam of the second beam pair; and

output, over the second subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via the first beam of the first beam pair or a fourth beam of the second beam pair.

23. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, when in a full duplex mode, an indication of a configuration of a set of aggregated slots for full duplex communication, wherein the configuration indicates a first beam pair for the full duplex communication over a first subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a second beam pair for the full duplex communication over a second subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a first aggregation factor associated with uplink communication, and a second aggregation factor associated with downlink communication, the second beam pair being different from the first beam pair; and

communicating via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots, the communicating comprising:

transmitting, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via a first beam of the first beam pair; and

receiving, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via a second beam of the first beam pair.

24. The method of claim 23 , the first aggregation factor and the second aggregation factor being based at least in part on the configuration, the communicating of the uplink communication being based at least in part on the first aggregation factor, and the communicating of the downlink communication being based at least in part on the second aggregation factor.

25. The method of claim 23 , the first aggregation factor, the second aggregation factor, or both, indicating a single repetition, a plurality of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

26. The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

selecting the first beam for the uplink communication and the second beam for the downlink communication based at least in part on the first subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, the communicating comprising:

communicating via the first beam for the uplink communication and the second beam for the downlink communication over the first subset of aggregated slots.

27. The method of claim 26 , further comprising:

selecting the second beam for the uplink communication and the first beam for the downlink communication based at least in part on the second subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, the communicating comprising:

communicating via the second beam for the uplink communication and the first beam for the downlink communication over the second subset of aggregated slots.

28. The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

determining a beam order associated with the set of aggregated slots based at least in part on the configuration, wherein communicating via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots is based at least in part on the beam order.

29. The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

receiving a radio resource control message, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), or a downlink control information, or a combination thereof, comprising the indication of the configuration of the set of aggregated slots for the uplink communication, the downlink communication, or both,

wherein communicating via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots is based at least in part on the radio resource control message, the MAC-CE, or the downlink control information, or a combination thereof.

30. The method of claim 23 , wherein the second beam pair comprises an inverse of the first beam pair.

31. The method of claim 23 , wherein each slot of the first subset of aggregated slots alternates with each slot of the second subset of aggregated slots.

32. The method of claim 23 , wherein the first subset of aggregated slots, or the second subset of aggregated slots, or both, comprise one or more groups of slots.

33. The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

transmitting, over the second subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via the second beam of the first beam pair or a third beam of the second beam pair; and

receiving, over the second subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via the first beam of the first beam pair or a fourth beam of the second beam pair.

34. A method for wireless communication at a network device, comprising:

outputting an indication of a configuration of a set of aggregated slots for full duplex communication, the configuration indicating a first beam pair for the full duplex communication over a first subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a second beam pair for the full duplex communication over a second subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a first aggregation factor associated with uplink communication, and a second aggregation factor associated with downlink communication, the second beam pair being different from the first beam pair; and

communicating via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots, wherein the communicating comprises:

obtaining, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via a first beam of the first beam pair; and

outputting, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via a second beam of the first beam pair.

35. The method of claim 34 , the first aggregation factor and the second aggregation factor being based at least in part on the configuration, the communicating of the uplink communication being based at least in part on the first aggregation factor, and the communicating of the downlink communication being based at least in part on the second aggregation factor.

36. The method of claim 34 , wherein the first aggregation factor, the second aggregation factor, or both, indicates a single repetition, a plurality of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

37. The method of claim 34 , further comprising:

communicating via the first beam for the uplink communication and the second beam for the downlink communication over the first subset of aggregated slots.

38. The method of claim 37 , further comprising:

communicating via the second beam for the uplink communication and the first beam for the downlink communication over the second subset of aggregated slots.

39. The method of claim 34 , further comprising:

determining a beam order associated with the set of aggregated slots based at least in part on the configuration, wherein to communicate via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots is based at least in part on the beam order.

40. The method of claim 34 , further comprising:

outputting a radio resource control message, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), or a downlink control information, or a combination thereof, comprising the indication of the configuration of the set of aggregated slots for the uplink communication, the downlink communication, or both, wherein communicating via the first beam pair over the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair over the second subset of aggregated slots is based at least in part on the radio resource control message, the MAC-CE, or the downlink control information, or a combination thereof.

41. The method of claim 34 , wherein the second beam pair comprises an inverse of the first beam pair.

42. The method of claim 34 , wherein each slot of the first subset of aggregated slots alternates with each slot of the second subset of aggregated slots.

43. The method of claim 34 , wherein the first subset of aggregated slots, or the second subset of aggregated slots, or both, comprise one or more groups of slots.

44. The method of claim 34 , further comprising:

obtaining, over the second subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via the second beam of the first beam pair or a third beam of the second beam pair; and

outputting, over the second subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via the first beam of the first beam pair or a fourth beam of the second beam pair.

45. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the UE to:

transmit, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via a first beam of the first beam pair; and

receive, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via a second beam of the first beam pair.

46. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45 , wherein the first aggregation factor and the second aggregation factor are based at least in part on the configuration, communication of the uplink communication is based at least in part on the first aggregation factor, and communication of the downlink communication is based at least in part on the second aggregation factor.

47. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45 , wherein the first aggregation factor, the second aggregation factor, or both, indicates a single repetition, a plurality of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

48. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a network device, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the network device to:

output, when in a full duplex mode, an indication of a configuration of a set of aggregated slots for full duplex communication, wherein the configuration indicates a first beam pair for the full duplex communication over a first subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a second beam pair for the full duplex communication over a second subset of aggregated slots of the set of aggregated slots, a first aggregation factor associated with uplink communication of the full duplex communication, and a second aggregation factor associated with downlink communication of the full duplex communication, the second beam pair different from the first beam pair; and

obtain, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the uplink communication via a first beam of the first beam pair; and

output, over the first subset of aggregated slots, the downlink communication via a second beam of the first beam pair.

49. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 48 , wherein the first aggregation factor and the second aggregation factor are based at least in part on the configuration, communication of the uplink communication is based at least in part on the first aggregation factor, and communication of the downlink communication is based at least in part on the second aggregation factor.

50. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 48 , wherein the first aggregation factor, the second aggregation factor, or both, indicates a single repetition, a plurality of repetitions, or a combination thereof.

Assignments (2)

CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE FIRST INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058018 FRAME 0682. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 8, 2021

From: BAI, TIANYANG; LI, JUNYI; LUO, TAO

To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Reel/Frame 058415/0496 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021

From: BAI, TINGFANG; LI, JUNYI; LUO, TAO

To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Reel/Frame 058018/0682 →

Continuity (2)

Provisional Application 63087779 · Oct 5, 2020

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