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US 12,356,390 · App. 17/518,403 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Techniques for scheduling full-duplex communications

Inventors: Qian Zhang (Basking Ridge, NJ); Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA); Jing Sun (San Diego, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Junyi Li (Fairless Hills, PA); Navid Abedini (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/12H04L5/1438
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Patent No.
US 12,356,390
App. No.
17/518,403
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may identify an applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on a first set of resources. The base station may transmit one or more control messages scheduling one or more full-duplex communications on a second set of resources based on the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources. In some examples, the second set of resources may overlap in time with the first set of resources. In other examples, the second set of resources may not overlap with the first set of resources in time or frequency. Accordingly, the base station may communicate the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources. The described techniques may enable the base station to perform full-duplex communications with reduced interference and improved reliability.

Claims (68)

1. A method for wireless communications at a base station, comprising:

identifying an applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on a first set of resources in full-duplex mode;

transmitting one or more control messages scheduling one or more full-duplex communications on a second set of resources based at least in part on the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode; and

communicating the one or more full-duplex communications.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the one or more control messages comprises:

transmitting the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources that does not overlap with the first set of resources in time or frequency.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the one or more control messages comprises:

transmitting the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources that at least partially overlap in time with the first set of resources, wherein a guard band separates the first set of resources from the second set of resources in frequency.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the one or more control messages comprises:

transmitting the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources that is dedicated for full-duplex communications.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the one or more control messages comprises:

transmitting the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources, wherein a defined guard band or a minimum guard band occurs in frequency between the first set of resources and the second set of resources.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the one or more control messages comprises:

transmitting the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources based at least in part on the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule and on a synchronization signal block reference signal received power measurement of a neighboring cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises:

identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a common radio resource control downlink symbol, a common radio resource control uplink symbol, a dedicated radio resource control downlink symbol, a dedicated radio resource control uplink symbol, or any combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises:

identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a resource associated with a downlink slot format indicator configuration, a resource associated with an uplink slot format indicator configuration, a resource associated with a flexible slot format indicator configuration, or any combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises:

identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a resource configured for transmission of a synchronization signal block, a control resource set for a common search space, a downlink shared channel resource configured for transmission of a paging message or remaining minimum system information, a resource configured for a random access occasion, a resource configured for transmission of a beam failure report synchronization signal, a resource configured for transmission of a beam failure report uplink control channel message, a resource configured for transmission of a scheduling request, or any combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises:

identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a set of resources associated with a slot pattern, a set of resources associated with a symbol pattern, a set of resources configured for full-duplex communications, a set of resources restricted from full-duplex communications, or any combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

communicating, via a backhaul connection or an over-the-air link, control signaling indicating the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule, the first set of resources, or both.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises:

identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a set of resources configured for a measurement gap, a set of resources associated with a synchronization signal block-based measurement timing configuration, or both.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises:

identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising one or more of a pilot reference signal resource, a beam management reference signal resource, a tracking reference signal resource, a sounding reference signal resource, a channel state information reference signal resource, a phase tracking reference signal resource, or any combination thereof.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises:

identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a set of resources configured for a transmission repetition, a set of resources configured for slot aggregation, or both.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises:

identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a set of resources configured for ultra-reliability low latency communications, a set of resources configured for semi-persistent transmissions, a set of resources allocated by a configured grant, or any combination thereof.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises:

identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising an active bandwidth part of a neighboring cell.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule is applicable to the base station, a user equipment (UE) connected to the base station, a neighboring cell, a UE connected to the neighboring cell, or any combination thereof.

18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, via a backhaul connection, slot format information associated with a neighboring cell, wherein identifying the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode is based at least in part on the slot format information.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule comprises a full-duplex communication restriction associated with the first set of resources.

20. An apparatus for wireless communications at a base station, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

identify an applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on a first set of resources in full-duplex mode;

transmit one or more control messages scheduling one or more full-duplex communications on a second set of resources based at least in part on the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode; and

communicate the one or more full-duplex communications.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions to transmit the one or more control messages are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources that does not overlap with the first set of resources in time or frequency.

22. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions to transmit the one or more control messages are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources that at least partially overlap in time with the first set of resources, wherein a guard band separates the first set of resources from the second set of resources in frequency.

23. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions to transmit the one or more control messages are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources that is dedicated for full-duplex communications.

24. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions to transmit the one or more control messages are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources, wherein a defined guard band or a minimum guard band occurs in frequency between the first set of resources and the second set of resources.

25. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions to transmit the one or more control messages are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit the one or more control messages scheduling the one or more full-duplex communications on the second set of resources based at least in part on the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule and on a synchronization signal block reference signal received power measurement of a neighboring cell.

26. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions to identify the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

identify the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a common radio resource control downlink symbol, a common radio resource control uplink symbol, a dedicated radio resource control downlink symbol, a dedicated radio resource control uplink symbol, or any combination thereof.

27. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions to identify the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

identify the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a resource associated with a downlink slot format indicator configuration, a resource associated with an uplink slot format indicator configuration, a resource associated with a flexible slot format indicator configuration, or any combination thereof.

28. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions to identify the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

identify the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode, the first set of resources comprising a resource configured for transmission of a synchronization signal block, a control resource set for a common search space, a downlink shared channel resource configured for transmission of a paging message or remaining minimum system information, a resource configured for a random access occasion, a resource configured for transmission of a beam failure report synchronization signal, a resource configured for transmission of a beam failure report uplink control channel message, a resource configured for transmission of a scheduling request, or any combination thereof.

29. An apparatus for wireless communications at a base station, comprising:

means for identifying an applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on a first set of resources in full-duplex mode;

means for transmitting one or more control messages scheduling one or more full-duplex communications on a second set of resources based at least in part on the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode; and

means for communicating the one or more full-duplex communications.

30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications at a base station, wherein the code comprises instructions executable by a processor to:

identify an applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on a first set of resources in full-duplex mode;

transmit one or more control messages scheduling one or more full-duplex communications on a second set of resources based at least in part on the applicable restricted resource scheduling rule for restricting full-duplex operation on the first set of resources in full-duplex mode; and

communicate the one or more full-duplex communications.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2022
From: ZHANG, QIAN; ZHOU, YAN; SUN, JING; LUO, TAO; LI, JUNYI; ABEDINI, NAVID
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 058526/0470 →
Continuity (1)
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