IP Library Granted Patent US 11,528,173
Granted Patent B2
US 11,528,173 · App. 17/571,159 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Method for determining link availability for IAB node, and node using same

Inventors: Hyangsun You (Seoul, KR); Sukhyon Yoon (Seoul, KR); Haewook Park (Seoul, KR); Hyunsoo Ko (Seoul, KR); Gyeongcheol Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04L27/2613H04W40/34
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Patent No.
US 11,528,173
App. No.
17/571,159
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present specification provides a method for receiving gap symbol information, the method being performed by a node in a wireless communication system. The method is characterized by including: receiving the gap symbol information, wherein the gap symbol information indicates the number of gap symbols pertaining to switching between a mobile terminal (MT) operation and a distributed unit (DU) operation; and performing an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) operation on the basis of the gap symbol information, wherein the node does not perform the IAB operation on the symbol indicated by the gap symbol information.

Claims (39)

1. A method for performing a reception of gap symbol information in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a node, which performs an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) operation including a mobile terminal (MT) operation or a distributed unit (DU) operation, and comprising:

performing the reception of the gap symbol information,

wherein the gap symbol information informs a number of symbols related to switching between the MT operation and the DU operation,

wherein the MT operation is an operation related to a communication between the node and a parent node, and

wherein the DU operation is an operation related to a communication between the node and a child node or a communication between the node and a user equipment (UE); and

performing the IAB operation based on the gap symbol information,

wherein the node does not perform the IAB operation on the symbols informed based on the gap symbol information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the node is a node configured to support the MT operation and the DU operation.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the gap symbol information includes first information and second information,

wherein the first information is information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the MT operation to the DU operation,

wherein the second information is information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the DU operation to the MT operation.

4. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein the MT operation is at least one of a MT transmission (TX) and a MT reception (RX), and

wherein the DU operation is at least one of a DU TX and a DU RX.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first information informs at least one of:

information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the MT RX to the DU TX,

information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the MT RX to the DU RX,

information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the MT TX to the DU TX, or

information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the MT TX to the DU RX.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second information informs at least one of:

information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the DU TX to the MT RX,

information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the DU TX to the MT TX,

information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the DU RX to the MT RX, or

information for a number of gap symbols for a transition from the DU RX to the MT TX.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the node receives the gap symbol information from a parent node.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the node transmits desired gap symbol information to a parent node.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the desired gap symbol information informs a number of gap symbols for each combination of the MT operation and the DU operation which is desired by the node.

10. A node, configured to perform an integrated access and backhaul (JAB) operation including a mobile terminal (MT) operation or a distributed unit (DU) operation, comprising:

a transceiver;

at least one memory; and

at least one processor being operatively connected to the at least one memory and the transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

perform a reception of gap symbol information,

wherein the gap symbol information informs a number of symbols related to switching between the MT operation and the DU operation,

wherein the MT operation is an operation related to a communication between the node and a parent node, and

wherein the DU operation is an operation related to a communication between the node and a child node or a communication between the node and a user equipment (UE); and

perform the IAB operation based on the gap symbol information,

wherein the node does not perform the IAB operation on the symbols informed based on the gap symbol information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2022
From: YOU, HYANGSUN; YOON, SUKHYON; PARK, HAEWOOK; KO, HYUNSOO; LEE, GYEONGCHEOL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (5)
KR 10-2019-0082323 · Jul 8, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0128988 · Oct 17, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0147006 · Nov 15, 2019 · national
KR 10-2020-0043010 · Apr 8, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0057928 · May 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTKR2020008959 · Jul 8, 2020
Provisional Application 62888390 · Aug 16, 2019
Related Publication 20220131733A1 · Apr 28, 2022
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