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Granted Patent B2
US 11,716,712 · App. 17/650,471 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Interference management with adaptive resource block allocation

Inventors: Xiaoyin He (San Diego, CA); Peter Pui Lok Ang (San Diego, CA); Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli (San Diego, CA); Joseph Patrick Burke (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/0446H04L5/0042H04L5/0073H04L5/0094H04L7/0331H04W72/21H04W72/23H04W72/541H04J11/005H04W72/00
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Patent No.
US 11,716,712
App. No.
17/650,471
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for interference management with adaptive resource block (RB) allocation. In an exemplary method, a user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station (BS), an indication of a first set of resource blocks (RBs) to receive a first downlink (DL) transmission in a time interval, the UE receives, from the BS, an indication of a dynamically allocated second set of RBs to receive a second DL transmission from the BS in the time interval, and the UE alters one or more parameters of a receiver, based on the second set of RBs, when receiving the second DL transmission on the second set of RBs. Altering the one or more parameters may include switching a phase-locked loop (PLL) of the receiver to a center frequency determined based on the second set of RBs.

Claims (46)

1. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving an indication of a first set of resource blocks (RBs) to receive a first downlink (DL) transmission in a time interval;

receiving an indication of a dynamically allocated second set of RBs to receive a second DL transmission in the time interval; and

altering one or more parameters of a receiver, based on the second set of RBs, when receiving the second DL transmission on the second set of RBs, wherein altering the one or more parameters comprises switching a phase-locked loop (PLL) of the receiver to a center frequency determined based on the second set of RBs.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein altering the one or more parameters further comprises switching from a first analog baseband (BB) filter of the UE to a second analog BB filter of the UE.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein altering the one or more parameters further comprises switching from a first digital baseband (BB) filter of the UE to a second digital BB filter of the UE.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein altering the one or more parameters further comprises changing a sampling frequency.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that an uplink (UL) transmission on the first set of RBs potentially interferes with the first DL transmission; and

transmitting an indication of the potential interference.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that an uplink (UL) transmission on the first set of RBs potentially interferes with the first DL transmission; and

transmitting a request for a change in resources allocated to the UE, wherein the indication of the second set of RBs is transmitted in response to the request.

7. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

a receiver;

a processor configured to:

obtain an indication of a first set of resource blocks (RBs) to receive a first downlink (DL) transmission in a time interval,

obtain an indication of a dynamically allocated second set of RBs to receive a second DL transmission in the time interval, and

alter one or more parameters of the receiver, based on the second set of RBs, when the apparatus is receiving the second DL transmission on the second set of RBs by causing the receiver to switch a phase-locked loop (PLL) of the receiver to a center frequency determined based on the second set of RBs; and

a memory coupled with the processor.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to alter the one or more parameters of the receiver by causing the receiver to switch from a first analog baseband (BB) filter to a second analog BB filter.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to alter the one or more parameters of the receiver by causing the receiver to switch from a first digital baseband (BB) filter to a second digital BB filter.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to alter the one or more parameters by changing a sampling frequency.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that an uplink (UL) transmission on the first set of RBs potentially interferes with the first DL transmission; and

output for transmission an indication of the potential interference.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that an uplink (UL) transmission on the first set of RBs potentially interferes with the first DL transmission; and

output for transmission a request for a change in resources allocated UE, wherein the indication of the second set of RBs is transmitted in response to the request.

13. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

means for receiving an indication of a first set of resource blocks (RBs) to receive a first downlink (DL) transmission in a time interval;

means for receiving an indication of a dynamically allocated second set of RBs to receive a second DL transmission in the time interval; and

means for altering one or more parameters of the apparatus, based on the second set of RBs, when receiving the second DL transmission on the second set of RBs, wherein the means for altering the one or more parameters comprises means for switching a phase-locked loop (PLL), of the apparatus, to a center frequency determined based on the second set of RBs.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the means for altering the one or more parameters further comprises means for switching from a first analog baseband (BB) filter to a second analog BB filter.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the means for altering the one or more parameters further comprises means for switching from a first digital baseband (BB) filter to a second digital BB filter.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the means for altering the one or more parameters further comprises means for changing a sampling frequency.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:

means for determining that an uplink (UL) transmission on the first set of RBs potentially interferes with the first DL transmission; and

means for transmitting an indication of the potential interference.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:

means for determining that an uplink (UL) transmission on the first set of RBs potentially interferes with the first DL transmission; and

means transmitting a request for a change in resources allocated to the apparatus, wherein the indication of the second set of RBs is transmitted in response to the request.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a user equipment (UE), cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:

receiving an indication of a first set of resource blocks (RBs) to receive a first downlink (DL) transmission in a time interval;

receiving an indication of a dynamically allocated second set of RBs to receive a second DL transmission in the time interval; and

altering one or more parameters of a receiver, based on the second set of RBs, when receiving the second DL transmission on the second set of RBs, wherein altering the one or more parameters comprises switching a phase-locked loop (PLL) of the receiver to a center frequency determined based on the second set of RBs.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT APPLICATION NUMBER 15354767 TO 17650471 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058981 FRAME: 0774. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 18, 2022
From: HE, XIAOYIN; ANG, PETER PUI LOK; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN; BURKE, JOSEPH PATRICK
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 059232/0492 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2022
From: HE, XIAOYIN; ANG, PETER PUI LOK; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN; BURKE, JOSEPH PATRICK
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 058981/0774 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16907789 · Jun 22, 2020
Division 15354767 · Nov 17, 2016
Provisional Application 62324653 · Apr 19, 2016
Related Publication 20220272695A1 · Aug 25, 2022