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US 12,592,809 · App. 17/909,546 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Method for performing MT operation and DU operation by IAB node in wireless communication system, and device therefor

Inventors: Haewook Park (Seoul, KR); Byounghoon Kim (Seoul, KR); Joonkui Ahn (Seoul, KR); Hyangsun You (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04L5/14H04W72/044
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Patent No.
US 12,592,809
App. No.
17/909,546
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to various embodiments, disclosed are a method and a device for performing a mobile terminal (MT) operation and a distributed unit (DU) operation by an IAB node in a wireless communication system in which frequency division duplex (FDD) is supported. Disclosed are the method and the device for the method, the method comprising the steps of: receiving first resource configuration information relating to the MT operation and second resource configuration information relating to the DU operation; and performing the MT operation on the basis of the first resource configuration information and performing the DU operation on the basis of the second resource configuration information, wherein, on the basis that there is no report on a multiplexing capability between the MT operation and the DU operation, the first resource configuration information and the second resource configuration information: support simultaneously performing an MT reception operation and a DU reception operation and simultaneously performing an MT transmission operation and a DU transmission operation; and prohibit to support simultaneously performing the MT transmission operation and the DU reception operation and simultaneously performing the MT reception operation and the DU transmission operation.

Claims (35)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a first resource configuration information for an IAB-mobile termination (MT) of the IAB node;

receiving, by the IAB node, a second resource configuration information for an IAB-distributed unit (DU) of the LAB node; and

performing, by the IAB-MT of the IAB node, an IAB-MT reception (Rx) to receive a first downlink signal or an IAB-MT transmission (Tx) to transmit a first uplink signal based on the first resource configuration information; and

performing, by the IAB-DU of the IAB node, an IAB-DU Rx to receive a second uplink signal or an IAB-DU Tx to transmit a second downlink signal based on the second resource configuration information,

wherein the first resource configuration information including information for a first resource for the IAB-MT Tx and a second resource for the IAB-MT Rx,

wherein the second resource configuration information including information for a third resource for the LAB-DU Tx and a fourth resource for the IAB-DU Rx,

wherein the first resource is configured to be separated from the fourth resource in a time domain and the third resource in a frequency domain, and the second resource is configured to be separated from the third resource in the time domain and the fourth resource in the frequency domain,

wherein a paired spectrum for a frequency division duplex (FDD) is supported for the IAB node,

wherein, based on reporting of capability information for simultaneous operations of the IAB-MT and the IAB-DU, the IAB node is configured to perform at least one of (i) a simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Tx and the IAB-DU Tx, (ii) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Rx and the IAB-DU Rx, (iii) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Rx and the IAB-DU Tx, or (iv) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Tx and the IAB-DU Rx, and

wherein, based on an absence of the reporting of the capability information, the IAB node is configured to perform at least one of (i) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Tx and the IAB-DU Tx, or (ii) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Rx and the IAB-DU Rx.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first resource configuration information is signaled by Radio Resource Control (RRC) and wherein the second resource configuration information is signaled via F1 Application Protocol (AP).

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first resource configuration information and the second resource configuration information includes an indication information on an available resource, an unavailable resource, and a soft resource having availability not determined for each of a downlink and an uplink and wherein availability indication for the soft resource is indicated through an Availability Indicator (AI) included in a downlink control information.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the IAB node ignores a value equal to or greater than a preconfigured threshold among values indicated by the AI.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the IAB node ignores a value equal to or smaller than a preconfigured value among values indicated by the AI.

6 . An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver; and

a processor connected to the RF transceiver, the processor controlling the RF transceiver to receive a first resource configuration information for an IAB-mobile termination (MT) of the LAB, receive a second resource configuration information for an IAB-distributed unit (DU) of the LAB, perform an IAB-MT reception (Rx) to receive a first downlink signal an IAB-MT transmission (Tx) to transmit a first uplink signal using the IAB-MT of the IAB node based on the first resource configuration information, and perform an IAB-DU Rx to receive a second uplink signal and an IAB-DU Tx to transmit a second downlink signal using the IAB-DU of the IAB node based on the second resource configuration information,

wherein the first resource configuration information including information for a first resource for the LAB-MT Tx and a second resource for the IAB-MT Rx,

wherein the second resource configuration information including information for a third resource for the IAB-DU Tx and a fourth resource for the IAB-DU Rx,

wherein the first resource is configured to be separated from the fourth resource in a time domain and the third resource in a frequency domain, and the second resource is configured to be separated from the third resource in the time domain and the fourth resource in the frequency domain,

wherein a paired spectrum for a frequency division duplex (FDD) is supported for the IAB node,

wherein, based on reporting of capability information for simultaneous operations of the IAB-MT and the IAB-DU, the IAB node is configured to perform at least one of (i) a simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Tx and the IAB-DU Tx, ii) the simultaneous operation of the LAB-MT Rx and the IAB-DU Rx, (iii) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Rx and the IAB-DU Tx, and the IAB-MT Tx or (iv) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-DU Rx, the IAB node is allowed to perform all of the simultaneous operations, and

wherein, based on an absence of the reporting of the capability information, the IAB node is configured to perform at least one of (i) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Tx and the IAB-DU Tx, or the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Rx and the IAB-DU Rx.

7 . At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first resource configuration information for an integrated access and backhaul (IAB)-mobile termination (MT) of a IAB node;

receiving a second resource configuration information for an IAB-distributed unit (DU) of the IAB node; and

performing an IAB-MT reception (Rx) to receive a first downlink signal or an IAB-MT transmission (Tx) to transmit a first uplink signal using the IAB-MT of the IAB node based on the first resource configuration information; and

performing an IAB-DU Rx to receive a second uplink signal or an IAB-DU Tx to transmit a second downlink signal using the IAB-DU of the IAB node based on the second resource configuration information,

wherein the first resource configuration information including information for a first resource for the IAB-MT Tx and a second resource for the IAB-MT Rx,

wherein the second resource configuration information including information for a third resource for the IAB-DU Tx and a fourth resource for the IAB-DU Rx,

wherein the first resource is configured to be separated from the fourth resource in a time domain and the third resource in a frequency domain, and the second resource is configured to be separated from the third resource in the time domain and the fourth resource in the frequency domain,

wherein a paired spectrum for a frequency division duplex (FDD) is supported for the IAB node,

wherein, based on reporting of capability information for simultaneous operations of the IAB-MT and the IAB-DU, an IAB node including the IAB-MT and the IAB-DU is configured to perform at least one of (i) a simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Tx and the IAB-DU Tx, (ii) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Rx and the IAB-DU Rx, (iii) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Rx and the IAB-DU Tx, or (iv) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Tx and the IAB-DU Rx, and

wherein, based on an absence of the reporting of the capability information, the IAB node is configured to perform at least one of (i) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Tx and the IAB-DU Tx, or (ii) the simultaneous operation of the IAB-MT Rx and the IAB-DU Rx.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2022
From: PARK, HAEWOOK; KIM, BYOUNGHOON; AHN, JOONKUI; YOU, HYANGSUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0027802 · Mar 5, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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