Granted Patent B2

US 12,245,274 · App. 18/057,786 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Inventors: Jing Sun (San Diego, CA); Ananta Narayanan Thyagarajan (Bangalore, IN); Xiaoxia Zhang (San Diego, CA); Kapil Bhattad (Bangalore, IN)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W74/0808H04W72/0446H04W72/23

Abstract

Claims (77)

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving information identifying a configured grant (CG) uplink (CG-UL) parameter,

wherein CG-UL is allowed if a channel occupancy time (COT) is not yet detected;

receiving a set of indicators identifying a set of parameters of the COT;

decoding at least one indicator of the set of indicators to determine at least one parameter of the set of parameters of the COT,

wherein the at least one indicator identifies a remaining COT duration at a granularity of a sub-carrier spacing reference numerology and at least one index value for a COT table, and

wherein the COT table includes:

slot format information for an entire portion of the COT, and

COT structure information identifying whether a symbol or slot is within the COT or outside the COT; and

communicating, in accordance with the at least one parameter, based on decoding the at least one indicator.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the set of indicators comprises:

receiving, sequentially, a plurality of indicators identifying indices of a plurality of hierarchically provisioned COT tables; and

communicating in accordance with a slot format configuration determined based on the plurality of hierarchically provisioned COT tables.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of indicators is associated with a slot format indication (SFI) of a downlink control information (DCI) for one or more slots in the COT.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the granularity is a symbol of the sub-carrier spacing reference numerology.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the set of indicators comprises:

receiving the set of indicators in downlink control information (DCI).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sub-carrier spacing reference numerology is preconfigured by a radio resource configuration.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one indicator includes an indication of a COT duration.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of indicators include one or more COT structure indicators (COT-SIs).

9. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

first interface configured to:

obtain information identifying a configured grant (CG) uplink (CG-UL) parameter,

wherein CG-UL is allowed if a channel occupancy time (COT) is not yet detected;

obtain a set of indicators identifying a set of parameters of the COT;

a processing system configured to:

decode at least one indicator of the set of indicators to determine at least one parameter of the set of parameters of the COT,

wherein the at least one indicator identifies a remaining COT duration at a granularity of a sub-carrier spacing reference numerology and at least one index value for a COT table, and

wherein the COT table includes:

slot format information for an entire portion of the COT,

COT structure information identifying whether a symbol or slot is within the COT or outside the COT; and

the first interface or a second interface configured to:

communicate, in accordance with the at least one parameter, based on the at least one indicator being decoded.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the first interface, to obtain the set of indicators, is configured to:

obtain, sequentially, a plurality of indicators identifying indices of a plurality of hierarchically provisioned COT tables; and

communicate in accordance with a slot format configuration determined based on the plurality of hierarchically provisioned COT tables.

11. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the set of indicators is associated with a slot format indication (SFI) of a downlink control information (DCI) for one or more slots in the COT.

12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the granularity is a symbol of the sub-carrier spacing reference numerology.

13. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the first interface, to obtain the set of indicators, is configured to:

obtain the set of indicators in downlink control information (DCI).

14. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the sub-carrier spacing reference numerology is preconfigured by a radio resource configuration.

15. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the at least one indicator includes an indication of a COT duration.

16. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the set of indicators include one or more COT structure indicators (COT-SIs).

17. An apparatus of a network entity for wireless communication, comprising:

an interface configured to:

output information identifying a configured grant (CG) uplink (CG-UL) parameter,

wherein CG-UL is allowed if a channel occupancy time (COT) is not yet detected;

output a set of indicators identifying a set of parameters of the COT,

wherein at least one indicator of the set of indicators is configured to be decoded to determine at least one parameter of the set of parameters of the COT,

wherein the at least one indicator identifies a remaining COT duration at a granularity of a sub-carrier spacing reference numerology and at least one index value for a COT table, and

wherein the COT table includes:

slot format information for an entire portion of the COT,

COT structure information identifying whether a symbol or slot is within the COT or outside the COT; and

communicate, in accordance with the at least one parameter, based on the at least one indicator being decoded.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the interface, to output the set of indicators, is configured to:

output, sequentially, a plurality of indicators identifying indices of a plurality of hierarchically provisioned COT tables; and

communicate in accordance with a slot format configuration determined based on the plurality of hierarchically provisioned COT tables.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the set of indicators is associated with a slot format indication (SFI) of a downlink control information (DCI) for one or more slots in the COT.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the granularity is a symbol of the sub-carrier spacing reference numerology.

21. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the interface, to output the set of indicators, is configured to:

output the set of indicators in downlink control information (DCI).

22. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the sub-carrier spacing reference numerology is preconfigured by a radio resource configuration.

23. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one indicator includes an indication of a COT duration.

24. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the set of indicators include one or more COT structure indicators (COT-SIs).

25. A method of wireless communication performed by an apparatus of a network entity, comprising:

outputting information identifying a configured grant (CG) uplink (CG-UL) parameter,

wherein CG-UL is allowed if a channel occupancy time (COT) is not yet detected;

outputting a set of indicators identifying a set of parameters of the COT, at least one indicator of the set of indicators being decoded to determine at least one parameter of the set of parameters of the COT,

wherein the at least one indicator identifies a remaining COT duration at a granularity of a sub-carrier spacing reference numerology and at least one index value for a COT table, and

wherein the COT table includes:

slot format information for an entire portion of the COT,

COT structure information identifying whether a symbol or slot is within the COT or outside the COT; and

communicating, in accordance with the at least one parameter, based on the at least one indicator being decoded.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein outputting the set of indicators comprises:

outputting, sequentially, a plurality of indicators identifying indices of a plurality of hierarchically provisioned COT tables; and

communicating in accordance with a slot format configuration determined based on the plurality of hierarchically provisioned COT tables.

27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the set of indicators include one or more COT structure indicators (COT-SIs).

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