Cross link interference measurement resource configuration and reporting with an intelligent reflective surface for interference mitigation

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

receiving, from a scheduling entity, an indication of at least two different cross link interference (CLI) measurement resources of a message for transmission from a transmission source;

receiving, from an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), a reflected transmission of the message originating from the transmission source, while also receiving the message transmitted directly from the transmission source and a downlink (DL) transmission from the scheduling entity, wherein the reflected transmission of the message is reflected by the IRS based on one or more IRS coefficients;

determining one or more CLI measurement parameters using the at least two different CLI measurement resources of the message;

transmitting, to the scheduling entity, a CLI measurement report indicating the one or more CLI measurements parameters from the at least two different CLI measurement resources; and

receiving, from the IRS, another reflected transmission of the message originating from the transmission source, while also receiving the message transmitted directly from the transmission source and the DL transmission from the scheduling entity, wherein the reflected transmission of the message is reflected by the IRS based on one or more configured IRS coefficients that are configured using the one or more CLI measurement parameters.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication further comprises one or more patterns of the one or more IRS coefficients.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the CLI measurement report is configured based on the one or more patterns of the one or more IRS coefficients.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more patterns of the one or more IRS coefficients are provided using one or more IRS pattern identifications (IDs), and wherein the CLI measurement report indicates the one or more CLI measurement parameters from the at least two different CLI measurement resources according to the one or more patterns indicated by the one or more IRS pattern IDs.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein each of the at least two different CLI measurement resources is associated with at least one pattern for evaluating a plurality of different IRS coefficients.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one pattern of the one or more patterns is associated with one or more different occasions of a CLI measurement resource.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one pattern of the one or more patterns is indicated by at least one pattern identification (ID).

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one pattern ID is indexed to one IRS pattern.

9 . The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one pattern of the one or more patterns is associated with a plurality of IRS coefficients for at least one CLI measurement resource.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one pattern comprises at least one of a periodicity of a repetition of different IRS coefficients, a number of different IRS coefficients, or an offset of a first instance of CLI for each IRS coefficient.

11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one pattern of the one or more patterns indicates a pattern of CLI instances for which measurements are collected and applied to a same filter associated with a specific IRS coefficient.

12 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more configured IRS coefficients comprise a plurality of the configured IRS coefficients, and wherein each of the at least two different CLI measurement resources is associated with at least one pattern of the one or more patterns for determining at least two different configured IRS coefficients of the plurality of configured IRS coefficients.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein before receiving, from the IRS, the other reflected transmission of the message originating from the transmission source, while also receiving the message transmitted directly from the transmission source and the DL transmission from the scheduling entity, the method further comprising:

receiving, from the scheduling entity, another indication of at least two different CLI measurement resources of the message for transmission from the transmission source for measuring one or more CLI measurement parameters.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the other indication further comprises at least one pattern of the one or more configured IRS coefficients.

15 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication in a wireless communication network, comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

a memory; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and the memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to:

receive, from a scheduling entity, an indication of at least two different link interference (CLI) measurement resources of a message for cross transmission from a transmission source,

receive, from an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), a reflected transmission of the message originating from the transmission source, while also receiving the message transmitted directly from the transmission source and a downlink (DL) transmission from the scheduling entity, wherein the reflected transmission of the message is reflected by the IRS based on one or more IRS coefficients,

determine one or more CLI measurement parameters using the at least two different CLI measurement resources of the message,

transmit, to the scheduling entity, a CLI measurement report indicating the one or more CLI measurements parameters from the at least two different CLI measurement resources; and

receive, from the IRS, another reflected transmission of the message originating from the transmission source, while also receiving the message transmitted directly from the transmission source and the DL transmission from the scheduling entity, wherein the reflected transmission of the message is reflected by the IRS based on one or more configured IRS coefficients that are configured using the one or more CLI measurement parameters.

16 . A method of wireless communication at a scheduling entity, comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), an indication of at least two different cross link interference (CLI) measurement resources of a message for transmission from a transmission source;

transmitting, to the UE, a downlink (DL) transmission, while the UE receives, from an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), a reflected transmission of the message originating from the transmission source and the message transmitted directly from the transmission source, wherein the reflected transmission of the message is reflected by the IRS based on one or more IRS coefficients;

receiving, from the UE, a CLI measurement report indicating one or more measurements parameters from the at least two different CLI measurement resources of the message; and

directing the IRS to reflect another reflected transmission of the message originating from the transmission source to the UE according to one or more configured IRS coefficients, while the UE also receives the message transmitted directly from the transmission source and the DL transmission from the scheduling entity, wherein the one or more configured IRS coefficients are configured based on the one or more CLI measurement parameters.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the indication further comprises one or more patterns of the one or more IRS coefficients.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the CLI measurement report is configured based on the one or more patterns of the one or more IRS coefficients.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the one or more patterns of the one or more IRS coefficients are provided using one or more IRS pattern identifications (IDs), and wherein the CLI measurement report indicates the one or more CLI measurement parameters from the at least two different CLI measurement resources according to the one or more patterns indicated by the one or more IRS pattern IDs.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein each of the at least two different CLI measurement resources is associated with at least one pattern for evaluating a plurality of different IRS coefficients.

21 . The method of claim 17 , wherein at least one pattern of the one or more patterns is associated with one or more different occasions of a CLI measurement resource.

22 . The method of claim 17 , wherein at least one pattern of the one or more patterns is indicated by at least one pattern identification (ID).

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the at least one pattern ID is indexed to one IRS pattern.

24 . The method of claim 17 , wherein at least one pattern of the one or more patterns is associated with a plurality of IRS coefficients for at least one CLI measurement resource.

25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the at least one pattern comprises at least one of a periodicity of a repetition of different IRS coefficients, a number of different IRS coefficients, or an offset of a first instance of CLI for each IRS coefficient.

26 . The method of claim 17 , wherein at least one pattern of the one or more patterns indicates a pattern of CLI instances for which measurements are collected and applied to a same filter associated with a specific IRS coefficient.

27 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the one or more configured IRS coefficients comprise a plurality of the configured IRS coefficients, and wherein each of the at least two different CLI measurement resources is associated with at least one pattern of the one or more patterns for determining at least two different configured IRS coefficients of the plurality of configured IRS coefficients.

28 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the one or more CLI measurements parameters of the CLI measurement report indicates at least one of a minimum CLI measurement strength or a maximum CLI measurement strength for each CLI measurement resource.

29 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the CLI measurement report is transmitted in response to one or more CLI measurement parameters being beyond a threshold measurement parameter.

30 . A scheduling entity for wireless communication in a wireless communication network, comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

a memory; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and the memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an indication of at least two different cross link interference (CLI) measurement resources of a message for transmission from a transmission source,

transmit, to the UE, a downlink (DL) transmission, while the UE receives, from an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), a reflected transmission of the message originating from the transmission source and the message transmitted directly from the transmission source, wherein the reflected transmission of the message is reflected by the IRS based on one or more IRS coefficients,

receive, from the UE, a CLI measurement report indicating one or more measurements parameters from the at least two different CLI measurement resources of the message, and

direct the IRS to reflect another reflected transmission of the message originating from the transmission source to the UE according to one or more configured IRS coefficients, while the UE also receives the message transmitted directly from the transmission source and the DL transmission from the scheduling entity, wherein the one or more configured IRS coefficients are configured based on the one or more CLI measurement parameters.