Measurement and report for cross-link interference management based on signal strength

1. A method in a user equipment (UE), comprising:

obtaining, from a network node, an indication of one or more sets of time and frequency resources to be measured by the UE, wherein:

the one or more sets of time and frequency resources comprises time and frequency resources with regular spacings and are time and frequency resources in which one or more different UEs, in one or more cells different from the UE's cell, are configured to transmit a signal;

the indication comprises one or more of a sub-band index and a comb number corresponding to the one or more sets of times and frequency resources; and

performing one or more measurements on each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources;

reporting, to the network node, a measurement value for each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources, the measurement value indicative of cross-link interference at the UE due to transmissions by the one or more different UEs; and

receiving scheduling information from the network node, wherein the scheduling information is based upon scheduling the one or more different UEs such that an amount of cross-link interference at the UE is reduced.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing one or more measurements on each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources comprises:

performing a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measurement on each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the RSSI measurement comprises a set of measurements performed over a set of slots, each slot carrying one of the one or more time and frequency resource sets; and

the reported measurement value comprises a set of measurements with one reported RSSI value per slot.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the RSSI measurement comprises a measurement performed over a set of time and frequency resources that spans multiple slots; and

the reported measurement value comprises an averaged measurement over the multiple slots.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the RSSI measurement comprises a measurement performed over a set of time and frequency resources that occurs in a pre-configured set of slots; and

the reported measurement value comprises a measured value for a slot in the pre-configured set of slots if the measured value satisfies a reporting trigger.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtained indication of one or more sets of time and frequency resources to be measured by the UE comprises one or more of:

a sub-band index;

a comb number corresponding to a set of time and frequency resources in a sub-band;

a set of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a slot; and

a set of slots.

7. The method of claim 6 , comprising deriving the one or more sets of time and frequency resources to be measured by the UE based on the obtained indication.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a configuration for a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) transmission by the UE; and

transmitting the SRS according to the obtained configuration.

9. A method in a network node, comprising:

configuring a first user equipment (UE) to perform one or more measurements on one or more sets of time and frequency resources, wherein:

the one or more sets of time and frequency resources comprises time and frequency resources with regular spacings and are time and frequency resources in which one or more different UEs, in one or more cells different from the UE's cell, are configured to transmit a signal;

configuring the first UE comprises indicating one or more of a sub-band index and a comb number corresponding to the one or more sets of times and frequency resources to perform the one or more measurements;

receiving a measurement value from the first UE for each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources, the measurement value indicative of cross-link interference at the first UE due to transmissions by the one or more different UEs; and

scheduling the one or more different UEs such that an amount of cross-link interference at the first UE is reduced.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, from a neighboring network node, an SRS transmission configuration for the one or more different UEs, the SRS transmission configuration indicating that the one or more different UEs are configured to perform SRS transmissions on the one or more sets of time and frequency resources, wherein:

the first UE is configured to perform one or more measurements on the one or more sets of time and frequency resources according to the received SRS transmission configuration.

11. The method of claim 9 , comprising:

estimating, based on the received measurement value, an amount of cross-link interference at the first UE due to transmissions by the one or more different UEs.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein configuring the first UE to perform one or more measurements on the one or more sets of time and frequency resources comprises:

signaling an indication of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources to be measured by the first UE.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the indication comprises one or more of:

a sub-band index;

a comb number corresponding to a set of time and frequency resources in a sub-band;

a set of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a slot; and

a set of slots.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

configuring the first UE to perform one or more measurements on the one or more sets of time and frequency resources comprises configuring the first UE to perform a set of measurements over a set of slots, each slot carrying one of the one or more time and frequency resource sets; and

the received measurement value comprises a set of measurements with one reported RSSI value per slot.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

configuring the first UE to perform one or more measurements on the one or more sets of time and frequency resources comprises configuring the first UE to perform a measurement over a set of time and frequency resources that spans multiple slots; and

the received measurement value comprises an averaged measurement over the multiple slots.

16. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a receiver;

a transmitter; and

processing circuitry coupled to the receiver and the transmitter, the processing circuitry configured to:

obtain, from a network node, an indication of one or more sets of time and frequency resources to be measured by the UE, wherein:

the one or more sets of time and frequency resources comprises time and frequency resources with regular spacings and are time and frequency resources in which one or more different UEs, in one or more cells different from the UE's cell, are configured to transmit a signal;

the indication comprises one or more of a sub-band index and a comb number corresponding to the one or more sets of times and frequency resources; and

perform one or more measurements on each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources;

report, to the network node, a measurement value for each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources, the measurement value indicative of cross-link interference at the UE due to transmissions by one or more different UEs; and

receive scheduling information from the network node, wherein the scheduling information is based upon scheduling the one or more different UEs such that an amount of cross-link interference at the UE is reduced.

17. The UE of claim 16 , wherein the processing circuitry configured to perform one or more measurements on each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources comprises processing circuitry configured to:

perform a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measurement on each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources.

18. The UE of claim 17 , wherein:

the RSSI measurement comprises a set of measurements performed over a set of slots, each slot carrying one of the one or more time and frequency resource sets; and

the reported measurement value comprises a set of measurements with one reported RSSI value per slot.

19. The UE of claim 17 , wherein:

the RSSI measurement comprises a measurement performed over a set of time and frequency resources that spans multiple slots; and

the reported measurement value comprises an averaged measurement over the multiple slots.

20. The UE of claim 17 , wherein:

the RSSI measurement comprises a measurement performed over a set of time and frequency resources that occurs in a pre-configured set of slots; and

the reported measurement value comprises a measured value for a slot in the pre-configured set of slots if the measured value satisfies a reporting trigger.

21. The UE of claim 16 , wherein the obtained indication of one or more sets of time and frequency resources to be measured by the UE comprises one or more of:

a sub-band index;

a comb number corresponding to a set of time and frequency resources in a sub-band;

a set of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a slot; and

a set of slots.

22. A network node, comprising:

a receiver;

a transmitter; and

processing circuitry coupled to the receiver and the transmitter, the processing circuitry configured to:

configure a first user equipment (UE) to perform one or more measurements on one or more sets of time and frequency resources, wherein:

the one or more sets of time and frequency resources comprises time and frequency resources with regular spacings and are time and frequency resources in which one or more different UEs, in one or more cells different from the UE's cell, are configured to transmit a signal;

configuring the first UE comprises indicating one or more of a sub-band index and a comb number corresponding to the one or more sets of times and frequency resources to perform the one or more measurements; and

receive a measurement value from the first UE for each of the one or more sets of time and frequency resources, the measurement value indicative of cross-link interference at the first UE due to transmissions by the one or more different UEs; and

schedule the one or more different UEs such that an amount of cross-link interference at the first UE is reduced.

23. The network node of claim 22 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to configure the one or more different UEs to transmit a signal on the one or more sets of time and frequency resources.

24. The network node of claim 23 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to configure the one or more different UEs to transmit a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS).

25. The network node of claim 22 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive, from a neighboring network node, an SRS transmission configuration for the one or more different UEs, the SRS transmission configuration indicating that the one or more different UEs are configured to perform SRS transmissions on the one or more sets of time and frequency resources, wherein:

the first UE is configured to perform one or more measurements on the one or more sets of time and frequency resources according to the received SRS transmission configuration.