System and method for providing guard symbols in networks with integrated access and backhaul (IAB)

1. A method of wireless communication at an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) apparatus, comprising:

determining, by the IAB apparatus and based on information received in a field or header as GuardSymbolsDesired, that a distributed unit (DU) function of a child IAB node is to transition between a first set of resources and a second set of resources at a transition time, the first set of resources being associated with a mobile termination (MT) function of the child IAB node, and the second set of resources being associated with the DU function of the child IAB node, wherein the child IAB node is different from the IAB apparatus; and

configuring a guard period associated with the transition time based on the first set of resources and based on the second set resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting information indicating the guard period to the child IAB node.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

applying the guard period based on the transition time, wherein the guard period comprises a time period of no communication with the child IAB node.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the guard period comprises a set of guard symbols that at least one of overlaps with the transition time, occurs immediately before the transition time, or occurs immediately after the transition time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of resources is configured as at least one of not available (NA) or soft resources unavailable for use by the DU function, and the second set of resources is configured as at least one of hard resources or soft resources available for use by the DU function.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of resources occur immediately before the transition time and the second set of resources occur immediately after the transition time.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second set of resources occur immediately before the transition time and the first set of resources occur immediately after the transition time.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one cell-specific signal associated with the DU function of the child IAB node is scheduled on at least one of the second set of resources, and wherein the second set of resources is associated with the DU function based on the at least one cell-specific signal being scheduled on the at least one of the second set of resources.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein cell-specific signals associated with the DU function of the child IAB node are absent from the first set of resources, and wherein the first set of resources is associated with the MT function based on an absence of the cell-specific signals from the first set of resources.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein communication with the MT function is dynamically scheduled on the first set of resources, and wherein the first set of resources is associated with the MT function further based on the communication with the MT function being dynamically scheduled on the first set of resources.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the configured guard period conflicts with an ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) communication associated with the child IAB node;

canceling the configured guard period in response to determining that the configured guard period conflicts with the URLLC communication; and

communicating the URLLC communication with the child IAB node.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information requesting the guard period from the child IAB node, wherein the guard period is configured based on the information requesting the guard period.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the IAB apparatus comprises an IAB donor having a central unit (CU) function or another IAB node having another MT function.

14. A method of wireless communication at an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, comprising:

transitioning between a first set of resources and a second set of resources at a transition time, the first set of resources being associated with a mobile termination (MT) function of the IAB node, and the second set of resources being associated with a distributed unit (DU) function of the IAB node;

transmitting, to a parent IAB apparatus, information requesting a guard period associated with the transition time based on the transition between the first set of resources and the second set resources, wherein the information requesting a guard period is included in a field or header as GuardSymbolsDesired; and

receiving, from the parent IAB apparatus, a scheduling grant that schedules communication of data by the MT function on one or more resources that at least partially overlap with the guard period.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving information providing the guard period from the parent IAB apparatus based on the information requesting the guard period.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

applying the guard period based on the transition time, wherein the guard period comprises a time period of no communication with the parent IAB apparatus; and

transitioning between the MT function and the DU function contemporaneously with the transition time.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

discarding the scheduling grant based on the communication of data being dynamically scheduled on one or more resources that at least partially overlap with the guard period, wherein the scheduling grant is dynamically scheduled.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving, from the parent IAB apparatus, information scheduling communication of data by the MT function on one or more resources that at least partially overlap with the guard period; and

communicating, with the parent IAB apparatus based on the information scheduling the communication, the data by the MT function on the one or more resources at least partially overlapping with the guard period, wherein the data is punctured on the one or more resources at least partially overlapping with the guard period.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the guard period comprises a set of guard symbols at least one of overlaps with the transition time, occurs immediately before the transition time, or occurs immediately after the transition time.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first set of resources is configured as at least one of not available (NA) or soft resources unavailable for use by the DU function, and the second set of resources is configured as at least one of hard resources or soft resources available for use by the DU function.

21. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first set of resources occur immediately before the transition time and the second set of resources occur immediately after the transition time.

22. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second set of resources occur immediately before the transition time and the first set of resources occur immediately after the transition time.

23. The method of claim 14 , wherein at least one cell-specific signal associated with the DU function is scheduled on at least one of the second set of resources, and wherein the second set of resources is associated with the DU function based on the at least one cell-specific signal being scheduled on the at least one of the second set of resources.

24. The method of claim 14 , wherein cell-specific signals associated with the DU function are absent from the first set of resources, and wherein the first set of resources is associated with the MT function based on an absence of the cell-specific signals from the first set of resources.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein communication with the MT function is dynamically scheduled on the first set of resources by the parent IAB apparatus, and wherein the first set of resources is associated with the MT function further based on the communication with the MT function being dynamically scheduled on the first set of resources by the parent IAB apparatus.

26. An apparatus for wireless communication by an IAB apparatus, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

determine, by the IAB apparatus and based on information received in a field or header as GuardSymbolsDesired, that a distributed unit (DU) function of a child IAB node is to transition between a first set of resources and a second set of resources at a transition time, the first set of resources being associated with a mobile termination (MT) function of the child IAB node, and the second set of resources being associated with the DU function of the child IAB node, wherein the child IAB node is different from the IAB apparatus; and

configure a guard period associated with the transition time based on the first set of resources and based on the second set resources.

27. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit information indicating the guard period to the child IAB node.

28. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

apply the guard period based on the transition time, wherein the guard period comprises a time period of no communication with the child IAB node.

29. An apparatus for wireless communication by an IAB node, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transition between a first set of resources and a second set of resources at a transition time, the first set of resources being associated with a mobile termination (MT) function of the IAB node, and the second set of resources being associated with a distributed unit (DU) function of the IAB node;

transmit, to a parent IAB apparatus, information requesting a guard period associated with the transition time based on the transition between the first set of resources and the second set resources, wherein the information requesting a guard period is included in a field or header as GuardSymbolsDesired; and

receive, from the parent IAB apparatus, a scheduling grant that schedules communication of data by the MT function on one or more resources that at least partially overlap with the guard period.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive information providing the guard period from the parent IAB apparatus based on the information requesting the guard period.