IP Library Granted Patent US 11,917,636
Granted Patent B2
US 11,917,636 · App. 17/448,522 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Dynamic selection of NDDS resource in 5G NR with SRS carrier switching

Inventor: Akash Kumar (Hyderabad, IN)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/23H04L5/14H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 11,917,636
App. No.
17/448,522
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) is configured such that sounding reference signal (SRS) is switched among a number of antennas on a number of carriers associated with a default data subscription (DDS). The UE is also configured to receive a signal, scheduled using discontinuous reception (DRX), and associated with a non-default data subscription using at least one of the antennas used by the DDS. The UE determines based on carrier characteristics which resource is used to receive the signal during a DRX cycle. In some aspects, the decision is based on avoiding a conflict between the SRS switching and DRX reception. In further aspects, the decision is based on selecting the carrier contributing least to downlink throughput.

Claims (50)

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a multi-subscriber identity module (MSIM) user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving a first configuration signal scheduling a first downlink (DL) signal on a first carrier using a first resource for a default data subscription (DDS), the first configuration signal further scheduling a second DL signal on a second carrier using a second resource for the DDS; and

receiving a signal during a first DRX cycle for a non-default data subscription (nDDS) using the second resource;

wherein using the second resource is based on a characteristic associated with at least one of the first and second carriers; and

wherein the characteristic comprises the first resource being configured for SRS antenna switching.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a subsequent signal during a second DRX cycle using the first resource;

wherein using the first resource is based on a second characteristic associated with at least one of the first and second carriers.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first carrier is configured for time domain duplexing (TDD) and the second carrier is configured for frequency domain duplexing (FDD).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are configured for time domain duplexing (TDD).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises the second carrier contributing less to downlink throughput than the first carrier.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises a rank of at least one of the first and second carriers.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are configured for frequency domain duplexing (FDD).

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises a time-domain conflict between SRS switching and receiving the signal during the first DRX cycle on at least one of the first resource and the second resource.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the time-domain conflict comprises receiving the signal during the first DRX cycle on a first antenna connected to a switch, wherein the switch is connected to a second antenna which is scheduled to be switched to be used for SRS transmission at a time overlapping the signal during the first DRX cycle.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises a bandwidth of at least one of the first and second carriers.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises a signal to noise ratio (SNR) associated with at least one of the first and second carriers.

12. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

A transceiver configured to:

receive a first configuration signal scheduling a first downlink (DL) signal on a first carrier using a first resource for a default data subscription (DDS), the first configuration signal further scheduling a second DL signal on a second carrier using a second resource for the DDS; and

receive a signal during a first DRX cycle for a non-default data subscription (nDDS) using the second resource;

wherein using the second resource is based on a characteristic associated with at least one of the first and second carriers; and

wherein the characteristic comprises the first resource being configured for SRS antenna switching.

13. The UE of claim 12 wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

receive a subsequent signal during a second DRX cycle using the first resource;

wherein using the first resource is based on a second characteristic associated with at least one of the first and second carriers.

14. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the first carrier is configured for time domain duplexing (TDD) and the second carrier is configured for frequency domain duplexing (FDD).

15. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are configured for time domain duplexing (TDD).

16. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the characteristic comprises the second carrier contributing less to downlink throughput than the first carrier.

17. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the characteristic comprises a rank of at least one of the first and second carriers.

18. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are configured for frequency domain duplexing (FDD).

19. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the characteristic comprises a time-domain conflict between SRS switching and receiving the signal during the first DRX cycle on at least one of the first resource and the second resource.

20. The UE of claim 19 , wherein the time-domain conflict comprises receiving the signal during the first DRX cycle on a first antenna connected to a switch, wherein the switch is connected to a second antenna which is scheduled to be switched to be used for SRS transmission at a time overlapping the signal during the first DRX cycle.

21. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the characteristic comprises a bandwidth of at least one of the first and second carriers.

22. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the characteristic comprises a signal to noise ratio (SNR) associated with at least one of the first and second carriers.

23. A method of wireless communication performed by a multi-subscriber identity module (MSIM) user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving a first configuration signal scheduling a first downlink (DL) signal on a first carrier using a first resource for a default data subscription (DDS), the first configuration signal further scheduling a second DL signal on a second carrier using a second resource for the DDS;

receiving a DRX configuration for a non-default data subscription (nDDS) with a time-domain conflict between SRS antenna switching and a DRX cycle on at least one of the first resource and the second resource; and

transmitting a request indicating a delay for the first DL signal and the second DL signal based on the time-domain conflict.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the time-domain conflict comprises receiving the signal during the DRX cycle on a first antenna connected to a switch, wherein the switch is connected to a second antenna which is scheduled to be switched for SRS transmission at a time overlapping the DRX cycle.

25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the delay comprises a slot offset.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the slot offset is associated with a SRS resource ID.

27. A method of wireless communication performed by a multi-subscriber identity module (MSIM) user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving a first configuration signal from a base station (BS) scheduling a first downlink (DL) signal on a first carrier using a first resource for a default data subscription (DDS), the first configuration signal further scheduling a second DL signal on a second carrier using a second resource for the DDS;

receiving a DRX configuration from the first BS for a non-default data subscription (nDDS) with a time-domain conflict between SRS antenna switching and a DRX cycle on at least one of the first resource and the second resource; and

searching for a second BS for the nDDS based on the time-domain conflict and a characteristic of at least one of the first resource and the second resource.

28. The method of claim 27 , further comprising:

Receiving a signal during a DRX cycle from the second BS.

29. The method of claim 27 , wherein the characteristic comprises a hardware capability which is incompatible with a frequency band of the nDDS.

30. The method of claim 27 , wherein the first carrier is configured for time domain duplexing (TDD) and the second carrier is configured for frequency domain duplexing (FDD).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2021
From: KUMAR, AKASH
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 058058/0617 →
Continuity (1)
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