IP Library Granted Patent US 12,191,944
Granted Patent B2
US 12,191,944 · App. 17/643,126 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Sub-band precoding for inter user equipment interference mitigation

Inventors: Ahmed Attia Abotabl (San Diego, CA); Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar (San Jose, CA); Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04B7/0456H04W72/0466H04W72/21
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Patent No.
US 12,191,944
App. No.
17/643,126
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication. The UE may perform a transmission of the uplink communication, having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, in accordance with the configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (78)

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

obtain a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

perform a transmission of the uplink communication, having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, in accordance with the configuration;

wherein the configuration indicates to use the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, for the uplink communication, based at least in part on a distance of one or more frequency resources for the uplink communication from the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the distance is measured in a frequency domain.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the distance is based at least in part on one or more resource blocks, or one or more resource elements.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first type of precoding is performed using a first precoder associated with the UE, and the second type of precoding is performed using a second precoder associated with the UE.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to obtain the configuration, are configured to receive the configuration from a base station.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication are allocated for use by a second UE.

7. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

obtain a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

perform a transmission of the uplink communication, having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, in accordance with the configuration;

wherein the configuration indicates to use the first type of precoding if the uplink communication is less than a distance, or less than or equal to the distance, from the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication, or to use the second type of precoding if the uplink communication is greater than the distance, or greater than or equal to the distance, from the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

8. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

obtain a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

perform a transmission of the uplink communication, having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, in accordance with the configuration;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform the transmission of the uplink communication having the first type of precoding based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for the uplink communication being less than a distance, or less than or equal to the distance, from the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

9. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

obtain a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

perform a transmission of the uplink communication, having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, in accordance with the configuration;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform the transmission of the uplink communication having the second type of precoding based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for the uplink communication being greater than a distance, or greater than or equal to the distance, from the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

10. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

obtain a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

perform a transmission of the uplink communication, having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, in accordance with the configuration;

wherein the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication are allocated for use by a second UE; and

wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive an indication from the second UE of whether a downlink communication is scheduled in the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform the transmission of the communication having the first type of precoding based at least in part on the indication from the second UE indicating that there is no downlink communication scheduled in the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

12. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

obtain a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

perform a transmission of the uplink communication, having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, in accordance with the configuration;

wherein the configuration indicates whether to use the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding based at least in part on a physical distance between the UE and a second UE.

13. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

receive, from the UE, a transmission of the uplink communication having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding;

wherein the configuration indicates to use the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, for the uplink communication, based at least in part on a distance of one or more frequency resources for the uplink communication from the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the distance is measured in a frequency domain.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the distance is based at least in part on one or more resource blocks, or one or more resource elements.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first type of precoding is associated with a first precoder of the UE, and the second type of precoding is associated with a second precoder of the UE.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication are allocated for use by a second UE.

18. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

receive, from the UE, a transmission of the uplink communication having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding;

wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive an indication from the second UE of whether a downlink communication is scheduled in the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit, to the UE, the indication from the second UE of whether the downlink communication is scheduled in the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

20. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

receive, from the UE, a transmission of the uplink communication having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding;

wherein the configuration indicates whether to use the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding based at least in part on a physical distance between the UE and a second UE.

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

obtaining a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

performing a transmission of the uplink communication, having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, in accordance with the configuration;

wherein the configuration indicates to use the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, for the uplink communication, based at least in part on a distance of one or more frequency resources for the uplink communication from the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first type of precoding is performed using a first precoder associated with the UE, and the second type of precoding is performed using a second precoder associated with the UE.

23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication are allocated for use by a second UE.

24. A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration that indicates to use a first type of precoding or a second type of precoding, for an uplink communication, based at least in part on one or more frequency resources for a downlink communication; and

receiving, from the UE, a transmission of the uplink communication having the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding;

wherein the configuration indicates to use the first type of precoding or the second type of precoding, for the uplink communication, based at least in part on a distance of one or more frequency resources for the uplink communication from the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the first type of precoding is associated with a first precoder of the UE, and the second type of precoding is associated with a second precoder of the UE.

26. The method of claim 24 , wherein the one or more frequency resources for the downlink communication are allocated for use by a second UE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2021
From: ABOTABL, AHMED ATTIA; ABDELGHAFFAR, MUHAMMAD SAYED KHAIRY; IBRAHIM, ABDELRAHMAN MOHAMED AHMED MOHAMED
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 058496/0728 →
Continuity (1)
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