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US 12,279,145 · App. 18/486,657 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Method and apparatus for performing dynamic cross-link interference measurement and reporting in next-generation mobile communication system

Inventors: Seungri Jin (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W24/10H04B1/1027H04B17/318H04B17/328H04B17/336H04B17/382H04J11/0023H04J11/0079H04L5/0051H04L5/0092H04L25/0226H04L27/261H04L27/2613H04L27/2691H04W52/24H04B1/711H04B7/0619H04B7/0636
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Patent No.
US 12,279,145
App. No.
18/486,657
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure provides a method for performing dynamic cross-link interference (CLI) measurement and reporting in a mobile communication system. In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, the method performed by a terminal comprises: receiving, from a base station, first information for a measurement object associated with a CLI and second information for a report configuration, the first information including at least one of configuration for sounding reference signal (SRS) resources and configuration for resources to measure a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) associated with the CLI; obtaining a reference signal received power (RSRP) of at least one SRS based on the SRS resources and at least one bandwidth part (BWP) identifier (ID) included in the configuration for the SRS resources; and transmitting, to the base station, a measurement report including the RSRP based on the second information.

Claims (95)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a measurement object configuration information for a cross link interference (CLI) measurement including a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration information for the CLI measurement, wherein the SRS resource configuration information includes information on an SRS resource for the CLI measurement and an identifier (ID) of a bandwidth part (BWP);

measuring a reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SRS received on the SRS resource based on the SRS resource configuration information; and

transmitting, to the base station, a measurement report including CLI measurement information on the RSRP of the SRS.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein a report configuration information for the CLI measurement is received from the base station, and

wherein the measurement report is transmitted based on the report configuration information for the CLI measurement.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

identifying a threshold value for triggering a transmission of the RSRP of the SRS based on the report configuration information for the CLI measurement,

wherein the transmission of the measurement report for the CLI measurement including the information for the RSRP of the SRS is triggered in case that the RSRP of the SRS is higher than the identified threshold value.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information on the SRS resource for the CLI measurement includes at least one of information on a number of ports, information on frequency hopping, or information on a frequency domain resource,

wherein the ID of the BWP is used to identify a reference point for the SRS resource for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the SRS resource configuration information further includes information on a serving cell for which the BWP is configured.

5. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the report configuration information for the CLI measurement includes an event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement,

wherein the event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement includes a threshold value for the RSRP of the SRS,

wherein the measurement object configuration information further includes a resource configuration information for a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) associated with the CLI measurement,

wherein the resource configuration information for the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement includes information on a RSSI resource on which the RSSI to be measured,

wherein the report configuration information includes an event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement,

wherein the event triggered report configuration information includes a threshold value for the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement,

wherein the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is measured based on the RSSI resource, and

wherein transmission of a measurement report including information on the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is triggered based on an identification that the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is higher than the threshold.

6. A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a measurement object configuration information for a cross link interference (CLI) measurement including a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration information for the CLI measurement, wherein the SRS resource configuration information includes information on an SRS resource for the CLI measurement and an identifier (ID) of a bandwidth part (BWP); and

receiving, from the terminal, a measurement report including a CLI measurement information on a reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SRS received on the SRS resource,

wherein the RSRP of the SRS measured based on the SRS resource configuration information.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the measurement object configuration information further includes a report configuration information for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the measurement report is received based on the report configuration information for the CLI measurement.

8. The method of claim 7 ,

wherein a threshold value for triggering a transmission of the RSRP of the SRS is identified based on the report configuration information for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the transmission of the measurement report for the CLI measurement including the information for the RSRP of the SRS is triggered in case that the RSRP of the SRS is higher than the identified threshold value.

9. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the information on the SRS resource for the CLI measurement includes at least one of information on a number of ports, information on frequency hopping, or information on a frequency domain resource,

wherein the ID of the BWP is used to identify a reference point for the SRS resource for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the SRS resource configuration information further includes information on a serving cell for which the BWP is configured.

10. The method of claim 7 ,

wherein the report configuration information for the CLI measurement includes an event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement,

wherein the event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement includes a threshold value for the RSRP of the SRS,

wherein the measurement object configuration information further includes a resource configuration information for a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) associated with the CLI measurement,

wherein the resource configuration information for the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement includes fifth information on a RSSI resource on which the RSSI to be measured,

wherein the report configuration information includes an event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement,

wherein the event triggered report configuration information includes a threshold value for the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement,

wherein the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is measured based on the RSSI resource, and

wherein reception of a measurement report including information on the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is based on an identification that the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is higher than the threshold.

11. A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station, a measurement object configuration information for a cross link interference (CLI) measurement including a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration information for the CLI measurement, wherein the SRS resource configuration information includes information on an SRS resource for the CLI measurement and an identifier (ID) of a bandwidth part (BWP),

measure a reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SRS received on the SRS resource based on the SRS resource configuration information, and

transmit, to the base station, a measurement report including CLI measurement information on the RSRP of the SRS.

12. The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the measurement object configuration information further includes a report configuration information for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the measurement report is transmitted based on the report configuration information for the CLI measurement.

13. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

identify a threshold value for triggering a transmission of the RSRP of the SRS based on the report configuration information for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the transmission of the measurement report for the CLI measurement including the information for the RSRP of the SRS is triggered in case that the RSRP of the SRS is higher than the identified threshold value.

14. The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the information on the SRS resource for the CLI measurement includes at least one of information on a number of ports, information on frequency hopping, or information on a frequency domain resource,

wherein the ID of the BWP is used to identify a reference point for the SRS resource for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the SRS resource configuration information further includes information on a serving cell for which the BWP is configured.

15. The terminal of claim 12 ,

wherein the report configuration information for the CLI measurement includes an event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement,

wherein the event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement includes a threshold value for the RSRP of the SRS,

wherein the measurement object configuration information further includes a resource configuration information for a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) associated with the CLI measurement,

wherein the resource configuration information for the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement includes fifth information on a RSSI resource on which the RSSI to be measured,

wherein the report configuration information includes an event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement,

wherein the event triggered report configuration information includes a threshold value for the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement,

wherein the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is measured based on the RSSI resource, and

wherein transmission of a measurement report including information on the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is triggered based on an identification that the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is higher than the threshold.

16. A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, a measurement object configuration information for a cross link interference (CLI) measurement including a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration information for the CLI measurement, wherein the SRS resource configuration information includes information on an SRS resource for the CLI measurement and an identifier (ID) of a bandwidth part (BWP), and

receive, from the terminal, a measurement report including a CLI measurement information on a reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SRS received on the SRS resource,

wherein the RSRP of the SRS measured based on the SRS resource configuration information.

17. The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein the measurement object configuration information further includes a report configuration information for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the measurement report is received based on the report configuration information for the CLI measurement.

18. The base station of claim 17 ,

wherein a threshold value for triggering a transmission of the RSRP of the SRS is identified based on the report configuration information for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the transmission of the measurement report for the CLI measurement including the information for the RSRP of the SRS is triggered in case that the RSRP of the SRS is higher than the identified threshold value.

19. The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein the information on the SRS resource for the CLI measurement includes at least one of information on a number of ports, information on frequency hopping, or information on a frequency domain resource,

wherein the ID of the BWP is used to identify a reference point for the SRS resource for the CLI measurement, and

wherein the SRS resource configuration information further includes information on a serving cell for which the BWP is configured.

20. The base station of claim 17 ,

wherein the report configuration information for the CLI measurement includes an event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement,

wherein the event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement includes a threshold value for the RSRP of the SRS,

wherein the measurement object configuration information further includes a resource configuration information for a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) associated with the CLI measurement,

wherein the resource configuration information for the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement includes fifth information on a RSSI resource on which the RSSI to be measured,

wherein the report configuration information includes an event triggered report configuration information for the CLI measurement,

wherein the event triggered report configuration information includes a threshold value for the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement,

wherein the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is measured based on the RSSI resource, and

wherein reception of a measurement report including information on the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is based on an identification that the RSSI associated with the CLI measurement is higher than the threshold.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0142498 · Nov 8, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0150303 · Nov 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17088948 · Nov 4, 2020
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