IP Library Granted Patent US 12,501,468
Granted Patent B2
US 12,501,468 · App. 18/261,993 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Managing downlink traffic reception and cross-link interference

Inventors: Huilin Xu (Temecula, CA); Qunfeng He (San Diego, CA); Yuwei Ren (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/541H04W72/0446H04W72/1273H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,501,468
App. No.
18/261,993
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In methods and devices configured to perform the methods for managing downlink traffic reception and cross-link interference (CLI), a wireless device may receive from a base station physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) traffic using a first receive (Rx) resource tuning of an Rx resource, determine whether a time period between an end of the PDCCH traffic and a beginning of a CLI measurement opportunity exceeds a threshold duration for tuning the Rx resource to a second Rx resource tuning, and may receive downlink traffic using the first Rx resource tuning in response to determining that the time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the beginning of the CLI measurement opportunity is less than or equal to the threshold duration.

Claims (55)

1 . A method performed by a processor of a wireless device for managing downlink traffic reception and cross-link interference (CLI), comprising:

receiving from a base station physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) traffic using a first receive (Rx) resource tuning of an Rx resource;

determining whether a time period between an end of the PDCCH traffic and a beginning of a CLI measurement opportunity exceeds a threshold duration for tuning the Rx resource to a second Rx resource tuning; and

receiving downlink traffic using the first Rx resource tuning in response to determining that the time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the beginning of the CLI measurement opportunity is less than or equal to the threshold duration.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink traffic includes physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) traffic or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the CLI measurement opportunity overlaps with downlink traffic in response to determining that the time period between an end of the PDCCH traffic and the beginning of the CLI measurement opportunity exceeds the threshold duration; and

receiving the downlink traffic using the first Rx resource tuning in response to determining that the CLI measurement opportunity overlaps with the downlink traffic.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising performing a CLI measurement using the second Rx resource tuning during the CLI measurement opportunity in response to determining that the CLI measurement opportunity does not overlap with the downlink traffic.

5 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising performing a CLI measurement using the second Rx resource tuning during a later CLI measurement opportunity that does not conflict with later downlink traffic.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the downlink traffic using the first Rx resource tuning in response to determining that the time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the beginning of the CLI measurement opportunity is less than or equal to the threshold duration includes:

beginning a measurement of the CLI using the second Rx resource tuning;

determining based on decoded PDCCH traffic whether a second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to a beginning of the downlink traffic exceeds a second threshold duration; and

receiving the downlink traffic using the first Rx resource tuning before completing the measurement of the CLI in response to determining that the second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to the second threshold duration.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

completing the measurement of the CLI using the second Rx resource tuning in response to determining that the second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic exceeds the second threshold duration.

8 . A wireless device, comprising:

a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to:

receive from a base station physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) traffic using a first receive (Rx) resource tuning of an Rx resource;

determine whether a time period between an end of the PDCCH traffic and a beginning of a CLI measurement opportunity exceeds a threshold duration for tuning the Rx resource to a second Rx resource tuning; and

receive downlink traffic using the first Rx resource tuning in response to determining that the time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the beginning of the CLI measurement opportunity is less than or equal to the threshold duration.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions such that the downlink traffic includes physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) traffic or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

10 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to:

determine whether the CLI measurement opportunity overlaps with downlink traffic in response to determining that the time period between an end of the PDCCH traffic and the beginning of the next CLI measurement opportunity exceeds the threshold duration; and

receive the downlink traffic using the first Rx resource tuning in response to determining that the CLI measurement opportunity overlaps with the downlink traffic.

11 . The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to perform a CLI measurement using the second Rx resource tuning during the CLI measurement opportunity in response to determining that the CLI measurement opportunity does not overlap with the downlink traffic.

12 . The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to perform a CLI measurement using the second Rx resource tuning during a later CLI measurement opportunity that does not conflict with later downlink traffic.

13 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to:

begin a measurement of the CLI using the second Rx resource tuning;

determine based on decoded PDCCH traffic whether a second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to a beginning of the downlink traffic exceeds a second threshold duration; and

receive the downlink traffic using the first Rx resource tuning before completing the measurement of the CLI in response to determining that the second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to the second threshold duration.

14 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to complete the measurement of the CLI using the second Rx resource tuning in response to determining that the second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic exceeds the second threshold duration.

15 . A method performed by a processor of a base station for managing downlink traffic reception and cross-link interference, comprising:

receiving from a wireless device a capability report indicating whether the wireless device is configured to determine whether a time period between an end of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) traffic and a beginning of a cross-link interference (CLI) measurement opportunity exceeds a threshold duration; and

scheduling for the wireless device downlink traffic that does not overlap with the CLI measurement opportunity in response to determining that the wireless device is not configured to determine whether the time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the beginning of the CLI measurement opportunity exceeds the threshold duration.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the capability report indicates whether the wireless device is configured to determine whether to switch to the second Rx resource and perform CLI measurement by determining whether a time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the beginning of the CLI measurement opportunity exceeds the threshold duration.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the downlink traffic includes physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) traffic or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

18 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

scheduling the PDCCH traffic and the CLI measurement opportunity at least the threshold duration apart in response to determining that the wireless device is configured to determine whether the time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the CLI measurement opportunity exceeds the threshold duration.

19 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the capability report indicates whether the wireless device is configured to determine whether a second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to a beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to a second threshold duration,

the method further comprising scheduling the downlink traffic at least the second threshold duration after the end of the PDCCH traffic in response to determining that the wireless device is configured to determine whether the second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to the second threshold duration.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising scheduling downlink traffic so as to not overlap with the CLI measurement opportunity in response to determining that the wireless device is not configured to determine whether the second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to the second threshold duration.

21 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the capability report indicates whether the wireless device is configured to abort a CLI measurement in response to determining that a second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to the second threshold duration.

22 . A base station, comprising:

a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to:

receive from a wireless device a capability report indicating whether the wireless device is configured to determine whether a time period between an end of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) traffic and a beginning of a cross-link interference (CLI) measurement opportunity exceeds a threshold duration; and

schedule for the wireless device downlink traffic that does not overlap with the CLI measurement opportunity in response to determining that the wireless device is not configured to determine whether the time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the CLI measurement opportunity exceeds the threshold duration.

23 . The base station of claim 22 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions such that the capability report indicates whether the wireless device is configured to determine whether to switch to the second Rx resource and perform CLI measurement by determining whether a time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the beginning of the CLI measurement opportunity exceeds the threshold duration.

24 . The base station of claim 22 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions such that the downlink traffic includes physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) traffic or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

25 . The base station of claim 22 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to:

schedule the PDCCH traffic and the CLI measurement opportunity at least the threshold duration apart in response to determining that the wireless device is configured to determine whether the time period between the end of the PDCCH traffic and the CLI measurement opportunity exceeds the threshold duration.

26 . The base station of claim 22 , wherein the capability report indicates whether the wireless device is configured to determine whether a second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to a beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to a second threshold duration,

and wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to schedule the downlink traffic at least the second threshold duration after the end of the PDCCH traffic in response to determining that the wireless device is configured to determine whether the second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to the second threshold duration.

27 . The base station of claim 26 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to schedule downlink traffic so as to not overlap with the CLI measurement opportunity in response to determining that the wireless device is not configured to determine whether the second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to the second threshold duration.

28 . The base station of claim 26 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions such that the capability report indicates whether the wireless device is configured to abort a CLI measurement in response to determining that a second time period from the end of the PDCCH traffic to the beginning of the downlink traffic is less than or equal to the second threshold duration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2023
From: XU, HUILIN; HE, QUNFENG; REN, YUWEI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 064304/0660 →
Continuity (1)
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