Transmit filter bypass mode scanning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11109377-B2
Application number	US-201916572245-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2019
Priority date	Sep 16, 2019
Publication date	Aug 31, 2021
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) may communicate using different radio access technologies on adjacent frequency bands. The UE may determine that the UE is not receiving wireless signals for a second radio access technology that utilizes a second frequency band adjacent to a first frequency band for a first radio access technology. The UE may place a transmitter of the UE in a filter bypass mode in which a transmit signal bypasses a transmit filter for the first radio access technology in response to determining that the wireless signals for the second radio access technology are not received. The UE may scan, using a receiver for the second radio access technology, while in the filter bypass mode, the second frequency band for a signal for the second radio access technology between scheduled transmissions for the first radio access technology.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
determining that a user equipment (UE) is not receiving wireless signals for a second radio access technology that utilizes a second frequency band adjacent to a first frequency band for a first radio access technology;
placing a transmitter of the UE in a filter bypass mode in which a transmit signal bypasses a transmit filter for the first radio access technology in response to the determining;
receiving one or more discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration parameters for the first radio access technology;
determining that the UE is not scheduled on the first radio access technology during a DRX off period based on at least the one or more DRX configuration parameters; and
scanning, by a receiver for the second radio access technology, while in the filter bypass mode, the second frequency band for a signal for the second radio access technology during the DRX off period for the first radio access technology.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scanning comprises:
transmitting a probe request for the second radio access technology; and
listening for a probe response based on the second radio access technology.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the probe request is transmitted when there is no downlink transmission directed to the UE.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scanning comprises
listening for the signal for the second radio access technology during the DRX off period of time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the UE is not scheduled on the first radio access technology during the DRX off period of time comprises at least one of receiving a control channel indicating no uplink transmission for the UE for the period of time or receiving a control channel indicating no downlink transmission for the UE for the period of time.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scanning further comprises listening for a Wi-Fi beacon during the DRX off period.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scanning comprises:
waiting for a configured time period after a previous scan; and
scanning at a next opportunity following the configured time period.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency band is an LTE band 41 at 2496 to 2690 MHz and the second frequency band is a Wi-Fi band at 2400-2483 MHz.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency band is a NR band 91 at 4.4 GHz to 5 GHz and the second frequency band is a Wi-Fi band at 5.15 GHz to 8.835 GHz.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is configured to satisfy a spectrum emission requirement for the first radio access technology while in the filter bypass mode.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory storing computer executable code; and
at least one processor coupled with the memory and configured to execute the code to:
determine that a user equipment (UE) is not receiving wireless signals for a second radio access technology that utilizes a second frequency band adjacent to a first frequency band for a first radio access technology;
place a transmitter of the UE in a filter bypass mode in which a transmit filter is bypassed by a transmit signal for the first radio access technology in response to the determining;
receive one or more discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration parameters for the first radio access technology;
determine that the UE is not scheduled on the first radio access technology during a DRX off period based on at least the one or more DRX configuration parameters; and
scan, by a receiver for the second radio access technology, while in the filter bypass mode, the second frequency band for a signal for the second radio access technology during the DRX off period for the first radio access technology.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
transmit a probe request for the second radio access technology; and
listen for a probe response based on the second radio access technology.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the probe request is transmitted when there is no downlink transmission directed to the UE.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to
listen for the signal for the second radio access technology during the DRX off period of time.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine that the UE is not scheduled on the first radio access technology during the DRX off period of time by receiving at least one of a control channel indicating no uplink transmission for the UE for the period of time or a control channel indicating no downlink transmission for the UE for the period of time.

16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to listen for a Wi-Fi beacon during the DRX off period.

17. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
wait for a configured time period after a previous scan; and
scan at a next opportunity following the configured time period.

18. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first frequency band is an LTE band 41 at 2496 to 2690 MHz and the second frequency band is a Wi-Fi band at 2400-2483 MHz.

19. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first frequency band is a NR band 91 at 4.4 GHz to 5 GHz and the second frequency band is a Wi-Fi band at 5.15 GHz to 8.835 GHz.

20. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the UE is configured to satisfy a spectrum emission requirement for the first radio access technology while in the filter bypass mode.

21. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for determining that a user equipment (UE) is not receiving wireless signals for a second radio access technology that utilizes a second frequency band adjacent to a first frequency band for a first radio access technology;
means for placing a transmitter of the UE in a filter bypass mode in which a transmit filter is bypassed by a transmit signal for the first radio access technology in response to the determining;
means for receiving one or more discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration parameters for the first radio access technology indicating a DRX off period; and
means for scanning, by a receiver for the second radio access technology during the DRX off period, while in the filter bypass mode, the second frequency band for a signal for the second radio access technology between scheduled transmissions for the first radio access technology.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the means for scanning is configured to:
transmit a probe request for the second radio access technology; and
listen for a probe response based on the second radio access technology.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the probe request is transmitted when there is no downlink transmission directed to the UE.

24. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the means for scanning is configured to:
determine that the UE is not scheduled on the first radio access technology during the DRX off period of time; and
listen for the signal for the second radio access technology during the period of time.

25. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the means for scanning is configured to receive a control channel indicating no uplink transmission for the UE for the DRX off period of time or receive a control channel indicating no downlink transmission for the UE for t

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Gilmore Robert
• Filipovic Daniel
• Song Bongyong

Classifications

• H04W72/0453 Primary

  Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA · CPC title

• H04W76/28

  Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX] · CPC title

• H04W72/1263

  Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows · CPC title

• H04W40/244

  using a network of reference devices, e.g. beaconing · CPC title

• H04B1/006 Primary

  using switches for selecting the desired band (H04B1/0057 takes precedence) · CPC title