Techniques for pre-opening notch filter in wireless communications system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11778558-B2
Application number	US-202117308524-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2021
Priority date	May 5, 2021
Publication date	Oct 3, 2023
Grant date	Oct 3, 2023

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, one or more downlink grants scheduling one or more corresponding downlink transmissions from the base station to the UE. In some examples, the UE may enter a state of sleep prior to receiving the one or more downlink transmissions. In such examples, the UE may wake up from the state of sleep at a first time that is at least a threshold period of time before a second time corresponding to a beginning of the one or more downlink transmissions. After waking up from the state of sleep, the UE may activate a notch filter and use the activated notch filter to filter a spur generated at the UE. The UE may receive the one or more downlink transmissions with improved reliability based on activating the notch filter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
receiving one or more downlink grants;
activating a notch filter at a first time, wherein the first time is at least a threshold period of time prior to a beginning of a first downlink transmission associated with the one or more downlink grants;
filtering interference from a signal at the UE using the activated notch filter; and
communicating with a base station in accordance with the one or more downlink grants and based at least in part on filtering the interference.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
waking up from a state of sleep at the first time, wherein activating the notch filter is based at least in part on waking up from the state of sleep.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
measuring the interference after waking up from the state of sleep and activating the notch filter; and
identifying, based at least in part on measuring the interference, at least one of an amplitude of the interference, a frequency of the interference, or a phase of the interference, wherein filtering the interference at the UE is based at least in part on the amplitude of the interference, the frequency of the interference, or the phase of the interference.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
activating one or more analog phase locked loops based at least in part on waking up from the state of sleep; and
identifying the phase associated with the interference based at least in part on activating the one or more analog phase locked loops, wherein the one or more analog phase locked loops of the UE remain deactivated while the UE is in the state of sleep.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a second time associated with the beginning of the first downlink transmission, wherein the second time is later than the first time and a difference between the first time and the second time is greater than or equal to the threshold period of time.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein filtering the interference further comprises:
filtering the interference after the second time associated with the beginning of the first downlink transmission associated with the one or more downlink grants.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
configuring the notch filter with a plurality of filtering coefficients at the first time, wherein filtering the interference further comprises filtering the interference using the configured notch filter.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
performing one or more measurements of the interference based at least in part on configuring the notch filter; and
determining that the configured notch filter satisfies an accuracy threshold based at least in part on the one or more measurements.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the notch filter satisfies the accuracy threshold prior to the second time associated with the beginning of the first downlink transmission associated with the one or more downlink grants.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing a set of channel measurements, wherein activating the notch filter comprises activating the notch filter at the first time based at least in part on determining that the set of channel measurements satisfies a threshold.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein a convergence of the notch filter to the interference occurs prior to the beginning of the one or more downlink grants.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interference includes a spur generated at the UE.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein activating the notch filter at the first time is based at least in part on a low noise amplifier state change, an analog front end state change, an analog digital converter state change, a phase locked loop reconfiguration, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
a processor;
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
receive one or more downlink grants;
activate a notch filter at a first time, wherein the first time is at least a threshold period of time prior to a beginning of a first downlink transmission associated with the one or more downlink grants;
filter interference from a signal at the UE using the activated notch filter; and
communicate with a base station in accordance with the one or more downlink grants and based at least in part on filtering the interference.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
wake up from a state of sleep at the first time, wherein activating the notch filter is based at least in part on waking up from the state of sleep.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
measure the interference after waking up from the state of sleep and activating the notch filter; and
identify, based at least in part on measuring the interference, at least one of an amplitude of the interference, a frequency of the interference, or a phase of the interference, wherein filtering the interference at the UE is based at least in part on the amplitude of the interference, the frequency of the interference or the phase of the interference.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
activate one or more analog phase locked loops based at least in part on waking up from the state of sleep; and
identify the phase associated with the interference based at least in part on activating the one or more analog phase locked loops, wherein the one or more analog phase locked loops of the UE remain deactivated while the UE is in the state of sleep.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
determine a second time associated with the beginning of the first downlink transmission, wherein the second time is later than the first time and a difference between the first time and the second time is greater than or equal to the threshold period of time.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the instructions to filter the interference are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
filter the interference after the second time associated with the beginning of the first downlink transmission associated with the one or more downlink grants.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
configure the notch filter with a plurality of filtering coefficients at the first time, wherein filtering the interference further comprises filtering the interference using the configured notch filter.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
perform one or more measurements of the interference based at least in part on configuring the notch filter; and
determine that the configured notch filter satisfies an accuracy threshold based at least in part on the one or more measurements.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the notch filter satisfies the accuracy threshold prior to the second time associated with the beginning of the first downlink transmission associated with the one o

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Gutman Igor
• Pietsch Christian
• Matsrafi Oren
• Greenberger Ronen
• Waldman Yossi
• Park Jong Hyeon
• Neeman Yuval
• Zillmann Peter

Classifications

• H04W52/0229 Primary

  where the received signal is a wanted signal · CPC title

• H04W52/0258 Primary

  controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day · CPC title

• H04W52/0274

  by switching on or off the equipment or parts thereof · CPC title

• H04W72/23

  in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04W72/541

  using the level of interference · CPC title