Electronic device, and method for reducing self-interference due to dual uplink operation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11950190-B2
Application number	US-201917413344-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2019
Priority date	Dec 26, 2018
Publication date	Apr 2, 2024
Grant date	Apr 2, 2024

Abstract

To perform a first communication with a first base station through the first communication circuit by using a first frequency band, perform a second communication with a second base station through the second communication circuit by using a second frequency band, determine whether the first communication interferes with the second communication, and transmit, to the second base station for the second communication on the basis of the determination result, a request for using a third frequency band, which is different from the second frequency band in at least one from among bandwidth, center frequency, or sub-carrier spacing (SCS). Other various embodiments are possible.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first communication circuit configured to provide first wireless communication;
a second communication circuit configured to provide second wireless communication;
a processor operatively connected to the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit; and
a memory operatively connected to the processor,
wherein the memory stores instructions that cause, when executed, the processor to:
perform first communication with a first base station using a first frequency band through the first communication circuit;
perform second communication with a second base station using a second frequency band through the second communication circuit;
determine whether the first communication and the second communication cause interference with each other;
receive at least one piece of frequency band information from the first base station or the second base station while the processor performs second communication with a second base station using a second frequency band through the second communication circuit;
select a third frequency band, based on the at least one piece of frequency band information;
generate a RACH preamble, based on a random access channel (RACH) configuration associated with the third frequency band based on the selected third frequency band; and
transmit, to the second base station for the second communication, a request by transmitting the RACH,

wherein the third frequency band is different from the second frequency band in at least one of a bandwidth, a center frequency, or a sub-carrier spacing (SCS).

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frequency band information comprises at least one of a bandwidth of a third frequency band, a center frequency, or sub-carrier spacing information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to estimate a self-interference region, based on the first frequency band and the second frequency band, in order to determine whether the first communication and the second communication cause interference with each other.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
determine whether a difference between the center frequency domain of the first frequency band or the center frequency domain of the second frequency band and the self-interference domain is within a first threshold value; and
determine whether the first communication and the second communication cause interference with each other, based on the determination.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to select the third frequency band having the same bandwidth as the second frequency band and having a different center frequency, based on the at least one piece of frequency band information.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to select the third frequency band having the same center frequency as the second frequency band and having a different bandwidth, based on the at least one piece of frequency band information.

7. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to select the third frequency band having a different center frequency and bandwidth from the second frequency band, based on the at least one piece of frequency band information.

8. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to select the third frequency band having the same center frequency and bandwidth as the second frequency band but having a different sub-carrier spacing value, based on the at least one piece of frequency band information.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
measure the strength of a first signal received from the second base station, based on the determination result; and
perform communication with the second base station using a signal of a second strength that is smaller than the first strength when the strength of the first signal is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to adjust the level of a bias signal to be input to an amplifier (AMP) at the transmitting end of the second communication circuit in order to use the signal of the second strength.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to modify at least one parameter that determines the transmission power in order to use the signal of the second strength.

12. A method of reducing self-interference due to a dual uplink operation, the method comprising:
performing first communication with a first base station using a first frequency band through a first communication circuit;
performing second communication with a second base station using a second frequency band through a second communication circuit;
determining whether the first communication and the second communication cause interference with each other;
receiving at least one piece of frequency band information from the first base station or the second base station while the processor performs second communication with a second base station using a second frequency band through the second communication circuit;
selecting a third frequency band, based on the at least one piece of frequency band information;
generating a RACH preamble, based on a random access channel (RACH) configuration associated with the third frequency band based on the selected third frequency band; and
transmitting a request by transmitting the RACH to the second base station for the second communication,
wherein the third frequency band different from the second frequency band in at least one of a bandwidth, a center frequency, or a sub-carrier spacing (SCS).

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Junsuk
• Park Hongju
• Lee Sangho
• Lee Taelee
• Lee Taeseop
• Chung Wonsuk
• Park Suyoung

Classifications

• H04W74/0833

  Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access · CPC title

• H04W72/1215

  for collaboration of different radio technologies · CPC title

• H04W72/02

  Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal · CPC title

• H04W52/245 Primary

  taking into account received signal strength · CPC title

• H04W72/541 Primary

  using the level of interference · CPC title