Methods and apparatus for frequency synchronization communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12289694-B2
Application number	US-202017001313-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2020
Priority date	Nov 18, 2019
Publication date	Apr 29, 2025
Grant date	Apr 29, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for wireless communication at a wireless device or integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node. In one aspect, the wireless device may determine a frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device. The wireless device may also transmit an indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device. Additionally, the wireless device may determine an absolute frequency based on a combination of measurements from at least one synchronization source and a frequency of the wireless device, where the frequency synchronization accuracy is based on the absolute frequency.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising:
determining an absolute frequency for the wireless device based on a combination of measurements from at least one synchronization source and a frequency of the wireless device, wherein the absolute frequency corresponds to an assigned frequency;
determining a frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device based on the absolute frequency, the frequency synchronization accuracy indicating a frequency error measurement between an actual frequency of the wireless device and an assigned frequency of the wireless device; and
transmitting an indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device in a downlink or uplink transmission in a semi-static pattern, wherein the indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device comprises an index for a quantized accuracy value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency synchronization accuracy is determined based on at least one of:
a source synchronization accuracy for at least one synchronization source,
a capability of the wireless device,
a link quality to the at least one synchronization source,
a number of measurements that the wireless device uses for a frequency synchronization, or
a mobility state of the wireless device or the at least one synchronization source.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device determines the absolute frequency based on the combination of measurements for multiple synchronization sources using a weight for each synchronization source based on a respective frequency synchronization accuracy level for each of the multiple synchronization sources.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device transmits the indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device to a central entity.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device transmits the indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device dynamically in response to a change in the frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device comprises synchronization source information for the wireless device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy further indicates a capability for use as a frequency synchronization source.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device comprises a capability, a feature, or a class indication that indicates that the wireless device is synchronized to a reference frequency within an accuracy threshold.

9. An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
determining an absolute frequency for the wireless device based on a combination of measurements from at least one synchronization source and a frequency of the wireless device, wherein the absolute frequency corresponds to an assigned frequency;
determine a frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device based on the absolute frequency, the frequency synchronization accuracy indicating a frequency error measurement between an actual frequency of the wireless device and an assigned frequency of the wireless device; and
transmit an indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device in a downlink or uplink transmission in a semi-static pattern, wherein the indication of the determined frequency synchronization accuracy for the wireless device comprises an index for a quantized accuracy value.

10. A method of wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:
receiving an indication of a frequency synchronization accuracy for a second wireless device in a downlink or uplink transmission in a semi-static pattern, the frequency synchronization accuracy indicating a frequency error measurement between an actual frequency of the second wireless device and an assigned frequency of the second wireless device, wherein the indication of the frequency synchronization accuracy comprises an index for a quantized accuracy value; and
performing a frequency synchronization based on a frequency of the second wireless device and using the indication of the frequency synchronization accuracy for the second wireless device, wherein performing the frequency synchronization includes determining an absolute frequency based on a combination of measurements for multiple synchronization sources including the second wireless device, wherein the absolute frequency corresponds to an assigned frequency.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first wireless device uses a weight for each synchronization source based on a respective frequency synchronization accuracy level for each of the multiple synchronization sources.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first wireless device receives the indication of the frequency synchronization accuracy for the second wireless device from a central entity.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first wireless device receives the indication of the frequency synchronization accuracy for the second wireless device dynamically in response to a change in the frequency synchronization accuracy for the second wireless device.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the indication of the frequency synchronization accuracy for the second wireless device comprises an index for a quantized accuracy value.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the indication of the frequency synchronization accuracy for the second wireless device comprises synchronization source information for the second wireless device.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the indication of the frequency synchronization accuracy further indicates a capability for use as a frequency synchronization source.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the indication of the frequency synchronization accuracy for the second wireless device comprises a capability, a feature, or a class indication that indicates that the second wireless device is synchronized to a reference frequency within an accuracy threshold.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the frequency synchronization accuracy is based on at least one of:
a source synchronization accuracy for at least one synchronization source,
a capability of the second wireless device,
a link quality to the at least one synchronization source,
a number of measurements that the second wireless device uses for the frequency synchronization, or
a mobility state of the second wireless device.

19. A method of wireless communication at a central entity in a wireless device network, comprising:
receiving an indication of a frequency synchronization accuracy from each of a plurality of wireless devices in a downlink or uplink transmission in a semi-static pattern, the frequency synchronization accuracy indicating, for the each wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices, a frequency error measurement between an actual frequency of the wireless device and an assigned frequency of the wireless device, wherein the indication of the frequency synchronization accuracy comprises an index for a quantized accuracy value; and
sending frequency synchronization accuracy information for each of the plurality of wireless device

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Abedini Navid
• Blessent Luca
• Luo Jianghong
• Marcone Alessio
• Gheorghiu Valentin Alexandru
• Hampel Karl Georg
• Islam Muhammad Nazmul
• Luo Tao
• Li Junyi

Classifications

• H04W72/542

  using measured or perceived quality · CPC title

• H04W72/51

  based on terminal or device properties · CPC title

• H04W56/001 Primary

  Synchronization between nodes · CPC title

• H04W56/0015

  one node acting as a reference for the others · CPC title

• H04W56/0035 Primary

  detecting errors in frequency or phase · CPC title