Methods, architectures, apparatuses and systems directed to wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) initiated active sensing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12302387-B2
Application number	US-202117802679-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2021
Priority date	Mar 6, 2020
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

Methods, architectures, apparatuses and systems directed to active sensing in a wireless communications system (WCS) are provided. A method may include receiving, from a network element, information indicating an activation of a first of a plurality of sensing configurations, wherein the first sensing configuration and a second of a plurality of sensing configurations may include information indicating first and second resources of the WCS; transmitting a first sensing signal according to the first sensing configuration and using the first resources; performing first measurements related to the first sensing signal; transmitting, to the network element, information indicating a change from the first sensing configuration to the second configuration; receiving, from the network element, information indicating an acknowledgment of the change in the sensing configurations; transmitting a second sensing signal according to the second sensing configuration and using the second resources; and performing second measurements related to the second sensing signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, the method comprising:
receiving first information from a network element of a wireless communications system, wherein:
the first information indicates an activation of at least a first sensing configuration of a plurality of sensing configurations;
the first sensing configuration comprises second information indicating a first resolution level; and
the plurality of sensing configurations comprises at least a second sensing configuration comprising third information indicating a second resolution level, wherein the second resolution level is different from the first resolution level;

transmitting a first sensing signal according to the first sensing configuration;
performing one or more first measurements related to the first sensing signal; and
transmitting fourth information, to the network element based at least in part on the one or more measurements and the first resolution level, wherein the fourth information indicates a change from the first sensing configuration to the second sensing configuration.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
receiving fifth information from the network element, wherein the fifth information indicates an acknowledgment of the change.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
transmitting fourth information comprises transmitting the fourth information to the network element based at least in part on the one or more measurements satisfying a threshold associated with the first resolution level.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
prior to transmitting the first sensing signal,
detecting an event, wherein the event is any of a request from a higher layer application and a timing configuration; and
triggering a sensing occasion based on the event.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
triggering transmission of the fourth information based on an event, wherein the event comprises the WTRU determining to switch to a sensing configuration other than the first sensing configuration.

6. A wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, comprising circuitry, including a transmitter, a receiver, a processor and memory, configured to:
receive first information from a network element of a wireless communications system, wherein:
the first information indicates an activation of at least a first sensing configuration of a plurality of sensing configurations;
the first sensing configuration comprises second information indicating a first resolution level; and
the plurality of sensing configurations comprises at least a second sensing configuration comprising third information indicating a second resolution level, wherein the second resolution level is different from the first resolution level;
transmit a first sensing signal according to the first sensing configuration;
perform one or more measurements related to the first sensing signal;
transmit fourth information to the network element based at least in part on the one or more measurements and the first resolution level, wherein the fourth information indicates a request for change in resolution level; and
receive, from the network element, fifth information indicating the second sensing configuration.

7. The WTRU of claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
transmit, to the network element, sixth information indicating an acknowledgment of the fifth information.

8. The WTRU of claim 6 , wherein the circuitry being configured to transmit fourth information comprises the circuitry being configured to:
transmit the fourth information to the network element based at least in part on the one or more measurements satisfying a threshold associated with the first resolution level.

9. The WTRU of claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
prior to transmitting the first sensing signal,
detect an event, wherein the event is any of a request from a higher layer application and a timing configuration; and
trigger a sensing occasion based on the event.

10. The WTRU of claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
trigger transmission of the fourth information based on an event, wherein the event comprises the WTRU determining to switch to a sensing configuration other than the first sensing configuration.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of:
the fourth information comprises a second identifier of the second sensing configuration; and
transmitting the fourth information comprises transmitting the second identifier via any of a control message and a configuration message.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the control message comprises a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

13. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
transmitting a second sensing signal according to the second sensing configuration; and
performing one or more second measurements related to the second sensing signal.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first sensing configuration comprises ninth information indicating one or more first time and frequency resources; and
transmitting the first sensing signal comprises transmitting the first sensing signal according to the first sensing configuration and using one or more of the one or more first time and frequency resources.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein:
the second sensing configuration comprises tenth information indicating one or more second time and frequency resources; and
transmitting the second sensing signal comprises transmitting the second sensing signal according to the second sensing configuration and using the one or more second time and frequency resources.

16. The WTRU of claim 6 , wherein at least one of:
the fourth information comprises a second identifier of the second sensing configuration; and
the circuitry being configured to transmit the fourth information comprises the circuitry being configured to transmit the second identifier via any of a control message and a configuration message.

17. The WTRU of claim 16 , wherein the control message comprises a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

18. The WTRU of claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
transmit a second sensing signal according to the second sensing configuration; and
perform one or more second measurements related to the second sensing signal.

19. The WTRU of claim 6 , wherein:
the first sensing configuration comprises ninth information indicating one or more first time and frequency resources; and
the circuitry being configured to transmit the first sensing signal comprises the circuitry being configured to transmit the first sensing signal according to the first sensing configuration and using the one or more first time and frequency resources.

20. The WTRU claim 18 , wherein:
the second sensing configuration comprises tenth information indicating one or more second time and frequency resources; and
the circuitry being configured to transmit the second sensing signal comprises the circuitry being configured to the second sensing signal according to the second sensing configuration and using the one or more second time and frequency resources.

Assignees

• Interdigital Patent Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Roy Arnab
• Goyal Sanjay
• Wanuga Kevin T
• Stern-Berkowitz Janet
• Sahin Onur
• Demir Alpaslan
• Beluri Mihaela

Classifications

• H04W52/04

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• H04L1/0026

  Transmission of channel quality indication · CPC title

• G01S13/765

  with exchange of information between interrogator and responder · CPC title

• G01S13/003

  Bistatic radar systems; Multistatic radar systems · CPC title