Signaling support for different timing cases in IAB nodes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12413371-B2
Application number	US-202217811005-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2022
Priority date	Aug 24, 2021
Publication date	Sep 9, 2025
Grant date	Sep 9, 2025

Abstract

An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node receives, from a parent IAB node, a time difference parameter for over-the-air (OTA) synchronization in an IAB network. The IAB node adjusts transmission or reception of the IAB node based on the time difference parameter for one of multiple types of IAB node alignment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to: receive, from a parent IAB node, a time difference parameter for over-the-air synchronization in an IAB network; and adjust transmission or reception timing at the IAB node based on the time difference parameter for one of multiple types of IAB node alignment, wherein the multiple types of the IAB node alignment include: a first type of alignment comprising downlink transmission timing alignment across each IAB node of the IAB network,
a second type of alignment between uplink transmission at an IAB mobile termination (IAB-MT) of the IAB node and downlink transmission at an IAB distributed unit (IAB-DU) of the IAB node, and a third type of alignment between downlink reception at the IAB-MT of the IAB node and uplink reception at the IAB-DU of the IAB node.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: at least one transceiver coupled to the at least one processor and configured to receive the time difference parameter, wherein the multiple types of the IAB node alignment include:
a first type of alignment comprising downlink transmission timing alignment across each IAB node of the IAB network,
a second type of alignment between uplink transmission at an IAB mobile termination (IAB-MT) of the IAB node and downlink transmission at an IAB distributed unit (IAB-DU} of the IAB node, and
a third type of alignment between downlink reception at the I[AB-MT of the IAB node and uplink reception at the IAB-DU of the IAB node.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the time difference parameter is associated with the first type of alignment and the third type of alignment.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the time difference parameter corresponds to a timing delta (Tdetta) based on a time difference between an uplink reception time and a downlink transmission time at the parent IAB node, and the IAB node adjusts a downlink transmission time of the IAB node based on the Tdelta according to the first type of alignment from the multiple types of the IAB node alignment.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein reception of the Taeita indicates to the IAB node to apply the first type of alignment.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the time difference parameter corresponds to an offset parameter indicated with a timing advance command for the third type of alignment, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
calculate a Tdetta from the offset parameter and adjusting the transmission or the reception of the IAB node with the Tdelta based on the third type of alignment.

7. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a first time difference parameter is associated with the first type of alignment and a second time difference parameter is associated with the second type of alignment.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive both the first time difference parameter and the second time difference parameter from the parent IAB node.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the first time difference parameter and the second time difference parameter in separate messages from the parent IAB node or in a same message from the parent IAB node.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first time difference parameter is associated with the first type of alignment and the second time difference parameter is a time offset associated with the second type of alignment, the time offset being relative to the first time difference parameter.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive both the first time difference parameter and the second time difference parameter from the parent IAB node.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the first time difference parameter and the second time difference parameter in separate messages from the parent IAB node.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the first time difference parameter and the second time difference parameter in a same message from the parent IAB node.

14. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein an indication of the time difference parameter that is received from the parent IAB node indicates an association to one of the multiple types of the IAB node alignment.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the indication of the time difference parameter comprises a flag corresponding to a type of alignment associated with the time difference parameter.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein a resource in which the indication of the time difference parameter is received indicates a type of alignment associated with the time difference parameter.

17. An apparatus for wireless communication at a parent integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
transmit or receive communication with an IAB node that is a child node of the parent IAB node; and
transmit a time difference parameter for over-the-air synchronization in an IAB network, the time difference parameter being applicable for one of multiple types of IAB node alignment, wherein the multiple types of the IAB node alignment include: a first type of alignment comprising downlink transmission timing alignment across each IAB node of the IAB network,
a second type of alignment between uplink transmission at an IAB mobile termination (IAB-MT) of the IAB node and downlink transmission at an IAB distributed unit (IAB-DU) of the IAB node, and a third type of alignment between downlink reception at the IAB-MT of the IAB node and uplink reception at the IAB-DU of the IAB node.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising: at least one transceiver coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the multiple types of the IAB node alignment include:
a first type of alignment comprising downlink transmission timing alignment across each IAB node of the IAB network,
a second type of alignment between uplink transmission at an IAB mobile termination (IAB-MT) of the IAB node and downlink transmission at an IAB distributed unit (IAB-DU} of the IAB node, and
a third type of alignment between downlink reception at the IAB-MT of the IAB node and uplink reception at the IAB-DU of the IAB node.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the time difference parameter corresponds to a timing delta (Tdelta) associated with the first type of alignment, the Tdelta being based a time difference between an uplink reception time and a downlink transmission time at the parent IAB node.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein transmission of the Taeta indicates to the IAB node to apply the first type of alignment.

21. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein an indication of the time difference parameter from the parent IAB node indicates an association to one of the multiple types of IAB node alignment.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein a first time difference parameter is associated with the first type of alignment and a second time difference parameter is associated with the second type of alignment.

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Abedini Navid
• Blessent Luca
• Luo Jianghong

Classifications

• H04W88/085

  Access point devices with remote components · CPC title

• H04W84/047

  using dedicated repeater stations · CPC title

• H04W56/005

  compensating for timing error by adjustment in the receiver · CPC title

• H04W56/004

  compensating for timing error of reception due to propagation delay · CPC title

• H04L5/0078 Primary

  Timing of allocation · CPC title