Repeater configuration for flexible resources

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12464549-B2
Application number	US-202217936712-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2022
Priority date	Sep 29, 2022
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may receive information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource is usable for an uplink or a downlink. The network node may resolve the resource based at least in part on a direction of one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the resource. Numerous other aspects are described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A network controlled repeater for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
receive information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource is usable for uplink or downlink and the network controlled repeater lacks information indicating a direction used for communication in the flexibly assigned resource; and
resolve the direction of the flexibly assigned resource based at least in part on whether a direction of one or more other resources, preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource, is a downlink direction or an uplink direction.

2 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource share a common symbol or slot with the flexibly assigned resource and include one or more flexibly assigned resources; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
communicate in the flexibly assigned resource based at least in part on a direction of a symbol or slot preceding or succeeding the common symbol or slot.

3 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include one or more downlink resources preceding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
communicate in the flexibly assigned resource on the downlink direction based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the one or more downlink resources preceding the flexibly assigned resource.

4 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include one or more downlink resources succeeding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
communicate in the flexibly assigned resource on the downlink direction based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the one or more downlink resources succeeding the flexibly assigned resource.

5 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include a downlink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and an uplink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors, to resolve the direction of the flexibly assigned resource, are configured to:
resolve the flexibly assigned resource as a gap resource based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the downlink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and the uplink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource.

6 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include a first downlink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and a second downlink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
communicate in the flexibly assigned resource on the downlink direction based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the first downlink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and the second downlink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource.

7 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include one or more uplink resources preceding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
communicate in the flexibly assigned resource on the uplink direction based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the one or more uplink resources preceding the flexibly assigned resource.

8 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include one or more uplink resources succeeding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
communicate in the flexibly assigned resource on the uplink direction based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the one or more uplink resources succeeding the flexibly assigned resource.

9 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include an uplink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and a downlink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors, to resolve the direction of the flexibly assigned resource, are configured to:
resolve the flexibly assigned resource as a gap resource based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the uplink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and the downlink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource.

10 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include a first uplink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and a second uplink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
communicate in the flexibly assigned resource on the downlink direction based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the first uplink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and the second uplink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource.

11 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include an uplink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and a downlink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
communicate in the flexibly assigned resource on both the downlink direction and the uplink direction based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the uplink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and the downlink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource.

12 . The network controlled repeater of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource include a downlink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and an uplink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
communicate in the flexibly assigned resource on both the downlink direction and the uplink direction based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or succeeding the flexibly assigned resource including the downlink resource preceding the flexibly assigned resource and the uplink resource succeeding the flexibly assigned resource.

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Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Abedini Navid
• Luo Tao
• Blessent Luca

Classifications

• H04W72/20

  Control channels or signalling for resource management · CPC title

• H04W72/0446

  Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames · CPC title

• H04L5/0091

  Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information · CPC title

• H04W72/53 Primary

  based on regulatory allocation policies · CPC title

• H04L5/1469 Primary

  using time-sharing · CPC title