Methods for applying separate SRS configurations for UL TX on SBFD and non-SBFD symbols

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12592801-B1
Application number	US-202418902399-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 30, 2024
Priority date	Sep 30, 2024
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

Methods for uplink (UL) sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions on subband-overlapping full-duplex (SBFD) symbols are provided herein. A method performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes receiving configuration information indicating one or more SRS resource sets and a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states, and receiving second configuration information indicating one or more TCI codepoints. One of the TCI codepoints is associated with a first and a second TCI state. The WTRU determines the TCI codepoint is to be applied, and that the first and the second TCI state are associated with a non-SBFD mode of operation and an SFBD mode of operation, respectively. The WTRU transmits an SRS using a transmission occasion of one of the SRS resource sets and, based on whether non-SBFD or SBFD operation is used, uses the first or the second TCI state.

First claim

What is claimed:

1 . A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the WTRU comprising:
a processor; and a transceiver; the processor and the transceiver configured to receive configuration information indicating at least a first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set, a first transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, and a second TCI state, wherein the first SRS resource set provides one or more transmission occasions, wherein each of the one or more transmission occasions comprise one or more symbols; the processor configured to determine that the first TCI state is associated with a non-subband overlapping full-duplex (SBFD) mode of operation and the second TCI state is associated with an SBFD mode of operation; the processor and the transceiver configured to transmit an SRS using a transmission occasion of the first SRS resource set, wherein: when the transmission occasion comprises one or more non-SBFD symbols, the SRS is transmitted using the first TCI state and using a transmission power that is determined based on one or more power control parameters associated with the first TCI state; and when the transmission occasion comprises one or more SBFD symbols, the SRS is transmitted using the second TCI state and using a transmission power that is determined based on one or more power control parameters associated with the second TCI state.

2 . The WTRU of claim 1 , the processor and the transceiver configured to receive configuration information indicating a second SRS resource set wherein the second SRS resource set is associated with at least one of a beam management or antenna switching transmission method; and
the processor and the transceiver configured to transmit another SRS using a transmission occasion of the second SRS resource set, wherein transmission of the another SRS uses one or more non-SBFD symbols or one or more SBFD symbols, and wherein the another SRS is transmitted using the first TCI state and using a transmission power that is determined based on one or more power control parameters associated with the first TCI state.

3 . The WTRU of claim 1 , the processor and the transceiver configured to transmit a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission using one or more non-SBFD symbols or using one or more SBFD symbols, wherein the PRACH transmission uses the first TCI state and a transmission power that is determined based on one or more power control parameters associated with the first TCI state.

4 . The WTRU of claim 1 , the processor and the transceiver configured to receive information indicating a first unified TCI (UTCI) state instance and a second UTCI state instance, wherein the first UTCI state instance is associated with a first set of physical channels or signals and the second UTCI state instance is associated with a second set of physical channels or signals.

5 . The WTRU of claim 1 , the processor and the transceiver configured to transmit the SRS using the first TCI state or the second TCI state after a beam application time has elapsed.

6 . The WTRU of claim 1 , the processor configured to determine an ordered position of the first TCI state or the second TCI state.

7 . The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the transmission power that is determined based on the one or more power control parameters associated with the second TCI state is determined at least in part to reduce non-negligible self-interference with downlink transmissions that overlap in time with the SRS transmission.

8 . The WTRU of claim 1 , the processor configured to utilize the first TCI or the second TCI state based on a received downlink control information (DCI).

9 . The WTRU of claim 1 , the processor and the transceiver configured to receive second configuration information indicating a first TCI codepoint, wherein the first TCI codepoint is associated with the first TCI state and the second TCI state; and
the processor configured to determine that the first TCI codepoint is to be applied.

10 . A method performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:
receiving first configuration information indicating at least a first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set, a first transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, and a second TCI state, wherein the first SRS resource set provides one or more transmission occasions, wherein each of the one or more transmission occasions comprise one or more symbols; determining that the first TCI state is associated with a non-subband overlapping full-duplex (SBFD) mode of operation and the second TCI state is associated with an SBFD mode of operation; and transmitting an SRS using a transmission occasion of the first SRS resource set, wherein:
when the transmission occasion comprises one or more non-SBFD symbols, the SRS is transmitted using the first TCI state and using a transmission power that is determined based on one or more power control parameters associated with the first TCI state; and
when the transmission occasion comprises one or more SBFD symbols, the SRS is transmitted using the second TCI state and using a transmission power that is determined based on one or more power control parameters associated with the second TCI state.

11 . The method of claim 10 , comprising receiving configuration information indicating a second SRS resource set, wherein the second SRS resource set is associated with at least one of a beam management or antenna switching transmission method, and
transmitting another SRS using a transmission occasion of the second SRS resource set, wherein the SRS transmission of the another SRS uses one or more non-SBFD symbols or one or more SBFD symbols, and wherein the another SRS is transmitted using the first TCI state and using a transmission power that is determined based on one or more power control parameters associated with the first TCI state.

12 . The method of claim 10 , comprising transmitting a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission using one or more non-SBFD symbols or using one or more SBFD symbols, wherein the PRACH transmission uses the first TCI state and a transmission power that is determined based on one or more power control parameters associated with the first TCI state.

13 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving information indicating a first unified TCI (UTCI) state instance and a second UTCI state instance, wherein the first UTCI state instance is associated with a first set of physical channels or signals and the second UTCI state instance is associated with a second set of physical channels or signals.

14 . The method of claim 10 , comprising transmitting the SRS using the first TCI state or the second TCI state after a beam application time has elapsed.

15 . The method of claim 10 , comprising determining an ordered position of the first TCI state or the second TCI state.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the transmission power that is determined based on the one or more power control parameters associated with the second TCI state is determined at least in part to reduce non-negligible self-interference with downlink transmissions that overlap in time with the SRS transmission.

17 . The method of claim 10 , comprising utilizing the first TCI state or the second TCI state based on a received downlink control information (DCI).

18 . The method of claim 10 , comprising:
receiving second configuration information indicating a first TCI codepoint, wherein the first TCI codepoint is associated with the first TCI state and the second TCI st

Assignees

• Interdigital Patent Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Park Jonghyun
• Lee Moon Il
• Khan Beigi Nazli
• Garcia Virgile
• El Hamss Aata
• Marinier Paul

Classifications

• H04W74/0833

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• H04W16/28

  using beam steering · CPC title

• H04L5/14

  Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex · CPC title

• H04W72/231

  the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling · CPC title

• H04W76/20

  Manipulation of established connections · CPC title