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WO2025241079A1 - Signalisation de capacité d'équipement utilisateur - Google Patents

Signalisation de capacité d'équipement utilisateur

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WO2025241079A1
WO2025241079A1 PCT/CN2024/094349 CN2024094349W WO2025241079A1 WO 2025241079 A1 WO2025241079 A1 WO 2025241079A1 CN 2024094349 W CN2024094349 W CN 2024094349W WO 2025241079 A1 WO2025241079 A1 WO 2025241079A1
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Bin Han
Prashant SHARMA
Yiqing Cao
Bharat Shrestha
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  • aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and specifically relate to techniques, apparatuses, and methods for user equipment (UE) capability signaling.
  • UE user equipment
  • Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various services that may include carrying voice, text, messaging, video, data, and/or other traffic.
  • the services may include unicast, multicast, and/or broadcast services, among other examples.
  • Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access radio access technologies (RATs) capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (for example, time domain resources, frequency domain resources, spatial domain resources, and/or device transmit power, among other examples) .
  • RATs radio access technologies
  • multiple-access RATs include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, and time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems.
  • CDMA code division multiple access
  • TDMA time division multiple access
  • FDMA frequency division multiple access
  • OFDMA orthogonal frequency division multiple access
  • SC-FDMA single-carrier frequency division multiple access
  • TD-SCDMA time division synchronous code division multiple access
  • NR New Radio
  • 5G New Radio
  • 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
  • NR may be designed to better support Internet of things (IoT) and reduced capability device deployments, industrial connectivity, millimeter wave (mmWave) expansion, licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployment, sidelink and other device-to-device direct communication technologies (for example, cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) communication) , massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) , disaggregated network architectures and network topology expansions, multiple-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, and/or radio frequency (RF) sensing, among other examples.
  • IoT Internet of things
  • mmWave millimeter wave
  • NTN non-terrestrial network
  • CV2X massive multiple-input multiple-output
  • MIMO massive multiple-input multiple-output
  • disaggregated network architectures and network topology expansions multiple-subscriber implementations
  • RF radio frequency
  • the method may include transmitting, to a network node, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the method may include receiving, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • the method may include receiving, from a UE, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the method may include transmitting, to the UE, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions for wireless communication by a UE.
  • the set of instructions when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to transmit, to a network node, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the set of instructions when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to receive, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions for wireless communication by a network node.
  • the set of instructions when executed by one or more processors of the network node, may cause the network node to receive, from a UE, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the set of instructions when executed by one or more processors of the network node, may cause the network node to transmit, to the UE, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • the user equipment may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories.
  • the one or more processors may be configured to transmit, to a network node, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the one or more processors may be configured to receive, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • the network node may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories.
  • the one or more processors may be configured to receive, from a UE, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the one or more processors may be configured to transmit, to the UE, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • the apparatus may include means for transmitting, to a network node, a capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the apparatus may include means for receiving, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • the apparatus may include means for receiving a capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the apparatus may include means for transmitting configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • aspects of the present disclosure may generally be implemented by or as a method, apparatus, system, computer program product, non-transitory computer-readable medium, user equipment, base station, network node, network entity, wireless communication device, and/or processing system as substantially described with reference to, and as illustrated by, the specification and accompanying drawings.
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication network, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example network node in communication with an example user equipment (UE) in a wireless network, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • UE user equipment
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example disaggregated base station architecture, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an air-to-ground (ATG) deployment, such as in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) .
  • ATG air-to-ground
  • NTN non-terrestrial network
  • Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating examples of carrier aggregation, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with UE capability indication, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a UE or an apparatus of a UE, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a network node or an apparatus of a network node, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 9 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communication, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 10 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communication, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Air-to-ground (ATG) networks may facilitate in-flight connectivity using ground-based network nodes.
  • a network node may communicate with a user equipment (UE) that is deployed on an aerial platform, such as in or as a component of an airplane.
  • UE user equipment
  • a UE that communicates with a ground-based network node in an ATG network may be referred to as an “ATG terminal” or an “onboard ATG terminal. ”
  • Such a UE may have different capabilities than other UEs.
  • an ATG terminal UE may have higher levels of effective isotropic radiated power, increased processing resources, increased power resources, or increased quantities of antennas, among other examples.
  • CA carrier aggregation
  • a UE may be assigned a plurality of contiguous or non-contiguous frequency blocks (e.g., carriers or component carriers (CCs) ) for concurrent communication.
  • Carrier aggregation can occur on an uplink band and/or a downlink band and may occur within a single bandwidth (e.g., intra-band carrier aggregation) or across a plurality of bandwidths (e.g., inter-band carrier aggregation) .
  • Different UEs may have different UE capabilities for performing carrier aggregation. For example, different UEs may have different processing capabilities or different quantities of antennas, which may result in different capabilities for performing carrier aggregation.
  • Some UEs may use different antenna types or configurations at different frequencies. For example, for a relatively low frequency band (e.g., n5 at approximately 850 megahertz (MHz) ) , an ATG UE may use an omni-directional antenna for a single carrier and at a higher band (e.g., n79 at approximately 4500 MHz) , the ATG UE may use a phased array antenna. Additional details regarding frequency bands are described with regards to 3GPP Technical Specification (TS) 38.521 version 17.8.0.
  • TS Technical Specification
  • Radio resource management (RRM) configurations may be used for a primary cell (PCell) for an ATG UE when the ATG UE is using an omnidirectional antenna relative to when the ATG UE is using a phased array antenna.
  • RRM radio resource management
  • the ATG UE may have a receive beam sweeping scaling factor of 3 (e.g., when network assistance on ATG cells reference locations is enabled) or 4 (e.g., when network assistance is not enabled) .
  • the scaling factor relates to a scaling of layer 1 (L1) and layer 3 (L3) search and measurement delays. Accordingly, when a UE is configured with an incorrect scaling factor, the UE may experience dropped communications.
  • a maximum output power for ATG operations may be configured on a per-band basis.
  • the UE may communicate on a plurality of bands.
  • the UE may perform an incorrect power determination, which may result in communication interruption.
  • a UE can report UE capabilities to indicate whether a UE can perform some possible functionalities.
  • the UE may report the UE capability on a per-UE basis.
  • carrier aggregation is enabled for ATG operations, the UE may have different capabilities on different bands or band combinations (e.g., pairings of bands and antenna types) .
  • the UE may have different capabilities with respect to a timing advance (TA) parameter, a maximum quantity of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes, or an offset between reception of a message and transmission of a HARQ feedback response, among other examples.
  • TA timing advance
  • HARQ hybrid automatic repeat request
  • Various aspects relate generally to UE capability indication. Some aspects more specifically relate to a UE transmitting a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the UE may report a set of band combinations (e.g., a types of antennas that the UE is configured to use at different frequencies) . Additionally, or alternatively, the UE may report a UE capability relating to a maximum output power, uplink TA reporting, HARQ feedback, or carrier aggregation, among other examples.
  • the described techniques can be used to allow carrier aggregation techniques for ATG networks.
  • the described techniques provide improved coverage, throughput, and/or reliability for ATG networks.
  • 5G New Radio is part of a continuous mobile broadband evolution promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) .
  • 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
  • 5G NR supports various technologies and use cases including enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) , ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) , massive machine-type communication (mMTC) , millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, beamforming, network slicing, edge computing, Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and management, and network function virtualization (NFV) .
  • eMBB enhanced mobile broadband
  • URLLC ultra-reliable low-latency communication
  • mMTC massive machine-type communication
  • mmWave millimeter wave
  • beamforming network slicing
  • edge computing Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and management
  • NFV network function virtualization
  • Such technological improvements may be associated with new frequency band expansion, licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, overlapping spectrum use, small cell deployments, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployments, disaggregated network architectures and network topology expansion, device aggregation, advanced duplex communication, sidelink and other device-to-device direct communication, IoT (including passive or ambient IoT) networks, reduced capability (RedCap) UE functionality, industrial connectivity, multiple-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, radio frequency (RF) sensing, and/or artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI/ML) , among other examples.
  • NTN non-terrestrial network
  • disaggregated network architectures and network topology expansion device aggregation
  • advanced duplex communication including passive or ambient IoT
  • RedCap reduced capability
  • industrial connectivity multiple-subscriber implementations
  • high-precision positioning radio frequency (RF) sensing
  • AI/ML artificial intelligence or machine learning
  • These technological improvements may support use cases such as wireless backhauls, wireless data centers, extended reality (XR) and metaverse applications, meta services for supporting vehicle connectivity, holographic and mixed reality communication, autonomous and collaborative robots, vehicle platooning and cooperative maneuvering, sensing networks, gesture monitoring, human-brain interfacing, digital twin applications, asset management, and universal coverage applications using non-terrestrial and/or aerial platforms, among other examples.
  • use cases such as wireless backhauls, wireless data centers, extended reality (XR) and metaverse applications, meta services for supporting vehicle connectivity, holographic and mixed reality communication, autonomous and collaborative robots, vehicle platooning and cooperative maneuvering, sensing networks, gesture monitoring, human-brain interfacing, digital twin applications, asset management, and universal coverage applications using non-terrestrial and/or aerial platforms, among other examples.
  • XR extended reality
  • metaverse applications meta services for supporting vehicle connectivity
  • holographic and mixed reality communication autonomous and collaborative robots
  • vehicle platooning and cooperative maneuvering sensing networks
  • gesture monitoring human-bra
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication network 100, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • the wireless communication network 100 may be or may include elements of a 5G (or NR) network or a 6G network, among other examples.
  • the wireless communication network 100 may include multiple network nodes 110, shown as a network node (NN) 110a, a network node 110b, a network node 110c, and a network node 110d.
  • the network nodes 110 may support communications with multiple UEs 120, shown as a UE 120a, a UE 120b, a UE 120c, a UE 120d, and a UE 120e.
  • the network nodes 110 and the UEs 120 of the wireless communication network 100 may communicate using the electromagnetic spectrum, which may be subdivided by frequency or wavelength into various classes, bands, carriers, and/or channels. For example, devices of the wireless communication network 100 may communicate using one or more operating bands.
  • multiple wireless communication networks 100 may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless communication network 100 may support a particular RAT (which may also be referred to as an air interface) and may operate on one or more carrier frequencies in one or more frequency ranges. Examples of RATs include a 4G RAT, a 5G/NR RAT, and/or a 6G RAT, among other examples. In some examples, when multiple RATs are deployed in a given geographic area, each RAT in the geographic area may operate on different frequencies to avoid interference with one another.
  • FR1 frequency range designations FR1 (410 MHz through 7.125 GHz) , FR2 (24.25 GHz through 52.6 GHz) , FR3 (7.125 GHz through 24.25 GHz) , FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz through 71 GHz) , FR4 (52.6 GHz through 114.25 GHz) , and FR5 (114.25 GHz through 300 GHz) .
  • FR1 is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “Sub-6 GHz” band in some documents and articles.
  • FR2 is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “millimeter wave” band in some documents and articles, despite being different than the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz through 300 GHz) , which is identified by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a “millimeter wave” band.
  • EHF extremely high frequency
  • ITU International Telecommunications Union
  • the frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are often referred to as mid-band frequencies, which include FR3.
  • Frequency bands falling within FR3 may inherit FR1 characteristics or FR2 characteristics, and thus may effectively extend features of FR1 or FR2 into mid-band frequencies.
  • sub-6 GHz may broadly refer to frequencies that are less than 6 GHz, that are within FR1, and/or that are included in mid-band frequencies.
  • millimeter wave if used herein, may broadly refer to frequencies that are included in mid-band frequencies, that are within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, or FR5, and/or that are within the EHF band.
  • Higher frequency bands may extend 5G NR operation, 6G operation, and/or other RATs beyond 52.6 GHz.
  • each of FR4a, FR4-1, FR4, and FR5 falls within the EHF band.
  • the wireless communication network 100 may implement dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) , in which multiple RATs (for example, 4G/Long Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G/NR) are implemented with dynamic bandwidth allocation (for example, based on user demand) in a single frequency band.
  • DSS dynamic spectrum sharing
  • multiple RATs for example, 4G/Long Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G/NR
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • 5G/NR 5G/NR
  • dynamic bandwidth allocation for example, based on user demand
  • a network node 110 may include one or more devices, components, or systems that enable communication between a UE 120 and one or more devices, components, or systems of the wireless communication network 100.
  • a network node 110 may be, may include, or may also be referred to as an NR network node, a 5G network node, a 6G network node, a Node B, an eNB, a gNB, an access point (AP) , a transmission reception point (TRP) , a mobility element, a core, a network entity, a network element, a network equipment, and/or another type of device, component, or system included in a radio access network (RAN) .
  • RAN radio access network
  • a network node 110 may be implemented as a single physical node (for example, a single physical structure) or may be implemented as two or more physical nodes (for example, two or more distinct physical structures) .
  • a network node 110 may be a device or system that implements part of a radio protocol stack, a device or system that implements a full radio protocol stack (such as a full gNB protocol stack) , or a collection of devices or systems that collectively implement the full radio protocol stack.
  • a network node 110 may be an aggregated network node (having an aggregated architecture) , meaning that the network node 110 may implement a full radio protocol stack that is physically and logically integrated within a single node (for example, a single physical structure) in the wireless communication network 100.
  • an aggregated network node 110 may consist of a single standalone base station or a single TRP that uses a full radio protocol stack to enable or facilitate communication between a UE 120 and a core network of the wireless communication network 100.
  • a network node 110 may be a disaggregated network node (sometimes referred to as a disaggregated base station) , meaning that the network node 110 may implement a radio protocol stack that is physically distributed and/or logically distributed among two or more nodes in the same geographic location or in different geographic locations.
  • a disaggregated network node may have a disaggregated architecture.
  • disaggregated network nodes 110 may be used in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network, in an open radio access network (O-RAN) (such as a network configuration in compliance with the O-RAN Alliance) , or in a virtualized radio access network (vRAN) , also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN) , to facilitate scaling by separating base station functionality into multiple units that can be individually deployed.
  • IAB integrated access and backhaul
  • O-RAN open radio access network
  • vRAN virtualized radio access network
  • C-RAN cloud radio access network
  • the network nodes 110 of the wireless communication network 100 may include one or more central units (CUs) , one or more distributed units (DUs) , and/or one or more radio units (RUs) .
  • a CU may host one or more higher layer control functions, such as radio resource control (RRC) functions, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) functions, and/or service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) functions, among other examples.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • PDCP packet data convergence protocol
  • SDAP service data adaptation protocol
  • a DU may host one ormore of a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, and/or one ormore higher physical (PHY) layers depending, at least in part, on a functional split, such as afunctional split defined by the 3GPP.
  • RLC radio link control
  • MAC medium access control
  • PHY physical
  • a DU also may host one or more lowerPHY layer functions, such as a fast Fourier transform (FFT) , an inverse FFT (iFFT) ,beamforming, physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, and/orscheduling of resources for one or more UEs 120, among other examples.
  • An RU may host RFprocessing functions or lower PHY layer functions, such as an FFT, an iFFT, beamforming, orPRACH extraction and filtering, among other examples, according to a functional split, such asa lower layer functional split.
  • each RU can be operated to handle overthe air (OTA) communication with one or more UEs 120.
  • OTA overthe air
  • a single network node 110 may include a combination of one ormore CUs, one or more DUs, and/or one or more RUs. Additionally or alternatively, a networknode 110 may include one or more Near-Real Time (Near-RT) RAN Intelligent Controllers(RICs) and/or one or more Non-Real Time (Non-RT) RICs.
  • a CU, a DU,and/or an RU may be implemented as a virtual unit, such as a virtual central unit (VCU) , avirtual distributed unit (VDU) , or a virtual radio unit (VRU) , among other examples.
  • a virtualunit may be implemented as a virtual network function, such as associated with a clouddeployment.
  • Some network nodes 110 may providecommunication coverage for a particular geographic area.
  • the term “cell” can referto a coverage area of a network node 110 or to a network node 110 itself, depending on thecontext in which the term is used.
  • a network node 110 may support one or multiple (forexample, three) cells.
  • a network node 110 may provide communicationcoverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, or another type of cell.
  • a macro cell maycover a relatively large geographic area (for example, several kilometers in radius) and mayallow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with service subscriptions.
  • a pico cell may cover arelatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with servicesubscriptions.
  • a femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (for example, a home)and may allow restricted access by UEs 120 having association with the femto cell (forexample, UEs 120 in a closed subscriber group (CSG) ) .
  • a network node 110 for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro network node.
  • a network node 110 for a pico cell may bereferred to as a pico network node.
  • a network node 110 for a femto cell may be referred to as afemto network node or an in-home network node.
  • a cell may not necessarilybe stationary.
  • the geographic area of the cell may move according to the locationof an associated mobile network node 110 (for example, a train, a satellite base station, anunmanned aerial vehicle, or an NTN network node) .
  • an associated mobile network node 110 for example, a train, a satellite base station, anunmanned aerial vehicle, or an NTN network node
  • the wireless communication network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes network nodes 110 of different types, such as macro network nodes, pico network nodes, femto network nodes, relay network nodes, aggregated network nodes, and/or disaggregated network nodes, among other examples.
  • the network node 110a may be a macro network node for a macro cell 130a
  • the network node 110b may be a pico network node for a pico cell 130b
  • the network node 110c may be a femto network node for a femto cell 130c.
  • network nodes 110 may generally transmit at different power levels, serve different coverage areas, and/or have different impacts on interference in the wireless communication network 100 than other types of network nodes 110.
  • macro network nodes may have a high transmit power level (for example, 5 to 40 watts)
  • pico network nodes, femto network nodes, and relay network nodes may have lower transmit power levels (for example, 0.1 to 2 watts) .
  • a network node 110 may be, may include, or may operate as an RU, a TRP, or a base station that communicates with one or more UEs 120 via a radio access link (which may be referred to as a “Uu” link) .
  • the radio access link may include a downlink and an uplink.
  • Downlink (or “DL” ) refers to a communication direction from a network node 110 to a UE 120
  • uplink or “UL”
  • Downlink channels may include one or more control channels and one or more data channels.
  • a downlink control channel may be used to transmit downlink control information (DCI) (for example, scheduling information, reference signals, and/or configuration information) from a network node 110 to a UE 120.
  • DCI downlink control information
  • a downlink data channel may be used to transmit downlink data (for example, user data associated with a UE 120) from a network node 110 to a UE 120.
  • Downlink control channels may include one or more physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs)
  • downlink data channels may include one or more physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) .
  • Uplink channels may similarly include one or more control channels and one or more data channels.
  • An uplink control channel may be used to transmit uplink control information (UCI) (for example, reference signals and/or feedback corresponding to one or more downlink transmissions) from a UE 120 to a network node 110.
  • UCI uplink control information
  • An uplink data channel may be used to transmit uplink data (for example, user data associated with a UE 120) from a UE 120 to a network node 110.
  • Uplink control channels may include one or more physical uplink control channels (PUCCHs)
  • uplink data channels may include one or more physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) .
  • the downlink and the uplink may each include a set of resources on which the network node 110 and the UE 120 may communicate.
  • Downlink and uplink resources may include time domain resources (frames, subframes, slots, and/or symbols) , frequency domain resources (frequency bands, component carriers, subcarriers, resource blocks, and/or resource elements) , and/or spatial domain resources (particular transmit directions and/or beam parameters) .
  • Frequency domain resources of some bands may be subdivided into bandwidth parts (BWPs) .
  • a BWP may be a continuous block of frequency domain resources (for example, a continuous block of resource blocks) that are allocated for one or more UEs 120.
  • a UE 120 may be configured with both an uplink BWP and a downlink BWP (where the uplink BWP and the downlink BWP may be the same BWP or different BWPs) .
  • a BWP may be dynamically configured (for example, by a network node 110 transmitting a DCI configuration to the one or more UEs 120) and/or reconfigured, which means that a BWP can be adjusted in real-time (or near-real-time) based on changing network conditions in the wireless communication network 100 and/or based on the specific requirements of the one or more UEs 120.
  • This enables more efficient use of the available frequency domain resources in the wireless communication network 100 because fewer frequency domain resources may be allocated to a BWP for a UE 120 (which may reduce the quantity of frequency domain resources that a UE 120 is required to monitor) , leaving more frequency domain resources to be spread across multiple UEs 120.
  • BWPs may also assist in the implementation of lower-capability UEs 120 by facilitating the configuration of smaller bandwidths for communication by such UEs 120.
  • the wireless communication network 100 may be, may include, or may be included in, an IAB network.
  • at least one network node 110 is an anchor network node that communicates with a core network.
  • An anchor network node 110 may also be referred to as an IAB donor (or “IAB-donor” ) .
  • the anchor network node 110 may connect to the core network via a wired backhaul link.
  • an Ng interface of the anchor network node 110 may terminate at the core network.
  • an anchor network node 110 may connect to one or more devices of the core network that provide a core access and mobility management function (AMF) .
  • AMF core access and mobility management function
  • An IAB network also generally includes multiple non-anchor network nodes 110, which may also be referred to as relay network nodes or simply as IAB nodes (or “IAB-nodes” ) .
  • Each non-anchor network node 110 may communicate directly with the anchor network node 110 via a wireless backhaul link to access the core network, or may communicate indirectly with the anchor network node 110 via one or more other non-anchor network nodes 110 and associated wireless backhaul links that form a backhaul path to the core network.
  • Some anchor network node 110 or other non-anchor network node 110 may also communicate directly with one or more UEs 120 via wireless access links that carry access traffic.
  • network resources for wireless communication (such as time resources, frequency resources, and/or spatial resources) may be shared between access links and backhaul links.
  • any network node 110 that relays communications may be referred to as a relay network node, a relay station, or simply as a relay.
  • a relay may receive a transmission of a communication from an upstream station (for example, another network node 110 or a UE 120) and transmit the communication to a downstream station (for example, a UE 120 or another network node 110) .
  • the wireless communication network 100 may include or be referred to as a “multi-hop network. ” In the example shown in Fig.
  • the network node 110d may communicate with the network node 110a (for example, a macro network node) and the UE 120d in order to facilitate communication between the network node 110a and the UE 120d.
  • a UE 120 may be or may operate as a relay station that can relay transmissions to or from other UEs 120.
  • a UE 120 that relays communications may be referred to as a UE relay or a relay UE, among other examples.
  • the UEs 120 may be physically dispersed throughout the wireless communication network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile.
  • a UE 120 may be, may include, or may be included in an access terminal, another terminal, a mobile station, or a subscriber unit.
  • a UE 120 may be, include, or be coupled with a cellular phone (for example, a smart phone) , a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (for example, a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, and/or smart jewelry, such as a smart ring or a smart bracelet) , an entertainment device (for example, a music device, a video device, and/or a satellite
  • a UE 120 and/or a network node 110 may include one or more chips, system-on-chips (SoCs) , chipsets, packages, or devices that individually or collectively constitute or comprise a processing system.
  • the processing system includes processor (or “processing” ) circuitry in the form of one or multiple processors, microprocessors, processing units (such as central processing units (CPUs) , graphics processing units (GPUs) , neural processing units (NPUs) and/or digital signal processors (DSPs) ) , processing blocks, application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) , programmable logic devices (PLDs) (such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) ) , or other discrete gate or transistor logic or circuitry (all of which may be generally referred to herein individually as “processors” or collectively as “the processor” or “the processor circuitry” ) .
  • processors or “processing” circuitry in the form of one or multiple processors, microprocessors
  • One or more of the processors may be individually or collectively configurable or configured to perform various functions or operations described herein.
  • a group of processors collectively configurable or configured to perform a set of functions may include a first processor configurable or configured to perform a first function of the set and a second processor configurable or configured to perform a second function of the set, or may include the group of processors all being configured or configurable to perform the set of functions.
  • the processing system may further include memory circuitry in the form of one or more memory devices, memory blocks, memory elements or other discrete gate or transistor logic or circuitry, each of which may include tangible storage media such as random-access memory (RAM) or read-only memory (ROM) , or combinations thereof (all of which may be generally referred to herein individually as “memories” or collectively as “the memory” or “the memory circuitry” ) .
  • RAM random-access memory
  • ROM read-only memory
  • One or more of the memories may be coupled (for example, operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, or electrically coupled) with one or more of the processors and may individually or collectively store processor-executable code (such as software) that, when executed by one or more of the processors, may configure one or more of the processors to perform various functions or operations described herein. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, one or more of the processors may be preconfigured to perform various functions or operations described herein without requiring configuration by software.
  • processor-executable code such as software
  • the processing system may further include or be coupled with one or more modems (such as a Wi-Fi (for example, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) compliant) modem or a cellular (for example, 3GPP 4G LTE, 5G, or 6G compliant) modem) .
  • one or more processors of the processing system include or implement one or more of the modems.
  • the processing system may further include or be coupled with multiple radios (collectively “the radio” ) , multiple RF chains, or multiple transceivers, each of which may in turn be coupled with one or more of multiple antennas.
  • one or more processors of the processing system include or implement one or more of the radios, RF chains or transceivers.
  • the UE 120 may include or may be included in a housing that houses components associated with the UE 120 including the processing system.
  • Some UEs 120 may be considered machine-type communication (MTC) UEs, evolved or enhanced machine-type communication (eMTC) , UEs, further enhanced eMTC (feMTC) UEs, or enhanced feMTC (efeMTC) UEs, or further evolutions thereof, all of which may be simply referred to as “MTC UEs” .
  • An MTC UE may be, may include, or may be included in or coupled with a robot, an uncrewed aerial vehicle, a remote device, a sensor, a meter, a monitor, and/or a location tag.
  • Some UEs 120 may be considered IoT devices and/or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband IoT) devices.
  • An IoT UE or NB-IoT device may be, may include, or may be included in or coupled with an industrial machine, an appliance, a refrigerator, a doorbell camera device, a home automation device, and/or a light fixture, among other examples.
  • Some UEs 120 may be considered Customer Premises Equipment, which may include telecommunications devices that are installed at a customer location (such as a home or office) to enable access to a service provider's network (such as included in or in communication with the wireless communication network 100) .
  • Some UEs 120 may be classified according to different categories in association with different complexities and/or different capabilities.
  • UEs 120 in a first category may facilitate massive IoT in the wireless communication network 100, and may offer low complexity and/or cost relative to UEs 120 in a second category.
  • UEs 120 in a second category may include mission-critical IoT devices, legacy UEs, baseline UEs, high-tier UEs, advanced UEs, full-capability UEs, and/or premium UEs that are capable of URLLC, eMBB, and/or precise positioning in the wireless communication network 100, among other examples.
  • a third category of UEs 120 may have mid-tier complexity and/or capability (for example, a capability between UEs 120 of the first category and UEs 120 of the second capability) .
  • a UE 120 of the third category may be referred to as a reduced capacity UE ( “RedCap UE” ) , a mid-tier UE, an NR-Light UE, and/or an NR-Lite UE, among other examples.
  • RedCap UEs may bridge a gap between the capability and complexity of NB-IoT devices and/or eMTC UEs, and mission-critical IoT devices and/or premium UEs.
  • RedCap UEs may include, for example, wearable devices, IoT devices, industrial sensors, and/or cameras that are associated with a limited bandwidth, power capacity, and/or transmission range, among other examples.
  • RedCap UEs may support healthcare environments, building automation, electrical distribution, process automation, transport and logistics, and/or smart city deployments, among other examples.
  • two or more UEs 120 may communicate directly with one another using sidelink communications (for example, without communicating by way of a network node 110 as an intermediary) .
  • the UE 120a may directly transmit data, control information, or other signaling as a sidelink communication to the UE 120e. This is in contrast to, for example, the UE 120a first transmitting data in an UL communication to a network node 110, which then transmits the data to the UE 120e in a DL communication.
  • the UEs 120 may transmit and receive sidelink communications using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication protocols, device-to-device (D2D) communication protocols, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication protocols (which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols, and/or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocols) , and/or mesh network communication protocols.
  • a network node 110 may schedule and/or allocate resources for sidelink communications between UEs 120 in the wireless communication network 100.
  • a UE 120 (instead of a network node 110) may perform, or collaborate or negotiate with one or more other UEs to perform, scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and/or other operations for sidelink communications.
  • some of the network nodes 110 and the UEs 120 of the wireless communication network 100 may be configured for full-duplex operation in addition to half-duplex operation.
  • a network node 110 or a UE 120 operating in a half-duplex mode may perform only one of transmission or reception during particular time resources, such as during particular slots, symbols, or other time periods.
  • Half-duplex operation may involve time-division duplexing (TDD) , in which DL transmissions of the network node 110 and UL transmissions of the UE 120 do not occur in the same time resources (that is, the transmissions do not overlap in time) .
  • TDD time-division duplexing
  • a network node 110 or a UE 120 operating in a full-duplex mode can transmit and receive communications concurrently (for example, in the same time resources) .
  • network nodes 110 and/or UEs 120 may generally increase the capacity of the network and the radio access link.
  • full-duplex operation may involve frequency-division duplexing (FDD) , in which DL transmissions of the network node 110 are performed in a first frequency band or on a first component carrier and transmissions of the UE 120 are performed in a second frequency band or on a second component carrier different than the first frequency band or the first component carrier, respectively.
  • FDD frequency-division duplexing
  • full-duplex operation may be enabled for a UE 120 but not for a network node 110.
  • a UE 120 may simultaneously transmit an UL transmission to a first network node 110 and receive a DL transmission from a second network node 110 in the same time resources.
  • full-duplex operation may be enabled for a network node 110 but not for a UE 120.
  • a network node 110 may simultaneously transmit a DL transmission to a first UE 120 and receive an UL transmission from a second UE 120 in the same time resources.
  • full-duplex operation may be enabled for both a network node 110 and a UE 120.
  • the UEs 120 and the network nodes 110 may perform MIMO communication.
  • MIMO generally refers to transmitting or receiving multiple signals (such as multiple layers or multiple data streams) simultaneously over the same time and frequency resources.
  • MIMO techniques generally exploit multipath propagation.
  • MIMO may be implemented using various spatial processing or spatial multiplexing operations.
  • MIMO may support simultaneous transmission to multiple receivers, referred to as multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) .
  • MU-MIMO multi-user MIMO
  • Some RATs may employ advanced MIMO techniques, such as mTRP operation (including redundant transmission or reception on multiple TRPs) , reciprocity in the time domain or the frequency domain, single-frequency-network (SFN) transmission, or non-coherent joint transmission (NC-JT) .
  • mTRP operation including redundant transmission or reception on multiple TRPs
  • SFN single-frequency-network
  • NC-JT non-coherent joint transmission
  • the UE 120 may include a communication manager 140.
  • the communication manager 140 may transmit , to a network node, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands; and receive, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types. Additionally, or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.
  • the network node 110 may include a communication manager 150.
  • the communication manager 150 may receive, from a UE, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands; and transmit , to the UE, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types. Additionally, or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.
  • Fig. 1 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example network node 110 in communication with an example UE 120 in a wireless network, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • the network node 110 may include a data source 212, a transmit processor 214, a transmit (TX) MIMO processor 216, a set of modems 232 (shown as 232a through 232t, where t ⁇ 1) , a set of antennas 234 (shown as 234a through 234v, where v ⁇ 1) , a MIMO detector 236, a receive processor 238, a data sink 239, a controller/processor 240, a memory 242, a communication unit 244, a scheduler 246, and/or a communication manager 150, among other examples.
  • TX transmit
  • one or a combination of the antenna (s) 234, the modem (s) 232, the MIMO detector 236, the receive processor 238, the transmit processor 214, and/or the TX MIMO processor 216 may be included in a transceiver of the network node 110.
  • the transceiver may be under control of and used by one or more processors, such as the controller/processor 240, and in some aspects in conjunction with processor-readable code stored in the memory 242, to perform aspects of the methods, processes, and/or operations described herein.
  • the network node 110 may include one or more interfaces, communication components, and/or other components that facilitate communication with the UE 120 or another network node.
  • processors may refer to one or more controllers and/or one or more processors.
  • processors may include transmit processor 214, TX MIMO processor 216, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, and/or controller/processor 240.
  • processors of the UE 120 may include MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, and/or controller/processor 280.
  • a single processor may perform all of the operations described as being performed by the one or more processors.
  • a first set of (one or more) processors of the one or more processors may perform a first operation described as being performed by the one or more processors
  • a second set of (one or more) processors of the one or more processors may perform a second operation described as being performed by the one or more processors.
  • the first set of processors and the second set of processors may be the same set of processors or may be different sets of processors.
  • Reference to “one or more memories” should be understood to refer to any one or more memories of a corresponding device, such as the memory described in connection with Fig. 2. For example, operation described as being performed by one or more memories can be performed by the same subset of the one or more memories or different subsets of the one or more memories.
  • the transmit processor 214 may receive data ( “downlink data” ) intended for the UE 120 (or a set of UEs that includes the UE 120) from the data source 212 (such as a data pipeline or a data queue) .
  • the transmit processor 214 may select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) for the UE 120 in accordance with one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE 120.
  • MCSs modulation and coding schemes
  • CQIs channel quality indicators
  • the network node 110 may process the data (for example, including encoding the data) for transmission to the UE 120 on a downlink in accordance with the MCS (s) selected for the UE 120 to generate data symbols.
  • the transmit processor 214 may process system information (for example, semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) ) and/or control information (for example, CQI requests, grants, and/or upper layer signaling) and provide overhead symbols and/or control symbols.
  • the transmit processor 214 may generate reference symbols for reference signals (for example, a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) , a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) , or a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) ) and/or synchronization signals (for example, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) or a secondary synchronization signals (SSS) ) .
  • reference signals for example, a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) , a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) , or a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS)
  • CSI-RS channel state information reference signal
  • synchronization signals for example, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) or a secondary synchronization signals (SSS)
  • the TX MIMO processor 216 may perform spatial processing (for example, precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (for example, T output symbol streams) to the set of modems 232.
  • each output symbol stream may be provided to a respective modulator component (shown as MOD) of a modem 232.
  • Each modem 232 may use the respective modulator component to process (for example, to modulate) a respective output symbol stream (for example, for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) ) to obtain an output sample stream.
  • OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
  • Each modem 232 may further use the respective modulator component to process (for example, convert to analog, amplify, filter, and/or upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a time domain downlink signal.
  • the modems 232a through 232t may together transmit a set of downlink signals (for example, T downlink signals) via the corresponding set of antennas 234.
  • a downlink signal may include a DCI communication, a MAC control element (MAC-CE) communication, an RRC communication, a downlink reference signal, or another type of downlink communication.
  • Downlink signals may be transmitted on a PDCCH, a PDSCH, and/or on another downlink channel.
  • a downlink signal may carry one or more transport blocks (TBs) of data.
  • a TB may be a unit of data that is transmitted over an air interface in the wireless communication network 100.
  • a data stream (for example, from the data source 212) may be encoded into multiple TBs for transmission over the air interface. The quantity of TBs used to carry the data associated with a particular data stream may be associated with a TB size common to the multiple TBs.
  • the TB size may be based on or otherwise associated with radio channel conditions of the air interface, the MCS used for encoding the data, the downlink resources allocated for transmitting the data, and/or another parameter.
  • the larger the TB size the greater the amount of data that can be transmitted in a single transmission, which reduces signaling overhead.
  • larger TB sizes may be more prone to transmission and/or reception errors than smaller TB sizes, but such errors may be mitigated by more robust error correction techniques.
  • uplink signals from the UE 120 may be received by an antenna 234, may be processed by a modem 232 (for example, a demodulator component, shown as DEMOD, of a modem 232) , may be detected by the MIMO detector 236 (for example, a receive (Rx) MIMO processor) if applicable, and/or may be further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and/or control information.
  • the receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 (which may be a data pipeline, a data queue, and/or another type of data sink) and provide the decoded control information to a processor, such as the controller/processor 240.
  • the network node 110 may use the scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink or uplink communications.
  • the scheduler 246 may use DCI to dynamically schedule DL transmissions to the UE 120 and/or UL transmissions from the UE 120.
  • the scheduler 246 may allocate recurring time domain resources and/or frequency domain resources that the UE 120 may use to transmit and/or receive communications using an RRC configuration (for example, a semi-static configuration) , for example, to perform semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) or to configure a configured grant (CG) for the UE 120.
  • RRC configuration for example, a semi-static configuration
  • SPS semi-persistent scheduling
  • CG configured grant
  • One or more of the transmit processor 214, the TX MIMO processor 216, the modem 232, the antenna 234, the MIMO detector 236, the receive processor 238, and/or the controller/processor 240 may be included in an RF chain of the network node 110.
  • An RF chain may include one or more filters, mixers, oscillators, amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) , and/or other devices that convert between an analog signal (such as for transmission or reception via an air interface) and a digital signal (such as for processing by one or more processors of the network node 110) .
  • the RF chain may be or may be included in a transceiver of the network node 110.
  • the network node 110 may use the communication unit 244 to communicate with a core network and/or with other network nodes.
  • the communication unit 244 may support wired and/or wireless communication protocols and/or connections, such as Ethernet, optical fiber, common public radio interface (CPRI) , and/or a wired or wireless backhaul, among other examples.
  • the network node 110 may use the communication unit 244 to transmit and/or receive data associated with the UE 120 or to perform network control signaling, among other examples.
  • the communication unit 244 may include a transceiver and/or an interface, such as a network interface.
  • the UE 120 may include a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a through 252r, where r ⁇ 1) , a set of modems 254 (shown as modems 254a through 254u, where u ⁇ 1) , a MIMO detector 256, a receive processor 258, a data sink 260, a data source 262, a transmit processor 264, a TX MIMO processor 266, a controller/processor 280, a memory 282, and/or a communication manager 140, among other examples.
  • One or more of the components of the UE 120 may be included in a housing 284.
  • one or a combination of the antenna (s) 252, the modem (s) 254, the MIMO detector 256, the receive processor 258, the transmit processor 264, or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be included in a transceiver that is included in the UE 120.
  • the transceiver may be under control of and used by one or more processors, such as the controller/processor 280, and in some aspects in conjunction with processor-readable code stored in the memory 282, to perform aspects of the methods, processes, or operations described herein.
  • the UE 120 may include another interface, another communication component, and/or another component that facilitates communication with the network node 110 and/or another UE 120.
  • the set of antennas 252 may receive the downlink communications or signals from the network node 110 and may provide a set of received downlink signals (for example, R received signals) to the set of modems 254.
  • each received signal may be provided to a respective demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of a modem 254.
  • DEMOD demodulator component
  • Each modem 254 may use the respective demodulator component to condition (for example, filter, amplify, downconvert, and/or digitize) a received signal to obtain input samples.
  • Each modem 254 may use the respective demodulator component to further demodulate or process the input samples (for example, for OFDM) to obtain received symbols.
  • the MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from the set of modems 254, may perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and may provide detected symbols.
  • the receive processor 258 may process (for example, decode) the detected symbols, may provide decoded data for the UE 120 to the data sink 260 (which may include a data pipeline, a data queue, and/or an application executed on the UE 120) , and may provide decoded control information and system information to the controller/processor 280.
  • the transmit processor 264 may receive and process data ( “uplink data” ) from a data source 262 (such as a data pipeline, a data queue, and/or an application executed on the UE 120) and control information from the controller/processor 280.
  • the control information may include one or more parameters, feedback, one or more signal measurements, and/or other types of control information.
  • the receive processor 258 and/or the controller/processor 280 may determine, for a received signal (such as received from the network node 110 or another UE) , one or more parameters relating to transmission of the uplink communication.
  • the one or more parameters may include a reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter, a CQI parameter, or a transmit power control (TPC) parameter, among other examples.
  • the control information may include an indication of the RSRP parameter, the RSSI parameter, the RSRQ parameter, the CQI parameter, the TPC parameter, and/or another parameter.
  • the control information may facilitate parameter selection and/or scheduling for the UE 120 by the network node 110.
  • the transmit processor 264 may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals, such as an uplink DMRS, an uplink sounding reference signal (SRS) , and/or another type of reference signal.
  • the symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be precoded by the TX MIMO processor 266, if applicable, and further processed by the set of modems 254 (for example, for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM) .
  • the TX MIMO processor 266 may perform spatial processing (for example, precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (for example, U output symbol streams) to the set of modems 254.
  • each output symbol stream may be provided to a respective modulator component (shown as MOD) of a modem 254.
  • Each modem 254 may use the respective modulator component to process (for example, to modulate) a respective output symbol stream (for example, for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream.
  • Each modem 254 may further use the respective modulator component to process (for example, convert to analog, amplify, filter, and/or upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain an uplink signal.
  • the modems 254a through 254u may transmit a set of uplink signals (for example, R uplink signals or U uplink symbols) via the corresponding set of antennas 252.
  • An uplink signal may include a UCI communication, a MAC-CE communication, an RRC communication, or another type of uplink communication.
  • Uplink signals may be transmitted on a PUSCH, a PUCCH, and/or another type of uplink channel.
  • An uplink signal may carry one or more TBs of data.
  • Sidelink data and control transmissions may generally use similar techniques as were described for uplink data and control transmission, and may use sidelink-specific channels such as a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) , a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) , and/or a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) .
  • PSSCH physical sidelink shared channel
  • PSCCH physical sidelink control channel
  • PSFCH physical sidelink feedback channel
  • One or more antennas of the set of antennas 252 or the set of antennas 234 may include, or may be included within, one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays, among other examples.
  • An antenna panel, an antenna group, a set of antenna elements, or an antenna array may include one or more antenna elements (within a single housing or multiple housings) , a set of coplanar antenna elements, a set of non-coplanar antenna elements, or one or more antenna elements coupled with one or more transmission or reception components, such as one or more components of Fig. 2.
  • antenna can refer to one or more antennas, one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays.
  • Antenna panel can refer to a group of antennas (such as antenna elements) arranged in an array or panel, which may facilitate beamforming by manipulating parameters of the group of antennas.
  • Antenna module may refer to circuitry including one or more antennas, which may also include one or more other components (such as filters, amplifiers, or processors) associated with integrating the antenna module into a wireless communication device.
  • each of the antenna elements of an antenna 234 or an antenna 252 may include one or more sub-elements for radiating or receiving radio frequency signals.
  • a single antenna element may include a first sub-element cross-polarized with a second sub-element that can be used to independently transmit cross-polarized signals.
  • the antenna elements may include patch antennas, dipole antennas, and/or other types of antennas arranged in a linear pattern, a two-dimensional pattern, or another pattern.
  • a spacing between antenna elements may be such that signals with a desired wavelength transmitted separately by the antenna elements may interact or interfere constructively and destructively along various directions (such as to form a desired beam) .
  • the spacing may provide a quarter wavelength, a half wavelength, or another fraction of a wavelength of spacing between neighboring antenna elements to allow for the desired constructive and destructive interference patterns of signals transmitted by the separate antenna elements within that expected range.
  • the amplitudes and/or phases of signals transmitted via antenna elements and/or sub-elements may be modulated and shifted relative to each other (such as by manipulating phase shift, phase offset, and/or amplitude) to generate one or more beams, which is referred to as beamforming.
  • beam may refer to a directional transmission of a wireless signal toward a receiving device or otherwise in a desired direction.
  • Beam may also generally refer to a direction associated with such a directional signal transmission, a set of directional resources associated with the signal transmission (for example, an angle of arrival, a horizontal direction, and/or a vertical direction) , and/or a set of parameters that indicate one or more aspects of a directional signal, a direction associated with the signal, and/or a set of directional resources associated with the signal.
  • antenna elements may be individually selected or deselected for directional transmission of a signal (or signals) by controlling amplitudes of one or more corresponding amplifiers and/or phases of the signal (s) to form one or more beams.
  • the shape of a beam (such as the amplitude, width, and/or presence of side lobes) and/or the direction of a beam (such as an angle of the beam relative to a surface of an antenna array) can be dynamically controlled by modifying the phase shifts, phase offsets, and/or amplitudes of the multiple signals relative to each other.
  • Different UEs 120 or network nodes 110 may include different numbers of antenna elements.
  • a UE 120 may include a single antenna element, two antenna elements, four antenna elements, eight antenna elements, or a different number of antenna elements.
  • a network node 110 may include eight antenna elements, 24 antenna elements, 64 antenna elements, 128 antenna elements, or a different number of antenna elements.
  • a larger number of antenna elements may provide increased control over parameters for beam generation relative to a smaller number of antenna elements, whereas a smaller number of antenna elements may be less complex to implement and may use less power than a larger number of antenna elements.
  • Multiple antenna elements may support multiple-layer transmission, in which a first layer of a communication (which may include a first data stream) and a second layer of a communication (which may include a second data stream) are transmitted using the same time and frequency resources with spatial multiplexing.
  • While blocks in Fig. 2 are illustrated as distinct components, the functions described above with respect to the blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combination component or in various combinations of components.
  • the functions described with respect to the transmit processor 264, the receive processor 258, and/or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by or under the control of the controller/processor 280.
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example disaggregated base station architecture 300, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • One or more components of the example disaggregated base station architecture 300 may be, may include, or may be included in one or more network nodes (such one or more network nodes 110) .
  • the disaggregated base station architecture 300 may include a CU 310 that can communicate directly with a core network 320 via a backhaul link, or that can communicate indirectly with the core network 320 via one or more disaggregated control units, such as a Non-RT RIC 350 associated with a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) Framework 360 and/or a Near-RT RIC 370 (for example, via an E2 link) .
  • SMO Service Management and Orchestration
  • the CU 310 may communicate with one or more DUs 330 via respective midhaul links, such as via F1 interfaces.
  • Each of the DUs 330 may communicate with one or more RUs 340 via respective fronthaul links.
  • Each of the RUs 340 may communicate with one or more UEs 120 via respective RF access links.
  • a UE 120 may be simultaneously served by multiple RUs 340.
  • Each of the components of the disaggregated base station architecture 300 may include one or more interfaces or may be coupled with one or more interfaces for receiving or transmitting signals, such as data or information, via a wired or wireless transmission medium.
  • the CU 310 may be logically split into one or more CU user plane (CU-UP) units and one or more CU control plane (CU-CP) units.
  • a CU-UP unit may communicate bidirectionally with a CU-CP unit via an interface, such as the E1 interface when implemented in an O-RAN configuration.
  • the CU 310 may be deployed to communicate with one or more DUs 330, as necessary, for network control and signaling.
  • Each DU 330 may correspond to a logical unit that includes one or more base station functions to control the operation of one or more RUs 340.
  • a DU 330 may host various layers, such as an RLC layer, a MAC layer, or one or more PHY layers, such as one or more high PHY layers or one or more low PHY layers.
  • Each layer (which also may be referred to as a module) may be implemented with an interface for communicating signals with other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 330, or for communicating signals with the control functions hosted by the CU 310.
  • Each RU 340 may implement lower layer functionality. In some aspects, real-time and non-real-time aspects of control and user plane communication with the RU (s) 340 may be controlled by the corresponding DU 330.
  • the SMO Framework 360 may support RAN deployment and provisioning of non-virtualized and virtualized network elements.
  • the SMO Framework 360 may support the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements, which may be managed via an operations and maintenance interface, such as an O1 interface.
  • the SMO Framework 360 may interact with a cloud computing platform (such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) platform 390) to perform network element life cycle management (such as to instantiate virtualized network elements) via a cloud computing platform interface, such as an O2 interface.
  • a cloud computing platform such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) platform 390
  • network element life cycle management such as to instantiate virtualized network elements
  • a virtualized network element may include, but is not limited to, a CU 310, a DU 330, an RU 340, a non-RT RIC 350, and/or a Near-RT RIC 370.
  • the SMO Framework 360 may communicate with a hardware aspect of a 4G RAN, a 5G NR RAN, and/or a 6G RAN, such as an open eNB (O-eNB) 380, via an O1 interface. Additionally or alternatively, the SMO Framework 360 may communicate directly with each of one or more RUs 340 via a respective O1 interface. In some deployments, this configuration can enable each DU 330 and the CU 310 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture, such as a vRAN architecture.
  • the Non-RT RIC 350 may include or may implement a logical function that enables non-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, AI/ML workflows including model training and updates, and/or policy-based guidance of applications and/or features in the Near-RT RIC 370.
  • the Non-RT RIC 350 may be coupled to or may communicate with (such as via an A1 interface) the Near-RT RIC 370.
  • the Near-RT RIC 370 may include or may implement a logical function that enables near-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via data collection and actions via an interface (such as via an E2 interface) connecting one or more CUs 310, one or more DUs 330, and/or an O-eNB with the Near-RT RIC 370.
  • the Non-RT RIC 350 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from external servers. Such information may be utilized by the Near-RT RIC 370 and may be received at the SMO Framework 360 or the Non-RT RIC 350 from non-network data sources or from network functions. In some examples, the Non-RT RIC 350 or the Near-RT RIC 370 may tune RAN behavior or performance. For example, the Non-RT RIC 350 may monitor long-term trends and patterns for performance and may employ AI/ML models to perform corrective actions via the SMO Framework 360 (such as reconfiguration via an O1 interface) or via creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 interface policies) .
  • SMO Framework 360 such as reconfiguration via an O1 interface
  • RAN management policies such as A1 interface policies
  • the network node 110, the controller/processor 240 of the network node 110, the UE 120, the controller/processor 280 of the UE 120, the CU 310, the DU 330, the RU 340, or any other component (s) of Figs. 1, 2, or 3 may implement one or more techniques or perform one or more operations associated with UE capability indication, as described in more detail elsewhere herein.
  • the controller/processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller/processor 280 of the UE 120, any other component (s) of Fig. 2, the CU 310, the DU 330, or the RU 340 may perform or direct operations of, for example, process 700 of Fig. 7, process 800 of Fig.
  • the memory 242 may store data and program codes for the network node 110, the network node 110, the CU 310, the DU 330, or the RU 340.
  • the memory 282 may store data and program codes for the UE 120.
  • the memory 242 or the memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions (for example, code or program code) for wireless communication.
  • the memory 242 may include one or more memories, such as a single memory or multiple different memories (of the same type or of different types) .
  • the memory 282 may include one or more memories, such as a single memory or multiple different memories (of the same type or of different types) .
  • the set of instructions when executed (for example, directly, or after compiling, converting, or interpreting) by one or more processors of the network node 110, the UE 120, the CU 310, the DU 330, or the RU 340, may cause the one or more processors to perform process 700 of Fig. 7, process 800 of Fig. 8, or other processes as described herein.
  • executing instructions may include running the instructions, converting the instructions, compiling the instructions, and/or interpreting the instructions, among other examples.
  • the UE 120 includes means for transmitting, to a network node, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands; and/or means for receiving, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • the means for the UE 120 to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller/processor 280, or memory 282.
  • the network node 110 includes means for receiving, from a UE, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands; and/or means for transmitting, to the UE, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • the means for the network node 110 to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 150, transmit processor 214, TX MIMO processor 216, modem 232, antenna 234, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, controller/processor 240, memory 242, or scheduler 246.
  • Fig. 3 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of an ATG deployment 400, such as in an NTN.
  • in-flight connectivity is provided, to UEs 120, using ground-based network nodes 110, such as a network node 110-1 and/or a network node 110-2.
  • the UEs 120 are deployed on an aerial platform 410, such as an airplane.
  • a UE 120, in an ATG deployment 400 may include an ATG terminal, such as a mobile phone or tablet being used inside the aerial platform 410 or a component of the aerial platform 410 (e.g., a communication device, a monitoring device, an access point for other UEs, or another type of device) .
  • the UE 120 connects to a cell via links 420 and 430 to one or more ground-based network node 110.
  • the UE 120 may connect via a plurality of network nodes 110, such as to provide coverage enhancement or to act as a repeater between network nodes deployed at different locations.
  • EL-ISD extremely large inter-site distance
  • the UE 120 may connect to an NTN network node 110.
  • the UE 120 may, while being operated on the aerial platform 410, connect to a satellite-based network node 110.
  • Some ATG terminal UEs may have different UE capabilities relative to non-ATG terminal UEs (e.g., mobile phones) .
  • UEs 120 deployed as ATG terminals may have higher effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) levels than other UEs.
  • EIRP effective isotropic radiated power
  • UEs 120 deployed as ATG terminals may have higher transmission power levels, higher on-board antenna gain levels, greater amounts of processing resources, greater numbers of antennas, antenna panels, or antenna arrays, or greater power resources than other types of UEs.
  • Fig. 4 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating examples 500 of carrier aggregation, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Carrier aggregation is a technology that enables two or more component carriers (CCs, sometimes referred to as carriers) to be combined (e.g., into a single channel) for a single UE 120 to enhance data capacity. As shown, carriers can be combined in the same or different frequency bands. Additionally, or alternatively, contiguous or non-contiguous carriers can be combined.
  • a network node 110 may configure carrier aggregation for a UE 120, such as in a radio resource control (RRC) message, DCI, and/or another signaling message.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • carrier aggregation may be configured in an intra-band contiguous mode where the aggregated carriers are contiguous to one another and are in the same band.
  • carrier aggregation may be configured in an intra-band non-contiguous mode where the aggregated carriers are non-contiguous to one another and are in the same band.
  • carrier aggregation may be configured in an inter-band non-contiguous mode where the aggregated carriers are non-contiguous to one another and are in different bands.
  • a UE 120 may be configured with a primary carrier or PCell and one or more secondary carriers or secondary cells (SCells) .
  • the primary carrier may carry control information (e.g., downlink control information and/or scheduling information) for scheduling data communications on one or more secondary carriers, which may be referred to as cross-carrier scheduling.
  • a carrier e.g., a primary carrier or a secondary carrier
  • Fig. 5 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 5.
  • a UE When a UE is configured for carrier aggregation, it may be possible for a UE to use a different antenna type relative to a per band capability. For example, in carrier aggregation, some ATG UEs may only be able to use a single type of antenna. Different RRM configurations may be used for a PCell for an ATG UE when the ATG UE is using an omnidirectional antenna relative to when the ATG UE is using a phased array antenna. For example, when using an omnidirectional antenna, the ATG UE may have a receive beam sweeping scaling factor of 1.
  • the ATG UE may have a receive beam sweeping scaling factor of 3 (e.g., when network assistance on ATG cells reference locations is enabled) or 4 (e.g., when network assistance is not enabled) .
  • the scaling factor relates to a scaling of layer 1 (L1) and layer 3 (L3) search and measurement delays. Accordingly, when a UE is configured with an incorrect scaling factor, the UE may experience dropped communications.
  • a maximum output power for ATG operations may be configured on a per-band basis.
  • the UE may communicate on a plurality of bands.
  • the UE may perform an incorrect power determination, which may result in communication interruption.
  • a UE can report UE capabilities to indicate whether a UE can perform some possible functionalities.
  • the UE may report the UE capability on a per-UE basis.
  • carrier aggregation is enabled for ATG operations, the UE may have different capabilities on different bands or band combinations (e.g., pairings of bands and antenna types) .
  • the UE may have different capabilities with respect to a TA parameter, a maximum quantity of HARQ processes, or an offset between reception of a message and transmission of a HARQ feedback response, among other examples.
  • Various aspects relate generally to UE capability indication. Some aspects more specifically relate to a UE transmitting a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the UE may report a set of band combinations (e.g., a types of antennas that the UE is configured to use at different frequencies) . Additionally, or alternatively, the UE may report a UE capability relating to a maximum output power, uplink TA reporting, HARQ feedback, or carrier aggregation, among other examples.
  • the described techniques can be used to allow carrier aggregation techniques for ATG networks.
  • the described techniques provide improved coverage, throughput, and/or reliability for ATG networks.
  • Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 associated with UE capability indication, in accordance with the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 6, example 600 includes communication between a network node 110 and a UE 120.
  • the UE 120 may transmit UE capability signaling.
  • the UE 120 may transmit a UE capability indicator to the network node 110.
  • the UE capability indicator may convey one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping of one or more bands to one or more antenna types.
  • the UE capability indicator may include a band combination configuration.
  • the UE 120 may transmit information indicating a set of bands and a set of antenna types that the UE 120 is configured to use for the set of bands.
  • the UE 120 may transmit information indicating that for a first band the UE 120 is configured to use an omnidirectional antenna and/or a phased array antenna, for a second band the UE 120 is configured to use only an omnidirectional antenna, and for a third band the UE 120 is configured to use only a phased array antenna.
  • the UE 120 may transmit a UE capability indicator that includes information identifying a maximum output power (MOP) associated with the band combination configuration. For example, the UE 120 may report a capacity for a maximum output power as a combined single value per band. As an example, the UE 120 may indicate a maximum output power across a plurality of carriers (e.g., across all configured carriers) per band for uplink intra-band carrier aggregation. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may indicate an intra-band maximum output power for a set of bands. Alternatively, the UE 120 may report the capacity for the maximum output power as a set of separate values for different antenna types per band. As an example, the UE 120 may report an inter-band maximum output power for a set of bands.
  • MOP maximum output power
  • the UE 120 may report a first maximum output power for a first set of bands (e.g., a first band and a second band) with an omnidirectional antenna configured and a second maximum output power for a second set of bands (e.g., a third band and a fourth band) with a phased array antenna configured.
  • a first maximum output power for a first set of bands e.g., a first band and a second band
  • a second maximum output power for a second set of bands e.g., a third band and a fourth band
  • the UE 120 may transmit a UE capability indicator that includes information identifying a TA capability (uplinkTA-Reporting) associated with the band combination configuration. For example, the UE 120 may report an uplink TA capability on a per band combination basis (e.g., a per band and antenna type basis) . In this case, the UE 120 may report a first uplink TA capability for a first band (e.g., with a first antenna type) or a second uplink TA capability for a second band (e.g., with a second antenna type) , among other examples. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may report the uplink TA capability on a per band group basis (e.g., a per set of bands basis) . In this case, the UE 120 may report a first uplink TA capability for a first band group, a second uplink TA capability for a second band group, or a third uplink TA capability for a third band group, among other examples.
  • the UE 120 may transmit a UE capability indicator that includes information identifying a feedback parameter associated with the band combination configuration. For example, the UE 120 may report a k1 value, which may represent a time offset between receiving a communication and transmitting a HARQ feedback message, on a per band combination basis. In other words, the UE 120 may report a first k1 value for a first band (e.g., with a first antenna type) and a second k1 value for a second band (e.g., with a second antenna type) . Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may report a maximum quantity of HARQ processes (maxHARQ-ProcessNumber) on a per band combination basis.
  • maxHARQ-ProcessNumber maximum quantity of HARQ processes
  • the UE 120 may report a first value (e.g., “u16d32” ) for a first band (e.g., with a first antenna type) indicating that the UE 120 supports a first maximum quantity of HARQ process numbers for uplink (e.g., “16” ) and/or for downlink (e.g., “32” ) and may report a second value (e.g., “u32d32” ) for a second band (e.g., with a second antenna type) indicating that the UE 120 supports a second maximum quantity of HARQ process numbers for uplink (e.g., “32” ) and/or for downlink (e.g., “32” ) .
  • a first value e.g., “u16d32”
  • a first band e.g., with a first antenna type
  • a second value e.g., “u32d32”
  • a second band e.g., with a second antenna
  • the UE 120 may transmit a UE capability indicator that includes information identifying a capability for single carrier operation or carrier aggregation operation in connection with the band combination configuration. For example, the UE 120 may transmit a UE capability indicator indicating a single carrier capability. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may transmit a UE capability indicator indicating a carrier aggregation capability. For example, the UE 120 may report a UE capability for carrier aggregation using a UE capability indicator for single carrier operation or using a dedicated UE capability indicator.
  • the UE 120 may receive configuration information.
  • the UE 120 may receive, from the network node 110, information associated with configuring the UE 120 in accordance with the UE capability signaling.
  • the network node 110 may transmit configuration information indicating that the UE 120 is to communicate on a particular band, using a particular type of antenna, with a particular value for k1, with a particular transmit power, or another parameter.
  • the UE 120 may communicate with the network node 110.
  • the UE 120 may transmit information to and/or receive information from the network node 110 in an ATG network.
  • the UE 120 may communicate with the network node on an uplink (e.g., on one or more carriers within a band or across a plurality of bands) and/or on a downlink (e.g., on one or more carriers within a band or across a plurality of bands) in accordance with the received configuration information and the provided UE capability information.
  • an uplink e.g., on one or more carriers within a band or across a plurality of bands
  • a downlink e.g., on one or more carriers within a band or across a plurality of bands
  • Fig. 6 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with respect to Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, at a UE or an apparatus of a UE, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Example process 700 is an example where the apparatus or the UE (e.g., UE 120) performs operations associated with UE capability signaling.
  • process 700 may include transmitting, to a network node, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands (block 710) .
  • the UE e.g., using transmission component 904 and/or communication manager 906, depicted in Fig. 9
  • process 700 may include receiving, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types (block 720) .
  • the UE e.g., using reception component 902 and/or communication manager 906, depicted in Fig. 9 may receive, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types, as described above.
  • Process 700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information indicating whether an antenna is an omnidirectional antenna or an array antenna.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information indicating whether an antenna is configurable on a band, of the one or more bands, of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum output power associated with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum output power across a plurality of carriers associated with a carrier aggregation configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a timing advance capability associated with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a time offset between a downlink shared channel communication and an associated feedback message transmission in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum quantity of hybrid automatic repeat request processes in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a carrier aggregation or single carrier capability in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE is deployed in an ATG deployment.
  • process 700 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 7. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 700 may be performed in parallel.
  • Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process 800 performed, for example, at a network node or an apparatus of a network node, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Example process 800 is an example where the apparatus or the network node (e.g., network node 110) performs operations associated with UE capability signaling.
  • process 800 may include receiving, from a UE, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands (block 810) .
  • the network node e.g., using reception component 1002 and/or communication manager 1006, depicted in Fig. 10) may receive, from a UE, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands, as described above.
  • process 800 may include transmitting, to the UE, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types (block 820) .
  • the network node e.g., using transmission component 1004 and/or communication manager 1006, depicted in Fig. 10.
  • Process 800 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information indicating whether an antenna is an omnidirectional antenna or an array antenna.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information indicating whether an antenna is configurable on a band, of the one or more bands, of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum output power associated with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum output power across a plurality of carriers associated with a carrier aggregation configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a timing advance capability associated with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a time offset between a downlink shared channel communication and an associated feedback message transmission in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum quantity of hybrid automatic repeat request processes in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a carrier aggregation or single carrier capability in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • the network node is deployed in an ATG deployment.
  • process 800 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 8. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 800 may be performed in parallel.
  • Fig. 9 is a diagram of an example apparatus 900 for wireless communication, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • the apparatus 900 may be a UE, or a UE may include the apparatus 900.
  • the apparatus 900 includes a reception component 902, a transmission component 904, and/or a communication manager 906, which may be in communication with one another (for example, via one or more buses and/or one or more other components) .
  • the communication manager 906 is the communication manager 140 described in connection with Fig. 1.
  • the apparatus 900 may communicate with another apparatus 908, such as a UE or a network node (such as a CU, a DU, an RU, or a base station) , using the reception component 902 and the transmission component 904.
  • another apparatus 908 such as a UE or a network node (such as a CU, a DU, an RU, or a base station) , using the reception component 902 and the transmission component 904.
  • the apparatus 900 may be configured to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Fig. 6 Additionally, or alternatively, the apparatus 900 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as process 700 of Fig. 7.
  • the apparatus 900 and/or one or more components shown in Fig. 9 may include one or more components of the UE described in connection with Fig. 2. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more components shown in Fig. 9 may be implemented within one or more components described in connection with Fig. 2. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in one or more memories.
  • a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by one or more controllers or one or more processors to perform the functions or operations of the component.
  • the reception component 902 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof, from the apparatus 908.
  • the reception component 902 may provide received communications to one or more other components of the apparatus 900.
  • the reception component 902 may perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, de-mapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, among other examples) , and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components of the apparatus 900.
  • the reception component 902 may include one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more demodulators, one or more MIMO detectors, one or more receive processors, one or more controllers/processors, one or more memories, or a combination thereof, of the UE described in connection with Fig. 2.
  • the transmission component 904 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof, to the apparatus 908.
  • one or more other components of the apparatus 900 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to the transmission component 904 for transmission to the apparatus 908.
  • the transmission component 904 may perform signal processing on the generated communications (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, among other examples) , and may transmit the processed signals to the apparatus 908.
  • the transmission component 904 may include one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more modulators, one or more transmit MIMO processors, one or more transmit processors, one or more controllers/processors, one or more memories, or a combination thereof, of the UE described in connection with Fig. 2. In some aspects, the transmission component 904 may be co-located with the reception component 902 in one or more transceivers.
  • the communication manager 906 may support operations of the reception component 902 and/or the transmission component 904. For example, the communication manager 906 may receive information associated with configuring reception of communications by the reception component 902 and/or transmission of communications by the transmission component 904. Additionally, or alternatively, the communication manager 906 may generate and/or provide control information to the reception component 902 and/or the transmission component 904 to control reception and/or transmission of communications.
  • the transmission component 904 may transmit, to a network node, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the reception component 902 may receive, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • Fig. 9 The number and arrangement of components shown in Fig. 9 are provided as an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in Fig. 9. Furthermore, two or more components shown in Fig. 9 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in Fig. 9 may be implemented as multiple, distributed components. Additionally, or alternatively, a set of (one or more) components shown in Fig. 9 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in Fig. 9.
  • Fig. 10 is a diagram of an example apparatus 1000 for wireless communication, in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • the apparatus 1000 may be a network node, or a network node may include the apparatus 1000.
  • the apparatus 1000 includes a reception component 1002, a transmission component 1004, and/or a communication manager 1006, which may be in communication with one another (for example, via one or more buses and/or one or more other components) .
  • the communication manager 1006 is the communication manager 150 described in connection with Fig. 1.
  • the apparatus 1000 may communicate with another apparatus 1008, such as a UE or a network node (such as a CU, a DU, an RU, or a base station) , using the reception component 1002 and the transmission component 1004.
  • another apparatus 1008 such as a UE or a network node (such as a CU, a DU, an RU, or a base station) , using the reception component 1002 and the transmission component 1004.
  • the apparatus 1000 may be configured to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Fig. 6. Additionally, or alternatively, the apparatus 1000 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as process 800.
  • the apparatus 1000 and/or one or more components shown in Fig. 10 may include one or more components of the network node described in connection with Fig. 2. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more components shown in Fig. 10 may be implemented within one or more components described in connection with Fig. 2. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in one or more memories.
  • a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer- readable medium and executable by one or more controllers or one or more processors to perform the functions or operations of the component.
  • the reception component 1002 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof, from the apparatus 1008.
  • the reception component 1002 may provide received communications to one or more other components of the apparatus 1000.
  • the reception component 1002 may perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, de-mapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, among other examples) , and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components of the apparatus 1000.
  • the reception component 1002 may include one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more demodulators, one or more MIMO detectors, one or more receive processors, one or more controllers/processors, one or more memories, or a combination thereof, of the network node described in connection with Fig. 2.
  • the reception component 1002 and/or the transmission component 1004 may include or may be included in a network interface.
  • the network interface may be configured to obtain and/or output signals for the apparatus 1000 via one or more communications links, such as a backhaul link, a midhaul link, and/or a fronthaul link.
  • the transmission component 1004 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof, to the apparatus 1008.
  • one or more other components of the apparatus 1000 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to the transmission component 1004 for transmission to the apparatus 1008.
  • the transmission component 1004 may perform signal processing on the generated communications (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, among other examples) , and may transmit the processed signals to the apparatus 1008.
  • the transmission component 1004 may include one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more modulators, one or more transmit MIMO processors, one or more transmit processors, one or more controllers/processors, one or more memories, or a combination thereof, of the network node described in connection with Fig. 2. In some aspects, the transmission component 1004 may be co-located with the reception component 1002 in one or more transceivers.
  • the communication manager 1006 may support operations of the reception component 1002 and/or the transmission component 1004. For example, the communication manager 1006 may receive information associated with configuring reception of communications by the reception component 1002 and/or transmission of communications by the transmission component 1004. Additionally, or alternatively, the communication manager 1006 may generate and/or provide control information to the reception component 1002 and/or the transmission component 1004 to control reception and/or transmission of communications.
  • the reception component 1002 may receive, from a UE, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands.
  • the transmission component 1004 may transmit, to the UE, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • Fig. 10 The number and arrangement of components shown in Fig. 10 are provided as an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in Fig. 10. Furthermore, two or more components shown in Fig. 10 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in Fig. 10 may be implemented as multiple, distributed components. Additionally, or alternatively, a set of (one or more) components shown in Fig. 10 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in Fig. 10.
  • a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) comprising: transmitting, to a network node, a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands; and receiving, from the network node, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • UE user equipment
  • Aspect 2 The method of Aspect 1, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information indicating whether an antenna is an omnidirectional antenna or an array antenna.
  • Aspect 3 The method of any of Aspects 1-2, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information indicating whether an antenna is configurable on a band, of the one or more bands, of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 4 The method of any of Aspects 1-3, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum output power associated with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 5 The method of any of Aspects 1-4, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum output power across a plurality of carriers associated with a carrier aggregation configuration.
  • Aspect 6 The method of any of Aspects 1-5, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a timing advance capability associated with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 7 The method of any of Aspects 1-6, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a time offset between a downlink shared channel communication and an associated feedback message transmission in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 8 The method of any of Aspects 1-7, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum quantity of hybrid automatic repeat request processes in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 9 The method of any of Aspects 1-8, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a carrier aggregation or single carrier capability in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 10 The method of any of Aspects 1-9, wherein the UE is deployed in an air-to-ground (ATG) deployment.
  • ATG air-to-ground
  • a method of wireless communication performed by a network node comprising: receiving, from a user equipment (UE) , a UE capability indicator identifying one or more capability parameters relating to a mapping between one or more antenna types and one or more bands; and transmitting, to the UE, configuration information identifying a band combination configuration for communicating on one or more bands using one or more antenna configurations associated with the one or more antenna types.
  • UE user equipment
  • Aspect 12 The method of Aspect 11, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information indicating whether an antenna is an omnidirectional antenna or an array antenna.
  • Aspect 13 The method of any of Aspects 11-12, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information indicating whether an antenna is configurable on a band, of the one or more bands, of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 14 The method of any of Aspects 11-13, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum output power associated with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 15 The method of any of Aspects 11-14, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum output power across a plurality of carriers associated with a carrier aggregation configuration.
  • Aspect 16 The method of any of Aspects 11-15, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a timing advance capability associated with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 17 The method of any of Aspects 11-16, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a time offset between a downlink shared channel communication and an associated feedback message transmission in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 18 The method of any of Aspects 11-17, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a maximum quantity of hybrid automatic repeat request processes in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 19 The method of any of Aspects 11-18, wherein the UE capability indicator includes information identifying a carrier aggregation or single carrier capability in connection with at least one of the one or more antenna types or the one or more bands of the band combination configuration.
  • Aspect 20 The method of any of Aspects 11-19, wherein the network node is deployed in an air-to-ground (ATG) deployment.
  • ATG air-to-ground
  • Aspect 21 An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors; one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-20.
  • Aspect 22 An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-20.
  • Aspect 23 An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one means for performing the method of one or more of Aspects 1-20.
  • Aspect 24 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-20.
  • Aspect 25 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-20.
  • a device for wireless communication comprising a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, the processing system configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-20.
  • Aspect 27 An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-20.
  • the term “component” is intended to be broadly construed as hardware or a combination of hardware and at least one of software or firmware.
  • “Software” shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, or functions, among other examples, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise.
  • a “processor” is implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and software. It will be apparent that systems or methods described herein may be implemented in different forms of hardware or a combination of hardware and software.
  • a component being configured to perform a function means that the component has a capability to perform the function, and does not require the function to be actually performed by the component, unless noted otherwise.
  • satisfying a threshold may, depending on the context, refer to a value being greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, or not equal to the threshold, among other examples.
  • a phrase referring to “at least one of” a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members.
  • “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, a + b, a + c, b + c, and a + b + c, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (for example, a + a, a + a + a, a + a + b, a + a + c, a + b + b, a + c + c, b + b, b + b + b, b + b + c, c + c, or any other ordering of a, b, and c) .
  • the terms “has, ” “have, ” “having, ” and similar terms are intended to be open-ended terms that do not limit an element that they modify (for example, an element “having” A may also have B) .
  • the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “based on or otherwise in association with” unless explicitly stated otherwise.
  • the term “or” is intended to be inclusive when used in a series and may be used interchangeably with “and/or, ” unless explicitly stated otherwise (for example, if used in combination with “either” or “only one of” ) . It should be understood that “one or more” is equivalent to “at least one. ”

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Divers aspects de la présente divulgation se rapportent, de manière générale, aux communications sans fil. Selon certains aspects, un équipement utilisateur (UE) peut transmettre, à un nœud de réseau, un indicateur de capacité d'UE identifiant un ou plusieurs paramètres de capacité relatifs à un mappage entre un ou plusieurs types d'antenne et une ou plusieurs bandes. L'UE peut recevoir, du nœud de réseau, des informations de configuration identifiant une configuration de combinaison de bandes pour communiquer sur une ou plusieurs bandes à l'aide d'une ou de plusieurs configurations d'antenne associées au ou aux types d'antenne. De nombreux autres aspects sont décrits.
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