# US 11,310,742 B2 · Methods and apparatus to facilitate multiplexing wake-up signals with other resources > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,742 B2 - Document ID: US11310742B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/791,255 - Filed: 2020-02-14 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-04 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Wooseok Nam; Peter Pui Lok Ang; Olufunmilola Omolade Awoniyi-Oteri; Tao Luo; Gabi Sarkis; Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310742B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/0235: {where the received signal is a power saving command} - H04W 76/28: Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX] - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04W 52/0216: {using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame} - H04W 52/0219: {where the power saving management affects multiple terminals} - H04W 52/0229: {where the received signal is a wanted signal} - H04W 52/0248: {dependent on the time of the day, e.g. according to expected transmission activity} - H04W 52/028: {switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 1/0013: {Rate matching, e.g. puncturing or repetition of code symbols} - H04L 1/0025: {Transmission of mode-switching indication} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04W 52/02: Power saving arrangements - H04W 74/0816: with collision avoidance - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract A UE receives a first indication of a Wake-Up Signal (WUS) resource for another UE. The UE identifies a conflict between a resource allocated to the UE and the WUS resource for the other UE based on the first indication. The UE modifies communication with a base station in the resource in response to the identifying of the conflict. A base station identifies a conflict between a resource for communication with a first UE and a WUS for another UE and modifies the communication with the first UE in the resource in response to identifying the conflict. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication at a User Equipment (UE), comprising: receiving a first indication of a Wake-Up Signal (WUS) resource for a second UE; receiving, prior to the WUS resource, a second indication indicating at least one of whether to puncture reception of a communication, whether to rate-match around the WUS resource, or a schedule of one or more resources that at least partially overlap the WUS resource; identifying a conflict between a resource allocated to the UE and the WUS resource for the second UE based on the first indication; and modifying the communication with a base station in the resource based on the second indication and in response to identifying the conflict. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the resource is for a downlink data transmission or a downlink control transmission. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein modifying the communication in the resource includes puncturing the reception of the communication that overlaps with the WUS resource. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein modifying the communication in the resource includes rate-matching around the WUS resource. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first indication is comprised in a rate-matching resource configuration parameter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein modifying the communication includes puncturing the reception of the communication or rate-matching the communication based on the second indication. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the second indication is received in downlink control information (DCI). ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein modifying the communication in the resource includes receiving the communication based on the schedule. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein modifying the communication further includes puncturing the reception of the communication based on the schedule. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein modifying the communication further includes rate-matching around a respective resource based on the schedule. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the schedule indicates shifted locations in at least one of time or frequency for the communication based on the conflict between the one or more resources and the WUS resource, and wherein modifying the communication includes monitoring for the communication at the shifted locations. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communication comprises a downlink reference signal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the downlink reference signal includes one of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), a tracking reference signal, and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS). ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein modifying the communication includes receiving the downlink reference signal using puncturing on the WUS resource or rate-matching around the WUS resource. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the schedule indicates a shifted location of the downlink reference signal, and wherein modifying the communication includes monitoring for the downlink reference signal at the shifted location. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein modifying reception of the downlink reference signal is based on the second indication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the resource is for an uplink data transmission or an uplink control transmission, and wherein identifying the conflict includes identifying that the conflict is between the WUS resource for the second UE and the uplink data transmission or the uplink control transmission. ### Claim 18 An apparatus for wireless communication at a User Equipment (UE), comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to: receive a first indication of a Wake-Up Signal (WUS) resource for a second UE; receive, prior to the WUS resource, a second indication indicating at least one of whether to puncture reception of a communication, whether to rate-match around the WUS resource, or a schedule of one or more resources that partially overlap the WUS resource; identify a conflict between a resource allocated to the UE and the WUS resource for the second UE based on the first indication; and modify the communication with a base station in the resource based on the second indication and in response to identifying the conflict. ### Claim 19 A method of wireless communication at a base station, comprising: identifying a conflict between a resource for communication with a first User Equipment (UE) and a Wake-Up Signal (WUS) resource for a second UE; transmitting, prior to the WUS resource, an indication indicating at least one of whether to puncture reception of the communication, whether to rate-match around the WUS resource, or a schedule of one or more resources that at least partially overlap the WUS resource; and modifying the communication with the first UE in the resource based on the indication and in response to identifying the conflict. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the resource is for a downlink data transmission to the first UE or a downlink control transmission to the first UE. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein modifying the communication includes puncturing the downlink data transmission or the downlink control transmission in the resource. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein modifying the communication includes rate-matching around the resource. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the base station indicates the conflict to the first UE in a rate-matching resource configuration parameter. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein modifying the communication includes puncturing the communication or rate-matching around the resource in accordance with the indication. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein the indication is transmitted in downlink control information (DCI). ### Claim 26 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein modifying the communication includes transmitting the communication based on the schedule. ### Claim 27 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the communication comprises a downlink reference signal. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein the downlink reference signal includes one of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), a tracking reference signal, and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS). ### Claim 29 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the communication comprises an uplink data transmission or an uplink control transmission, and wherein identifying the conflict includes identifying that the conflict is between the WUS resource for the second UE and the uplink data transmission or the uplink control transmission from the first UE. ### Claim 30 An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to: identify a conflict between a resource for communication with a first User Equipment (UE) and a Wake-Up Signal (WUS) resource for a second UE; transmit, prior to the WUS resource, an indication indicating at least one of whether to puncture reception of the communication, whether to rate-match around the WUS resource, or a schedule of one or more resources that at least partially overlap the WUS resource; and modify the communication with the first UE in the resource based on the indication and in response to identifying the conflict.