# US 11,910,426 B2 · Interference management for sidelink relaying > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,910,426 B2 - Document ID: US11910426B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/467,128 - Filed: 2021-09-03 - Published: 2023-03-09 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-03 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Ahmed Elshafie; Wei Yang; Seyedkianoush Hosseini - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910426B2 ## CPC - H04J 11/004: {using regenerative subtractive interference cancellation} - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H04W 72/044: based on the type of the allocated resource - H04W 72/1263: Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 88/04: adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user - H04J: MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION (transmission in general H04B; peculiar to transmission of digital information H04L5/00; systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal H04N7/08; in exchanges H04Q11/00; stereophonic systems H04S) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For instance, a first wireless device may transmit a first transmission of a transport block to a user equipment (UE). The UE may decode the received transport block and may receive control signaling indicating that a second wireless device is to transmit a second transmission of the transport block based on decoding the transport block. The UE may perform interference cancellation for the second transmission of the transport block from the second wireless device based on receiving the control signaling and may receive a third transmission based on performing the interference cancellation, where a first resource of the second transmission overlaps in time, frequency, or both with a second resource of the third transmission. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a first wireless device, a first transmission of a transport block; decoding the received transport block; receiving control signaling indicating that a second wireless device is to transmit a second transmission of the transport block based at least in part on decoding the transport block; performing interference cancellation for the second transmission of the transport block from the second wireless device based at least in part on receiving the control signaling; and receiving a third transmission based at least in part on performing the interference cancellation, wherein a first resource of the second transmission overlaps in time, frequency, or both with a second resource of the third transmission. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block comprises: receiving the control signaling indicating that the second transmission of the transport block is associated with a same link identifier as the first transmission of the transport block, wherein performing interference cancellation is based at least in part on the second transmission being associated with the same link identifier as the first transmission. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein receiving the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block comprises: receiving the control signaling indicating that the second transmission of the transport block is associated with a same source identifier, a same destination identifier, a same feedback process identifier, or any combination thereof, as the first transmission of the transport block, wherein performing interference cancellation is based at least in part on the second transmission being associated with the same source identifier, destination identifier, feedback process identifier, or any combination thereof, as the first transmission. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the first transmission of the transport block is associated with a first value of a counter, and wherein receiving the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block comprises: receiving the control signaling indicating a second value of the counter for the second transmission of the transport block wherein performing the interference cancellation is based at least in part on the first value of the counter and the second value of the counter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein performing the interference cancellation comprises: performing the interference cancellation based at least in part on a link identifier being associated with a maximum number of transport blocks below a threshold number of transport blocks. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block comprises: receiving the control signaling indicating that the second transmission of the transport block is associated with a same mapping between a sidelink shared channel and a sidelink feedback channel as the first transmission of the transport block, wherein performing interference cancellation is based at least in part on the second transmission being associated with the same mapping as the first transmission. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the second transmission of the transport block and the first transmission of the transport block having the same mapping is based at least in part on the second transmission of the transport block and the first transmission of the transport block being associated with a same link identifier, a same value of a counter, or both. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the third transmission comprises: receiving, from the first wireless device, the third transmission of a second transport block. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the control signaling comprises second-stage sidelink control information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device comprises a second UE and the second wireless device comprises a third UE. ### Claim 11 An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: one or more processors; and instructions stored in one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors, individually or collectively, to cause the apparatus to: receive, from a first wireless device, a first transmission of a transport block; decode the received transport block; receive control signaling indicating that a second wireless device is to transmit a second transmission of the transport block based at least in part on decoding the transport block; perform interference cancellation for the second transmission of the transport block from the second wireless device based at least in part on receiving the control signaling; and receive a third transmission based at least in part on performing the interference cancellation, wherein a first resource of the second transmission overlaps in time, frequency, or both with a second resource of the third transmission. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the instructions to receive the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block are executable by the one or more processors, individually or collectively, to cause the apparatus to: receive the control signaling indicating that the second transmission of the transport block is associated with a same link identifier as the first transmission of the transport block, wherein performing interference cancellation is based at least in part on the second transmission being associated with the same link identifier as the first transmission. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the instructions to receive the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block are executable by the one or more processors, individually or collectively, to cause the apparatus to: receive the control signaling indicating that the second transmission of the transport block is associated with a same source identifier, a same destination identifier, a same feedback process identifier, or any combination thereof, as the first transmission of the transport block, wherein performing interference cancellation is based at least in part on the second transmission being associated with the same source identifier, destination identifier, feedback process identifier, or any combination thereof, as the first transmission. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first transmission of the transport block is associated with a first value of a counter, and wherein the instructions to receive the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block are executable by the one or more processors, individually or collectively, to cause the apparatus to: receive the control signaling indicating a second value of the counter for the second transmission of the transport block wherein performing the interference cancellation is based at least in part on the first value of the counter and the second value of the counter. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the instructions to perform the interference cancellation are executable by the one or more processors, individually or collectively, to cause the apparatus to: perform the interference cancellation based at least in part on a link identifier being associated with a maximum number of transport blocks below a threshold number of transport blocks. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the instructions to receive the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block are executable by the one or more processors, individually or collectively, to cause the apparatus to: receive the control signaling indicating that the second transmission of the transport block is associated with a same mapping between a sidelink shared channel and a sidelink feedback channel as the first transmission of the transport block, wherein performing interference cancellation is based at least in part on the second transmission being associated with the same mapping as the first transmission. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second transmission of the transport block and the first transmission of the transport block having the same mapping is based at least in part on the second transmission of the transport block and the first transmission of the transport block being associated with a same link identifier, a same value of a counter, or both. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the instructions to receive the third transmission are executable by the one or more processors, individually or collectively, to cause the apparatus to: receive, from the first wireless device, the third transmission of a second transport block. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein: the control signaling comprises second-stage sidelink control information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first wireless device comprises a second UE and the second wireless device comprises a third UE. ### Claim 21 An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: means for receiving, from a first wireless device, a first transmission of a transport block; means for decoding the received transport block; means for receiving control signaling indicating that a second wireless device is to transmit a second transmission of the transport block based at least in part on decoding the transport block; means for performing interference cancellation for the second transmission of the transport block from the second wireless device based at least in part on receiving the control signaling; and means for receiving a third transmission based at least in part on performing the interference cancellation, wherein a first resource of the second transmission overlaps in time, frequency, or both with a second resource of the third transmission. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the means for receiving the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block comprise: means for receiving the control signaling indicating that the second transmission of the transport block is associated with a same link identifier as the first transmission of the transport block, wherein performing interference cancellation is based at least in part on the second transmission being associated with the same link identifier as the first transmission. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the means for receiving the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block comprise: means for receiving the control signaling indicating that the second transmission of the transport block is associated with a same source identifier, a same destination identifier, a same feedback process identifier, or any combination thereof, as the first transmission of the transport block, wherein performing interference cancellation is based at least in part on the second transmission being associated with the same source identifier, destination identifier, feedback process identifier, or any combination thereof, as the first transmission. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first transmission of the transport block is associated with a first value of a counter, wherein the means for receiving the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block comprise: means for receiving the control signaling indicating a second value of the counter for the second transmission of the transport block wherein performing the interference cancellation is based at least in part on the first value of the counter and the second value of the counter. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the means for performing the interference cancellation comprise: means for performing the interference cancellation based at least in part on a link identifier being associated with a maximum number of transport blocks below a threshold number of transport blocks. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the means for receiving the control signaling indicating that the second wireless device is to transmit the second transmission of the transport block comprise: means for receiving the control signaling indicating that the second transmission of the transport block is associated with a same mapping between a sidelink shared channel and a sidelink feedback channel as the first transmission of the transport block, wherein performing interference cancellation is based at least in part on the second transmission being associated with the same mapping as the first transmission. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the second transmission of the transport block and the first transmission of the transport block having the same mapping is based at least in part on the second transmission of the transport block and the first transmission of the transport block being associated with a same link identifier, a same value of a counter, or both. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the means for receiving the third transmission comprise: means for receiving, from the first wireless device, the third transmission of a second transport block. ### Claim 29 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein: the control signaling comprises second-stage sidelink control information.