# US 12,003,979 B2 · Methods and apparatus for base station signaling for interference estimation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,003,979 B2 - Document ID: US12003979B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/516,321 - Filed: 2021-11-01 - Published: 2023-05-04 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-01 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Mohamed Fouad Ahmed Marzban; Wooseok Nam; Tao Luo; Taesang Yoo; Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan; Hamed Pezeshki; Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003979B2 ## CPC - H04B 17/345: Interference values ({signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR]} H04B17/336) - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04B 17/3913: {Predictive models, e.g. based on neural network models} - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H04L 1/0048: {in conjunction with detection of multiuser or interfering signals, e.g. iteration between CDMA or MIMO detector and FEC decoder (for spatial equalizer H04L25/03286)} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - 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) ## Abstract Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for receiving interference information relating to at least one of a scheduling granularity, a subcarrier spacing, a scheduler type, resource utilization, a number of active UEs, a number of active beams, an elevation and an azimuth angle of each of the number of active beams, a synchronization signal block index, or a semi-persistent scheduling configuration associated with at least one neighbor base station (BS), estimating or predicting, based on the interference information received, an interference power profile caused by the at least one neighbor BS, receiving at least one of data information or control information, and decoding the at least one of the data information or the control information based on the interference power profile. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) in a network, comprising: receiving interference information relating to at least one of a scheduling granularity, a subcarrier spacing, a scheduler type, resource utilization, a number of active UEs, a number of active beams, an elevation and an azimuth angle of each of the number of active beams, a synchronization signal block index, or a semi-persistent scheduling configuration associated with at least one neighbor base station (BS); estimating or predicting, based on the interference information received, an interference power profile caused by the at least one neighbor BS; receiving at least one of data information or control information; and decoding the at least one of the data information or the control information based on the interference power profile. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the interference information comprises: receiving the interference information from a serving BS or the at least one neighbor BS. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to receiving the interference information: transmitting a capability report indicating an ability of the UE to estimate or predict the interference power profile; and wherein receiving the interference information comprises receiving the interference information in response to transmitting the capability report. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the interference information comprises: receiving the interference information via a radio resource control (RRC) signal, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), or downlink control information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting, prior to receiving the interference information, a request for the interference information; and wherein receiving the interference information comprises receiving the interference information in response to transmitting the request. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein estimating or predicting the interference power profile comprises: estimating or predicting using a machine learning scheme. ### Claim 7 A user equipment (UE), comprising: a memory comprising instructions; a transceiver; and one or more processors operatively coupled with the memory and the transceiver, the one or more processors configured to execute instructions in the memory to: receive interference information relating to at least one of a scheduling granularity, a subcarrier spacing, a scheduler type, resource utilization, a number of active UEs, a number of active beams, an elevation and an azimuth angle of each of the number of active beams, a synchronization signal block index, or a semi-persistent scheduling configuration associated with at least one neighbor base station (BS); estimate or predict, based on the interference information received, an interference power profile caused by the at least one neighbor BS; receive at least one of data information or control information; and decode the at least one of the data information or the control information based on the interference power profile. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The UE of claim 7, wherein receiving the interference information comprises: receiving the interference information from a serving BS or the at least one neighbor BS. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The UE of claim 7, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit a capability report indicating an ability of the UE to estimate or predict the interference power profile; and wherein receiving the interference information comprises receiving the interference information in response to transmitting the capability report. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The UE of claim 7, wherein receiving the interference information comprises: receiving the interference information via a radio resource control (RRC) signal, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), or downlink control information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The UE of claim 7, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit, prior to receiving the interference information, a request for the interference information; and wherein receiving the interference information comprises receiving the interference information in response to transmitting the request. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The UE of claim 7, wherein estimating or predicting the interference power profile comprises: estimating or predicting using a machine learning scheme. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the one or more processors to: receive interference information relating to at least one of a scheduling granularity, a subcarrier spacing, a scheduler type, resource utilization, a number of active UEs, a number of active beams, an elevation and an azimuth angle of each of the number of active beams, a synchronization signal block index, or a semi-persistent scheduling configuration associated with at least one neighbor base station (BS); estimate or predict, based on the interference information received, an interference power profile caused by the at least one neighbor BS; receive at least one of data information or control information; and decode the at least one of the data information or the control information based on the interference power profile. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions for receiving the interference information comprises instructions for: receiving the interference information from a serving BS or the at least one neighbor BS. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: transmit a capability report indicating an ability of the UE to estimate or predict the interference power profile; and wherein receiving the interference information comprises receiving the interference information in response to transmitting the capability report. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions for receiving the interference information comprises instructions for: receiving the interference information via a radio resource control (RRC) signal, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), or downlink control information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: transmit, prior to receiving the interference information, a request for the interference information; and wherein receiving the interference information comprises receiving the interference information in response to transmitting the request. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions for estimating or predicting comprises instructions for: estimating or predicting using a machine learning scheme. ### Claim 19 A user equipment (UE), comprising: means for receiving interference information relating to at least one of a scheduling granularity, a subcarrier spacing, a scheduler type, resource utilization, a number of active UEs, a number of active beams, an elevation and an azimuth angle of each of the number of active beams, a synchronization signal block index, or a semi-persistent scheduling configuration associated with at least one neighbor base station (BS); means for estimating or predicting, based on the interference information received, an interference power profile caused by the at least one neighbor BS; means for receiving at least one of data information or control information; and means for decoding the at least one of the data information or the control information based on the interference power profile. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein means for receiving the interference information comprises: means for receiving the interference information from a serving BS or the at least one neighbor BS. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, further comprising: means for transmitting a capability report indicating an ability of the UE to estimate or predict the interference power profile; and wherein receiving the interference information comprises receiving the interference information in response to transmitting the capability report. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein means for receiving the interference information comprises: means for receiving the interference information via a radio resource control (RRC) signal, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), or downlink control information. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, further comprising: means for transmitting, prior to receiving the interference information, a request for the interference information; and wherein receiving the interference information comprises receiving the interference information in response to transmitting the request. ### Claim 24 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein means for estimating or predicting the interference power profile comprises: means for estimating or predicting using a machine learning scheme.