# US 12,016,032 B2 · Communicating multiple transport formats in a slot with full-duplex > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,016,032 B2 - Document ID: US12016032B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/310,715 - Filed: 2020-02-28 - Published: 2022-06-16 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-06 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Min Huang; Chao Wei; Yuwei Ren; Yu Zhang; Qiaoyu Li; Hao Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12016032B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 5/14: Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex - H04W 52/143: {Downlink power control} - H04W 52/346: {distributing total power among users or channels} - H04L 5/16: Half-duplex systems; Simplex/duplex switching; Transmission of break signals {non-automatically inverting the direction of transmission} - H04W 72/044: based on the type of the allocated resource - 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 Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a node may determine a first set of time-frequency resources, within a time duration, for full-duplex communications and a second set of time-frequency resources, within the time duration, for non-full-duplex communications. The node may transmit to a wireless communication device and based at least in part on determining the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, an indication of the first set of time-frequency resources, the second set of time-frequency resources, and corresponding transport formats for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources. Numerous other aspects are provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication performed by a node, comprising: determining a first set of time-frequency resources, within a time duration, for full-duplex communications and a second set of time-frequency resources, within the time duration, for non-full-duplex communications, wherein the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources are to be associated with different transmit powers; and transmitting, to a wireless communication device and based at least in part on determining the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, an indication of the first set of time-frequency resources, the second set of time-frequency resources, and corresponding transport formats for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein the first set of time-frequency resources are modulated by a first transport format of the corresponding transport formats and wherein the second set of time-frequency resources are modulated by a second transport format of the corresponding transport formats. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a first transmit power, of the different transmit powers, for the first set of time-frequency resources is less than a second transmit power, of the different transmit powers, for the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a first transport block on the first set of time-frequency resources based at least in part on transmitting the indication, wherein the first transport block is modulated by the first transport format of the corresponding transport formats, and transmitting a second transport block on the second set of time-frequency resources based at least in part on transmitting the indication, wherein the second transport block is modulated by the second transport format of the corresponding transport formats. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources occupy fully overlapping frequency domain resources and occupy non-overlapping time domain resources, occupy fully overlapping time domain resources and occupy non-overlapping frequency domain resources, or occupy partially overlapping time domain resources and partially overlapping frequency domain resources. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources includes: a high-layer signal that identifies corresponding positions in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, a high-layer signal that identifies possible partition patterns for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein a particular partition pattern, of the possible partition patterns, is indicated by a media access control control element (MAC CE) separate from the indication, or time duration-specific signaling that identifies the corresponding positions in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication includes downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communication, wherein: the DCI is a single transmission of DCI to indicate positions in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources and to indicate the corresponding transport formats, or the DCI is two transmissions of linked DCI, wherein one of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates a position in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and a first transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the first set of time-frequency resources, wherein the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates a position in the time duration for the second set of time-frequency resources and a second transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the second set of time-frequency resources, and wherein the one of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates an existence of the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI or a position in the time duration of the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the DCI indicates use of at least one of: time domain multiplexing for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, frequency domain multiplexing for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, or a combination of time domain multiplexing and frequency domain multiplexing for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the DCI indicates the use of at least one of time domain multiplexing or frequency domain multiplexing via the single transmission of DCI, wherein at least one of a total set of time resources or a total set of frequency resources associated with the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources is indicated by a field in the DCI, and wherein the single transmission of DCI includes a bitmap that identifies at least one of which time resources of the total set of time resources or which frequency resources of the total set of frequency resources are associated with the first set of time-frequency resources and at least one of which other time resources of the total set of time resources or which other frequency resources of the total set of frequency resources are associated with the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the DCI indicates the use of at least one of time domain multiplexing or frequency domain multiplexing via the single transmission of DCI, wherein at least one of a total set of time resources or a total set of frequency resources associated with the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources is indicated by a first field in the DCI, and wherein at least one of particular time resources or particular frequency resources associated with the first set of time-frequency resources or the second set of time-frequency resources are indicated by a second field of the DCI. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the DCI indicates the use of at least one of time domain multiplexing or frequency domain multiplexing via the two transmissions of linked DCI, wherein a first transmission of DCI, of the two transmissions of linked DCI, indicates at least one of time resources or frequency resources of one of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, and indicates the first transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the one of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, and wherein a second transmission of DCI, of the two transmissions of linked DCI, indicates at least one of other time resources or other frequency resources of the other of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, and indicates the second transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the other of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein the second transmission of DCI is detectable based at least in part on the first transmission of DCI. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting, to the wireless communication device, a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the first set of time-frequency resources and a second DMRS for the second set of time-frequency resources based at least in part on determining the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein a transmit power of the first DMRS is associated with a transmit power of the first set of time-frequency resources, and wherein a transmit power of the second DMRS is associated with a transmit power of the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting, to the wireless communication device, a single demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the second set of time-frequency resources based at least in part on determining the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources; and transmitting, based at least in part on transmitting the single DMRS, an indication of the different transmit powers, wherein the different transmit powers are based at least in part on a difference between the different transmit powers of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the time duration is one of a slot, a mini-slot, a subframe, a frame, or a number of symbols. ### Claim 14 A method of wireless communication performed by a wireless communication device, comprising: receiving an indication of a first set of time-frequency resources, within a time duration, for full-duplex communications, a second set of time-frequency resources, within the time duration, for non-full-duplex communications, and corresponding transport formats for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources are to be associated with different transmit powers; and receiving, based at least in part on receiving the indication, a first transport block, on the first set of time-frequency resources, and a second transport block, on the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein the first transport block is modulated by a first transport format of the corresponding transport formats, and wherein the second transport block is modulated by a second transport format of the corresponding transport formats. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein a first transmit power, of the different transmit powers, for the first set of time-frequency resources is less than a second transmit power, of the different transmit powers, for the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources occupy fully overlapping frequency domain resources and occupy non-overlapping time domain resources, occupy fully overlapping time domain resources and occupy non-overlapping frequency domain resources, or occupy partially overlapping time domain resources and partially overlapping frequency domain resources. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the indication of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources includes: a high-layer signal that identifies corresponding positions in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, and a high-layer signal that identifies possible partition patterns for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein a particular partition pattern, of the possible partition patterns, is indicated by a media access control control element (MAC CE) separate from the indication, or time duration-specific signaling that identifies the corresponding positions in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the indication includes downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communication, wherein: the DCI is a single transmission of DCI to indicate positions in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources and to indicate the corresponding transport formats, or the DCI is two transmissions of linked DCI, wherein one of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates a position in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the first transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the first set of time-frequency resources, wherein the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates a position in the time duration for the second set of time-frequency resources and the second transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the second set of time-frequency resources, and wherein the one of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates an existence of the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI or a position in the time duration of the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the DCI indicates use of at least one of: time domain multiplexing for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, frequency domain multiplexing for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, or a combination of time domain multiplexing and frequency domain multiplexing for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the DCI indicates the use of at least one of time domain multiplexing or frequency domain multiplexing via the single transmission of DCI, wherein at least one of a total set of time resources or a total set of frequency resources associated with the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources is indicated by a field in the DCI, and wherein the single transmission of DCI includes a bitmap that identifies at least one of which time resources of the total set of time resources or which frequency resources of the total set of frequency resources are associated with the first set of time-frequency resources and at least one of which other time resources of the total set of time resources or which other frequency resources of the total set of frequency resources are associated with the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the DCI indicates the use of at least one of time domain multiplexing or frequency domain multiplexing via the single transmission of DCI, wherein at least one of a total set of time resources or a total set of frequency resources associated with the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources is indicated by a first field in the DCI, and wherein at least one of particular time resources or particular frequency resources associated with the first set of time-frequency resources or the second set of time-frequency resources are indicated by a second field of the DCI. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the DCI indicates the use of at least one of time domain multiplexing or frequency domain multiplexing via the two transmissions of linked DCI, wherein a first transmission of DCI, of the two transmissions of linked DCI, indicates at least one of time resources or frequency resources of one of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, and indicates the first transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the one of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, and wherein a second transmission of DCI, of the two transmissions of linked DCI, indicates at least one of other time resources or other frequency resources of the other of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, and indicates the second transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the other of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein the second transmission of DCI is detectable based at least in part on the first transmission of DCI. ### Claim 23 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: receiving a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the first set of time-frequency resources and a second DMRS for the second set of time-frequency resources prior to receiving the indication of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein a transmit power of the first DMRS is associated with a transmit power of the first set of time-frequency resources, and wherein a transmit power of the second DMRS is associated with a transmit power of the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 24 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: receiving a single demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the second set of time-frequency resources; and receiving, based at least in part on receiving the single DMRS, an indication of the different transmit powers, wherein the different transmit powers are based at least in part on the single DMRS and a difference between the different transmit powers of the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 25 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the time duration is one of a slot, a mini-slot, a subframe, a frame, or a number of symbols. ### Claim 26 A node for wireless communication, comprising: memory; and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to: determine a first set of time-frequency resources, within a time duration, for full-duplex communications and a second set of time-frequency resources, within the time duration, for non-full-duplex communications, wherein the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources are to be associated with different transmit powers; and transmit, to a wireless communication device and based at least in part on determining the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, an indication of the first set of time-frequency resources, the second set of time-frequency resources, and corresponding transport formats for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein the first set of time-frequency resources are modulated by a first transport format of the corresponding transport formats and wherein the second set of time-frequency resources are modulated by a second transport format of the corresponding transport formats. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The node of claim 26, wherein the indication includes downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communication, wherein; the DCI is a single transmission of DCI to indicate positions in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources and to indicate the corresponding transport formats, or the DCI is two transmissions of linked DCI, wherein one of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates a position in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and a first transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the first set of time-frequency resources, wherein the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates a position in the time duration for the second set of time-frequency resources and a second transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the second set of time-frequency resources, and wherein the one of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates an existence of the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI or a position in the time duration of the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The node of claim 27, wherein the DCI indicates use of at least one of: time domain multiplexing for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, frequency domain multiplexing for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, or a combination of time domain multiplexing and frequency domain multiplexing for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources. ### Claim 29 A wireless communication device for wireless communication, comprising: memory; and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to: receive an indication of a first set of time-frequency resources, within a time duration, for full-duplex communications, a second set of time-frequency resources, within the time duration, for non-full-duplex communications, and corresponding transport formats for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources are to be associated with different transmit powers; and receive, based at least in part on receiving the indication, a first transport block, on the first set of time-frequency resources, and a second transport block, on the second set of time-frequency resources, wherein the first transport block is modulated by a first transport format of the corresponding transport formats, and wherein the second transport block is modulated by a second transport format of the corresponding transport formats. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The wireless communication device of claim 29, wherein the indication includes downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communication: wherein the DCI is a single transmission of DCI to indicate positions in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the second set of time-frequency resources and to indicate the corresponding transport formats, or the DCI is two transmissions of linked DCI, wherein one of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates a position in the time duration for the first set of time-frequency resources and the first transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the first set of time-frequency resources, wherein the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates a position in the time duration for the second set of time-frequency resources and the second transport format, of the corresponding transport formats, for the second set of time-frequency resources, and wherein the one of the two transmissions of linked DCI indicates an existence of the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI or a position in the time duration of the other of the two transmissions of linked DCI.