# US 12,114,272 B2 · Gain control in sidelink > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,272 B2 - Document ID: US12114272B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/647,727 - Filed: 2022-01-11 - Published: 2023-07-13 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2022-01-11 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Jung Ho Ryu; Sony Akkarakaran; Tao Luo; Junyi Li; Xiaojie Wang; Wooseok Nam; Yan Zhou; Peter Gaal; Juan Montojo; Piyush Gupta; Xiaoxia Zhang; Hua Wang; Kobi Ravid; Lik Hang Silas Fong; Chih-Hao Liu; Jing Sun - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114272B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/52: using AGC [Automatic Gain Control] circuits or amplifiers - H04W 52/281: {taking into account user or data type priority} - H04W 52/367: {Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range} - H04W 52/383: {power control in peer-to-peer links} - H04W 52/42: in systems with time, space, frequency or polarisation diversity - H04W 92/18: between terminal devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, in a first symbol in time of a slot, an automatic gain control (AGC) signal, wherein the UE transmits the AGC signal at a first power over a first frequency bandwidth; and transmitting, in a plurality of symbols of a mini-slot of the slot, a second AGC signal and data, wherein the UE refrains from transmitting between the first symbol and the plurality of symbols. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A user equipment (UE), comprising: a memory comprising executable instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions and cause the UE to: transmit, in a first symbol of a total number of symbols of a slot comprising one or more mini-slots, a first automatic gain control (AGC) signal at a first power over a first frequency bandwidth, wherein each mini-slot comprises a respective plurality of symbols of the total number of symbols; and transmit, in a first plurality of symbols of a first mini-slot of the one or more mini-slots, a second AGC signal and data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions and cause the UE to at least one of: transmit the second AGC signal and the data at the first power, or refrain from transmitting between the first symbol and the first plurality of symbols of the first mini-slot. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the first power comprises a transmission power to transmit the first AGC signal or an average power averaged over a duration of the slot to transmit the AGC signal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the first AGC signal comprises a random sequence. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions and cause the UE to transmit the second AGC signal and the data over the first frequency bandwidth. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein each resource of the first frequency bandwidth is associated with a different symbol of the first plurality of symbols in which the data is transmitted. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the first frequency bandwidth comprises a default frequency bandwidth for transmitting AGC signals in a first symbol in time of a given slot. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the first frequency bandwidth is based on previous mini-slot transmissions. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions and cause the UE to transmit the first AGC signal using a first beam, and the second AGC signal using a second beam that is narrower in beam width than the first beam. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a physical sidelink shared channel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions and cause the UE to transmit, in a second plurality of symbols of a second mini-slot of the one or more mini-slots, a third AGC signal and additional data, and wherein the first frequency bandwidth comprises a second frequency bandwidth of the second AGC signal and a third frequency bandwidth of the third AGC signal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions and cause the UE to receive, in a second plurality of symbols of a second mini-slot of the one or more mini-slots, a third AGC signal and additional data. ### Claim 13 A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: transmitting, in a first symbol of a total number of symbols of a slot comprising one or more mini-slots, a first automatic gain control (AGC) signal at a first power over a first frequency bandwidth, wherein each mini-slot comprises a respective plurality of symbols of the total number of symbols; and transmitting, in a first plurality of symbols of a first mini-slot of the one or more mini-slots, a second AGC signal and data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising at least one of: transmitting the second AGC signal and the data at the first power; or refraining from transmitting between the first symbol and the first plurality of symbols of the first mini-slot. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the first power comprises a transmission power to transmit the first AGC signal or an average power averaged over a duration of the slot to transmit the AGC signal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the AGC signal comprises a random sequence. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the second AGC signal and the data are transmitted over the first frequency bandwidth. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein each resource of the first frequency bandwidth is associated with a different symbol of the first plurality of symbols in which the data is transmitted. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the first frequency bandwidth comprises a default frequency bandwidth for transmitting AGC signals in a first symbol in time of a given slot. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the first frequency bandwidth is based on previous mini-slot transmissions. ### Claim 21 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the AGC signal is transmitted using a first beam, and wherein the second AGC signal is transmitted using a second beam that is narrower in beam width than the first beam. ### Claim 22 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the data comprises a physical sidelink shared channel. ### Claim 23 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting, in a second plurality of symbols of a second mini-slot of the one or more mini-slots, a third AGC signal and additional data, wherein the first frequency bandwidth comprises a second frequency bandwidth of the second AGC signal and a third frequency bandwidth of the third AGC signal. ### Claim 24 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving, in a second plurality of symbols of a second mini-slot of the one or more mini-slots, a third AGC signal and additional data. ### Claim 25 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing code for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the UE to: transmit, in a first symbol of a total number of symbols of a slot comprising one or more mini-slots, a first automatic gain control (AGC) signal at a first power over a first frequency bandwidth, wherein each mini-slot comprises a respective plurality of symbols of the total number of symbols; and transmit, in a first plurality of symbols of a first mini-slot of the one or more mini-slots, a second AGC signal and data.