# US 12,120,664 B2 · Configuration and signaling techniques for scheduled wireless communications > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,120,664 B2 - Document ID: US12120664B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/483,495 - Filed: 2021-09-23 - Published: 2023-03-23 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-23 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Ahmed Elshafie; Seyedkianoush Hosseini - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12120664B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/1263: Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows - H04B 7/15542: {Selecting at relay station its transmit and receive resources (selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02; arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path by two-dimensional division of the resources H04L5/0003, or by allocating sub-channels H04L5/003)} - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/566: of the information or information source or recipient - H04B 7/15557: {Selecting relay station operation mode, e.g. between amplify and forward mode, decode and forward mode or FDD - and TDD mode} - H04W 88/04: adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for relaying communications from a source device to a destination device via one or more relay devices. Scheduled resource grants may be used to provide resources for the relayed communications, and may provide one or more associated relaying parameters for relayed communications. A source device and relay device may use parameters to determine a relaying priority for multiple communications that are to be relayed. Additionally or alternatively, scheduled resource grants may include energy harvesting (EH) parameters for communications that use the scheduled resources. The EH parameters may include, for example, time-switching energy harvesting parameters that configure a first subset of symbols for data and a second subset of symbols for EH, or power-splitting EH where power of a received signal is split between EH components and decoding components. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communication at a first device, comprising: receiving control signaling for scheduled resource grants for communications to one or more receiving devices, the control signaling identifying a first set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and a second set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a second plurality of scheduled resource grants, wherein the first plurality of scheduled resource grants use a first subset of a set of transmission occasions of a configured grant, and the second plurality of scheduled resource grants use a second subset of the set of transmission occasions of the configured grant, and wherein the first subset of transmission occasions are used for communications with a first priority and the second subset of transmission occasions are used for communications with a second priority; receiving control information that activates the set of transmission occasions, and that indicates the first subset of transmission occasions and the second subset of transmission occasions; determining that a first communication of two or more communications to be transmitted by the first device is a relayed communication for transmission using the first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and that a second communication of the two or more communications is a relayed communication for transmission using the second plurality of scheduled resource grants; and transmitting the first communication based at least in part on the first set of relay parameters and the second communication based at least in part on the second set of relay parameters. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of relay parameters indicates a first priority associated with the first plurality of scheduled resource grants and the second set of relay parameters indicates a second priority associated with the second plurality of scheduled resource grants, and wherein communications with the first priority are transmitted ahead of communications with the second priority when relayed by the first device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein an indication of the first priority or the second priority is provided for each packet or transport block (TB) to be relayed by the first device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the control signaling indicates the first priority and the second priority from two or more different available levels of priority. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the determining comprises: receiving, from one or more transmitting devices, the first communication and the second communication; and determining that the first communication has the first priority and that the second communication has the second priority, based at least in part on a priority indication associated with each of the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of relay parameters is provided with a first configured grant that has an associated first priority, and the second set of relay parameters is provided with a second configured grant that has an associated second priority, and wherein communications with the first priority are transmitted ahead of communications with the second priority when relayed by the first device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein each configured grant has an index value, and each index value has an associated priority. ### Claim 8 A method for wireless communication at a first device, comprising: receiving control signaling for scheduled resource grants for communications to one or more receiving devices, the control signaling identifying a first set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and a second set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a second plurality of scheduled resource grants, wherein the first set of relay parameters indicates a first relaying type for the first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and the second set of relay parameters indicates a second relaying type for the second plurality of scheduled resource grants, and wherein the first relaying type and the second relaying type are selected: from an amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying type, a decode-and-forward (DF) relaying type, or a compress-and-forward (CF) relaying type; or based at least in part on a quality of service associated with the first plurality of scheduled resource grants and the second plurality of scheduled resource grants; determining that a first communication of two or more communications to be transmitted by the first device is a relayed communication for transmission using the first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and that a second communication of the two or more communications is a relayed communication for transmission using the second plurality of scheduled resource grants; and transmitting the first communication based at least in part on the first set of relay parameters and the second communication based at least in part on the second set of relay parameters. ### Claim 9 A first device for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and operable to execute the code to cause the first device to: receive control signaling for scheduled resource grants for communications to one or more receiving devices, the control signaling identifying a first set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and a second set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a second plurality of scheduled resource grants, wherein the first plurality of scheduled resource grants use a first subset of a set of transmission occasions of a configured grant, and the second plurality of scheduled resource grants use a second subset of the set of transmission occasions of the configured grant, and wherein the first subset of transmission occasions are used for communications with a first priority and the second subset of transmission occasions are used for communications with a second priority; receive control information that activates the set of transmission occasions, and that indicates the first subset of transmission occasions and the second subset of transmission occasions; determine that a first communication of two or more communications to be transmitted by the first device is a relayed communication for transmission using the first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and that a second communication of the two or more communications is a relayed communication for transmission using the second plurality of scheduled resource grants; and transmit the first communication based at least in part on the first set of relay parameters and the second communication based at least in part on the second set of relay parameters. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The first device of claim 9, wherein the first set of relay parameters indicates a first priority associated with the first plurality of scheduled resource grants and the second set of relay parameters indicates a second priority associated with the second plurality of scheduled resource grants, and wherein communications with the first priority are transmitted ahead of communications with the second priority when relayed by the first device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The first device of claim 10, wherein an indication of the first priority or the second priority is provided for each packet or transport block (TB) to be relayed by the first device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The first device of claim 10, wherein the control signaling indicates the first priority and the second priority from two or more different available levels of priority. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The first device of claim 10, wherein, to cause the first device to determine, the one or more processors are further operable to execute the code to cause the first device to: receive, from one or more transmitting devices, the first communication and the second communication; and determine that the first communication has the first priority and that the second communication has the second priority, based at least in part on a priority indication associated with each of the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The first device of claim 9, wherein the first set of relay parameters is provided with a first configured grant that has an associated first priority, and the second set of relay parameters is provided with a second configured grant that has an associated second priority, and wherein communications with the first priority are transmitted ahead of communications with the second priority when relayed by the first device. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a first device, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to: receive control signaling for scheduled resource grants for communications to one or more receiving devices, the control signaling identifying a first set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and a second set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a second plurality of scheduled resource grants, wherein the first plurality of scheduled resource grants use a first subset of a set of transmission occasions of a configured grant, and the second plurality of scheduled resource grants use a second subset of the set of transmission occasions of the configured grant, and wherein the first subset of transmission occasions are used for communications with a first priority and the second subset of transmission occasions are used for communications with a second priority; receive control information that activates the set of transmission occasions, and that indicates the first subset of transmission occasions and the second subset of transmission occasions; determine that a first communication of two or more communications to be transmitted by the first device is a relayed communication for transmission using the first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and that a second communication of the two or more communications is a relayed communication for transmission using the second plurality of scheduled resource grants; and transmit the first communication based at least in part on the first set of relay parameters and the second communication based at least in part on the second set of relay parameters. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first set of relay parameters indicates a first priority associated with the first plurality of scheduled resource grants and the second set of relay parameters indicates a second priority associated with the second plurality of scheduled resource grants, and wherein communications with the first priority are transmitted ahead of communications with the second priority when relayed by the first device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein an indication of the first priority or the second priority is provided for each packet or transport block (TB) to be relayed by the first device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the control signaling indicates the first priority and the second priority from two or more different available levels of priority. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions to determine are further executable by the one or more processors to: receive from one or more transmitting devices, the first communication and the second communication; and determine that the first communication has the first priority and that the second communication has the second priority, based at least in part on a priority indication associated with each of the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first set of relay parameters is provided with a first configured grant that has an associated first priority, and the second set of relay parameters is provided with a second configured grant that has an associated second priority, and wherein communications with the first priority are transmitted ahead of communications with the second priority when relayed by the first device. ### Claim 21 A first device for wireless communication, comprising: means for receiving control signaling for scheduled resource grants for communications to one or more receiving devices, the control signaling identifying a first set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and a second set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a second plurality of scheduled resource grants, wherein the first plurality of scheduled resource grants use a first subset of a set of transmission occasions of a configured grant, and the second plurality of scheduled resource grants use a second subset of the set of transmission occasions of the configured grant, and wherein the first subset of transmission occasions are used for communications with a first priority and the second subset of transmission occasions are used for communications with a second priority; receiving control information that activates the set of transmission occasions, and that indicates the first subset of transmission occasions and the second subset of transmission occasions; means for determining that a first communication of two or more communications to be transmitted by the first device is a relayed communication for transmission using the first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and that a second communication of the two or more communications is a relayed communication for transmission using the second plurality of scheduled resource grants; and means for transmitting the first communication based at least in part on the first set of relay parameters and the second communication based at least in part on the second set of relay parameters. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The first device of claim 21, wherein the first set of relay parameters indicates a first priority associated with the first plurality of scheduled resource grants and the second set of relay parameters indicates a second priority associated with the second plurality of scheduled resource grants, and wherein communications with the first priority are transmitted ahead of communications with the second priority when relayed by the first device. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The first device of claim 22, wherein an indication of the first priority or the second priority is provided for each packet or transport block (TB) to be relayed by the first device. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The first device of claim 22, wherein the control signaling indicates the first priority and the second priority from two or more different available levels of priority. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The first device of claim 22, wherein the means for the determining comprise: means for receiving, from one or more transmitting devices, the first communication and the second communication; and means for determining that the first communication has the first priority and that the second communication has the second priority, based at least in part on a priority indication associated with each of the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The first device of claim 21, wherein the first set of relay parameters is provided with a first configured grant that has an associated first priority, and the second set of relay parameters is provided with a second configured grant that has an associated second priority, and wherein communications with the first priority are transmitted ahead of communications with the second priority when relayed by the first device. ### Claim 27 A first device for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and operable to execute the code to cause the first device to: receive control signaling for scheduled resource grants for communications to one or more receiving devices, the control signaling identifying a first set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and a second set of relay parameters for relayed communications that use a second plurality of scheduled resource grants, wherein the first set of relay parameters indicates a first relaying type for the first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and the second set of relay parameters indicates a second relaying type for the second plurality of scheduled resource grants, and wherein the first relaying type and the second relaying type are selected: from an amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying type, a decode-and-forward (DF) relaying type, or a compress-and-forward (CF) relaying type; or based at least in part on a quality of service associated with the first plurality of scheduled resource grants and the second plurality of scheduled resource grants; determine that a first communication of two or more communications to be transmitted by the first device is a relayed communication for transmission using the first plurality of scheduled resource grants, and that a second communication of the two or more communications is a relayed communication for transmission using the second plurality of scheduled resource grants; and transmit the first communication based at least in part on the first set of relay parameters and the second communication based at least in part on the second set of relay parameters.