# US 12,120,719 B2 · Sidelink channel access using reference signal received power and signal to interference and noise ratio measurements > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,120,719 B2 - Document ID: US12120719B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/303,316 - Filed: 2021-05-26 - Published: 2022-12-01 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2021-05-26 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Ahmed Attia Abotabl; Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar; Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim; Wei Yang; Seyedkianoush Hosseini; Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12120719B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/04: Wireless resource allocation - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a resource availability based at least in part on measurement information, wherein the measurement information includes information related to a first measurement regarding a set of resources and a second measurement regarding the set of resources, and wherein the measurement information relates to self-interference associated with a transmission of the UE. The UE may communicate using a resource, of the set of resources, based at least in part on the resource availability. Numerous other aspects are described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, individually or collectively configured to: perform a plurality of measurements regarding a set of resources and self-interference associated with a transmission of the UE; pass measurement information relating to the plurality of measurements from a lower layer of the UE to a higher layer of the UE; determine, at the higher layer of the UE, a resource availability based at least in part on the measurement information; and communicate using a resource, of the set of resources, based at least in part on the resource availability. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the plurality of measurements includes a reference signal received power measurement and a signal to interference and noise ratio measurement. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of whether the resource is affected by self-interference. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of an expected amount of remaining self-interference associated with a communication window. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of whether an interference cancellation procedure has been applied in connection with a communication window. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of a type of interference cancellation procedure that has been applied in connection with a communication window. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of a transmit power of a transmit signal overlapping with a sensed resource corresponding to the set of resources. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors, to determine the resource availability, are individually or collectively configured to: determine that a first resource availability, determined using a first measurement threshold for the set of resources, does not satisfy a resource availability threshold; and determine a second resource availability using a second measurement threshold for at least a subset of the set of resources, wherein the subset of the set of resources is at least one of: one or more resources not subject to self-interference, one or more resources subject to self-interference, or a combination of the one or more resources not subject to self-interference and the one or more resources subject to self-interference. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The UE of claim 8, wherein a difference between the first measurement threshold and the second measurement threshold is based at least in part on whether the subset of the set of resources is subject to self-interference. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the measurement information indicates a first availability, of the set of resources based at least in part on a first measurement of the plurality of measurements, and a second availability of the set of resources and based at least in part on a second measurement of the plurality of measurements. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the plurality of measurements includes a first measurement regarding the set of resources and a second measurement includes reliability information regarding the first measurement. ### Claim 12 A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: performing a plurality of measurements regarding a set of resources and self-interference associated with a transmission of the UE; passing measurement information relating to the plurality of measurements from a lower layer of the UE to a higher layer of the UE; determining, at the higher layer of the UE, a resource availability based at least in part on the measurement information; and communicating using a resource, of the set of resources, based at least in part on the resource availability. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of measurements includes a reference signal received power measurement and a signal to interference and noise ratio measurement. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of whether the resource is affected by self-interference. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of an expected amount of remaining self-interference associated with a communication window. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of whether an interference cancellation procedure has been applied in connection with a communication window. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of a type of interference cancellation procedure that has been applied in connection with a communication window. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of a transmit power of a transmit signal overlapping with a sensed resource corresponding to the set of resources. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein determining the resource availability comprises: determining that a first resource availability, determined using a first measurement threshold for the set of resources, does not satisfy a resource availability threshold; and determining a second resource availability using a second measurement threshold for at least a subset of the set of resources, wherein the subset of the set of resources is at least one of: one or more resources not subject to self-interference, one or more resources subject to self-interference, or a combination of the one or more resources not subject to self-interference and the one or more resources subject to self-interference. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein a difference between the first measurement threshold and the second measurement threshold is based at least in part on whether the subset of the set of resources is subject to self-interference. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the measurement information indicates a first availability, of the set of resources and based at least in part on a first measurement of the plurality of measurements, and a second availability of the set of resources and based at least in part on a second measurement of the plurality of measurements. ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of measurements includes a first measurement regarding the set of resources and a second measurement includes reliability information regarding the first measurement. ### Claim 23 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to: perform a plurality of measurements regarding a set of resources and self-interference associated with a transmission of the UE; pass measurement information relating to the plurality of measurements from a lower layer of the UE to a higher layer of the UE; determine, at the higher layer of the UE, a resource availability based at least in part on the measurement information; and communicate using a resource, of the set of resources, based at least in part on the resource availability. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the plurality of measurements includes a reference signal received power measurement and a signal to interference and noise ratio measurement. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of whether the resource is affected by self-interference. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of an expected amount of remaining self-interference associated with a communication window. ### Claim 27 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: means for performing a plurality of measurements regarding a set of resources and self-interference associated with a transmission of the apparatus; means for passing measurement information relating to the plurality of measurements from a lower layer of the apparatus to a higher layer of the apparatus; means for determining, at the higher layer of the apparatus, a resource availability based at least in part on the measurement information; and means for communicating using a resource, of the set of resources, based at least in part on the resource availability. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the plurality of measurements includes a reference signal received power measurement a signal to interference and noise ratio measurement. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of whether the resource is affected by self-interference. ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the measurement information includes an indicator of an expected amount of remaining self-interference associated with a communication window.