# US 12,604,310 B2 · Minimization of UL dropping due to collision with measurement gaps for UEs > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,604,310 B2 - Document ID: US12604310B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/933,759 - Filed: 2022-09-20 - Published: 2024-03-21 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2022-09-20 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Changhwan Park; Xiao Feng Wang; Liangping Ma; Bharat Shrestha; Jae Ho Ryu; Rebecca Wen-Ling Yuan; Sanghoon Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604310B2 ## CPC - H04W 36/0088: {Scheduling hand-off measurements} - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04W 8/24: Transfer of terminal data - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 72/51: based on terminal or device properties - H04W 72/566: of the information or information source or recipient - H04W 84/06: Airborne or Satellite Networks (space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method of wireless communication at UE is disclosed herein. The method includes transmitting at least one of a first indication including UE capability information indicating that the UE is capable of transmitting in UL during one or more MGs or a second indication including information indicating a first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs. The method includes obtaining a configuration to transmit a set of UL transmissions based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication. The method includes transmitting, based on the configuration, the set of UL transmissions in the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on first information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to: transmit at least one of a first indication including UE capability information indicating that the UE is capable of uplink (UL) transmission during one or more measurement gaps (MGs) or a second indication including information indicating a first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs; obtain a configuration to transmit a set of UL transmissions based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication, wherein the set of UL transmissions corresponds to a set of UL repetitions for one or more UL transmissions of the set of UL transmissions; and transmit, based on the configuration, the set of UL transmissions in the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of UL transmissions includes the set of UL repetitions, wherein to transmit the set of UL repetitions, the at least one processor is configured to transmit the set of UL repetitions via at least one UL channel, and wherein the set of UL repetitions includes at least one UL signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine whether the at least one UL channel or the at least one UL signal is to be prioritized over the one or more MGs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein to transmit the set of UL repetitions, the at least one processor is configured to transmit the set of UL repetitions in the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs if the at least one UL channel or the at least one UL signal is to be prioritized over the one or more MGs. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one processor is configured to exclude, from the first set of slots, slots corresponding to the one or more MGs if the one or more MGs is to be prioritized over the at least one UL channel or the at least one UL signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein to determine whether the at least one UL channel or the at least one UL signal is to be prioritized over the one or more MGs, the at least one processor is configured to: determine whether the at least one UL channel or the at least one UL signal is to be prioritized over the one or more MGs based on a number of repetitions in the set of UL repetitions and a threshold number. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of UL transmissions includes one or more physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein to transmit at least one of the first indication or the second indication and the set of UL transmissions, the at least one processor is configured to transmit at least one of the first indication or the second indication and the set of UL transmissions via a non-terrestrial network (NTN). ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs corresponds to a defined time period. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: perform at least one signal quality measurement during a defined time period, wherein the set of UL transmissions in the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs is transmitted if the at least one signal quality measurement is less than a threshold value. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the UE capability information corresponds to a band-combination format. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein to obtain the configuration to transmit the set of UL transmissions based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication, the at least one processor is configured to: receive the configuration via downlink control information (DCI), a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), or radio resource control (RRC) signaling. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second indication including the information indicating the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs indicates a UL gap request for a UL collision pattern, wherein the UL collision pattern indicates that a configured MG collides with a first UL transmission, wherein the UL collision pattern is associated with a timing advance (TA) of the UE. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the configured MG collides with the first UL transmission based on at least one signal quality measurement and a threshold value. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the UL gap request for the UL collision pattern is defined based on one or more of: at least one offset, at least one duration, or at least one periodicity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one duration is represented by at least one bitmap having a first length which is less than or equal to a second length of the at least one periodicity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a second set of slots corresponds to the one or more MGs, wherein the set of UL transmissions are not transmitted in the second set of slots. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one of a transceiver or an antenna coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to transmit at least one of the first indication or the second indication and transmit the set of UL transmissions via at least one of the transceiver or the antenna. ### Claim 19 A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: transmitting at least one of a first indication including UE capability information indicating that the UE is capable of uplink (UL) transmission during one or more measurement gaps (MGs) or a second indication including information indicating a first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs; obtaining a configuration to transmit a set of UL transmissions based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication, wherein the set of UL transmissions corresponds to a set of UL repetitions for one or more UL transmissions of the set of UL transmissions; and transmitting, based on the configuration, the set of UL transmissions in the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs. ### Claim 20 An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising: memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on first information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to: receive at least one of a first indication including user equipment (UE) capability information indicating that a UE is capable of uplink (UL) transmission during one or more measurement gaps (MGs) or a second indication including information indicating a first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs; transmit, for the UE, a configuration to transmit a set of UL transmissions based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication, wherein the set of UL transmissions corresponds to a set of UL repetitions for one or more UL transmissions of the set of UL transmissions; and receive, based on the configuration, the set of UL transmissions in a second set of slots associated with the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the set of UL transmissions includes the set of UL repetitions, wherein to receive the set of UL repetitions, the at least one processor is configured to receive the set of UL transmissions via at least one UL channel, and wherein the set of UL repetitions includes at least one UL signal. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the configuration includes criteria for a determination of whether the at least one UL channel or the at least one UL signal is to be prioritized over the one or more MGs. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein to receive the set of UL transmissions, the at least one processor is configured to receive the set of UL transmissions in the second set of slots associated with the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs if the at least one UL channel or the at least one UL signal is to be prioritized over the one or more MGs. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein slots corresponding to the one or more MGs are excluded from the second set of slots if the one or more MGs is to be prioritized over the at least one UL channel or the at least one UL signal. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the criteria for the determination of whether the at least one UL channel or the at least one UL signal is to be prioritized over the one or more MGs is based on a number of repetitions in the set of UL repetitions and a threshold number or a ratio of a total number of collisions to a total number of scheduled repetitions is greater than a threshold value, wherein the threshold value is greater than zero and less than one. ### Claim 26 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the set of UL transmissions includes one or more physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions. ### Claim 27 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein to receive at least one of the first indication or the second indication and the set of UL transmissions, the at least one processor is configured to receive at least one of the first indication or the second indication and the set of UL transmissions via a non-terrestrial network (NTN). ### Claim 28 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs corresponds to a defined time period. ### Claim 29 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising at least one of a transceiver or an antenna coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive at least one of the first indication or the second indication and receive the set of UL transmissions via at least one of the transceiver or the antenna. ### Claim 30 A method of wireless communication at a network node, comprising: receiving at least one of a first indication including user equipment (UE) capability information indicating that a UE is capable of uplink (UL) transmission during one or more measurement gaps (MGs) or a second indication including information indicating a first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs; transmitting, for the UE, a configuration to transmit a set of UL transmissions based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication, wherein the set of UL transmissions corresponds to a set of UL repetitions for one or more UL transmissions of the set of UL transmissions; and receiving, based on the configuration, the set of UL transmissions in a second set of slots associated with the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs.