Interference management for array puncturing

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• obtain a message for transmission to a receiving device;
• determine a plurality of beamforming weights for transmitting a portion of the message toward a direction of the receiving device, wherein:
• a number of beamforming weights of the plurality of beamforming weights is equal to a number of transmit array elements of a plurality of transmit array elements;
• each beamforming weight of the plurality of beamforming weights corresponds to a respective transmit array element of the plurality of transmit array elements;
• and
• a beamforming weight of the plurality of beamforming weights is configured to turn off a transmit array element of the plurality of transmit array elements corresponding to the beamforming weight during transmission of the portion of the message;
• output an array puncturing notification indicative of transmission of the portion of the message by the plurality of transmit array elements with the transmit array element corresponding to the beamforming weight turned off;
• transmit the portion of the message by the plurality of transmit array elements with the transmit array element corresponding to the beamforming weight turned off;
• obtain an additional array puncturing notification indicative of transmission of an additional message toward a direction of an additional receiving device by an additional plurality of transmit array elements, the additional plurality of transmit array elements being different from the plurality of transmit array elements, wherein the additional array puncturing notification further indicates that the additional plurality of transmit array elements will transmit a portion of the additional message with at least one transmit array element of the additional plurality of transmit array elements turned off;
• and
• configure the receiving device, based on the additional array puncturing notification, to increase a frequency of performing interference measurements in accordance with the additional array puncturing notification.