# US 2021/0243629 A1 · Techniques for indicating a user equipment capability for layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio measurement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0243629 A1 - Document ID: US20210243629A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/949,974 - Filed: 2020-11-23 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-31 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Jung Ho RYU; Yan ZHOU; Tao LUO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210243629A1 ## CPC - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04B 17/336: Signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR] - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04W 8/24: Transfer of terminal data - 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) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, information indicating a Layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR) measurement capability of the UE. The UE may receive, from the base station, a reference signal carried on one or more resources based at least in part on the L1-SINR measurement capability. Numerous other aspects are provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: transmitting, to a base station, information indicating a Layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR) measurement capability of the UE; and receiving, from the base station, a reference signal carried on one or more resources based at least in part on the L1-SINR measurement capability. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicating the L1-SINR measurement capability jointly indicates whether the UE supports a plurality of configurations for the one or more resources to carry the reference signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of configurations for the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include: a first configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) without a dedicated interference measurement resource (IMR), a second configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a CMR with a dedicated zero power IMR (ZP IMR), a third configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a CMR with a dedicated non-zero power IMR (NZP IMR), and a fourth configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a CMR with a dedicated ZP IMR and a dedicated NZP IMR. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicating the L1-SINR measurement capability separately indicates whether the UE supports one or more individual configurations for the one or more resources to carry the reference signal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) without a dedicated interference measurement resource (IMR). ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated interference measurement resource in which the base station does not transmit a signal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated non-zero power interference measurement resource (NZP IMR). ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated interference measurement resource (IMR) and a dedicated non-zero power interference measurement resource (NZP IMR). ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: obtaining an L1-SINR measurement based at least in part on the reference signal; and transmitting, to the base station, a report including the L1-SINR measurement. ### Claim 10 A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), information indicating a Layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR) measurement capability of the UE; and transmitting, to the UE, a reference signal carried on one or more resources based at least in part on the L1-SINR measurement capability. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the information indicating the L1-SINR measurement capability jointly indicates whether the UE supports a plurality of configurations for the one or more resources to carry the reference signal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of configurations for the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include: a first configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) without a dedicated interference measurement resource (IMR), a second configuration in which the one or more resources to cary the reference signal include a CMR with a dedicated zero power IMR (ZP IMR), a third configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a CMR with a dedicated non-zero power IMR (NZP IMR), and a fourth configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a CMR with a dedicated ZP IMR and a dedicated NZP IMR. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the information indicating the L1-SINR measurement capability separately indicates whether the UE supports one or more individual configurations for the one or more resources to carry the reference signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) without a dedicated interference measurement resource (IMR). ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated interference measurement resource in which the base station does not transmit a signal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated non-zero power interference measurement resource (NZP IMR). ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated interference measurement resource (IMR) and a dedicated non-zero power interference measurement resource (NZP IMR). ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: receiving, from the UE, a report including an L1-SINR measurement obtained by the UE based at least in part on the reference signal. ### Claim 19 A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to: transmit, to a base station, information indicating a Layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR) measurement capability of the UE; and receive, from the base station, a reference signal carried on one or more resources based at least in part on the L1-SINR measurement capability. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the information indicating the L1-SINR measurement capability separately indicates whether the UE supports one or more individual configurations for the one or more resources to carry the reference signal. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The UE of claim 20, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) without a dedicated interference measurement resource (IMR). ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The UE of claim 20, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated interference measurement resource in which the base station does not transmit a signal. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The UE of claim 20, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated non-zero power interference measurement resource (NZP IMR). ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The UE of claim 20, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated zero power interference measurement resource (ZP IMR) and a dedicated non-zero power interference measurement resource (NZP IMR). ### Claim 25 A base station for wireless communication, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to: receive, from a user equipment (UE), information indicating a Layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR) measurement capability of the UE; and transmit, to the UE, a reference signal carried on one or more resources based at least in part on the L1-SINR measurement capability. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The base station of claim 25, wherein the information indicating the L1-SINR measurement capability separately indicates whether the UE supports one or more individual configurations for the one or more resources to carry the reference signal. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The base station of claim 26, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) without a dedicated interference measurement resource (IMR). ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The base station of claim 26, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated interference measurement resource in which the base station does not transmit a signal. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The base station of claim 26, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated non-zero power interference measurement resource (NZP IMR). ### Claim 30 (depends on 26) The base station of claim 26, wherein the one or more individual configurations include a configuration in which the one or more resources to carry the reference signal include a channel measurement resource (CMR) with a dedicated interference measurement resource (IMR) and a dedicated non-zero power interference measurement resource (NZP IMR).