# US 2021/0345323 A1 · Adapting operations in flexible allocation slots partially overlapping with measurement gaps > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0345323 A1 - Document ID: US20210345323A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/280,995 - Filed: 2019-09-24 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-28 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Joakim Axmon; Muhammad Kazmi; Christopher Callender - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210345323A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 72/12: Wireless traffic scheduling - H04L 5/0076: {Allocation utility-based} - H04L 5/0078: {Timing of allocation} - H04W 36/0088: {Scheduling hand-off measurements} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Systems and methods are disclosed herein for operational tasks to be performed in slots that are partially overlapped by measurement gaps in a wireless communication system. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless device and corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for performing scheduled communications operations for a serving cell comprises determining a communication slot that is partially overlapped by a measurement gap, the communication slot being associated with a serving cell of the wireless device. The method further comprises identifying a scheduled operational task which can be carried out in a non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot being a portion of the communication slot not overlapped by the measurement gap. The method further comprises performing the scheduled operational task in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a wireless device for performing scheduled communications operations for a serving cell, the method comprising: determining a communication slot that is partially overlapped by a measurement gap, the communication slot being associated with a serving cell of the wireless device; identifying a scheduled operational task which can be carried out in a non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, wherein the identifying is based on the size of the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot and the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot is a portion of the communication slot not overlapped by the measurement gap; and performing the scheduled operational task in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein determining the communication slot that is partially overlapped by the measurement gap comprises determining the communication slot that is partially overlapped by the measurement gap based on a measurement gap configuration of the wireless device, a subcarrier spacing of a carrier associated with the serving cell, and a measurement gap timing advance configured for the carrier associated with the serving cell. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein determining the communication slot that is partially overlapped by the measurement gap comprises determining, for a carrier associated with the serving cell, that there are one or more communication slots that are partially overlapped by the measurement gap based on a subcarrier spacing of the carrier associated with the serving cell and a measurement gap timing advance configured for the carrier associated with the serving cell. ### Claim 4 (canceled) ### Claim 5 (canceled) ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising determining a location of the measurement gap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6 wherein determining the location of the measurement gap comprises determining a timing reference used for definition of the measurement gap on a carrier associated with the serving cell. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduled operational task is an operational task associated with Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, monitoring. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 wherein identifying the scheduled operational task which can be carried out in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot comprises: determining that there is at least one PDCCH monitoring position configured for the wireless device that fits within the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot; and determining that a reference signal needed for demodulation of PDCCH is available in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduled operational task is an operational task associated with Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, reception. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 wherein identifying the scheduled operational task which can be carried out in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot comprises: determining that at least one time domain resource allocation for PDSCH and a reference signal needed for demodulation of PDSCH fits within the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduled operational task is an operational task associated with reception of and measurement on a Channel State Information Reference Signal, CSI-RS. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 wherein identifying the scheduled operational task which can be carried out in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot comprises: determining that a configured CSI-RS configuration fits within the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduled operational task is an operational task associated with Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, transmission. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduled operational task is an operational task associated with Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH, transmission. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein identifying the scheduled operational task which can be carried out in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot comprises: determining that at least one time domain resource allocation for PUSCH transmission fits within the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduled operational task is an operational task associated with Sounding Reference Signal, SRS, transmission. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduled operational task comprises one of: transmitting one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot; receiving one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot; transmitting one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that at least one symbol in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot comprises a reference signal; receiving one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that at least one symbol in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot comprises a reference signal; transmitting one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that the one or more signals are associated with a given priority, criticality, or both; receiving one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that the one or more signals are associated with a given priority, criticality, or both; transmitting one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that a length of the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot is above a given threshold; receiving one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that a length of the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot is above a given threshold; transmitting one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that the one or more signals are associated with a given numerology; receiving one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that the one or more signals are associated with a given numerology; transmitting one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that the one or more signals are associated with a given frequency range; receiving one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that the one or more signals are associated with a given frequency range; transmitting one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that the one or more signals are associated with a given transmission; and receiving one or more signals in at least the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, provided that the one or more signals are associated with a given transmission. ### Claim 19 (canceled) ### Claim 20 A wireless device for performing scheduled communications operations for a serving cell, the wireless device comprising: a radio interface; and processing circuitry associated with the radio interface, the processing circuitry configured to cause the wireless device to perform: determining a communication slot that is partially overlapped by a measurement gap, the communication slot being associated with a serving cell of the wireless device; identifying a scheduled operational task which can be carried out in a non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, wherein the identifying is based on the size of the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot and the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot is a portion of the communication slot not overlapped by the measurement gap; and performing the scheduled operational task in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot. ### Claim at position 21 21-27. (canceled) ### Claim 28 A method performed by a base station for scheduling communications operations for a serving cell, the method comprising: determining that a wireless device associated with a serving cell is to be configured with a measurement gap; determining a communication slot that is partially overlapped by the measurement gap; and facilitating scheduling of an operational task in a portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein determining the communication slot that is partially overlapped by the measurement gap comprises determining the communication slot that is partially overlapped by the measurement gap based on a subcarrier spacing used for a carrier associated with the serving cell and a measurement gap timing advance configured for the wireless device. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein facilitating scheduling of the operational task in the portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap comprises adjusting at least one of a set of monitored Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, time domain instants and a set of Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, time domain resource allocations, such that the portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap can be utilized for scheduling on downlink. ### Claim 31 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein facilitating scheduling of the operational task in the portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap comprises adjusting a set of Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH, time domain resource allocations, such that the portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap can be utilized for scheduling on uplink. ### Claim 32 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein facilitating scheduling of the operational task in the portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap comprises adjusting time domain resources for Sounding Reference Signal, SRS. ### Claim 33 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein facilitating scheduling of the operational task in the portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap comprises adjusting time domain resources used for at least one format of Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH. ### Claim 34 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein facilitating scheduling of the operational task in the portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap comprises scheduling the wireless device in the portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap. ### Claim 35 (canceled) ### Claim 36 A network node for scheduling communications operations for a serving cell, the network node comprising: a radio interface; and processing circuitry associated with the radio interface, the processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to perform: determining that a wireless device associated with a serving cell is to be configured with a measurement gap; determining a communication slot that is partially overlapped by the measurement gap; and facilitating scheduling of an operational task in a portion of the communication slot that is not overlapped by the measurement gap.