Reference signal protection in a full-duplex mode

An apparatus for wireless communication, at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to, based at least in part on information stored in the memory:
• receive, from a base station, an allocation of uplink resources for an uplink transmission;
• receive an indication of one or more time and frequency resources for full-duplex communication at the base station;
• and
• transmit the uplink transmission to avoid the one or more time and frequency resources for the full-duplex communication at the base station.

An apparatus for wireless communication, at a base station, comprising:

• memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to, based at least in part on information stored in the memory:
• schedule full duplex communication including one or more downlink reference signal or downlink channel from the base station and an allocation of uplink resources for an uplink transmission to the base station based on cross link interference (CLI) to a reception of the one or more downlink reference signal or downlink channel at a first user equipment (UE);
• and
• transmit the one or more downlink reference signal or downlink channel.

A method of wireless communication, at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving a configuration for one or more downlink reference signal or downlink channel from a base station;
• receiving an indication of one or more time and frequency resources for full-duplex communication at the base station;
• and
• skipping reception of the one or more downlink reference signal or downlink channel based at least in part on the indication of the one or more time and frequency resources for the full-duplex communication at the base station.