Methods for scheduling restriction extension for uplink (ul) transmission in a time division duplex (tdd) band

A base station, comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• transmit, to a user equipment (UE), via the transceiver, in a time division duplex (TDD) band, a configuration for a serving cell signal that includes a plurality of symbols, the plurality of symbols corresponds to symbols of at least one synchronization signal block (SSB) for an SSB-based radio resource management (RRM) measurement for a serving cell or a neighbor cell, and at least one symbol for uplink (UL) transmission by the UE;
• determine that a relative position of the at least one symbol for the UL transmission is after a last symbol of the symbols for the SSB-based RRM measurement in an SSB-based RRM measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window;
• in response to the determination,
• insert a number of gap symbols that are after the last symbol of the symbols for the SSB-based RRM measurement in the SMTC window and the at least one symbol for the UL transmission for prioritizing the SSB-based RRM measurement in the TDD band over the UL transmission, the number of gap symbols is more than two symbols.

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• receive, at the UE, via the transceiver, in a time division duplex (TDD) band, a configuration for a serving cell signal that includes a first set of symbols, the first set of symbols corresponds to symbols of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) and a second SSB for SSB-based radio resource management (RRM) measurement for a serving cell, and at least one symbol for uplink (UL) transmission, the first SSB and the second SSB are consecutive SSBs with the first SSB preceding the second SSB;
• receive, at the UE, via the transceiver, in the time division duplex (TDD) band, a configuration for a neighbor cell signal that includes a second set of symbols, the second set of symbols corresponds to symbols of a third and a fourth SSBs for SSB-based radio resource management (RRM) measurement for a neighbor cell, the third SSB and the fourth SSB are consecutive SSBs with the third SSB preceding the fourth SSB;
• determine that a relative timeline position of the at least one symbol for the UL transmission is overlapping with a last symbol of the fourth SSB for the SSB-based RRM measurement in an SSB-based RRM measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window;
• in response to the determination,
• restrict measurement on the fourth SSB for the SSB-based RRM measurement in the SMTC window upon determining criteria including the UE has data or control information for the UL transmission.