Wireless communication with configurable gap

Abstract

Various aspects of the disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) can determine that a downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with a configurable gap. The UE can determine the configurable gap. The UE can receive the downlink communication based at least in part on the configurable gap. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Description

[0001] Cross-references to related applications

[0002] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 706,116, filed July 31, 2020, entitled “SCHEDULING WITH CONFIGURABLE GAPS IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS”, and U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 17 / 303,820, filed June 8, 2021, entitled “WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH A CONFIGURABLE GAP”, which are expressly incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The various aspects of this disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and techniques and apparatus for scheduling using configurable gaps in non-terrestrial networks. Background Technology

[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide a variety of telecommunications services, such as telephone, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems employ multiple access technologies that can support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple access technologies include Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) systems, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) systems, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) systems, Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE / LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard issued by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0005] A wireless network may include multiple base stations (BSs) capable of supporting communication for multiple user equipments (UEs). UEs can communicate with the BS via downlinks and uplinks. A "downlink" (or "forward link") refers to the communication link from the BS to the UE, and an "uplink" (or "backlink") refers to the communication link from the UE to the BS. As will be described in more detail herein, a BS may be referred to as a Node B, gNB, Access Point (AP), Radio Headend, Transmit / Receive Point (TRP), New Radio (NR) BS, 5G Node B, etc.

[0006] The aforementioned multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunications standards to provide a common protocol enabling different user equipment to communicate at the city, country, region, and even global levels. NR, also known as 5G, is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard issued by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband internet access by improving spectrum efficiency, reducing costs, improving service, utilizing new spectrum, and better integrating with other open standards that use Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) with a Cyclic Prefix (CP) on the downlink (DL) and CP-OFDM and / or SC-FDM (e.g., also known as Discrete Fourier Transform Spread Spectrum OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink (UL), and support beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technologies, and carrier aggregation. Further improvements to LTE, NR, and other radio access technologies remain useful as the demand for mobile broadband access continues to grow. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In some aspects, a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE in a configurable gap; determining the configurable gap; and receiving the downlink communication at least in part based on the configurable gap.

[0008] In some aspects, a method of wireless communication performed by a UE includes: determining to transmit uplink communication with configurable gaps; determining configurable gaps; and transmitting uplink communication at least in part based on the configurable gaps.

[0009] In some aspects, a UE for wireless communication includes a memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to determine downlink communication to be transmitted to the UE in a configurable gap; determine the configurable gap; and receive downlink communication at least in part based on the configurable gap.

[0010] In some aspects, a UE for wireless communication includes a memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to determine to transmit uplink communication with configurable gaps; determine configurable gaps; and transmit uplink communication at least in part based on the configurable gaps.

[0011] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication includes one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, cause the UE to determine that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE in a configurable gap; determine the configurable gap; and receive downlink communication at least in part based on the configurable gap.

[0012] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication includes one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, cause the UE to determine to transmit uplink communication with configurable gaps; determine configurable gaps; and transmit uplink communication at least in part based on the configurable gaps.

[0013] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes: components for determining downlink communication to be transmitted to the apparatus with a configurable gap; components for determining the configurable gap; and components for receiving downlink communication at least in part based on the configurable gap.

[0014] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes: components for determining uplink communication to be transmitted with configurable gaps; components for determining configurable gaps; and components for transmitting uplink communication at least in part based on the configurable gaps.

[0015] The terms generally include the methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, wireless communication equipment and / or processing systems that are basically described and illustrated herein with reference to the accompanying drawings and description.

[0016] The features and technical advantages of the examples according to this disclosure have been outlined rather broadly above to facilitate a better understanding of the detailed description that follows. Additional features and advantages will be described below. The disclosed concepts and specific examples can be readily used as the basis for modifications or designs of other structures for achieving the same purpose as this disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein, their organization and operation, and the associated advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Each drawing is provided for illustrative and descriptive purposes and is not intended to define limitations of the claims.

[0017] While aspects have been described in this disclosure by way of examples, those skilled in the art will understand that these aspects can be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The techniques described herein can be implemented using different platform types, devices, systems, shapes, sizes, and / or package arrangements. For example, some aspects can be implemented via integrated chip embodiments or other devices based on non-modular components (e.g., end-user equipment, vehicles, communication equipment, computing devices, industrial equipment, retail / procurement equipment, medical devices, or AI-enabled devices). Aspects can be implemented in chip-level components, modular components, non-modular components, non-chip-level components, device-level components, or system-level components. Devices incorporating the described aspects and features may include additional components and features for implementing and practicing the claimed and described aspects. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals may include multiple components for analog and digital purposes (e.g., hardware components including antennas, RF chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors(multiple), interleavers, adders, or summers). The aspects described herein are intended to be practiced in devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements, or end-user equipment of various sizes, shapes, and configurations. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To gain a detailed understanding of the features described above, a more specific description, briefly outlined above, can be obtained by referring to various aspects, some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that the drawings illustrate only certain typical aspects of the disclosure and should not be considered as limiting its scope, as the description may acknowledge other equally valid aspects. The same reference numerals in different drawings may denote the same or similar elements.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 2 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a base station communicating with a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 3 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a frame structure in a wireless communication network according to the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 4 This is a diagram illustrating examples of regenerative satellite deployment and transparent satellite deployment in non-terrestrial networks.

[0023] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating an example of timing alignment in a non-terrestrial network according to this disclosure.

[0024] Figures 6A-6CFigures 7A-7C are illustrations of examples of scheduling using configurable gaps in non-terrestrial networks according to this disclosure.

[0025] Figure 8 and Figure 9 This is a diagram illustrating an example process associated with scheduling using configurable gaps in a non-terrestrial network according to this disclosure.

[0026] Figure 10 This is a block diagram of an example device for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0027] Various aspects of this disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to any particular structure or function presented throughout this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be comprehensive and complete, and will fully convey the scope of this disclosure to those skilled in the art. Based on the teachings herein, those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of this disclosure disclosed herein, whether implemented independently of or in combination with any other aspect of this disclosure. For example, any number of the aspects set forth herein may be used to implement an apparatus or practice. Furthermore, the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover an apparatus or method practiced using a structure, function, or structure and function other than or different from the aspects of this disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of this disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the claims.

[0028] Several aspects of a telecommunications system will now be presented with reference to various devices and technologies. These devices and technologies will be described in detail below and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively, “elements”). These elements can be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether these elements are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0029] It should be noted that although the terms commonly associated with 5G or NR radio access technology (RAT) may be used to describe the various aspects herein, the various aspects of this disclosure may be applied to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT and / or RATs after 5G (e.g., 6G).

[0030] Figure 1This diagram illustrates an example of a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be or may include elements of a 5G (NR) network and / or an LTE network, among other examples. The wireless network 100 may include multiple base stations 110 (shown as BS 110a, BS 110b, BS 110c, and BS 110d) and other network entities. A base station (BS) is an entity that communicates with a user equipment (UE) and may also be referred to as an NR BS, Node B, gNB, 5G Node B (NB), access point, Transmit / Receive Point (TRP), etc. Each BS may provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area. In 3GPP, the term "cell" may refer to the coverage area of ​​a BS and / or the BS subsystem serving that coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

[0031] A Base Station (BS) can provide communication coverage for macrocells, picocells, femtocells, and / or another type of cell. A macrocell can cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several kilometers) and can allow unrestricted access for UEs with service subscriptions. A picocell can cover a relatively small geographic area and can allow unrestricted access for UEs with service subscriptions. A femtocell can cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and can allow restricted access for UEs associated with that femtocell (e.g., UEs in a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG)). A BS for a macrocell can be referred to as a macro BS. A BS for a picocell can be referred to as a pico BS. A BS for a femtocell can be referred to as a femtocell BS or a home BS. Figure 1 In the example shown, BS 110a can be a macro BS of macro cell 102a, BS 110b can be a pico BS of pico cell 102b, and BS 110c can be a femto BS of femto cell 102c. A BS can support one or more (e.g., three) cells. The terms “eNB”, “base station”, “NR BS”, “gNB”, “TRP”, “AP”, “Node B”, “5G NB”, and “cell” are used interchangeably herein.

[0032] In some respects, the cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographical area of ​​the cell may move depending on the location of the mobile BS. In some respects, BSs may use any suitable transport network to interconnect with each other and / or interconnect to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless network 100 via various types of backhaul interfaces, such as direct physical connections or virtual networks.

[0033] The wireless network 100 may also include relay stations. A relay station is an entity capable of receiving data transmissions from an upstream station (e.g., a BS or a UE) and transmitting data transmissions to a downstream station (e.g., a UE or a BS). A relay station can also be a UE capable of relaying transmissions for other UEs. Figure 1 In the example shown, relay BS110d can communicate with macro BS 110a and UE 120d to facilitate communication between BS110a and UE 120d. A relay BS can also be referred to as a relay station, relay base station, relay, etc.

[0034] Wireless network 100 can be a heterogeneous network, including different types of base stations (BSs), such as macro BSs, pico BSs, femto BSs, and relay BSs. These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different effects on interference in wireless network 100. For example, macro BSs may have high transmit power levels (e.g., 5 to 40 watts), while pico BSs, femto BSs, and relay BSs may have lower transmit power levels (e.g., 0.1 to 2 watts).

[0035] Network controller 130 can be coupled to a group of base stations (BSs) and can provide coordination and control for these BSs. Network controller 130 can communicate with the BSs via backhaul. The BSs can also communicate with each other directly or indirectly via wireless or wired backhaul.

[0036] UEs 120 (e.g., 120a, 120b, 120c) may be distributed across the wireless network 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile. A UE may also be referred to as an access terminal, terminal, mobile station, subscriber unit, station, etc. A UE may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smartphone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet computer, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device or equipment, a biosensor / device, a wearable device (smartwatch, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music or video device, or a satellite radio), a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, a GPS device, or any other suitable device configured to communicate via wireless or wired media.

[0037] Some UEs can be considered as Machine-Type Communication (MTC) or Evolved or Enhanced Machine-Type Communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, and / or location tags, which can communicate with base stations, another device (e.g., remote devices), or some other entity. For example, a wireless node can provide connectivity to or to a network (e.g., a wide area network such as the Internet or cellular networks) via wired or wireless communication links. Some UEs can be considered as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and / or can be implemented as NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) devices. Some UEs can be considered as Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). UE 120 can be included within a housing that houses the components of UE 120, such as processor components and / or memory components. In some respects, the processor components and memory components can be coupled together. For example, the processor components (e.g., one or more processors) and memory components (e.g., memory) can be operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0038] Typically, any number of wireless networks can be deployed in a given geographical area. Each wireless network can support a specific RAT and can operate on one or more frequencies. A RAT can also be referred to as a radio technology, air interface, etc. A frequency can also be referred to as a carrier, channel, etc. Each frequency can support a single RAT in a given geographical area to avoid interference between wireless networks using different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks can be deployed.

[0039] In some respects, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g., without using base station 110 as an intermediary for communication with each other). For example, UE 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocols (e.g., which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols or vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols) and / or mesh networks. In this case, UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by base station 110.

[0040] Devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using the electromagnetic spectrum, which may be subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc., based on frequency or wavelength. For example, devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using an operating band having a first frequency range (FR1) spanning from 410 MHz to 7.125 GHz, and / or may communicate using an operating band having a second frequency range (FR2) spanning from 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz. The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are sometimes referred to as intermediate frequency (IF) bands. Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is generally referred to as the “sub-6 GHz” band. Similarly, FR2 is generally referred to as the “millimeter wave” band, although it differs from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz–300 GHz) designated as “millimeter wave” by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Therefore, unless specifically stated otherwise, it should be understood that the terms “sub-6 GHz”, etc., if used herein, may broadly refer to frequencies less than 6 GHz, frequencies within FR1, and / or intermediate frequency (e.g., greater than 7.125 GHz). Similarly, unless otherwise stated, it should be understood that the terms "millimeter wave," etc., if used herein, can broadly refer to frequencies within the EHF band, frequencies within FR2, and / or intermediate frequency band frequencies (e.g., less than 24.25 GHz). It is anticipated that the frequencies included in FR1 and FR2 can be modified, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0041] In some aspects, wireless network 100 may include one or more non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployments, wherein non-terrestrial wireless communication equipment may include a BS 110f (which may be interchangeably referred to herein as a “non-terrestrial BS,” “non-terrestrial base station,” “satellite base station,” or “satellite,” relay stations (which may be interchangeably referred to herein as a “non-terrestrial relay station” or “satellite relay station,” etc.). As used herein, “NTN” may refer to a network facilitated by non-terrestrial BS 110f, non-terrestrial relay stations, etc. A satellite (e.g., BS 110f) may provide non-terrestrial cells that may at least partially overlap with one or more cells provided by a terrestrial BS, may cover one or more cells provided by a terrestrial BS, etc. In some aspects, satellite 110f may be associated with a terrestrial BS. In some aspects, a BS may be mounted on satellite 110f.

[0042] Wireless Network 100 may include any number of non-terrestrial wireless communication devices. Non-terrestrial wireless communication devices may include satellites, High Altitude Platforms (HAPs), etc. HAPs may include balloons, spacecraft, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, etc. Non-terrestrial wireless communication devices may be part of an NTN separate from Wireless Network 100. Alternatively, the NTN may be part of Wireless Network 100. Satellites may communicate directly and / or indirectly with other entities in Wireless Network 100 using satellite communications. Other entities may include UEs, other satellites in one or more NTN deployments, other types of BSs (e.g., geostationary or terrestrial BSs), relay stations, one or more components and / or devices included in the core network of Wireless Network 100, etc.

[0043] As indicated above, Figure 1 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from those provided. Figure 1 As described.

[0044] Figure 2 This is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of a base station 110 communicating with a UE 120 in a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The base station 110 may be equipped with T antennas 234a to 234t, and the UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas 252a to 252r, wherein typically T ≥ 1 and R ≥ 1.

[0045] At base station 110, transmitting processor 220 can receive data from one or more UEs from data source 212, select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on channel quality indicators (CQI) received from the UE, process (e.g., encode and modulate) the UE's data based at least in part on the selected (multiple) MCSs for each UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs. Transmitting processor 220 can also process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and / or higher-layer signaling), and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. Transmitting processor 220 can also generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or demodulation reference signals (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signal (PSS) or secondary synchronization signal (SSS)). The transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 can perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols (if applicable), and can provide T output symbol streams to T modulators (MODs) 232a to 232t. Each modulator 232 can process its corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator 232 can further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and up-convert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. The T downlink signals from modulators 232a to 232t can be transmitted via T antennas 234a to 234t, respectively.

[0046] At UE 120, antennas 252a to 252r can receive downlink signals from base station 110 and / or other base stations, and can provide the received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a to 254r respectively. Each demodulator 254 can condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) the received signal to obtain an input sample. Each demodulator 254 can further process the input sample (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain the received symbols. MIMO detector 256 can obtain the received symbols from all R demodulators 254a to 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide the detected symbols. Receive processor 258 can process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, provide the decoded data of UE 120 to data sink 260, and provide the decoded control information and system information to controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" can refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor can determine the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) parameter, the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) parameter, the Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) parameter, and / or the CQI parameter, among others. In some respects, one or more components of the UE 120 may be included in the housing 284.

[0047] Network controller 130 may include communication unit 294, controller / processor 290, and memory 292. Network controller 130 may include one or more devices, such as those in a core network. Network controller 130 may communicate with base station 110 via communication unit 294.

[0048] Antennas (e.g., antennas 234a to 234t and / or antennas 252a to 252r) may include one or more antenna panels, antenna groups, multiple sets of antenna elements and / or antenna arrays, and other examples, or may be included within one or more antenna panels, antenna groups, multiple sets of antenna elements and / or antenna arrays, and other examples. Antenna panels, antenna groups, a set of antenna elements and / or antenna arrays may include one or more antenna elements. Antenna panels, antenna groups, a set of antenna elements and / or antenna arrays may include a set of coplanar antenna elements and / or a set of non-coplanar antenna elements. Antenna panels, antenna groups, a set of antenna elements and / or antenna arrays may include antenna elements within a single housing and / or antenna elements within multiple housings. Antenna panels, antenna groups, a set of antenna elements and / or antenna arrays may include one or more antenna elements coupled to one or more transmitting and / or receiving components, such as one or more components of 2.

[0049] On the uplink, at UE 120, the transmitting processor 264 can receive and process data from data source 262 and control information from controller / processor 280 (e.g., for reporting including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI). The transmitting processor 264 can also generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. If applicable, the symbols from the transmitting processor 264 can be pre-encoded by TX MIMO processor 266, further processed by modulators 254a to 254r (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and transmitted to base station 110. In some aspects, the modulator and demodulator (e.g., MOD / DEMOD 254) of UE 120 can be included in the modem of UE 120. In some aspects, UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna(s) 252, modulator and / or demodulator 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, and / or TX MIMO processor 266. The processor (e.g., controller / processor 280) and memory 282 may be used with the transceiver to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., as referenced). Figure 6A-9 (As described).

[0050] At base station 110, uplink signals from UE 120 and other UEs can be received by antenna 234, processed by demodulator 232, detected by MIMO detector 236 (if applicable), and further processed by receiver processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by UE 120. Receiver processor 238 can provide decoded data to data sink 239 and decoded control information to controller / processor 240. Base station 110 may include communication unit 244 and communicate with network controller 130 via communication unit 244. Base station 110 may include scheduler 246 for scheduling UE 120 for downlink and / or uplink communication. In some aspects, the modulator and demodulator (e.g., MOD / DEMOD 232) of base station 110 may be included in the modem of base station 110. In some aspects, base station 110 includes transceivers. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna(s) 234, modulator and / or demodulator 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, transmit processor 220, and / or TX MIMO processor 230. The processor (e.g., controller / processor 240) and memory 242 may be used with the transceiver to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., as referenced). Figure 6A-9 (As described).

[0051] The controller / processor 240 of base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120 and / or Figure 2 Any other component(s) may perform one or more techniques associated with scheduling utilizing configurable gaps in non-terrestrial networks, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller / processor 240 of base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component (or multiple components) can perform or direct, for example... Figure 8 The process 800 Figure 9 The operation of process 900 and / or other processes described herein. Memory 242 and 282 may store data and program code of base station 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some aspects, memory 242 and / or memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions (e.g., code and / or program code) for wireless communication. For example, one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of base station 110 and / or UE 120 (e.g., directly, or after compilation, translation, and / or interpretation), may cause one or more processors, UE 120, and / or base station 110 to perform or direct, for example... Figure 8 The process 800 Figure 9 The operation of process 900 and / or other processes described herein. In some aspects, execution instructions may include run instructions, translation instructions, compilation instructions and / or interpretation instructions, and other examples.

[0052] In some aspects, UE 120 may include components for determining that downlink communication should be transmitted to UE 120 with configurable gaps, components for determining configurable gaps, and components for receiving downlink communication at least partially based on configurable gaps. In some aspects, UE 120 may include components for determining that uplink communication should be transmitted with configurable gaps, components for determining configurable gaps, and components for transmitting uplink communication at least partially based on configurable gaps. In some aspects, these components may include combinations of... Figure 2 One or more components of the described UE 120, such as controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, etc.

[0053] Although Figure 2 The blocks are illustrated as different components, but the functions described above regarding the blocks can be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component, or in various combinations of components. For example, the functions described regarding the transmit processor 264, receive processor 258, and / or TX MIMO processor 266 can be executed by or under the control of the controller / processor 280.

[0054] As indicated above, Figure 2 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from those provided. Figure 2 The example described.

[0055] Figure 3 This is a diagram illustrating example 300 of a frame structure in a wireless communication network according to various aspects of this disclosure. Figure 3 The frame structure shown is used in frequency division duplex (FDD) telecommunications systems such as LTE and NR. The transmission timeline of each of the downlink and uplink can be divided into units of radio frames (sometimes called frames). Each radio frame can have a predetermined duration (e.g., 10 milliseconds (ms)) and can be divided into a set of Z (Z≥1) subframes (e.g., indexed from 0 to Z-1). Each subframe can have a predetermined duration (e.g., 1 ms) and can include a set of time slots (e.g., ...). Figure 3 The image shows each subframe 2 m There are several time slots, where m is an index of the numberology used for transmission, such as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Each time slot can include a set of L symbol periods. For example, each time slot can include fourteen symbol periods (e.g., such as...). Figure 3 (as shown), seven symbol periods or another number of symbol periods. In the case where a subframe includes two time slots (e.g., when m = 1), the subframe can include 2L symbol periods, where the 2L symbol periods in each subframe can be assigned indices from 0 to 2L-1. In some aspects, the scheduling unit of FDD can be frame-based, subframe-based, time slot-based, micro-time slot-based, symbol-based, etc.

[0056] As indicated above, Figure 3 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from those provided. Figure 3 The example described.

[0057] Figure 4 The figures illustrate examples 400 and 410 of regenerative satellite deployment in a non-terrestrial network, according to various aspects of this disclosure.

[0058] Example 400 illustrates a regenerative satellite deployment. In Example 400, UE 120 is served by satellite 420 via serving link 430. For example, satellite 420 may include satellite 110f. In some aspects, satellite 420 may be referred to as a non-terrestrial base station, a regenerative repeater, an airborne processing repeater, etc. In some aspects, satellite 420 may demodulate uplink radio frequency signals and may modulate baseband signals derived from uplink radio signals to generate downlink radio frequency transmissions. Satellite 420 may transmit downlink radio frequency signals over serving link 430. Satellite 420 may provide cell coverage for UE 120.

[0059] Example 410 illustrates a transparent satellite deployment, which may also be referred to as a bend-tube satellite deployment. In Example 410, UE 120 is served by satellite 440 via serving link 430. Satellite 440 may be a transparent satellite. Satellite 440 may relay signals received from gateway 450 (e.g., terrestrial BS110) via feeder link 460. For example, the satellite may receive uplink RF transmissions and may transmit downlink RF transmissions without demodulating the uplink RF transmissions. In some aspects, the satellite may convert the uplink RF transmission frequency received on serving link 430 to the uplink RF transmission frequency on feeder link 460, and may amplify and / or filter the uplink RF transmissions. In some aspects, UE 120 shown in Examples 400 and 410 may be associated with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) capability, Global Positioning System (GPS) capability, etc., although not all UEs have such capabilities. Satellite 440 may provide cell coverage for UE 120.

[0060] Service link 430 may include a link between satellite 440 and UE 120, and may include one or more uplinks or downlinks. Feeder link 460 may include a link between satellite 440 and gateway 450, and may include one or more uplinks (e.g., from UE 120 to gateway 450) or downlinks (e.g., from gateway 450 to UE 120). The uplink of service link 430 may be indicated by reference numeral 430-U, and the downlink of service link 430 may be indicated by reference numeral 430-D. Similarly, the uplink of feeder link 460 may be indicated by reference numeral 460-U (…). Figure 4 (Not shown in the image) indicates that the downlink of feeder link 460 can be indicated by reference numeral 460-D ( Figure 4 (Not shown in the text) Instructions.

[0061] Due to the movement of satellites 420 and 440, and the potential movement of UE 120, feeder link 460 and service link 430 may each experience Doppler effects. These Doppler effects may be significantly greater than in terrestrial networks. The Doppler effects on feeder link 460 can be compensated for to some extent, but the Doppler effects may still be associated with some amount of uncompensated frequency error. Furthermore, gateway 450 may be associated with residual frequency errors, and / or satellites 420 / 440 may be associated with airborne frequency errors. These sources of frequency error may cause the downlink frequency received at UE 120 to deviate from the target downlink frequency.

[0062] As indicated above, Figure 4 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from those provided. Figure 4 The example described.

[0063] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating example 500 of timing alignment in a non-terrestrial network according to various aspects of this disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, satellite 110 may be time-aligned in terms of both uplink and downlink timelines, while one or more UEs 120 (e.g., UE 120-1, UE 120-2, etc.) serving in the non-terrestrial cell of satellite 110 may be time-misaligned.

[0064] like Figure 5 As further illustrated, satellite 110 can be associated with an uplink timeline 512 that includes multiple time-domain resources (e.g., time slots or subframes 0-16) for uplink communication in non-terrestrial cells, and can be associated with a downlink timeline 514 that includes multiple time-domain resources (e.g., time slots or subframes 0-16) for downlink communication in non-terrestrial cells. From the perspective of satellite 110, uplink timeline 512 and downlink timeline 514 can be time-aligned (e.g., time slots or subframes 0 of uplink timeline 512 are time-aligned with time slots or subframes 0 of downlink timeline 514, etc.).

[0065] Due to the distances between UE 120-1 and satellite 110, and between UE 120-2 and satellite 110, propagation delays occur in communication between UE 120-1 and satellite 110, and in communication between UE 120-2 and satellite 110. As a result, from the perspective of UE 120-1, the uplink timeline 522 and downlink timeline 524 of UE 120-1 are misaligned. UE 120-1 can determine a timing misalignment 526 between the uplink timeline 522 and downlink timeline 524. Timing misalignment 526 may include an offset of N time slots or subframes (or another number of time-domain resources, or another duration, etc.) between time slot or subframe 0 of uplink timeline 522 and time slot or subframe 0 of downlink timeline 524. In these cases, UE 120-1 may begin uplink transmission 528 earlier (e.g., at least in part based on timing misalignment 526) to compensate for the propagation delay between UE 120-1 and satellite 110. If UE 120-1 is a half-duplex UE (or another type of UE that cannot perform simultaneous transmission and reception), the time slots or subframes used for uplink transmission 528 may not be available for downlink reception of UE 120-1. Furthermore, time slots, subframes, or other time-domain resources on either side of the time slots or subframes used for uplink transmission 528 may not be available to provide a guard period for UE 120-1 to switch between transmission and reception.

[0066] like Figure 5 As further shown, UE 120-2 can be positioned closer to satellite 110 relative to UE 120-1. Therefore, due to less propagation delay, the timing misalignment 536 between the uplink timeline 532 and downlink timeline 534 of UE 120-2 can be relatively smaller than the timing misalignment 526 of UE 120-1. In these cases, UE 120-2 can determine that the timing misalignment 536 used to compensate for the propagation delay comprises ND time slots or subframes, where D is at least partially based on the distance between UE 120-2 and satellite 110. Specifically, the timing misalignment 536 can be determined as N minus D (ND) time slots or subframes, causing UE 120-2 to start uplink transmission 538 earlier to compensate for the propagation delay between UE 120-2 and satellite 110. In some cases, for a specific value of D (e.g., where D = 5), the same uplink subframe / slot index (N) may result in different unavailable downlink subframe / slot indices at UE 120-1 and 120-2.

[0067] As indicated above, Figure 5 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 5 The example described.

[0068] In non-terrestrial networks, satellites can schedule overlapping communications with the UE. Overlapping communications occur, for example, when a communication at least partially overlaps in the time domain with one or more subframes or time slots of another communication to be transmitted across multiple time slots, multiple subframes, etc. If the overlap is not resolved, it can lead to conflicts between overlapping communications (e.g., conflicts between the UE's uplink transmission and the UE's downlink reception) if the UE cannot handle (or is unable to handle) simultaneous transmissions (e.g., if the UE is a half-duplex UE). These conflicts can result in one or more downlink or uplink communications being dropped or unreceived at the UE, can cause delays in uplink communications sent to the satellite, can increase retransmissions between the UE and the satellite, and so on.

[0069] In some cases, satellites can schedule communication with UEs around one or more fixed gaps (such as existing fixed gaps available in terrestrial networks) to avoid UE conflicts. However, these fixed gaps are inflexible (e.g., fixed gaps may occur at fixed intervals in the time domain, such as every 256 milliseconds, and last for a fixed duration, such as 40 milliseconds). These fixed gaps make satellite scheduling more complex and inflexible, and are only suitable for specific scenarios. Furthermore, different UEs may experience different overlap situations, and UE overlap may change over time and / or with transmission. Existing fixed gaps available in terrestrial networks are not flexible enough to handle this situation.

[0070] The aspects described herein provide techniques and apparatus for scheduling using configurable gaps in non-terrestrial networks. Satellites (e.g., Satellite 110, Satellite 420, etc.) may be able to use configurable gaps to schedule and / or configure uplink or downlink communications of a UE (e.g., UE 120), such that the configurable gaps prevent conflicts between uplink and downlink communications. Configurable gaps can be configurable because the location of the configurable gap, its duration, the number of time slots or subframes corresponding to the configurable gap, and / or other parameters can be configured by the satellite. Configurable gaps can be used to interrupt and / or postpone communications at different / configurable times in communication to prevent conflicts with other communications. Configurable gaps can also be configured dynamically, which increases the flexibility of scheduling communications for the UE.

[0071] Figures 6A-6C This is a diagram illustrating example 600 associated with scheduling utilizing configurable gaps in a non-terrestrial network, according to various aspects of this disclosure. Figures 6A-6CAs shown, Example 600 may include communication between UE 120 and satellite 110 (e.g., satellite 420). In some aspects, UE 120 and satellite 110 may be included in a wireless network (such as wireless network 100). In some aspects, UE 120 and satellite 110 may communicate on a wireless access link or a serving link 430, which may include an uplink 430-U and a downlink 430-D.

[0072] In some aspects, UE 120 may be served by a non-terrestrial cell associated with and / or provided by satellite 110. In some aspects, UE 120 and satellite 110 may communicate at least partially based on uplink timelines (e.g., uplink timeline 512, uplink timeline 522, uplink timeline 532, etc.) and downlink timelines (e.g., downlink timeline 514, downlink timeline 524, downlink timeline 534, etc.). In some aspects, satellite 110 may schedule and / or configure the communication of UE 120, such as sending uplink communication to satellite 110, receiving downlink communication from satellite 110, etc. In some aspects, satellite 110 may use one or more configurable gaps to schedule and / or configure the communication of UE 120 to avoid and / or prevent collisions with UE 120.

[0073] like Figure 6A As shown, and via reference numeral 602, UE 120 can (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, ...) Figure 10 The determining component 1008, etc., determines that downlink communication will be sent to UE 120 with configurable gaps. In some aspects, downlink communication may include physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communication, physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communication, MTC PDCCH communication (MPDCCH), narrowband PDCCH (NPDCCH) communication, narrowband PDSCH (NPDSCH) communication, or another type of downlink communication.

[0074] A configurable gap can be a time interval (or multiple time intervals) in which UE 120 will suppress the reception of downlink communication, or a set of one or more time-domain resources (e.g., subframes, time slots, etc.). A configurable gap can provide UE 120 with the opportunity to transmit uplink communication during the configurable gap, can provide UE 120 with a guard interval for switching between transmission and reception, and so on. In some aspects, downlink communication can span multiple subframes and / or time slots. In these examples, at least a portion of multiple subframes and / or time slots is delayed, at least in part, based on the configurable gap. In some aspects, the subframes and / or time slots in which downlink communication is to be transmitted can be at least in part based on the number of time slots aggregated for downlink communication, the number of repetitions of downlink communication, the number of subframes of downlink communication, etc.

[0075] As indicated above, configurable gaps may differ from fixed gaps or other types of gaps used in terrestrial networks. For example, the parameters of a configurable gap can be flexibly and / or dynamically configured by satellite 110. These parameters may include, for example, the duration of the configurable gap (e.g., in a time-domain resource such as a time slot, symbol, subframe, etc., or in a duration including seconds, milliseconds, etc.), the time-domain location of the configurable gap, the starting time-domain resource or location of the configurable gap (e.g., starting time slot, starting subframe, etc.), the ending time-domain resource or location of the configurable gap (e.g., ending time slot, ending subframe, etc.), and / or other parameters. In some aspects, satellite 110 may dynamically configure and activate configurable gaps for downlink communication transmitted to UE 120 and / or to other UEs in non-terrestrial networks.

[0076] In some aspects, UE 120 can receive signals from satellite 110 (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, etc.). Figure 10 The receiving component 1002, etc., receives an indication that downlink communication is to be sent to UE 120 with configurable gaps. In these examples, UE 120 may determine, at least in part, that downlink communication is to be sent to UE 120 with configurable gaps based on this indication. In some aspects, UE 120 receives this indication in downlink control information (DCI) communication from satellite 110, in media access control element (MAC-CE) communication from satellite 110, in radio resource control (RRC) communication from satellite 110, and / or in another type of downlink communication.

[0077] In some respects, UE 120 may determine, at least in part, that downlink communication should be transmitted to UE 120 in configurable gaps based on implicit indications or one or more parameters configured for UE 120 (e.g., no indication or no indication from satellite 110). For example, UE 120 may determine that downlink communication will span multiple subframes or time slots, may determine that the reception of downlink communication will overlap with at least one of the transmission of uplink communication or one or more guard intervals of the uplink communication in a subset of the multiple subframes or time slots, and may determine, at least in part, that the reception of downlink communication will overlap with at least one of the transmission of uplink communication or one or more guard intervals of the uplink communication in a configurable gap based on the determination that the reception of downlink communication will overlap with at least one of the transmission of uplink communication or one or more guard intervals in a subset of the multiple subframes or time slots.

[0078] like Figure 6A As further shown, and via reference numeral 604, UE 120 can (e.g., use a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, a controller / processor 280, a memory 282, ...) Figure 10 The configurable gap is determined by the determining component 1008, etc. In some aspects, the UE 120 determines the configurable gap at least in part based on an explicit indication of the configurable gap (e.g., at least in part based on an explicit indication of one or more parameters of the configurable gap described above). For example, the satellite 110 may send an explicit indication of the configurable gap to the UE 120 in the same communication that includes an indication that downlink communication is to be sent to the UE 120 with a configurable gap. As another example, the satellite 110 may send an explicit indication of the configurable gap to the UE 120 in different communications (e.g., different DCI communications, different MAC-CE communications, different RRC communications, etc.). In these cases, the UE 120 may determine the configurable gap at least in part based on the explicit indication of the configurable gap (e.g., the parameters of the configurable gap may be determined at least in part based on parameters specified in the communication from the satellite 110).

[0079] like Figure 6B As shown, in some aspects, UE 120 determines the configurable gap based at least in part on uplink communication 606 scheduled or configured for UE 120. For example... Figure 6B As shown, the uplink timeline 608 and downlink timeline 610 of UE 120 may be at least partially based on the timing misalignment 612 determined by UE 120 (e.g., Figure 6BThe timing misalignment is equal to ND timeslots / subframes. For example, UE 120 may determine timing misalignment 612 at least in part based on the geographic location of UE 120 and the distance of that geographic location relative to the geographic location of satellite 110 (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.). Timing misalignment may correspond to round-trip time (RTT) between the satellite and the UE. In these cases, UE 120 may identify one or more time-domain resources of uplink timeline 608 (e.g., timeslots N+5-D to N+8-D), where the transmission of uplink communication 606 will at least partially overlap with one or more time-domain resources of downlink timeline 610, where UE 120 will receive downlink communication 614 in said one or more time-domain resources of downlink timeline 610. UE 120 can identify one or more time-domain resources (e.g., time slots 5-8) of downlink timeline 610 as configurable slots 616.

[0080] Furthermore, guard interval time domain resources can be provided on downlink timeline 610 before and / or after one or more time domain resources of uplink timeline 608 where uplink communication 606 is to occur. These guard interval time domain resources can be provided to allow UE 120 to switch one or more components of UE 120 (e.g., antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receive component 1002, transmit component 1004, etc.) between receiving and transmitting. In these examples, UE 120 may determine to include guard interval time domain resources (e.g., time slots 4 and 9) in configurable gap 616.

[0081] In some respects, UE 120 may determine whether downlink communication should be transmitted with configurable gaps based at least in part on whether UE 120 is scheduled or configured to transmit higher-priority uplink communication within the time it takes for UE 120 to complete receiving downlink communication. The corresponding priorities of downlink and uplink communication may be channel priorities (e.g., priorities based at least in part on physical channel type), communication type priorities (e.g., priorities associated with Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ), DCI scheduling, etc.), Quality of Service (QoS) priorities, and / or other types of priorities. In these examples, UE 120 may determine, at least in part, that downlink communication will be interrupted or delayed to favor uplink communication (and therefore, downlink communication will be transmitted with configurable gaps) based at least in part on the fact that the priority associated with uplink communication is higher than the priority associated with downlink communication.

[0082] like Figure 6C As shown, and via reference numeral 618, UE 120 can receive downlink communication from satellite 110 (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receive component 1002, etc.) at least in part based on configurable gaps. For example, UE 120 can monitor and decode time-domain resources in which downlink communication is to be transmitted, can switch from receiving to transmitting during one or more guard interval time-domain resources included in the configurable gap, can transmit uplink communication during the configurable gap, can switch from transmitting to receiving during one or more other guard interval time-domain resources included in the configurable gap, and so on.

[0083] As indicated above, Figures 6A-6C This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figures 6A-6C The example described.

[0084] Figures 7A-7C This is a diagram illustrating example 700 associated with scheduling utilizing configurable gaps in a non-terrestrial network according to various aspects of this disclosure. Figures 7A-7C As shown, Example 700 may include communication between UE 120 and satellite 110 (e.g., satellite 420). In some aspects, UE 120 and satellite 110 may be included in a wireless network (such as wireless network 100). In some aspects, UE 120 and satellite 110 may communicate on a wireless access link or a serving link 430, which may include an uplink 430-U and a downlink 430-D.

[0085] In some aspects, UE 120 may be served by a non-terrestrial cell associated with and / or provided by satellite 110. In some aspects, UE 120 and satellite 110 may communicate at least partially based on uplink timelines (e.g., uplink timeline 512, uplink timeline 522, uplink timeline 532, etc.) and downlink timelines (e.g., downlink timeline 514, downlink timeline 524, downlink timeline 534, etc.). In some aspects, satellite 110 may schedule and / or configure the communication of UE 120, such as sending uplink communication to satellite 110, receiving downlink communication from satellite 110, etc. In some aspects, satellite 110 may use one or more configurable gaps to schedule and / or configure the communication of UE 120 to avoid and / or prevent collisions with UE 120.

[0086] like Figure 7A As shown, and via reference numeral 702, UE 120 can (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.) determine whether UE 120 wants to transmit uplink communication at configurable intervals. In some aspects, uplink communication may include Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) communication, Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) communication, Narrowband PUSCH (NPUSCH) communication, MTC PUCCH communication (MPUCCH), or another type of downlink communication.

[0087] Configurable gaps can be time intervals (or multiple time intervals) in which UE 120 will suppress the transmission of uplink communication, or a set of one or more time-domain resources (e.g., subframes, time slots, etc.). Configurable gaps can provide UE 120 with the opportunity to monitor and / or receive downlink communication during the configurable gap, can provide UE 120 with a guard interval for switching between transmission and reception, etc. In some aspects, uplink communication can span multiple subframes and / or time slots. In these examples, at least a portion of multiple subframes and / or time slots is delayed, at least in part, based on the configurable gap. In some aspects, the subframes and / or time slots in which uplink communication is to be transmitted can be at least in part based on the number of time slots aggregated for uplink communication, the number of repetitions of uplink communication, the number of subframes of uplink communication, etc.

[0088] As indicated above, configurable gaps may differ from fixed gaps or other types of gaps used in terrestrial networks. For example, the parameters of a configurable gap can be flexibly and / or dynamically configured by satellite 110. These parameters may include, for example, the duration of the configurable gap (e.g., in time-domain resources such as time slots, symbols, subframes, or in durations including seconds, milliseconds, etc.), the time-domain location of the configurable gap, the starting time-domain resource or location of the configurable gap (e.g., starting time slot, starting subframe, etc.), the ending time-domain resource or location of the configurable gap (e.g., ending time slot, ending subframe, etc.), and / or other parameters. In some aspects, satellite 110 can dynamically configure and activate configurable gaps for uplink communications transmitted by UE 120 and / or other UEs in non-terrestrial networks.

[0089] In some aspects, UE 120 can receive signals from satellite 110 (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, etc.). Figure 10 The receiving component 1002, etc., receives an indication from the UE 120 that it intends to transmit uplink communication with configurable intervals. In these examples, the UE 120 may determine, at least in part, that it intends to transmit uplink communication with configurable intervals based on this indication. In some aspects, the UE 120 receives this indication in DCI communication from satellite 110, MAC-CE communication from satellite 110, RRC communication from satellite 110, and / or another type of downlink communication.

[0090] In some respects, UE 120 may determine, at least in part, whether to transmit uplink communication at configurable intervals based on implicit indications or one or more parameters configured for UE 120 (e.g., no indication or no indication from satellite 110). For example, UE 120 may determine that uplink communication will span multiple subframes or time slots, may determine that the transmission of uplink communication will overlap with at least one of the downlink communication receptions or one or more guard intervals used for the transition between transmission and reception in a subset of the multiple subframes or time slots, and may determine, at least in part, whether to transmit uplink communication at configurable intervals based on the determination that the reception of uplink communication will overlap with at least one of the downlink communication receptions or one or more guard intervals in a subset of the multiple subframes or time slots.

[0091] like Figure 7A As further shown in the diagram, and via reference numeral 704, UE 120 can (e.g., using a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, a controller / processor 280, a memory 282, ...) Figure 10The configurable gap is determined by the determining component 1008, etc. In some aspects, the UE 120 determines the configurable gap at least in part based on an explicit indication of the configurable gap (e.g., at least in part based on an explicit indication of one or more parameters of the configurable gap described above). For example, the satellite 110 may send an explicit indication of the configurable gap to the UE 120 in the same communication that includes an indication that the UE 120 wants to send uplink communication with a configurable gap. As another example, the satellite 110 may send an explicit indication of the configurable gap to the UE 120 in different communications (e.g., different DCI communications, different MAC-CE communications, different RRC communications, etc.). In these cases, the UE 120 may determine the configurable gap at least in part based on the explicit indication of the configurable gap (e.g., the parameters of the configurable gap may be determined at least in part based on parameters specified in the communication from the satellite 110).

[0092] like Figure 7B As shown, in some aspects, UE 120 determines the configurable gap based at least in part on downlink communication 706 scheduled or configured for UE 120. For example... Figure 7B As shown, the downlink timeline 708 and uplink timeline 710 of UE 120 can be at least partially based on the timing misalignment 712 determined by UE 120 (e.g., in...). Figure 7B Timing misalignment 712 can occur in the form of N+5 time slots / subframes. For example, UE 120 may determine timing misalignment 712 at least in part based on the geographic location of UE 120 and the distance of that geographic location relative to the geographic location of satellite 110 (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.). Timing misalignment may correspond to RTT between the satellite and the UE. In these cases, UE 120 may identify one or more time domain resources (e.g., time slots 5-7) of downlink timeline 708, where the reception of downlink communication 706 will at least partially overlap with one or more time domain resources of uplink timeline 710 in which UE 120 will transmit uplink communication 714. UE 120 may determine one or more time domain resources of uplink timeline 710 (e.g., time slots N+5-D to N+7-D) as configurable gaps 716.

[0093] Furthermore, guard interval time domain resources can be provided on the uplink timeline 710 before and / or after one or more time domain resources of the downlink timeline 708 where downlink communication 706 is to occur. These guard interval time domain resources can be provided to allow UE 120 to switch one or more components of UE 120 (e.g., antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receive component 1002, transmit component 1004, etc.) between receiving and transmitting. In these examples, UE 120 may determine to include guard interval time domain resources (e.g., time slots N+4-D and N+8-D) in configurable gap 716.

[0094] In some respects, UE 120 may determine whether to transmit uplink communication with configurable gaps based at least in part on whether UE 120 is scheduled or configured to receive higher-priority downlink communication within the time it takes for UE 120 to complete the transmission of uplink communication. The corresponding priorities of downlink and uplink communication may be channel priority, communication type priority, QoS priority, and / or other types of priority. In these examples, UE 120 may determine, at least in part, that uplink communication will be interrupted or delayed to favor downlink communication (and therefore, uplink communication will be transmitted with configurable gaps) based on whether the priority associated with downlink communication is higher than that associated with uplink communication.

[0095] like Figure 7C As shown, and via reference numeral 718, UE 120 can at least partially perform uplink communication with satellite 110 based on configurable gaps (e.g., using controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, memory 282, transmit component 1004, etc.). For example, UE 120 can transmit uplink communication in the time domain resources where uplink communication is to be transmitted, can switch from transmission to reception during one or more guard interval time domain resources included in the configurable gap, can monitor and decode downlink communication during the configurable gap, can switch from reception to transmission during one or more other guard interval time domain resources included in the configurable gap, can continue transmitting uplink communication after the configurable gap, and so on.

[0096] As indicated above, Figures 7A-7C This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from those provided. Figures 7A-7C The example described.

[0097] Figure 8 This is a diagram illustrating, for example, an example process 800 performed by a UE according to various aspects of this disclosure. Example process 800 is an example of a UE (e.g., UE 120) performing operations associated with scheduling using configurable gaps in a non-terrestrial network.

[0098] like Figure 8 As shown, in some aspects, process 800 may include determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with configurable gaps (block 810). For example, as described above, the UE (e.g., using antenna 252, demodulator 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.) may determine that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with configurable gaps.

[0099] like Figure 8 As further illustrated, in some aspects, process 800 may include determining a configurable gap (block 820). For example, as described above, the UE (e.g., using a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, a controller / processor 280, a memory 282, a determining component 1008, etc.) may determine the configurable gap.

[0100] like Figure 8 As further illustrated, in some aspects, process 800 may include receiving downlink communication at least in part based on configurable gaps (block 830). For example, as described above, the UE (e.g., using antenna 252, demodulator 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.) may receive downlink communication at least in part based on configurable gaps.

[0101] Process 800 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below, and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0102] In a first aspect, a configurable gap is dynamically configured and activated for downlink communication. In a second aspect, the duration of the configurable gap is dynamically configured, either alone or in combination with the first aspect. In a third aspect, at least one of the following is configured for the configurable gap, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects: the time-domain position of the configurable gap relative to the transmission time of the downlink communication, or the duration of the configurable gap.

[0103] In a fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, process 800 includes (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receive component 1002, etc.) receiving an indication that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with configurable gaps, and determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with configurable gaps includes determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with configurable gaps based at least in part on the indication (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.). In a fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, receiving the indication includes receiving the indication in at least one of DCI communication from a non-terrestrial base station, MAC-CE communication from a non-terrestrial base station, or RRC communication from a non-terrestrial base station (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.). In a sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, process 800 includes receiving an explicit indication of a configurable gap (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.), and determining the configurable gap includes determining the configurable gap at least in part based on the explicit indication of the configurable gap.

[0104] In a seventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, an explicit indication of a configurable gap identifies at least one of the following: one or more start positions of a configurable gap, one or more end positions of a configurable gap, or one or more durations of a configurable gap. In an eighth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, determining a configurable gap includes (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.) identifying one or more time-domain resources where the transmission of uplink communication will at least partially overlap with the reception of downlink communication, and determining said one or more time-domain resources as configurable gaps based at least in part on the determination that uplink communication will be transmitted on the one or more time-domain resources (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.).

[0105] In the ninth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, determining the configurable gap includes (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.) identifying at least one of one or more guard interval time-domain resources preceding or following the one or more time-domain resources as included in the configurable gap. In the tenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, downlink communication spans multiple subframes or time slots, and at least a portion of the multiple subframes or time slots is delayed based at least partially on the configurable gap.

[0106] In the eleventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, multiple subframes or time slots are based at least in part on at least one of the number of time slots aggregated for downlink communication, the number of repetitions of downlink communication, or the number of subframes for downlink communication. In the twelfth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the UE communicates over a non-terrestrial network, and receiving downlink communication includes (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.) receiving downlink communication from satellites of the non-terrestrial network. In the thirteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, one or more parameters of the configurable gap differ from the fixed transmission gap of the terrestrial network.

[0107] In the fourteenth aspect, determining the configurable gap, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, includes determining the configurable gap based at least in part on timing misalignment between the uplink timeline associated with the UE and the downlink timeline associated with the UE (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.). In the fifteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, downlink communication includes PDCCH communication, PDSCH communication, NPDCCH communication, MPDCCH communication, or NPDSCH communication.

[0108] In the sixteenth aspect, receiving downlink communication, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, at least in part based on a configurable gap, includes receiving a first portion of the downlink communication before the configurable gap (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.), suppressing the reception of downlink communication during the configurable gap (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.), and receiving a second portion of the downlink communication after the configurable gap (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.). In the seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, the configurable gap includes the amount of time the UE will suppress receiving downlink communication or a set of one or more time-domain resources.

[0109] In the eighteenth aspect, determining, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE in configurable gaps includes (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.) determining that the downlink communication will span multiple subframes or time slots, (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.) determining that the reception of downlink communication will overlap with at least one of the transmission of uplink communication or one or more guard intervals of uplink communication in a subset of multiple subframes or time slots, and determining that the downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE in configurable gaps is based at least in part on the determination that the reception of downlink communication will overlap with at least one of the transmission of uplink communication or one or more guard intervals in a subset of multiple subframes or time slots (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.).

[0110] although Figure 8 An example block of process 800 is shown, but in some respects, process 800 may include more than Figure 8 The blocks described in the diagram may be more blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks with different arrangements. Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of process 800 may be executed in parallel.

[0111] Figure 9This is a diagram illustrating, for example, an example process 900 performed by a UE according to various aspects of this disclosure. Example process 900 is an example of a UE (e.g., UE 120) performing operations associated with scheduling using configurable gaps in a non-terrestrial network.

[0112] like Figure 9 As shown, in some aspects, process 900 may include determining to transmit uplink communication with configurable intervals (block 910). For example, as described above, the UE (e.g., using antenna 252, demodulator 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.) may determine to transmit uplink communication with configurable intervals.

[0113] like Figure 9 As further illustrated, in some aspects, process 900 may include determining a configurable gap (block 920). For example, as described above, the UE (e.g., using a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, a controller / processor 280, a memory 282, a determining component 1008, etc.) may determine the configurable gap.

[0114] like Figure 9 As further illustrated, in some aspects, process 900 may include transmitting uplink communication at least in part based on configurable gaps (block 930). For example, as described above, the UE may transmit uplink communication at least in part based on configurable gaps (e.g., using antenna 252, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, modulator 254, controller / processor 280, memory 282, transmit component 1004, etc.).

[0115] Process 900 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below, and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0116] In a first aspect, configurable gaps are dynamically configured and activated for uplink communication. In a second aspect, the duration of a configurable gap is dynamically configured, either alone or in combination with the first aspect. In a third aspect, at least one of the following is configured for a configurable gap, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects: the time-domain position of the configurable gap relative to the transmission time of the uplink communication, or the duration of the configurable gap.

[0117] In a fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, process 900 includes (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receive component 1002, etc.) receiving an indication that the UE wants to transmit uplink communication at configurable intervals, and determining that the UE wants to transmit uplink communication at configurable intervals includes determining that the UE wants to transmit uplink communication at configurable intervals based at least in part on the indication (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.). In the fifth aspect, receiving the instruction, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, includes receiving the instruction in at least one of DCI communication from a non-terrestrial base station, MAC-CE communication from a non-terrestrial base station, or RRC communication from a non-terrestrial base station (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.).

[0118] In a sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, process 900 includes (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receive component 1002, etc.) receiving an explicit indication of a configurable gap, and determining the configurable gap includes determining the configurable gap at least in part based on the explicit indication of the configurable gap (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.). In a seventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the explicit indication of the configurable gap identifies at least one of the following: one or more start positions of the configurable gap, one or more end positions of the configurable gap, or one or more durations of the configurable gap.

[0119] In the eighth aspect, determining a configurable gap, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, includes (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.) identifying one or more time-domain resources where the reception of downlink communication will at least partially overlap with the transmission of uplink communication, and determining the one or more time-domain resources as configurable gaps based at least in part on the determination that downlink communication will be transmitted on said one or more time-domain resources (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.).

[0120] In a ninth aspect, determining a configurable gap, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, includes (e.g., using a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, a controller / processor 280, a memory 282, a determination component 1008, etc.) identifying at least one of one or more guard interval time-domain resources preceding or following the one or more time-domain resources as included in the configurable gap. In a tenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, uplink communication spans multiple subframes or time slots, and at least a portion of the multiple subframes or time slots is delayed, at least partially based on the configurable gap. In an eleventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the multiple subframes or time slots are at least partially based on at least one of the number of time slots aggregated for uplink communication, the number of repetitions of uplink communication, or the number of subframes of uplink communication.

[0121] In the twelfth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, the UE communicates via a non-terrestrial network, and transmitting uplink communication includes (e.g., using controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, memory 282, transmit component 1004, etc.) transmitting uplink communication to satellites of the non-terrestrial network. In the thirteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, one or more parameters of the configurable gap differ from the fixed transmission gap of the terrestrial network.

[0122] In the fourteenth aspect, determining the configurable gap, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, includes determining the configurable gap based at least in part on timing misalignment between the uplink timeline associated with the UE and the downlink timeline associated with the UE (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.). In the fifteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, the uplink communication includes PUCCH communication, PUSCH communication, MPUCCH, or NPUSCH communication.

[0123] In the sixteenth aspect, uplink communication is transmitted, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, at least in part based on a configurable gap. This includes transmitting a first portion of the uplink communication before the configurable gap (e.g., using controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, memory 282, transmit component 1004, etc.), suppressing uplink communication during the configurable gap (e.g., using controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, memory 282, transmit component 1004, etc.), and transmitting a second portion of the uplink communication after the configurable gap (e.g., using controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, memory 282, transmit component 1004, etc.). In the seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, the configurable gap includes the amount of time the UE will suppress the transmission of uplink communication or a set of one or more time-domain resources.

[0124] In the eighteenth aspect, individually or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, the configurable gap includes (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.) determining that uplink communication will span multiple subframes or time slots, (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.) determining that the transmission of uplink communication will overlap with at least one of the reception of downlink communication or one or more guard intervals of downlink communication in a subset of the multiple subframes or time slots, and determining, at least in part, based on the determination that the transmission of uplink communication will overlap with at least one of the reception of downlink communication or one or more guard intervals in a subset of the multiple subframes or time slots, to determine (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282, determination component 1008, etc.) to send uplink communication to the UE in a configurable gap. In the nineteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to nineteenth aspects, process 900 includes (e.g., using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, receiver component 1002, etc.) monitoring downlink transmissions during configurable gaps.

[0125] although Figure 9 An example block of process 900 is shown, but in some respects, process 900 may include more than Figure 9The blocks described in the diagram may include more blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks with different arrangements. Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of process 900 may be executed in parallel.

[0126] Figure 10 This is a block diagram of an example device 1000 for wireless communication. Device 1000 may be a UE (e.g., UE 120), or a UE may include device 1000. In some aspects, device 1000 includes a receiving component 1002 and a transmitting component 1004, which can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, device 1000 can use the receiving component 1002 and the transmitting component 1004 to communicate with another device 1006 (such as UE 120, base station 110, satellite 110, satellite 420, or another wireless communication device). As further shown, device 1000 may include a determining component 1008.

[0127] In some respects, device 1000 can be configured to perform the functions described herein. Figures 6A-6C And / or one or more operations described in 7A-7C. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1000 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as Figure 8 The process 800 Figure 9 The process 900 or a combination thereof. In some respects, Figure 10 The device 1000 and / or one or more components shown may include the above-described combination. Figure 2 One or more components of the UE described. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 10 One or more components shown can be combined above. Figure 2 Implemented in one or more of the described components. Additionally or alternatively, one or more of the components in this group may be implemented at least partially as software stored in memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and may be executed by a controller or processor to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0128] Receiver 1002 may receive communications from device 1006, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. Receiver 1002 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of device 1000. In some aspects, receiver 1002 may perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, and other examples), and may provide the processed signal to one or more other components of device 1006. In some aspects, receiver 1002 may include the above-described combinations... Figure 2The UE 120 described includes one or more antennas 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receiver processor 258, controller / processor 280, memory 282, or combinations thereof.

[0129] Transmitting component 1004 can transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to device 1006. In some aspects, one or more other components of device 1006 can generate communications and provide the generated communications to transmitting component 1004 for transmission to device 1006. In some aspects, transmitting component 1004 can perform signal processing on the generated communications (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, and other examples), and can transmit the processed signals to device 1006. In some aspects, transmitting component 1004 may include the above-described combinations... Figure 2 The described UE 120 includes one or more antennas 252, MOD 254, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller / processor 280, memory 282, or combinations thereof. In some aspects, the transmit component 1004 may be co-located with the receive component 1002 in a transceiver.

[0130] In some aspects, determining component 1008 determines a configurable gap for downlink communication from device 1006. In some aspects, determining component 1008 may determine the configurable gap at least in part based on determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to device 1000 with a configurable gap. In some aspects, determining component 1008 may determine the configurable gap at least in part based on receiving component 1002 receiving an indication that downlink communication is to be transmitted to device 1000 with a configurable gap. In some aspects, receiving component 1002 may receive downlink communication from device 1006 at least in part based on the configurable gap.

[0131] In some aspects, determining component 1008 determines a configurable gap for uplink communication to be sent to device 1006. In some aspects, determining component 1008 may determine the configurable gap at least in part based on determining that uplink communication will be sent by device 1000 with a configurable gap. In some aspects, determining component 1008 may determine the configurable gap at least in part based on receiving component 1002 receiving an indication that uplink communication will be sent with a configurable gap. In some aspects, transmitting component 1004 may send uplink communication to device 1006 at least in part based on the configurable gap.

[0132] Determining component 1008 may include memory. In some aspects, determining component 1008 may include the above combination. Figure 2The described UE 120 includes a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, a controller / processor 280, a memory 282, or a combination thereof. The determining component 1008 may include one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, cause the UE to determine a configurable gap. The determining component 1008 may include parts for determining the configurable gap.

[0133] Figure 10 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as an example. In reality, with... Figure 10 Compared to the components shown, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or different arrangements of components. Furthermore, Figure 10 The two or more components shown can be implemented within a single component, or Figure 10 The single component shown can be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 10 The set (one or more) components shown can perform actions described by Figure 10 The other set of components shown performs one or more functions.

[0134] The following provides an overview of some aspects of this disclosure:

[0135] Aspect 1: A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: determining downlink communication to be transmitted to the UE with a configurable gap; determining the configurable gap; and receiving the downlink communication at least in part based on the configurable gap.

[0136] Aspect 2: The method according to aspect 1, wherein the configurable gap is dynamically configured and activated for the downlink communication. Aspect 3: The method according to aspect 1 or 2, wherein the duration of the configurable gap is dynamically configured for the configurable gap. Aspect 4: The method according to any one of aspects 1-3, wherein at least one of the time-domain position of the configurable gap relative to the transmission time of the downlink communication or the duration of the configurable gap is configured for the configurable gap.

[0137] Aspect 5: The method according to any one of Aspects 1-4 further includes: receiving an indication that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with a configurable gap; and wherein determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with a configurable gap includes: determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with a configurable gap based at least in part on the indication. Specifically, determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with a configurable gap includes: determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with a configurable gap based at least in part on the indication. Aspect 6: The method according to Aspect 5, wherein receiving the indication includes: receiving the indication in at least one of the following: downlink control information (DCI) communication from a non-terrestrial base station, media access control element (MAC-CE) communication from a non-terrestrial base station, or radio resource control (RRC) communication from a non-terrestrial base station.

[0138] Aspect 7: The method according to any one of aspects 1-6 further includes: receiving an explicit indication of a configurable gap; and wherein determining the configurable gap includes: determining the configurable gap at least in part based on the explicit indication of the configurable gap. Aspect 8: The method according to aspect 7, wherein the explicit indication of the configurable gap identifies at least one of: one or more start positions of the configurable gap, one or more end positions of the configurable gap, or one or more durations of the configurable gap.

[0139] Aspect 9: The method according to any one of Aspects 1-8, wherein determining the configurable gap comprises: identifying one or more time-domain resources on which the transmission of uplink communication will at least partially overlap with the reception of downlink communication; and determining the one or more time-domain resources as configurable gaps based at least in part on the determination that uplink communication will be transmitted on the one or more time-domain resources. Aspect 10: The method according to Aspect 9, wherein determining the configurable gap comprises: identifying at least one of one or more guard interval time-domain resources preceding or following the one or more time-domain resources as included in the configurable gap.

[0140] Aspect 11: The method according to any one of Aspects 1-10, wherein the downlink communication spans multiple subframes or time slots; and wherein at least a portion of the multiple subframes or time slots is delayed, at least in part based on the configurable gap. Aspect 12: The method according to Aspect 11, wherein the multiple subframes or time slots are based, at least in part, on at least one of: the number of time slots aggregated for the downlink communication, the number of repetitions of the downlink communication, or the number of subframes of the downlink communication.

[0141] Aspect 13: The method according to any one of Aspects 1-12, wherein the UE communicates via a non-terrestrial network; and wherein receiving downlink communication includes: receiving downlink communication from a satellite of the non-terrestrial network. Aspect 14: The method according to Aspect 13, wherein one or more parameters of the configurable gap are different from the fixed transmission gap of the terrestrial network.

[0142] Aspect 15: The method according to any one of Aspects 1-14, wherein determining the configurable gap comprises: determining the configurable gap based at least in part on a timing misalignment between an uplink timeline associated with the UE and a downlink timeline associated with the UE. Aspect 16: The method according to any one of Aspects 1-15, wherein the downlink communication comprises: Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) communication, Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) communication, Machine Type Communication (MTC) PDCCH (MPDCCH) communication, Narrowband PDCCH (NPDCCH) communication, or Narrowband PDSCH (NPDSCH) communication.

[0143] Aspect 17: The method according to any one of aspects 1-16, wherein receiving the downlink communication at least in part based on the configurable gap comprises: receiving a first portion of the downlink communication before the configurable gap; suppressing the reception of the downlink communication during the configurable gap; and receiving a second portion of the downlink communication after the configurable gap. Aspect 18: The method according to any one of aspects 1-17, wherein the configurable gap comprises an amount of time during which the UE will suppress the reception of the downlink communication or a set of one or more time-domain resources.

[0144] Aspect 19: The method according to any one of Aspects 1-18, wherein determining that downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with a configurable gap comprises: determining that the downlink communication is to span a plurality of subframes or time slots; determining that the reception of the downlink communication is to overlap with at least one of the transmission of uplink communication or one or more guard intervals of the uplink communication in a subset of the plurality of subframes or time slots; and determining that the downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with a configurable gap is based at least in part on determining that the reception of the downlink communication is to overlap with at least one of the transmission of uplink communication or one or more guard intervals in a subset of the plurality of subframes or time slots.

[0145] Aspect 20: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: determining to transmit uplink communication with configurable gaps; determining configurable gaps; and transmitting uplink communication at least in part based on the configurable gaps.

[0146] Aspect 21: The method according to aspect 20, wherein the configurable gap is dynamically configured and activated for the uplink communication. Aspect 22: The method according to aspect 20 or 21, wherein the duration of the configurable gap is dynamically configured for the configurable gap. Aspect 23: The method according to any one of aspects 20-22, wherein at least one of the time-domain position of the configurable gap relative to the transmission time of the uplink communication or the duration of the configurable gap is configured for the configurable gap.

[0147] Aspect 24: The method according to any one of aspects 20-23 further includes: receiving an indication to transmit uplink communication by the UE with a configurable gap; and wherein determining to transmit uplink communication by the UE with a configurable gap includes: determining to transmit uplink communication by the UE with a configurable gap based at least in part on the indication. Aspect 25: The method according to aspect 24, wherein receiving the indication includes: receiving the indication in at least one of the following: downlink control information (DCI) communication from a non-terrestrial base station, media access control element (MAC-CE) communication from a non-terrestrial base station, or radio resource control (RRC) communication from a non-terrestrial base station.

[0148] Aspect 26: The method according to any one of aspects 20-25 further includes: receiving an explicit indication of a configurable gap; and wherein determining the configurable gap includes: determining the configurable gap at least in part based on the explicit indication of the configurable gap. Aspect 27: The method according to aspect 26, wherein the explicit indication of the configurable gap identifies at least one of: one or more start positions of the configurable gap, one or more end positions of the configurable gap, or one or more durations of the configurable gap.

[0149] Aspect 28: The method according to any one of aspects 20-27, wherein determining the configurable gap comprises: identifying one or more time-domain resources on which the reception of downlink communication will at least partially overlap with the transmission of uplink communication; and determining the one or more time-domain resources as configurable gaps based at least in part on the determination that downlink communication will be transmitted on the one or more time-domain resources. Aspect 29: The method according to aspect 28, wherein determining the configurable gap comprises: identifying at least one of one or more guard interval time-domain resources preceding or following the one or more time-domain resources as included in the configurable gap.

[0150] Aspect 30: The method according to any one of aspects 20-29, wherein the uplink communication spans multiple subframes or time slots; and wherein at least a portion of the multiple subframes or time slots is delayed, at least in part based on the configurable gap. Aspect 31: The method according to aspect 30, wherein the multiple subframes or time slots are based, at least in part, on at least one of: the number of time slots aggregated for the uplink communication, the number of repetitions of the uplink communication, or the number of subframes of the uplink communication.

[0151] Aspect 32: The method according to any one of aspects 20-31, wherein the UE communicates via a non-terrestrial network; and wherein transmitting uplink communication comprises: transmitting uplink communication to a satellite in the non-terrestrial network. Aspect 33: The method according to aspect 32, wherein one or more parameters of the configurable gap differ from the fixed transmission gap of the terrestrial network.

[0152] Aspect 34: The method of any one of Aspects 20-33, wherein determining the configurable gap comprises: determining the configurable gap based at least in part on a timing misalignment between an uplink timeline associated with the UE and a downlink timeline associated with the UE. Aspect 35: The method of any one of Aspects 20-34, wherein the uplink communication comprises: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) communication, Machine Type Communication (MTC) PUCCH (MPDCCH) communication, Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) communication, or Narrowband PUSCH (NPUSCH) communication.

[0153] Aspect 36: The method according to any one of aspects 20-36, wherein transmitting the uplink communication at least in part based on the configurable gap comprises: transmitting a first portion of the uplink communication before the configurable gap; suppressing the transmission of the uplink communication during the configurable gap; and transmitting a second portion of the uplink communication after the configurable gap. Aspect 37: The method according to any one of aspects 20-36, wherein the configurable gap comprises an amount of time or a set of one or more time-domain resources for which the UE will suppress the transmission of the uplink communication.

[0154] Aspect 38: The method according to any one of aspects 20-37, wherein determining to transmit the uplink communication by the UE during the configurable gap comprises: determining that the uplink communication will span multiple subframes or time slots; determining that the transmission of the uplink communication will overlap with at least one of the reception of downlink communication or one or more guard intervals of the downlink communication in a subset of the multiple subframes or time slots; and determining to transmit the uplink communication to the UE during the configurable gap based at least in part on determining that the transmission of the uplink communication will overlap with at least one of the reception of downlink communication or one or more guard intervals in a subset of the multiple subframes or time slots. Aspect 39: The method according to any one of aspects 20-38, further comprising: monitoring downlink transmissions during the configurable gap.

[0155] Aspect 40: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform the methods of one or more aspects of aspects 1-19. Aspect 41: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to perform the methods of one or more aspects of aspects 1-19. Aspect 42: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one component for performing the methods of one or more aspects of aspects 1-19.

[0156] Aspect 43: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, said code including instructions executable by a processor to perform methods of one or more aspects of aspects 1-19. Aspect 44: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, said set of instructions including one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform methods of one or more aspects of aspects 1-19.

[0157] Aspect 45: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform the methods of one or more aspects of aspects 20-39. Aspect 46: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to perform the methods of one or more aspects of aspects 20-39. Aspect 47: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one component for performing the methods of one or more aspects of aspects 20-39.

[0158] Aspect 48: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, said code including instructions executable by a processor to perform methods of one or more aspects of aspects 20-39. Aspect 49: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, said set of instructions including one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform methods of one or more aspects of aspects 20-39.

[0159] The foregoing disclosure provides illustrations and descriptions, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit these aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made based on the foregoing disclosure, or modifications and variations may be derived from practice in these aspects.

[0160] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be interpreted broadly as hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. "Software" should be interpreted broadly as instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable programs, threads of execution, procedures and / or functions, and other examples, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description languages, or others. As used herein, processors are implemented in hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. It will be apparent that the systems and / or methods described herein can be implemented in various forms of hardware and / or combinations of hardware and software. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods does not limit these aspects. Therefore, this document describes the operation and behavior of systems and / or methods without reference to specific software code, and it should be understood that software and hardware can be designed to implement systems and / or methods, at least in part, based on the descriptions herein.

[0161] As used in this article, depending on the context, satisfying the threshold can mean a value greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, etc.

[0162] Even if a specific combination of features is stated in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, such combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of aspects. In fact, many of these features can be combined in ways not specifically stated in the claims and / or not specifically disclosed in the specification. Although each dependent claim listed below may directly depend on only one claim, the disclosure of aspects includes each dependent claim combined with every other claim in the claim set. As used herein, the phrase “at least one of” in the list of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members. As an example, “at least one of a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, and abc, as well as any combination of multiple identical elements (e.g., aa, aaa, aab, aac, abb, acc, bb, bbb, bbc, cc, and ccc, or any other ordering of a, b, and c).

[0163] Unless explicitly stated otherwise, no element, action, or instruction used herein should be construed as critical or necessary. Furthermore, as used herein, the articles “a” and “one” are intended to include one or more items and are used interchangeably with “one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the article “the” is intended to include one or more items referenced in connection with the article “the” and is used interchangeably with “the one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “set” and “group” are intended to include one or more items (e.g., related items, unrelated items, or a combination of related and unrelated items) and are used interchangeably with “one or more.” If referring to only one item, the phrase “only one” or similar language is used. Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “having,” “possessing,” “having,” etc., are intended to be open-ended terms. Furthermore, the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “at least partially based on,” unless explicitly stated otherwise. Furthermore, as used herein, the term “or” is inclusive when used in a series and may be used interchangeably with “and / or” unless otherwise expressly stated (e.g., if used in conjunction with “any” or “only one”).

Claims

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication over a non-terrestrial network, comprising: At least one transceiver; At least one memory containing code; and One or more processors are configured to execute the code to cause the UE to: Determine that downlink communication should be transmitted to the UE with configurable intervals; Determine the configurable gap; and The downlink communication is received from a satellite of the non-terrestrial network via the at least one transceiver, at least in part based on the configurable gap, wherein one or more parameters of the configurable gap differ from the fixed transmission gap of the terrestrial network.

2. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, The configurable gap is dynamically configured and activated for the downlink communication, or The duration of the configurable gap is dynamically configured for the configurable gap.

3. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, At least one of the time-domain position of the configurable gap relative to the transmission time of the downlink communication or the duration of the configurable gap is configured for the configurable gap.

4. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, The one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to: Receive, via the at least one transceiver, an indication that the downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE with the configurable gap; and Specifically, to determine that the downlink communication should be transmitted to the UE within the configurable interval, the one or more processors are configured to: The determination of whether the downlink communication should be sent to the UE in the configurable gap is based at least in part on the indication.

5. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, The one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to: Receive an explicit indication of the configurable gap via the at least one transceiver; To determine the configurable gap, the one or more processors are configured as follows: The configurable gap is determined at least in part based on the explicit indication of the configurable gap; and The explicit indication of the configurable gap identifies at least one of the following: One or more starting positions of the configurable gap One or more end positions of the configurable gap, or One or more durations of the configurable gap.

6. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, To determine the configurable gap, the one or more processors are configured to: Identify one or more time-domain resources where the transmission of uplink communication at least partially overlaps with the reception of downlink communication; and The one or more time-domain resources are determined as the configurable gaps based at least in part on the determination that the uplink communication should be transmitted on the one or more time-domain resources; and At least one of one or more protection interval time-domain resources that precedes or follows the one or more time-domain resources is identified as being included in the configurable gap.

7. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, The downlink communication spans multiple subframes or time slots; Wherein, at least a portion of the plurality of subframes or time slots is delayed, at least in part, based on the configurable gap; and The plurality of subframes or time slots are based, in part, on at least one of the following: The number of time slots aggregated for the downlink communication. The number of repetitions in the downlink communication, or The number of subframes in the downlink communication.

8. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, To determine the configurable gap, the one or more processors are configured to: The configurable gap is determined at least in part based on the timing misalignment between the uplink timeline associated with the UE and the downlink timeline associated with the UE.

9. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, To receive the downlink communication at least in part based on the configurable gap, the one or more processors are configured to: Before the configurable gap, the first part of the downlink communication is received; During the configurable gap, reception of the downlink communication is suppressed; and Following the configurable gap, the second part of the downlink communication is received.

10. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, The configurable gap includes the amount of time the UE wants to suppress receiving the downlink communication or a set of one or more time-domain resources.

11. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, To determine that the downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE within the configurable interval, the one or more processors are configured to: It is determined that the downlink communication needs to span multiple subframes or time slots; The reception of the downlink communication is determined to overlap with at least one of the transmission of the uplink communication or one or more guard intervals of the uplink communication in a subset of the plurality of subframes or time slots; and The determination that the downlink communication should be transmitted to the UE in the configurable gap is based at least in part on the determination that the reception of the downlink communication will overlap with the transmission of the uplink communication or at least one of the one or more guard intervals in the subset of the plurality of subframes or time slots.

12. A UE for wireless communication over a non-terrestrial network, comprising: At least one transceiver; At least one memory containing code; and One or more processors are configured to execute the code to cause the UE to: Determine whether to send uplink communication with configurable intervals; Determine the configurable gap; and The uplink communication is transmitted to a satellite in the non-terrestrial network via the at least one transceiver, at least in part based on the configurable gap, wherein one or more parameters of the configurable gap are different from the fixed transmission gap of the terrestrial network.

13. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, The configurable gap is dynamically configured and activated for the uplink communication, or The duration of the configurable gap is dynamically configured for the configurable gap.

14. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, At least one of the time-domain position of the configurable gap relative to the transmission time of the uplink communication or the duration of the configurable gap is configured for the configurable gap.

15. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, The one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to: Receive, via the at least one transceiver, an indication to be transmitted by the UE in the configurable interval for the uplink communication; as well as Specifically, to determine whether the uplink communication should be transmitted by the UE within the configurable interval, the one or more processors are configured to: The determination of whether the uplink communication should be transmitted by the UE within the configurable gap is based at least in part on the indication.

16. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, The one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to: Receive an explicit indication of the configurable gap via the at least one transceiver; To determine the configurable gap, the one or more processors are configured as follows: The configurable gap is determined at least in part based on the explicit indication of the configurable gap; and The explicit indication of the configurable gap identifies at least one of the following: One or more starting positions of the configurable gap One or more end positions of the configurable gap, or One or more durations of the configurable gap.

17. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, To determine the configurable gap, the one or more processors are configured to: Identify one or more time-domain resources where the reception of downlink communication at least partially overlaps with the transmission of the uplink communication; and The one or more time-domain resources are determined as the configurable gaps based at least in part on the determination that the downlink communication should be transmitted on the one or more time-domain resources; and At least one of one or more protection interval time-domain resources that precedes or follows the one or more time-domain resources is identified as being included in the configurable gap.

18. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, The uplink communication spans multiple subframes or time slots; Wherein, at least a portion of the plurality of subframes or time slots is delayed, at least in part, based on the configurable gap; and The plurality of subframes or time slots are based, in part, on at least one of the following: The number of time slots for the uplink communication aggregation. The number of repetitions in the uplink communication, or The number of subframes in the uplink communication.

19. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, To determine the configurable gap, the one or more processors are configured to: The configurable gap is determined at least in part based on the timing misalignment between the uplink timeline associated with the UE and the downlink timeline associated with the UE.

20. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, To transmit the uplink communication at least in part based on the configurable gap, the one or more processors are configured to: Before the configurable gap, the first part of the uplink communication is sent; During the configurable interval, the transmission of the uplink communication is suppressed; and After the configurable gap, the second part of the uplink communication is sent.

21. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, The configurable gap includes the amount of time the UE needs to suppress sending the uplink communication or a set of one or more time-domain resources.

22. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, To determine whether the uplink communication should be transmitted by the UE within the configurable interval, the one or more processors are configured to: It is determined that the uplink communication needs to span multiple subframes or time slots; The transmission of the uplink communication is determined to overlap with at least one of the reception of the downlink communication or one or more guard intervals of the downlink communication in a subset of the plurality of subframes or time slots; and The determination to transmit the uplink communication to the UE in the configurable gap is based at least in part on the determination that the transmission of the uplink communication will overlap with at least one of the downlink communication reception or one or more guard intervals in the subset of the plurality of subframes or time slots.

23. The UE according to claim 12, wherein, The one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to: Monitor downlink transmissions during the configurable interval.

24. A method for wireless communication over a non-terrestrial network performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: Determine that downlink communication should be transmitted to the UE with configurable intervals; Determine the configurable gap; and The downlink communication is received from satellites of the non-terrestrial network based at least in part on the configurable gap, wherein one or more parameters of the configurable gap differ from the fixed transmission gap of the terrestrial network.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein, The configurable gap is dynamically configured and activated for the downlink communication, or The duration of the configurable gap is dynamically configured for the configurable gap.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising: Receive an indication that the downlink communication is to be sent to the UE with the configurable gap; as well as Determining that the downlink communication is to be transmitted to the UE within the configurable gap includes: The determination of whether the downlink communication should be sent to the UE in the configurable gap is based at least in part on the indication.

27. A method for wireless communication over a non-terrestrial network performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: Determine whether to send uplink communication with configurable intervals; Determine the configurable gap; and The uplink communication is transmitted to satellites in the non-terrestrial network based at least in part on the configurable gap, wherein one or more parameters of the configurable gap are different from the fixed transmission gap of the terrestrial network.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein, The configurable gap is dynamically configured and activated for the uplink communication, or The duration of the configurable gap is dynamically configured for the configurable gap.

29. A wireless node for wireless communication over a non-terrestrial network, comprising components for performing the method according to any one of claims 24-28.

30. A computer-readable medium having one or more computer instructions recorded thereon, which, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless node, cause the one or more processors to perform the method according to any one of claims 24-28.

31. A computer program product comprising one or more computer instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless node, cause the one or more processors to perform the method according to any one of claims 24-28.

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