Systems and methods for common channels and signals

Abstract

Systems and methods for common channels and signals are introduced. A wireless communication node can determine a configuration of a set of resource configurations scheduled in a cross-division duplex (XDD) time slot, the configuration indicating any one or more resource units of the set of resource configurations that overlap with a frequency band in the XDD time slot having a different transmission direction than the set of resource configurations, to be remapped in a defined manner. The wireless communication node can transmit the configuration to a wireless communication device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure generally relates to wireless communications, including but not limited to systems and methods for use with common channels and signals. Background Technology

[0002] The standards organization 3GPP is currently specifying a new radio interface called 5G New Radio (5GNR) and a next-generation packet core network (NG-CN or NGC). 5G NR will have three main components: 5G Access Network (5G-AN), 5G Core Network (5GC), and User Equipment (UE). To facilitate the implementation of different data services and needs, the elements of 5GC (also known as network functions) have been simplified, some based on software and others on hardware, for customization as required. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein are intended to address problems relating to one or more issues raised in the prior art and to provide additional features that will become apparent when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and by referring to the following detailed description. Exemplary systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed herein according to various embodiments. However, it should be understood that these embodiments are presented by way of example and not as limiting, and that various modifications may be made to the disclosed embodiments while remaining within the scope of this disclosure, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art who read this disclosure.

[0004] At least one aspect relates to a system, method, apparatus, or non-transitory computer-readable medium for supporting one or more common / shared signals and / or one or more channels and / or coexisting with one or more common / shared signals and / or one or more channels. In one embodiment, a wireless communication node (e.g., a base station) may determine a configuration of a resource configuration set scheduled in a cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slot. In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate any one or more resource elements of the resource configuration set that may overlap with frequency bands in the XDD time slot that have different transmission directions (e.g., downlink or uplink) with respect to the resource configuration set. In some embodiments, one or more resource elements of the resource configuration set may be remapped / rescheduled in defined events. In some embodiments, the wireless communication node (e.g., a base station) may transmit the configuration to a wireless communication device (e.g., a user equipment). In some embodiments, the resource configuration set may include at least one of a control resource set 0 (CORESET0), a downlink initial bandwidth portion (BWP), an uplink initial BWP, a downlink BWP, or an uplink BWP. In some embodiments, each of one or more resource units may include a resource element (RE), a resource block (RB), an RB group (RBG), a physical RB (PRB), or a control channel element (CCE).

[0005] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that all resource elements of a resource configuration set that overlaps with a frequency band, or at least one or more resource elements in a resource configuration set, can be remapped to one or more other frequency bands in an XDD time slot that overlaps with the resource configuration set and have the same transmission direction with respect to the resource configuration set.

[0006] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that all resource elements of a resource configuration set that overlaps with a frequency band, or at least one or more resource elements in a resource configuration set, can be remapped to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD time slot that have the same transmission direction with respect to the resource configuration set.

[0007] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that one or more resource elements of a resource configuration set that overlaps with a frequency band can be remapped to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD time slot that have the same transmission direction with respect to the resource configuration set, corresponding to the next available time domain region in the XDD time slot.

[0008] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that all resource units of a resource configuration set can be remapped to the next available time slot with the same transmission direction as the resource configuration set.

[0009] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that one or more resource units of a resource configuration set that overlaps with the frequency band can be descheduled or remapped to a region in a non-XDD time slot.

[0010] In some embodiments, a wireless communication node (e.g., a base station) can send an indication of the duration and transmission direction of the XDD time slot frequency band to a wireless communication device (e.g., a user equipment) via signaling. In some embodiments, this indication may include an N-bit bitmap and T time-domain units within a duration divided into N groups corresponding to the N bits. In some embodiments, each of the N bits may indicate the transmission direction of a corresponding group within the N groups. In some embodiments, N and T may each be a positive integer value.

[0011] In some embodiments, the indication may further include another bitmap of M bits, and F frequency domain units divided into M groups corresponding to the M bits. In some embodiments, each of the M bits may indicate the transmission direction of a corresponding group in the M groups. In some embodiments, M and F may each be a positive integer value.

[0012] In some embodiments, the indication may include N bits, T time-domain units for duration divided into G groups, and F frequency-domain units. In some embodiments, each of the G groups of bits from the most significant byte (MSB) of the N bits may have a one-to-one mapping to the G groups. In some embodiments, N, T, and G may each be a positive integer value.

[0013] In some embodiments, the indication may include N bits, T time-domain units of duration, and F frequency-domain units of a frequency band divided into G groups. In some embodiments, each of the G groups of bits from the most significant byte (MSB) of the N bits may have a one-to-one mapping to the G groups. In some embodiments, N, T, and G may each be a positive integer value.

[0014] At least one aspect relates to a system, method, apparatus, or non-transitory computer-readable medium. In some embodiments, a wireless communication device may receive configuration from a wireless communication node (e.g., a ground terminal, base station, gNB, eNB, or serving node). In some embodiments, the configuration may be used for a set of resource configurations scheduled in cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slots, and may indicate one or more resource elements in the XDD time slots that overlap with frequency bands having different transmission directions with respect to the resource configuration set, which can be remapped in a defined manner. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Various exemplary embodiments of this solution are described in detail below with reference to the figures or accompanying drawings. The drawings are provided for illustrative purposes only and depict only exemplary embodiments of the solution to aid the reader's understanding. Therefore, the drawings should not be considered as limitations on the breadth, scope, or applicability of this solution. It should be noted that these drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale for clarity and ease of explanation.

[0016] Figure 1 An example cellular communication network is shown, which can implement the techniques disclosed herein, according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0017] Figure 2 Block diagrams of example base station and user equipment apparatuses according to some embodiments of the present disclosure are shown;

[0018] Figure 3 Example cross-split duplex (XDD) time slots according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown;

[0019] Figure 4 Example cross-split duplex (XDD) time slots according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown;

[0020] Figure 5 Example cross-split duplex (XDD) time slots according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown;

[0021] Figure 6 Examples of resource configuration sets in cross-split duplex (XDD) slots according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown;

[0022] Figure 7 Examples of resource configuration sets in cross-split duplex (XDD) slots according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown;

[0023] Figure 8 Examples of resource configuration sets in cross-split duplex (XDD) slots according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown;

[0024] Figure 9 Examples of resource configuration sets in cross-split duplex (XDD) slots according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown;

[0025] Figure 10 Examples of resource configuration sets in cross-split duplex (XDD) slots according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown;

[0026] Figure 11 Examples of resource configuration sets in cross-split duplex (XDD) slots according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown;

[0027] Figure 12A flowchart illustrating an example method for supporting and / or coexisting with common channels and / or signals, according to an embodiment of this disclosure, is shown. Detailed Implementation

[0028] 1. Mobile communication technology and environment

[0029] Figure 1 An example wireless communication network and / or system 100 according to one embodiment of this disclosure is illustrated, in which the techniques disclosed herein can be implemented. In the following discussion, wireless communication network 100 can be any wireless network, such as a cellular network or a narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network, and is referred to herein as "network 100". Such an example network 100 includes base station 102 (hereinafter referred to as "BS102"; also referred to as a wireless communication node) and user equipment device 104 (hereinafter referred to as "UE104"; also referred to as a wireless communication device) that can communicate with each other via communication link 110 (e.g., a wireless communication channel), and a cluster of cells 126, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, and 140 covering a geographic area 101. Figure 1 In this context, BS102 and UE104 are contained within their respective geographical boundaries in cell 126. Each of the other cells 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, and 140 may include at least one base station operating with its allocated bandwidth to provide sufficient radio coverage to its intended users.

[0030] For example, BS102 can operate with allocated channel transmission bandwidth to provide sufficient coverage to UE 104. BS102 and UE 104 can communicate via downlink radio frame 118 and uplink radio frame 124, respectively. Each radio frame 118 / 124 can be further divided into subframes 120 / 127, which may include data symbols 122 / 128. In this disclosure, BS102 and UE 104 are described herein as non-limiting examples of "communication nodes" that can generally implement the methods disclosed herein. According to various embodiments of this solution, such communication nodes may be able to perform wireless and / or wired communication.

[0031] Figure 2 A block diagram of an example wireless communication system 200 for transmitting and receiving wireless communication signals (e.g., OFDM / OFDMA signals) according to some embodiments of this solution is shown. System 200 may include components and elements configured to support known or conventional operating features that do not need to be described in detail herein. In one illustrative embodiment, as described above, system 200 can be used in applications such as... Figure 1 In the wireless communication environment 100, data symbols are conveyed (e.g., transmitted and received).

[0032] System 200 typically includes a base station 202 (hereinafter referred to as "BS202") and a user equipment unit 204 (hereinafter referred to as "UE204"). BS202 includes a BS (base station) transceiver module 210, a BS antenna 212, a BS processor module 214, a BS memory module 216, and a network communication module 218, each module being coupled and interconnected with each other as needed via a data communication bus 220. UE204 includes a UE (user equipment) transceiver module 230, a UE antenna 232, a UE memory module 234, and a UE processor module 236, each module being coupled and interconnected with each other as needed via a data communication bus 240. BS202 communicates with UE204 via a communication channel 250, which can be any wireless channel or other medium suitable for data transmission as described herein.

[0033] As will be understood by those skilled in the art, system 200 may also include, in addition to Figure 2 Any number of modules other than those shown. Those skilled in the art will understand that the various illustrative blocks, modules, circuits, and processing logic described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in hardware, computer-readable software, firmware, or any practical combination thereof. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability and compatibility of hardware, firmware, and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps are typically described according to their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware, firmware, or software can depend on the specific application and design constraints imposed on the system as a whole. Those skilled in the art can implement such functionality appropriately for each specific application; however, such implementation decisions should not be construed as limiting the scope of this disclosure.

[0034] According to some embodiments, UE transceiver 230 may be referred to herein as "uplink" transceiver 230, which includes a radio frequency (RF) transmitter and an RF receiver, each of which includes circuitry coupled to antenna 232. A duplex switch (not shown) may alternatively couple the uplink transmitter or receiver to the uplink antenna in a time-duplex manner. Similarly, according to some embodiments, BS transceiver 210 may be referred to herein as "downlink" transceiver 210, which includes an RF transmitter and an RF receiver, each of which includes circuitry coupled to antenna 212. A downlink duplex switch may alternatively couple the downlink transmitter or receiver to downlink antenna 212 in a time-duplex manner. The operation of the two transceiver modules 210 and 230 can be coordinated in time such that the uplink receiver circuitry is coupled to the uplink antenna 232 so that transmissions are received via wireless transmission link 250 at the same time the downlink transmitter is coupled to the downlink antenna 212. Conversely, the operation of the two transceivers 210 and 230 can be coordinated in time such that the downlink receiver is coupled to the downlink antenna 212 so that transmissions are received via the wireless transmission link 250 at the same time the uplink transmitter is coupled to the uplink antenna 232. In some embodiments, there is tight time synchronization with a minimum guard time between changes in duplex direction.

[0035] UE transceiver 230 and base transceiver 210 are configured to communicate via wireless data communication link 250 and cooperate with RF antenna arrangements 212 / 232 that are appropriately configured to support specific wireless communication protocols and modulation schemes. In some illustrative embodiments, UE transceiver 210 and base transceiver 210 are configured to support industry standards such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and emerging 5G standards. However, it should be understood that this disclosure is not necessarily limited to the application of specific standards and related protocols. Rather, UE transceiver 230 and base transceiver 210 may be configured to support alternative or additional wireless data communication protocols, including future standards or variations thereof.

[0036] According to various embodiments, for example, BS202 may be an evolved Node B (eNB), a serving eNB, a target eNB, a femtocell, or a picocell. In some embodiments, UE 204 may be implemented in various types of user equipment, such as mobile phones, smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablets, laptops, wearable computing devices, etc. Processor modules 214 and 236 may be implemented or realized using a general-purpose processor, content-addressable memory, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), any suitable programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof (designed to perform the functions described herein). In this way, the processor may be implemented as a microprocessor, a controller, a microcontroller, a state machine, etc. The processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, such as a combination of a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors combined with a digital signal processor core, or any other such configuration.

[0037] Furthermore, the steps of the methods or algorithms described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be directly embodied in hardware, firmware, software modules executed by processor modules 214 and 236 respectively, or in any practical combination thereof. Memory modules 216 and 234 can be implemented as RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. In this regard, memory modules 216 and 234 can be coupled to processor modules 210 and 230 respectively, such that processor modules 210 and 230 can read information from and write information to memory modules 216 and 234 respectively. Memory modules 216 and 234 can also be integrated into their respective processor modules 210 and 230. In some embodiments, memory modules 216 and 234 may each include a cache memory for storing temporary variables or other intermediate information during the execution of instructions to be executed by processor modules 210 and 230 respectively. Memory modules 216 and 234 may each include non-volatile memory for storing instructions to be executed by processor modules 210 and 230, respectively.

[0038] Network communication module 218 typically refers to the hardware, software, firmware, processing logic, and / or other components of base station 202 that support bidirectional communication between base station transceiver 210 and other network components and communication nodes configured to communicate with base station 202. For example, network communication module 218 may be configured to support Internet or WiMAX services. In a typical deployment, but not limited to, network communication module 218 provides an 802.3 Ethernet interface, enabling base station transceiver 210 to communicate with legacy Ethernet-based computer networks. In this way, network communication module 218 may include a physical interface for connecting to a computer network (e.g., a mobile switching center (MSC)). The terms “configured for,” “configured to,” and their conjugates, used herein with respect to a particular operation or function, refer to devices, components, circuits, structures, machines, signals, etc., that are physically constructed, programmed, formatted, and / or arranged to perform a particular operation or function.

[0039] The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model (referred to herein as the "OSI model") is a conceptual and logical layout that defines network communications used by systems (e.g., wireless communication devices, wireless communication nodes) that are open to interconnecting and communicating with other systems. The model is divided into seven sub-components or layers, each representing a conceptual set of services provided to the layers above and below it. The OSI model also defines logical networks and efficiently describes the transmission of computer packets using different layer protocols. The OSI model may also be referred to as the seven-layer OSI model or the seven-layer model. In some embodiments, the first layer may be the physical layer. In some embodiments, the second layer may be the Media Access Control (MAC) layer. In some embodiments, the third layer may be the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer. In some embodiments, the fourth layer may be the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer. In some embodiments, the fifth layer may be the Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer. In some embodiments, the sixth layer may be the Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer or the Internet Protocol (IP) layer, and the seventh layer is another layer.

[0040] Various exemplary embodiments of this solution are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to enable those skilled in the art to manufacture and use this solution. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, various changes or modifications can be made to the examples described herein after reading this disclosure without departing from the scope of this solution. Therefore, this solution is not limited to the exemplary embodiments and applications described and illustrated herein. Furthermore, the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the methods disclosed herein is merely an example method. Based on design preferences, the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the disclosed methods or processes can be rearranged while remaining within the scope of this solution. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that the methods and techniques disclosed herein present various steps or actions in a sample order, and unless otherwise expressly stated, this solution is not limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

[0041] 2. Systems and methods for common channels and signals

[0042] Wireless communication services are covering an increasing number of application scenarios. Fifth-generation (5G) systems support Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) as two typical radio frame structures. In FDD scenarios, the gNB (base station) can simultaneously schedule uplink and downlink transmissions. In some embodiments, in TDD scenarios, the gNB can simultaneously schedule only one type of transmission. When (e.g., in response to) a TDD radio frame structure being configured and the uplink time slot is far from the downlink time slot, the UE may not be able to provide timely feedback on the received Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH). In TDD scenarios, the timing gap (delay) between DL reception and UL transmission can be much larger than the timing gap in FDD. Full-duplex (FD) XDD is employed to address / handle such problems. By using FD XDD at the base station, UL and DL signals can be received and transmitted on overlapping frequency resources. In XDD scenarios, TDD time slots can be configured with resources for one type / direction (DL / UL) of transmission for another type / direction (UL / DL). For example (e.g.) Figure 3 As shown, the network can configure some resource elements in the frequency domain of the downlink TDD time slot as uplink frequency resources.

[0043] In current 5G systems, when the subcarrier spacing (SCS) is 15kHz, the bandwidth portion (BWP) of the control resource set (CORESET or CORESET0 for Type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space) can occupy at least 24 resource blocks (RBs) in the frequency domain. The network can configure the initial downlink BWP such that it can encompass the entire CORESET0 in the frequency domain. If no initial downlink BWP is provided to the UE, it can be defined by location and multiple consecutive physical resource blocks (PRBs). The number of consecutive PRBs can start from the PRB with the lowest index and end at the PRB with the highest index in CORESET0.

[0044] Because the bandwidth of some common / shared channels or signals (e.g., the control resource set for the common search space of the Type 0 physical downlink control channel (CORESET0 for Type 0-PDCCH CSS), the downlink initial bandwidth portion (BWP), or the uplink initial BWP) cannot be dynamically configured, conflicts may exist between cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slots and some common channels and / or signals. Common / shared channels or signals are used for communication between a cell (BS) and one or more UEs. In some embodiments, the base station may cut off (e.g., allocate / reserve / configure) a large downlink (DL) bandwidth of a downlink time slot to use as uplink (UL) bandwidth in a cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slot. In some embodiments, the base station may cut off (e.g., allocate / reserve / configure) a large uplink (UL) bandwidth of an uplink time slot to use as downlink (DL) bandwidth in a cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slot. Therefore, how to protect the transmission of common channels / signals in XDD time slots is a problem recognized by this disclosure and for which solutions are provided to address. The systems and methods presented herein include novel mechanisms for frequency domain adjustment. Based on the concepts of this invention, various aspects / features / elements from the various examples / paragraphs disclosed herein can be combined and / or reordered, and are by no means limited to the examples described herein.

[0045] Regarding the example implementation, Chapter 1

[0046] In some embodiments, the gNB (BS) can operate in full-duplex mode, and the UE can operate in half-duplex mode. The gNB (BS) can simultaneously transmit downlink transmissions and receive uplink transmissions. On the other hand, the UE can only transmit uplink transmissions or receive downlink transmissions at any given time.

[0047] In some embodiments, the gNB (BS) can operate in full-duplex mode, and the UE can also operate in full-duplex mode. The gNB (BS) can simultaneously transmit downlink transmissions and receive uplink transmissions. Furthermore, the UE can transmit uplink transmissions and receive downlink transmissions at a certain point in time (e.g., simultaneously or at least partially overlapping in time).

[0048] Now for reference Figure 4 In at least one XDD time slot, some downlink bandwidth of the downlink time slot is cut off by the BS (e.g., allocated / reserved / configured) to be used as uplink bandwidth. XDD is a duplexing method where duplexing can be implemented in the time domain, frequency domain, or both domains within a single TDD carrier, as needed / configured / implemented. Figure 4 In the BS, the TDD downlink bandwidth resource block can be configured for uplink transmission. Figure 4 The illustrative XDD time slots in the diagram include two downlink bandwidths (e.g., frequency subbands or bands) and one uplink bandwidth. In some embodiments, an XDD time slot may include more than one uplink bandwidth. In some embodiments, an XDD time slot may include more than three bandwidths. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, this solution is not limited to the specific bandwidth order or number of bandwidths presented. The gNB (BS) can schedule non-overlapping resources (in the frequency domain) to the cell edge terminal (UE) so that downlink and uplink transmissions can occur in / at the same time instance. In other words, when downlink transmissions are performed on the gNB side to simultaneously serve other users (e.g., other UEs), the cell edge terminal (UE) can be assigned to transmit continuously on uplink resources.

[0049] Now for reference Figure 5 In at least one XDD timeslot, some uplink bandwidth (e.g., frequency subband or band) of the uplink timeslot is cut off by the BS (e.g., allocated / reserved / configured) to be used as downlink bandwidth. Figure 5 In the BS, the TDD uplink bandwidth resource block can be configured for downlink transmission. Figure 5The example XDD time slot includes two uplink bandwidths and one downlink bandwidth. In some embodiments, an XDD time slot may include more than one downlink bandwidth. In some embodiments, an XDD time slot may include more than three bandwidths. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, this solution is not limited to the specific bandwidth order or number of bandwidths presented. The gNB (BS) can schedule non-overlapping resources (in the frequency domain) to the cell edge terminal (UE) so that downlink and uplink transmissions can occur in the same time instance. In other words, when downlink transmissions are performed on the gNB side to simultaneously serve other users (e.g., other UEs), the cell edge terminal (UE) can be assigned to transmit continuously on uplink resources.

[0050] In some embodiments, the gNB (BS) may transmit at least one broadcast signal (e.g., Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH)) at a specific period. After (e.g., in response to) the UE correctly decoding the information of the broadcast signal, the gNB may transmit downlink transmissions corresponding to a resource configuration set, and / or the UE may transmit uplink transmissions corresponding to a resource configuration set. The resource configuration set may include / be at least one of the following: Control Resource Set 0 (CORESET0), Downlink Initial Bandwidth Part (BWP), Uplink Initial BWP, Downlink BWP, or Uplink BWP. BWP configuration parameters may include a digital scheme, frequency location, frequency band, bandwidth size, or Control Resource Set (CORESET). The Initial Bandwidth Part may be represented by BandwidthPartId = 0. The Initial BWP can be used to perform the initial access procedure.

[0051] At least one of the following configuration methods can be used to protect common channels and / or signals transmitted based on resource configuration sets, as well as common channels and / or signals that cannot be dynamically configured, and can be used to determine new frequency domain adjustment mechanisms.

[0052] Example Method 1

[0053] A base station can schedule resource allocation sets in downlink time slots, uplink time slots, and / or cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slots. When (e.g., in response to) scheduling a resource allocation set in an XDD time slot, resource elements / faculties of the resource allocation set may overlap with a frequency band of the XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction (sometimes referred to as transmission type) than the resource allocation set. When (e.g., in response to) resource elements / faculties of the resource allocation set overlapping with a frequency band in an XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction than the resource allocation set (transmission direction), the BS can remap (e.g., reschedule, or reallocate / reassign / reconfigure) the frequency-time positions of the resource elements / faculties of the resource allocation set in a defined manner.

[0054] Based on the available resources in the resource configuration set, the BS can remap resource units / elements within the resource configuration set. A resource configuration set can include / is at least one of the following: CORESET0, Downlink Initial BWP, Uplink Initial BWP, Downlink BWP, or Uplink BWP. Resource units / elements can be one of the following: Resource Element (RE), Resource Block (RB), Resource Block Group (RBG), Physical Resource Block (PRB), or Control Channel Element (CCE). A CORESET can be a set of physical resources within a specific area of ​​the downlink resource grid and can be used to carry the PDCCH (DCI). New Radio (NR) PDCCHs are specifically designed for transmission within configurable control resource sets (CORESETs). Frequency allocations in a CORESET configuration can be contiguous or discontinuous. A special CORESET (CORESET0) with index 0 is defined, which can be configured using (e.g., 4-bit) information elements in the Master Information Block (MIB) regarding cell definition synchronization signals and Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) blocks (SSBs).

[0055] Now for reference Figure 6 The resource configuration set is CORESET0. CORESET0 can be set / located / scheduled in downlink time slots and XDD time slots. The BS can determine that a portion / part of CORESET0 in the XDD time slot overlaps with the uplink bandwidth, which may prevent the transmission of that portion / part of CORESET0. The BS can determine that the remaining resources of CORESET0 (not overlapping with the uplink bandwidth) are available resource elements / elements. The BS can recombine the available resources in all downlink bandwidths into a complete resource bandwidth, and the BS can remap the control channel element (CCE) of CORESET0 to the downlink bandwidth (available resource elements / elements) in the XDD time slots overlapping with CORESET0. The BS can send a configuration to the UE. This configuration can indicate the resource elements / elements of CORESET0 that overlap with the uplink bandwidth. The resource elements / elements will be remapped by the BS to the downlink bandwidth in the XDD time slots overlapping with CORESET0. In some embodiments, the provided method allows / enables / supports the BS to correctly operate the interleaving mapping and / or the UE to rapidly receive system information block #1.

[0056] Example Method 2

[0057] A base station can schedule resource allocation sets in downlink time slots, uplink time slots, and / or cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slots. When (e.g., in response to) scheduling a resource allocation set in an XDD time slot, resource elements / elements of the resource allocation set may overlap with a frequency band of the XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction (or type) than the resource allocation set. When (e.g., in response to) resource elements / elements of the resource allocation set overlap with a frequency band in the XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction than the resource allocation set, the base station can remap the resource elements / elements of the resource allocation set in a defined manner.

[0058] When (e.g., in response to) a bandwidth type / transmission direction (e.g., UL or DL) differs from the resource configuration set type / transmission direction (e.g., DL or UL), the base station may perform frequency hopping (e.g., migration, relocation, or rescheduling) on ​​some or all resource elements / elements in the resource configuration set if some or all of the resource elements / elements overlap with the bandwidth. The resource configuration set may include / is at least one of the following: CORESET0, downlink initial BWP, uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, or uplink BWP. Resource elements / elements may be one of the following: RE, RB, RBG, PRB, or CCE.

[0059] Now for reference Figure 7 The resource configuration set can be CORESET0. CORESET0 can be set / located / scheduled in downlink time slots and XDD time slots. The BS can determine that a portion / part of CORESET0 in the XDD time slot overlaps with the uplink bandwidth, and the uplink bandwidth may not be able to transmit any part of CORESET0. The BS can determine that all control channel elements (CCEs) of CORESET0 that have at least a portion overlapping with the uplink bandwidth can be hopped / migrated (or remapped). Alternatively, the BS can determine that only a portion of the CCEs of CORESET0 that overlaps with the uplink bandwidth can be hopped / migrated. The CCE or a portion of the CCE will be remapped (hopped) to other downlink bandwidth in the XDD time slot. The BS can send a configuration to the UE. This configuration can indicate the resource elements / elements of CORESET0 that overlap with the uplink bandwidth. The resource elements / elements will be remapped (hopped) by the BS to other downlink bandwidth in the XDD time slot. Frequency hopping ensures that CCEs can be mapped to downlink bandwidth to the maximum extent. The provided method allows / enables / supports the BS to properly operate / perform interleaving mapping, and / or the UE to rapidly receive system information block #1.

[0060] Now for reference Figure 8The resource configuration set can be the downlink initial BWP. The downlink initial BWP can be set / located / scheduled in, for example, downlink time slots and XDD time slots. The BS can determine that a portion / part of the downlink initial BWP overlaps with the uplink bandwidth, and the uplink bandwidth may not be able to transmit a portion / any portion of the downlink initial BWP. The BS can determine that all resource blocks (RBs) of the downlink initial BWP having at least a portion overlapping with the uplink bandwidth can be hopped. Alternatively, the BS can determine that only the portion of the RBs of the downlink initial BWP that overlaps with the uplink bandwidth can be hopped (e.g., remapped). The RB or a portion of the RB will be remapped (hopped) to other downlink bandwidth in the XDD time slot. The BS can send a configuration to the UE. This configuration can indicate that resource elements / elements of the downlink initial BWP that overlap with the uplink bandwidth (or all of them having at least a portion overlapping with the uplink bandwidth) will be remapped. The resource elements / elements will be remapped (hopped) by the BS to other downlink bandwidth in the XDD time slot. Frequency hopping ensures that RBs are mapped to downlink bandwidth to the maximum extent possible. The provided method allows / enables / supports the BS to properly operate / perform interleaving mapping, and / or the UE to rapidly receive system information block #1.

[0061] Now for reference Figure 9 The resource configuration set is CORESET0. CORESET0 is set / located / scheduled in the downlink time slot and the XDD time slot. The BS can determine that a portion / part of CORESET0 overlaps with the uplink bandwidth, and the uplink bandwidth may not be able to transmit a portion / any portion of CORESET0. The BS can determine that all control channel elements (CCEs) of CORESET0 can be hopped / migrated (or remapped). The CCEs will be remapped (hopped) to other downlink bandwidths in the XDD time slot. The BS can send a configuration to the UE. This configuration can indicate that resource elements / elements of CORESET0 that overlap with the uplink bandwidth (or all resource elements / elements with at least a portion overlapping with the uplink bandwidth) will be remapped. All resource elements / elements of CORESET0 will be remapped (hopped) by the BS to other downlink bandwidths in the XDD time slot. Frequency hopping can ensure that CCEs are mapped to the downlink bandwidth to the maximum extent. The provided method allows / enables / supports the BS to properly operate / perform interleaving mapping, and / or the UE to quickly receive system information block #1.

[0062] For example, such as Figure 9As shown, the resource configuration set can be the downlink initial BWP. The downlink initial BWP is set / located / scheduled in the downlink time slot and the XDD time slot. The BS can determine that a portion / part of the downlink initial BWP overlaps with the uplink bandwidth, and the uplink bandwidth may not be able to transmit a portion / any portion of the downlink initial BWP. The BS can determine that all resource blocks (RBs) of the downlink initial BWP can be hopped. The RBs will be remapped (hopped) to other downlink bandwidths in the XDD time slot. The BS can send a configuration to the UE. This configuration can indicate that resource elements / elements of the downlink initial BWP that overlap with the uplink bandwidth (or all resource elements / elements that have at least a portion overlapping with the uplink bandwidth) will be remapped. All resource elements / elements of the downlink initial BWP will be remapped (hopped) by the BS to other downlink bandwidths in the XDD time slot. Frequency hopping ensures that RBs are mapped to downlink bandwidth to the maximum extent. The provided method allows / enables / supports the BS to properly (e.g., effectively) operate / perform interleaving mapping, and / or the UE to quickly receive system information block #1.

[0063] Example Method 3

[0064] A base station can schedule resource configuration sets in downlink time slots, uplink time slots, and / or cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slots. When (e.g., in response to) scheduling a resource configuration set in an XDD time slot, resource elements / elements of the resource configuration set may overlap with a frequency band in the XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction (e.g., downlink or uplink) with respect to the resource configuration set. When (e.g., in response to) resource elements / elements of the resource configuration set overlap with a frequency band in the XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction with respect to the resource configuration set, the base station can remap the resource elements / elements in the resource configuration set in a defined manner.

[0065] In some embodiments, the time-domain symbol of the resource configuration set may be extended. The total number of resource units / elements may not change. The resource configuration set may include / is at least one of the following: CORESET0, downlink initial BWP, uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, or uplink BWP. Resource units may include one of the following: RE, RB, RBG, PRB, or CCE.

[0066] Now for reference Figure 10The resource configuration set can be CORESET0. CORESET0 can be set / located / scheduled in downlink time slots and XDD time slots. The BS can determine that a portion / part of CORESET0 overlaps with the uplink bandwidth, and the uplink bandwidth may not be able to transmit a portion / any portion of CORESET0. The BS can determine that the overlapping portion / part of the CCE of CORESET0 can be moved to the frequency resource / band (downlink bandwidth) corresponding to the next available time domain symbol (e.g., an extended time domain area adjacent to an unremapped / occupied time domain area). The BS can send a configuration to the UE. This configuration can indicate that the resource elements / elements of CORESET0 that overlap with the uplink bandwidth will be remapped. The overlapping resource elements / elements of CORESET0 will be remapped by the BS to other downlink bandwidths corresponding to the next available time domain symbol in the XDD time slot. The provided method allows / enables / supports the BS to properly operate / perform interleaving mapping, and / or the UE to rapidly receive system information block #1.

[0067] Example Method 4

[0068] A base station can schedule resource allocation sets in downlink time slots, uplink time slots, and / or cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slots. When (e.g., in response to) scheduling a resource allocation set in an XDD time slot, resource elements / elements of the resource allocation set may overlap with a frequency band in the XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction (e.g., downlink or uplink) with respect to the resource allocation set. When (e.g., in response to) resource elements / elements of the resource allocation set overlap with a frequency band in the XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction with respect to the resource allocation set, the base station can remap the resource elements / elements of the resource allocation set in a defined manner.

[0069] In some embodiments, a resource configuration set can be deferred / delayed / moved to the nearest / next available time slot. The type (transmission direction) of the available time slot can be the same type (e.g., transmission direction) as the resource configuration set. A resource configuration set can include / is at least one of the following: CORESET0, downlink initial BWP, uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, or uplink BWP. A resource element can include one of the following: RE, RB, RBG, PRB, or CCE. Transmissions based on a resource configuration set can be transmitted within the XDD time slot or not. The BS can remap the resource configuration set to the next available time slot with the same transmission direction as the resource configuration set.

[0070] Now for reference Figure 11The resource configuration set can be CORESET0. CORESET0 can be set / located / scheduled in downlink time slots and XDD time slots. The BS can determine that a portion / part of CORESET0 overlaps with uplink bandwidth, and the uplink bandwidth may not be able to transmit CORESET0. The BS can remap / delay CORESET0 to the nearest / next available downlink time slot. The BS can send a configuration to the UE. This configuration can indicate that the resource elements / elements of CORESET0 that overlap with uplink bandwidth will be remapped. All resource elements / elements of CORESET0 will be remapped (e.g., delayed in time) by the BS to the next available downlink time slot. The provided method allows / enables / supports the BS to increase the number of configurable SS / PBCH blocks (SSBs) and / or improve coverage. The provided method can be applied to legacy UEs (e.g., UEs that do not support XDD time slots) or XDD UEs (e.g., UEs that support XDD time slots).

[0071] Method 5

[0072] A base station can schedule resource allocation sets in downlink time slots, uplink time slots, and / or cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slots. When (e.g., in response to) scheduling a resource allocation set in an XDD time slot, resource elements / elements of the resource allocation set may overlap with a frequency band in the XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction (e.g., downlink or uplink) with respect to the resource allocation set. When (e.g., in response to) resource elements / elements of the resource allocation set overlap with a frequency band in the XDD time slot that has a different transmission direction with respect to the resource allocation set, the base station can remap the resource elements / elements of the resource allocation set in a defined manner.

[0073] In some embodiments, if a portion or all of a resource unit / element of a resource configuration set overlaps with a bandwidth type (transmission direction) different from that of the resource configuration set, then that portion or all of the resource unit / element may be truncated / discarded / unscheduled / unmapped / unallocated (e.g., not transmitted by the BS or remapped to an area in the XDD time slot). Transmissions based on the resource configuration set can be remapped to the remaining available resource units / elements, and the code rate can be increased / upgraded.

[0074] Regarding the example implementation, see Chapter 2.

[0075] In some embodiments, the gNB (BS) can operate in full-duplex mode, and the UE can operate in half-duplex mode. The gNB (BS) can simultaneously transmit downlink transmissions and receive uplink transmissions. On the other hand, the UE can only transmit uplink transmissions or receive downlink transmissions at any given time.

[0076] In some embodiments, the gNB (BS) can operate in full-duplex mode, and the UE can also operate in full-duplex mode. The gNB (BS) can simultaneously transmit downlink transmissions and receive uplink transmissions. Furthermore, the UE can transmit uplink transmissions and receive downlink transmissions at (the same) time points.

[0077] In one example scenario, within at least one XDD slot, a large portion of the downlink bandwidth of the downlink slot is cut off (e.g., allocated / reserved / configured) to be used as uplink bandwidth (such as...). Figure 4 (As shown).

[0078] In another example scenario, in at least one XDD slot, a large uplink bandwidth of the uplink slot is cut off (e.g., allocated / reserved / configured) to be used as downlink bandwidth (such as...). Figure 5 (As shown).

[0079] In some embodiments, the gNB(BS) can send an indication of the duration and transmission direction (e.g., type) of the XDD time slot to the UE via signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, System Information Block (SIB) signaling). In some embodiments, the XDD mode is more flexible in the time domain. For example, the gNB(BS) can inform the UE of the bandwidth type (e.g., uplink bandwidth or downlink bandwidth) in the XDD time slot via RRC signaling and / or dynamic signaling. At least one of the following methods can be used to determine and indicate the duration and / or transmission direction / type of the frequency band. The methods provided can be applied to conventional UEs or XDD UEs. Various aspects / features / elements from the various examples / paragraphs disclosed herein can be combined and / or reordered according to the concepts of the present invention, and are by no means limited to the examples described herein.

[0080] Example Method 1

[0081] The gNB(BS) can send an indication of the duration and transmission direction (type) of the XDD timeslot to the UE via signaling. This indication can include an N-bit bitmap and T time-domain units for the duration. The duration can be divided into N groups corresponding to the N bits. The gNB(BS) can configure the first bitmap as N bits. N is the number of bits in the first bitmap. T is the number of time-domain units in the first bitmap. T can be divided into N groups. Each bit can include T / N time-domain units. The N bits can be mapped one-to-one with the N groups. N and T are each positive integer values. The value of each bit can represent the type / transmission direction of the corresponding group (e.g., 1 = DL, 0 = UL). The time-domain unit can be one of the following: a time-domain symbol, a micro-slot, or a time slot. For example, a time-domain unit is a time-domain symbol. If the bit value is "1", the symbol for the corresponding group is a downlink symbol.

[0082] Method 2

[0083] The gNB(BS) can send an indication of the duration and transmission direction (type) of the XDD timeslot to the UE via signaling. This indication can include a first bitmap of N bits and T time-domain units for the duration. The duration can be divided into N groups corresponding to the N bits. The gNB(BS) can configure the first bitmap as N bits. N is the number of bits in the first bitmap. T is the number of time-domain units in the first bitmap. T can be divided into N groups. Each bit can include T / N time-domain units. The N bits can be mapped one-to-one with the N groups. N and T are each positive integer values. The value of each bit can represent the type / transmission direction of the corresponding group (e.g., 1 = DL, 0 = UL). The time-domain unit can be one of the following: time-domain symbol, micro-slot, or time slot. This indication can include a second bitmap of M bits and F frequency-domain units for the band. The band can be divided into M groups corresponding to the M bits. The gNB(BS) can configure the second bitmap as M bits. F is the number of frequency-domain units in the second bitmap. F can be divided into M groups. Each bit can include F / M frequency domain units. M bits can be mapped one-to-one with M groups. M and F are each a positive integer value. The value of each bit can represent the type / direction of transmission for the corresponding group (e.g., 1 = DL, 0 = UL). Frequency domain units can be one of the following: PRB, RB, subband, or BWP. For example, a time domain unit can be a time domain symbol, and a frequency domain unit can be a PRB. If the bit value is "1", the symbol for the corresponding group is a downlink symbol. If the bit value of the first bit is "1", the symbol for the corresponding group is a downlink symbol. If the bit value of the second bit is "1", the PRB for the corresponding group is a downlink PRB.

[0084] Example Method 3

[0085] The gNB(BS) can send an indication of the duration and transmission direction (type) of the XDD timeslot to the UE via signaling. This indication can include N bits, T time-domain units divided into G groups, and F frequency-domain units. The gNB(BS) can configure multiple bits into N bits. N is the number of bits. T is the number of time-domain units. F is the number of frequency-domain units. G is the number of partitions of the T time-domain units. Each of the G groups of bits from the most significant byte (MSB) of the N bits can have a one-to-one mapping to a group of G time-domain units. Each of N, T, and G is a positive integer value. Each of the groups can include One time-domain unit. Remaining Each of the groups can include Each time-domain unit.

[0086] For a set of time-domain units, M = N / G bits from the MSB of each set of bits can have a one-to-one mapping with M sets of frequency-domain units. Each of the groups can include One frequency domain unit. Remaining Each of the groups can include Each frequency domain unit.

[0087] The value of a bit can represent the type / direction of the corresponding group (e.g., 1 = DL, 0 = UL). The time-domain unit can be one of the following: time-domain symbol, micro-slot, or time slot. The frequency-domain unit can be one of the following: PRB, RB, subband, or BWP.

[0088] Example Method 4

[0089] The gNB(BS) can send an indication of the duration and transmission direction (type) of the XDD timeslot band to the UE via signaling. This indication can include N bits, T time-domain units for the duration, and F frequency-domain units for the band divided into G groups. The gNB(BS) can configure multiple bits into N bits. N is the number of bits. T is the number of time-domain units. F is the number of frequency-domain units. G is the number of partitions of the T time-domain units. Each of the G groups of bits from the most significant byte (MSB) of the N bits can have a one-to-one mapping with a G group of time-domain units. N, T, and G are each positive integer values. Each of the groups can include One frequency domain unit. Remaining Each of the groups can include Each frequency domain unit.

[0090] For a set of time-domain units, M = N / G bits from the MSB of each set of bits can have a one-to-one mapping with M sets of time-domain units. Each of the groups can include One time-domain unit. Remaining Each of the groups can include Each time-domain unit.

[0091] Bit values ​​can represent the type / direction of the corresponding group (e.g., 1 = DL, 0 = UL). Time-domain units can be one of the following: time-domain symbols, micro-slots, or time slots. Frequency-domain units can be one of the following: PRB, RB, sub-band, or BWP.

[0092] The indication of the serving cell's downlink control information (DCI) format can be applied to physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission, or sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission on the serving cell.

[0093] Figure 12 A flowchart of method 1200 for common channels and signals is shown. Method 1200 can be used in conjunction with this document. Figure 1-11 This can be implemented using any components and devices described in detail. In summary, method 1200 may include sending / receiving at least one message that includes configuration for a common channel and / or signal (1205).

[0094] Referring to (1205), in some embodiments, a wireless communication node (e.g., a gNB, a base station) may determine the configuration of a resource configuration set (e.g., CORESET0, downlink initial BWP, uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, uplink BWP) scheduled / set / located in a cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slot. In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that one or more resource elements (e.g., RE, RB, RBG, PRB, CCE) of the resource configuration set may overlap with frequency bands (e.g., frequency ranges or subbands) in the XDD time slot that have different transmission directions / types (e.g., downlink or uplink) for the resource configuration set. In some embodiments, any one or more resource elements of the resource configuration set may (or will) be remapped / rescheduled in a defined manner. In some embodiments, the wireless communication node (e.g., a gNB, a base station) may send the configuration (1210) to a wireless communication device (e.g., a user equipment).

[0095] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that all resource units / elements (e.g., RE, RB, RBG, PRB, CCE) of a resource configuration set (e.g., CORESET0, downlink initial BWP, uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, uplink BWP) or at least one or more resource units / elements in the resource configuration set that overlap with a frequency band (e.g., DL bandwidth or UL bandwidth) may (or will) be remapped to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD time slots that overlap with the resource configuration set, which have the same transmission direction / type as the resource configuration set.

[0096] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that all resource units / elements (e.g., RE, RB, RBG, PRB, CCE) of a resource configuration set (e.g., CORESET0, downlink initial BWP, uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, uplink BWP) or at least one or more resource units in the resource configuration set that overlap with a frequency band (e.g., DL bandwidth or UL bandwidth) may (or will) be remapped / hopped to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD slot that have the same transmission direction / type as the resource configuration set.

[0097] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that one or more resource units / elements (e.g., RE, RB, RBG, PRB, CCE) of a resource configuration set (e.g., CORESET0, downlink initial BWP, uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, uplink BWP) overlapping with a frequency band (e.g., DL bandwidth or UL bandwidth) can (or will) be remapped / moved / rescheduled to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD slots that have the same transmission direction / type as the resource configuration set and correspond to the next available time domain region in the XDD slot (e.g., an extended time domain region adjacent to an unremapped / occupied time domain region).

[0098] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that all resource units / elements (e.g., RE, RB, RBG, PRB, CCE) of a resource configuration set (e.g., CORESET0, downlink initial BWP, uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, uplink BWP) can (e.g., will) be remapped / delayed to the next available slot with the same transmission direction / type as the resource configuration set.

[0099] In some embodiments, the configuration may indicate that one or more resource units / elements (e.g., RE, RB, RBG, PRB, CCE) of a resource configuration set (e.g., CORESET0, downlink initial BWP, uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, uplink BWP) that overlaps with the frequency band may (e.g., will) be truncated / discarded / unscheduled / unmapped / unallocated, or remapped to a region in a non-XDD time slot.

[0100] In some embodiments, a wireless communication node (e.g., a gNB, a base station) can send an indication of the duration and transmission direction of the XDD time slot to a wireless communication device (e.g., a user equipment) via signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, System Information Block (SIB) signaling). In some embodiments, this indication may include a bitmap / group of N bits, and T time-domain units representing the duration of the N groups corresponding to the N bits. In some embodiments, each of the N bits may indicate the transmission direction of the corresponding group within the N groups. In some embodiments, N and T may each be a positive integer value.

[0101] In some embodiments, the indication may further include another bitmap of M bits, and F frequency domain units of a frequency band divided into M groups corresponding to the M bits. In some embodiments, each of the M bits may indicate the transmission direction of the corresponding one of the M groups. In some embodiments, M and F may each be a positive integer value.

[0102] In some embodiments, the indication may include N bits, and T time-domain units and F frequency-domain units for the duration of the G groups. In some embodiments, each of the G groups of bits from the most significant byte (MSB) of the N bits may have a one-to-one mapping to the G groups. In some embodiments, N, T, and G may each be a positive integer value.

[0103] In some embodiments, the indication may include N bits, T time-domain units of duration, and F frequency-domain units of a frequency band divided into G groups. In some embodiments, each of the G groups of bits from the most significant byte (MSB) of the N bits may have a one-to-one mapping to the G groups. In some embodiments, N, T, and G may each be a positive integer value.

[0104] At least one aspect relates to a system, method, apparatus, or non-transitory computer-readable medium. In some embodiments, a wireless communication device (e.g., a UE) can receive configuration (1220) from a wireless communication node (e.g., a ground terminal, base station, gNB, eNB, or serving node). In some embodiments, the configuration can be used for a set of resource configurations scheduled in cross-segmented duplex (XDD) slots and can indicate any one or more resource elements that may overlap with frequency bands in the XDD slots with different transmission directions regarding the resource configuration set, which can be remapped in a defined manner.

[0105] While various embodiments of the present solution have been described above, it should be understood that they are presented merely by way of example and not by way of limitation. Similarly, various figures may depict exemplary architectures or configurations provided to enable those skilled in the art to understand the exemplary features and functionality of the present solution. However, those skilled in the art should understand that the present solution is not limited to the exemplary architectures or configurations shown, but can be implemented using various alternative architectures and configurations. Furthermore, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, one or more features of one embodiment may be combined with one or more features of another embodiment described herein. Therefore, the breadth and scope of this disclosure should not be limited to any of the exemplary embodiments described above.

[0106] It should also be understood that any reference to elements in this document using names such as “first”, “second”, etc., does not generally restrict the number or order of these elements. Rather, these names serve as a convenient way to distinguish two or more elements or instances of elements. Therefore, references to first and second elements do not imply that only two elements can be used, or that the first element must somehow precede the second element.

[0107] Furthermore, those skilled in the art will understand that information and signals can be represented using any of a variety of different techniques and skills. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, and symbols that may be referenced in the above description can be represented by voltage, current, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, light fields or particles, or any combination thereof.

[0108] Those skilled in the art will further understand that any of the various illustrative logic blocks, modules, processors, devices, circuits, methods, and functions described in conjunction with the aspects disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware (e.g., digital implementation, analog implementation, or a combination of both), firmware, various forms of program or design code containing instructions (which, for convenience, may be referred to herein as "software" or "software module"), or any combination of these technologies. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware, firmware, and software, the various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been generally described above in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware, firmware, or software, or as a combination of these technologies, depends on the specific application and design constraints imposed on the system as a whole. Those skilled in the art can implement the described functionality in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions will not lead to a departure from the scope of this disclosure.

[0109] Furthermore, those skilled in the art will understand that the various illustrative logic blocks, modules, devices, components, and circuits described herein may be implemented within or executed by integrated circuits (ICs), which may include general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or other programmable logic devices, or any combination thereof. Logic blocks, modules, and circuits may also include antennas and / or transceivers for communicating with various components within a network or device. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but alternatively, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, or state machine. The processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor), multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors combined with a DSP core, or any other suitable configuration for performing the functions described herein.

[0110] If implemented in software, these functions can be stored as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Therefore, the steps of the methods or algorithms disclosed herein can be implemented as software stored on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media, including any medium that can be enabled to transfer a computer program or code from one place to another. Storage media can be any available medium that is accessible to a computer. By way of example and not limitation, such computer-readable media can include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disc storage, disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to store the desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that is accessible to a computer.

[0111] In this application, the term "module" as used herein refers to software, firmware, hardware, and any combination of such elements for performing the relevant functions described herein. Furthermore, for the purposes of discussion, various modules are described as discrete modules; however, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, two or more modules may be combined to form a single module that performs the relevant functions according to embodiments of the present solution.

[0112] Furthermore, in embodiments of this solution, memory or other memory, as well as communication components, may be used. It should be understood that, for clarity, the above description refers to embodiments of this solution with reference to different functional units and processors. However, it will be apparent that any suitable functional distribution among different functional units, processing logic elements, or domains may be used without departing from this solution. For example, a function illustrated as being performed by a separate processing logic element or controller may be performed by the same processing logic element or controller. Therefore, references to specific functional units are merely references to suitable means for providing said function and do not indicate a strict logical or physical structure or organization.

[0113] Various modifications to the embodiments described in this disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be given the broadest scope consistent with the novel features and principles disclosed herein, as set forth in the following claims.

Claims

1. A wireless communication method, comprising: The wireless communication node determines the configuration of a resource configuration set in a cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slot, wherein the XDD time slot includes one or more frequency domain resources in the downlink direction and one or more frequency domain resources in the uplink direction, wherein one or more resource elements in the resource configuration set that overlap with the frequency band in the XDD time slot are excluded from the resource configuration set or remapped in a predefined manner, wherein the transmission direction of the frequency band is different from the transmission direction of the resource configuration set. The remapping includes at least one of the following: the one or more resource elements are remapped to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD time slot that have the same transmission direction as the resource configuration set; the one or more resource elements are remapped to the corresponding frequency band of the next available time slot that has the same transmission direction as the resource configuration set; or the one or more resource elements are remapped to a region in a non-XDD time slot. The resource configuration set includes at least one of the following: Control Resource Set 0 (CORESET0), Downlink Initial Bandwidth Partial (BWP), Uplink Initial BWP, Downlink BWP, or Uplink BWP; and The configuration is sent from the wireless communication node to the wireless communication device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, Each of the one or more resource units includes a resource element (RE), a resource block (RB), an RB group (RBG), a physical RB (PRB), or a control channel element (CCE).

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The configuration indicates that all resource elements of the resource configuration set that overlap with the frequency band, or at least one or more resource elements of the resource configuration set, will be remapped to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD time slots that overlap with the resource configuration set and have the same transmission direction with respect to the resource configuration set.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The configuration indicates that all resource elements of the resource configuration set, or at least one or more resource elements of the resource configuration set that overlap with the frequency band, will be remapped to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD time slot that have the same transmission direction with respect to the resource configuration set.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The configuration indicates that one or more resource elements of the resource configuration set that overlap with the frequency band will be remapped to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD time slot that have the same transmission direction with respect to the resource configuration set, corresponding to the next available time domain region in the XDD time slot.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The configuration indicates that all resource units of the resource configuration set will be remapped to the next available time slot with the same transmission direction as the resource configuration set.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising: The wireless communication node sends an indication of the duration and transmission direction of the frequency band of the XDD time slot to the wireless communication device via signaling.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, The indication includes an N-bit bitmap and T time-domain units representing the duration, divided into N groups corresponding to the N bits. Each of the N bits indicates the transmission direction of the corresponding one of the N groups, and Where N and T are both positive integer values.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein, The indication also includes another graph of M bits, and F frequency domain units of the frequency band divided into M groups corresponding to the M bits. Each of the M bits indicates the transmission direction of the corresponding one in the M groups, and Where M and F are both positive integer values.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein, The indication includes N bits, T time-domain units divided into G groups for the duration, and F frequency-domain units. Each of the G groups of bits from the most significant byte (MSB) of the N bits has a one-to-one mapping with the G groups, and Where N, T and G are each a positive integer value.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein, The indication includes N bits, T time-domain units representing the duration, and F frequency-domain units representing the frequency band divided into G groups. Each of the G groups of bits from the most significant byte (MSB) of the N bits has a one-to-one mapping with the G groups, and Where N, T and G are each a positive integer value.

12. A wireless communication method, comprising: The configuration is received by the wireless communication device from the wireless communication node. The configuration is used for a resource configuration set in a cross-segmented duplex (XDD) time slot, wherein the XDD time slot includes one or more frequency domain resources in the downlink direction and one or more frequency domain resources in the uplink direction, and the resource configuration set includes at least one of the following: control resource set 0 (CORESET0), downlink initial bandwidth portion (BWP), uplink initial BWP, downlink BWP, or uplink BWP. Specifically, one or more resource elements in the resource configuration set that overlap with the frequency band in the XDD time slot are excluded from the resource configuration set or remapped in a predefined manner, wherein the transmission direction of the frequency band is different from the transmission direction of the resource configuration set; and The remapping includes at least one of the following: the one or more resource elements are remapped to one or more other frequency bands in the XDD time slot that have the same transmission direction as the resource configuration set; the one or more resource elements are remapped to the corresponding frequency band of the next available time slot that has the same transmission direction as the resource configuration set; or the one or more resource elements are remapped to a region in a non-XDD time slot.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the method of any one of claims 1-12.

14. A wireless communication device, comprising: At least one processor is configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1-12.

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