Repeater configuration for flexible resources

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a network node may receive information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, where the flexibly assigned resource can be used for uplink or downlink. The network node may parse the resource based at least in part on a direction of one or more other resources before or after the resource. Numerous other aspects are described.

Description

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 17 / 936,712, filed on September 29, 2022, entitled “REPEATER CONFIGURATION FOR FLEXIBLE RESOURCES” and assigned to the assignee of this application. The disclosure of the prior application is considered a part of and incorporated by reference into this patent application. Technical Field

[0003] Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communications, and to techniques and apparatus for relay configuration for flexible resources. Background Art

[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide a variety of telecommunication services, such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems may 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 promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0005] A wireless network may include one or more network nodes that support communications for wireless communication devices, such as user equipment (UE) or multiple UEs. The UE may communicate with the network node via downlink communications and uplink communications. A "downlink" (or "DL") refers to a communication link from a network node to a UE, and an "uplink" (or "UL") refers to a communication link from a UE to a network node. Some wireless networks may support device-to-device communications, such as via a local link (e.g., a sidelink (SL), a wireless local area network (WLAN) link, and / or a wireless personal area network (WPAN) link, etc.).

[0006] The above-mentioned multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different UEs to communicate at a city, country, region and / or global level. New Radio (NR) (which may be referred to as 5G) is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by: improving spectrum efficiency; reducing costs; improving services; utilizing new spectrum; and using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) (CP-OFDM) with cyclic prefix (CP) on the downlink, CP-OFDM and / or single carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) (also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink to better integrate with other open standards; and supporting beamforming, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology and carrier aggregation. As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, further improvements in LTE, NR and other radio access technologies remain useful. Summary of the invention

[0007] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by an apparatus of a network node. The method may include receiving information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink. The method may include resolving the resource based at least in part on a direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource.

[0008] Some aspects described herein relate to a network node for wireless communication. The network node may include: a memory; and one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to receive information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink. The one or more processors may be configured to resolve the resource based at least in part on a direction of one or more other resources before or after the resource.

[0009] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication by a network node. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the network node, may cause the network node to receive information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the network node, may cause the network node to resolve the resource based at least in part on the direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource.

[0010] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for receiving information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink. The apparatus may include means for resolving the resource based at least in part on a direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource.

[0011] Aspects collectively include methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, network entities, network nodes, wireless communication devices and / or processing systems as fully described herein with reference to the drawings and description and as illustrated in the drawings and description.

[0012] The features and technical advantages of examples according to the present disclosure have been outlined quite extensively above so that the following specific embodiments may be better understood. Additional features and advantages will be described below. The disclosed concepts and specific examples may be easily used as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for achieving the same purpose of the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein, both in terms of their organization and method of operation, and the associated advantages will be better understood by considering the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Each of the figures in the accompanying drawings is provided for the purpose of illustration and description, and not as a definition of the limitations of the claims.

[0013] Although various aspects are described in the present disclosure by illustrating some examples, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that such aspects can be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The technology described herein can be implemented using different platform types, devices, systems, shapes, sizes and / or packaging arrangements. For example, some aspects can be implemented via integrated chip implementations or other devices based on non-module components (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles, communication equipment, computing equipment, industrial equipment, retail / shopping equipment, medical equipment and / or artificial intelligence devices). Various aspects can be implemented in chip-level components, modular components, non-modular components, non-chip-level components, device-level components and / or system-level components. The equipment incorporating the various aspects and features described may include additional components and features for implementing and practicing the various aspects claimed and described. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals may include one or more components for analog and digital purposes (e.g., hardware components, including antennas, radio frequency (RF) chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors, interleavers, adders and / or summers). The various aspects described herein are intended to be practiced in various devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements and / or end-user devices of various sizes, shapes and configurations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to be able to understand the above-mentioned features of the present disclosure in detail, a more specific description briefly summarized above may be obtained by reference to various aspects (some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings). However, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings only illustrate certain typical aspects of the present disclosure and are therefore not to be considered as limiting the scope thereof, as the specification may admit of other equally effective aspects. The same reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0015] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0016] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a network node and a user equipment in a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example decomposed base station architecture according to the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication using a millimeter wave repeater according to the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network-controlled repeater according to the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with a repeater configuration of flexible resources according to the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process, for example, performed by a network node, according to the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 8 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communications according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The various aspects of the present disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure can be embodied in many different forms, and should not be interpreted as being limited to any specific structure or function presented throughout the present disclosure. Instead, these aspects are provided so that the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and the scope of the present disclosure will be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein, whether it is implemented independently or in combination with any other aspect of the disclosure. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein may be used to implement a device or practice method. In addition, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such devices or methods that are practiced using other structures, functionality, or structures and functionality in addition to or different from the various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the claims.

[0024] Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various devices and techniques. These devices and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as "elements"). These elements may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0025] Although various aspects may be described herein using terms generally associated with 5G or new radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT), various aspects of the present disclosure may be applicable to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT and / or RATs beyond 5G (e.g., 6G).

[0026] Figure 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network, or may include elements of a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or elements of a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network, etc. The wireless network 100 may include one or more network nodes 110 (shown as network node 110a, network node 110b, network node 110c, and network node 110d), a user equipment (UE) 120 or multiple UEs 120 (shown as UE 120a, UE 120b, UE 120c, UE 120d, and UE 120e), and / or other entities. Additionally or alternatively, the wireless network 100 may include a network controlled repeater (NCR) 160. The network node 110 is a network node that communicates with the UE 120. As shown in the figure, the network node 110 may include one or more network nodes. For example, the network node 110 may be a converged network node, which means that the converged network node is configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single radio access network (RAN) node (e.g., within a single device or unit). For another example, the network node 110 may be a decomposed network node (sometimes referred to as a decomposed base station), which means that the network node 110 is configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed between two or more nodes (such as one or more central units (CUs), one or more distributed units (DUs), or one or more radio units (RUs)).

[0027] In some examples, the network node 110 is a network node that communicates with the UE 120 via a radio access link, such as an RU, or includes a network node that communicates with the UE 120 via a radio access link, such as an RU. In some examples, the network node 110 is a network node that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a fronthaul link or a midhaul link, such as a DU, or includes a network node that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a fronthaul link or a midhaul link, such as a DU. In some examples, the network node 110 is a network node that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a midhaul link or communicates with a core network via a backhaul link, such as a CU, or includes a network node that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a midhaul link or communicates with a core network via a backhaul link, such as a CU. In some examples, the network node 110 (such as an aggregated network node 110 or a decomposed network node 110) may include multiple network nodes, such as one or more RUs, one or more CUs, and / or one or more DUs. The network nodes 110 may include, for example, NR base stations, LTE base stations, Node Bs, eNBs (e.g., in 4G), gNBs (e.g., in 5G), access points, transmit receive points (TRPs), DUs, RUs, CUs, mobility elements of a network, core network nodes, network elements, network equipment, RAN nodes, or combinations thereof. In some examples, the network nodes 110 may be interconnected to each other or to one or more other network nodes 110 in the wireless network 100 via various types of fronthaul, midhaul, and / or backhaul interfaces (such as direct physical connections, air interfaces, or virtual networks, using any suitable transport network).

[0028] In some examples, the network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the term "cell" may refer to the coverage area of ​​the network node 110 and / or the network node subsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. The network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and / or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several kilometers) and may allow unrestricted access by a UE 120 with a service subscription. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by a UE 120 with a service subscription. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by a UE 120 associated with the femto cell (e.g., a UE 120 in a closed subscriber group (CSG)). A network node 110 for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro network node. A network node 110 for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico network node. The network node 110 for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto network node or a home network node. Figure 1In the example shown in , network node 110a may be a macro network node for macro cell 102a, network node 110b may be a pico network node for pico cell 102b, and network node 110c may be a femto network node for femto cell 102c. A network node may support one or more (e.g., three) cells. In some examples, a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of ​​a cell may move depending on the location of a mobile network node 110 (e.g., a mobile network node).

[0029] In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to an aggregated base station, a decomposed base station, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a relay node, or one or more components thereof. For example, in some aspects, a "base station" or "network node" may refer to a CU, a DU, a RU, a near real-time (near RT) RAN intelligent controller (RIC), or a non-real-time (non-RT) RIC, or a combination thereof. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to a device configured to perform one or more functions (such as those described herein in conjunction with network node 110). In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to multiple devices configured to perform one or more functions. For example, in some distributed systems, each of a plurality of different devices (which may be located in the same geographic location or in different geographic locations) may be configured to perform at least a portion of a function, or to repeatedly perform at least a portion of the function, and the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to any one or more of these different devices. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one or more virtual base stations or one or more virtual base station functions. For example, in some aspects, two or more base station functions may be instantiated on a single device. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one of the base station functions, but not another base station function. In this way, a single device may include more than one base station.

[0030] The wireless network 100 may include one or more relay stations. A relay station is a network node that can receive transmissions of data from an upstream node (e.g., a network node 110 or a UE 120) and transmit transmissions of data to a downstream node (e.g., a UE 120 or a network node 110). A relay station may be a UE 120 that is capable of relaying transmissions for other UEs 120. Figure 1 In the example shown in , a network node 110d (e.g., a relay network node) may communicate with a network node 110a (e.g., a macro network node) and a UE 120d to facilitate communication between the network node 110a and the UE 120d. A network node 110 that relays communications may be referred to as a relay station, a relay base station, a relay network node, a relay node, a relay, etc.

[0031] The wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes different types of network nodes 110, such as macro network nodes, pico network nodes, femto network nodes, relay network nodes, etc. These different types of network nodes 110 may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and / or different impacts on interference in the wireless network 100. For example, a macro network node may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 watts to 40 watts), while a pico network node, a femto network node, and a relay network node may have a lower transmit power level (e.g., 0.1 watt to 2 watts).

[0032] The network controller 130 may be coupled to or in communication with a set of network nodes 110 and may provide coordination and control for the network nodes 110. The network controller 130 may communicate with the network nodes 110 via a backhaul communication link or a midhaul communication link. The network nodes 110 may communicate directly with each other or indirectly via a wireless or wired backhaul communication link. In some aspects, the network controller 130 may be, or may include, a CU or a core network device.

[0033] UE 120 may be dispersed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. UE 120 may include, for example, an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, and / or a subscriber unit. UE 120 may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smart phone), 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, a biometric device, a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smart ring or a smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device, and / or a satellite radio), a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, an industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, a UE function of a network node, and / or any other suitable device configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.

[0034] Some UEs 120 may be considered as machine type communication (MTC) or evolved or enhanced machine type communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC UEs and / or eMTC UEs may include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, and / or location tags that may communicate with a network node, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. Some UEs 120 may be considered as Internet of Things (IoT) devices and / or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband IoT) devices. Some UEs 120 may be considered as customer premises equipment. UE 120 may be included inside a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as a processor component and / or a memory component. In some examples, the processor component and the memory component may be coupled together. For example, a processor component (e.g., one or more processors) and a memory component (e.g., a memory) may be operably coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0035] In general, any number of wireless networks 100 may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network 100 may support a specific RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies. RAT may be referred to as a radio technology, air interface, etc. Frequency may be referred to as a carrier, frequency channel, etc. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.

[0036] In some examples, a network-controlled repeater 160 (e.g., which may be a network node, such as network node 110, UE 120, or another wireless communication device) may forward communications between two wireless communication devices (e.g., shown as network node 110a and UE 120e). In some aspects, the network-controlled repeater 160 may be a millimeter wave (mmW) repeater and may receive a millimeter wave signal (e.g., an analog millimeter wave signal) from the network node 110, may amplify the millimeter wave signal, and may send the amplified millimeter wave signal to one or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120e). In some aspects, the network-controlled repeater 160 may be an analog mmW repeater, sometimes also referred to as a layer 1 mmW repeater. Additionally or alternatively, the network-controlled repeater 160 may be a wireless transmit receive point (TRP) acting as a distributed unit (e.g., of a 5G access node) that communicates wirelessly with a network node 110 acting as a central unit or access node controller (e.g., of the 5G access node). The network controlled repeater 160 may receive, amplify and transmit analog mmW signals without performing analog-to-digital conversion of the analog mmW signals and / or performing any digital signal processing on the mmW signals. In this way, latency may be reduced and the cost of producing the network controlled repeater 160 may be reduced.

[0037] Additionally or alternatively, two or more UEs may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g., without using network node 110 as an intermediary for communicating 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, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols, or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocols), and / or mesh networks. In such examples, UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by network node 110.

[0038] The devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using an electromagnetic spectrum that may be subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc., based on frequency or wavelength. For example, the devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using one or more operating bands. In 5G NR, two initial operating bands have been identified as frequency ranges designated FR1 (410 MHz-7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz). It should be understood that, although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often (interchangeably) referred to as the "below 6 GHz" band in various documents and articles. A similar naming problem sometimes occurs with respect to FR2, which is often (interchangeably) referred to as the "millimeter wave" band in documents and articles, although different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz-300 GHz) identified as the "millimeter wave" band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

[0039] Frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are generally referred to as mid-band frequencies. Recent 5G NR research has identified the operating bands for these mid-band frequencies as frequency range designation FR3 (7.125GHz-24.25GHz). The bands falling within FR3 can inherit FR1 characteristics and / or FR2 characteristics, so the features of FR1 and / or FR2 can be effectively extended to mid-band frequencies. In addition, higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend 5G NR operations to more than 52.6GHz. For example, three higher operating bands have been identified as frequency range designations FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6GHz-71GHz), FR4 (52.6GHz-114.25GHz) and FR5 (114.25GHz-300GHz). Each of these higher frequency bands falls within the EHF band.

[0040] Considering the above examples, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that if the term "below 6 GHz" or the like is used herein, the term may broadly refer to frequencies that may be lower than 6 GHz, may be within FR1, or may include mid-band frequencies. In addition, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that if the term "millimeter wave" or the like is used herein, the term may broadly refer to frequencies that may include mid-band frequencies, may be within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, and / or FR5, or may be within the EHF band. It is contemplated that the frequencies included in these operating bands (e.g., FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, and / or FR5) may be modified, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0041] In some aspects, the network controlled repeater 160 may include a communication manager 162. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 162 may receive information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink; and resolve the resource based at least in part on the direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 162 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0042] As indicated above, Figure 1 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 1 The examples described are different.

[0043] Figure 2 2 is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of a network node 110 communicating with a UE 120 in a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The network node 110 may be equipped with a set of antennas 234a to 234t, such as T antennas (T≥1). The UE 120 may be equipped with a set of antennas 252a to 252r, such as R antennas (R≥1). The network node 110 of example 200 includes one or more radio frequency components, such as an antenna 234 and a modem 254. In some examples, the network node 110 may include an interface, a communication component, or another component that facilitates communication with the UE 120 or another network node. Some network nodes 110 may not include a radio frequency component that facilitates direct communication with the UE 120, such as one or more CUs or one or more DUs.

[0044] At the network node 110, a transmit processor 220 may receive data intended for a UE 120 (or a set of UEs 120) from a data source 212. The transmit processor 220 may select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for the UE 120 based at least in part on one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE 120. The network node 110 may process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for the UE 120 based at least in part on the MCS selected for the UE 120, and may provide data symbols for the UE 120. The transmit processor 220 may process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource allocation information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and / or upper layer signaling), and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. The transmit processor 220 may 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 signals (PSS) or secondary synchronization signals (SSS)). The transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols, where applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (e.g., T output symbol streams) to a corresponding set of modems 232 (e.g., T modems) (shown as modems 232a to 232t). For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a modulator component (shown as MOD) of the modem 232. Each modem 232 may process a corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) using a corresponding modulator component to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may also process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or upconvert) the output sample stream using a corresponding modulator component to obtain a downlink signal. The modems 232a through 232t may transmit a set of downlink signals (eg, T downlink signals) via a corresponding set of antennas 234 (eg, T antennas) (shown as antennas 234a through 234t).

[0045] At the UE 120, a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a to 252r) may receive downlink signals from the network node 110 and / or other network nodes 110 and may provide a set of received signals (e.g., R received signals) to a set of modems 254 (e.g., R modems) (shown as modems 254a to 254r). For example, each received signal may be provided to a demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of the modem 254. Each modem 254 may use a corresponding demodulator component to condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and / or digitize) the received signal to obtain input samples. Each modem 254 may use a demodulator component to further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from the modem 254, may perform MIMO detection on the received symbols where applicable, and may provide detected symbols. The receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, may provide decoded data for the UE 120 to the data sink 260, and may provide decoded control information and system information to the controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" may refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor may determine a reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter, and / or a CQI parameter, among other things. In some examples, one or more components of the UE 120 may be included in the housing 284.

[0046] The network controller 130 may include a communication unit 294, a controller / processor 290, and a memory 292. The network controller 130 may include, for example, one or more devices in a core network. The network controller 130 may communicate with the network node 110 via the communication unit 294.

[0047] The network controlled repeater 160 may include information about Figure 2The network controlled repeater 160 may include one or more components for forwarding communications between the network node 110 and the UE 120, for example, as described in one or more other devices of the network node 110 and the UE 120. For example, the network controlled repeater 160 may include a transmit processor 220 / 264, a TX MIMO processor 230 / 266, a MOD / DEMOD 232 / 254, a MIMO detector 236 / 256, a receive processor 238 / 258, a controller / processor 240 / 280, or a memory 242 / 282. Although some aspects refer to the network controlled repeater 160 in terms of a network node (and the network controlled repeater 160 may be a component of a decomposed base station, as described in more detail herein), it is contemplated that the network controlled repeater may be implemented via another wireless communication device (such as, a UE).

[0048] One or more antennas (e.g., antennas 234a to 234t and / or antennas 252a to 252r) may include or be included within one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, and / or one or more antenna arrays, etc. Antenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements, and / or antenna arrays may include one or more antenna elements (in a single housing or multiple housings), sets of coplanar antenna elements, sets of non-coplanar antenna elements, and / or may be coupled to one or more transmit and / or receive components (such as, Figure 2 One or more antenna elements of one or more components in.

[0049] On the uplink, at the UE 120, the transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from the data source 262 and control information from the controller / processor 280 (e.g., for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI). The transmit processor 264 may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be pre-decoded by the TX MIMO processor 266, where applicable, further processed by the modem 254 (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and sent to the network node 110. In some examples, the modem 254 of the UE 120 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of an antenna 252, a modem 254, a MIMO detector 256, a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, and / or a TX MIMO processor 266. The transceiver may be used by a processor (eg, controller / processor 280) and memory 282 to perform the functions described herein (eg, with reference to Figures 6 to 8 ) any aspects of any of the methods described herein.

[0050] At the network node 110, uplink signals from the UE 120 and / or other UEs may be received by the antenna 234, processed by the modem 232 (e.g., a demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of the modem 232), detected by the MIMO detector 236 (where applicable), and further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by the UE 120. The receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to the data sink 239 and the decoded control information to the controller / processor 240. The network node 110 may include a communication unit 244 and may communicate with the network controller 130 via the communication unit 244. The network node 110 may include a scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink communication and / or uplink communication. In some examples, the modem 232 of the network node 110 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the network node 110 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna 234, modem 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, transmit processor 220, and / or TX MIMO processor 230. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 240) and memory 242 to perform operations described herein (e.g., with reference to Figures 6 to 8 ) any aspects of any of the methods described herein.

[0051] The controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component in may perform one or more techniques associated with relay configuration of flexible resources, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. In some aspects, the network-controlled relay 160 described herein is a network node 110 or a UE 120, is included in a network node 110 or a UE 120, or includes Figure 2 One or more components of the network node 110 or UE 120 shown in FIG. For example, the controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component of the Figure 7700 and / or operations of other processes as described herein. Memory 242 and memory 282 may store data and program codes for network node 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some examples, 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, the one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of network node 110 and / or UE 120 (e.g., directly executed, or executed after compilation, conversion, and / or interpretation), may cause the one or more processors, UE 120, and / or network node 110 to perform or direct, for example, Figure 7 The process 700 and / or operations of other processes as described herein. In some examples, executing instructions may include running instructions, converting instructions, compiling instructions, and / or interpreting instructions, etc.

[0052] In some aspects, the network-controlled repeater 160 includes components for receiving information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink (e.g., using the communication manager 162, antennas 234 / 252, DEMODs 232 / 254, MIMO detectors 256 / 236, receive processors 238 / 258, or controller / processors 240 / 280); and / or components for resolving the resource based at least in part on the direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource (e.g., using the communication manager 162 or controller / processors 240 / 280). In some aspects, components of the network controlled repeater 160 for performing the operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the following: a communication manager 162, a transmit processor 220, a TX MIMO processor 230, a modem 232, an antenna 234, a MIMO detector 236, a receive processor 238, a controller / processor 240, a memory 242, a scheduler 246, an antenna 252, a modem 254, a MIMO detector 256, a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, a TX MIMO processor 266, a controller / processor 280, or a memory 282.

[0053] Although Figure 2 The blocks in the 2000 and 2010 are illustrated as distinct components, but the functionality described above for these blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component or in various combinations of components. For example, the functionality described for the transmit processor 264, the receive processor 258, and / or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by or under the control of the controller / processor 280.

[0054] As indicated above, Figure 2are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 2 The examples described are different.

[0055] The deployment of a communication system (such as a 5G NR system) can be arranged with various components or components in a variety of ways. In a 5G NR system or network, a network node, a network entity, a mobility element of a network, a RAN node, a core network node, a network element, a base station or network equipment can be implemented in an aggregated or decomposed architecture. For example, a base station (such as a node B (NB), an evolved NB (eNB), an NR BS, a 5G NB, an access point (AP), a TRP or a cell, etc.) or one or more units (or one or more components) that perform base station functionality can be implemented as an aggregated base station (also called an independent base station or a monolithic base station) or a decomposed base station. "Network entity" or "network node" may refer to a decomposed base station or one or more units of a decomposed base station (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, one or more RUs or a combination thereof).

[0056] An aggregated base station (e.g., an aggregated network node) may be configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single RAN node (e.g., within a single device or unit). A decomposed base station (e.g., a decomposed network node) may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed between two or more units (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, or one or more RUs). In some examples, a CU may be implemented within a network node, and one or more DUs may be co-located with the CU, or alternatively, may be geographically or virtually distributed across one or more other network nodes. A DU may be implemented to communicate with one or more RUs. Each of the CU, DU, and RU may also be implemented as a virtual unit, such as a virtual central unit (VCU), a virtual distributed unit (VDU), or a virtual radio unit (VRU), and the like.

[0057] Base station type operations or network designs may take into account the aggregated nature of base station functionality. For example, a decomposed base station may be utilized in an IAB network, an open radio access network (O-RAN (such as a network configuration initiated by the O-RAN Alliance)), or a virtualized radio access network (vRAN, also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN)) to facilitate the scaling of a communication system by separating base station functionality into one or more units that can be deployed separately. A decomposed base station may include functionality implemented across two or more units at various physical locations, as well as functionality implemented virtually for at least one unit, which may enable flexibility in network design. Individual units of a decomposed base station may be configured for wired or wireless communication with at least one other unit of the decomposed base station.

[0058] Figure 33 is a diagram illustrating an example disaggregated base station architecture 300 according to the present disclosure. The disaggregated base station architecture 300 may include a CU 310 that may communicate directly with a core network 320 via a backhaul link, or indirectly with the core network 320 through one or more disaggregated control units, such as a near-RT RIC 325 via an E2 link, or a non-RT RIC 315 associated with a service management and orchestration (SMO) framework 305, or both. The CU 310 may communicate with one or more DUs 330 via respective midhaul links, such as via an F1 interface. Each of the DUs 330 may communicate with one or more RUs 340 via respective fronthaul links. Each of the RUs 340 may communicate with one or more UEs 120 via respective radio frequency (RF) access links. In some implementations, a UE 120 may be served simultaneously by multiple RUs 340.

[0059] Each of the units (including CU 310, DU 330, RU 340) and near-RT RIC 325, non-RT RIC 315, and SMO framework 305 may include or be coupled to one or more interfaces configured to receive or send signals, data, or information (collectively, signals) via a wired or wireless transmission medium. In some examples, one or more of the units may correspond to a network-controlled repeater, such as network-controlled repeater 160. Additionally or alternatively, the network-controlled repeater may forward communications between one or more of the units and UE 120. Each of the units or an associated processor or controller that provides instructions to one or more communication interfaces of the corresponding unit may be configured to communicate with one or more of the other units via a transmission medium. In some examples, each of the units may include a wired interface and a wireless interface, wherein the wired interface is configured to receive signals through a wired transmission medium or send signals to one or more of the other units, and the wireless interface may include a receiver, a transmitter, or a transceiver (such as an RF transceiver), and the wireless interface is configured to receive signals through a wireless transmission medium or send signals to one or more of the other units, or both.

[0060] In some aspects, the CU 310 may host one or more higher layer control functions. Such control functions may include radio resource control (RRC) functions, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) functions, or service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) functions, etc. Each control function may be implemented using an interface that is configured to communicate signals with other control functions hosted by the CU 310. The CU 310 may be configured to handle user plane functionality (e.g., central unit-user plane (CU-UP) functionality), control plane functionality (e.g., central unit-control plane (CU-CP) functionality), or a combination thereof. In some specific implementations, the CU 310 may be logically split into one or more CU-UP units and one or more CU-CP units. When implemented in an O-RAN configuration, the CU-UP unit may communicate bidirectionally with the CU-CP unit via an interface (such as an E1 interface). As needed, the CU 310 may be implemented to communicate with the DU 330 for network control and signaling.

[0061] Each DU 330 may correspond to a logical unit that includes one or more base station functions for controlling the operation of one or more RUs 340. In some aspects, the DU 330 may host one or more of a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, and one or more high physical (PHY) layers, at least in part, according to a functional split (such as a functional split defined by 3GPP). In some aspects, the one or more high PHY layers may be implemented by one or more modules for forward error correction (FEC) encoding and decoding, scrambling, modulation and demodulation, etc. In some aspects, the DU 330 may further host one or more low PHY layers, such as one or more modules for fast Fourier transform (FFT), inverse FFT (iFFT), digital beamforming or physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, etc. Each layer (which may also be referred to as a module) may be implemented using an interface that is configured to communicate signals with other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 330 or with control functions hosted by the CU 310.

[0062] Each RU 340 may implement lower layer functionality. In some deployments, the RU 340 controlled by the DU 330 may correspond to a logical node that hosts RF processing functions or low PHY layer functions based on functional split (e.g., functional split defined by 3GPP) (such as lower layer functional split), such as performing FFT, performing iFFT, digital beamforming, or PRACH extraction and filtering, etc. In such an architecture, each RU 340 may be operated to handle over-the-air (OTA) communications with one or more UEs 120. In some specific implementations, real-time and non-real-time aspects of control plane and user plane communications with the RU 340 may be controlled by the corresponding DU 330. In some scenarios, this configuration may enable each DU 330 and CU 310 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture (such as a vRAN architecture).

[0063] The SMO framework 305 may be configured to support RAN deployment and provisioning of non-virtualized network elements and virtualized network elements. For non-virtualized network elements, the SMO framework 305 may be configured to support the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements, which may be managed via an operation and maintenance interface (such as an O1 interface). For virtualized network elements, the SMO framework 305 may be configured to interact with a cloud computing platform (such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) platform 390) to perform network element lifecycle management (such as instantiating virtualized network elements) via a cloud computing platform interface (such as an O2 interface). Such virtualized network elements may include, but are not limited to, CU 310, DU 330, RU 340, non-RT RIC 315, and near-RTRIC 325. In some specific implementations, the SMO framework 305 may communicate with hardware aspects of the 4G RAN (such as an open eNB (O-eNB) 311) via the O1 interface. Additionally, in some implementations, the SMO framework 305 can communicate directly with each of the one or more RUs 340 via a corresponding O1 interface. The SMO framework 305 can also include a non-RT RIC 315 configured to support the functionality of the SMO framework 305.

[0064] The non-RT RIC 315 may be configured to include logic functions that enable non-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML) workflows including model training and updating, or policy-based guidance of applications / features in the near-RT RIC 325. The non-RT RIC 315 may be coupled to or in communication with the near-RT RIC 325 (such as via an A1 interface). The near-RT RIC 325 may be configured to include logic functions that enable near-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via data collection and actions through an interface (such as via an E2 interface) that connects one or more CUs 310, one or more DUs 330, or both, and the O-eNB with the near-RT RIC 325.

[0065] In some implementations, in order to generate an AI / ML model to be deployed in the near-RT RIC 325, the non-RT RIC 315 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from an external server. Such information may be utilized by the near-RT RIC 325 and may be received from a non-network data source or from a network function at the SMO framework 305 or the non-RT RIC 315. In some examples, the non-RT RIC 315 or the near-RT RIC 325 may be configured to tune RAN behavior or performance. For example, the non-RT RIC 315 may monitor long-term trends and patterns of performance and employ AI / ML models to perform corrective actions through the SMO framework 305 (such as via reconfiguration of the O1 interface) or via the creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 interface policies).

[0066] As indicated above, Figure 3 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 3 The examples described are different.

[0067] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of communicating using a millimeter wave repeater according to the present disclosure.

[0068] Because millimeter wave communications have higher frequencies and shorter wavelengths than other types of radio waves used for communications (e.g., sub-6 GHz communications), millimeter wave communications may have shorter propagation distances and may be more easily blocked by obstacles than other types of radio waves. For example, wireless communications using sub-6 GHz radio waves may be able to penetrate the walls of a house or building to provide coverage to areas on the opposite side of the wall from a network node 110 that uses sub-6 GHz radio waves to communicate. However, millimeter waves may not be able to penetrate the same wall (e.g., depending on the thickness of the wall and / or the material from which the wall is constructed). Some techniques and devices described herein use a network-controlled repeater 160 (in Figure 4 160a and 160b) to increase the coverage area of ​​the network node 110 and / or extend coverage to UEs 120 that do not have line of sight to the network node 110 (eg, due to obstacles). Figure 4 In the example of , it includes UE 120a and UE 120b).

[0069] For example, Figure 4 As illustrated in the example of , an obstacle between UE 120b and network node 110 blocks the link between network node 110 and UE 120b or otherwise reduces the quality of the link. Similarly, an obstacle between UE 120b and relay 160a blocks the link between relay 160a and UE 120b or otherwise reduces the quality of the link. However, there are no obstacles or fewer obstacles between relay 160b and UE 120b, and therefore, it is possible that the communication between relay 160b and UE 120b will have a higher quality than the communication between network node 110 and UE 120b or between relay 160a and UE 120b. In addition, the network-controlled repeater 160 described herein may be a layer 1 millimeter wave repeater or an analog millimeter wave repeater that is associated with lower cost, less processing, and lower latency than a layer 2 repeater or a layer 3 repeater.

[0070] The network-controlled relay 160 (sometimes referred to herein as relay 160) may perform directional communication by using beamforming to communicate with the network node 110 via a first beam pair (e.g., a backhaul beam pair on a backhaul link with the network node 110) and to communicate with the UE 120 via a second beam pair (e.g., an access beam pair on an access link with the UE 120). For example, in example 400, the relay 160a may communicate with the network node 110 via the first beam pair and may communicate with the UE 120a via the second beam pair. Similarly, the relay 160b may communicate with the network node 110 via the first beam pair and may communicate with the UE 120a via the second beam pair. A "beam pair" may refer to a transmit (Tx) beam used by a first device to transmit information and a receive (Rx) beam used by a second device to receive information sent by the first device via the Tx beam.

[0071] As shown by reference numeral 405, the network node 110 may use a beam scanning process to send communications over time via multiple beams (e.g., using time division multiplexing (TDM)). As shown by reference numeral 410, the repeater 160a may receive communications via the Rx beam of the repeater 160a. As shown by reference numeral 415, the repeater 160a may relay each communication received via multiple Tx beams of the repeater 160a (e.g., using TDM). As used herein, "relaying a communication" may refer to sending the received communication (e.g., after amplifying the received communication) without decoding the received communication and / or without modifying the information carried in the received communication. Alternatively, "relaying a received communication" may refer to sending the received communication after decoding the received communication and / or modifying the information carried in the received communication. In some aspects, the received communication may be relayed using different time resources, different frequency resources, and / or different spatial resources (e.g., different beams) than the time resources, frequency resources, and / or spatial resources in which the communication was received to send the communication. As shown by reference numeral 420, UE 120a may receive the relayed communication. In some aspects, UE 120a may generate a communication to be sent to network node 110. UE 120a may then send the communication to relay 160a for relaying to network node 110.

[0072] As indicated above, Figure 4 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 4 The examples described are different.

[0073] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 of a network-controlled repeater according to the present disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, the network node 110 and the UE 120 may communicate via a network controlled relay (NCR) 510 (e.g., which may correspond to the network controlled relay 160). The network controlled relay 510 may communicate with the network node 110 on a control link and on a backhaul link. The network controlled relay 510 may communicate with the UE 120 via an access link. In some examples, the network controlled relay 510 may have a set of planes associated with the communication link, such as a mobile terminal (MT) plane (e.g., NCR-MT layer) or a control plane corresponding to the control link and a forwarding (Fwd) plane (e.g., NCR-Fwd layer) or an access plane corresponding to the backhaul link and the access link.

[0074] As indicated above, Figure 5 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in Figure 5 The examples described are different.

[0075] A network-controlled repeater may operate in a time division duplex (TDD) communication system in which the network-controlled repeater forwards downlink traffic (e.g., from a network node to a UE) in some resources and forwards uplink traffic (e.g., from a UE to a network node) in other resources. However, in order to maintain scheduling flexibility, one or more resources may be assigned as flexible resources, which may also be referred to as "flexibly assigned resources" or "F" resources (as compared to downlink ("D") resources and uplink ("U") resources). However, when the network-controlled repeater receives information identifying a resource as a flexible resource, the network-controlled repeater may lack information indicating which direction the UE and the network node are using to communicate. Because the network-controlled repeater tunes the antenna to receive from the network node (e.g., for forwarding to the UE or for receiving control information of the network-controlled repeater) or to receive from the UE (e.g., for forwarding to the network node), if the network-controlled repeater selects an incorrect direction for the flexible resource, the network-controlled repeater may interrupt communication, resulting in poor communication performance.

[0076] Some aspects described herein enable a network-controlled repeater to resolve the direction of a flexible resource. For example, a network-controlled repeater may be configured with a rule for resolving the flexible resource based at least in part on one or more resources before the flexible resource or one or more resources after the flexible resource. In other words, as an example of a rule, if the resource immediately before the flexible resource is a downlink resource, the network-controlled repeater may interpret the flexible resource as a downlink resource. As another example of a rule, if the resource immediately after the flexible resource is an uplink resource, the network-controlled repeater may interpret the flexible resource as an uplink resource. Other examples of rules as described herein may be possible. Additionally or alternatively, a network-controlled repeater may resolve the flexible resource based on the timing of the flexible resource, a return beam indication, a default configuration, or a type of a slot format indicator. In this way, a network-controlled repeater may deterministically resolve the flexible resource, thereby reducing the possibility that the network-controlled repeater incorrectly tunes the antenna and interrupts communication.

[0077] Figure 6 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 associated with a relay configuration of flexible resources according to the present disclosure. Figure 6 As shown, example 600 includes communications between network node 110 , network-controlled relay 610 (which may correspond to network-controlled relay 160 or network-controlled relay 510 , for example), and UE 120 .

[0078] As in Figure 66 and further shown by reference numeral 620, the network controlled repeater 610 may receive resource allocation information. For example, the network controlled repeater 610 may receive information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource. In some aspects, the network controlled repeater 610 may receive information identifying one or more resources adjacent to the flexibly assigned resource. For example, the network controlled repeater 610 may receive information identifying the direction of one or more resources before or after the flexible resource. Additionally or alternatively, the network controlled repeater 610 may receive (e.g., with the resource allocation information or in a separate configuration message) information identifying rules for resolving directions for flexible resources, default configurations for flexible resources, backhaul beam indications or configured delays, and the like, as described in more detail herein.

[0079] In some aspects, the network node 110 may send one or more slot format indicators (SFIs) (e.g., via the network controlled relay 610). For example, the UE 120 may receive (e.g., in a downlink control information (DCI) format 2-0 message) a plurality of SFIs associated with a plurality of serving cells. In some aspects, the network controlled relay 610 may identify that the one or more SFIs sent by the network node 110 are associated with an NCR-MT layer or entity of the network controlled relay 610 rather than the serving cells of the network controlled relay 610. The network controlled relay 610 may identify the one or more SFIs associated with the NCR-MT layer based at least in part on associated radio resource control (RRC) configuration information (e.g., configuring one or more slot format combinations, a position or reference subcarrier spacing in a DCI format 2-0, and other examples to be associated with an NCR-Fwd layer or entity). In this case, the network-controlled repeater 610 may process the one or more SFIs to determine one or more configurations of one or more passbands for which the network-controlled repeater 610 will forward signals.

[0080] As in Figure 6630, the network controlled relay 610 may resolve the direction of the resource. For example, the network controlled relay 610 may determine whether the resource will be used as an uplink resource or a downlink resource. In some aspects, the network controlled relay 610 may determine whether the resource will be used as an uplink resource or a downlink resource based at least in part on an indication of a rule for resolving the direction of the resource. For example, the network controlled relay 610 may receive information from the network node 110 indicating which of the following example rules the network controlled relay 610 should follow when resolving the direction of the resource. Additionally or alternatively, the network controlled relay 610 may send information to the network node 110 indicating which of the following example rules the network controlled relay 610 will follow. In this case, the network node 110 may cooperate with the UE 120 to resolve the flexible resource using the same rules (e.g., to maintain synchronization between the network node 110, the UE 120, and the network controlled relay 610).

[0081] In some aspects, the network-controlled repeater 610 may resolve the direction of a resource based at least in part on the direction of one or more other resources. For example, the network-controlled repeater 610 may be configured with the following rule: the direction of a flexible resource is based at least in part on one or more resources immediately preceding or immediately following the flexible resource. As a first example of such a rule, when one or more flexible resources are after a downlink resource set, the network-controlled repeater 610 may resolve the one or more flexible resources as one or more downlink resources. In contrast, when the one or more flexible resources are after an uplink resource set, the network-controlled repeater 610 may resolve the one or more flexible resources as one or more uplink resources.

[0082] As a second example of such a rule, when the one or more flexible resources are before a downlink resource set, the network-controlled repeater 610 may resolve the one or more flexible resources as one or more downlink resources. In contrast, when the one or more flexible resources are before an uplink resource set, the network-controlled repeater 610 may resolve the one or more flexible resources as one or more uplink resources. As a third example of such a rule, when the one or more flexible resources are after a first downlink resource set and before a second downlink resource set, the network-controlled repeater 610 may resolve the one or more flexible resources as one or more downlink resources. In contrast, when the one or more flexible resources are after a first uplink resource set and before a second uplink resource set, the network-controlled repeater 610 may resolve the one or more flexible resources as one or more uplink resources.

[0083] As a fourth example of such a rule, when the one or more flexible resources are after the downlink resource set and before the uplink resource set, the network-controlled repeater 610 may interpret the one or more flexible resources as a gap period or an off period (which may be referred to as an "OFF" or "O" resource). Similarly, when the one or more flexible resources are after the uplink resource set and before the downlink resource set, the network-controlled repeater 610 may interpret the one or more flexible resources as a gap period or an off period. The gap period or the off period may be selected to provide a transition time for changing the tuning of the antenna of the network-controlled repeater 610 from a first direction to a second direction (e.g., from uplink forwarding to downlink forwarding or from downlink forwarding to uplink forwarding).

[0084] As a fifth example of such a rule, when the network-controlled repeater 610 is configured for bidirectional forwarding, and when the one or more flexible resources are between an uplink resource set and a downlink resource set (e.g., as in the fourth example), the network-controlled repeater 610 may determine to forward on the one or more flexible resources on both the downlink and uplink (e.g., in different subcarriers or frequency bands).

[0085] In some aspects, the network-controlled repeater 610 may resolve the direction of the flexible resource based at least in part on the timing of the flexible resource. For example, the network-controlled repeater 610 may be configured (e.g., by the network node 110) to have a minimum delay or gap between receiving control information from the network node 110 and performing downlink forwarding according to the control information. In addition, the minimum delay or gap may be different for downlink forwarding and uplink forwarding. For example, the minimum delay for downlink forwarding may be less than the minimum delay for uplink forwarding because the network-controlled repeater 610 does not need to change the antenna tuning direction when receiving the control information and then performing downlink forwarding (as opposed to receiving the control information and performing uplink forwarding). Therefore, when the network-controlled repeater 610 receives and decodes sidelink control information identifying a flexible resource, but the gap between the sidelink control information and the flexible resource only satisfies the minimum delay for downlink forwarding (rather than the minimum delay for uplink forwarding), the network-controlled repeater 610 may (implicitly) determine that the flexible resource is a downlink resource.

[0086] In some aspects, the network-controlled repeater 610 may receive sidelink control information (also referred to as a sidelink control message) including a return beam indication. In this case, the return beam indication may include information identifying an index value of a downlink return beam or an uplink return beam. In other words, although some return beams may be configured to be capable of being used for both downlink and uplink, other return beams may be configured to be capable of being used only for downlink or only for uplink. Therefore, if the network-controlled repeater 610 receives a return beam indication identifying a beam configured to be capable of being used only for downlink, the network-controlled repeater 610 may determine that the flexible resource is a downlink resource. In contrast, if the network-controlled repeater 610 receives a return beam indication identifying a beam configured to be capable of being used only for uplink, the network-controlled repeater 610 may determine that the flexible resource is an uplink resource. Additionally or alternatively, the network controlled repeater 610 may receive information identifying a first number of uplink beam indices and a second number of downlink beam indices. In this case, the network controlled repeater 610 may determine the flexible resource as a direction having a higher number of the indicated beam indices. In other words, if the network controlled repeater 610 receives information identifying more uplink beam indices than downlink beam indices, the network controlled repeater 610 may determine that the flexible resource is an uplink resource, and vice versa.

[0087] In some aspects, the network controlled repeater 610 may determine the direction of the flexible resource based at least in part on a configured default direction. For example, the network controlled repeater 610 may be configured with or may receive information identifying a default direction of the flexible resource, and may resolve any identified flexible resource to the default direction. In some aspects, the default direction may be configured based on a specific beam, a specific sub-band, or a specific time resource, etc. For example, the network controlled repeater 610 may have a first default direction for a first sub-band and a second default direction for a second sub-band, and may resolve the flexible resource to the first default direction or the second default direction based at least in part on whether the flexible resource is in the first sub-band or in the second sub-band.

[0088] As in Figure 6As further shown in and by reference numeral 640, the network controlled relay 610 may communicate on the resource. For example, when the network controlled relay 610 interprets the direction of the resource as a downlink direction, the network controlled relay 610 may receive downlink communications from the network node 110 and may forward the downlink communications to the UE 120. For another example, when the network controlled relay 610 interprets the direction of the resource as an uplink direction, the network controlled relay 610 may receive uplink communications from the UE 120 and may forward the uplink communications to the network node 110. For another example, when the network controlled relay 610 interprets the direction of the resource as both an uplink direction and a downlink direction, the network controlled relay 610 may forward both uplink communications and downlink communications in the flexible resource.

[0089] As indicated above, Figure 6 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in Figure 6 The examples described are different.

[0090] Figure 7 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, by a network node according to the present disclosure. Example process 700 is an example in which a network node (e.g., network node 110, UE 120, network-controlled relay 160, network-controlled relay 510, or network-controlled relay 610) performs operations associated with relay configuration of flexible resources.

[0091] like Figure 7 As shown, in some aspects, process 700 may include receiving information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for uplink or downlink (block 710). For example, an apparatus (e.g., using Figure 8 The communication manager 162 and / or receiving component 802 depicted in FIG. 1 may receive information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink, as described above, for example with reference to Figure 6 described.

[0092] like Figure 7 As further shown, in some aspects, process 700 may include resolving the resource based at least in part on the direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource (block 720). Figure 8 The communication manager 162 and / or configuration component 808 depicted in FIG. 1 may resolve the resource based at least in part on the direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource, as described above, for example, with reference to FIG. Figure 6 described.

[0093] Process 700 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.

[0094] In a first aspect, the one or more other resources preceding or following the resource and sharing a common symbol or time slot with the resource include one or more flexibly assigned resources, and process 700 includes communicating in the resources based at least in part on the direction of symbols or time slots preceding or following the common symbol or time slot.

[0095] In a second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more downlink resources before the resource, and process 700 includes communicating in the resource on the downlink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more downlink resources before the resource.

[0096] In a third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more downlink resources after the resource, and process 700 includes communicating in the resource on the downlink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more downlink resources after the resource.

[0097] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a downlink resource before the resource and an uplink resource after the resource, and parsing the resource includes parsing the resource as a gap resource based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the downlink resource before the resource and the uplink resource after the resource.

[0098] In a fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a first downlink resource before the resource and a second downlink resource after the resource, and process 700 includes communicating in the resource on the downlink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the first downlink resource before the resource and the second downlink resource after the resource.

[0099] In a sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects 1 to 5, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more uplink resources before the resource, and process 700 includes communicating in the resource on the uplink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more uplink resources before the resource.

[0100] In a seventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects 1 to 6, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more uplink resources after the resource, and process 700 includes communicating in the resource on the uplink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more uplink resources after the resource.

[0101] In the eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include an uplink resource before the resource and a downlink resource after the resource, and parsing the resource includes parsing the resource as a gap resource based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the uplink resource before the resource and the downlink resource after the resource.

[0102] In the ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a first uplink resource before the resource and a second uplink resource after the resource, and process 700 includes communicating in the resource on the downlink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the first uplink resource before the resource and the second uplink resource after the resource.

[0103] In the tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include an uplink resource before the resource and a downlink resource after the resource, and process 700 includes communicating in the resource on both the downlink and the uplink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the uplink resource before the resource and the downlink resource after the resource.

[0104] In the eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a downlink resource before the resource and an uplink resource after the resource, and process 700 includes communicating in the resource on both the downlink and the uplink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the downlink resource before the resource and the uplink resource after the resource.

[0105] In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, process 700 includes receiving an indication of a rule for parsing the resource, and parsing the resource includes parsing the resource based at least in part on the rule.

[0106] In a thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, process 700 includes sending an indication of a rule for resolving the resource, and resolving the resource includes resolving the resource according to the rule.

[0107] In a fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, process 700 includes receiving side control information associated with a direction indicating the resource, wherein a time gap between receiving the side control information and an occurrence of the resource is less than a minimum time gap, and communicating in the resource on the downlink based at least in part on the time gap between receiving the side control information and the occurrence of the resource being less than the minimum time gap. Examples of side control information may include beamforming information, transmit power information, time division duplex (TDD) configuration information, power control information, quality of service (QoS) information, quality of experience (QoE) information, or key performance indicator (KPI) information, among others.

[0108] In a fifteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to fourteen, process 700 includes receiving side control information associated with a transmission backhaul beam indication, and parsing the resource includes parsing the resource based at least in part on a beam index associated with the backhaul beam indication.

[0109] In the sixteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, process 700 includes receiving side control information indicating a default direction of a resource set including the resource, and parsing the resource includes parsing the resource based at least in part on the default direction, wherein the default direction is at least one of: a sub-band specific default direction, a beam specific default direction, or a time specific default direction.

[0110] In the seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, process 700 includes receiving a time slot format indicator set, wherein the time slot format indicator set includes a first time slot format indicator associated with a forwarding operation and a second time slot format indicator associated with a mobile terminal operation, wherein the time slot format indicator set is associated with one or more type indicators identifying an operation type of one or more time slot format indicators in the time slot format indicator set.

[0111] In the eighteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, the first time slot format indicator differs from the second time slot format indicator with respect to at least one of: a time slot format combination, a position within the downlink control information, a reference subcarrier spacing, a passband for operation, or a configuration associated with the passband.

[0112] although Figure 7 An example block diagram of process 700 is shown, but in some aspects, process 700 may include Figure 7 In some embodiments, the process 700 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner than those depicted in the process 700. Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of the blocks of process 700 may be performed in parallel.

[0113] Figure 8 800 is a diagram of an example apparatus 800 for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. Apparatus 800 may be a network-controlled repeater, or a network-controlled repeater may include apparatus 800. In some aspects, apparatus 800 includes a receiving component 802 and a transmitting component 804, which may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, apparatus 800 may use receiving component 802 and transmitting component 804 to communicate with another apparatus 806 (such as a UE, a base station, a network node, or another wireless communication device). As further shown, apparatus 800 may include a communication manager 162. Communication manager 162 may include configuration component 808, etc.

[0114] In some aspects, the apparatus 800 may be configured to perform Figure 6 Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 800 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as Figure 7 In some aspects, the apparatus 800 and / or Figure 8 One or more of the components shown may include a combination of Figure 2 Additionally or alternatively, one or more components of the network controlled repeater described. Figure 8 One or more of the components shown may be combined with Figure 2Additionally or alternatively, one or more components in a set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in a 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 executable by a controller or processor to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0115] The receiving component 802 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, from the device 806. The receiving component 802 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 800. In some aspects, the receiving component 802 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, etc.) on the received communications and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components of the device 800. In some aspects, the receiving component 802 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receive processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described network controlled repeaters.

[0116] The transmitting component 804 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to the device 806. In some aspects, one or more other components of the device 800 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to the transmitting component 804 for transmission to the device 806. In some aspects, the transmitting component 804 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.) on the generated communications and may transmit the processed signals to the device 806. In some aspects, the transmitting component 804 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described network controlled repeaters. In some aspects, the transmit component 804 can be co-located with the receive component 802 in a transceiver.

[0117] The receiving component 802 may receive information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink. The configuring component 808 may resolve the resource based at least in part on the direction of one or more other resources before or after the resource. The receiving component 802 may receive an indication of a rule for resolving the resource. The sending component 804 may send an indication of a rule for resolving the resource. The receiving component 802 may receive side control information associated with a direction indicating the resource, wherein a time gap between receiving the side control information and an occurrence of the resource is less than a minimum time gap.

[0118] The receiving component 802 or the transmitting component 804 may communicate in the resource on the downlink based at least in part on the time gap between receiving the side control information and the occurrence of the resource being less than the minimum time gap. The receiving component 802 may receive the side control information associated with the transmission backhaul beam indication. The receiving component 802 may receive the side control information indicating a default direction of a resource set including the resource. The receiving component 802 may receive a time slot format indicator set, wherein the time slot format indicator set includes a first time slot format indicator associated with a forwarding operation and a second time slot format indicator associated with a mobile terminal operation, wherein the time slot format indicator set is associated with one or more type indicators identifying an operation type of one or more time slot format indicators in the time slot format indicator set.

[0119] Figure 8 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as examples. In practice, there may be Figure 8 Additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner than those shown. Figure 8 Two or more components shown may be implemented in a single component, or Figure 8 The single component shown may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 8 The illustrated set (one or more) of components may be described as being executable by Figure 8 Another group of components shown performs one or more functions.

[0120] The following provides an overview of some aspects of the disclosure:

[0121] Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed by a device of a network node, the method comprising: receiving information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink; and resolving the resource based at least in part on the direction of one or more other resources before or after the resource.

[0122] Aspect 2: A method according to Aspect 1, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource and sharing a common symbol or time slot with the resource include one or more flexibly assigned resources; and the method further includes: communicating in the resource at least in part based on the direction of the symbol or time slot before or after the common symbol or time slot.

[0123] Aspect 3: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 2, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more downlink resources before the resource; and the method further includes: communicating in the resource on the downlink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more downlink resources before the resource.

[0124] Aspect 4: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 3, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more downlink resources after the resource; and the method further includes: communicating in the resource on the downlink at least partially based on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more downlink resources after the resource.

[0125] Aspect 5: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 4, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a downlink resource before the resource and an uplink resource after the resource; and wherein parsing the resource includes: parsing the resource as a gap resource based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the downlink resource before the resource and the uplink resource after the resource.

[0126] Aspect 6: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 5, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a first downlink resource before the resource and a second downlink resource after the resource; and the method further includes: communicating in the resource on the downlink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the first downlink resource before the resource and the second downlink resource after the resource.

[0127] Aspect 7: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 2, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more uplink resources before the resource; and the method further includes: communicating in the resource on the uplink at least partially based on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more uplink resources before the resource.

[0128] Aspect 8: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 2, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more uplink resources after the resource; and the method further includes: communicating in the resource on the uplink at least partially based on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more uplink resources after the resource.

[0129] Aspect 9: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 8, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include an uplink resource before the resource and a downlink resource after the resource; and wherein parsing the resource includes: parsing the resource as a gap resource based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the uplink resource before the resource and the downlink resource after the resource.

[0130] Aspect 10: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 2, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a first uplink resource before the resource and a second uplink resource after the resource; and the method further includes: communicating in the resource on the downlink at least partially based on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the first uplink resource before the resource and the second uplink resource after the resource.

[0131] Aspect 11: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 10, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include uplink resources before the resource and downlink resources after the resource; and the method further includes: communicating in the resources on both the downlink and the uplink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the uplink resources before the resource and the downlink resources after the resource.

[0132] Aspect 12: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 11, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a downlink resource before the resource and an uplink resource after the resource; and the method further includes: communicating in the resources on both the downlink and the uplink based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the downlink resource before the resource and the uplink resource after the resource.

[0133] Aspect 13: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 12, the method further comprising: receiving an indication of a rule for resolving the resource; and wherein resolving the resource comprises: resolving the resource based at least in part on the rule.

[0134] Aspect 14: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 12, the method further comprising: sending an indication of a rule for resolving the resource; and wherein resolving the resource comprises: resolving the resource according to the rule.

[0135] Aspect 15: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 14, the method further includes: receiving side control information associated with a direction indicating the resource, wherein a time gap between receiving the side control information and the occurrence of the resource is less than a minimum time gap; and the method further includes: communicating in the resource on the downlink at least in part based on the time gap between receiving the side control information and the occurrence of the resource being less than the minimum time gap.

[0136] Aspect 16: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 15, the method further includes: receiving side control information associated with a transmission return beam indication; and wherein parsing the resource includes: parsing the resource based at least in part on a beam index associated with the return beam indication.

[0137] Aspect 17: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 16, the method further includes: receiving side control information indicating a default direction of a resource set including the resource; and wherein parsing the resource includes: parsing the resource based at least in part on the default direction, wherein the default direction is at least one of the following items: a sub-band specific default direction, a beam specific default direction, or a time specific default direction.

[0138] Aspect 18: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 17, the method further includes: receiving a time slot format indicator set, wherein the time slot format indicator set includes a first time slot format indicator associated with a forwarding operation and a second time slot format indicator associated with a mobile terminal operation, wherein the time slot format indicator set is associated with one or more type indicators identifying the operation type of one or more time slot format indicators in the time slot format indicator set.

[0139] Aspect 19: A method according to Aspect 18, wherein the first time slot format indicator differs from the second time slot format indicator with respect to at least one of the following items: a time slot format combination, a position within the downlink control information, a reference subcarrier spacing, a passband for operation, or a configuration associated with the passband.

[0140] Aspect 20: An apparatus for performing wireless communications at a device, the apparatus 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 one or more of the methods described in Aspects 1 to 19.

[0141] Aspect 21: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 19.

[0142] Aspect 22: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one component for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 19.

[0143] Aspect 23: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 19.

[0144] Aspect 24: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform one or more of the methods described in aspects 1 to 19.

[0145] The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the various aspects.

[0146] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly interpreted as a combination of hardware and / or hardware and software. Whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language or other names, "software" should be broadly interpreted as meaning instructions, instruction sets, codes, code segments, program codes, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, threads of execution, procedures and / or functions, etc. As used herein, a "processor" is implemented in a combination of hardware and / or hardware and software. It will be apparent that the systems and / or methods described herein can be implemented by a combination of hardware and / or hardware and software in different forms. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods does not limit various aspects. Therefore, there is no reference to a specific software code herein to describe the operation and behavior of the system and / or method, because those skilled in the art will understand that software and hardware can be designed to implement the system and / or method based at least in part on the description herein.

[0147] As used herein, "satisfying a threshold" may refer to a value being greater than a threshold, greater than or equal to a threshold, less than a threshold, less than or equal to a threshold, equal to a threshold, not equal to a threshold, etc., depending on the context.

[0148] Although the specific combination of features is set forth in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. Many of these features can be combined in a manner that is not specifically set forth in the claims and / or is not disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of various aspects includes each dependent claim combined with each other claim in the claim set. As used herein, the phrase "at least one of" the item list refers to any combination of these items (it includes a single member). As an example, "at least one of a, b or c" is intended to cover a, b, c, a+b, a+c, b+c and a+b+c, and any combination with multiple identical elements (for example, a+a, a+a+a, a+a+b, a+a+c, a+b+b, a+c+c, b+b, b+b+b, b+b+c, c+c and c+c+c, or any other sorting of a, b and c).

[0149] Any element, action or instruction used herein should not be interpreted as key or necessary, unless explicitly described as such. In addition, as used herein, the article "one" is intended to include one or more items, and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the article "said" is intended to include one or more items connected with the article "said", and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the terms "set" and "group" are intended to include one or more items, and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". If only want to refer to a project, the phrase "only one" or similar terms will be used. In addition, as used herein, the terms "have", "have", "have" etc. are intended to be open terms, which do not limit the elements they modify (for example, "an element with" A can also have B). In addition, the phrase "based on" is intended to represent "based at least in part", unless explicitly stated otherwise. Furthermore, as used herein, the term "or" when used in a series is intended to be open-ended and used interchangeably with "and / or" unless explicitly stated otherwise (e.g., if used in conjunction with "either" or "only one of").

Claims

1. A network node for wireless communication, the network node comprising: Memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: receiving information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink; and The resource is parsed based at least in part on a direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource.

2. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources preceding or following the resource and sharing a common symbol or time slot with the resource comprise one or more flexibly assigned resources; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resource is based at least in part on the direction of symbols or time slots before or after the common symbol or time slot.

3. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more downlink resources before the resource; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resources on the downlink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resources including the one or more downlink resources preceding the resources.

4. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more downlink resources after the resource; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resources on the downlink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more downlink resources after the resource.

5. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a downlink resource before the resource and an uplink resource after the resource; and Wherein, in order to parse the resource, the one or more processors are configured to: The resource is resolved as a gap resource based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resource including the downlink resource preceding the resource and the uplink resource following the resource.

6. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a first downlink resource before the resource and a second downlink resource after the resource; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resources on the downlink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resources including the first downlink resource preceding the resources and the second downlink resource following the resources.

7. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more uplink resources before the resource; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resources on the uplink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resources including the one or more uplink resources preceding the resources.

8. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include one or more uplink resources after the resource; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resources on the uplink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resources including the one or more uplink resources after the resources.

9. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include an uplink resource before the resource and a downlink resource after the resource; and Wherein, in order to parse the resource, the one or more processors are configured to: The resource is resolved as a gap resource based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resource including the uplink resource preceding the resource and the downlink resource following the resource.

10. The network node of claim 1, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a first uplink resource before the resource and a second uplink resource after the resource; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resources on the downlink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resources including the first uplink resource preceding the resources and the second uplink resource following the resources.

11. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include an uplink resource before the resource and a downlink resource after the resource; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resources on both the downlink and the uplink is performed based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resources including the uplink resources preceding the resources and the downlink resources following the resources.

12. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a downlink resource before the resource and an uplink resource after the resource; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resources on both the downlink and the uplink is performed based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resources including the downlink resources preceding the resources and the uplink resources following the resources.

13. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receiving an indication of a rule for resolving the resource; and Wherein, in order to parse the resource, the one or more processors are configured to: The resource is parsed based at least in part on the rule.

14. The network node of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: sending an indication of a rule for resolving the resource; and Wherein, in order to parse the resource, the one or more processors are configured to: The resource is parsed according to the rule.

15. The network node of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receiving sidewalk control information associated with a direction indicating the resource, wherein a time gap between receiving the sidewalk control information and an occurrence of the resource is less than a minimum time gap; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Communicating in the resource on the downlink based at least in part on the time gap between receiving the sidelink control information and the occurrence of the resource being less than the minimum time gap.

16. The network node of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receiving side control information associated with a transmission return beam indication; and Wherein, in order to parse the resource, the one or more processors are configured to: The resources are resolved based at least in part on a beam index associated with the backhaul beam indication.

17. The network node of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receiving sidewalk control information indicating a default direction of a resource set including the resource; and Wherein, in order to parse the resource, the one or more processors are configured to: resolving the resource based at least in part on the default direction, Wherein the default direction is at least one of: Subband specific default directions, Beam-specific default directions, or Time specific default direction.

18. The network node of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Receive slot format indicator set, wherein the set of time slot format indicators comprises a first time slot format indicator associated with a forwarding operation and a second time slot format indicator associated with a mobile terminal operation, and The slot format indicator set is associated with one or more type indicators identifying an operation type of one or more slot format indicators in the slot format indicator set.

19. The network node of claim 18, wherein the first slot format indicator differs from the second slot format indicator with respect to at least one of: Timeslot format combination, The location within the downlink control information, Reference subcarrier spacing, passband for operation, or A configuration associated with the passband.

20. The network node of claim 1, wherein the network node is a network controlled repeater.

21. A method of wireless communication performed by an apparatus of a network node, the method comprising: receiving information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink; as well as The resource is parsed based at least in part on a direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more other resources preceding or following the resource and sharing a common symbol or time slot with the resource comprise one or more flexibly assigned resources; and The method further comprises: Communicating in the resource is based at least in part on the direction of symbols or time slots before or after the common symbol or time slot.

23. The method of claim 21, comprising one or more downlink resources preceding the resource; and The method further comprises: Communicating in the resources on the downlink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resources including the one or more downlink resources preceding the resources.

24. The method of claim 21, comprising one or more downlink resources subsequent to the resource; and The method further comprises: Communicating in the resources on the downlink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resource including the one or more downlink resources after the resource.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more other resources before or after the resource include a downlink resource before the resource and an uplink resource after the resource; and The parsing of the resource includes: The resource is resolved as a gap resource based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resource including the downlink resource preceding the resource and the uplink resource following the resource.

26. The method of claim 21, comprising a first downlink resource preceding the resource and a second downlink resource following the resource; and The method further comprises: Communicating in the resources on the downlink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resources including the first downlink resource preceding the resources and the second downlink resource following the resources.

27. The method of claim 21, comprising one or more uplink resources preceding the resource; and The method further comprises: Communicating in the resources on the uplink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources preceding or following the resources including the one or more uplink resources preceding the resources.

28. The method of claim 21, comprising one or more uplink resources subsequent to the resource; and The method further comprises: Communicating in the resources on the uplink is based at least in part on the one or more other resources before or after the resources including the one or more uplink resources after the resources.

29. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising: One or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network node, cause the network node to: receiving information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for an uplink or a downlink; and The resource is parsed based at least in part on a direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource.

30. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising: means for receiving information identifying a resource as a flexibly assigned resource, wherein the flexibly assigned resource can be used for uplink or downlink; and Means for parsing the resource based at least in part on a direction of one or more other resources preceding or following the resource.

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