Control signal of device type

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless device can receive a monitoring occasion configuration associated with a device capability. The wireless device can monitor for a control signal in a monitoring occasion in accordance with the monitoring occasion configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates generally to wireless communication, and more particularly to techniques, apparatus and methods for monitoring control signals for device types. Background Technology

[0002] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide a variety of services, including voice, text, messaging, video, data, and / or other services. Services may include unicast, multicast, and / or broadcast services. Typical wireless communication systems employ multiple access radio access technologies (RATs) capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, spatial-domain resources, and / or device transmit power). Aspects of such multiple access RATs 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, and Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) systems.

[0003] The aforementioned Multiple Access RATs have been adopted in various telecommunications standards to provide a common protocol enabling different wireless communication devices to communicate at the city, national, regional, or global level. In some respects, the telecommunications standard is New Radio (NR). NR (which can also be referred to as 5G) is part of the continuous evolution of mobile broadband announced by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). NR (and other mobile broadband evolutions besides NR) can be designed to better support the Internet of Things (IoT) and reduced-capacity device deployments, industrial connectivity, millimeter-wave (mmWave) expansion, licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployments, sidelinks and other device-to-device direct communication technologies (e.g., cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) communications), massive MIMO, decomposed network architectures and network topology expansion, multi-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, and / or radio frequency (RF) sensing. As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to grow, further improvements to NR can be implemented, and other radio access technologies (such as 6G) can be introduced to further advance mobile broadband evolution. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Some aspects described herein relate to a method for performing wireless communication by a wireless device. The method may include receiving a monitoring timing configuration associated with device capabilities. The method may also include monitoring control signals during a monitoring timing period according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0005] Some aspects described herein relate to a method for wireless communication performed by a transmitting device. The method may include transmitting a monitoring timing configuration according to indicated device capabilities. The method may also include transmitting control signals during a monitoring timing period according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0006] Some aspects described herein relate to a method for performing wireless communication by a wireless device. The method may include receiving a query signal. The method may include sending a device identifier (ID) of the wireless device. The method may include receiving feedback having the device ID. The method may include receiving a control signal using the device ID.

[0007] Some aspects described herein relate to a method for wireless communication performed by a transmitting device. The method may include transmitting a query signal. The method may include receiving a device ID of an ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) device. The method may include transmitting feedback having that device ID. The method may include transmitting a control signal using that device ID.

[0008] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device. The apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a monitoring timing configuration associated with device capabilities. The one or more processors may be configured to monitor control signals during a monitoring timing according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0009] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a transmitting device. The apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit monitoring timing configuration according to indicated device capabilities. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit control signals during monitoring timing according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0010] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device. The apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a query signal. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit a device ID of the wireless device. The one or more processors may be configured to receive feedback having the device ID. The one or more processors may be configured to receive control signals using the device ID.

[0011] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a transmitting device. The apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit a query signal. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a device ID of an A-IoT device. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit feedback having the device ID. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit control signals using the device ID.

[0012] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a wireless device. When executed by one or more processors of the wireless device, the set of instructions enables the wireless device to receive a monitoring timing configuration associated with device capabilities. When executed by one or more processors of the wireless device, the set of instructions enables the wireless device to monitor control signals during a monitoring timing configuration according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0013] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a transmitting device. When executed by one or more processors of the transmitting device, the set of instructions enables the transmitting device to transmit a monitoring timing configuration according to indicated device capabilities. When executed by one or more processors of the transmitting device, the set of instructions also enables the transmitting device to transmit control signals during a monitoring timing configuration according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0014] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a wireless device. When executed by one or more processors of the wireless device, the set of instructions enables the wireless device to receive a polling signal. When executed by one or more processors of the wireless device, the set of instructions enables the wireless device to transmit its device ID. When executed by one or more processors of the wireless device, the set of instructions enables the wireless device to receive feedback containing the device ID. When executed by one or more processors of the wireless device, the set of instructions enables the wireless device to receive control signals using the device ID.

[0015] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a transmitting device. When executed by one or more processors of the network entity, the set of instructions enables the transmitting device to send a query signal. When executed by one or more processors of the transmitting device, the set of instructions enables the transmitting device to receive a device ID of an A-IoT device. When executed by one or more processors of the transmitting device, the set of instructions enables the transmitting device to send feedback containing the device ID. When executed by one or more processors of the transmitting device, the set of instructions enables the transmitting device to send control signals using the device ID.

[0016] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include components for receiving a monitoring timing configuration associated with device capabilities. The apparatus may also include components for monitoring control signals during the monitoring timing configuration according to the monitoring timing.

[0017] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include components for transmitting monitoring timing configurations according to indicated device capabilities. The apparatus may also include components for transmitting control signals during monitoring timings according to the monitoring timing configurations.

[0018] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include components for receiving a query signal. The apparatus may include components for transmitting a device ID of the apparatus. The apparatus may include components for receiving feedback having the device ID. The apparatus may include components for receiving a control signal using the device ID.

[0019] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include components for transmitting a query signal. The apparatus may include components for receiving a device ID of another device. The apparatus may include components for transmitting feedback having the device ID. The apparatus may include components for transmitting a control signal using the device ID.

[0020] Various aspects of this disclosure may be implemented or be implemented as described in whole by or embodied in the methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, network nodes, network entities, wireless communication devices and / or processing systems as fully described in the specification and drawings and illustrated in the specification and drawings.

[0021] The preceding paragraphs of this section have broadly summarized some aspects of this disclosure. These and additional aspects and their associated advantages will be described below. The disclosed aspects can serve as the basis for modifying or designing other aspects for performing the same or similar purposes of this disclosure. Such equivalent aspects do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the aspects disclosed herein, their organization and operation, and their associated advantages will be better understood from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0022] The accompanying drawings illustrate some aspects of this disclosure but do not limit its scope, as other aspects can be achieved by this description. Each drawing in the drawings is provided for illustrative and descriptive purposes and not as a definition of limitation of the claims. Identical or similar reference numerals in different drawings may identify identical or similar elements.

[0023] Figure 1 This is an illustration of an aspect of a wireless communication network according to the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 2 This is an illustration of a network node communicating with a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 3 This is a diagram illustrating the decomposed base station architecture according to this disclosure.

[0026] Figure 4 This is a diagram illustrating aspects of energy harvesting according to this disclosure.

[0027] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating an aspect of backscatter communication according to this disclosure.

[0028] Figure 6 This is a diagram illustrating aspects of the monitoring timing configuration according to this disclosure.

[0029] Figure 7 This is a diagram illustrating aspects related to the configuration of monitoring timing according to this disclosure.

[0030] Figure 8 This is an illustration of an aspect of the identification control signal according to this disclosure.

[0031] Figure 9 This is a diagram illustrating aspects related to receiving control signals according to this disclosure.

[0032] Figure 10 This is a diagram illustrating a process performed in a wireless device or a device of a wireless device in some aspects according to the present disclosure.

[0033] Figure 11This is a diagram illustrating a process performed in some aspects of the transmitting device or an apparatus of the transmitting device according to the present disclosure.

[0034] Figure 12 This is a diagram illustrating a process performed in a wireless device or a device of a wireless device in some aspects according to the present disclosure.

[0035] Figure 13 This is a diagram illustrating a process performed in some aspects of the transmitting device or an apparatus of the transmitting device according to the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 14 This is a diagram of an apparatus for wireless communication according to the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 15 This is a diagram of an apparatus for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0038] Various aspects of this disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, aspects of this disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to any specific aspect illustrated or described with reference to the drawings or otherwise presented in this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be comprehensive and complete, and will fully convey the scope of this disclosure to those skilled in the art. Those skilled in the art will understand that the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of this disclosure disclosed herein, whether implemented independently of or in combination with any other aspect of this disclosure. In some aspects, various combinations or quantities of the aspects set forth herein may be used to implement apparatuses or practices. Furthermore, the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover apparatuses having structures and / or functionalities other than those available for practicing the various aspects of this disclosure set forth herein, or methods practicing those other structures and / or functionalities. Any aspect of this disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the claims.

[0039] Various methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques will now be presented with reference to them. These methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques will be described in detail below and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, or algorithms (collectively, “elements”). These elements may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Whether these elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the system as a whole.

[0040] Low-power devices, such as Ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) devices or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, may rely on passive communication technologies, such as backscatter communication. Backscatter communication involves writing or transmitting data using radio frequency (RF) signals in the absence of a battery pack or power source. The transmitter / reader can be an RF source that transmits a continuous wave (CW) signal that can be received by multiple devices, such as readers. Wireless devices, such as passive user equipment (UEs) (e.g., tags, A-IoT devices, UEs without a power source, backscatter devices), can harvest energy (e.g., tens or hundreds of microwatts of power) from the signal. Passive UEs can use the passive reflection and modulation of the signal to transmit the backscatter signal using the harvested energy. That is, a passive UE can modulate the signal to encode data and then reflect a portion of the wave back to a reader or transmitter / reader. The backscatter signal can be encoded using information bits of the passive UE (e.g., identification information, sensor information). A reader can receive the backscatter signal and read the information bits.

[0041] A-IoT devices can be categorized according to their type. In some respects, Type A A-IoT devices may not have energy storage and may not have independent signal generation (i.e., backscatter transmission). Type B A-IoT devices may have energy storage but may not have independent signal generation (i.e., backscatter transmission). Type C A-IoT devices may have both energy storage and independent signal generation (i.e., active RF components for transmission).

[0042] A-IoT devices can monitor and receive control signals for configuration and control purposes. A-IoT devices can monitor control signals during monitoring periods. However, different types of A-IoT devices may have different capabilities (e.g., filtering, clock stability, energy storage), and different guard interval sizes can be expected around the control signals during monitoring periods. If the guard interval is too small, communication may degrade. Degraded communication increases latency and wastes signaling resources. If the guard interval is too large, signaling resources are wasted.

[0043] Various aspects broadly relate to the wireless communication of A-IoT devices. Some aspects are more specific regarding the reception of control signals at the A-IoT device. According to the various aspects described herein, A-IoT devices can be configured with monitoring timings suitable for their A-IoT device type. In some aspects, the guard interval in the monitoring timing can be at least partially based on the A-IoT device type. Therefore, the monitoring timing configuration for one A-IoT device type can differ from that of another. In some aspects, since type B A-IoT devices may have different clock stability than type B A-IoT devices, the guard interval for type B A-IoT devices may differ from that for type C A-IoT devices. Compared to type C A-IoT devices, type B A-IoT devices may have more relaxed clock stability due to lower cost and lower energy storage capacity.

[0044] In some respects, if the control signal is for a Type A A-IoT device, the transmitting device may not need to pre-configure the timing of control signal monitoring. A Type A A-IoT device may not have sufficient energy to monitor the control signal. A Type A A-IoT device may need to quickly determine whether the control signal is intended for that A-IoT device.

[0045] In some respects, the transmitting device can send a query signal, and the A-IoT device can send its device ID. If the A-IoT device is the target device of the transmitting device, the transmitting device can acknowledge the A-IoT device (using its device ID) and send a control signal to the A-IoT device. The use of a query signal allows the A-IoT device to avoid maintaining a connection with the transmitting device.

[0046] Specific aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented to achieve one or more of the following potential advantages. In some aspects, by using a monitoring timing configuration that is at least partially based on the A-IoT device type, different types of A-IoT devices can have different monitoring times (e.g., different protection intervals) suitable for such A-IoT device types. Due to the more appropriate monitoring timing, signaling resources are saved and unnecessary latency is reduced.

[0047] Multiple access radio access technology (RAT) has been adopted in various telecommunications standards to provide a common protocol enabling wireless communication devices to communicate at the city, enterprise, national, regional, or global level. In some respects, 5G New Radio (NR) is part of the ongoing evolution of mobile broadband, as mandated by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). 5G NR supports a variety of technologies and use cases, including enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC), massive machine-type communication (mMTC), millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, beamforming, network slicing, edge computing, Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and management, and network function virtualization (NFV).

[0048] With increasing demand for broadband access and the evolution of technologies supported by wireless communication networks, further technological improvements can be adopted in or implemented for 5G NR or future RATs (such as 6G) to further advance the evolution of wireless communication for a variety of existing and new use cases and applications. Such technological improvements may be associated with: new frequency band extensions, licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, overlapping spectrum use, small cell deployments, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployments, decomposed network architectures and network topology extensions, device aggregation, advanced duplex communication, sidelinks and direct communication between other devices, IoT (including passive or environmental IoT) networks, reduced-capacity (RedCap) UE functionality, industrial connectivity, multi-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, radio frequency (RF) sensing, and / or artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI / ML). Such technological improvements can support use cases such as wireless backhaul, wireless data centers, extended reality (XR) and metaverse applications, meta-services for supporting vehicle connectivity, holographic and mixed reality communications, autonomous and collaborative robots, vehicle platooning and collaborative manipulation, sensor networks, posture monitoring, brain-computer interfaces, digital twin applications, asset management, and general coverage applications using off-ground and / or aerial platforms. The methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques described herein can implement one or more of the foregoing technologies and / or support one or more of the foregoing use cases.

[0049] Figure 1 This is an illustration of aspects of a wireless communication network 100 according to the present disclosure. The wireless communication network 100 may be or may include elements of a 5G (or NR) network or a 6G network. The wireless communication network 100 may include a plurality of network nodes 110, shown as network node (NN) 110a, network node 110b, network node 110c, and network node 110d. Network nodes 110 may support communication with a plurality of UEs 120 (shown as UE 120a, UE 120b, UE 120c, UE 120d, and UE 120e).

[0050] Network nodes 110 and UEs 120 of the wireless communication network 100 can communicate using the electromagnetic spectrum, which can be subdivided into various categories, frequency bands, carriers, and / or channels according to frequency or wavelength. In some aspects, devices of the wireless communication network 100 can communicate using one or more operating frequency bands. In some aspects, multiple wireless networks 100 can be deployed in a given geographical area. Each wireless communication network 100 can support a specific radio access technology (RAT) (which may also be referred to as an air interface) and can operate on one or more carrier frequencies within one or more frequency ranges. Aspects of RATs include 4G RAT, 5G / NR RAT, and / or 6G RAT. In some aspects, when multiple RATs are deployed in a given geographical area, each RAT in that geographical area can operate on a different frequency to avoid interference with each other.

[0051] Various operating frequency bands have been defined as frequency ranges designated FR1 (410 MHz to 7.125 GHz), FR2 (24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz), FR3 (7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz), FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz to 71 GHz), FR4 (52.6 GHz to 114.25 GHz), and FR5 (114.25 GHz to 300 GHz). Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, in some documents and articles, FR1 is often (interchangeably) referred to as the “sub-6 GHz” band. Similarly, in some documents and articles, FR2 is often (interchangeably) referred to as the “millimeter wave” band, but this is different from the Very High Frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz to 300 GHz) identified as the “millimeter wave” band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are often referred to as the mid-band frequencies, including FR3. Frequency bands falling within FR3 can inherit FR1 or FR2 characteristics, thereby effectively extending the characteristics of FR1 or FR2 into mid-band frequencies. Therefore, "below 6 GHz" (if used herein) can broadly refer to frequencies less than 6 GHz, within FR1, and / or included in mid-band frequencies. Similarly, the term "millimeter wave" (if used herein) can broadly refer to frequencies included in mid-band frequencies, within FR2, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, or FR5, and / or within the EHF band. Higher frequency bands can extend 5G NR operation, 6G operation, and / or other RATs above 52.6 GHz. In some aspects, each of FR4a, FR4-1, FR4, and FR5 falls within the EHF band. In some aspects, the wireless communication network 100 can implement dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS), where multiple RATs (e.g., 4G / LTE and 5G / NR) are implemented within a single frequency band using dynamic bandwidth allocation (e.g., based on user demand). It is envisioned that frequencies included in these operating frequency bands (e.g., FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1 and / or FR5) can be modified, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0052] Network node 110 may include one or more devices, components, or systems that enable communication between UE 120 and one or more devices, components, or systems of wireless communication network 100. Network node 110 may be, may include, or may also be referred to as an NR network node, 5G network node, 6G network node, node B, eNB, gNB, access point (AP), transmit / receive point (TRP), mobility element, core, network entity, network element, network equipment, and / or another type of device, component, or system included in a radio access network (RAN).

[0053] Network node 110 may be implemented as a single physical node (e.g., a single physical structure) or as two or more physical nodes (e.g., two or more different physical structures). In some aspects, network node 110 may be a device or system implementing partial radio protocol stacking, a device or system implementing complete radio protocol stacking (such as a complete gNB protocol stack), or a collection of devices or systems collaboratively implementing complete radio protocol stacking. In some aspects, and as shown in the figure, network node 110 may be an aggregated network node (with an aggregated architecture), meaning that network node 110 can implement a complete radio protocol stack physically and logically integrated within a single node (e.g., a single physical structure) in the wireless communication network 100. In some aspects, aggregated network node 110 may consist of a single standalone base station or a single TRP that uses a complete radio protocol stack to implement or facilitate communication between UE 120 and the core network of wireless communication network 100.

[0054] Alternatively, and also as shown in the figure, network node 110 can be a decomposed network node (sometimes referred to as a decomposed base station), meaning that network node 110 can realize a radio protocol stack that is physically distributed and / or logically distributed among two or more nodes in the same or different geographic locations. In some aspects, the decomposed network node can have a decomposed architecture. In some deployments, decomposed network node 110 can be used in integrated access and backhaul (IAB) networks, in open radio access networks (O-RAN) (such as network configurations compliant with the O-RAN Alliance), or in virtualized radio access networks (vRAN) (also referred to as cloud radio access networks (C-RAN)) to facilitate scaling by separating base station functionality into multiple units that can be deployed independently.

[0055] Network nodes 110 of the wireless communication network 100 may include one or more central units (CUs), one or more distributed units (DUs), and / or one or more radio units (RUs). CUs may host one or more higher-layer control functions, such as Radio Resource Control (RRC) functions, Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) functions, and / or Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) functions. DUs may host one or more of the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, Media Access Control (MAC) layer, and / or one or more higher physical (PHY) layers, at least in part, according to functional splits (such as those defined by 3GPP). In some aspects, DUs may also host one or more low-PHY layer functions, such as Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), Inverse FFT (iFFT), beamforming, Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, and / or scheduling of resources for one or more UEs 120. In some aspects, RUs may host RF processing functions or low-PHY layer functions, such as FFT, iFFT, beamforming, or PRACH extraction and filtering, according to functional splits (such as lower-layer functional splits). In this type of architecture, each RU can be operated to handle over-the-air (OTA) communications with one or more UE 120s.

[0056] In some aspects, a single network node 110 may include a combination of one or more CUs, one or more DUs, and / or one or more RUs. Additionally or alternatively, network node 110 may include one or more near real-time (near RT) RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs) and / or one or more non-real-time (non-RT) RICs. In some aspects, CUs, DUs, and / or RUs may be implemented as virtual units, such as Virtual Central Units (VCUs), Virtual Distributed Units (VDUs), or Virtual Radio Units (VRUs). Virtual units may be implemented as virtual network functions, such as those associated with cloud deployments.

[0057] Some network nodes 110 (e.g., base stations, RUs, or TRPs) can provide communication coverage for specific geographic areas. In 3GPP, the term "cell" can refer to the coverage area of ​​network node 110 or to network node 110 itself, depending on the context in which the term is used. Network node 110 can support one or more (e.g., three) cells. In some respects, network node 110 can provide communication coverage for macro cells, pico cells, femto cells, or another type of cell. A macro cell can cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several kilometers) and can allow unrestricted access by UE 120 with a service subscription. A pico cell can cover a relatively small geographic area and can allow unrestricted access by UE 120 with a service subscription. A femto cell can cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and can allow restricted access by UE 120 associated with the femto cell (e.g., UE 120 in a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG)). A network node 110 used for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro network node. Network node 110 used for a picocell may be referred to as a pico network node. Network node 110 used for a femtocell may be referred to as a femto network node or a home network node. In some respects, the cell may not necessarily be stationary. In some respects, the geographical area of ​​the cell may move depending on the location of the associated mobile network node 110 (e.g., a train, satellite base station, unmanned aerial vehicle, or non-terrestrial network (NTN) network node).

[0058] The wireless communication network 100 can be a heterogeneous network, comprising different types of network nodes 110, such as macro network nodes, piconet nodes, femtonet nodes, relay network nodes, aggregation network nodes, and / or decomposition network nodes, etc. Figure 1 In this configuration, network node 110a can be a macro network node for macro cell 130a, network node 110b can be a pico network node for pico cell 130b, and network node 110c can be a femto network node for femto cell 130c. Various types of network nodes 110 can typically transmit at different power levels, serve different coverage areas, and / or have different effects on interference in the wireless communication network 100 compared to other types of network nodes 110. In some aspects, macro network nodes may have high transmit power levels (e.g., 5 watts to 40 watts), while pico network nodes, femto network nodes, and relay network nodes may have lower transmit power levels (e.g., 0.1 watts to 2 watts).

[0059] In some aspects, network node 110 may be, may include, or operate as a RU, TRP, or base station communicating with one or more UEs 120 via a radio access link (which may be referred to as a "Uu" link). The radio access link may include a downlink and an uplink. A "downlink" (or "DL") refers to the communication direction from network node 110 to UE 120, and an "uplink" (or "UL") refers to the communication direction from UE 120 to network node 110. Downlink channels may include one or more control channels and one or more data channels. Downlink control channels may be used to transmit downlink control information (DCI) (e.g., scheduling information, reference signals, and / or configuration information) from network node 110 to UE 120. Downlink data channels may be used to transmit downlink data (e.g., user data associated with UE 120) from network node 110 to UE 120. The downlink control channel may include one or more physical downlink control channels (PDCCH), and the downlink data channel may include one or more physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH). The uplink channel may similarly include one or more control channels and one or more data channels. The uplink control channel is used to transmit uplink control information (UCI) (e.g., reference signals and / or feedback corresponding to one or more downlink transmissions) from UE 120 to network node 110. The uplink data channel is used to transmit uplink data (e.g., user data associated with UE 120) from UE 120 to network node 110. The uplink control channel may include one or more physical uplink control channels (PUCCH), and the uplink data channel may include one or more physical uplink shared channels (PUSCH). The downlink and uplink may each include a set of resources on which network node 110 and UE 120 can communicate.

[0060] Downlink and uplink resources may include time-domain resources (frames, subframes, time slots, and / or symbols), frequency-domain resources (bands, component carriers, subcarriers, resource blocks, and / or resource elements), and / or spatial-domain resources (specific transmission directions and / or beam parameters). Frequency-domain resources in some bands may be subdivided into bandwidth portions (BWPs). A BWP may be a contiguous block of frequency-domain resources allocated to one or more UEs 120 (e.g., a contiguous block of resource blocks). A UE 120 may be configured with both an uplink BWP and a downlink BWP (where the uplink BWP and downlink BWP may be the same BWP or different BWPs). BWPs may be dynamically configured and / or reconfigured (e.g., by sending DCI configuration to one or more UEs 120 via network node 110), meaning that BWPs may be adjusted in real-time (or near real-time) based on changing network conditions in the wireless communication network 100 and / or based on the specific requirements of one or more UEs 120. This allows for more efficient use of available frequency domain resources in the wireless communication network 100, as fewer frequency domain resources can be allocated to the BWP for UE 120 (which reduces the number of frequency domain resources that UE 120 needs to monitor), thus allowing more frequency domain resources to be distributed across multiple UE 120s. Therefore, the BWP can also assist in the implementation of such UE 120s by facilitating the configuration of smaller bandwidths for communications performed by lower-capacity UE 120s.

[0061] As described above, in some aspects, the wireless communication network 100 may be an IAB network, may include an IAB network, or may be included in an IAB network. In an IAB network, at least one network node 110 is an anchor network node communicating with a core network. The anchor network node 110 may also be referred to as an IAB donor (or "IAB donor"). The anchor network node 110 may be connected to the core network via a wired backhaul link. In some aspects, the Ng interface of the anchor network node 110 may terminate in the core network. Additionally or alternatively, the anchor network node 110 may be connected to one or more devices in the core network that provide core access and mobility management functions (AMF). An IAB network typically also includes multiple non-anchor network nodes 110, which may also be referred to as relay network nodes or simply IAB nodes (or "IAB-nodes"). Each non-anchor network node 110 can directly communicate with the anchor network node 110 via a wireless backhaul link to access the core network, or can indirectly communicate with the anchor network node 110 via one or more other non-anchor network nodes 110 and an associated wireless backhaul link forming a backhaul path to the core network. Some anchor network nodes 110 or other non-anchor network nodes 110 can also directly communicate with one or more UEs 120 via a wireless access link carrying access services. In some aspects, network resources used for wireless communication (such as time resources, frequency resources, and / or spatial resources) can be shared between the access link and the backhaul link.

[0062] In some respects, any network node 110 relaying communications may be referred to as a relay network node, a relay station, or simply a repeater. A repeater may receive communications from an upstream station (e.g., another network node 110 or UE 120) and transmit communications to a downstream station (e.g., UE 120 or another network node 110). In this case, the wireless communication network 100 may include or be referred to as a "multi-hop network." Figure 1 In this configuration, network node 110d (e.g., a relay network node) can communicate with network node 110a (e.g., a macro network node) and UE 120d to facilitate communication between network node 110a and UE 120d. Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 can be a relay station capable of relaying transmissions to or from other UEs 120, or can operate as such a relay station. UE 120 relaying communication can be referred to as a UE relay or relay UE.

[0063] UE 120 may be physically distributed throughout the wireless communication network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. UE 120 may be, may include, an access terminal, another terminal, a mobile station, or a subscriber unit, or may be included in an access terminal, another terminal, a mobile station, or a subscriber unit. UE 120 may be, or may include, a cellular phone (e.g., a smartphone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet device, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband and / or smart jewelry (such as a smart ring or smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device and / or a satellite radio), an extended reality (XR) device, a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter or sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) device (such as a Global Positioning System device or another type of positioning device), a UE function of a network node, and / or any other suitable device or function that can communicate via a wireless medium, or may be coupled to them.

[0064] UE 120 and / or network node 110 may include one or more chips, system-on-a-chip (SoC), chipsets, packages, or devices that individually or collectively constitute or include a processing system. The processing system includes processor (or “processing”) circuitry in the form of one or more processors, microprocessors, processing units (such as central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), neural processing units (NPUs), and / or digital signal processors (DSPs)), processing blocks, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) (such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)), or other discrete gate or transistor logic components or circuits (all of which are generally referred to herein individually as “processors” or collectively as “processors” or “processor circuitry”). One or more of these processors may be individually or collectively configured to perform the various functions or operations described herein. A group of processors that can be configured or configured to perform a set of functions may include a first processor that can be configured or configured to perform a first function in the set, and a second processor that can be configured or configured to perform a second function in the set, or may include the entire group of processors that are configured or configured to perform the set of functions.

[0065] The processing system may also include memory circuitry in the form of one or more memory devices, memory blocks, memory elements, or other discrete gate or transistor logic components or circuits, each of which may include tangible storage media such as random access memory (RAM) or read-only memory (ROM) or combinations thereof (all of which are generally referred to herein individually as "memory" or collectively as "memory" or "memory circuitry"). One or more of these memories may be coupled to one or more processors in the processor (e.g., operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, or electrically coupled) and may store processor-executable code (such as software) individually or collectively, which, when executed by one or more processors in the processor, may configure one or more processors in the processor to perform the various functions or operations described herein. Additionally or alternatively, in some aspects, one or more of these processors may be pre-configured to perform the various functions or operations described herein without being configured by software. The processing system may also include or be coupled to one or more modems (such as Wi-Fi (e.g., IEEE compliant) modems or cellular (e.g., 3GPP 4G LTE, 5G, or 6G compliant) modems). In some embodiments, one or more processors of the processing system include or implement one or more modems among the modems. The processing system may also include, or be coupled to, multiple radio components (collectively, “radio components”), multiple RF chains, or multiple transceivers, each of which may in turn be coupled to one or more antennas among multiple antennas. In some embodiments, one or more processors of the processing system include or implement one or more of the radio components, RF chains, or transceivers. UE 120 may be included or may be contained in a housing that houses components associated with UE 120, including the processing system.

[0066] Some UEs 120 may be considered Machine Type Communication (MTC) UEs, Evolved or Enhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC) UEs, Further Enhanced eMTC (feMTC) UEs or Enhanced feMTC (efeMTC) UEs, or further evolutions thereof, all of which may be collectively referred to as "MTC UEs". MTC UEs may be, may include, or may be included in or coupled with the following: robots, unmanned aerial vehicles, remote devices, sensors, instruments, monitors, and / or location tags. Some UEs 120 may be considered IoT devices and / or may be implemented as NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) devices. IoT UEs or NB-IoT devices may be, may include, or may be included in or coupled with the following: industrial machines, appliances, refrigerators, doorbell camera devices, home automation devices, and / or lighting fixtures. Some UEs 120 may be considered customer premises equipment, which may include telecommunications equipment installed at a customer location (such as a home or office) to enable access to a service provider’s network (such as being included in or communicating with the wireless communication network 100).

[0067] Some UEs 120 can be categorized according to different categories associated with varying levels of complexity and / or capabilities. UEs 120 in the first category facilitate large-scale IoT within the wireless communication network 100 and offer lower complexity and / or lower cost compared to UEs 120 in the second category. UEs 120 in the second category may include mission-critical IoT devices capable of ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC), enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), and / or precise location within the wireless communication network 100, legacy UEs, baseline UEs, high-level UEs, advanced UEs, full-capability UEs, and / or premium UEs. UEs 120 in the third category may have intermediate-level complexity and / or capabilities (e.g., capabilities between the first-category UEs and the second-capability UEs). UEs 120 in the third category may be referred to as reduced-capability UEs (“RedCap UEs”), intermediate-level UEs, NR lightweight UEs, and / or NR simplified UEs. RedCap UEs bridge the gap in capabilities and complexity between NB-IoT devices and / or eMTC UEs and mission-critical IoT devices and / or premium UEs. RedCap UEs can include wearable devices, IoT devices, industrial sensors, and / or cameras associated with limited bandwidth, power capacity, and / or transmission range. RedCap UEs can support deployments in healthcare environments, building automation, power distribution, process automation, transportation and logistics, and / or smart cities.

[0068] In some respects, two or more UEs 120 (shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) can communicate directly with each other using sidelink communication (without communicating through a network node 110 acting as an intermediary). For example, UE 120a can directly send data, control information, or other signaling to UE 120e as sidelink communication. This contrasts with UE 120a first sending data to network node 110 in UL communication, and then that network node sending data to UE 120e in DL communication. In various respects, UE 120 can use the following to send and receive sidelink communication: peer-to-peer (P2P) communication protocols, device-to-device (D2D) communication protocols, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication protocols (e.g., which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols, and / or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocols), and / or mesh network communication protocols. In some deployments and configurations, network node 110 may schedule and / or allocate resources for sidelink communication between UEs 120 in the wireless communication network 100. In some other deployments and configurations, UE 120 (instead of network node 110) may perform or cooperate with or negotiate with one or more other UEs to perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations for sidelink communication.

[0069] In various respects, in addition to half-duplex operation, some of the network nodes 110 and UE 120 of the wireless communication network 100 can also be configured for full-duplex operation. When operating in half-duplex mode, either network node 110 or UE 120 can perform only one of transmission or reception during a specific time resource period (such as a specific time slot, symbol, or other time period). Half-duplex operation may involve time division duplex (TDD), where the DL transmission of network node 110 and the UL transmission of UE 120 do not occur in the same time resource (i.e., the transmissions do not overlap in time). In contrast, when operating in full-duplex mode, network node 110 or UE 120 can transmit and receive communications concurrently (e.g., within the same time resource). By operating in full-duplex mode, network node 110 and / or UE 120 can generally increase the capacity of the network and radio access links. In some aspects, full-duplex operation may involve frequency division duplex (FDD), in which network node 110 performs DL transmission in a first frequency band or on a first component carrier, and UE 120 performs transmission in a second frequency band or on a second component carrier, the second frequency band or the second component carrier being different from the first frequency band or the first component carrier, respectively. In some aspects, full-duplex operation may be enabled for UE 120 but not for network node 110. In some aspects, UE 120 may simultaneously transmit UL to the first network node 110 and receive DL transmissions from the second network node 110 in the same time resources. In some other aspects, full-duplex operation may be enabled for network node 110 but not for UE 120. In some aspects, network node 110 may simultaneously transmit DL to the first UE 120 and receive UL transmissions from the second UE 120 in the same time resources. In some other aspects, full-duplex operation may be enabled for both network node 110 and UE 120.

[0070] In some respects, UE 120 and network node 110 can perform MIMO communication. "MIMO" generally refers to the simultaneous transmission or reception of multiple signals (such as multiple layers or multiple data streams) using the same time and frequency resources. MIMO technology typically utilizes multipath propagation. MIMO can be implemented using various spatial processing or spatial multiplexing operations. In some respects, MIMO can support simultaneous transmission to multiple receivers, which is called multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO). Some radio access technologies (RATs) can employ advanced MIMO techniques such as mTRP operation (including redundant transmission or reception on multiple TRPs), reciprocity in the time or frequency domain, single-frequency network (SFN) transmission, or noncoherent joint transmission (NCJT).

[0071] In some respects, wireless devices (e.g., UE 120 without power, A-IoT devices) may include a communication manager 140. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 140 may receive monitoring timing configurations associated with device capabilities. The communication manager 140 may monitor control signals during monitoring timings according to the monitoring timing configurations.

[0072] In some respects, the communication manager 140 may receive query signals. The communication manager 140 may send the device ID of the wireless device; and receive feedback with that device ID. The communication manager 140 may receive control signals using that device ID. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0073] In some aspects, the transmitting device (e.g., network node 110, UE 120) may include a communication manager 150. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 150 may transmit monitoring timing configurations according to indicated device capabilities. The communication manager 150 may transmit control signals during monitoring timings according to the monitoring timing configurations. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0074] In some respects, the communication manager 150 may send query signals. The communication manager 150 may receive the device ID of an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device. The communication manager 150 may send feedback with that device ID. The communication manager 150 may send control signals using that device ID. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0075] As indicated above, Figure 1 It is provided as one aspect. Other aspects may differ from those concerning... Figure 1 The aspects described.

[0076] Figure 2 This is an illustration of a network node 110 communicating with a UE 120 in a wireless network in accordance with some aspects of this disclosure.

[0077] like Figure 2As shown, network node 110 may include a data source 212, a transmit processor 214, a transmit (TX) MIMO processor 216, a set of modems 232 (shown as 232a to 232t, where t≥1), a set of antennas 234 (shown as 234a to 234v, where v≥1), a MIMO detector 236, a receive processor 238, a data sink 239, a controller / processor 240, a memory 242, a communication unit 244, a scheduler 246, and / or a communication manager 150. In some configurations, one or a combination of antennas 234, modems 232, MIMO detectors 236, receive processors 238, transmit processors 214, and / or TX MIMO processors 216 may be included in the transceiver of network node 110. The transceiver may be under the control of and used by one or more processors (such as controller / processor 240), and in some respects, may perform aspects of the methods, procedures and / or operations described herein in conjunction with processor-readable code stored in memory 242. In some respects, network node 110 may include one or more interfaces, communication components and / or other components that facilitate communication with UE 120 or another network node.

[0078] The terms “processor,” “controller,” or “controller / processor” can refer to one or more controllers and / or one or more processors. In some respects, references to “a / the processor,” “a / the controller / processor,” etc. (in the singular) should be understood as referring to the combination of Figure 2 The processor described refers to any one or more processors, such as a single processor or a combination of multiple different processors. The reference to "one or more processors" should be understood as a combination of references. Figure 2 Any one or more processors described herein. In some aspects, one or more processors of network node 110 may include transmit processor 214, TX MIMO processor 216, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, and / or controller / processor 240. Similarly, one or more processors of UE 120 may include MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, and / or controller / processor 280.

[0079] In some aspects, a single processor can perform all operations described as being performed by one or more processors. In some aspects, a first set of one or more processors can perform a first operation described as being performed by that one or more processors, and a second set of one or more processors can perform a second operation described as being performed by that one or more processors. The first set of processors and the second set of processors can be the same set of processors or can be different sets of processors. The reference to "one or more memories" should be understood to refer to any one or more memories of the corresponding device, such as those in combination. Figure 2 The memory described. In some respects, it is described that operations performed by one or more memories can be performed by the same subset of one or more memories or by different subsets of one or more memories.

[0080] For downlink communication from network node 110 to UE 120, transmitting processor 214 may receive data (“downlink data”) intended for use by UE 120 (or a set of UEs including UE 120) from data source 212 (such as a data pipeline or data queue). In some aspects, transmitting processor 214 may select one or more MCSs for UE 120 based on one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs) received from UE 120. Network node 110 may process the data (e.g., including encoding the data) according to the MCS selected for UE 120 for transmission to UE 120 on the downlink, thereby generating data symbols. Transmitting processor 214 may process system information (e.g., semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI)) and / or control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and / or upper-layer signaling), and provide overhead symbols and / or control symbols. The transmitting processor 214 can generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS), demodulation reference signals (DMRS), or channel state information (CSI) reference signals (CSI-RS)) and / or synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signal (PSS) or secondary synchronization signal (SSS)).

[0081] The TX MIMO processor 216 can perform space processing (e.g., pre-decoding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols where applicable, and can output a set of symbol streams (e.g., TA set of output symbol streams is provided to modem 232. In some aspects, each output symbol stream may be provided to a corresponding modulator component (shown as MOD) of modem 232. Each modem 232 may use the corresponding modulator component to process (e.g., modulate) the corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may further use the corresponding modulator component to process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a time-domain downlink signal. Modems 232a to 232t may transmit a set of downlink signals (e.g., ...) together via this set of corresponding antennas 234. T (One downlink signal).

[0082] Downlink signaling may include DCI communication, MAC control element (MAC CE) communication, RRC communication, downlink reference signaling, or another type of downlink communication. Downlink signaling may be transmitted on the PDCCH, PDSCH, and / or another downlink channel. Downlink signaling may carry one or more transport blocks (TBs) of data. A TB may be a data unit transmitted via the air interface in the wireless communication network 100. A data stream (e.g., from data source 212) may be encoded into multiple TBs for transmission via the air interface. The number of TBs used to carry data associated with a particular data stream may be associated with a TB size shared by multiple TBs. The TB size may be based on the radio channel conditions of the air interface, the MCS used to encode the data, downlink resources allocated for transmitting data, and / or other parameters, or otherwise associated with them. Generally, a larger TB size allows for a larger amount of data to be transmitted in a single transmission, reducing signaling overhead. However, a larger TB size may be more prone to transmission and / or reception errors than a smaller TB size, but such errors can be mitigated through more robust error correction techniques.

[0083] For uplink communication from UE 120 to network node 110, the uplink signal from UE 120 may be received by antenna 234, processed by modem 232 (e.g., a demodulator component of modem 232, shown as DEMOD), detected by MIMO detector 236 (e.g., a receive (Rx) MIMO processor, if applicable), and / or further processed by receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and / or control information. Receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to data sink 239 (which may be a data pipeline, data queue, and / or another type of data sink) and provide the decoded control information to processors such as controller / processor 240.

[0084] Network node 110 may use scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink or uplink communication. In some aspects, scheduler 246 may use DCI to dynamically schedule DL transmissions to and / or UL transmissions from UE 120. In some aspects, scheduler 246 may allocate repetitive time-domain and / or frequency-domain resources that UE 120 may use for transmitting and / or receiving communication using RRC configuration (e.g., semi-static configuration) to perform semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) or configuration grant (CG) configuration for UE 120.

[0085] One or more of the following may be included in the RF chain of network node 110: transmit processor 214, TX MIMO processor 216, modem 232, antenna 234, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, and / or controller / processor 240. The RF chain may include one or more filters, mixers, oscillators, amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), and / or other devices for converting analog signals (such as those used for transmission or reception via an air interface) to digital signals (such as those used for processing by one or more processors of network node 110). In some aspects, the RF chain may be a transceiver of network node 110, or may be included in such a transceiver.

[0086] In some respects, network node 110 may use communication unit 244 to communicate with the core network and / or other network nodes. Communication unit 244 may support wired and / or wireless communication protocols and / or connections, such as Ethernet, fiber optics, Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), and / or wired or wireless backhaul. Network node 110 may use communication unit 244 to send and / or receive data associated with UE 120 or to execute network control signaling. Communication unit 244 may include transceivers and / or interfaces, such as network interfaces.

[0087] UE 120 may include a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a to 252r, where r ≥ 1), a set of modems 254 (shown as modems 254a to 254u, where u ≥ 1), a MIMO detector 256, a receive processor 258, a data sink 260, a data source 262, a transmit processor 264, a TX MIMO processor 266, a controller / processor 280, a memory 282, and / or a communication manager 140. One or more components of UE 120 may be included in housing 284. In some aspects, one or a combination of antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, or TX MIMO processor 266 may be included in a transceiver included in UE 120. The transceiver may be under the control of and used by one or more processors (such as controller / processor 280), and in some respects, may perform aspects of the methods, procedures, or operations described herein in conjunction with processor-readable code stored in memory 282. In some respects, UE 120 may include another interface, another communication component, and / or another component that facilitates communication with network node 110 and / or another UE 120.

[0088] For downlink communication from network node 110 to UE 120, the set of antennas 252 can receive downlink communication or signals from network node 110, and can transmit the set of received downlink signals (e.g., R Each received signal is provided to a set of modems 254. In some aspects, each received signal may be provided to a corresponding demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of modem 254. Each modem 254 may use the corresponding demodulator component to condition (e.g., filter, amplify, down-convert, and / or digitize) the received signal to obtain an input sample. Each modem 254 may use the corresponding demodulator component to further demodulate or process the input sample (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain a received symbol. MIMO detector 256 may obtain the received symbols from the set of modems 254, may perform MIMO detection on the received symbols where applicable, and may provide the detected symbols. Receiver processor 258 may process (e.g., decode) the detected symbols, provide the decoded data of UE 120 to data sink 260 (which may include data pipelines, data queues, and / or applications executed on UE 120), and may provide the decoded control information and system information to controller / processor 280.

[0089] For uplink communication from UE 120 to network node 110, the transmitting processor 264 may receive and process data (“uplink data”) from data source 262 (such as data pipelines, data queues, and / or applications executing on UE 120) and control information from controller / processor 280. The control information may include one or more parameters, feedback, one or more signal measurements, and / or other types of control information. In some aspects, the receiving processor 258 and / or controller / processor 280 may determine one or more parameters related to the transmission of uplink communication for received signals (such as those received from network node 110 or another UE). One or more parameters may include a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) parameter, a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) parameter, a Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) parameter, a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) parameter, or a Transmit Power Control (TPC) parameter. The control information may include indications of the RSRP parameter, RSSI parameter, RSRQ parameter, CQI parameter, TPC parameter, and / or another parameter. Control information can facilitate parameter selection and / or scheduling for UE 120 by network node 110.

[0090] Transmit processor 264 can generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals, such as uplink DMRS, uplink sounding reference signal (SRS), and / or another type of reference signal. Symbols from transmit processor 264 can be pre-decoded (if applicable) by TX MIMO processor 266 and further processed by this set of modems 254 (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM). TX MIMO processor 266 can perform spatial processing (e.g., pre-decoding (if applicable)) on data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols, and can output a set of symbol streams (e.g., ... U Each output symbol stream is provided to the group of modems 254. In some aspects, each output symbol stream may be provided to a corresponding modulator component (shown as MOD) of the modem 254. Each modem 254 may use the corresponding modulator component to process (e.g., modulate) the corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 254 may further use the corresponding modulator component to process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain an uplink signal.

[0091] Modems 254a to 254u can transmit a set of uplink signals (e.g., via the corresponding set of antennas 252) R One uplink signal or UUplink signals may include UCI communication, MAC-CE communication, RRC communication, or another type of uplink communication. Uplink signals may be transmitted on PUSCH, PUCCH, and / or another type of uplink channel. Uplink signals may carry one or more TBs of data. Sidelink data and control transmission (i.e., transmission directly between two or more UEs 120) may typically use techniques similar to those described for uplink data and control transmission, and may use sidelink-specific channels such as the Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH), Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH), and / or Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH).

[0092] One or more antennas of the group of antennas 252 or the group of antennas 234 may include one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more groups of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays, or may be included therein. Antenna panels, antenna groups, collections of antenna elements, or antenna arrays may include one or more antenna elements (within a single housing or multiple housings), a collection of coplanar antenna elements, a collection of non-coplanar antenna elements, or with one or more transmitting or receiving components (such as...) Figure 2 An antenna module is a combination of one or more antenna elements coupled to one or more components. As used herein, "antenna" can mean one or more antennas, one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more collections of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays. "Antenna panel" can mean a group of antennas (such as antenna elements) arranged in an array or panel that can facilitate beamforming by manipulating the parameters of that group of antennas. "Antenna module" can mean a circuit that includes one or more antennas, and may also include one or more other components (such as filters, amplifiers, or processors) associated with integrating the antenna module into a wireless communication device.

[0093] In some aspects, each antenna element of antenna 234 or antenna 252 may include one or more sub-elements for radiating or receiving radio frequency signals. In some aspects, a single antenna element may include a first sub-element cross-polarized with a second sub-element, which can be used to independently transmit cross-polarized signals. Antenna elements may include patch antennas, dipole antennas, and / or other types of antennas arranged in a linear pattern, a two-dimensional pattern, or another pattern. The spacing between antenna elements may allow signals transmitted individually by antenna elements at desired wavelengths to interact or interfere (e.g., to form a desired beam) in various directions through constructive and destructive interactions. In some aspects, given a desired wavelength or frequency range, the spacing may provide a quarter-wavelength, half-wavelength, or another fraction of the wavelength of the spacing between adjacent antenna elements to allow desired constructive and destructive interference modes of signals transmitted by individual antenna elements within that desired range.

[0094] The amplitude and / or phase of signals transmitted via antenna elements and / or sub-elements can be modulated and (e.g., by manipulating phase shifts, phase offsets, and / or amplitudes) shifted relative to each other to generate one or more beams; this is known as beamforming. The term "beam" can refer to the directional transmission of a wireless signal toward a receiving device or otherwise in a desired direction. "Beam" can also generally refer to the direction associated with such directional signal transmission, the set of directional resources associated with the signal transmission (e.g., angle of arrival, horizontal direction, and / or vertical direction), and / or a set of parameters indicating one or more aspects of the directional signal, the direction associated with the signal, and / or the set of directional resources associated with the signal. In some implementations, antenna elements can be individually selected or deselected for the directional transmission of a signal (or multiple signals) by controlling the amplitude of one or more corresponding amplifiers and / or the phase of the signal to form one or more beams. The shape of the beam (such as amplitude, width, and / or the presence of sidelobes) and / or the direction of the beam (such as the angle of the beam relative to the surface of the antenna array) can be dynamically controlled by modifying the phase shifts, phase offsets, and / or amplitudes of multiple signals relative to each other.

[0095] Different UEs 120 or network nodes 110 may include different numbers of antenna elements. In some aspects, UE 120 may include a single antenna element, two antenna elements, four antenna elements, eight antenna elements, or different numbers of antenna elements. In other aspects, network node 110 may include eight antenna elements, 24 antenna elements, 64 antenna elements, 128 antenna elements, or different numbers of antenna elements. Generally speaking, a larger number of antenna elements provides increased control over the parameters used for beamforming compared to a smaller number of antenna elements, while a smaller number of antenna elements may be less complex to implement and can use less power. Multiple antenna elements can support multi-layer transmission, in which the same time and frequency resources are used to spatially multiplex a first layer of communication (which may include a first data stream) and a second layer of communication (which may include a second data stream).

[0096] Although Figure 2 The boxes in the diagram are illustrated as different components, but the functions described above with respect to these boxes may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component, or in various combinations of components. In some respects, the functions described with respect to 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.

[0097] Figure 3This is an illustration of a disaggregated base station architecture 300 according to some aspects of the present disclosure. One or more components of the disaggregated base station architecture 300 may be, may include, or may be included in one or more network nodes (such as one or more network nodes 110). The disaggregated base station architecture 300 may include a CU 310, which may communicate directly with the core network 320 via a backhaul link, or indirectly with the core network 320 via one or more disaggregated control units (such as non-RT RIC 350 and / or near-RT RIC 370 associated with a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) framework 360 (e.g., via an E2 link)). The CU 310 may communicate with one or more DU 330s via a corresponding midhaul link (such as via an F1 interface). Each DU 330 may communicate with one or more RU 340s via a corresponding fronthaul link. Each RU 340 may communicate with one or more UE 120s via a corresponding RF access link. In some deployments, a UE 120 may be served simultaneously by multiple RU 340s.

[0098] Each component in the components of the decomposed base station architecture 300 (including CU 310, DU 330, RU 340, near-RT RIC 370, non-RT RIC 350, and SMO frame 360) may include one or more interfaces or be coupled to one or more interfaces for receiving or transmitting signals, such as data or information, via wired or wireless transmission media.

[0099] In some aspects, the CU 310 can be logically divided into one or more CU user plane (CU-UP) units and one or more CU control plane (CU-CP) units. When implemented in an O-RAN configuration, the CU-UP units can communicate bidirectionally with the CU-CP units via an interface such as an E1 interface. The CU 310 can be deployed to communicate with one or more DU 330s for network control and signaling, as needed. 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 RU 340s. In some aspects, the DU 330 can host various layers, such as the RLC layer, MAC layer, or one or more PHY layers (such as one or more high PHY layers or one or more low PHY layers). Each layer (which may also be referred to as a module) can be implemented using an interface for signaling to other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 330, or for signaling to control functions hosted by the CU 310. Each RU 340 can implement lower-layer functionality. In some respects, the real-time and non-real-time aspects of communication with the control plane and user plane of the RU340 can be controlled by the corresponding DU 330.

[0100] The SMO framework 360 supports RAN deployment and provisioning for both non-virtualized and virtualized network elements. For non-virtualized network elements, the SMO framework 360 supports the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements, which can be managed via operation and maintenance interfaces such as the O1 interface. For virtualized network elements, the SMO framework 360 can interact with cloud computing platforms such as the Open Cloud (O-Cloud) platform 390 to perform network element lifecycle management (such as instantiating virtualized network elements) via cloud computing platform interfaces such as the O2 interface. Virtualized network elements may include, but are not limited to, CU 310, DU 330, RU 340, non-RT RIC 350, and / or near-RT RIC 370. In some aspects, the SMO framework 360 can communicate with hardware aspects of the 4G RAN, 5G NR RAN, and / or 6G RAN (such as the Open eNB (O-eNB) 380) via the O1 interface. Additionally or alternatively, the SMO framework 360 can communicate directly with each of one or more RUs 340 via the corresponding O1 interface. In some deployments, this configuration enables each DU 330 and CU 310 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture, such as a vRAN architecture.

[0101] The non-RT RIC 350 may include or implement logical functions that enable non-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, including artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML) workflows for model training and updates, and / or policy-based guidance of applications and / or features in the near-RT RIC 370. The non-RT RIC 350 may be coupled to or communicate with the near-RT RIC 370, such as via an A1 interface. The near-RT RIC 370 may include or implement logical functions that enable near real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via an interface, such as an E2 interface, through data collection and actions, connecting one or more CU 310s, one or more DU 330s, and / or O-eNBs to the near-RT RIC 370.

[0102] In some respects, to generate AI / ML models to be deployed in the near-RT RIC 370, the non-RT RIC 350 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from an external server. This information can be utilized by the near-RT RIC 370 and may be received from non-network data sources or network functions at the SMO framework 360 or the non-RT RIC 350. In some respects, the non-RT RIC 350 or near-RT RIC 370 may tune RAN behavior or performance. In some respects, the non-RT RIC 350 may monitor long-term trends and patterns of performance and may employ AI / ML models to perform corrective actions via the SMO framework 360 (such as reconfiguration via the O1 interface) or via the creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 interface policies).

[0103] As indicated above, Figure 3 This is provided as one aspect. Other aspects can be discussed regarding... Figure 3 The aspects described are different.

[0104] Figure 1 , Figure 2 or Figure 3 Network node 110, its controller / processor 240, UE 120, UE 120's controller / processor 280, CU 310, DU 330, RU 340, or any other component may implement one or more technologies associated with monitoring control signals at the A-IoT device or perform one or more operations associated with monitoring control signals at the A-IoT device, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. In some respects, Figure 2 The controller / processor 240 of network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120, any other components, CU 310, DU 330, or RU 340 may (alone or in combination with one or more other processors) perform or bootstrap in some respects. Figure 10 Process 1000 Figure 11 Process 1100 Figure 12 Process 1200 Figure 13 The operation of process 1300 or other processes as described herein. In some aspects, the wireless device described herein (e.g., an A-IoT device) is a power-free UE 120, included in or comprising... Figure 2 One or more components of the UE120 shown herein. In some aspects, the transmitting device described herein is network node 110 or UE 120, included in or comprising network node 110 or UE 120. Figure 2One or more components of network node 110 or UE 120 are shown. Memory 242 may store data and program code for network node 110, CU 310, DU 330, or RU 340. Memory 282 may store data and program code for UE 120. In some aspects, memory 242 or memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set (in some aspects, code or program code) for wireless communication. Memory 242 may include one or more memories, such as a single memory or multiple different memories (of the same or different types). Memory 282 may include one or more memories, such as a single memory or multiple different memories (of the same or different types). In some aspects, the instruction set may be made executable by one or more processors of network node 110, UE 120, CU 310, DU 330, or RU 340 (e.g., directly or after compilation, transformation, or interpretation). Figure 10 Process 1000 Figure 11 Process 1100 Figure 12 Process 1200 Figure 13 The process 1300 or other processes as described herein. In some aspects, the execution instructions may include run instructions, translation instructions, compilation instructions, and / or interpretation instructions.

[0105] In some respects, wireless devices (e.g., UE 120 without power, A-IoT devices) include components for receiving monitoring timing configurations associated with device capabilities; and / or components for monitoring control signals during monitoring timings according to the monitoring timing configurations.

[0106] In some aspects, the wireless device includes components for receiving a query signal; components for transmitting a device ID of the wireless device; components for receiving feedback having the device ID; and / or components for receiving a control signal using the device ID. In some aspects, the components for the wireless device to perform the operations described herein may include one or more of a communication manager 140, an antenna 252, a modem 254, a receiving processor 258, a transmitting processor 264, a controller / processor 280, and / or a memory 282.

[0107] In some aspects, the transmitting device (e.g., network node 110, UE 120) includes components for transmitting monitoring timing configuration according to indicated device capabilities; and / or components for transmitting control signals during monitoring timing according to monitoring timing configuration.

[0108] In some aspects, the transmitting device includes components for transmitting a query signal; components for receiving a device ID of an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device; components for transmitting feedback having the device ID; and / or components for transmitting a control signal using the device ID. In some aspects, the components for causing the transmitting device to perform the operations described herein may include one or more of the following: a communication manager 150, a transmitting processor 220, a TX MIMO processor 230, a modem 232, an antenna 234, a MIMO detector 236, a receiving processor 238, a controller / processor 240, a memory 242, or a scheduler 246. In some aspects, the components for causing the transmitting device to perform the operations described herein may include one or more of the following: a communication manager 140, an antenna 252, a modem 254, a MIMO detector 256, a receiving processor 258, a transmitting processor 264, a TX MIMO processor 266, a controller / processor 280, or a memory 282.

[0109] Figure 4 This is a diagram illustrating aspect 400 of energy harvesting according to this disclosure.

[0110] Energy harvesting includes devices that obtain energy from sources other than the device's battery. This can include obtaining energy from sources external to the device. Devices using energy harvesting may have small energy storage devices or batteries (e.g., smartwatches, RedCap devices, eRedCap devices) or no energy storage devices or batteries (e.g., zero-power devices, IoT devices, wearable devices, or financial devices). Such devices can be categorized based on energy storage capacity. Some devices may have no energy storage (storage capacity 1). Some devices may store up to E1 joules (storage capacity 2). Some devices may store up to E2 joules (storage capacity 3).

[0111] Energy harvesting can include converting RF energy transferred from another device. Harvesting RF energy may not fully charge a battery, but it can be used for tasks such as data decoding, operating filters, data reception, data encoding, and / or data transmission. Energy can accumulate over time. Energy harvesting can also be part of a self-sustaining network, where nodes in the network can interact by transmitting energy harvested within the network.

[0112] like Figure 4As shown, an RF receiver (e.g., UE 120) can receive signals (e.g., radio signals carried on radio waves) from an RF transmitter (e.g., network node 110 or UE 120) and (e.g., using a rectified antenna including a dipole antenna with an RF diode) convert the electromagnetic energy of these signals into direct current for use by the RF receiver. The RF receiver can be a low-power device or a zero-power device. The RF transmitter can be referred to as a "charging device".

[0113] As shown by reference numeral 405 in the accompanying drawings, in some aspects, the RF receiver may use a separate receiver architecture, wherein a first set of antennas is configured to harvest energy (e.g., using an energy harvester 406), and a second set of antennas is configured to receive data (e.g., using an information receiver 408). In this scenario, each set of antennas may be individually configured to receive signals at certain times, frequencies, and / or via one or more specific beams, such that all signals received by the first set of antennas are harvested to obtain energy, and all signals received by the second set of antennas are processed to receive information.

[0114] As indicated by reference numeral 410 in the accompanying drawings, in some aspects, the RF receiver may use a time-switching architecture (e.g., utilizing a time switcher 412) to harvest energy. The time-switching architecture may use one or more antennas to receive signals, and whether these signals are harvested to obtain energy or processed to receive information depends on the timing of the signal reception. In some aspects, one or more first time slots may be time slots during which received signals are transmitted to one or more energy harvesting components (such as energy harvester 406) to harvest energy, and one or more second time slots may be time slots during which received signals are processed and decoded by one or more information receivers 408 to receive information. In some aspects, the time slots may be pre-configured (e.g., by an RF receiver, an RF transmitter, or another device).

[0115] As indicated by reference numeral 415 in the accompanying drawings, in some aspects, the RF receiver may use a power distribution architecture (e.g., utilizing power divider 416) to harvest energy. The power distribution architecture may use one or more antennas to receive signals, and these signals are processed by one or both of the energy harvesting component and / or the information receiving component according to the energy harvesting rate. In some aspects, the RF receiver may be configured to use a first portion of the received signal for energy harvesting and the remainder of the received signal for information receiving. The energy harvesting mode for the device can be semi-statistically configured via RRC message passing. In some aspects, the energy harvesting rate may be pre-configured (e.g., by the RF receiver, RF transmitter, or another device). Even in energy harvesting mode, communication with network entities may be required, but with reduced radio capabilities to minimize power consumption.

[0116] An RF receiver can receive signals for energy harvesting on certain resources (e.g., time, frequency, and / or space resources) and at a power level that results in a specific charging rate. The energy harvested by the RF receiver can be used and / or stored for later use. In some respects, the RF receiver can be directly powered by the harvested energy. In other respects, the RF receiver can use energy storage devices (such as batteries, capacitors, and / or supercapacitors) to gather and store the harvested energy for immediate and / or later use.

[0117] The energy harvesting device may have a low-power or wake-up radio configured to detect low-power wake-up signals (WUS) but not perform other communications. The energy harvesting device may have a main radio configured to perform communications and consume more power than the low-power or wake-up radio. The energy harvesting device may have limited RF capabilities (less than an enhanced UE) or full RF capabilities (comparable to an enhanced UE).

[0118] More generally, energy harvesting devices may rely equally or differently on different energy harvesting technologies, such as solar, vibration, thermal, or RF energy harvesting. Because energy is intermittently available, energy harvesting can be predictable or unpredictable. Current communications use fixed activity cycles for sending and receiving, such as the on-duration duration of the Active Discontinuous Receive (DRX) cycle. A valid DRX cycle may include a portion of the DRX cycle while either the DRX on-duration timer (used for the time the UE is monitoring PDCCH communication) or the DRX inactivity timer (the time the UE is active after successfully decoding PDCCH communication) is running. A timer can run once started and continue until it stops or expires; otherwise, it does not run. A timer can be started if it is not running, or restarted if it is running. A timer can be started or restarted from its initial value.

[0119] As indicated above, Figure 4 It is provided as one aspect. Other aspects may differ from those concerning... Figure 4 The aspects described.

[0120] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating aspect 500 of backscatter communication according to this disclosure.

[0121] Energy harvesting (EH) devices may include A-IoT devices (e.g., RFID tags) that rely on passive communication technologies such as backscatter communication. A-IoT devices may also be referred to as “ambient IoT,” “passive UE,” “ambient backscatter device,” or simply “backscatter device.” Backscatter communication involves using RF signals to write or transmit data in the absence of a battery or power source. Transmitter / reader 502 may transmit continuous wave (CW) signals (represented as…). The RF source (radio waves) of the wireless device 506 (e.g., a tag, an environmental IoT device, a passive UE 120 without a power source, a backscattering device) can harvest energy (e.g., tens or hundreds of microwatts of power) from the signal. The passive UE 506 can use passive reflection and modulation of the signal to transmit a backscattered signal using the harvested energy. That is, the passive UE 506 can modulate the signal to encode data and then reflect a portion of the wave back to the reader 504 or the transmitter / reader 502. The backscattered signal can be encoded with information bits of the passive UE 506 (e.g., identification information, sensor information). The reader 504 can receive the backscattered signal and read the information bits. In some scenarios, the passive UE 506 can use information commands (e.g., write, send) or bits (e.g., data, configuration, indication) modulated in the received data or control signals to write commands or bits to the passive UE 506 itself.

[0122] In the 500 aspects, D1 Representative transmitter / reader 502, D2 This represents reader 504, and T Represents the signal used to send. h The passive UE 506. As shown by reference numeral 508 in the attached figure, the CW signal can be transmitted... The figure shows a modulation method for backscattering, which includes amplitude shift keying (ASK) that enables reflection when an information bit "1" is transmitted and disables reflection when an information bit "0" is transmitted. Reference numeral 510 illustrates a representation from a backscattering device. The information bits. If the information bits of the backscatter device are... The signal received by reader 504 can be As shown by reference numeral 512 in the attached figure. When At this time, reflection is disabled at passive UE 506, so that reader 504 only receives direct link signals ( ).when At this time, reflection is enabled at the passive UE 506, causing the reader 504 to receive the superposition of the direct link signal and the backscattered signal. This superposition is represented as... ,in This represents the reflection coefficient. The modulated wave from the passive UE 506 may involve ASK or Frequency Shift Keying (FSK).

[0123] In order to receive information bits sent by the passive UE 506, the reader 504 can first rely on known... By treating the backscattered link signal as interference, Decoding is then performed. Then, reader 504 can access the data from... Subtract To detect items The existence of.

[0124] There is a trade-off between the energy harvested at passive UE 506 and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) received at the reader (e.g., reader 504). The energy harvested at passive UE 506 is a function of the first channel (forward link (FL)) between transmitter / reader 502 and passive UE 506, and the SNR at reader 504 is a function of both the first channel and the second channel (backscatter link (BL)) between passive UE 506 and reader 504. Due to the difference between the first and second channels and the nonlinearity of the energy harvester, the optimal transmit waveform design for SNR differs from the optimal transmit waveform design for maximizing energy.

[0125] The topology can be monostatic, where the RF source and reader are the same device. The topology can also be bistatic, where the RF source and reader are different devices, as shown in aspect 500. While RFID tags may have a simple structure and a wave-blocking detector for the carrier wave from the reader, environmental IoT (A-IoT) devices may involve topologies that include network entities (e.g., gNB, UE, and tag (UE as a relay)) or topologies that include the UE and the tag. A-IoT tags can be more powerful and can harvest and store energy.

[0126] A-IoT devices can be categorized according to their A-IoT device type. In some aspects, Type A A-IoT devices may not have energy storage and independent signal generation (i.e., backscatter transmission). Type A A-IoT devices may lack passive filtering capabilities, and therefore the transmitting device can use different frequencies but cannot simultaneously transmit signals to different devices. Type B A-IoT devices may have energy storage but no independent signal generation (i.e., backscatter transmission). Type A or Type B A-IoT devices may lack the energy to sustain a clock (e.g., the timing of pre-configured downlink signal monitoring may be ineffective). Use of the stored energy may include amplification of reflected signals. Type C A-IoT devices may have energy storage and independent signal generation (i.e., active RF components for transmission). Type B or Type C A-IoT devices may have the energy to sustain a clock, but clock stability may be loose.

[0127] In some respects, A-IoT devices or A-IoT device types can be categorized into multiple groups. Group 1 may include groups for indoor devices, groups for outdoor devices, and groups for both indoor and outdoor devices. Other groups (Group B) may include groups of stock devices, groups of sensors, groups of positioning devices, or groups of command devices. Groups A and B may be separate or together (e.g., grouped first by A and then by B).

[0128] A-IoT devices can monitor and receive control signals for configuration and control purposes. A-IoT devices can monitor control signals during monitoring periods. However, different types of A-IoT devices may have different capabilities (e.g., filtering, clock stability, energy storage), and different guard interval sizes can be expected around the control signals during monitoring periods. If the guard interval is too small, communication may degrade. Degraded communication increases latency and wastes signaling resources. If the guard interval is too large, signaling resources are wasted.

[0129] As indicated above, Figure 5 It is provided as one aspect. Other aspects may differ from those concerning... Figure 5 The aspects described.

[0130] Figure 6 These are illustrations of aspects 600, 602, and 604 configured according to the monitoring timing of this disclosure.

[0131] According to the various aspects described herein, A-IoT devices can be configured with monitoring timings suitable for their A-IoT device type. In some aspects, the guard interval in the monitoring timing can be at least partially based on the A-IoT device type. Therefore, the monitoring timing configuration for one A-IoT device type can differ from that of another. In some aspects, since type B A-IoT devices may have different clock stability than type C A-IoT devices, the guard interval for type B A-IoT devices may differ from that for type C A-IoT devices. Compared to type C A-IoT devices, type B A-IoT devices may have more relaxed clock stability due to lower cost and lower energy storage capacity. By using monitoring timing configurations at least partially based on A-IoT device type, different types of A-IoT devices can have different monitoring timings (e.g., different guard intervals) suitable for these A-IoT device types. More suitable monitoring timings save signaling resources and reduce unnecessary latency.

[0132] Aspect 600 shows the monitoring timing for Type C A-IoT devices (A-IoT devices 620 and 618) and Type B A-IoT devices (A-IoT devices 614). Figure 6 The solid frame in the diagram indicates the actual timing of the control signal transmission. A frame with a lighter fill pattern indicates the monitoring timing. Monitoring timings can vary in length, protection interval, periodicity, and / or time position. Monitoring timing 616 (for A-IoT device 614) may have a larger protection interval than monitoring timing 612 (for A-IoT device 620) and monitoring timing 620 (for A-IoT device 618). In some aspects, the A-IoT device may receive control signals with cyclic redundancy checks (control signal + CRC).

[0133] In some aspects, the timing of control signal transmission (and therefore monitoring timing) from different A-IoT devices can be time-division multiplexed (TDMed). The duration of a monitoring timing can be longer than the duration of the corresponding control signal transmission. This is illustrated in aspect 600. As shown in aspect 602, monitoring timings can partially overlap.

[0134] In some aspects, the monitoring timings of different A-IoT devices can be frequency-division multiplexed (FDMed). In aspect 604, A-IoT devices 622 and 610 share monitoring timing 612, A-IoT devices 624 and 614 share monitoring timing 616, and A-IoT devices 626 and 618 share monitoring timing 620. If the A-IoT devices support bandpass filtering, the monitoring timings can be frequency-division multiplexed. The protection duration of the monitoring timings can depend on the filtering capabilities of the A-IoT devices.

[0135] As indicated above, Figure 6 Provide some aspects. Other aspects may differ from those regarding... Figure 6 The aspects described.

[0136] Figure 7 This is a diagram illustrating aspect 700 related to the configuration of monitoring timing according to this disclosure. For example... Figure 7 As shown, transmitting device 710 (e.g., network node 110, UE 120, transmitter / reader 502) and A-IoT device 720 (e.g., UE 120 without power, passive UE 506) can communicate with each other.

[0137] As shown by reference numeral 725, transmitting device 710 can generate a monitoring timing configuration 726 based at least in part on the A-IoT device type of A-IoT device 720. The monitoring timing configuration 726 may take into account the device capabilities of A-IoT device 720 (e.g., energy storage capacity, clock stability capability, bandpass filtering capability). Transmitting device 710 may have information related to the capabilities of A-IoT device 720 from earlier configurations or indications from A-IoT device 720. Transmitting device 710 may select the protection interval and / or length of the monitoring timing. As shown by reference numeral 730, transmitting device 710 may transmit the monitoring timing configuration 726 to A-IoT device 720.

[0138] As shown by reference numeral 735, the A-IoT device 720 can monitor the control signal during monitoring time 736 according to monitoring time configuration 726. As shown by reference numeral 740, the transmitting device 710 can transmit the control signal during monitoring time 736. The A-IoT device 720 can receive the control signal during monitoring time 736. Since the monitoring time is configured according to the A-IoT device type, the A-IoT device 720 has a high probability of receiving the control signal depending on its A-IoT device type.

[0139] As indicated above, Figure 7 It is provided as one aspect. Other aspects may differ from those concerning... Figure 7 The aspects described.

[0140] Figure 8 These are illustrations of aspects 800, 802, 804, 806 and 808 of the identification control signals according to this disclosure.

[0141] Different A-IoT devices may monitor at the same time (shared or frequency-division multiplexed). In some aspects, control signals may be sent along with other information that the A-IoT device can use to identify whether the control signal is intended for that A-IoT device.

[0142] In some aspects, the transmitting device may transmit a control signal with a preamble, as shown in aspect 800. The preamble may be specific to the A-IoT device, the A-IoT device type, and / or the A-IoT device group. The A-IoT device may use the preamble to identify whether the control signal is for the A-IoT device. The transmitting device may also transmit a CRC along with the control signal (preamble + control signal + CRC). The CRC may be specific to the A-IoT device, the A-IoT device type, and / or the A-IoT device group. In addition to the preamble, the A-IoT device may use the CRC to identify whether the control signal is for the A-IoT device.

[0143] In some aspects, the transmitting device may send a control signal having a device ID (for the A-IoT device or A-IoT device type) and / or a group ID (for a group of A-IoT devices of the A-IoT device type). The transmitting device may also send a CRC along with the control signal (Device ID / Group ID + Control Signal + CRC), as shown in aspect 802. The A-IoT device may use the device ID / group ID and / or CRC to identify whether the control signal is for the A-IoT device.

[0144] In some aspects, the transmitting device can use two CRC parts (Device ID / Group ID + CRC 1 + Control Signal + CRC 2). The co-bit lengths of CRC 1 and CRC 2 can be different, as shown in aspect 804. The co-bit length of CRC 1 can be shorter than the co-bit length of CRC 2. Compared to aspect 802, using two CRCs can reduce the power consumption of A-IoT devices. A-IoT devices can use the shorter CRC 1 to detect whether the A-IoT device is its target before using CRC 2.

[0145] In some aspects, the transmitting device may transmit a control signal having a CRC specific to the A-IoT device or the A-IoT device type of the A-IoT device. As shown in aspect 806, the transmitting device may scramble the CRC (control signal + specified CRC) using scrambling specific to the A-IoT device or the A-IoT device type of the A-IoT device and / or a group associated with the A-IoT device type of the A-IoT device. The A-IoT device can identify whether the control signal is for the A-IoT device by the scrambling used for the CRC.

[0146] In some aspects, as shown in aspect 808, the transmitting device can transmit control signals scrambled according to a specific A-IoT device type and / or a group of A-IoT devices. A-IoT devices can identify whether a control signal is intended for an A-IoT device by the scrambling used for the control signal.

[0147] When dealing with device-specific (or device type-specific) CRCs or group-specific CRCs, the CRC length can be compared to the length of the A-IoT device's device ID. Power consumption can be reduced if the CRC length is shorter than the device ID length, or if a truncated device ID scrambled CRC is used. The transmitting device can predefine rules for truncating the device ID, such as using the device ID... N Most significant bit (MSB) or N The least significant bit (LSB) can be used by the transmitting device to hash the device ID.

[0148] If the length of the CRC is greater than or equal to the length of the device ID, this may increase the power consumption of the A-IoT device, but the CRC may be more robust than when the length of the CRC is less than the length of the device ID.

[0149] In some cases, the entire device ID or group ID can be used for CRC or control signal scrambling. In other cases, short device IDs or short group IDs can be used. A short ID can be a truncated ID or a hash of the actual ID. If the number of A-IoT devices is large, multiple A-IoT devices may have the same or similar short IDs (i.e., only different bits). To avoid confusion, the transmitting device can avoid configuring the same monitoring timing for A-IoT devices sharing the same or similar short IDs. The transmitting device can further consider the clock stability of the A-IoT devices. The transmitting device can avoid configuring... N A series of adjacent monitoring opportunities. N The value can depend on the clock stability of the A-IoT device and the duration of the monitoring.

[0150] As indicated above, Figure 8 It is provided as one aspect. Other aspects may differ from those concerning... Figure 8The aspects described.

[0151] Figure 9 This is a diagram illustrating aspect 900 associated with receiving control signals according to this disclosure. For example... Figure 9 As shown, transmitting device 910 (e.g., network node 110, UE 120, transmitter / reader 502) and A-IoT device 920 (e.g., UE 120 without power, passive UE 506) can communicate with each other.

[0152] In some respects, if the control signal is for a Type A A-IoT device, the transmitting device may not need to pre-configure the timing of control signal monitoring. A Type A A-IoT device may not have sufficient energy to monitor the control signal. A Type A A-IoT device may need to quickly determine whether the control signal is intended for that A-IoT device.

[0153] In some aspects, the A-IoT device 920 can use a Q-based response, where when Q=0, the transmitting device 910 sends a query signal (as shown by reference numeral 925) and the A-IoT device 920 can send its device ID (as shown by reference numeral 930). The query signal can indicate the value of Q, and the A-IoT device can use 0 and 2. Q Values ​​between -1 and -1 are preloaded into their time slot counters. Only Q (where (2) is selected) Q A-IoT devices with -1=0 can respond.

[0154] If A-IoT device 920 is the target device of sending device 910, sending device 910 can acknowledge (e.g., provide an acknowledgment (ACK)) A-IoT device 920 (using the device ID), as shown by reference numeral 935, and send control signals to A-IoT device 920, as shown by reference numeral 940. The device ID can be a short ID, such as when combined with... Figure 8 This explanation applies to Type B and Type C A-IoT devices. Transmitting device 910 can be pre-configured for the duration between ACK and control signals. The use of a query signal allows A-IoT device 920 to avoid maintaining a connection with transmitting device 910.

[0155] In some aspects, transmitting device 910 may transmit control signals with a preamble, as described in conjunction with aspect 800. The preamble may be specific to A-IoT device 920, A-IoT device type, and / or A-IoT device group. In some aspects, transmitting device may use two CRC parts (Device ID / Group ID + CRC 1 + Control Signal + CRC 2), as described in conjunction with aspect 804.

[0156] As indicated above, Figure 9It is provided as one aspect. Other aspects may differ from those concerning... Figure 9 The aspects described.

[0157] Figure 10 This is a diagram illustrating aspect 1000 performed in a wireless device or a device for a wireless device in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. Process 1000 is an aspect in which a device or wireless device (e.g., A-IoT device 720) performs operations associated with monitoring control signals of the A-IoT device type.

[0158] like Figure 10 As shown, in some aspects, process 1000 may include receiving monitoring timing configurations associated with device capabilities (block 1010). In some aspects, wireless devices (e.g., using those depicted in...) Figure 14 The receiving component 1402 and / or the communication manager 1406 in the device can receive monitoring timing configurations associated with device capabilities, as described above.

[0159] like Figure 10 Further shown, in some aspects, process 1000 may include configuring monitoring control signals during monitoring times according to the monitoring timing (block 1020). In some aspects, wireless devices (e.g., using those depicted in...) Figure 14 The communication manager 1406 can be configured to monitor control signals during monitoring times, as described above.

[0160] Process 1000 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.

[0161] In a first aspect, process 1000 includes receiving the control signal at the monitoring timing associated with monitoring the control signal.

[0162] In the second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the device capability is associated with clock stability.

[0163] In a third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the device capability includes filtering capability.

[0164] In a fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the device capability is associated with the protection interval of the monitoring timing.

[0165] In the fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the device capability is associated with the A-IoT device type.

[0166] In the sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the monitoring timing configuration indicates that the monitoring timings of different devices are time-division multiplexed and will overlap.

[0167] In the seventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the monitoring timing configuration indicates that the monitoring timing of different devices is frequency-division multiplexed.

[0168] In the eighth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a CRC specific to the device type or group of the wireless device.

[0169] In the ninth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, the length of the CRC is less than the length of the device ID of the wireless device.

[0170] In the tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, the CRC is scrambled with a truncated version of the device ID or a hash of the device ID.

[0171] In the eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the length of the CRC is greater than or equal to the length of the device ID of the wireless device.

[0172] In the twelfth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a preamble specific to the device type or group of the wireless device and a CRC specific to the device type or group of the wireless device.

[0173] In the thirteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having the device ID or group ID of the wireless device.

[0174] In the fourteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a CRC specific to the device type or group of the wireless device.

[0175] In the fifteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a first CRC and a second CRC, wherein the first CRC has a co-bit length that is less than the co-bit length of the second CRC.

[0176] In the sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, the device ID is a truncated device ID or a hash of the device ID.

[0177] In the seventeenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a scrambling sequence specific to the device type or group of the wireless device.

[0178] Although Figure 10 The box showing process 1000 is shown in some respects, with Figure 10 Compared to the boxes depicted herein, process 1000 may include additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged differently. Additionally or alternatively, two or more boxes in process 1000 may be executed in parallel.

[0179] Figure 11 This is a diagram illustrating process 1100 performed at a transmitting device or means of a transmitting device in some aspects according to this disclosure. Process 1100 is an aspect in which the means or transmitting device (e.g., transmitting device 710) performs operations associated with transmitting control signals of the A-IoT device type.

[0180] like Figure 11 As shown, in some aspects, process 1100 may include sending monitoring timing configurations (block 1110) according to indicated device capabilities. In some aspects, the sending device (e.g., using the device depicted in...) Figure 14 or Figure 15 The transmitting component 1404 or 1504 and / or the communication manager 1406 or 1506 in the device can transmit monitoring timing configurations according to the indicated device capabilities, as described above.

[0181] like Figure 11 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1100 may include configuring the transmission of control signals during monitoring periods according to the monitoring timing (block 1120). In some aspects, the transmitting device (e.g., using the one depicted in...) Figure 14 or Figure 15 The transmitting component 1404 or 1504 and / or the communication manager 1406 or 1506 can be configured to transmit control signals during the monitoring period, as described above.

[0182] Process 1100 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.

[0183] In the first aspect, the monitoring timing configuration is for a first device type that has clock stability different from that of the second device type.

[0184] In the second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the monitoring timing is configured for a first device type that has filtering capabilities different from those of the second device type.

[0185] In a third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the monitoring timing configuration specifies a protection interval for monitoring timing of the first device type, which is different from the protection interval for monitoring timing of the second device type.

[0186] Although Figure 11 The box showing process 1100 is, in some respects, related to Figure 11 Compared to the boxes depicted herein, process 1100 may include additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged differently. Additionally or alternatively, two or more boxes in process 1100 may be executed in parallel.

[0187] Figure 12 This is a diagram illustrating process 1200 performed in a wireless device or a device for a wireless device in some aspects according to this disclosure. Process 1200 is an aspect in which a device or wireless device (e.g., A-IoT device 920) performs operations associated with receiving control signals of the A-IoT device type.

[0188] like Figure 12 As shown, in some aspects, process 1200 may include receiving a query signal (block 1210). In some aspects, a wireless device (e.g., using the one depicted in...) Figure 14 The receiving component 1402 and / or the communication manager 1406 in the middle can receive a query signal, as described above.

[0189] like Figure 12 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1200 may include transmitting the device ID of the wireless device (box 1220). In some aspects, the wireless device (e.g., using the device ID depicted in...) Figure 14 The transmitting component 1404 and / or the communication manager 1406 in the above can transmit the device ID of the wireless device, as described above.

[0190] like Figure 12 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1200 may include receiving feedback having the device ID (box 1230). In some aspects, the wireless device (e.g., using the one depicted in...) Figure 14 The receiving component 1402 and / or the communication manager 1406 in the device can receive feedback with the device ID, as described above.

[0191] like Figure 12 Further shown, in some aspects, process 1200 may include receiving a control signal using the device ID (block 1240). In some aspects, a wireless device (e.g., using the one depicted in...) Figure 14 The receiving component 1402 and / or the communication manager 1406 in the device can receive control signals using the device ID, as described above.

[0192] Process 1200 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.

[0193] In a first aspect, receiving the control signal includes receiving the control signal having a preamble of an Ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) device type or a group of wireless devices specific to the wireless device and a cyclic redundancy check of the Ambient Internet of Things device type or the group of wireless devices specific to the wireless device.

[0194] In a second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, receiving the control signal includes receiving the control signal having the device ID or group ID of the wireless device.

[0195] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, receiving the control signal includes receiving the control signal having a first CRC and a second CRC, wherein the first CRC has a co-bit length that is less than the co-bit length of the second CRC.

[0196] although Figure 12 An example box of process 1200 is shown, but in some respects, process 1200 may include... Figure 12 The boxes depicted in the process are compared to additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged in a different manner. Additionally or alternatively, two or more boxes in the process 1200 may be executed in parallel.

[0197] Figure 13 This is a diagram illustrating process 1300 performed at a transmitting device or means of a transmitting device in some aspects according to this disclosure. Process 1300 is an aspect in which the means or transmitting device (e.g., transmitting device 910) performs operations associated with transmitting control signals of the A-IoT device type.

[0198] like Figure 13 As shown, in some aspects, process 1300 may include sending a query signal (block 1310). In some aspects, the sending device (e.g., using the one depicted in...) Figure 14 or Figure 15 The transmitting component 1404 or 1504 and / or the communication manager 1406 or 1506 in the above can send a query signal as described above.

[0199] like Figure 13As further shown, in some aspects, process 1300 may include receiving the device ID of the A-IoT device (box 1320). In some aspects, the sending device (e.g., using the one depicted in...) Figure 14 or Figure 15 The receiving component 1402 or 1502 and / or the communication manager 1406 or 1506 in the above can receive the device ID of the A-IoT device, as described above.

[0200] like Figure 13 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1300 may include sending feedback having the device ID (box 1330). In some aspects, the sending device (e.g., using the device depicted in...) Figure 14 or Figure 15 The sending component 1504 and / or the communication manager 1406 or 1506 in the device can send feedback with the device ID, as described above.

[0201] like Figure 13 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1300 may include sending a control signal using the device ID (block 1340). In some aspects, the sending device (e.g., using the one depicted in...) Figure 14 or Figure 15 The transmitting component 1404 or 1504 and / or the communication manager 1406 or 1506 in the device can transmit control signals using the device ID, as described above.

[0202] Process 1300 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.

[0203] In a first aspect, sending the control signal includes sending the control signal having a preamble specific to the environmental IoT device type or the group of environmental IoT devices and a cyclic redundancy check specific to the environmental IoT device type or the group of environmental IoT devices.

[0204] In a second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, sending the control signal includes sending the control signal having the device ID or group ID of the IoT device in the environment.

[0205] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, sending the control signal includes sending the control signal having a first CRC and a second CRC, wherein the first CRC has a co-bit length that is less than the co-bit length of the second CRC.

[0206] Although Figure 13 The box showing process 1300 is shown in some respects, with Figure 13Compared to the boxes depicted herein, process 1300 may include additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged differently. Additionally or alternatively, two or more boxes in process 1300 may be executed in parallel.

[0207] Figure 14 This is a diagram illustrating an apparatus 1400 for wireless communication according to some aspects of the present disclosure. Apparatus 1400 may be a wireless device, or a wireless device may include apparatus 1400. In some aspects, apparatus 1400 includes a receiving component 1402, a transmitting component 1404, and / or a communication manager 1406 that are communicable to each other (in some aspects, via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). In some aspects, communication manager 1406 is combined with... Figure 1 The described communication manager 140. As shown, device 1400 can communicate with another device 1408 (such as a UE or a network node (such as a CU, DU, RU or base station)) using receiving component 1402 and transmitting component 1404.

[0208] In some respects, device 1400 can be configured to perform the functions described herein. Figures 1 to 9 One or more operations described herein. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1400 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as Figure 10 Process 1000 Figure 11 Process 1100 Figure 12 Process 1200 Figure 13 The process 1300 or a combination thereof. In some respects, Figure 14 The illustrated device 1400 and / or one or more components may include a combination Figure 2 One or more components of the described wireless device. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 14 One or more components shown can be combined Figure 2 Implementation within one or more of the described components. Additionally or alternatively, one or more of the components in this set may be implemented at least partially as software stored in one or more memories. In some aspects, 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 one or more controllers or processors to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0209] The receiving component 1402 may receive communications from the device 1408, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. The receiving component 1402 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 1400. In some aspects, the receiving component 1402 performs signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding), and may provide the processed signals to one or more other components of the device 1400. In some aspects, the receiving component 1402 may include combinations of... Figure 2 The described wireless device includes one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more demodulators, one or more MIMO detectors, one or more receiver processors, one or more controllers / processors, one or more memories, or combinations thereof.

[0210] Transmitting component 1404 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to device 1408. In some aspects, one or more other components of device 1400 may generate communications and provide the generated communications to transmitting component 1404 for transmission to device 1408. In some aspects, transmitting component 1404 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding) on ​​the generated communications and transmit the processed signals to device 1408. In some aspects, transmitting component 1404 may include combinations of... Figure 2 The described wireless device includes one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more modulators, one or more transmit MIMO processors, one or more transmit processors, one or more controllers / processors, one or more memories, or combinations thereof. In some aspects, the transmit component 1404 may co-located with the receive component 1402 in one or more transceivers.

[0211] The communication manager 1406 may support the operation of the receiving component 1402 and / or the transmitting component 1404. In some aspects, the communication manager 1406 may receive information associated with configuring the reception of communication by the receiving component 1402 and / or the transmission of communication by the transmitting component 1404. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 1406 may generate control information and / or provide control information to the receiving component 1402 and / or the transmitting component 1404 to control the reception and / or transmission of communication.

[0212] In some aspects, the receiving component 1402, as a wireless device, can receive monitoring timing configurations associated with device capabilities. The communication manager 1406 can monitor control signals during monitoring timings according to the monitoring timing configurations. The receiving component 1402 can receive control signals during monitoring timings related to monitoring control signals.

[0213] In some respects, the receiving component 1402, as a wireless device, can receive query signals. The transmitting component 1404 can transmit the device ID of the wireless device. The receiving component 1402 can receive feedback with that device ID. The receiving component 1402 can also receive control signals using that device ID.

[0214] In some aspects, the transmitting component 1504, as a transmitting device, can transmit monitoring timing configuration according to the indicated device capabilities. The transmitting component 1504 can also transmit control signals during the monitoring timing according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0215] In some aspects, the transmitting component 1504, as a transmitting device, can send a query signal. The receiving component 1502 can receive the device ID of the A-IoT device. The transmitting component 1504 can send feedback with that device ID. The transmitting component 1504 can also send a control signal using that device ID.

[0216] Figure 14 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as a factor. In reality, they can exist in conjunction with... Figure 14 The components shown are compared to additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner. Furthermore, Figure 14 The two or more components shown can be implemented within a single component, or Figure 14 The single component shown can be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 14 The set (one or more) components shown are executable and described as being composed of Figure 14 The other set of components shown performs one or more functions.

[0217] Figure 15 This is a diagram illustrating an apparatus 1500 for wireless communication according to some aspects of the present disclosure. Apparatus 1500 may be a network entity, or a network entity may include apparatus 1500. In some aspects, apparatus 1500 includes a receiving component 1502, a transmitting component 1504, and / or a communication manager 1506 that are communicable to each other (in some aspects, via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). In some aspects, communication manager 1506 is combined with... Figure 1 The described communication manager 150. As shown, device 1500 can communicate with another device 1508 (such as a UE or a network node (such as a CU, DU, RU or base station)) using receiving component 1502 and transmitting component 1504.

[0218] In some respects, device 1500 can be configured to perform the functions described herein. Figures 1 to 9One or more operations described herein. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1500 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as Figure 11 Process 1100 Figure 13 The process 1300 or a combination thereof. In some respects, Figure 15 The illustrated device 1500 and / or one or more components may include a combination Figure 2 One or more components of the described network entity. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 15 One or more components shown can be combined Figure 2 Implementation within one or more of the described components. Additionally or alternatively, one or more of the components in this set may be implemented at least partially as software stored in one or more memories. In some aspects, 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 one or more controllers or processors to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0219] Receiver 1502 may receive communications from device 1508, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. Receiver 1502 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of device 1500. In some aspects, receiver 1502 performs signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding), and may provide the processed signals to one or more other components of device 1500. In some aspects, receiver 1502 may include combinations of... Figure 2 The described network entity includes one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more demodulators, one or more MIMO detectors, one or more receiver processors, one or more controllers / processors, one or more memories, or combinations thereof.

[0220] Transmitting component 1504 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to device 1508. In some aspects, one or more other components of device 1500 may generate communications and provide the generated communications to transmitting component 1504 for transmission to device 1508. In some aspects, transmitting component 1504 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding) on ​​the generated communications and transmit the processed signals to device 1508. In some aspects, transmitting component 1504 may include combinations of... Figure 2The described network entity includes one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more modulators, one or more transmit MIMO processors, one or more transmit processors, one or more controllers / processors, one or more memories, or combinations thereof. In some aspects, the transmit component 1504 may co-located with the receive component 1502 in one or more transceivers.

[0221] The communication manager 1506 may support the operation of the receiving component 1502 and / or the transmitting component 1504. In some aspects, the communication manager 1506 may receive information associated with configuring the reception of communication by the receiving component 1502 and / or the transmission of communication by the transmitting component 1504. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 1506 may generate control information and / or provide control information to the receiving component 1502 and / or the transmitting component 1504 to control the reception and / or transmission of communication.

[0222] In some aspects, the transmitting component 1504 can transmit monitoring timing configuration according to the indicated device capabilities. The transmitting component 1504 can also transmit control signals during monitoring timing according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0223] In some respects, the transmitting component 1504 can send a query signal. The receiving component 1502 can receive the device ID of the A-IoT device. The transmitting component 1504 can send feedback with that device ID. The transmitting component 1504 can also send a control signal using that device ID.

[0224] Figure 15 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as a factor. In reality, they can exist in conjunction with... Figure 15 The components shown are compared to additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner. Furthermore, Figure 15 The two or more components shown can be implemented within a single component, or Figure 15 The single component shown can be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 15 The set (one or more) components shown are executable and described as being composed of Figure 15 The other set of components shown performs one or more functions.

[0225] The following provides an overview of some aspects of this disclosure.

[0226] Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed by a wireless device, the method comprising: receiving a monitoring timing configuration associated with device capabilities; and monitoring a control signal during a monitoring timing according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0227] Aspect 2: According to the method of aspect 1, the method further includes receiving the control signal at the monitoring timing related to monitoring the control signal.

[0228] Aspect 3: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 2, wherein the device capability is associated with clock stability.

[0229] Aspect 4: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 3, wherein the device capability includes filtering capability.

[0230] Aspect 5: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 4, wherein the device capability is associated with the protection interval of the monitoring timing.

[0231] Aspect 6: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 5, wherein the device capability is associated with an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device type.

[0232] Aspect 7: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 6, wherein the monitoring timing configuration indicates that the monitoring timings of different devices are time-division multiplexed and will overlap.

[0233] Aspect 8: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 7, wherein the monitoring timing configuration indicates that the monitoring timing of different devices is frequency-division multiplexed.

[0234] Aspect 9: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 8, wherein monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) specific to the device type of the wireless device or the group of the wireless devices.

[0235] Aspect 10: According to the method of aspect 9, the length of the CRC is less than the length of the device identifier (ID) of the wireless device.

[0236] Aspect 11: The method according to aspect 10, wherein the CRC is scrambled with a truncated version of the device ID or a hash of the device ID.

[0237] Aspect 12: According to the method of aspect 9, the length of the CRC is greater than or equal to the length of the device identifier of the wireless device.

[0238] Aspect 13: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 12, wherein monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a preamble specific to the device type or group of the wireless device and a cyclic redundancy check specific to the device type or group of the wireless device.

[0239] Aspect 14: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 13, wherein monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a device identifier (ID) or group ID of the wireless device.

[0240] Aspect 15: The method according to aspect 14, wherein monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) specific to the device type of the wireless device or the group of the wireless devices.

[0241] Aspect 16: According to the method of aspect 14, monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and a second CRC, and wherein the first CRC has a co-bit length less than the co-bit length of the second CRC.

[0242] Aspect 17: According to the method of aspect 14, the device ID is a truncated device ID or a hash of the device ID.

[0243] Aspect 18: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 17, wherein monitoring the control signal includes monitoring the control signal having a scrambling sequence specific to the device type of the wireless device or the group of the wireless devices.

[0244] Aspect 19: A method for wireless communication performed by a transmitting device, the method comprising: transmitting a monitoring timing configuration according to an indicated device capability; and transmitting a control signal during a monitoring timing according to the monitoring timing configuration.

[0245] Aspect 20: The method according to aspect 19, wherein the monitoring timing configuration is for a first device type having clock stability different from that of the second device type.

[0246] Aspect 21: The method according to any one of Aspects 19 to 20, wherein the monitoring timing is configured for a first device type having a filtering capability different from that of the second device type.

[0247] Aspect 22: The method according to any one of aspects 19 to 21, wherein the monitoring timing configuration specifies a protection interval for monitoring timing of a first device type, the protection interval being different from the protection interval for monitoring timing of a second device type.

[0248] Aspect 23: A method for wireless communication performed by a wireless device, the method comprising: receiving a query signal; transmitting a device identifier (ID) of the wireless device; receiving feedback having the device ID; and receiving a control signal using the device ID.

[0249] Aspect 24: The method according to aspect 23, wherein receiving the control signal includes receiving the control signal having a preamble of an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device type or a group of wireless devices specific to the wireless device and a cyclic redundancy check of the environmental IoT device type or the group of wireless devices specific to the wireless device.

[0250] Aspect 25: The method according to any one of Aspects 23 to 24, wherein receiving the control signal includes receiving the control signal having the device ID or group ID of the wireless device.

[0251] Aspect 26: According to the method of aspect 25, receiving the control signal includes receiving the control signal having a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and a second CRC, and wherein the first CRC has a co-bit length less than the co-bit length of the second CRC.

[0252] Aspect 27: A method for wireless communication performed by a transmitting device, the method comprising: transmitting a query signal; receiving a device identifier (ID) of an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device; transmitting feedback having the device ID; and transmitting a control signal using the device ID.

[0253] Aspect 28: According to the method of aspect 27, sending the control signal includes sending the control signal having a preamble specific to the environmental IoT device type or the group of the environmental IoT devices and a cyclic redundancy check specific to the environmental IoT device type or the group of the environmental IoT devices.

[0254] Aspect 29: The method according to any one of Aspects 27 to 28, wherein sending the control signal includes sending the control signal having the device ID or group ID of the IoT device of the environment.

[0255] Aspect 30: According to the method of aspect 29, sending the control signal includes sending the control signal having a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and a second CRC, and wherein the first CRC has a co-bit length less than the co-bit length of the second CRC.

[0256] Aspect 31: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising: one or more processors; one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors; and instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 30.

[0257] Aspect 32: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 30.

[0258] Aspect 33: 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 30.

[0259] Aspect 34: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code including instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 30.

[0260] Aspect 35: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 30.

[0261] Aspect 36: A device for wireless communication, the device including a processing system comprising one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the processing system being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 30.

[0262] Aspect 37: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being individually or collectively configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 30.

[0263] While the foregoing disclosure provides examples and descriptions, it is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations can be made based on the foregoing disclosure, or from various aspects of practice.

[0264] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly interpreted as hardware or a combination of hardware and at least one of software or firmware. "Software" should be broadly interpreted as instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, or functions, in some respects, whether they are software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description languages, or others. As used herein, a "processor" is implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and software. It will be apparent that the systems or methods described herein may be implemented in various forms of hardware or combinations of hardware and software. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code used to implement these systems or methods is not limited in any way. Therefore, the operation and behavior of these systems or methods are described herein without reference to specific software code, as those skilled in the art will understand that software and hardware can be designed to implement these systems or methods, at least in part, based on the description herein. Unless otherwise stated, a component configured to perform a function means that the component has the capability to perform that function, and it is not necessary for the component to actually perform that function.

[0265] As used in this article, depending on the context, "meeting the threshold" can mean a value greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, or not equal to the threshold.

[0266] As used in this article, the phrase “at least one of” in a list of items refers to any combination of these items, including a single member. In one aspect, “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, as well as any combination with multiple identical elements (e.g., 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 ordering of a, b, and c).

[0267] No element, action, or instruction used herein should be construed as essential or necessary unless explicitly stated otherwise. Furthermore, as used herein, the articles “a” and “an” are intended to include one or more items and are interchangeable with “one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the article “the” is intended to include one or more items mentioned in connection with the article “the” and is interchangeable with “one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “group” and “cluster” are intended to include one or more entries and are interchangeable with “one or more.” If only one item is desired, the phrase “only one” or similar terminology will be used. Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “have,” “possess,” “have,” and similar terms are intended to be open-ended terms that do not limit the elements they modify (e.g., an element “having” A may also have B). Furthermore, the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “based on or otherwise related to” unless otherwise explicitly stated. Furthermore, as used herein, the term “or” is intended to be inclusive when used in a series and is interchangeable with “and / or” unless otherwise explicitly stated (e.g., in combination with “any” or “only one”). It should be understood that “one or more” is equivalent to “at least one”.

[0268] Although specific combinations of features are set forth in the claims or disclosed in the description, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. Many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically stated in the claims or disclosed in the description. The disclosure of various aspects includes each dependent claim in combination with each other claim in the claim set.

Claims

1. An apparatus for conducting wireless communication at a wireless device, the apparatus comprising: One or more memory units; and One or more processors, coupled to one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to enable the wireless device to: Receive monitoring timing configurations associated with device capabilities; and The control signal is monitored during the monitoring period according to the monitoring timing configuration.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the wireless device to receive the control signal at the monitoring timing relating to monitoring the control signal.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device capability is associated with clock stability.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus capability includes filtering capability.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device capability is associated with the protection interval of the monitoring timing.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device capability is associated with an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device type.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to overlap the wireless devices.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitoring timing configuration indicating the monitoring timing of different devices is frequency-division multiplexed.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, for monitoring the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the wireless device to monitor the control signal having a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) specific to the device type of the wireless device or the group of the wireless devices.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the length of the CRC is less than the length of the device identifier (ID) of the wireless device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the CRC is scrambled with a truncated version of the device ID or a hash of the device ID.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the length of the CRC is greater than or equal to the length of the device identifier of the wireless device.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, for monitoring the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the wireless device to monitor the control signal having a preamble specific to the device type or group of the wireless device and a cyclic redundancy check specific to the device type or group of the wireless device.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, for monitoring the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the wireless device to monitor the control signal having a device identifier (ID) or group ID of the wireless device.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein, for monitoring the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the wireless device to monitor the control signal having a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) specific to the device type of the wireless device or the group of the wireless devices.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein, for monitoring the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or jointly configured to cause the wireless device to monitor the control signal having a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and a second CRC, and wherein the first CRC has a co-bit length less than the co-bit length of the second CRC.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the device ID is a truncated device ID or a hash of the device ID.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, for monitoring the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the wireless device to monitor the control signal having a scrambling sequence of a device type specific to the wireless device or a group of the wireless devices.

19. An apparatus for wireless communication at a transmitting device, the apparatus comprising: One or more memory units; and One or more processors, coupled to one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to enable the transmitting device to: Send monitoring timing configuration according to the indicated equipment capabilities; and Control signals are sent during the monitoring period according to the monitoring timing configuration.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the monitoring timing configuration is for a first device type having clock stability different from that of the second device type.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the monitoring timing configuration is for a first device type having a filtering capability different from that of the second device type.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the monitoring timing configuration specifies a protection interval for monitoring timing of a first device type, the protection interval being different from the protection interval for monitoring timing of a second device type.

23. An apparatus for conducting wireless communication at a wireless device, the apparatus comprising: One or more memory units; and One or more processors, coupled to one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to enable the wireless device to: Receive query signal; Send the device identifier (ID) of the wireless device; Receive feedback with the device ID; and Receive control signals using the device ID.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein, in order to receive the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the wireless device to receive the control signal having a preamble specific to the wireless device’s environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device type or the group of the wireless devices and a cyclic redundancy check specific to the wireless device’s environmental IoT device type or the group of the wireless devices.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein, in order to receive the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the wireless device to receive the control signal having the device ID or group ID of the wireless device.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein, for receiving the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or jointly configured to cause the wireless device to receive the control signal having a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and a second CRC, and wherein the first CRC has a co-bit length less than the co-bit length of the second CRC.

27. An apparatus for wireless communication at a transmitting device, the apparatus comprising: One or more memory units; and One or more processors, coupled to one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to enable the transmitting device to: Send a query signal; Receive the device identifier (ID) of the Internet of Things (IoT) device in the environment; Send feedback with the device ID; and Send a control signal using the device ID.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein, for transmitting the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the transmitting device to transmit the control signal having a preamble specific to the environmental IoT device type or the group of the environmental IoT devices and a cyclic redundancy check specific to the environmental IoT device type or the group of the environmental IoT devices.

29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein, for transmitting the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the transmitting device to transmit the control signal having the device ID or group ID of the IoT device in the environment.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein, for transmitting the control signal, the one or more processors are individually or jointly configured to cause the transmitting device to transmit the control signal having a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and a second CRC, and wherein the first CRC has a co-bit length less than the co-bit length of the second CRC.

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