Condition for ambient internet of things re-access
By transmitting an ambient IoT access message in response to re-access conditions, ambient IoT devices overcome failed contention resolution, ensuring successful random access and subsequent procedures.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2024/108035
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-29
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-05
AI Technical Summary
Ambient IoT devices face challenges in successfully completing random access procedures due to failed contention resolution, leading to failures in inventory and command procedures.
The ambient IoT device transmits an ambient IoT access message in response to an ambient IoT re-access condition, which can include receiving an access trigger message or autonomously performing re-access without one, to successfully complete the random access procedure.
Enables successful completion of ambient IoT random access procedures even in cases of failed contention resolution, reducing latency and enabling successful execution of inventory and command procedures.
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Abstract
Description
CONDITION FOR AMBIENT INTERNET OF THINGS RE-ACCESS
[0001] FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and specifically relate to techniques, apparatuses, and methods associated with conditions for ambient internet of things (IoT) re-access.BACKGROUND
[0003] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various services that may include carrying voice, text, messaging, video, data, and / or other traffic. The services may include unicast, multicast, and / or broadcast services, among other examples. Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access radio access technologies (RATs) capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (for example, time domain resources, frequency domain resources, spatial domain resources, and / or device transmit power, among other examples) . Examples 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.
[0004] The above multiple-access RATs have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide common protocols that enable different wireless communication devices to communicate on a municipal, national, regional, or global level. An example telecommunication standard is New Radio (NR) . NR, which may also be referred to as 5G, is part of a continuous mobile broadband evolution promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . NR (and other mobile broadband evolutions beyond NR) may be designed to better support Internet of things (IoT) and reduced capability device deployments, industrial connectivity, millimeter wave (mmWave) expansion, licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployment, sidelink and other device-to-device direct communication technologies (for example, cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) communication) , massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) , disaggregated network architectures and network topology expansions, multiple-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, and / or radio frequency (RF) sensing, among other examples. As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, further improvements in NR may be implemented, and other radio access technologies such as 6G may be introduced, to further advance mobile broadband evolution.
[0005] In some examples, contention resolution may fail for an ambient IoT device that is attempting to perform a random access procedure with a reader. For example, the ambient IoT device may receive an access response message that does not include an identifier of the ambient IoT device, or the ambient IoT device may not receive the access response message at all. Whether or how the ambient IoT device can perform re-access is unclear. As a result, in cases where contention resolution fails, the ambient IoT device may be unable to successfully complete an ambient IoT random access procedure. This lack of success may in turn lead to a failure of other ambient IoT procedures, such as ambient IoT inventory procedures or ambient IoT command procedures, among other examples.SUMMARY
[0006] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at an ambient internet of things (IoT) device. The apparatus may include one or more memories storing processor-executable code and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories. At least one processor of the one or more processors may be configured to cause the ambient IoT device to receive an ambient IoT access trigger message. At least one processor of the one or more processors may be configured to cause the ambient IoT device to transmit an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. At least one processor of the one or more processors may be configured to cause the ambient IoT device to transmit, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0007] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless communication device. The apparatus may include one or more memories storing processor-executable code and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories. At least one processor of the one or more processors may be configured to cause the ambient IoT device to transmit an ambient IoT access trigger message. At least one processor of the one or more processors may be configured to cause the ambient IoT device to receive an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. At least one processor of the one or more processors may be configured to cause the ambient IoT device to receive, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0008] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed at an ambient IoT device. The method may include receiving an ambient IoT access trigger message. The method may include transmitting an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The method may include transmitting, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0009] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed at a wireless communication device. The method may include transmitting an ambient IoT access trigger message. The method may include receiving an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The method may include receiving, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0010] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication. The set of instructions may include one or more instructions that, when executed at an ambient IoT device, cause the ambient IoT device to receive an ambient IoT access trigger message. The set of instructions may include one or more instructions that, when executed at the ambient IoT device, cause the ambient IoT device to transmit an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The set of instructions may include one or more instructions that, when executed at the ambient IoT device, cause the ambient IoT device to transmit, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0011] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions for wireless communication by a wireless communication device. The set of instructions may include one or more instructions that, when executed at the wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to transmit an ambient IoT access trigger message. The set of instructions may include one or more instructions that, when executed at the wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to receive an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The set of instructions may include one or more instructions that, when executed at the wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to receive, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0012] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for receiving an ambient IoT access trigger message. The apparatus may include means for transmitting an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The apparatus may include means for transmitting, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0013] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for transmitting an ambient IoT access trigger message. The apparatus may include means for receiving an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The apparatus may include means for receiving, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0014] Aspects of the present disclosure may generally be implemented by or as a method, apparatus, system, computer program product, non-transitory computer-readable medium, user equipment, base station, network node, network entity, wireless communication device, and / or processing system as substantially described with reference to, and as illustrated by, the specification and accompanying drawings.
[0015] The foregoing paragraphs of this section have broadly summarized some aspects of the present disclosure. These and additional aspects and associated advantages will be described hereinafter. The disclosed aspects may be used as a basis for modifying or designing other aspects for carrying out the same or similar purposes of the present disclosure. Such equivalent aspects do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. Characteristics of the aspects disclosed herein, both their organization and method of operation, together with associated advantages, will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] The appended drawings illustrate some aspects of the present disclosure, but are not limiting of the scope of the present disclosure because the description may enable other aspects. Each of the drawings is provided for purposes of illustration and description, and not as a definition of the limits of the claims. The same or similar reference numbers in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.
[0017] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication network, in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0018] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example network node in communication with an example user equipment (UE) in a wireless network, in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0019] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with backscatter communications.
[0020] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating examples associated with ambient internet of things (IoT) topologies.
[0021] Figures 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating examples associated with inventory and command signaling.
[0022] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating examples associated with ambient IoT random access procedures.
[0023] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with signaling for ambient IoT re-access.
[0024] Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with an ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0025] Figure 9 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with ambient IoT re-access in accordance with unsuccessful contention resolution.
[0026] Figure 10 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition.
[0027] Figure 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example process performed, for example, at an ambient IoT device or an apparatus of an ambient IoT device that supports conditions for ambient IoT re-access.
[0028] Figure 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a wireless communication device or an apparatus of a wireless communication device that supports conditions for ambient IoT re-access.
[0029] Figure 13 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communication, such as an ambient IoT device, that supports conditions for ambient IoT re-access.
[0030] Figure 14 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communication, such as a wireless communication device, that supports conditions for ambient IoT re-access.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0031] Various aspects of the present disclosure are described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, aspects of the present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and is not to be construed as limited to any specific aspect illustrated by or described with reference to an accompanying drawing or otherwise presented in this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. One skilled in the art may appreciate that the scope of the disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein, whether implemented independently of or in combination with any other aspect of the disclosure. For example, an apparatus may be implemented or a method may be practiced using various combinations or quantities of the aspects set forth herein. In addition, the scope of the disclosure is intended to cover an apparatus having, or a method that is practiced using, other structures and / or functionalities in addition to or other than the structures and / or functionalities with which various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein may be practiced. Any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of a claim.
[0032] Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques. These methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, or algorithms (collectively referred to as “elements” ) . These elements may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system.
[0033] Ambient internet of things (IoT) devices may be low-complexity devices or terminals, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, tags, or sensors, among other examples. In some examples, an ambient IoT device may operate using ambient signaling (for example, incident radio frequency (RF) sources) received from a reader (for example, a network node or a user equipment (UE) , among other examples) . For example, the ambient IoT may backscatter an incident signal, such as a carrier wave (CW) , to send data to the reader.
[0034] Ambient IoT random access is a process that allows an ambient IoT device to exchange information with a reader. For example, ambient IoT random access may enable an ambient IoT device to respond to an inventory trigger message or a command message, among other examples. In some examples, ambient IoT random access may involve a four-step procedure or a two-step procedure. In a four-step procedure, the reader may transmit, and the ambient IoT device may receive, an initial ambient IoT access trigger message; the ambient IoT device may transmit, and the reader may receive, an ambient IoT access message; the reader may transmit, and the ambient IoT device may receive, an access response message; the ambient IoT device may transmit, and the reader may receive, an ambient IoT response message; and the reader may transmit, and the ambient IoT device may receive, a subsequent message. In a two-step procedure, the reader may transmit, and the ambient IoT device may receive, an initial ambient IoT access trigger message; the ambient IoT device may transmit, and the reader may receive, an ambient IoT access message; and the reader may transmit, and the ambient IoT device may receive, a subsequent message. In both types of ambient IoT random access procedures, a collision may occur between ambient IoT devices. A collision refers to situations where two or more ambient IoT devices use the same identifier in simultaneous or near-simultaneous ambient IoT random access communications. In the event of a collision, the reader may perform contention resolution, which may resolve the collision.
[0035] However, in some examples, contention resolution may fail for an ambient IoT device. For example, the ambient IoT device may receive an access response message that does not include the identifier of the ambient IoT device, or the ambient IoT device may not receive the access response message at all. In such instances, whether or how the ambient IoT device can perform re-access may be unclear. Re-access refers to an attempt to perform the ambient IoT random access procedure successfully after the failure. In cases where contention resolution fails, the ambient IoT device may be unable to successfully complete an ambient IoT random access procedure. This lack of success may in turn lead to a failure of other ambient IoT procedures, such as ambient IoT inventory procedures or ambient IoT command procedures, among other examples.
[0036] Various aspects relate generally to ambient IoT re-access due to an unsuccessful contention resolution. Some aspects more specifically relate to how the ambient IoT device performs the re-access. In some aspects, the ambient IoT device may transmit an ambient IoT access message in response to the unsuccessful contention resolution. In some examples, the ambient IoT access message may be an ambient IoT re-access message. In some aspects, the ambient IoT device may transmit the ambient IoT access message in response to an ambient IoT re-access condition occurring. The ambient IoT re-access condition may be a condition that triggers re-access. For example, the ambient IoT re-access condition may prompt the ambient IoT device to transmit the ambient IoT access message.
[0037] In some aspects, the ambient IoT re-access condition may include the ambient IoT device receiving an ambient IoT access trigger message. For example, the ambient IoT access trigger message may be an ambient IoT re-access trigger message that the reader transmits after the unsuccessful contention resolution. Thus, in some examples, the ambient IoT device may wait for the ambient IoT access trigger message to perform re-access.
[0038] In some aspects, the ambient IoT re-access condition may include an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition. For example, the ambient IoT device may autonomously perform re-access. For example, the ambient IoT device may perform re-access without receiving the ambient IoT access trigger message. In some examples, the ambient IoT device may autonomously perform re-access during a given length of time during which contention resolution was not successful.
[0039] Particular aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented to realize one or more of the following potential advantages. In some examples, by transmitting the ambient IoT access message in response to the ambient IoT re-access condition occurring, the described techniques may specify how the ambient IoT device can perform re-access. For example, the ambient IoT device may successfully complete an ambient IoT random access procedure even in cases where contention resolution fails. As a result, the ambient IoT device may successfully complete other ambient IoT procedures, such as ambient IoT inventory procedures or ambient IoT command procedures, among other examples.
[0040] In some examples, by receiving the ambient IoT access trigger message as the ambient IoT re-access condition, the described techniques can be used to enable the ambient IoT device to harvest energy before performing re-access. For example, the ambient IoT device may harvest energy for backscatter communications in cases where the ambient IoT device has poor energy storage.
[0041] In some examples, by autonomously performing re-access responsive to the ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition, the described techniques may be used to reduce latency. For example, in cases where the ambient IoT device is a higher-capability device that has relatively large energy storage, the ambient IoT device may avoid waiting for another ambient IoT access trigger message to harvest energy; instead, the ambient IoT device may autonomously perform re-access before the ambient IoT device would otherwise receive another ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0042] Multiple-access radio access technologies (RATs) have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide common protocols that enable wireless communication devices to communicate on a municipal, enterprise, national, regional, or global level. For example, 5G New Radio (NR) is part of a continuous mobile broadband evolution promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . 5G NR supports various 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, IoT connectivity and management, and network function virtualization (NFV) .
[0043] As the demand for broadband access increases and as technologies supported by wireless communication networks evolve, further technological improvements may be adopted in or implemented for 5G NR or future RATs, such as 6G, to further advance the evolution of wireless communication for a wide variety of existing and new use cases and applications. Such technological improvements may be associated with new frequency band expansion, licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, overlapping spectrum use, small cell deployments, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployments, disaggregated network architectures and network topology expansion, device aggregation, advanced duplex communication, sidelink and other device-to-device direct communication, IoT (including passive or ambient IoT) networks, reduced capability (RedCap) UE functionality, industrial connectivity, multiple-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, RF sensing, and / or artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI / ML) , among other examples. These technological improvements may support use cases such as wireless backhauls, wireless data centers, extended reality (XR) and metaverse applications, meta services for supporting vehicle connectivity, holographic and mixed reality communication, autonomous and collaborative robots, vehicle platooning and cooperative maneuvering, sensing networks, gesture monitoring, human-brain interfacing, digital twin applications, asset management, and universal coverage applications using non-terrestrial and / or aerial platforms, among other examples. The methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques described herein may enable one or more of the foregoing technologies and / or support one or more of the foregoing use cases.
[0044] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication network 100, in accordance with the present disclosure. The wireless communication network 100 may be or may include elements of a 5G (or NR) network or a 6G network, among other examples. The wireless communication network 100 may include multiple network nodes 110, shown as a network node (NN) 110a, a network node 110b, a network node 110c, and a network node 110d. The network nodes 110 may support communications with multiple UEs 120, shown as a UE 120a, a UE 120b, a UE 120c, a UE 120d, and a UE 120e.
[0045] The network nodes 110 and the UEs 120 of the wireless communication network 100 may communicate using the electromagnetic spectrum, which may be subdivided by frequency or wavelength into various classes, bands, carriers, and / or channels. For example, devices of the wireless communication network 100 may communicate using one or more operating bands. In some aspects, multiple wireless communication networks 100 may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless communication network 100 may support a particular RAT (which may also be referred to as an air interface) and may operate on one or more carrier frequencies in one or more frequency ranges. Examples of RATs include a 4G RAT, a 5G / NR RAT, and / or a 6G RAT, among other examples. In some examples, when multiple RATs are deployed in a given geographic area, each RAT in the geographic area may operate on different frequencies to avoid interference with one another.
[0046] Various operating bands have been defined as frequency range designations FR1 (410 MHz through 7.125 GHz) , FR2 (24.25 GHz through 52.6 GHz) , FR3 (7.125 GHz through 24.25 GHz) , FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz through 71 GHz) , FR4 (52.6 GHz through 114.25 GHz) , and FR5 (114.25 GHz through 300 GHz) . Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “Sub-6 GHz” band in some documents and articles. Similarly, FR2 is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “millimeter wave” band in some documents and articles, despite being different than the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz through 300 GHz) , which is identified by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a “millimeter wave” band. The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are often referred to as mid-band frequencies, which include FR3. Frequency bands falling within FR3 may inherit FR1 characteristics or FR2 characteristics, and thus may effectively extend features of FR1 or FR2 into mid-band frequencies. Thus, “sub-6 GHz, ” if used herein, may broadly refer to frequencies that are less than 6 GHz, that are within FR1, and / or that are included in mid-band frequencies. Similarly, the term “millimeter wave, ” if used herein, may broadly refer to frequencies that are included in mid-band frequencies, that are within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, or FR5, and / or that are within the EHF band. Higher frequency bands may extend 5G NR operation, 6G operation, and / or other RATs beyond 52.6 GHz. For example, each of FR4a, FR4-1, FR4, and FR5 falls within the EHF band. In some examples, the wireless communication network 100 may implement dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) , in which multiple RATs (for example, 4G / Long Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G / NR) are implemented with dynamic bandwidth allocation (for example, based on user demand) in a single frequency band. It is contemplated that the frequencies included in these operating bands (for example, FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, and / or FR5) may be modified, and techniques described herein may be applicable to those modified frequency ranges.
[0047] A network node 110 may include one or more devices, components, or systems that enable communication between a UE 120 and one or more devices, components, or systems of the wireless communication network 100. A network node 110 may be, may include, or may also be referred to as an NR network node, a 5G network node, a 6G network node, a Node B, an eNB, a gNB, an access point (AP) , a transmission reception point (TRP) , a mobility element, a core, a network entity, a network element, a network equipment, and / or another type of device, component, or system included in a radio access network (RAN) .
[0048] A network node 110 may be implemented as a single physical node (for example, a single physical structure) or may be implemented as two or more physical nodes (for example, two or more distinct physical structures) . For example, a network node 110 may be a device or system that implements part of a radio protocol stack, a device or system that implements a full radio protocol stack (such as a full gNB protocol stack) , or a collection of devices or systems that collectively implement the full radio protocol stack. For example, and as shown, a network node 110 may be an aggregated network node (having an aggregated architecture) , meaning that the network node 110 may implement a full radio protocol stack that is physically and logically integrated within a single node (for example, a single physical structure) in the wireless communication network 100. For example, an aggregated network node 110 may consist of a single standalone base station or a single TRP that uses a full radio protocol stack to enable or facilitate communication between a UE 120 and a core network of the wireless communication network 100.
[0049] Alternatively, and as also shown, a network node 110 may be a disaggregated network node (sometimes referred to as a disaggregated base station) , meaning that the network node 110 may implement a radio protocol stack that is physically distributed and / or logically distributed among two or more nodes in the same geographic location or in different geographic locations. For example, a disaggregated network node may have a disaggregated architecture. In some deployments, disaggregated network nodes 110 may be used in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network, in an open radio access network (O-RAN) (such as a network configuration in compliance with the O-RAN Alliance) , or in a virtualized radio access network (vRAN) , also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN) , to facilitate scaling by separating base station functionality into multiple units that can be individually deployed.
[0050] The 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) . A CU 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, among other examples. A DU may host one or more of a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, and / or one or more higher physical (PHY) layers depending, at least in part, on a functional split, such as a functional split defined by the 3GPP. In some examples, a DU also may host one or more lower PHY layer functions, such as a fast Fourier transform (FFT) , an inverse FFT (iFFT) , beamforming, physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, and / or scheduling of resources for one or more UEs 120, among other examples. An RU may host RF processing functions or lower PHY layer functions, such as an FFT, an iFFT, beamforming, or PRACH extraction and filtering, among other examples, according to a functional split, such as a lower layer functional split. In such an architecture, each RU can be operated to handle over the air (OTA) communication with one or more UEs 120.
[0051] 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, a 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 examples, a CU, a DU, and / or an RU may be implemented as a virtual unit, such as a virtual central unit (VCU) , a virtual distributed unit (VDU) , or a virtual radio unit (VRU) , among other examples. A virtual unit may be implemented as a virtual network function, such as associated with a cloud deployment.
[0052] Some network nodes 110 (for example, a base station, an RU, or a TRP) may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In the 3GPP, the term “cell” can refer to a coverage area of a network node 110 or to a network node 110 itself, depending on the context in which the term is used. A network node 110 may support one or multiple (for example, three) cells. In some examples, a network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (for example, several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with service subscriptions. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with service subscriptions. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (for example, a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs 120 having association with the femto cell (for example, UEs 120 in a closed subscriber group (CSG) ) . A network node 110 for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro network node. A network node 110 for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico network node. A network node 110 for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto network node or an in-home network node.
[0053] The wireless communication network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes network nodes 110 of different types, such as macro network nodes, pico network nodes, femto network nodes, relay network nodes, aggregated network nodes, and / or disaggregated network nodes, among other examples. In the example shown in Figure 1, the network node 110a may be a macro network node for a macro cell 130a, the network node 110b may be a pico network node for a pico cell 130b, and the network node 110c may be a femto network node for a femto cell 130c. Various different types of network nodes 110 may generally transmit at different power levels, serve different coverage areas, and / or have different impacts on interference in the wireless communication network 100 than other types of network nodes 110. For example, macro network nodes may have a high transmit power level (for example, 5 to 40 watts) , whereas pico network nodes, femto network nodes, and relay network nodes may have lower transmit power levels (for example, 0.1 to 2 watts) .
[0054] In some examples, a network node 110 may be, may include, or may operate as an RU, a TRP, or a base station that communicates 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. “Downlink” (or “DL” ) refers to a communication direction from a network node 110 to a UE 120, and “uplink” (or “UL” ) refers to a communication direction from a UE 120 to a network node 110.
[0055] In some examples, any network node 110 that relays communications may be referred to as a relay network node, a relay station, or simply as a relay. A relay may receive a transmission of a communication from an upstream station (for example, another network node 110 or a UE 120) and transmit the communication to a downstream station (for example, a 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. ” In the example shown in Figure 1, the network node 110d (for example, a relay network node) may communicate with the network node 110a (for example, a macro network node) and the UE 120d in order to facilitate communication between the network node 110a and the UE 120d. Additionally or alternatively, a UE 120 may be or may operate as a relay station that can relay transmissions to or from other UEs 120. A UE 120 that relays communications may be referred to as a UE relay or a relay UE, among other examples.
[0056] The UEs 120 may be physically dispersed throughout the wireless communication network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. A UE 120 may be, may include, or may be included in an access terminal, another terminal, a mobile station, or a subscriber unit. A UE 120 may be, include, or be coupled with a cellular phone (for example, a smart phone) , a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (for example, a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, and / or smart jewelry, such as a smart ring or a smart bracelet) , an entertainment device (for example, a music device, a video device, and / or a satellite radio) , an XR device, a vehicular 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 may communicate via a wireless medium.
[0057] A UE 120 and / or a network node 110 may include one or more chips, system-on-chips (SoCs) , chipsets, packages, or devices that individually or collectively constitute or comprise a processing system. The processing system includes processor (or “processing” ) circuitry in the form of one or multiple 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 (ASIC) , programmable logic devices (PLDs) (such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) ) , or other discrete gate or transistor logic or circuitry (all of which may be generally referred to herein individually as “processors” or collectively as “the processor” or “the processor circuitry” ) . One or more of the processors may be individually or collectively configurable or configured to perform various functions or operations described herein. A group of processors collectively configurable or configured to perform a set of functions may include a first processor configurable or configured to perform a first function of the set and a second processor configurable or configured to perform a second function of the set, or may include the group of processors all being configured or configurable to perform the set of functions.
[0058] The processing system may further include memory circuitry in the form of one or more memory devices, memory blocks, memory elements or other discrete gate or transistor logic or circuitry, 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 may be generally referred to herein individually as “memories” or collectively as “the memory” or “the memory circuitry” ) . One or more of the memories may be coupled (for example, operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, or electrically coupled) with one or more of the processors and may individually or collectively store processor-executable code (such as software) that, when executed by one or more of the processors, may configure one or more of the processors to perform various functions or operations described herein. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, one or more of the processors may be preconfigured to perform various functions or operations described herein without requiring configuration by software. The processing system may further include or be coupled with one or more modems (such as a Wi-Fi (for example, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) compliant) modem or a cellular (for example, 3GPP 4G LTE, 5G, or 6G compliant) modem) . In some implementations, one or more processors of the processing system include or implement one or more of the modems. The processing system may further include or be coupled with multiple radios (collectively “the radio” ) , multiple RF chains, or multiple transceivers, each of which may in turn be coupled with one or more of multiple antennas. In some implementations, one or more processors of the processing system include or implement one or more of the radios, RF chains or transceivers. The UE 120 may include or may be included in a housing that houses components associated with the UE 120 including the processing system.
[0059] In some examples, two or more UEs 120 (for example, shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly with one another using sidelink communications (for example, without communicating by way of a network node 110 as an intermediary) . As an example, the UE 120a may directly transmit data, control information, or other signaling as a sidelink communication to the UE 120e. This is in contrast to, for example, the UE 120a first transmitting data in an UL communication to a network node 110, which then transmits the data to the UE 120e in a DL communication.
[0060] The wireless communication network 100 may also include an ambient IoT device 135. In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may include a communication manager 138. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 138 may receive an ambient IoT access trigger message; transmit an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; and transmit, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 138 may perform one or more other operations described herein.
[0061] In some aspects, the UE 120 may include a communication manager 140. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 140 may transmit an ambient IoT access trigger message; receive an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; and receive, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.
[0062] In some aspects, the network node 110 may include a communication manager 150. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 150 may transmit an ambient IoT access trigger message; receive an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; and receive, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.
[0063] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example network node 110 in communication with an example UE 120 in a wireless network, in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0064] As shown in Figure 2, the 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 through 232t, where t ≥ 1) , a set of antennas 234 (shown as 234a through 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, among other examples. In some configurations, one or a combination of the antenna (s) 234, the modem (s) 232, the MIMO detector 236, the receive processor 238, the transmit processor 214, and / or the TX MIMO processor 216 may be included in a transceiver of the network node 110. The transceiver may be under control of and used by one or more processors, such as the controller / processor 240, and in some aspects in conjunction with processor-readable code stored in the memory 242, to perform aspects of the methods, processes, and / or operations described herein. In some aspects, the network node 110 may include one or more interfaces, communication components, and / or other components that facilitate communication with the UE 120 or another network node.
[0065] The terms “processor, ” “controller, ” or “controller / processor” may refer to one or more controllers and / or one or more processors. For example, reference to “a / the processor” or “a / the controller / processor, ” among other examples (in the singular) , should be understood to refer to any one or more of the processors described in connection with Figure 2, such as a single processor or a combination of multiple different processors. Reference to “one or more processors” should be understood to refer to any one or more of the processors described in connection with Figure 2. For example, one or more processors of the 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 the UE 120 may include MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, and / or controller / processor 280.
[0066] In some aspects, a single processor may perform all of the operations described as being performed by the one or more processors. In some aspects, a first set of (one or more) processors of the one or more processors may perform a first operation described as being performed by the one or more processors, and a second set of (one or more) processors of the one or more processors may perform a second operation described as being performed by the one or more processors. The first set of processors and the second set of processors may be the same set of processors or may be different sets of processors. Reference to “one or more memories” should be understood to refer to any one or more memories of a corresponding device, such as the memory described in connection with Figure 2. For example, operation described as being performed by one or more memories can be performed by the same subset of the one or more memories or different subsets of the one or more memories.
[0067] For downlink communication from the network node 110 to the UE 120, the transmit processor 214 may receive data ( “downlink data” ) intended for the UE 120 (or a set of UEs that includes the UE 120) from the data source 212 (such as a data pipeline or a data queue) . In some examples, the transmit processor 214 may select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) for the UE 120 in accordance with one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE 120. The network node 110 may process the data (for example, including encoding the data) for transmission to the UE 120 on a downlink in accordance with the MCS (s) selected for the UE 120 to generate data symbols. The transmit processor 214 may process system information (for example, semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) ) and / or control information (for example, CQI requests, grants, and / or upper layer signaling) and provide overhead symbols and / or control symbols. The transmit processor 214 may generate reference symbols for reference signals (for example, a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) , a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) , or a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) ) and / or synchronization signals (for example, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) or a secondary synchronization signals (SSS) ) .
[0068] The TX MIMO processor 216 may perform spatial processing (for example, precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, and / or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (for example, T output symbol streams) to the set of modems 232. For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a respective modulator component (shown as MOD) of a modem 232. Each modem 232 may use the respective modulator component to process (for example, to modulate) a respective output symbol stream (for example, for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) ) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may further use the respective modulator component to process (for example, convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a time domain downlink signal. The modems 232a through 232t may together transmit a set of downlink signals (for example, T downlink signals) via the corresponding set of antennas 234.
[0069] For uplink communication from the UE 120 to the network node 110, uplink signals from the UE 120 may be received by an antenna 234, may be processed by a modem 232 (for example, a demodulator component, shown as DEMOD, of a modem 232) , may be detected by the MIMO detector 236 (for example, a receive (Rx) MIMO processor) if applicable, and / or may be further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and / or control information. The receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 (which may be a data pipeline, a data queue, and / or another type of data sink) and provide the decoded control information to a processor, such as the controller / processor 240.
[0070] The network node 110 may use the scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink or uplink communications. In some aspects, the scheduler 246 may use downlink control information (DCI) to dynamically schedule DL transmissions to the UE 120 and / or UL transmissions from the UE 120. In some examples, the scheduler 246 may allocate recurring time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources that the UE 120 may use to transmit and / or receive communications using an RRC configuration (for example, a semi-static configuration) , for example, to perform semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) or to configure a configured grant (CG) for the UE 120.
[0071] One or more of the transmit processor 214, the TX MIMO processor 216, the modem 232, the antenna 234, the MIMO detector 236, the receive processor 238, and / or the controller / processor 240 may be included in an RF chain of the network node 110. An RF chain may include one or more filters, mixers, oscillators, amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) , and / or other devices that convert between an analog signal (such as for transmission or reception via an air interface) and a digital signal (such as for processing by one or more processors of the network node 110) . In some aspects, the RF chain may be or may be included in a transceiver of the network node 110.
[0072] In some examples, the network node 110 may use the communication unit 244 to communicate with a core network and / or with other network nodes. The communication unit 244 may support wired and / or wireless communication protocols and / or connections, such as Ethernet, optical fiber, common public radio interface (CPRI) , and / or a wired or wireless backhaul, among other examples. The network node 110 may use the communication unit 244 to transmit and / or receive data associated with the UE 120 or to perform network control signaling, among other examples. The communication unit 244 may include a transceiver and / or an interface, such as a network interface.
[0073] The UE 120 may include a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a through 252r, where r ≥ 1) , a set of modems 254 (shown as modems 254a through 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, among other examples. One or more of the components of the UE 120 may be included in a housing 284. In some aspects, one or a combination of the antenna (s) 252, the modem (s) 254, the MIMO detector 256, the receive processor 258, the transmit processor 264, or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be included in a transceiver that is included in the UE 120. The transceiver may be under control of and used by one or more processors, such as the controller / processor 280, and in some aspects in conjunction with processor-readable code stored in the memory 282, to perform aspects of the methods, processes, or operations described herein. In some aspects, the UE 120 may include another interface, another communication component, and / or another component that facilitates communication with the network node 110 and / or another UE 120.
[0074] For downlink communication from the network node 110 to the UE 120, the set of antennas 252 may receive the downlink communications or signals from the network node 110 and may provide a set of received downlink signals (for example, R received signals) to the set of modems 254. For example, each received signal may be provided to a respective demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of a modem 254. Each modem 254 may use the respective demodulator component to condition (for example, filter, amplify, downconvert, and / or digitize) a received signal to obtain input samples. Each modem 254 may use the respective demodulator component to further demodulate or process the input samples (for example, for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. The MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from the set of modems 254, may perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and may provide detected symbols. The receive processor 258 may process (for example, decode) the detected symbols, may provide decoded data for the UE 120 to the data sink 260 (which may include a data pipeline, a data queue, and / or an application executed on the UE 120) , and may provide decoded control information and system information to the controller / processor 280.
[0075] For uplink communication from the UE 120 to the network node 110, the transmit processor 264 may receive and process data ( “uplink data” ) from a data source 262 (such as a data pipeline, a data queue, and / or an application executed on the UE 120) and control information from the 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 receive processor 258 and / or the controller / processor 280 may identify, for a received signal (such as received from the network node 110 or another UE) , one or more parameters relating to transmission of the uplink communication. The 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 CQI parameter, or a transmit power control (TPC) parameter, among other examples. The control information may include an indication of the RSRP parameter, the RSSI parameter, the RSRQ parameter, the CQI parameter, the TPC parameter, and / or another parameter. The control information may facilitate parameter selection and / or scheduling for the UE 120 by the network node 110.
[0076] The transmit processor 264 may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals, such as an uplink DMRS, an uplink sounding reference signal (SRS) , and / or another type of reference signal. The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be precoded by the TX MIMO processor 266, if applicable, and further processed by the set of modems 254 (for example, for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM) . The TX MIMO processor 266 may perform spatial processing (for example, precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, and / or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (for example, U output symbol streams) to the set of modems 254. For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a respective modulator component (shown as MOD) of a modem 254. Each modem 254 may use the respective modulator component to process (for example, to modulate) a respective output symbol stream (for example, for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 254 may further use the respective modulator component to process (for example, convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain an uplink signal.
[0077] The modems 254a through 254u may transmit a set of uplink signals (for example, R uplink signals or U uplink symbols) via the corresponding set of antennas 252. An uplink signal may include an uplink control information (UCI) communication, a MAC control element (MAC-CE) communication, an RRC communication, or another type of uplink communication. Uplink signals may be transmitted on a physical uplink scheduled channel (PUSCH) , a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) , and / or another type of uplink channel. An uplink signal may carry one or more transport blocks (TBs) of data. Sidelink data and control transmissions (that is, transmissions directly between two or more UEs 120) may generally use similar techniques as were described for uplink data and control transmission, and may use sidelink-specific channels such as a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) , a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) , and / or a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) .
[0078] One or more antennas of the set of antennas 252 or the set of antennas 234 may include, or may be included within, one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays, among other examples. An antenna panel, an antenna group, a set of antenna elements, or an antenna array may include one or more antenna elements (within a single housing or multiple housings) , a set of coplanar antenna elements, a set of non-coplanar antenna elements, or one or more antenna elements coupled with one or more transmission or reception components, such as one or more components of Figure 2. As used herein, “antenna” can refer to one or more antennas, one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays. “Antenna panel” can refer to a group of antennas (such as antenna elements) arranged in an array or panel, which may facilitate beamforming by manipulating parameters of the group of antennas. “Antenna module” may refer to circuitry including one or more antennas, which 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.
[0079] In some examples, each of the antenna elements of an antenna 234 or an antenna 252 may include one or more sub-elements for radiating or receiving radio frequency signals. For example, a single antenna element may include a first sub-element cross-polarized with a second sub-element that can be used to independently transmit cross-polarized signals. The 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. A spacing between antenna elements may be such that signals with a desired wavelength transmitted separately by the antenna elements may interact or interfere constructively and destructively along various directions (such as to form a desired beam) . For example, given an expected range of wavelengths or frequencies, the spacing may provide a quarter wavelength, a half wavelength, or another fraction of a wavelength of spacing between neighboring antenna elements to allow for the desired constructive and destructive interference patterns of signals transmitted by the separate antenna elements within that expected range. The amplitudes and / or phases of signals transmitted via antenna elements and / or sub-elements may be modulated and shifted relative to each other (such as by manipulating phase shift, phase offset, and / or amplitude) to generate one or more beams, which is referred to as beamforming. The term “beam” may refer to a directional transmission of a wireless signal toward a receiving device or otherwise in a desired direction. “Beam” may also generally refer to a direction associated with such a directional signal transmission, a set of directional resources associated with the signal transmission (for example, an angle of arrival, a horizontal direction, and / or a vertical direction) , and / or a set of parameters that indicate one or more aspects of a directional signal, a direction associated with the signal, and / or a set of directional resources associated with the signal.
[0080] The network node 110, the controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the UE 120, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, a CU, a DU, an RU, or any other component (s) of Figures 1 or 2 may implement one or more techniques or perform one or more operations associated with conditions for ambient IoT re-access, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, any other component (s) of Figure 2, the CU, the DU, or the RU may perform or direct operations of, for example, process 1100 of Figure 11, process 1200 of Figure 12, or other processes as described herein (alone or in conjunction with one or more other processors) . The memory 242 may store data and program codes for the network node 110, the network node 110, the CU, the DU, or the RU. The memory 282 may store data and program codes for the UE 120. In some examples, the memory 242 or the memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions (for example, code or program code) for wireless communication. The memory 242 may include one or more memories, such as a single memory or multiple different memories (of the same type or of different types) . The memory 282 may include one or more memories, such as a single memory or multiple different memories (of the same type or of different types) . For example, the set of instructions, when executed (for example, directly, or after compiling, converting, or interpreting) by one or more processors of the network node 110, the UE 120, the CU, the DU, or the RU, may cause the one or more processors to perform process 1100 of Figure 11, process 1200 of Figure 12, or other processes as described herein. In some examples, executing instructions may include running the instructions, converting the instructions, compiling the instructions, and / or interpreting the instructions, among other examples. In some aspects, the wireless communication device described herein is the network node 110, is included in the network node 110, includes one or more components of the network node 110 shown in Figure 2, is the UE 120, is included in the UE 120, or includes one or more components of the UE 120 shown in Figure 2.
[0081] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device includes means for receiving an ambient IoT access trigger message; means for transmitting an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; and / or means for transmitting, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition. In some aspects, the means for the ambient IoT device to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 138 or one or more components discussed below in connection with Figure 3, such as a power splitter, an energy harvester, or a microcontroller.
[0082] In some aspects, the wireless communication device includes means for transmitting an IoT access trigger message; means for receiving an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; and / or means for receiving, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition. In some aspects, the means for the wireless communication device to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 150, transmit processor 214, TX MIMO processor 216, modem 232, antenna 234, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, controller / processor 240, memory 242, scheduler 246, communication manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller / processor 280, or memory 282.
[0083] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 associated with backscatter communications.
[0084] Some wireless communication devices may be considered IoT devices, such as ambient IoT devices (sometimes referred to as ultra-light IoT devices) , or similar IoT devices. In ambient IoT, a terminal (for example, an RFID device, a tag, or a similar device) may not include a battery, and the terminal may accumulate energy from radio signaling. To achieve further cost reduction and zero-power communication, wireless networks may utilize a type of ambient IoT device referred to as an “ambient backscatter device” or a “backscatter device. ”
[0085] As shown in Figure 3, a backscatter device 305 (for example, a tag or a sensor, among other examples) , which may be one example of an ambient IoT device, may employ a simplified hardware design (for example, including a power splitter, an energy harvester, and a microcontroller) that does not include a battery, such that the backscatter device 305 relies on energy harvesting for power, and that does not include a radio wave generation circuit, such that the backscatter device 305 is capable of transmitting information only by reflecting a radio wave. More particularly, the backscatter device 305 (for example, the ambient IoT device 135) communicates with a reader 308 (for example, a UE 120, a network node 110, or another network device) by modulating a reflecting radio signal from an RF source 310 (for example, a network node 110, a UE 120, or another network device) . In some examples, the RF source 310 and the reader 308 may be the same device and / or may be co-located. For example, in some instances, the reader 308 and the RF source 310 may be associated with the same network node 110.
[0086] To facilitate communication of the backscatter device 305, the RF source 310 may transmit an energy harvesting wave to the backscatter device 305. The energy harvesting wave may be transmitted for a sufficient duration in order to enable a communication phase for a target range between the reader 308 and the backscatter device 305. Additionally or alternatively, in some instances, a range between the RF source 310 and the backscatter device 305 may be limited by a minimum received power for triggering energy harvesting at the backscatter device 305, such as -20 decibel milliwatts (dBm) .
[0087] Once energy is sufficiently accumulated at the backscatter device 305, the backscatter device 305 may begin to reflect the radio wave that is radiated onto the backscatter device 305 via a backward link 315 (for example, a backscatter link) . For example, the RF source 310 may initiate a communication session (sometimes referred to as a query-response communication) with a query, which may be a modulating envelope of a CW. The backscatter device 305 may respond by backscattering of the CW. The communication session may include multiple rounds, such as for purposes of contention resolution when multiple backscatter devices respond to a query. A channel between the RF source 310 and the backscatter device 305 of the backward link 315 may be associated with a first backward link channel response value (sometimes referred to as a first backward link channel coefficient or a first backward link gain value) , hBD. As described below, the backscatter device 305 may have reflection-on periods and reflection-off periods that follow a pattern that is based at least in part on the transmission of information bits by the backscatter device 305. The reader 308 may detect the reflection pattern of the backscatter device 305 and obtain the backscatter communication information via the backward link 315. A channel between the reader 308 and the backscatter device 305 of the backward link 315 may be associated with a second backward link channel response value (sometimes referred to as a second backward link channel coefficient or a second backward link channel gain value) , hDU. In addition, the RF source 310 and the reader 308 may communicate (for example, reference signals and / or data signals) via a direct link 320. A channel between the RF source 310 and the reader 308 of the direct link 320 may be associated with a direct link channel response value (sometimes referred to as a direct link channel coefficient or a direct link channel gain value) , hBU.
[0088] The backscatter device 305 may use an information modulation scheme, such as amplitude shift keying (ASK) modulation or on-off keying (OOK) modulation. For ASK or OOK modulation, the backscatter device 305 may switch on reflection when transmitting an information bit “1” and switch off reflection when transmitting an information bit “0. ” In backscatter communication, the RF source 310 may transmit a particular radio wave (for example, a reference signal or a data signal, such as a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) ) , which may be denoted as x (n) . The reader 308 may receive this radio wave, x (n) , directly from the RF source 310 via the direct link 320, as well as from the backscatter device 305 modulating and reflecting the radio wave to the reader 308 via the backward link 315. The signal received at the reader 308 via the direct link 320, indicated by reference number 325, is the product of the radio wave transmitted by the RF source 310, x (n) , multiplied by the direct link channel response value, hBU, plus any signal noise. The information bits signal of the backscatter device 305 may be denoted as s (n) where s (n) ∈ {0, 1} . Accordingly, the signal received at the reader 308 via the backward link 315, indicated by reference number 330, is the product of the signal transmitted by the RF source 310, x (n) , multiplied by the first backward link channel response value, hBD, the second backward link channel response value, hDU, the information bits signal from the backscatter device 305, s (n) , and a reflection coefficient associated with the backscatter device 305 plus any noise.
[0089] Thus, the resulting signal received at the reader 308, which is the superposition of the signal received via the direct link 320 and the signal received via the backward link 315, may be denoted as y (n) . This signal, y (n) , is shown by reference number 335. As shown, when s (n) =0 (indicated by reference number 340 in the plot shown at reference number 330) , the backscatter device 305 may switch off reflection, and thus the reader 308 receives only the direct link 320 signal. When s (n) =1 (indicated by reference number 345 in the plot shown at reference number 330) , the backscatter device 305 may switch on reflection, and thus the reader 308 receives a superposition of both the direct link 320 signal and the backward link 315 signal. To receive the information bits transmitted by the backscatter device 305, the reader 308 may first decode x (n) based at least in part on the direct link channel response value of h_BU (n) by treating the backward link 315 signal as interference. The reader 308 may then detect the existence of the signal component. In some instances, the backscatter device 305 may not maintain a state from communication session to communication session except of what is stored in the backscatter device 305 memory, such as an electronic product code (EPC) associated with backscatter device 305 or similar information.
[0090] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating examples 400 and 410 associated with ambient IoT topologies.
[0091] Example 400 relates to a first topology, which may be referred to as Topology 1. In Topology 1, an ambient IoT device 135 may directly and bidirectionally communicate with a network node 110. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 and the network node 110 may communicate ambient IoT data and / or signaling. In example 400, the network node 110 may serve as a reader for the ambient IoT device 135.
[0092] Example 410 relates to a second topology, which may be referred to as Topology 2. In Topology 2, the ambient IoT device 135 may communicate bidirectionally with an intermediate node 420 between the ambient IoT device 135 and a network node 110. The intermediate node 420 may be any suitable device (for example, a reader) that is capable of ambient IoT, such as a relay, IAB node, UE 120, or repeater, among other examples. The intermediate node 420 may transfer ambient IoT data and / or signaling between network node 110 and the ambient IoT device 135.
[0093] Figures 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating examples 500A and 500B associated with inventory and command signaling between the ambient IoT device 135, a reader 505 (for example, the network node 110, the UE 120, or the reader 308, among other examples) , and an application 510 (for example, an ambient IoT controller) . The application 510 may comprise an application function or node that is part of, or connected to, a core network.
[0094] With reference to Figure 5A, example 500A shows an example ambient IoT inventory procedure. The ambient IoT inventory procedure may allow the application 510 to identify all or a subset of ambient IoT devices, including the ambient IoT device 135, within a range of one or more readers, including the reader 505. In a first operation 515, the application 510 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, an inventory request. In some examples, the inventory request may include one or more filter criteria that limit the ambient IoT inventory procedure to a subset of ambient IoT devices within the range of the reader 505. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may match the filter criteria.
[0095] In a second operation 520, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, an inventory trigger message. In some examples, the reader 505 may, responsive to receiving the inventory trigger message, perform a discovery procedure to discover one or more ambient IoT devices 135. In a third operation 525, the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may, responsive to receiving the inventory trigger message, perform an ambient IoT access procedure. In a fourth operation 530, the reader 505 may transmit, and the application 510 may receive, an inventory response. For example, the inventory response may identify all or a subset of ambient IoT devices, including the ambient IoT device 135, within the range of the reader 505.
[0096] With reference to Figure 5B, example 500B shows an example ambient IoT command procedure. The ambient IoT inventory procedure may allow the application 510 to issue a command to one or more ambient IoT devices, including the ambient IoT device 135, within a range of one or more selected readers, including the reader 505. In a first operation 535, the application 510 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the command. In some examples, the command may include one or more ambient IoT device identifiers or command containers, among other examples. The command container may indicate that the command is a read command, a write command, or a disable command, among other examples. In some examples, the command container may include filter criteria that limit the command to a subset of ambient IoT devices within the range of the reader 505. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may match the filter criteria.
[0097] In a second operation 540, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, a command message in accordance with the command. In a third operation 545, the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may, responsive to receiving the inventory trigger message, perform an ambient IoT access procedure. In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may, responsive to receiving the command message, transmit an acknowledgment and / or report ambient IoT data to the reader 505. In a fourth operation 550, the reader 505 may transmit, and the application 510 may receive, a command response. For example, the command response may include the acknowledgment and / or ambient IoT data.
[0098] The ambient IoT inventory procedure discussed in connection with Figure 5A and the ambient IoT command procedure discussed in connection with Figure 5B may occur at any suitable times in relation to each other. For example, the application 510 may first initiate the ambient IoT inventory procedure and then initiate the ambient IoT command procedure.
[0099] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating examples 600 and 605 associated with ambient IoT random access procedures. As shown in Figure 6, an ambient IoT device 135 and a reader 505 may communicate with one another. Messages transmitted from the ambient IoT device 135 to the reader 505 may be referred to as device-to-reader (D2R) messages, and messages transmitted from the reader 505 to the ambient IoT device 135 may be referred to as reader-to-device (R2D) messages.
[0100] In some examples, ambient IoT devices may use specialized ambient IoT signaling and architecture, such as a compact ambient IoT protocol stack and lightweight signaling procedures, to enable device-originated device-terminated triggered (DO-DTT) data transmission and / or device-terminated (DT) data transmission. DO-DTT traffic may include traffic that originates at an ambient IoT device and is triggered by DT traffic or signaling, and DT traffic may be traffic that is terminated at the ambient IoT device. Ambient IoT devices may support concept (s) of paging, data transmission (which may involve RRC) , interactions with upper layers, or random access, among other examples.
[0101] Example 600 shows a four-step ambient IoT random access procedure. Operations 610-630 may comprise a first round of ambient IoT access operations. In a first operation 610, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, an initial ambient IoT access trigger message. The initial ambient IoT access trigger message may comprise an inventory trigger message as discussed in connection with Figure 5A or a command message as discussed in connection with Figure 5B, among other examples. The initial ambient IoT access trigger message may trigger a four-step ambient IoT random access procedure. In some examples, the initial ambient IoT access trigger message may be referred to as an ambient IoT paging message, a query message, a message 0, a Msg0, an ambient IoT message 0, or an ambient IoT Msg0, among other examples.
[0102] In a second operation 615, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, an ambient IoT access message. The ambient IoT access message may include an identifier (for example, a random identifier) of the ambient IoT device 135. In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may randomly generate the identifier or generate the identifier using another identifier of the ambient IoT device (for example, a device identifier) . In some examples, the ambient IoT access message may be referred to as a message 1, a Msg1, an ambient IoT message 1, or an ambient IoT Msg1, among other examples.
[0103] In a third operation 620, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, an access response message. The access response message may include the identifier included in the ambient IoT access message (for example, the reader 505 may echo the identifier received in the ambient IoT access message) . In some examples, the access response message may also include additional information. In some examples, the access response message may be referred to as a message 2, a Msg2, an ambient IoT message 2, or an ambient IoT Msg2, among other examples.
[0104] In a fourth operation 625, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, an ambient IoT response message. The ambient IoT response message may include the identifier of the ambient IoT device 135, an acknowledgment, or ambient IoT data (for example, upper-layer data in cases involving an upper-layer request) , among other examples. In some examples, the ambient IoT response message may be referred to as a message 3, a Msg3, an ambient IoT message 3, or an ambient IoT Msg3, among other examples.
[0105] Operations 630-650 may comprise a second round of ambient IoT access operations. In a fifth operation 630, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, a subsequent R2D message. The subsequent R2D message may include an acknowledgment, a failure indication, or an ambient IoT access trigger message, among other examples. The subsequent R2D message may be optional. For example, the reader 505 may transmit the subsequent R2D message responsive to a transmission failure of the ambient IoT response message. In some examples, the subsequent R2D message may be referred to as a message 4, a Msg4, an ambient IoT message 4, or an ambient IoT Msg4, among other examples.
[0106] In a sixth operation 635, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, another ambient IoT access message. The other ambient IoT access message may be similar to the ambient IoT access message discussed above in connection with operation 615. In a seventh operation 640, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, another access response message. The other access response message may be similar to the access response message discussed above in connection with operation 620. In an eighth operation 645, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, another ambient IoT response message. The other ambient IoT response message may be similar to the ambient IoT response message discussed above in connection with operation 625. In a ninth operation 650, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, another subsequent R2D message. The other subsequent R2D message may be similar to the subsequent R2D message discussed above in connection with operation 630.
[0107] Example 605 shows a two-step ambient IoT random access procedure. Operations 655-665 may comprise a first round of ambient IoT access operations. In a first operation 655, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, an initial ambient IoT access trigger message. The initial ambient IoT access trigger message may trigger a two-step ambient IoT random access procedure. The initial ambient IoT access trigger message may be similar to the initial ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 610.
[0108] In a second operation 660, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, an ambient IoT access message. The ambient IoT access message may be similar to the ambient IoT access message discussed above in connection with operation 615 and / or the ambient IoT response message discussed above in connection with operation 625. For example, the ambient IoT access message may include the identifier of the ambient IoT device 135, an acknowledgment, ambient IoT data (for example, upper-layer data in cases involving an upper-layer request) , or an additional random identifier, among other examples. In some examples, the ambient IoT access message may be referred to as a message 1, a Msg1, an ambient IoT message 1, or an ambient IoT Msg1, among other examples.
[0109] In a third operation 665, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, a subsequent R2D message. The subsequent R2D message may be similar to the access response message discussed above in connection with operation 620 and / or the subsequent R2D message discussed above in connection with operation 630. For example, the subsequent R2D message may include the identifier included in the ambient IoT access message, an acknowledgment, a failure indication, an ambient IoT access trigger message, or additional information, among other examples (for example, the reader 505 may echo the ambient IoT access message and / or information, such as the identifier, received in the ambient IoT access message) . In some examples, the subsequent R2D message may be referred to as a message 2, a Msg2, an ambient IoT message 2, or an ambient IoT Msg2, among other examples.
[0110] In some examples, an ambient IoT random access procedure (for example, a four-step ambient IoT random access procedure or a two-step ambient IoT random access procedure) may involve contention-free random access (CFRA) or contention-based random access (CBRA) . In ambient IoT CFRA procedures, the reader 505 may assign identifiers to respective ambient IoT devices, which may help to prevent collisions between ambient IoT devices. Ambient IoT CFRA procedures may be used in cases involving a single ambient IoT device and / or multiple ambient IoT devices.
[0111] In ambient IoT CBRA procedures, ambient IoT devices may randomly generate respective identifiers, as discussed above in connection with operation 615. As a result, a collision may occur between the ambient IoT devices. In the event of a collision, the reader 505 may perform contention resolution, which may resolve the collision. The ambient IoT device 135 may consider contention resolution to be successful in cases where a message 2 (for example, the access response message (s) discussed above in connection with operation 620 or operation 640, or the subsequent R2D message discussed above in connection with operation 665, among other examples) includes the same identifier that was included in a corresponding message 1 (for example, the ambient IoT access message discussed above in connection with operation 615 or operation 665, among other examples) . The size of the identifier in the corresponding message 1 may be sufficiently large for purposes of contention resolution.
[0112] However, in some examples, contention resolution may fail for the ambient IoT device 135. In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may receive a message 2 that does not include the same identifier that was included in a corresponding message 1. In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may not receive the message 2. In an NR four-step random access channel (RACH) procedure, a UE 120 that does not receive a random access response (RAR) within a given time window may perform re-access by retransmitting a message 1 after a given backoff time window. However, whether or how the ambient IoT device 135 can perform re-access is unclear. For example, in cases where contention resolution fails, the ambient IoT device 135 may be unable to successfully complete an ambient IoT random access procedure. This lack of success may in turn lead to a failure of other ambient IoT procedures, such as an ambient IoT inventory procedure or an ambient IoT command procedure, among other examples.
[0113] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example 700 associated with signaling for ambient IoT re-access. As shown in Figure 7, the ambient IoT device 135 and a wireless communication device (shown as the reader 505) may communicate with one another.
[0114] In a first operation 710, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, an ambient IoT access trigger message (e.g., a first ambient IoT access trigger message) . For example, the ambient IoT access trigger message may be similar to the ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 610 or operation 655. In some examples, the reader 505 may transmit multiple ambient IoT access trigger messages to trigger multiple rounds of ambient IoT access.
[0115] In a second operation 720, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, an ambient IoT access message (e.g., a first ambient IoT access message) responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. For example, the ambient IoT access message may be similar to the ambient IoT access message discussed above in connection with operation 615, operation 635, or operation 660.
[0116] In a third operation 730, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, another ambient IoT access message (e.g., a second ambient IoT access message) . The other ambient IoT access message may comprise an ambient IoT re-access message, such as an ambient IoT access message that may help the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 to successfully complete an ambient IoT access procedure after a failure associated with ambient IoT access message. For example, the other ambient IoT access message may be a message 1. In some examples, the other ambient IoT access message may include the same or similar content as the ambient IoT access message. In some examples, the other ambient IoT access message may include the same information (for example, the same random identifier, the same product identifier, or the same ambient IoT upper layer data, among other examples) that was included in the ambient IoT access message. In some examples, the other ambient IoT access message may include different information (for example, a different random identifier, a different product identifier, or different ambient IoT upper layer data, among other examples) than information that was included in the ambient IoT access message. The ambient IoT device 135 may transmit the other ambient IoT access message in a selected, assigned, or indicated access occasion.
[0117] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message. In some examples, the failure may comprise a failure of an ambient IoT access procedure. The failure may be associated with the ambient IoT access message in that the failure may be due to an access response message not identifying the ambient IoT device 135 (which transmitted the ambient IoT access message) . In some examples, the failure may comprise an unsuccessful contention resolution. For example, an access response message that is responsive to the ambient IoT access message may not include the same identifier that was included in the ambient IoT access message. In some examples, the failure may comprise the ambient IoT device 135 not receiving an access response message that is responsive to the ambient IoT access message within a given time window.
[0118] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may perform ambient IoT re-access in response to the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition. In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may identify the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition. In some examples, as discussed in greater detail below in connection with Figures 8 and 9, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message responsive to the reader 505 transmitting, and the ambient IoT device 135 receiving another ambient IoT access trigger message (e.g., a second ambient IoT access trigger message) . For example, the reader 505 may identify the occurrence by transmitting the other ambient IoT access trigger message, and the ambient IoT device 135 may identify the occurrence by receiving the other ambient IoT access trigger message. In some examples, as discussed in greater detail below in connection with Figure 10, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition.
[0119] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of a type of the ambient IoT device 135, an identifier of the ambient IoT device 135, or one or more access occasions being associated with ambient IoT re-access. The one or more access occasions may be associated with ambient IoT re-access in that the one or more access occasions may be configured for re-access (for example, the one or more access occasions may carry the other ambient IoT access message) . In some examples, the reader 505 may indicate whether the ambient IoT device 135 is allowed to perform re-access. For example, the reader 505 may indicate one or more of which type (s) of ambient IoT devices are allowed to perform re-access (for example, only type 2b ambient IoT devices) ; which type (s) of ambient IoT devices are required to perform re-access until contention resolution is successful; the specific ambient IoT device identifiers that are allowed to perform re-access; and / or whether an access occasion configured by the ambient IoT access trigger message can also be used for re-access.
[0120] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of an ambient IoT device power threshold, a CW received energy threshold, or an R2D signal quality threshold. In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may identify whether to perform the ambient IoT re-access. For example, the ambient IoT device power threshold may be predefined in one or more telecommunications standards or configured by the reader 505 to help the ambient IoT device 135 to identify whether to perform the ambient IoT re-access (for example, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform the ambient IoT re-access in cases where a power of the ambient IoT device 135 satisfies the ambient IoT device power threshold) . Additionally or alternatively, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform the ambient IoT re-access in cases where a received energy of a CW signal at the ambient IoT device 135 satisfies the CW received energy threshold, and / or in cases where a signal quality of an R2D signal (for example, an R2D command) satisfies the R2D signal quality threshold.
[0121] Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating an example 800 associated with another ambient IoT access trigger message. As shown in Figure 8, the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may communicate with one another.
[0122] In a first operation 805, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, an ambient IoT access trigger message (for example, an initial ambient IoT access trigger message) . For example, the ambient IoT access trigger message may be similar to the ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 710. In some examples, the ambient IoT access trigger message may comprise a trigger for an application communication (for example, a first command) .
[0123] In a second operation 810, the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may, responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message, perform at least part of an ambient IoT access procedure. For example, the ambient IoT access procedure may be similar to the ambient IoT access procedure discussed above in connection with operation 525 or operation 545. In some examples, the ambient IoT access procedure may include the ambient IoT device 135 transmitting, and the reader 505 receiving, an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0124] In a third operation 815, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, another ambient IoT access trigger message. For example, the other ambient IoT access trigger message may be similar to the ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 810. In some examples, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, the other ambient IoT access trigger message responsive to the failure associated with the ambient IoT access message. In some examples, the other ambient IoT access trigger message may comprise another trigger for the application communication. For example, the other ambient IoT access trigger message may comprise another trigger for the same application communication of the ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 805. For example, the content, request, or purpose (among other examples) for the other ambient IoT access trigger message may be the same as that for the ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 805.
[0125] In a fourth operation 820, the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may, responsive to the other ambient IoT access trigger message, perform at least part of another ambient IoT access procedure. For example, the other ambient IoT access procedure may be similar to the ambient IoT access procedure discussed above in connection with operation 810. In some examples, the other ambient IoT access procedure may include the ambient IoT device 135 transmitting, and the reader 505 receiving, another ambient IoT access message responsive to the other ambient IoT access trigger message. In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0126] In some aspects, the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition may comprise the reader 505 transmitting, and the ambient IoT device 135 receiving, the other ambient IoT access trigger message. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform re-access (for example, transmit the other ambient IoT access message) upon reception of the other ambient IoT access trigger message from the reader 505. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform re-access only upon reception of the other ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 815.
[0127] In some aspects, a first set of access occasions configured by the ambient IoT access trigger message may differ from a second set of access occasions configured by the other ambient IoT access trigger message. Thus, ambient IoT access trigger messages may be responsible for access occasion resource configuration, and the access occasions configured by different ambient IoT access trigger messages may be different. In some examples, the first set of access occasions may be configured by an initial ambient IoT access trigger message, and the second set of access occasions may be configured for ambient IoT re-access.
[0128] In some aspects, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, both the ambient IoT access trigger message and the other ambient IoT access trigger message in a time window 825. In some examples, the ambient IoT access trigger message may indicate or configure the time window 825. In some examples, the time window 825 may be associated with the application communication. For example, the time window 825 may be associated with the application communication in that ambient IoT access trigger messages that are transmitted during the time window 825 may be transmitted responsive to the application communication. For example, all ambient IoT access trigger messages that are transmitted during the time window 825 may be intended for the same application communication (for example, an inventory request or a command) or purpose associated with the same application communication. Thus, the time window 825 may be a time window for triggering a message (for example, an ambient IoT access trigger message) responsive to the application communication.
[0129] In a fifth operation 830, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive an ambient IoT access trigger message associated with another application communication (for example, a second command) . For example, the ambient IoT access trigger message may be associated with the other application communication in that the ambient IoT access trigger message may be responsive to the other application communication. For example, the ambient IoT access trigger message may be intended for the other application communication (for example, an inventory request or a command) or purpose associated with the application communication. In some examples, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive the ambient IoT access trigger message associated with the other application communication after the time window 825. For example, the reader 505 may transmit the ambient IoT access trigger message associated with the other application communication outside the time window 825 or after the time window 825 expires.
[0130] In some aspects, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window 825. Various aspects are provided herein associated with a behavior of the ambient IoT device 135 upon receiving the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0131] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may skip transmission, and the reader 505 may skip reception, of any additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may ignore the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages. The ambient IoT device 135 may skip transmission, and the reader 505 may skip reception, of the additional ambient IoT access messages in accordance with a success associated with the other ambient IoT access message. The success may be associated with the other ambient IoT access message in that the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may successfully complete the ambient IoT access procedure using the other ambient IoT access message. For example, ambient IoT devices whose contention resolution was successful, such as the ambient IoT device 135, may ignore the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0132] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform re-access by transmitting the one or more additional ambient IoT access messages upon reception of the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform re-access regardless of whether or not the ambient IoT device 135 experienced a success associated with the other ambient IoT access message (for example, regardless of whether or not contention resolution was successful for the ambient IoT device 135) , even in cases where the ambient IoT device 135 received the one or more additional ambient IoT access messages in the time window 825.
[0133] In some aspects, the ambient IoT access trigger message may indicate that the ambient IoT access trigger message is an initial ambient IoT access trigger message associated with an application communication, and the other ambient IoT access trigger message may indicate that the other ambient IoT access trigger message is a subsequent ambient IoT access trigger message associated with the application communication (for example, the same application communication) . For example, each ambient IoT access trigger message may indicate whether that ambient IoT access trigger message is an initial ambient IoT access trigger message or a subsequent ambient IoT access trigger message. Additionally or alternatively, each ambient IoT access trigger message may include an index.
[0134] Figure 9 is a diagram illustrating an example 900 associated with ambient IoT re-access in accordance with unsuccessful contention resolution. As shown in Figure 9, the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may communicate with one another.
[0135] As noted above, ambient IoT devices whose contention resolution was successful may ignore one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages. Example 900 relates to ambient IoT devices whose contention resolution was not successful. In some examples, only those ambient IoT devices whose contention resolution was not successful may perform re-access upon receiving the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0136] In a first operation 905, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, an ambient IoT access trigger message (for example, an initial ambient IoT access trigger message) . For example, the ambient IoT access trigger message may be similar to the ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 710.
[0137] In a second operation 910, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message, an ambient IoT access message. For example, the ambient IoT access message may be similar to the ambient IoT access message discussed above in connection with operation 720.
[0138] In a third operation 915, a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message may occur. For example, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may not receive, an access response message, and / or contention resolution for the ambient IoT device 135 may fail. The access response message may be similar to the access response message discussed above in connection with operation 620.
[0139] In a fourth operation 920, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages. For example, the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages may be similar to the ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 905. In some examples, the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages may be associated with the same application communication as the ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0140] In a fifth operation 925, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages, another ambient IoT access message. For example, the other ambient IoT access message may be similar to the ambient IoT access message discussed above in connection with operation 910. In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform re-access by transmitting the other ambient IoT access message.
[0141] In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to an occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition. In some aspects, the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition may comprise the reader 505 transmitting, and the ambient IoT device 135 receiving, the other ambient IoT access trigger message as discussed above in connection with operation 920. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform re-access upon receiving the one or more additional ambient IoT access messages within the time window 930 due to unsuccessful contention resolution.
[0142] In a sixth operation 935, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may successfully receive, another access response message. The other access response message may be similar to the access response message discussed above in connection with operation 915.
[0143] Figure 10 is a diagram illustrating an example 1000 associated with an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition. As shown in Figure 10, the ambient IoT device 135 and the reader 505 may communicate with one another.
[0144] In a first operation 1005, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may receive, an ambient IoT access trigger message (for example, an initial ambient IoT access trigger message) . For example, the ambient IoT access trigger message may be similar to the ambient IoT access trigger message discussed above in connection with operation 710.
[0145] In a second operation 1010, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message, an ambient IoT access message. For example, the ambient IoT access message may be similar to the ambient IoT access message discussed above in connection with operation 720.
[0146] In a third operation 1015, a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message may occur. For example, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may not receive, an access response message. The access response message may be similar to the access response message discussed above in connection with operation 620.
[0147] In a fourth operation 1020, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, responsive to the other ambient IoT access trigger message, an ambient IoT access message. For example, the other ambient IoT access message may be similar to the ambient IoT access message discussed above in connection with operation 1010. In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform re-access by transmitting the other ambient IoT access message.
[0148] In some examples, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition. In some aspects, the ambient IoT re-access condition may comprise an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition. The ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition may include any condition that causes the ambient IoT device 135 to perform re-access (for example, autonomously transmit the other ambient IoT access message) . For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit the other ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition rather than the other ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0149] In some aspects, the ambient IoT access trigger message may configure a plurality of access occasions. For example, the reader 505 may use the ambient IoT access trigger message to configure the ambient IoT device 135 with the plurality of access occasions, and the ambient IoT device 135 may perform ambient IoT re-access responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message configuring the ambient IoT device 135 with the plurality of access occasions. In some examples, the plurality of access occasions may be distributed based at least in part on the ambient IoT re-access. In some examples, a first set of the plurality of access occasions may be configured for an initial access (for example, the ambient IoT access message) , and a second set of the plurality of access occasions may be configured for the ambient IoT re-access (for example, the other ambient IoT access message) .
[0150] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message in a next available access occasion of the plurality of access occasions. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may perform re-access in the next available access occasion without waiting for another ambient IoT access trigger message. In some examples, the next available access occasion may be an access occasion that is the next available after the occurrence of the failure.
[0151] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message in a randomly selected access occasion of the plurality of access occasions. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may randomly select an access occasion in the second set of the plurality of access occasions and perform re-access, without waiting for another ambient IoT access trigger message, in the randomly selected access occasion.
[0152] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a minimum time gap between transmission of the ambient IoT access message and transmission of the other ambient IoT access message. For example, the minimum time gap may be between the ambient IoT access message transmission and a next access occasion in which re-access (for example, re-attempt) is allowed. For example, the minimum time gap may indicate the next access occasion where the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit the other ambient IoT access message. In some examples, the reader 505 may indicate the minimum time gap to the ambient IoT device 135. In some examples, the minimum time gap may also apply for any additional re-access attempts (for example, the minimum time gap may be between the access occasion used for the other ambient IoT access message and the access occasion to be used for a subsequent ambient IoT access message) .
[0153] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a maximum quantity of ambient IoT access messages 1025. The maximum quantity of ambient IoT access messages 1025 may be a maximum quantity of re-accesses (for example, transmissions of ambient IoT access messages) that are allowed for the ambient IoT device 135. In some examples, the reader 505 may configure the ambient IoT device 135 with the maximum quantity of ambient IoT access messages 1025 allowed for re-access.
[0154] In some aspects, the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit, and the reader 505 may receive, the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a time window 1030 associated with an application communication. For example, the time window 1030 may be a time window during which the ambient IoT device 135 is allowed to autonomously perform re-access (for example, by transmitting ambient IoT access messages) . In some examples, the reader 505 may configure the ambient IoT device 135 with the time window 1030.
[0155] In a fifth operation 1035, the reader 505 may transmit, and the ambient IoT device 135 may successfully receive, another access response message. The other access response message may be similar to the access response message discussed above in connection with operation 1015.
[0156] Transmitting or receiving, in accordance with the failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, the other ambient IoT access message responsive to the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition, may help to clarify how the ambient IoT device 135 can perform re-access. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may successfully complete an ambient IoT random access procedure even in cases where contention resolution fails. As a result, the ambient IoT device 135 may successfully complete other ambient IoT procedures, such as ambient IoT inventory procedures or ambient IoT command procedures, among other examples.
[0157] The occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition comprising receiving another ambient IoT access trigger message may enable the ambient IoT device 135 to harvest energy before performing re-access. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may harvest energy for backscatter communications in cases where the ambient IoT device 135 has poor energy storage.
[0158] Skipping, in accordance with a success associated with the other ambient IoT access message, transmission or reception of any additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages may help to improve resource utilization efficiency. For example, the ambient IoT device 135 may avoid performing re-access for every additional ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0159] Transmitting or receiving the one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages may help to address cases where contention resolution was successful but a failure occurred with respect to an ambient IoT message 3. For example, if the ambient IoT device 135 does not successfully receive an identifier of the ambient IoT device 135 and / or upper layer data in the ambient IoT message 3, then the reader 505 may transmit the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages within the time window 825 and the ambient IoT device 135 may transmit the one or more additional ambient IoT access messages, which may help to ensure successful re-access.
[0160] The ambient IoT re-access condition comprising an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition may help to reduce latency. For example, in cases where the ambient IoT device 135 is a higher-capability device that has relatively large energy storage, the ambient IoT device 135 may avoid waiting for another ambient IoT access trigger message to harvest energy; instead, the ambient IoT device 135 may autonomously perform re-access before the ambient IoT device 135 would otherwise receive another ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0161] Transmitting or receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with the minimum time gap between transmission of the ambient IoT access message and transmission of the other ambient IoT access message may help to avoid frequent re-access by the ambient IoT device 135 and thereby conserve resources, such as time and / or frequency resources.
[0162] Figure 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example process 1100 performed, for example, at an ambient IoT device or an apparatus of an ambient IoT device that supports conditions for ambient IoT re-access. Example process 1100 is an example where the apparatus or the ambient IoT device (for example, ambient IoT device 135) performs operations associated with conditions for ambient IoT re-access.
[0163] As shown in Figure 11, in some aspects, process 1100 may include receiving an ambient IoT access trigger message (block 1110) . For example, the ambient IoT device (such as by using communication manager 138 or reception component 1302, depicted in Figure 13) may receive an ambient IoT access trigger message, as described above.
[0164] As further shown in Figure 11, in some aspects, process 1100 may include transmitting an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message (block 1120) . For example, the ambient IoT device (such as by using communication manager 138 or transmission component 1304, depicted in Figure 13) may transmit an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message, as described above.
[0165] As further shown in Figure 11, in some aspects, process 1100 may include transmitting, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition (block 1130) . For example, the ambient IoT device (such as by using communication manager 138 or transmission component 1304, depicted in Figure 13) may transmit, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition, as described above.
[0166] Process 1100 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
[0167] In a first additional aspect, process 1100 includes identifying the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition, wherein identifying the occurrence comprises receiving another ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0168] In a second additional aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, a first set of access occasions configured by the ambient IoT access trigger message differs from a second set of access occasions configured by the other ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0169] In a third additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, receiving the ambient IoT access trigger message and receiving the other ambient IoT access trigger message includes receiving both the ambient IoT access trigger message and the other ambient IoT access trigger message in a time window that is associated with an application communication.
[0170] In a fourth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through third aspects, process 1100 includes receiving, after the time window, an ambient IoT access trigger message associated with another application communication.
[0171] In a fifth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourth aspects, process 1100 includes receiving one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window, and skipping, in accordance with a success associated with the other ambient IoT access message, transmission of any additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0172] In a sixth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifth aspects, process 1100 includes receiving one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window, and transmitting one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0173] In a seventh additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through sixth aspects, the ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the ambient IoT access trigger message is an initial ambient IoT access trigger message associated with an application communication, and the other ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the other ambient IoT access trigger message is a subsequent ambient IoT access trigger message associated with the application communication.
[0174] In an eighth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through seventh aspects, the ambient IoT re-access condition comprises an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition.
[0175] In a ninth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eighth aspects, the ambient IoT access trigger message configures a plurality of access occasions.
[0176] In a tenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through ninth aspects, transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in a next available access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.
[0177] In an eleventh additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through tenth aspects, transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in a randomly selected access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.
[0178] In a twelfth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eleventh aspects, transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a minimum time gap between transmission of the ambient IoT access message and transmission of the other ambient IoT access message.
[0179] In a thirteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twelfth aspects, transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a maximum quantity of ambient IoT access messages.
[0180] In a fourteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through thirteenth aspects, transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a time window associated with an application communication.
[0181] In a fifteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourteenth aspects, transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of a type of the ambient IoT device, an identifier of the ambient IoT device, or one or more access occasions being associated with ambient IoT re-access.
[0182] In a sixteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifteenth aspects, transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of an ambient IoT device power threshold, a carrier wave received energy threshold, or a reader-to-device signal quality threshold.
[0183] Although Figure 11 shows example blocks of process 1100, in some aspects, process 1100 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Figure 11. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 1100 may be performed in parallel.
[0184] Figure 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example process 1200 performed, for example, at a wireless communication device or an apparatus of a wireless communication device that supports conditions for ambient IoT re-access. Example process 1200 is an example where the apparatus or the wireless communication device (for example, reader 505) performs operations associated with conditions for ambient internet of things re-access.
[0185] As shown in Figure 12, in some aspects, process 1200 may include transmitting an ambient IoT access trigger message (block 1210) . For example, the wireless communication device (such as by using communication manager 140 or 150 or transmission component 1404, depicted in Figure 14) may transmit an ambient IoT access trigger message, as described above.
[0186] As further shown in Figure 12, in some aspects, process 1200 may include receiving an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message (block 1220) . For example, the wireless communication device (such as by using communication manager 140 or 150 or reception component 1402, depicted in Figure 14) may receive an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message, as described above.
[0187] As further shown in Figure 12, in some aspects, process 1200 may include receiving, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition (block 1230) . For example, the wireless communication device (such as by using communication manager 140 or 150 or reception component 1402, depicted in Figure 14) may receive, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition, as described above.
[0188] Process 1200 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
[0189] In a first additional aspect, process 1200 includes identifying the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition, wherein identifying the occurrence comprises transmitting another ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0190] In a second additional aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, a first set of access occasions configured by the ambient IoT access trigger message differs from a second set of access occasions configured by the other ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0191] In a third additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, transmitting the ambient IoT access trigger message and transmitting the other ambient IoT access trigger message includes transmitting both the ambient IoT access trigger message and the other ambient IoT access trigger message in a time window that is associated with an application communication.
[0192] In a fourth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through third aspects, process 1200 includes transmitting, after the time window, an ambient IoT access trigger message associated with another application communication.
[0193] In a fifth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourth aspects, process 1200 includes transmitting one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window, and skipping, in accordance with a success associated with the other ambient IoT access message, reception of any additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0194] In a sixth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifth aspects, process 1200 includes transmitting one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window, and receiving one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0195] In a seventh additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through sixth aspects, the ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the ambient IoT access trigger message is an initial ambient IoT access trigger message associated with an application communication, and the other ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the other ambient IoT access trigger message is a subsequent ambient IoT access trigger message associated with the application communication.
[0196] In an eighth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through seventh aspects, the ambient IoT re-access condition comprises an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition.
[0197] In a ninth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eighth aspects, the ambient IoT access trigger message configures a plurality of access occasions.
[0198] In a tenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through ninth aspects, receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in a next available access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.
[0199] In an eleventh additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through tenth aspects, receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in a randomly selected access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.
[0200] In a twelfth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eleventh aspects, receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a minimum time gap between transmission of the ambient IoT access message and transmission of the other ambient IoT access message.
[0201] In a thirteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twelfth aspects, receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a maximum quantity of ambient IoT access messages.
[0202] In a fourteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through thirteenth aspects, receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a time window associated with an application communication.
[0203] In a fifteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourteenth aspects, receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of a type of an ambient IoT device, an identifier of the ambient IoT device, or one or more access occasions being associated with ambient IoT re-access.
[0204] In a sixteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifteenth aspects, receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of an ambient IoT device power threshold, a carrier wave received energy threshold, or a reader-to-device signal quality threshold.
[0205] Although Figure 12 shows example blocks of process 1200, in some aspects, process 1200 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Figure 12. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 1200 may be performed in parallel.
[0206] Figure 13 is a diagram of an example apparatus 1300 for wireless communication that supports conditions for ambient IoT re-access. The apparatus 1300 may be a ambient IoT device, or a ambient IoT device may include the apparatus 1300. In some aspects, the apparatus 1300 includes a reception component 1302, a transmission component 1304, and a communication manager 138, which may be in communication with one another (for example, via one or more buses) . As shown, the apparatus 1300 may communicate with another apparatus 1306 (such as a UE, a network node, or another wireless communication device) using the reception component 1302 and the transmission component 1304.
[0207] In some aspects, the apparatus 1300 may be configured to and / or operable to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Figures 7-10. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1300 may be configured to and / or operable to perform one or more processes described herein, such as process 1100 of Figure 11. In some aspects, the apparatus 1300 may include one or more components of the ambient IoT device described above in connection with Figures 1-3.
[0208] The reception component 1302 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, and / or data communications, from the apparatus 1306. The reception component 1302 may provide received communications to one or more other components of the apparatus 1300, such as the communication manager 138. In some aspects, the reception component 1302 may perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, de-mapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, among other examples) , and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components.
[0209] The transmission component 1304 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, and / or data communications, to the apparatus 1306. In some aspects, the communication manager 138 may generate communications and may transmit the generated communications to the transmission component 1304 for transmission to the apparatus 1306. In some aspects, the transmission component 1304 may perform signal processing on the generated communications (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, among other examples) , and may transmit the processed signals to the apparatus 1306. In some aspects, the transmission component 1304 may be co-located with the reception component 1302 in one or more transceivers.
[0210] The communication manager 138 may receive or may cause the reception component 1302 to receive an ambient IoT access trigger message. The communication manager 138 may transmit or may cause the transmission component 1304 to transmit an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The communication manager 138 may transmit or may cause the transmission component 1304 to transmit, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition. In some aspects, the communication manager 138 may perform one or more operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by one or more components of the communication manager 138.
[0211] In some aspects, the communication manager 138 includes a set of components, such as a skipping component 1308. Alternatively, the set of components may be separate and distinct from the communication manager 138. In some aspects, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in one or more memories. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by one or more controllers or one or more processors to perform the functions or operations of the component.
[0212] The reception component 1302 may receive an ambient IoT access trigger message. The transmission component 1304 may transmit an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The transmission component 1304 may transmit, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0213] In some aspects, the reception component 1302 may receive, after the time window, an ambient IoT access trigger message associated with another application communication. In some aspects, the reception component 1302 may receive one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window. In some aspects, the skipping component 1308 may skip, in accordance with a success associated with the other ambient IoT access message, transmission of any additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages. In some aspects, the reception component 1302 may receive one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window. In some aspects, the transmission component 1304 may transmit one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0214] The quantity and arrangement of components shown in Figure 13 are provided as an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in Figure 13. Furthermore, two or more components shown in Figure 13 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in Figure 13 may be implemented as multiple, distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, a set of (one or more) components shown in Figure 13 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in Figure 13.
[0215] Figure 14 is a diagram of an example apparatus 1400 for wireless communication that supports conditions for ambient IoT re-access. The apparatus 1400 may be a wireless communication device, or a wireless communication device may include the apparatus 1400. In some aspects, the apparatus 1400 includes a reception component 1402, a transmission component 1404, and a communication manager 140 or 150, which may be in communication with one another (for example, via one or more buses) . As shown, the apparatus 1400 may communicate with another apparatus 1406 (such as a UE, a network node, or another wireless communication device) using the reception component 1402 and the transmission component 1404.
[0216] In some aspects, the apparatus 1400 may be configured to and / or operable to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Figures 7-10. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1400 may be configured to and / or operable to perform one or more processes described herein, such as process 1200 of Figure 12. In some aspects, the apparatus 1400 may include one or more components of the wireless communication device described above in connection with Figure 1 and Figure 2.
[0217] The reception component 1402 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, and / or data communications, from the apparatus 1406. The reception component 1402 may provide received communications to one or more other components of the apparatus 1400, such as the communication manager 140 or 150. In some aspects, the reception component 1402 may perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, de-mapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, among other examples) , and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components. In some aspects, the reception component 1402 may include one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more demodulators, one or more MIMO detectors, one or more receive processors, one or more controllers / processors, and / or one or more memories of the wireless communication device described above in connection with Figure 1 and Figure 2.
[0218] The transmission component 1404 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, and / or data communications, to the apparatus 1406. In some aspects, the communication manager 140 or 150 may generate communications and may transmit the generated communications to the transmission component 1404 for transmission to the apparatus 1406. In some aspects, the transmission component 1404 may perform signal processing on the generated communications (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, among other examples) , and may transmit the processed signals to the apparatus 1406. In some aspects, the transmission component 1404 may include 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, and / or one or more memories of the wireless communication device described above in connection with Figure 1 and Figure 2. In some aspects, the transmission component 1404 may be co-located with the reception component 1402 in one or more transceivers.
[0219] The communication manager 140 or 150 may transmit or may cause the transmission component 1404 to transmit an ambient IoT access trigger message. The communication manager 140 or 150 may receive or may cause the reception component 1402 to receive an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The communication manager 140 or 150 may receive or may cause the reception component 1402 to receive, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition. In some aspects, the communication manager 140 or 150 may perform one or more operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by one or more components of the communication manager 140 or 150.
[0220] The communication manager 140 or 150 may include one or more controllers / processors, one or more memories, one or more schedulers, and / or one or more communication units of the wireless communication device described above in connection with Figure 1 and Figure 2. In some aspects, the communication manager 140 or 150 includes a set of components, such as a skipping component 1408. Alternatively, the set of components may be separate and distinct from the communication manager 140 or 150. In some aspects, one or more components of the set of components may include or may be implemented within one or more controllers / processors, one or more memories, one or more schedulers, and / or one or more communication units of the wireless communication device described above in connection with Figure 1 and Figure 2. Additionally or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in one or more memories. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by one or more controllers or one or more processors to perform the functions or operations of the component.
[0221] The transmission component 1404 may transmit an ambient IoT access trigger message. The reception component 1402 may receive an ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message. The reception component 1402 may receive, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0222] In some aspects, the transmission component 1404 may transmit, after the time window, an ambient IoT access trigger message associated with another application communication. In some aspects, the transmission component 1404 may transmit one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window. In some aspects, the skipping component 1408 may skip, in accordance with a success associated with the other ambient IoT access message, reception of any additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages. In some aspects, the transmission component 1404 may transmit one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window. In some aspects, the reception component 1402 may receive one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0223] The quantity and arrangement of components shown in Figure 14 are provided as an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in Figure 14. Furthermore, two or more components shown in Figure 14 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in Figure 14 may be implemented as multiple, distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, a set of (one or more) components shown in Figure 14 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in Figure 14.
[0224] The following provides an overview of some Aspects of the present disclosure:
[0225] Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed at an ambient internet of things (IoT) device, comprising: receiving an ambient IoT access trigger message (e.g., a first ambient IoT access trigger message) ; transmitting an ambient IoT access message (e.g., a first ambient IoT access message) responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; and transmitting, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message (e.g., a second ambient IoT access message) responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0226] Aspect 2: The method of Aspect 1, further comprising identifying the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition, wherein identifying the occurrence comprises receiving another ambient IoT access trigger message (e.g., a second ambient IoT access trigger message) .
[0227] Aspect 3: The method of Aspect 2, wherein a first set of access occasions configured by the ambient IoT access trigger message differs from a second set of access occasions configured by the other ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0228] Aspect 4: The method of Aspect 2, wherein receiving the ambient IoT access trigger message and receiving the other ambient IoT access trigger message includes receiving both the ambient IoT access trigger message and the other ambient IoT access trigger message in a time window that is associated with an application communication.
[0229] Aspect 5: The method of Aspect 4, further comprising: receiving, after the time window, an ambient IoT access trigger message associated with another application communication.
[0230] Aspect 6: The method of Aspect 4, further comprising: receiving one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window; and skipping, in accordance with a success associated with the other ambient IoT access message, transmission of any additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0231] Aspect 7: The method of Aspect 4, further comprising: receiving one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window; and transmitting one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0232] Aspect 8: The method of Aspect 2, wherein the ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the ambient IoT access trigger message is an initial ambient IoT access trigger message associated with an application communication, and wherein the other ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the other ambient IoT access trigger message is a subsequent ambient IoT access trigger message associated with the application communication.
[0233] Aspect 9: The method of any of Aspects 1-8, wherein the ambient IoT re-access condition comprises an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition.
[0234] Aspect 10: The method of Aspect 9, wherein the ambient IoT access trigger message configures a plurality of access occasions.
[0235] Aspect 11: The method of Aspect 10, wherein transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in a next available access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.
[0236] Aspect 12: The method of Aspect 10, wherein transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in a randomly selected access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.
[0237] Aspect 13: The method of Aspect 9, wherein transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a minimum time gap between transmission of the ambient IoT access message and transmission of the other ambient IoT access message.
[0238] Aspect 14: The method of Aspect 9, wherein transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a maximum quantity of ambient IoT access messages.
[0239] Aspect 15: The method of Aspect 9, wherein transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a time window associated with an application communication.
[0240] Aspect 16: The method of any of Aspects 1-15, wherein transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of a type of the ambient IoT device, an identifier of the ambient IoT device, or one or more access occasions being associated with ambient IoT re-access.
[0241] Aspect 17: The method of any of Aspects 1-16, wherein transmitting the other ambient IoT access message includes transmitting the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of an ambient IoT device power threshold, a carrier wave received energy threshold, or a reader-to-device signal quality threshold.
[0242] Aspect 18: A method of wireless communication performed at a wireless communication device, comprising: transmitting an ambient internet of things (IoT) access trigger message (e.g., a first ambient IoT access trigger message) ; receiving an ambient IoT access message (e.g., a first ambient IoT access message) responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; and receiving, in accordance with a failure associated with the ambient IoT access message, another ambient IoT access message (e.g., a second ambient IoT access message) responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.
[0243] Aspect 19: The method of Aspect 18, further comprising identifying the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition, wherein identifying the occurrence comprises transmitting another ambient IoT access trigger message (e.g., a second ambient IoT access trigger message) .
[0244] Aspect 20: The method of Aspect 19, wherein a first set of access occasions configured by the ambient IoT access trigger message differs from a second set of access occasions configured by the other ambient IoT access trigger message.
[0245] Aspect 21: The method of Aspect 19, wherein transmitting the ambient IoT access trigger message and transmitting the other ambient IoT access trigger message includes transmitting both the ambient IoT access trigger message and the other ambient IoT access trigger message in a time window that is associated with an application communication.
[0246] Aspect 22: The method of Aspect 21, further comprising: transmitting, after the time window, an ambient IoT access trigger message associated with another application communication.
[0247] Aspect 23: The method of Aspect 21, further comprising: transmitting one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window; and skipping, in accordance with a success associated with the other ambient IoT access message, reception of any additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0248] Aspect 24: The method of Aspect 21, further comprising: transmitting one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window; and receiving one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.
[0249] Aspect 25: The method of Aspect 19, wherein the ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the ambient IoT access trigger message is an initial ambient IoT access trigger message associated with an application communication, and wherein the other ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the other ambient IoT access trigger message is a subsequent ambient IoT access trigger message associated with the application communication.
[0250] Aspect 26: The method of any of Aspects 18-25, wherein the ambient IoT re-access condition comprises an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition.
[0251] Aspect 27: The method of Aspect 26, wherein the ambient IoT access trigger message configures a plurality of access occasions.
[0252] Aspect 28: The method of Aspect 27, wherein receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in a next available access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.
[0253] Aspect 29: The method of Aspect 27, wherein receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in a randomly selected access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.
[0254] Aspect 30: The method of Aspect 26, wherein receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a minimum time gap between transmission of the ambient IoT access message and transmission of the other ambient IoT access message.
[0255] Aspect 31: The method of Aspect 26, wherein receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a maximum quantity of ambient IoT access messages.
[0256] Aspect 32: The method of Aspect 26, wherein receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with a time window associated with an application communication.
[0257] Aspect 33: The method of any of Aspects 18-32, wherein receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of a type of an ambient IoT device, an identifier of the ambient IoT device, or one or more access occasions being associated with ambient IoT re-access.
[0258] Aspect 34: The method of any of Aspects 18-33, wherein receiving the other ambient IoT access message includes receiving the other ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of an ambient IoT device power threshold, a carrier wave received energy threshold, or a reader-to-device signal quality threshold.
[0259] Aspect 35: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors; one or more memories coupled with 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 of one or more of Aspects 1-34.
[0260] Aspect 36: 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 configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-34.
[0261] Aspect 37: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one means for performing the method of one or more of Aspects 1-34.
[0262] Aspect 38: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-34.
[0263] Aspect 39: 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 of one or more of Aspects 1-34.
[0264] Aspect 40: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, the processing system configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-34.
[0265] Aspect 41: 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 individually or collectively configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-34.
[0266] The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the aspects.
[0267] As used herein, the term “component” is intended to be broadly construed as hardware or a combination of hardware and at least one of software or firmware. “Software” shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, or functions, among other examples, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise. As used herein, a “processor” is implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and software. It will be apparent that systems or methods described herein may be implemented in different forms of hardware or a combination of hardware and software. The actual specialized control hardware or software code used to implement these systems or methods is not limiting of the aspects. Thus, the operation and behavior of the systems or methods are described herein without reference to specific software code, because those skilled in the art will understand that software and hardware can be designed to implement the systems or methods based, at least in part, on the description herein. A component being configured to perform a function means that the component has a capability to perform the function, and does not require the function to be actually performed by the component, unless noted otherwise.
[0268] As used herein, “satisfying a threshold” may, depending on the context, refer to a value being 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, among other examples.
[0269] As used herein, the term “determine” or “determining” encompasses a wide variety of actions and, therefore, “determining” can include calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (such as via looking up in a table, a database or another data structure) , identifying, inferring, ascertaining, measuring, and the like. Also, “determining” can include receiving (such as receiving information or receiving an indication) , accessing (such as accessing data stored in memory) , transmitting (such as transmitting information) and the like. Also, “determining” can include resolving, selecting, obtaining, choosing, establishing and other such similar actions. The term “identify” or “identifying” also encompasses a wide variety of actions and, therefore, “identifying” can include calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (such as via looking up in a table, a database or another data structure) , inferring, ascertaining, measuring, and the like. Also, “identifying” can include receiving (such as receiving information or receiving an indication) , accessing (such as accessing data stored in memory) , transmitting (such as transmitting information) and the like. Also, “identifying” can include resolving, selecting, obtaining, choosing, establishing and other such similar actions.
[0270] As used herein, a phrase referring to “at least one of” a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members. As an example, “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, a + b, a + c, b + c, and a + b + c, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (for example, a + a, a + a + a, a + a + b, a + a + c, a + b + b, a + c + c, b + b, b + b + b, b + b + c, c + c, and c + c + c, or any other ordering of a, b, and c) .
[0271] No element, act, or instruction used herein should be construed as critical or essential unless explicitly described as such. Also, as used herein, the articles “a” and “an” are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with “one or more. ” Further, as used herein, the article “the” is intended to include one or more items referenced in connection with the article “the” and may be used interchangeably with “the one or more. ” Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “set” and “group” are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with “one or more. ” Where only one item is intended, the phrase “only one” or similar language is used. Also, as used herein, the terms “has, ” “have, ” “having, ” and similar terms are intended to be open-ended terms that do not limit an element that they modify (for example, an element “having” A may also have B) . Further, as used herein, “based on” is intended to be interpreted in the inclusive sense, unless otherwise explicitly indicated. For example, “based on” may be used interchangeably with “based at least in part on, ” “associated with” , or “in accordance with” unless otherwise explicitly indicated. Specifically, unless a phrase refers to “based on only ‘a, ’ ” or the equivalent in context, whatever it is that is “based on ‘a, ’ ” or “based at least in part on ‘a, ’ ” may be based on “a” alone or based on a combination of “a” and one or more other factors, conditions or information. Also, as used herein, the term “or” is intended to be inclusive when used in a series and may be used interchangeably with “and / or, ” unless explicitly stated otherwise (for example, if used in combination with “either” or “only one of” ) . It should be understood that “one or more” is equivalent to “at least one. ”
[0272] Even though particular combinations of features are recited in the claims or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. Many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in the claims or disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of various aspects includes each dependent claim in combination with every other claim in the claim set.
Claims
An apparatus for wireless communication at an ambient internet of things (IoT) device, comprising:one or more memories storing processor-executable code; andone or more processors coupled with the one or more memories, at least one processor of the one or more processors configured to cause the ambient IoT device to:receive an ambient IoT access trigger message;transmit a first ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; andtransmit, in accordance with a failure associated with the first ambient IoT access message, a second ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ambient IoT access trigger message is a first ambient IoT access trigger message, wherein at least one processor of the one or more processors is configured to cause the ambient IoT device to identify the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition, and wherein identifying the occurrence comprises receiving a second ambient IoT access trigger message.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein a first set of access occasions configured by the first ambient IoT access trigger message differs from a second set of access occasions configured by the second ambient IoT access trigger message.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein at least one processor of the one or more processors is configured to cause the ambient IoT device to receive both the first ambient IoT access trigger message and the second ambient IoT access trigger message in a time window that is associated with an application communication.The apparatus of claim 4, wherein at least one processor of the one or more processors is further configured to cause the ambient IoT device to:receive, after the time window, an ambient IoT access trigger message associated with another application communication.The apparatus of claim 4, wherein at least one processor of the one or more processors is further configured to cause the ambient IoT device to:receive one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window; andskip, in accordance with a success associated with the second ambient IoT access message, transmission of any additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.The apparatus of claim 4, wherein at least one processor of the one or more processors is further configured to cause the ambient IoT device to:receive one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages in the time window; andtransmit one or more additional ambient IoT access messages responsive to the one or more additional ambient IoT access trigger messages.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the first ambient IoT access trigger message is an initial ambient IoT access trigger message associated with an application communication, and wherein the second ambient IoT access trigger message indicates that the second ambient IoT access trigger message is a subsequent ambient IoT access trigger message associated with the application communication.An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless communication device, comprising:one or more memories storing processor-executable code; andone or more processors coupled with the one or more memories, at least one processor of the one or more processors configured to cause the wireless communication device to:transmit an ambient internet of things (IoT) access trigger message;receive a first ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; andreceive, in accordance with a failure associated with the first ambient IoT access message, a second ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the ambient IoT re-access condition comprises an ambient IoT autonomous re-access condition.The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ambient IoT access trigger message configures a plurality of access occasions.The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor, to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message, is configured to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message in a next available access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor, to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message, is configured to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message in a randomly selected access occasion of the plurality of access occasions.The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor, to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message, is configured to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message in accordance with a minimum time gap between transmission of the first ambient IoT access message and transmission of the second ambient IoT access message.The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor, to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message, is configured to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message in accordance with a maximum quantity of ambient IoT access messages.The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor, to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message, is configured to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message in accordance with a time window associated with an application communication.The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor, to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message, is configured to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of a type of an ambient IoT device, an identifier of the ambient IoT device, or one or more access occasions being associated with ambient IoT re-access.The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor, to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message, is configured to cause the wireless communication device to receive the second ambient IoT access message in accordance with one or more of an ambient IoT device power threshold, a carrier wave received energy threshold, or a reader-to-device signal quality threshold.A method of wireless communication performed at an ambient internet of things (IoT) device, comprising:receiving an ambient IoT access trigger message;transmitting a first ambient IoT access message responsive to the ambient IoT access trigger message; andtransmitting, in accordance with a failure associated with the first ambient IoT access message, a second ambient IoT access message responsive to an occurrence of an ambient IoT re-access condition.The method of claim 19, further comprising identifying the occurrence of the ambient IoT re-access condition, wherein identifying the occurrence comprises receiving another ambient IoT access trigger message.
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