Physical Resource Configuration for Full-Duplex Interference Cancellation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication systems struggle to provide opportunities for unidirectional transmission signals and iterative convergence times necessary for effective full-duplex operation, particularly in base stations and terminal devices, due to limitations in resource allocation and reference signal configurations.

Innovation Solution

A method for configuring physical resources, including notifying terminals to perform either uplink or downlink reception or both, with specific parameters for iterative convergence of analog cancellation circuits, utilizing time and frequency division multiplexing, and dedicated physical resources indicated by high-layer signaling.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If physical resources are allocated for full-duplex operation, then interference cancellation capability is improved, but resource allocation flexibility deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterference cancellation capabilityVSAvoidresource allocation flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by configuring dedicated physical resources in advance for unidirectional transmission signals and iterative convergence processes. The base station pre-allocates specific time-frequency resources for reference signals and cancellation operations before full-duplex communication begins, ensuring interference cancellation capability is established upfront rather than dynamically adjusted during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments physical resources into distinct types: resources for unidirectional transmission signals, resources for iterative convergence, and resources for normal bidirectional communication. This segmentation allows each resource type to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall system flexibility through structured resource management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Object-generated harmful factors

If dedicated physical resources are allocated for unidirectional transmission and iterative convergence, then self-interference reduction is improved, but spectrum utilization efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveself-interferenceVSAvoidspectrum utilization efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic action by allocating iterative convergence resources at specific intervals rather than continuously. The base station configures periodic reference signals and convergence opportunities that occur at predetermined times, allowing the system to reduce self-interference effectively while leaving other time-frequency resources available for normal data transmission, thus maintaining spectrum utilization efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by allocating only the minimum necessary resources for convergence and unidirectional transmission. Rather than dedicating extensive resources to interference cancellation, the system provides just enough specialized resources to achieve effective self-interference reduction, allowing the majority of spectrum resources to remain available for productive data communication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Reliability

If reference signal configurations are optimized for convergence, then analog cancellation circuit performance is improved, but device complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanalog cancellation circuit performanceVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by designing reference signals that serve multiple functions simultaneously. The same reference signal structure is used for both channel estimation and iterative convergence of the analog cancellation circuit. This multi-functionality allows the system to optimize cancellation performance without adding separate dedicated signals, thereby avoiding increased device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the functions of reference signals for channel estimation and convergence training into a unified resource configuration. By combining these functions into a single reference signal framework, the system achieves effective analog cancellation without the overhead of multiple separate signal structures, maintaining device simplicity while improving cancellation performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12381677B2Configuring physical resources for interference cancellation
Publication Date: 2025.08.05 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

For supporting higher data rates, resource configuration includes: acquiring, by a terminal, a configuration of physical resources; and performing, by the terminal, transmission according to the configured physical resources, wherein performing, by the terminal, transmission according to the configured physical resources comprises one of: neither performing, by the terminal, uplink transmission nor performing downlink reception on the configured physical resources; performing, by the terminal, only downlink reception on the configured physical resources; and performing, by the terminal, only uplink transmission on the configured physical resources.