RRM Measurement Restriction on CLI Measurement

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs for a coordination mechanism between a network and a user equipment (UE) that is configured to perform cross-link interference (CLI) measurements, In one aspect, a method includes generating a message that indicates a capability of a user equipment (UE) whether to support simultaneous reception of at least one N signal associated with cross-link interference (CLI) measurement and at least one signal associated with a serving cell or a neighbor C cell of the UE. The method further includes transmitting the message to an access node (AN).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 generating a message that indicates a capability of a user equipment (UE) whether to support simultaneous reception of at least one signal associated with cross-link interference (CLI) measurement and at least one signal associated with a serving cell or a neighbor cell of the UE; and   transmitting the message to an access node (AN).   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving one or more signals associated with the CLI measurement during a CLI measurement window.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the CLI measurement window is from X1 symbols before a CLI measurement related symbol to X2 symbols after the CLI measurement related symbol, and wherein X1 and X2 are integers greater than or equal to 0, and wherein the CLI measurement related symbol includes at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a sound reference signal (SRS). 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein X1 and X2 are determined based at least one of the UE capability or subcarrier spacing (SCS). 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE supports the simultaneous reception of the at least one signal associated with the CLI measurement and the at least one signal associated with the serving cell or the neighbor cell of the UE, and the method further comprising:
 receiving, during a CLI measurement window, one or more sound reference signals (SRSs) associated with the CLI measurement;   performing, during the CLI measurement window, one or more measurements with respect to the one or more SRSs; and   receiving, during the CLI measurement window, one or more signals associated with the serving cell or the neighbor cell of the UE.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the one or more measurements include at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurement with respect to the one or more SRSs. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the one or more signals associated with the serving cell or the neighbor cell of the UE is at least one radio resource management (RRM) signal. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the one or more signals associated with the serving cell of the UE includes at least one of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) signal and a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signal. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE does not support the simultaneous reception of the at least one signal associated with the CLI measurement and the at least one signal associated with the serving cell or neighbor cell of the UE, and the method further comprising:
 receiving, during a CLI measurement window, one or more sound reference signals (SRSs) associated with the CLI measurement;   performing, during the CLI measurement window, one or more measurements with respect to the one or more SRSs; and   disregarding, during the CLI measurement window, one or more signals that are associated with the serving cell or the neighbor cell of the UE and that are transmitted to the UE.   
     
     
         10 . An apparatus of a user equipment (UE), comprising:
 processing circuitry configured to determine a capability of the UE indicating whether the UE supports simultaneous cross-link interference (CLI) measurement and at least one signal associated with a serving cell or a neighbor cell of the UE; and   baseband circuitry coupled with the processing circuitry, the baseband circuitry configured to generate a message that indicates the capability of the UE.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , the processing circuitry further configured to:
 perform the CLI measurement during a CLI measurement window.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the CLI measurement window is from X1 symbols before a CLI measurement related symbol to X2 symbols after the CLI measurement related symbol, and wherein X1 and X2 are integers greater than or equal to 0, and wherein the CLI measurement related symbol includes at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a sound reference signal (SRS). 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE is capable of simultaneous CLI measurement and reception of the at least one signal associated with the serving cell or the neighbor cell of the UE, and the baseband circuitry further configured to:
 perform, during a CLI measurement window, one or more measurements with respect to one or more sound reference signals (SRSs) associated with the CLI measurement; and   receive, during the CLI measurement window, one or more signals associated with the serving cell or the neighbor cell of the UE.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE is not capable of simultaneous CLI measurement and reception of the at least one signal associated with the serving cell or the neighbor cell of the UE, and the baseband circuitry further configured to:
 perform, during a CLI measurement window, one or more measurements with respect to one or more sound reference signals (SRSs) associated with the CLI measurement; and   disregard, during the CLI measurement window, one or more signals that are associated with the serving cell or the neighbor cell of the UE and that are transmitted to the UE.   
     
     
         15 . A method, comprising:
 receiving from a user equipment (UE) a message that indicates a capability of the UE whether to support simultaneous cross-link interference (CLI) measurement and reception of at least one signal associated with a serving cell of the UE; and   determining, based on the message, whether the UE supports simultaneous CLI measurement and reception of the at least one signal associated with the serving cell of the UE.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein determining, based on the message, whether the UE supports simultaneous CLI measurement and reception of the at least one signal associated with the serving cell of the UE comprises determining that the UE does not support simultaneous CLI measurement and reception of the at least one signal associated with the serving cell of the UE, and the method further comprising:
 determining that the UE is to disregard one or more signals that are associated with the serving cell and that are transmitted to the UE.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 receiving from the UE a report indicative of one or more measurements with respect to one or more sound reference signals (SRSs) associated with the CLI measurement.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein determining, based on the message, whether the UE supports simultaneous CLI measurement and reception of the at least one signal associated with the serving cell of the UE comprises determining that the UE supports simultaneous CLI measurement and reception of the at least one signal associated with the serving cell of the UE, and the method further comprising:
 receiving from the UE a report indicative of: (i) one or more measurements with respect to one or more sound reference signals (SRSs) associated with the CLI measurement, and (ii) one or more measurements with respect to one or more signals associated with the serving cell of the UE.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more measurements with respect to the one or more signals associated with the serving cell of the UE are at least one of synchronization signal block (SSB) or channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) based measurements. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more measurements with respect to the one or more SRSs associated with the CLI measurement include at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurement with respect to the one or more SRSs.