| CPC H04W 72/53 (2023.01) [H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 72/29 (2023.01)] | 12 Claims |
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1. A method of operating an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node including a distributed unit (DU) and a mobile terminal (MT) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving first resource direction information for the DU, wherein the first resource direction information informs the IAB node of a direction for each of a number of resources as downlink, uplink, or flexible;
receiving resource attribute information for the DU, wherein the resource attribute information informs the IAB node whether each of the resources is hard, soft, or unavailable (NA);
receiving second resource direction information for the MT, wherein the second resource direction information informs the IAB node of a direction for each of the resources as downlink, uplink, or flexible; and
for a specific resource among the resources, determining whether the DU and the MT can simultaneously operate based on the direction of the specific resource in the first resource direction information and on the direction of the specific resource in the second resource direction information,
wherein irrespective of whether the specific resource is hard, soft or unavailable, based on the direction of the specific resource in the first resource direction information and the direction of the specific resource in the second resource direction information being predetermined specific directions, determining that the DU and the MT can simultaneously operate in the specific resource.
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