US 12,256,420 B2
Zero power slots for Rx estimation and analog frequency dependence report
Yehonatan Dallal, Kfar Saba (IL); Idan Michael Horn, Hod Hasharon (IL); Shay Landis, Hod Hasharon (IL); and Assaf Touboul, Netanya (IL)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on May 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/661,977.
Prior Publication US 2023/0362971 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/542 (2023.01) [H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
receive an allocation of one or more zero power (ZP) slots from a network entity, the one or more ZP slots corresponding to one or more transmission gaps associated with the network entity;
receive an indication of an adjustment to the allocation of the one or more ZP slots, wherein the adjustment to the allocation of the one or more ZP slots is indicative of at least one of: a first change to a number of slots in the allocation or a second change to a slot pattern associated with the allocation;
detect noise energy in the one or more ZP slots corresponding to the one or more transmission gaps associated with the network entity; and
measure the noise energy detected in the one or more ZP slots, wherein the measured noise energy in the one or more ZP slots corresponds to a frequency dependence of a receive (Rx) signal at the UE.