US Patent Application 18000811. TIMER-BASED SWITCHING FOR MULTIPLE ACTIVE BANDWIDTH PARTS simplified abstract

TIMER-BASED SWITCHING FOR MULTIPLE ACTIVE BANDWIDTH PARTS

Inventors

Ahmed Attia Abotabl of San Diego CA (US)

Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar of San Jose CA (US)

Alexandros Manolakos of Escondido CA (US)

Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim of San Diego CA (US)

TIMER-BASED SWITCHING FOR MULTIPLE ACTIVE BANDWIDTH PARTS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18000811 Titled 'TIMER-BASED SWITCHING FOR MULTIPLE ACTIVE BANDWIDTH PARTS'

Simplified Explanation

This abstract describes a disclosure that presents methods, devices, and systems for enabling full-duplex communications in wireless networks. Specifically, it focuses on the use of multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs) that can be active simultaneously for communication between a user equipment (UE) and a base station. These BWPs can be used for either downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) communications.

In this approach, a first active BWP is utilized for half-duplex (HD) communications in a slot, while a second active BWP is used for full-duplex (FD) communications in an adjacent slot. Additionally, the UE has the capability to change the status of one or more active BWPs after a certain period of time. This can involve deactivating an active BWP, switching it to a default BWP, or modifying the assigned role of the active BWP.

Original Abstract Submitted

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for full-duplex communications in wireless networks. Some implementations more specifically relate to multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs), active concurrently, for communications in a given direction (such as a downlink (DL) direction or an uplink (UL) direction) between a user equipment (UE) and a base station. For example, a first active BWP may be used for DL or UL communications in a half-duplex (HD) slot and a second active BWP may be used for DL or UL communications in an adjacent full-duplex (FD) slot. In some implementations, the UE may further change a status of one or more active BWPs after a given amount of time has elapsed. For example, the UE may change the states of an active BWP by deactivating the active BWP, switching the active BWP to a default BWP, or changing a role assigned to the active BWP.