QUALCOMM Incorporated
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING GUARD SYMBOLS IN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAULING

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) comprising at least a set of guard symbol values associated with a mobile termination (MT) and a distributed unit (DU), transitioning from first communication via one or more MT cells associated with the MT to second communication via one or more DU cells associated with the DU or from the second communication via the one or more DU cells associated with the DU to the first communication via the one or more MT cells associated with the MT during at least a guard symbol signaled by a guard symbol value of the set of guard symbol values; and transmitting or receiving information via the transitioned one or more MT cells or the transitioned one or more DU cells.