QUALCOMM Incorporated
CHANNEL SENSING PROCEDURES FOR COMMUNICATIONS AT AN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NODE

Abstract:

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing separate channel sensing procedures for transmissions via a mobile termination (MT) role and for transmissions via a distributed unit (DU) role of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node. In one aspect, the IAB node may obtain channel access for transmissions via the MT role by performing a first channel sensing procedure and may obtain channel access for transmissions via the DU role by performing a second channel sensing procedure. The IAB node may determine a first timing of a first sensing slot for performing the first channel sensing procedure and a second timing of a second sensing slot for performing the second channel sensing procedure in accordance with a capability of the IAB node and a transmission timing of the transmissions via the MT role and the DU role.