Apple patents method for phones to measure signal interference in 5G networks
Apple describes a system where a base station tells a phone exactly when to check for signal interference from other devices. The phone then measures this interference during specific time slots to help the network manage traffic better.
In the filing’s own words
Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing cross link interference (CLI) measurement indication. For example, a user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a base station and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor can be configured to receive, using the transceiver, a configuration message from the base station indicating a plurality of cross link interference (CLI) resources. The processor is further configured to receive, using the transceiver, an activation message from the base station activating one or more of the plurality of CLI resources. The processor is further configured to perform a CLI measurement during at least one CLI resource of the activated one or more of the plurality of CLI resources.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A base station, comprising: a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a user equipment (UE); and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to: transmit, using the transceiver, a configuration message to the UE indicating a plurality of cross link interference (CLI) resources for CLI-Received Signal Strength Indicator (CLI-RSSI) measurement, wherein the configuration message comprises a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message comprising a number of the plurality of the CLI resources configured per an active bandwidth part (BWP) within a sub-band full-duplex (SBFD) symbol; transmit, using the transceiver, an activation message to the UE activating one or more of the plurality of CLI resources; and receive a CLI measurement that was performed during at least one CLI resource of the activated one or more of the plurality of CLI resources, wherein the CLI measurement comprises the CLI-RSSI measurement.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- CROSS LINK INTERFERENCE (CLI) CONFIGURATION AND MEASUREMENT
- Publication number
- US20260280735A1
- Application number
- 19669687
- Filed
- May 6, 2026
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Inventors
- 7
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04B 17/336 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/232 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/20 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/001 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0094 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/14 Electricity & electronicsMore from Apple in Networks & wireless
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