Patent ID: 11882461
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 28:
29. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for performing a listen-before-talk (LBT) operation in a first direction and a second direction, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction,
wherein the apparatus is a first apparatus,
wherein the LBT operation is performed using a first receive beam, formed by a first antenna subarray of the apparatus, in the first direction and a second receive beam, formed by a second antenna subarray of the apparatus, in the second direction,
and
wherein performing the LBT operation in the first direction and the second direction is based at least in part on an indication, from a media access control layer, to perform the LBT operation; and

means for configuring a parameter of a transmission to a third apparatus based at least in part on a result of the LBT operation,
wherein the result of the LBT operation indicates a level of interference from a second apparatus that is located in the first direction, and
wherein the third apparatus is located between the first apparatus and the second apparatus.