CONFIGURING DOWNLINK LISTEN-BEFORE-TALK PRIORITY CLASS FOR UPLINK GRANT TRANSMISSION IN LICENSED ASSISTED ACCESS

    公开(公告)号:US20180288805A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-04

    申请号:US15766556

    申请日:2016-09-29

    Abstract: A network device (e.g., an evolved Node B (eNB), user equipment (UE) or the like) can operate to enable the assigning of different listen-before-talk (LBT) priority classes or levels within a same DL transmission for scheduling UL transmissions, either in the same transmission opportunity as the UL grant or another transmission opportunity outside of the UL grant. Other data elements or traffic of the DL transmission can be multiplex with the UL grant, such as LBT parameters or a PUSCH, while each can be separately and selectively assigned different or equivalent LBT priority classes. The device can operate to process or generate communications on an unlicensed band or a licensed band in response to UL grants and indications provided via a DL transmission on a first transmission opportunity.

    CONTENTION WINDOW SIZE ADAPTATION
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180254858A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-06

    申请号:US15760010

    申请日:2016-03-28

    Abstract: Techniques for contention window size (CWS) adaptation (CWSA) are discussed. One example apparatus can comprise a processor that can receive HARQ messages UEs in response to PDSCH transmissions in one or more reference subframes. The HARQ messages can comprise HARQ-ACK values that denote a HARQ-ACK state for a transport block associated with License Assisted Access (LAA) operation, wherein each of the HARQ-ACK states is one of a DTX state, an ACK state, a NACK state, or an “any” state. The processor can also; determine a metric value for each of the HARQ-ACK states; calculate a CWS adjustment metric based on the determined metric values; increase a CWS to a next higher allowed value when the CWS adjustment metric is greater than or equal to a threshold; and reset the CWS to a minimum allowed value when the CWS adjustment metric is less than the threshold.

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