Grant-free uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US11503622B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US17031481

    申请日:2020-09-24

    摘要: Methods and devices for grant-free uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum are provided. A base station (BS) transmits grant-free resource configuration information to one or more electronic devices (EDs). The grant-free resource configuration information is used to configure the ED for GF uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum. The GF resource configuration information includes GF ED group-specific resource configuration information indicating GF ED group-specific time-frequency (T/F) resources of the unlicensed spectrum for GF uplink transmission. The ED(s) transmit grant-free uplink transmissions over the unlicensed spectrum in accordance with the GF resource configuration information.

    Systems and methods for allocation of uplink control channel resources in unlicensed spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US11438107B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US17121145

    申请日:2020-12-14

    摘要: Wireless communication between a user equipment (UE) and a base station may occur on unlicensed spectrum. When wirelessly communicating on unlicensed spectrum, there is an expectation that there may be interference from others devices also transmitting on the same resources in the unlicensed spectrum. Systems and methods are therefore disclosed that aim to facilitate wireless communication in unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, systems and method are disclosed that are primarily directed to the uplink transmission of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback corresponding to a downlink data transmission, and the downlink data transmission and the HARQ feedback are both sent on unlicensed spectrum.

    QoS Differentiation Method for Distributed Network-Assisted FBE-Compliant UE Cooperation in Unlicensed Spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US20200267565A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16869086

    申请日:2020-05-07

    摘要: Methods and devices are provided to enable a cooperating group of user equipments (UEs) to access a second spectrum band as frame based equipment (FBE) for device-to-device (D2D) sidelink transmission within the group. In an embodiment, a UE operating as a cooperating UE (CUE) in a cooperating group of UEs receives a group-specific CPC message from the network over a first spectrum band, the group-specific CPC message comprising information related to channel access for transmission of traffic intended for a target UE (TUE). The UE receives traffic intended for the TUE from the network over the first spectrum band and accesses a second spectrum band as FBE in accordance with a set of channel access parameters corresponding to the traffic to relay the traffic to the TUE via D2D sidelink transmission over the second spectrum band.

    Systems and methods for downlink control channel signaling for uplink transmission

    公开(公告)号:US10736083B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15960677

    申请日:2018-04-24

    摘要: A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system may be configured to use particular resources to send one or more uplink transmissions. However, sometimes during operation the particular resources the UE is configured to use are not well suited to the channel conditions at that time or result in interference or collision with other uplink transmissions. Systems and method are disclosed in which downlink control information (DCI) may be used to reconfigure one or more resources used by the UE for an uplink transmission. In some embodiments, resource reconfiguration instructions are sent by the base station along with hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback. In some embodiments, a unified downlink signaling format is disclosed that may be used for UEs having different capabilities, with the bits of the unified downlink signaling relaying different instructions to different UEs depending upon the capability of the UE.

    Enhanced channel access mechanisms for wide band operation on unlicensed bands

    公开(公告)号:US10104693B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15610340

    申请日:2017-05-31

    摘要: A method for dynamically dividing or consolidating sub-bands in-between Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) status measurements upon detection of a CCA bandwidth adjustment condition is provided. The method includes determining at least a single CCA status for at least a single sub-band during a first period, and detecting a CCA bandwidth adjustment condition for dividing the single sub-band into two or more separate sub-bands, where a combination of the two or more separate sub-bands occupies the same frequency band as the single sub-band. The method also includes determining a separate CCA status for each of the two or more separate sub-bands during a second period. An apparatus for performing this method is also provided.