System and method for network-assisted distributed user equipment cooperation in unlicensed spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US11483884B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US16542371

    申请日:2019-08-16

    摘要: Methods and devices are provided to enable a cooperating group of user equipments (UEs) to receive a group-specific common-parameters configuration (CPC) message over a first spectrum band and access a second spectrum band synchronously for device-to-device (D2D) sidelink transmission within the group. In an embodiment, a UE operating in a cooperation mode in a cooperating group of UEs receives a group-specific common-parameters configuration (CPC) message from a transmit point (TP) over a first spectrum band, the group-specific CPC message comprising information to configure cooperating UEs in the group for synchronous clear channel assessment (CCA) and aligned sidelink transmission starting times in a second spectrum band. The UE performs a synchronous CCA in the second spectrum band in accordance with a common contention window generated based on the information in the group-specific CPC message.

    Methods and systems for selection of channels for unlicensed wireless communications

    公开(公告)号:US09974089B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-15

    申请号:US14869697

    申请日:2015-09-29

    IPC分类号: H04W72/00 H04W72/08 H04W16/14

    CPC分类号: H04W72/085 H04W16/14

    摘要: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed to enable the use of unlicensed wireless channels by nodes and devices in a network, such as a mobile or cellular communications network, which primarily operates over licensed wireless channels. A selected channel, or selected channel and node pair for serving a user device are determined based on a combined metric of a signal quality level and a target time share parameter. The time share parameter represents the estimated data rate available for each potential channel, or channel and node pair, in light of the requirement to share the unlicensed wireless channel resources with other equipment. The signal quality level represents an estimated signal quality at the user device for each channel and node based on factors including residual interference from other communications signals transmitted over the unlicensed channels.

    System and method for network-assisted distributed user equipment cooperation in unlicensed spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US10390379B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15386672

    申请日:2016-12-21

    摘要: Methods and devices are provided to enable a cooperating group of user equipments (UEs) to receive a group-specific common-parameters configuration (CPC) message over a first spectrum band and access a second spectrum band synchronously for device-to-device (D2D) sidelink transmission within the group. In an embodiment, a UE operating in a cooperation mode in a cooperating group of UEs receives a group-specific common-parameters configuration (CPC) message from a transmit point (TP) over a first spectrum band, the group-specific CPC message comprising information to configure cooperating UEs in the group for synchronous clear channel assessment (CCA) and aligned sidelink transmission starting times in a second spectrum band. The UE performs a synchronous CCA in the second spectrum band in accordance with a common contention window generated based on the information in the group-specific CPC message.

    Methods for synchronous access of unlicensed medium by grouping small cells in licensed assisted access (LAA) networks

    公开(公告)号:US10237745B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US14869617

    申请日:2015-09-29

    IPC分类号: H04W16/14 H04W48/18 H04W16/10

    摘要: Methods and systems for managing access of a communication resource in a licensed assisted access (LAA) network. Each transmission point (TP) of a plurality of TPs provides a first set of information indicative of expected usage of a first communication resource by each TP. Information is transmitted to the TPs to cause each TP to align usage or reservation of the first communication resource with any other TP belonging to a first radio access cluster (RAC) to which the given TP belongs, the first RAC being one in a first set of one or more RACs, wherein each of the plurality of TPs belongs to a respective RAC in the first set of RACs and each RAC in the first set of RACs contains one or more TPs.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTION OF CHANNELS FOR UNLICENSED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20170094675A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-30

    申请号:US14869697

    申请日:2015-09-29

    IPC分类号: H04W72/08 H04W16/14

    CPC分类号: H04W72/085 H04W16/14

    摘要: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed to enable the use of unlicensed wireless channels by nodes and devices in a network, such as a mobile or cellular communications network, which primarily operates over licensed wireless channels. A selected channel, or selected channel and node pair for serving a user device are determined based on a combined metric of a signal quality level and a target time share parameter. The time share parameter represents the estimated data rate available for each potential channel, or channel and node pair, in light of the requirement to share the unlicensed wireless channel resources with other equipment. The signal quality level represents an estimated signal quality at the user device for each channel and node based on factors including residual interference from other communications signals transmitted over the unlicensed channels.

    Methods and apparatus for sidelink communications and resource allocation

    公开(公告)号:US11678344B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US17326756

    申请日:2021-05-21

    IPC分类号: H04W72/23 H04W4/40

    CPC分类号: H04W72/23 H04W4/40

    摘要: A user equipment (UE) receives a message that indicates a sidelink (SL) communication resource configuration to be used by the UE for communicating SL control information and SL data between the UE and another UE. The UE transmits SL control information according to the SL communication resource configuration, and transmits SL data according to the SL communication resource configuration. The SL control information and the SL data are transmitted by the UE without the UE receiving, in a downlink control information (DCI), a grant of communication resources.

    System and method for establishing a D2D communication group

    公开(公告)号:US10548175B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US16543947

    申请日:2019-08-19

    申请人: Amine Maaref

    发明人: Amine Maaref

    IPC分类号: H04W76/14 H04W8/00 H04W4/08

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for establishing a device-to-device (D2D) group amongst a plurality of user equipments (UEs). In one embodiment a target UE transmits, using D2D communication, a request message inviting at least one other UE to be part of a D2D group with the target UE. A neighbour UE receives the request message and transmits a report message indicating that the neighbour UE will be part of the D2D group with the target UE. A base station receives the report message and transmits to the target UE and to the neighbour UE a confirmation message indicating that the neighbour UE is in the D2D group with the target UE.

    Self adaptive multi-level downlink power control for noise-limited wireless cellular networks
    9.
    发明授权
    Self adaptive multi-level downlink power control for noise-limited wireless cellular networks 有权
    用于噪声限制无线蜂窝网络的自适应多电平下行链路功率控制

    公开(公告)号:US08908551B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US13626177

    申请日:2012-09-25

    IPC分类号: H04L1/00

    摘要: The invention provides a self-adaptive downlink power control scheme for OFDMA-based wireless cellular networks suitable for noise-limited environments. Downlink power levels are assigned in a distributed manner in the absence of any requirement for coordination or cooperation between cells. Distributed assignment allows for more optimal usage of the available transmit power at the base stations and more complete exploitation of the flexibility of frequency domain scheduling. In one embodiment, base stations in a cellular network service mobile user equipment within the respective base station coverage areas, and categorize the user equipment in a plurality of power levels according to certain criteria in accordance with such factors as channel experience and quality. A load-balancing self-adjustment mechanism allows automatic balancing of the load between different power levels.

    摘要翻译: 本发明为适用于噪声限制环境的基于OFDMA的无线蜂窝网络提供了自适应下行链路功率控制方案。 在没有任何细胞之间进行协调或协作的要求的情况下,分布式分配下行链路功率级别。 分布式分配允许更好地使用基站的可用发射功率,并更全面地利用频域调度的灵活性。 在一个实施例中,在各个基站覆盖区域内的蜂窝网络服务移动用户设备中的基站,并且根据诸如频道体验和质量等因素,根据特定标准将用户设备分类为多个功率级别。 负载平衡自调整机制允许在不同功率水平之间自动平衡负载。