Channel partitioning for frequency-hopping narrowband IoT

    公开(公告)号:US11252709B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16330046

    申请日:2017-08-31

    摘要: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a frequency-hopping wireless transmitter for transmitting in unlicensed spectrum comprises: obtaining a configuration for a plurality of frequency channels in unlicensed spectrum; and transmitting a data transmission according to a frequency-hopping pattern across the plurality of frequency channels. The configuration for the plurality of frequency channels comprises a first subset of frequency channels for downlink transmission and a second subset of frequency channels for uplink transmission. The frequency channels in the first and second subsets are mutually exclusive. In some embodiments the first and second subset of frequency channels each comprise 160 frequency channels in the 2.4 GHz band, or 50 frequency channels in the 915 MHz band.

    RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND SIGNALING METHODS FOR SCHEDULING IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM

    公开(公告)号:US20190150182A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US16099612

    申请日:2017-05-19

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to management of uplink (UL) transmissions in unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node in a wireless communication network comprises signaling, to a wireless device, an indication of one or more allocated sets of Resource Blocks (RBs) that are allocated to the wireless device by a UL grant for transmission on a UL carrier in an unlicensed frequency spectrum. The one or more allocated sets of RBs are one or more of a plurality of defined sets of RBs that correspond to a plurality of interlaces, respectively, that each spread out across an entire bandwidth of the UL carrier. In this manner, higher UL user and system performance can be obtained.