Abstract:
Methods and apparatus may be used for sounding for multi-user (MU) scheduling and for signaling and procedures for sub-channel selection. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive information from an access point (AP) indicating a plurality of sub-channels to use for uplink data transmission as part of uplink MU wireless communications using a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) wireless medium. The WTRU may transmit, using a plurality of sub-channels, a Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a preamble portion and a data portion, and, using at least a subset of the plurality of sub-channels, sounding signals to the AP for scheduling MU communications. The AP may receive sounding information from more WTRUs that the plurality of WTRUS associated with the scheduling information for the uplink data transmission during a time interval, in addition to receiving uplink data from the plurality of WTRUs.
Abstract:
A hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process enables a retransmission to be sent on a carrier (or medium, set of frequencies, band, etc.) different from the carrier on which the previous transmissions (initial transmission and/or retransmissions) were sent. An enhanced HARQ process can improve system performance by aiding user throughput, system throughput, and delay performance by making retransmissions possible even when the unlicensed band is not available (e.g., when occupied by other RATs or the same RAT deployed by another operator). For example, a transmitter sends a subpacket in an unlicensed band. The receiver feeds back a NACK to the transmitter due to the packet decoding failure. If the medium is not idle, the transmitter sends the retransmission in another band or another channel that can be either a licensed band/channel or another unlicensed band/channel. The retransmission can be sent in multiple licensed and/or unlicensed bands/channels at the same time.
Abstract:
There is provided a method, comprising: setting, by a radio device, length for a channel reservation window such that the channel reservation window comprises a plurality of subframes; dividing the channel reservation window at least into a downlink part and an uplink part, wherein the downlink part comprises at least one or more subframes of the plurality of subframes and the uplink part comprises at least one or more other subframes of the plurality of subframes; determine a timing offset between the start of the downlink part and the start of the uplink part, wherein the timing offset is based at least partly on applied timing advance; and defining timings, within the channel reservation window, for at least one of a downlink clear channel assessment –process and an uplink clear channel assessment –process at least partly on the basis of the timing offset.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for Discontinuous Reception (DRX)-aware Carrier Sense Adaptive Transmission (CSAT) communication in shared spectrum are disclosed. An access point, for example, may receive signals via a medium in accordance with a first RAT, and identify utilization of the medium associated with the first RAT based on the received signals. Based on the identified utilization of the medium, operation of a second RAT may be cycled between activated and deactivated periods of transmission over the medium in accordance with a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) communication pattern. A Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) may be transmitted to an access terminal associated with the second RAT to activate or deactivate the access terminal in accordance with the TDM communication pattern. The timing of the MAC CE transmission may be based on the TDM communication pattern and a DRX pattern associated with the access terminal.
Abstract translation:公开了用于共享频谱中的不连续接收(DRX) - 载波侦听自适应传输(CSAT)通信的系统和方法。 例如,接入点可以经由根据第一RAT的媒体接收信号,并且基于接收的信号来识别与第一RAT相关联的媒体的利用。 基于所识别的媒体的利用率,第二RAT的操作可以根据时分复用(TDM)通信模式在介质上的激活和去激活的传输周期之间循环。 媒体访问控制(MAC)控制元素(CE)可以被发送到与第二RAT相关联的接入终端,以根据TDM通信模式激活或去激活接入终端。 MAC CE传输的定时可以基于TDM通信模式和与接入终端相关联的DRX模式。
Abstract:
Operational and environmental efficiency in virtual radio access networks (VRANs) can be improved by offloading data traffic and/or control signaling between physical transmit points (TPs) of a virtual TP. This may allow one or more physical TPs of the virtual TP to be muted in the downlink or uplink direction, thereby reducing energy consumption. The offloading may be performed during relatively short time-intervals such that physical TP are muted for one or more transmission time intervals (TTIs) before being re-activated. The offloading may also be implemented over longer time-intervals in accordance with a traffic engineering (TE) policy. Further it is possible to re-activate a de-activated downlink transmitter of physical TP by monitoring wireless signals via an activated receiver of the physical TP.
Abstract:
A method, in a network node, for managing a wireless device is disclosed. The method comprises conducting spectrum opportunity detection within a spectrum band (120) and indicating a result of the spectrum opportunity detection to the wireless device (140). For the purposes of the method, a spectrum opportunity comprises a channel within the spectrum band which is at least temporarily available for use by the wireless device. Also disclosed is a method in a wireless device in a network. The method comprises detecting an indication of a result of spectrum opportunity detection conducted by a network node within a spectrum band (440) and if the indication indicates a detected spectrum opportunity, conducting one of a transmission or reception operation on the detected spectrum opportunity (480). Also disclosed are a computer program product for carrying out the above methods, a network node and a wireless device.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques that may help address issues in wireless communications systems that utilize unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands. For example, the techniques presented herein may be used in systems where frames transmitted in licensed and/or un-licensed component carriers are not synchronous.
Abstract:
Channel state information (CSI) feedback in long term evolution (LTE) and LTE- Advanced (LTE-A) networks including unlicensed spectrum is disclosed in which a base station obtains clear channel assessment (CCA) result information from neighboring base stations, either directly or by determining such results from measurement or reports from user equipment (UE) served by the base station. The base station may then generate control signaling based on the CCA result information for transmission to the one or more UEs served by the base station.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method for setting a clear channel assessment (CCA) threshold includes receiving, by a station from a first access point, a first message including an information element and determining a CCA threshold in accordance with the information element. The method also includes detecting a power level of a channel between the station and the access point to produce a first detected power level and comparing the first detected power level and the CCA threshold. Additionally, the method includes transmitting, by the station to the first access point on the channel, a second message when the detected power level is less than the CCA threshold