Abstract:
In one aspect of the disclosure, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, at a transmitter, data for transmission over an unlicensed carrier, calculating, at the transmitter, a first available extended clear channel assessment (ECCA) opportunity of the unlicensed carrier after the receiving, wherein the calculating uses at least network information and a pseudo-random number, performing a clear channel assessment (CCA) check, by the transmitter, on the unlicensed carrier at the first available ECCA opportunity, in response to detecting a clear CCA check, transmitting channel reserving signals, by the transmitter, onto the unlicensed carrier, and in response to failing to detect the clear CCA check, calculating, by the transmitter, a next available ECCA opportunity of the unlicensed carrier using at least the network information and another pseudo-random number.
Abstract:
Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes implementing, at a first node, a first access protocol to contend for access to a wireless communication medium shared by a plurality of nodes; determining whether a triggering event has occurred; and implementing, at the first node, a second access protocol to contend for access to the wireless communication medium based at least in part on a determination that the triggering event has occurred.
Abstract:
Aspects described herein relate to modulating control data in wireless communications. First control data for a first device can be modulated in an enhancement layer of a control data resource based at least in part on whether the control data resource includes second control data for a second device, and transmitted over the control data resource. A signal can be received from an access point comprising at least one control data resource. One of a plurality of modulation schemes utilized to modulate the at least one control data resource and an associated layer can be determined. The signal can be demodulated according to the one of the plurality of modulation schemes and the layer to obtain control data in the at least one control data resource.
Abstract:
A modulation and coding scheme (MCS) is selected for one or more transmissions from a first wireless device to a second wireless device, based at least in part on interference at the second wireless device during a time period. The interference excludes wireless signals present at the second wireless device at first times during the time period when the first wireless device is transmitting and at second times during the time period when the first wireless device detects transmissions.
Abstract:
Antenna selection and reassignment in multiple radio access technology (RAT) communication systems with unlicensed spectrum is disclosed. Aspects include a user equipment (UE) monitoring for a channel reserving signal in each frame from multiple transmission sources. If no channel reserving signal is detected, then the UE reassigns one or more of the antennas previously assigned to the transmission sources with no activity detected. Additional aspects include base stations that determine a clear channel assessment (CCA) status for each of unlicensed carrier designated for transmission to a UE. The base station will transmit a receive antenna usage adjustment signal to the UE based on the determined CCA status.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for hierarchical communications within a wireless communications system. An eNB and/or a UE may be configured to operate within the wireless communications system which is at least partially defined through a first layer with first layer transmissions having a first subframe type and a second layer with second layer transmissions having a second subframe type. The first subframe type may have a first round trip time (RTT) between transmission and acknowledgment of receipt of the transmission, and the second layer may have a second RTT that is less than the first RTT. Subframes of the first subframe type may be multiplexed with subframes of the second subframe type, such as through time division multiplexing.
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:
Methods and apparatus for wireless communication are described. A method may include receiving at a user equipment (UE) a number of allocated interlaces for an uplink transmission over a shared spectrum, each of which may include a plurality of non-contiguous resource blocks (RB) of the shared spectrum. In some cases, the number of allocated interlaces is unsupported by joint interlace precoding hardware of the UE and the allocated interlaces may be partitioned into subsets of interlaces which may be a size supported by the joint interlace precoding hardware. Reference signals may be generated for the RBs of the allocated interlaces according to a reference signal sequence based on an ordering of the RBs for the allocated interlaces within the shared spectrum.
Abstract:
Techniques are described for wireless communications utilizing multiple clear channel assessment (CCA) procedures for access to a radio frequency spectrum band. A first CCA procedure is performed to determine availability of the radio frequency spectrum band and to contend for use of the radio frequency spectrum band among a number of coordinated operators transmitting on the radio frequency spectrum band. A successful first CCA procedure results in winning the contention for the radio frequency spectrum band for a transmission period that is coordinated among the number of coordinated operators. Upon the successful first CCA procedure, a second CCA procedure is performed during a discontinuous transmission (DTX) period in the transmission period to determine continued availability of the radio frequency spectrum band. The timing of the DTX periods is determined based on timing of radio transmissions having priority use of the radio frequency spectrum band.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. In one method, a set of one or more data subframes of a data frame may be transmitted over an unlicensed spectrum, to a user equipment (UE), during a transmission period. A group hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback message for a plurality of data subframes including at least one of the data subframes in the set of one or more data subframes may then be received over the unlicensed spectrum, from the UE, during the transmission period. In another method, a set of one or more data subframes of a data frame may be received over an unlicensed spectrum during a transmission period. A group HARQ feedback message for a plurality of data subframes including at least one of the data subframes in the set of one or more data subframes may then be transmitted over the unlicensed spectrum during the transmission period.