Radio-spectrum sharing (NR-SS) in frequency-division duplexing (FDD) spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US10715301B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US15637497

    申请日:2017-06-29

    Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to sharing a frequency-division duplexing (FDD) spectrum among multiple network operating entities. In one embodiment, a first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device in a downlink (DL) frequency band, a reservation signal in a first channel sensing time slot of a frame to reserve a transmission time slot in the frame. The first wireless communication device communicates, in an uplink (UL) frequency band, an UL control signal in the first channel sensing time slot. The UL frequency band and the DL frequency band are shared by a plurality of network operating entities for frequency-division duplexing (FDD) communications. In another embodiment, a first wireless communication device communicates, in a first frequency band of a FDD network shared by a plurality of network operating entities, a reservation signal to reserve the first frequency band for time-division duplexing (TDD) communications.

    Enhanced macro diversity in new radio (NR)

    公开(公告)号:US10701644B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US15615451

    申请日:2017-06-06

    Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to improving macro diversity are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, in a frequency channel, a first signal with a user equipment (UE) during a first time period. The first wireless communication device coordinates, with a second wireless communication device, a communication of a second signal with the UE in the frequency channel during a second time period. The coordination with the second wireless communication device is based on a switch to coordinate with the second wireless communication device based on at least occupancy of the frequency channel. The second wireless communication device communicates, in the frequency channel, the second signal with the UE during the second time period based on the coordination. The first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device are different. The first time period and the second time period are different.

    License assisted request-to-send and clear-to-send transmission

    公开(公告)号:US10681733B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15649074

    申请日:2017-07-13

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) or base station communicating in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band may transmit a signal (e.g., a request-to-send (RTS) or clear-to-send (CTS) signal) in a licensed radio frequency spectrum band to decrease the likelihood that neighboring devices will transmit interfering communications. Specific resources may be designated in the licensed radio frequency spectrum band for transmitting these signals, and these resources may be associated with specific unlicensed channels. Signaling in the licensed radio frequency spectrum band may also carry an indication of the unlicensed channel being used or other information relevant to the unlicensed communication. The RTS/CTS signaling in licensed radio frequency spectrum band may be transmitted during a downlink transmit opportunity or an uplink transmit opportunity, or both. Different energy detection thresholds may apply to RTS/CTS signals in licensed and unlicensed spectrum.

    Rate control adaptation
    137.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10574422B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US16016176

    申请日:2018-06-22

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A method may include obtaining a first channel quality indicator (CQI) backoff value based on a first set of acknowledgment messages associated with a first subframe of a first interval; setting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) of a first subframe of a second interval using the first CQI backoff value; obtaining a second CQI backoff value based on a second set of acknowledgment messages associated with a second subframe of the first interval; and setting a MCS of the second subframe of the second interval using the second CQI backoff value.

    SRS transmission with implied RTS/CTS

    公开(公告)号:US10547422B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US15725762

    申请日:2017-10-05

    Abstract: Sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission with implied request-to-send (RTS)/clear-to-send (CTS) operations is discussed. Two different types of SRS are defined, a legacy SRS associated with channel measurement sounding, and a contention SRS associated with contention resolution for medium sharing. The type of SRS may be distinguished based on the SRS resource associated with the particular type. Thus, legacy SRS are assigned to one SRS resource, while contention SRS are assigned to separate SRS resources. Therefore, when a neighbor node detects an SRS associated with the SRS resource for contention-type SRS, the neighbor node may know to refrain from transmission or to adjust or modify its communications depending on a spatial direction of the contention SRS.

    Joint comp with multiple operators
    140.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10524279B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15499570

    申请日:2017-04-27

    Abstract: Joint aspects of coordinated multiple (CoMP) operations is discussed between multiple entities that may be in different CoMP clusters or even deployed by different operators. Participating base stations obtain channel related information such as sounding reference signals (SRS), channel state information (CSI), and the like from one or more neighbor user equipments (UE) served by a different base station. The base station determines a channel estimate at the neighbor UEs using the channel related information and selects a beamforming vector and schedules downlink transmissions to a served UE based on the channel estimates incorporating the channels of the other neighbor UEs. The selected beamforming vectors and transmission schedules minimizes the interference at the neighbor UEs.

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