公开(公告)号：US11432344B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US17135696

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Xiaoxia Zhang ,  Jing Sun ,  Tamer Kadous

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: Synchronization signal block (SSB) multiplexing and remaining material system information (RMSI) monitoring in new radio unlicensed (NR-U) networks are disclosed. For SSB multiplexing, a user equipment (UE) receives an SSB configuration for a discovery signal detection window having a plurality of communication slots, wherein, based on the SSB configuration, UE identifies random access resource and time and frequency locations to monitor remaining minimum system information (RMSI) configured for each SSB. The UE further receives an SSB transmission indicator that reflects a listen before talk (LBT) result, which it may use with the SSB configuration to map one or more SSB for rate matching in selected slots. The UE can then rate match any data transmissions around the identified SSBs in those identified slots regardless of LBT result. The UE may further leverage the SSB configuration and indication of LBT result to monitor SSB transmissions for control resource set (CORESET) transmissions.

公开(公告)号：US20220159707A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17589521

申请日：2022-01-31

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Xiaoxia Zhang ,  Zhifei Fan ,  Kapil Bhattad ,  Jing Sun ,  Tamer Kadous ,  Srinivas Yerramalli

IPC: H04W72/14 ,  H04L1/16 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) and a base station may communicate in an unlicensed spectrum (e.g., a shared radio frequency spectrum band). As such, the UE may determine a codebook size for transmitting hybrid access request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) feedback with respect to the unlicensed spectrum. Accordingly, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a number of HARQ processes with which the UE has been configured. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a number and/or duration of downlink channel monitoring occasions indicated by the base station. In some cases, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a combination of the techniques described herein.

公开(公告)号：US11324047B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16183367

申请日：2018-11-07

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Jing Sun ,  Xiaoxia Zhang ,  Taesang Yoo ,  Tamer Kadous ,  Yongbin Wei ,  Aleksandar Damnjanovic

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04L5/14 ,  H04L1/18

Abstract: New radio (NR) transmission opportunity (TxOP) structure having flexible starting points are disclosed for wireless communications. When a typical listen before talk (LBT) procedure is performed, the transmitting node will not know ahead of time when the LBT will pass and, thus, when data transmissions can start. NR systems may include a mini-slot design for accommodating transmission units smaller than a slot. Aspects of the present disclosure provide for flexibly increasing the number of potential starting transmission boundaries depending on when the LBT pass is detected. Alternative aspects of the present disclosure determine the potential starting transmission points using a mini-slot based design, a floating slot based design, or a punctured slot based design with a code block group (CBG) level retransmission mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US11265917B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16394851

申请日：2019-04-25

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Xiaoxia Zhang ,  Jing Sun ,  Srinivas Yerramalli ,  Tamer Kadous ,  Yongbin Wei

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Aligned listen before talk (LBT) gaps for single operator frame-based equipment (FBE) mode new radio (NR) shared spectrum (NR-SS) is disclosed. Within the FBE mode network, the base station determines a plurality of potential transmission bursts within a fixed frame period. The base station may then reserve a plurality of LBT gaps prior to the starting position of each such transmission burst. The base station communicates the location of each of the LBT gaps to all neighboring network entities and contends for access to the fixed frame period at the beginning of the frame regardless of whether it has data for transmission during the frame. Each neighboring base station that receives the LBT gaps locations will use the same locations in order to align the LBT gaps over the FBE mode network.

公开(公告)号：US11177909B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16258265

申请日：2019-01-25

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Xiaoxia Zhang ,  Jing Sun ,  Tamer Kadous

IPC: H04L1/16 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L1/00

Abstract: Various aspects related to ACK/NACK feedback for multi-TRP transmission scenarios are described. A base station, may send, to a UE, information indicating PDCCH monitoring occasions for each of a plurality of TRPs. In one aspect, the base station may send information indicating whether ACK/NACK feedback across the plurality of TRPs is allowed. The base station may send rules to the UE for performing ACK/NACK feedback bundling for providing feedback to the plurality of TRPs. The base station may also send information indicating a DAI definition for interpreting DAIs transmitted by the plurality of TRPs in corresponding PDCCH transmissions indicating whether the DAIs are independent or joint. The base station may receive a joint ACK/NACK feedback from the UE in a PUCCH based on the rules, or may receive multiple ACK/NACK feedback from the UE in a PUCCH for a first TRP independent from a second TRP.

公开(公告)号：US20210297205A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17303660

申请日：2021-06-03

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Aleksandar Damnjanovic ,  Srinivas Yerramalli ,  Tamer Kadous ,  Yongbin Wei

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04W74/00 ,  H04W72/14 ,  H04W48/08

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to providing frequency diversity for communications in an unlicensed spectrum are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, an opportunistic frequency-switching configuration for a first frequency band and a second frequency band. The first frequency band and the second frequency band are shared by a first network operating entity and a second network operating entity. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a first communication signal in a first frequency band based on the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration. The first wireless communication device switches from the first frequency band to a second frequency band based on the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device after the switching, a second communication signal in the second frequency band based on the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration.

公开(公告)号：US11038567B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US16241747

申请日：2019-01-07

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Xiaoxia Zhang ,  Kapil Bhattad ,  Jing Sun ,  Qingjiang Tian ,  Srinivas Yerramalli ,  Tamer Kadous ,  Yongbin Wei ,  Aleksandar Damnjanovic

IPC: H04B7/04 ,  H04B7/0456 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L1/16 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to performing adaptive autonomous uplink (UL) communications are provided. A first wireless communication device receives, from a second wireless communication device, an autonomous uplink transmission configuration. The first wireless communication device determines a transmission parameter in response to a link adaptation parameter based on the autonomous uplink transmission configuration. The first wireless communication device transmits, to the second wireless communication device, an autonomous uplink communication signal based on the determined transmission parameter.

公开(公告)号：US11026218B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16381976

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Xiaoxia Zhang ,  Jing Sun ,  Tamer Kadous

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for receiving a joint transport block transmission. A user equipment (UE) receives a configuration message configuring the UE to receive a joint transport block (TB) transmission of data from a plurality of transmission points (TRPs). The UE determines a transport block size (TBS) for receiving the joint TB transmission, receives transport blocks corresponding to the joint TB transmission, each transport block from a respective one of the plurality of TRPs, combines the transport blocks when a size of each of the transport blocks is the determined TBS, and recovers the data based on the combined transport blocks. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

公开(公告)号：US11019504B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16372917

申请日：2019-04-02

Applicant: QUALCOMM incorporated

Inventor： Xiaoxia Zhang ,  Zhifei Fan ,  Jing Sun ,  Andrei Dragos Radulescu ,  Srinivas Yerramalli ,  Tamer Kadous

IPC: H04W16/26 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to on-demand cell coverage extension for broadcast signals are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a first extended cell coverage request. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a first broadcast communication signal in an extended cell coverage mode in response to the first extended cell coverage request. The first broadcast communication signal includes a system information block repeated in at least one of a time domain or a frequency domain.

公开(公告)号：US10959267B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16046425

申请日：2018-07-26

Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Inventor： Aleksandar Damnjanovic ,  Andrei Dragos Radulescu ,  Tamer Kadous ,  Srinivas Yerramalli

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W74/00 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: Random access channel (RACH) configurations for new radio (NR) shared spectrum (NR-SS) networks are disclosed. A base station may perform a listen before talk (LBT) procedure on a shared communication channel at a beginning of a discovery measurement timing configuration (DMTC) window. In response to a successful LBT, the base station may transmit synchronization signals over a plurality of directional beams according to a predetermined sequence. The user equipment (UE) may determine the predetermined sequence through the detected synchronization signals. The base station may signal configuration of additional random access resources when the LBT procedure delays beyond dedicated random access resources. The base station may then monitor for UEs to transmit random access signals from each direction corresponding to directional beams within the additional random access resources according to the predetermined sequence.