Technology neutral coexistence and high priority traffic in unlicensed frequency bands

    公开(公告)号:US11751257B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US16803733

    申请日:2020-02-27

    CPC classification number: H04W74/0891 H04W16/14

    Abstract: Technology neutral coexistence and high priority traffic is disclosed for use in unlicensed frequency bands. Synchronization boundaries are defined in which synchronous contention windows across all radio access technologies attempting access to a shared communication channel occur periodically. Between the synchronous contention windows, the nodes may return to asynchronous access procedures. Such synchronous access procedures may be applicable to certain power classes or deployment type nodes. Additionally, various priority schemes for the synchronous contention window may be used to ensure protection of higher priority nodes or traffic, such as ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) traffic. According to certain aspects, the deployment of such synchronous access methodology may be triggered via signaling from initiating devices. Additional aspects may provide for a technology neutral receiver protection mechanism by defining resources for protection signaling during receiver protection intervals between successive synchronous contention windows.

    Technology-specific listen before talk parameter adjustments for common energy detection thresholds

    公开(公告)号:US11706804B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US17325738

    申请日:2021-05-20

    CPC classification number: H04W74/0816 H04W88/06

    Abstract: Technology-specific listen before talk (LBT) parameter adjustments are disclosed for common energy detection (ED) thresholds. Some of the technologies sharing access to the same shared communication spectrum include additional access deferral procedures. Such technologies may be configured with additional compensating features to increase the likelihood of fairness in spectrum access across all technologies sharing a common ED threshold. Such additional compensating features may include a reduced contention window size relative to the technologies that do not include such additional access deferral procedures, increased maximum channel occupancy times (COTs) for longer transmissions, and the like. Each such additional compensating feature may be available under different circumstances, such as always available or available in response to the node activating one of the additional access deferral procedures. Additionally, such additional compensating features may, once initiated, be active and available for a predetermined period of time.

    Dwell time based channel contention in wireless communications

    公开(公告)号:US11696327B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-04

    申请号:US17182508

    申请日:2021-02-23

    CPC classification number: H04W74/0808 H04W74/0816

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a transmitting device using shared radio frequency spectrum may perform a listen before talk (LBT) procedure for at least a minimum dwell time and, upon successful completion of the LBT procedure, may occupy the spectrum for up to a duration of a channel occupancy time (COT). The transmitting device may discontinue transmitting during the COT for a gap period, and resume transmitting subsequent to the gap period without performing another LBT procedure. The minimum dwell time may be based on a periodicity of a channel reservation signal transmitted by one or more other devices using the shared radio frequency spectrum. In some cases, the transmitting device may schedule one or more receiving devices with resources for transmissions during the COT, and the receiving devices may perform a LBT that is non-adjacent with an associated transmission.

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