IP Library Granted Patent US 12684363
Granted Patent B2
US 12684363 · App. 18/031,763 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Radio base station and terminal

Inventors: Hiroki Harada (Tokyo, JP); Shinya Kumagai (Tokyo, JP); Naoya Shibaike (Tokyo, JP); Mayuko Okano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W16/14H04W16/28H04W56/001H04W74/0816
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12684363
App. No.
18/031,763
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A channel access procedure is executed in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. A radio base station executes a channel access procedure using a single directional reception beam, and transmits a single synchronization signal block in a channel occupancy time after the channel access procedure.

Claims (12)

1 . A radio base station comprising:

a processor that executes a channel access procedure using a single sensing beam covering multiple transmission beams in a second frequency band different from a first frequency band; and

a transmitter that transmits a primary synchronization signal, a secondary synchronization signal or a downlink physical broadcast channel using the multiple transmission beams in a channel occupancy time after the channel access procedure,

wherein a sensing slot period of the channel access procedure in the second frequency band is shorter than a transmission gap after the channel access procedure, and wherein a radiation region of the single sensing beam is wider than a radiation region covered by the multiple transmission beams.

2 . A radio communication method of a radio base station, comprising:

executing a channel access procedure using a single sensing beam covering multiple transmission beams in a second frequency band different from a first frequency band; and

transmitting a primary synchronization signal, a secondary synchronization signal or a downlink physical broadcast channel using the multiple transmission beams in a channel occupancy time after the channel access procedure, and

wherein a sensing slot period of the channel access procedure in the second frequency band is shorter than a transmission gap after the channel access procedure, and wherein a radiation region of the single sensing beam is wider than a radiation region covered by the multiple transmission beams.

3 . A radio communication system including a radio base station and a terminal, wherein the radio base station comprises:

a processor that executes a channel access procedure using a single sensing beam covering multiple transmission beams in a second frequency band different from a first frequency band; and

a transmitter that transmits a primary synchronization signal, a secondary synchronization signal or a downlink physical broadcast channel using the multiple transmission beams in a channel occupancy time after the channel access procedure,

wherein a sensing slot period of the channel access procedure in the second frequency band is shorter than a transmission gap after the channel access procedure, and the terminal comprises a receiver that receives the primary synchronization signal, the secondary synchronization signal or the downlink physical broadcast channel, and wherein a radiation region of the single sensing beam is wider than a radiation region covered by the multiple transmission beams.