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US 9,693,264 · App. 14/112,225 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Signal transmission method and device in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Hakseong Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W28/26H04L5/0053H04W16/14H04W74/0808H04W72/042
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Patent No.
US 9,693,264
App. No.
14/112,225
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting signals over an unlicensed band phase of a base station in a wireless communication system, which comprises the steps of: transmitting a physical down-link control channel (PDCCH) from a licensed band; and transmitting a physical down-link shared channel (PDSCH) over a time interval of the unlicensed band corresponding to the sub-frame transmitted by the PDCCH, wherein a reservation signal can be transmitted to a pre-set point from the point the unlicensed band is available to the base station, if the base station performs wave transmission sensing for the unlicensed band for transmission of the PDSCH, and the pre-set point is earlier than the point at which the unlicensed becomes available from the transmission sensing results.

Claims (44)

1. A method of transmitting a signal on an unlicensed band, which is transmitted by an eNode B in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on a licensed band;

transmitting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on a time period of the unlicensed band corresponding to a subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted;

performing a carrier sensing for the unlicensed band to transmit the PDSCH; and

if a timing point of which the unlicensed band is available is ahead of a pre-set timing point as a result of the carrier sensing, transmitting a reservation signal from the timing point of which the unlicensed band is available to the pre-set timing point,

wherein the pre-set timing point corresponding to an end of a time duration in which the reservation signal is transmitted is determined whether a scheduling of the PDSCH is performed prior to the carrier sensing,

wherein if the scheduling of the PDSCH is performed after the carrier sensing, the pre-set timing point corresponds to a transmission start point of the subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted, and

wherein if the carrier sensing is performed after the scheduling of the PDSCH, the pre-set timing point corresponds to an nth (0<n≦8) OFDM (Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) symbol of the subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the timing point of which the unlicensed band is available is not detected within the time period of the unlicensed band, a user equipment (UE) is indicated to discard a data buffered in the UE for the time period of the unlicensed band.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reservation signal is configured to inform devices intended to use the unlicensed band that the eNode B currently uses the unlicensed band.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reservation signal corresponds to a dummy signal.

5. A method of receiving a signal on an unlicensed band, which is received by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on a licensed band;

receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on a time period of the unlicensed band corresponding to a subframe from which the PDCCH is received,

wherein the PDSCH is transmitted after a timing point of which the unlicensed band is available after an eNode B has performed a carrier sensing for the unlicensed band; and

if the timing point of which the unlicensed band is available is ahead of a pre-set timing point as a result of the carrier sensing, receiving a reservation signal from the timing point of which the unlicensed band is available to the pre-set timing point,

wherein the pre-set timing point corresponding to an end of a time duration in which the reservation signal is transmitted is determined whether a scheduling of the PDSCH is performed prior to the carrier sensing,

wherein if the scheduling of the PDSCH is performed after the carrier sensing, the pre-set timing point corresponds to a transmission start point of the subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted, and

wherein if the carrier sensing is performed after the scheduling of the PDSCH, the pre-set timing point corresponds to an nth (0<n≦8) OFDM (Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) symbol of the subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein if the timing point of which the unlicensed band is available is not detected within the time period of the unlicensed band, the UE is configured to receive a signal for indicating to discard a data buffered in the UE for the time period of the unlicensed band from the eNode B.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the reservation signal is configured to inform devices intended to use the unlicensed band that the eNode B currently uses the unlicensed band.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the reservation signal corresponds to a dummy signal.

9. An eNode B in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transmitter; and

a processor,

the processor configured to

transmit a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on a licensed band,

transmit a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on a time period of the unlicensed band corresponding to a subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted,

perform a carrier sensing for the unlicensed band to transmit the PDSCH, if a timing point of which the unlicensed band is available is ahead of a pre-set timing point as a result of the carrier sensing, and

transmit a reservation signal from the timing point of which the unlicensed band is available to the pre-set timing point,

wherein the pre-set timing point corresponding to an end of a time duration in which the reservation signal is transmitted is determined whether a scheduling of the PDSCH is performed prior to the carrier sensing,

wherein if the scheduling of the PDSCH is performed after the carrier sensing, the pre-set timing point corresponds to a transmission start point of the subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted, and

wherein if the carrier sensing is performed after the scheduling of the PDSCH, the pre-set timing point corresponds to an nth (0<n≦8) OFDM (Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) symbol of the subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted.

10. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a receiver; and

a processor,

the processor configured to

receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on a licensed band,

receive a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on a time period of the unlicensed band corresponding to a subframe from which the PDCCH is received,

wherein the PDSCH is transmitted after a timing point of which the unlicensed band is available after an eNode B has performed a carrier sensing for the unlicensed band, and

if the timing point of which the unlicensed band is available is ahead of a pre-set timing point as a result of the carrier sensing, receive a reservation signal from the timing point of which the unlicensed band is available to the pre-set timing point,

wherein the pre-set timing point corresponding to an end of a time duration in which the reservation signal is transmitted is determined whether a scheduling of the PDSCH is performed prior to the carrier sensing,

wherein if the scheduling of the PDSCH is performed after the carrier sensing, the pre-set timing point corresponds to a transmission start point of the subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted, and

wherein if the carrier sensing is performed after the scheduling of the PDSCH, the pre-set timing point corresponds to an nth (0<n≦8) OFDM (Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) symbol of the subframe to which the PDCCH is transmitted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2013
From: KIM, HAKSEONG; SEO, HANBYUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61476753 · Apr 18, 2011
Provisional Application 61481706 · May 2, 2011
Related Publication 20140036853A1 · Feb 6, 2014