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US 9,854,446 · App. 14/127,904 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Method and apparatus for transmitting a signal in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Hakseong Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W16/14H04L5/0044H04L5/0078H04W28/26H04W56/00H04W74/0808H04L5/001H04L5/0053H04L27/0006
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Patent No.
US 9,854,446
App. No.
14/127,904
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting a signal to an unlicensed band of a base station in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting at least one of a preamble and a reservation signal, if it is determined through carrier sensing that the unlicensed band is available; and transmitting a PDSCH on the unlicensed band immediately after the transmission of at least one of the preamble and the reservation signal. the preamble enables a terminal to acquire reception synchronization for at least one of the reservation signal and the PDSCH.

Claims (30)

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

transmitting, by the eNodeB to a user equipment, a first preamble signal for informing a start of transmitting a reservation signal for reserving the unlicensed band, the reservation signal, and a second preamble signal for indicating a subframe boundary of a licensed band used by the eNode B on the unlicensed band,

wherein the unlicensed band is identified as available by a carrier sensing of the eNode B; and

transmitting, by the eNodeB to the user equipment, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on the unlicensed band immediately after the second preamble signal is transmitted,

wherein the first preamble signal is transmitted before the reservation signal is transmitted, and the second preamble signal is transmitted after the reservation signal is transmitted.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein scheduling information on the PDSCH transmitted on the unlicensed band is transmitted via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmitted on the licensed band used by the eNode B.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first preamble signal comprises identifier information of the user equipment receiving the PDSCH.

4. A method of receiving a signal on an unlicensed band by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by the user equipment from an eNodeB, a first preamble signal for informing a start of transmitting a reservation signal for reserving the unlicensed band, the reservation signal, and a second preamble signal for indicating a subframe boundary of a licensed band used by the eNode B on the unlicensed band,

wherein the unlicensed band is identified as available by a carrier sensing of the eNode B; and

receiving, by the user equipment from the eNodeB, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on the unlicensed band after the second preamble signal is received,

wherein the first preamble signal is received before the reservation signal is received, and the second preamble signal is received after the reservation signal is received.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein scheduling information on the PDSCH received on the unlicensed band is received via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) received on the licensed band used by the eNode B.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first preamble signal comprises identifier information of the user equipment receiving the PDSCH.

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

a transmission module; and

a processor operably coupled to the transmission module,

wherein the processor is configured to:

transmit, through the transmission module to a user equipment, a first preamble signal for informing a start of transmitting a reservation signal for reserving the unlicensed band, the reservation signal, and a second preamble signal for indicating a subframe boundary of a licensed band used by the eNode B on the unlicensed band,

wherein the unlicensed band is identified as available via a carrier sensing, and

transmit, through the transmission module to the user equipment, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on the unlicensed band immediately after the second preamble signal is transmitted,

wherein the first preamble signal is transmitted before the reservation signal is transmitted, and the second preamble signal is transmitted after the reservation signal is transmitted.

8. A user equipment in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a reception module; and

a processor operably coupled to the reception module,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive, through the reception module from an eNodeB, a first preamble signal for informing a start of transmitting a reservation signal for reserving the unlicensed band, the reservation signal, and a second preamble signal for indicating a subframe boundary of a licensed band used by the eNode B on the unlicensed band,

wherein the unlicensed band is identified as available via a carrier sensing, and

receive, through the reception module from the eNodeB, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on the unlicensed band after the second preamble signal is received,

wherein the first preamble signal is received before the reservation signal is received, and the second preamble signal is received after the reservation signal is received.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2013
From: KIM, HAKSEONG; SEO, HANBYUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61505508 · Jul 7, 2011
Related Publication 20140112289A1 · Apr 24, 2014