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Granted Patent B2
US 10,873,957 · App. 16/401,491 · Granted Dec 22, 2020

Method and apparatus for transmitting adaptive partial subframe in unlicensed frequency band, method and apparatus for identifying a frame structure, and method and apparatus for transmitting signal

Inventors: Chanho Yoon (Daejeon, KR); Young Jo Ko (Daejeon, KR); Seung-Kwon Baek (Daejeon, KR); Eunkyung Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
H04W72/1215H04L1/00H04L5/00H04L5/0044H04L5/0048H04L27/26H04L27/2613H04W28/26H04W56/00H04W72/0446H04W84/04H04L5/0007H04L5/0091H04W74/0808
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Patent No.
US 10,873,957
App. No.
16/401,491
Granted
Dec 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a method for transmitting, by a transmitter, a signal through an unlicensed band channel. The transmitter transmits an initial signal through the unlicensed band channel to preoccupy the unlicensed band channel when the unlicensed band channel is in an idle status. The transmitter includes a first partial subframe transmitted after the initial signal in a frame burst depending to transmission timing of the initial signal. Further, the transmitter transmits the frame burst through the unlicensed band channel.

Claims (27)

1. A transmission method for a transmitter, the method comprising:

performing channel sensing for occupying an unlicensed band;

after the unlicensed band is determined to be idle as a result of the channel sensing, transmitting first configuration information through a control channel included in a first unit duration and transmitting data through a data channel included in the first unit duration; and

transmitting second configuration information through another control channel included in a next unit duration following the first unit duration and transmitting data through another data channel included in the next unit duration following the first unit duration,

wherein the first configuration information indicates a number of symbols occupied in the next unit duration following the first unit duration and the second configuration information indicates the number of symbols occupied in the next unit duration following the first unit duration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration information consists of 4 bits.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a reservation signal for preventing other devices from occupying the unlicensed band when the unlicensed band is determined to be idle as a result of the channel sensing before the control channel and the data channel included in the first unit duration are transmitted.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein a time length of the reservation signal is 16 samples.

5. A transmission method for a transmitter, the method comprising:

performing channel sensing for occupying an unlicensed band;

after the unlicensed band is determined to be idle as a result of the channel sensing, transmitting first configuration information through a control channel included in a first unit duration and transmitting data through a data channel included in the first unit duration; and

transmitting second configuration information through another control channel included in a next unit duration following the first unit duration and transmitting data through another data channel included in the next unit duration following the first unit duration,

wherein the first configuration information indicates a number of symbols occupied in the next unit duration following the first unit duration and the second configuration information indicates a number of symbols occupied in a unit duration which follows the next unit duration following the first unit duration.

6. A reception method performed through an unlicensed band by a receiver, the method comprising:

receiving a reference signal from a transmitter after the unlicensed band is determined to be idle;

receiving first configuration information through a control channel included in a first unit duration and receiving data through a data channel included in the first unit duration; and

receiving second configuration information through another control channel included in a next unit duration following the first unit duration and receiving data through another data channel included in the next unit duration following the first unit duration,

wherein the first configuration information indicates a number of symbols occupied in a next unit duration following the first unit duration and the second configuration information indicates the number of symbols occupied in the next unit duration following the first unit duration.

7. A reception method performed through an unlicensed band by a receiver, the method comprising:

receiving a reference signal from a transmitter after the unlicensed band is determined to be idle;

receiving first configuration information through a control channel included in a first unit duration and receiving data through a data channel included in the first unit duration; and

receiving second configuration information through another control channel included in a next unit duration following the first unit duration and receiving data through another data channel included in the next unit duration following the first unit duration,

wherein the first configuration information indicates a number of symbols occupied in the next unit duration following the first unit duration and the second configuration information indicates another number of symbols occupied in a unit duration which follows the next unit duration following the first unit duration.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first configuration information consists of 4 bits.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the reference signal is received for preventing other devices from occupying the unlicensed band when the unlicensed band is determined to be idle before the control channel and the data channel included in the first unit duration are received from the transmitter.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein a time length of the reference signal is 16 samples.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2019
From: YOON, CHANHO; KO, YOUNG JO; BAEK, SEUNG-KWON; KIM, EUNKYUNG
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 049062/0737 →
Priority Claims (13)
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 15317098
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