IP Library Granted Patent US 11,064,519
Granted Patent B2
US 11,064,519 · App. 16/706,633 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Method, device, and system for transmitting signals in unlicensed band

Inventors: Minseok Noh (Seoul, KR); Jinsam Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Juhyung Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
H04W74/006H04L5/005H04L5/0053H04L27/2602H04W16/14H04W72/0446H04L5/001H04W72/1289H04W72/14H04W74/0808
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Patent No.
US 11,064,519
App. No.
16/706,633
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, a device, and a system for transmitting a downlink signal is provided. The method includes monitoring a first common control channel indicating a downlink (DL) interval of subframe (SF) #(n−1) and SF #n, monitoring a second common control channel indicating a DL interval of SF #n and SF #(n+1), and performing a DL reception process in the SF #n based on a detection result of the first common control channel and a detection result of second common control channel. The DL interval represents occupied OFDM symbols in a DL subframe.

Claims (30)

1. A method for a user equipment to receive a downlink signal in a cellular communication system, the method comprising:

monitoring a first common control channel indicating a downlink (DL) interval of subframe (SF) #(n-1) and SF #n;

monitoring a second common control channel indicating a DL interval of SF #n and SF #(n+1); and

performing a DL reception process in the SF #n based on a detection result of the first common control channel and a detection result of the second common control channel,

wherein only a detection process for a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS) is allowed in the DL reception process in SF #n when a detection of the first common control channel fails, a detection of the second common control channel is successful, and the DL interval of SF #n indicated by the second common control channel is a part of a total orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of SF #n,

wherein the DL interval represents occupied OFDM symbols in a DL subframe.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein a reception process for a physical channel/signal is omitted in the DL reception process in SF #n when the detection of the first common control channel fails, the detection of the second common control channel is successful, and the DL interval of SF #n indicated by the second common control channel is a part of the total OFDM symbols of SF #n, wherein the physical channel/signal does not comprise the DRS.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the physical channel/signal comprises a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), an Enhanced PDCCH (EPDCCH), and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) for downlink transmission.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first common control channel is monitored in SF #(n-1), and the second common control channel is monitored in SF #n.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein SF #n is comprised in a time window expecting DRS reception.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the time window expecting the DRS reception comprises a DRS Measurement Timing configuration (DMTC).

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the DMTC is configured in a cell of an unlicensed band.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and the second common control channels comprise a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) scrambled with a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) by a Common Control Radio Network Temporary Identifier (CC-RNTI).

9. A user equipment used in a cellular wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a wireless communication module; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to monitor a first common control channel indicating a downlink (DL) interval of subframe (SF) #(n-1) and SF #n;

monitor a second common control channel indicating a DL interval of SF #n and SF #(n+1); and

perform a DL reception process in the SF #n based on the detection a result of the first common control channel and a result of the detection of result of second common control channel,

wherein only a detection process for a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS) is allowed in the DL reception process in SF #n, when the detection of the first common control channel fails, the detection of the second common control channel is successful, and the DL interval of SF #n indicated by the second common control channel is a part of a total orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of SF #n,

wherein the DL interval represents occupied OFDM symbols in a DL subframe.

10. The user equipment of claim 9 ,

wherein a reception process for a physical channel/signal is omitted in the DL reception process in SF #n when the detection of the first common control channel fails, the detection of the second common control channel is successful, and the DL interval of SF #n indicated by the second common control channel is a part of the total OFDM symbols of SF #n, wherein the physical channel/signal does not comprise the DRS.

11. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein the physical channel/signal comprises a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), an Enhanced PDCCH (EPDCCH), and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) for downlink transmission.

12. The user equipment of claim 9 , wherein the first common control channel is monitored in SF #(n-1), and the second common control channel is monitored in SF #n.

13. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein SF #n is comprised in a time window expecting DRS reception.

14. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the time window expecting the DRS reception comprises a DRS Measurement Timing configuration (DMTC).

15. The user equipment of claim 14 , wherein the DMTC is configured in a cell of an unlicensed band.

16. The user equipment of claim 9 , wherein the first common control channel and the second common control channel comprise a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) scrambled with a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) by a Common Control Radio Network Temporary Identifier (CC-RNTI).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2020
From: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 053495/0055 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2020
From: NOH, MINSEOK; KWAK, JINSAM; SON, JUHYUNG
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 051413/0633 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2015-0154354 · Nov 4, 2015 · national
KR 10-2016-0005498 · Jan 15, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0005936 · Jan 18, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15968688 · May 1, 2018
Continuation PCTKR2016012660 · Nov 4, 2016
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