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Granted Patent B2
US 12,004,213 · App. 16/799,309 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Method and apparatus for adjusting contention window in wireless communication system

Inventors: Jinyoung Oh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jeongho Yeo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hyunseok Ryu (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sungjin Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jonghyun Bang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Cheolkyu Shin (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
H04W74/08H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 12,004,213
App. No.
16/799,309
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4G system with a technology for IoT. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of operating a BS includes monitoring a channel for a plurality of subbands, based on a first contention window configured in each of the plurality of subbands; transmitting a downlink signal to a terminal, based on a result of the monitoring; obtaining, from the terminal, a transmission result of the downlink signal for a reference duration; and determining a second contention window for monitoring a next channel for the plurality of subbands, based on the obtained transmission result.

Claims (50)

1. A method for multiple sub-bands access by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

identifying at least one hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to at least one physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a reference duration for a downlink channel occupancy, wherein the at least one PDSCH in the reference duration includes a PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with a sub-band among multiple sub-bands;

determining a contention window for the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands, based on the at least one HARQ-ACK feedback including a HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands;

identifying a number within the contention window for the sub-band;

sensing the sub-band based on the number and a defer duration; and

performing a downlink transmission on the sub-band, in case that the sub-band is sensed to be idle,

wherein the reference duration includes a first slot corresponding to transmission of the at least one PDSCH within the downlink channel occupancy.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with the sub-band is transmitted across the multiple sub-bands, and

wherein the at least one PDSCH further includes a PDSCH that fully overlaps with the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein an initial value of the contention window for the sub-band is identified as a minimum value.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink channel occupancy is a latest downlink channel occupancy.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference duration depends on a subcarrier spacing.

6. The method of claim 1 , in case that the at least one HARQ-ACK feedback is a code block group based feedback for the at least one PDSCH, the contention window is adjusted based on a ratio of ACK or NACK for code block groups of the at least one PDSCH.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multiple sub-bands are within a bandwidth of a carrier.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference duration is defined as a duration from a beginning of the downlink channel occupancy until an end of the first slot corresponding to transmission of the at least one PDSCH.

9. A method for multiple sub-bands access by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a base station (BS), at least one hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to at least one physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a reference duration for a downlink channel occupancy, wherein the at least one PDSCH in the reference duration includes a PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with a sub-band among multiple sub-bands; and

receiving, from the BS, a downlink signal on the sub-band, in case that the sub-band is idle,

wherein the at least one HARQ-ACK feedback including a HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands is used for determination of a contention window for the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands,

wherein whether the sub-band is idle is based on a defer duration and a number identified within the contention window for the sub-band, and

wherein the reference duration includes a first slot corresponding to transmission of the at least one PDSCH within the downlink channel occupancy.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with the sub-band is received across the multiple sub-bands, and

wherein the at least one PDSCH further includes a PDSCH that fully overlaps with the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein an initial value of the contention window for the sub-band is identified as a minimum value.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the downlink channel occupancy is a latest downlink channel occupancy.

13. A base station (BS), comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

identify at least one hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to at least one physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a reference duration for a downlink channel occupancy, wherein the at least one PDSCH in the reference duration includes a PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with a sub-band among multiple sub-bands,

determine a contention window for the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands based on the at least one HARQ-ACK feedback including a HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands,

identify a number within the contention window for the sub-band,

sense the sub-band based on the number and a defer duration, and

perform a downlink transmission on the sub-band, in case that the sub-band is sensed to be idle,

wherein the reference duration includes a first slot corresponding to transmission of the at least one PDSCH within the downlink channel occupancy.

14. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with the sub-band is transmitted across the multiple sub-bands, and

wherein the at least one PDSCH further includes a PDSCH that fully overlaps with the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands.

15. The BS of claim 13 , wherein an initial value of the contention window for the sub-band is identified as a minimum value.

16. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the downlink channel occupancy is a latest downlink channel occupancy.

17. A terminal, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

transmit, to a base station (BS), at least one hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to at least one physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a reference duration for a downlink channel occupancy wherein the at least one PDSCH in the reference duration includes a PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with a sub-band among multiple sub-bands, and

receive, from the BS, a downlink signal on the sub-band, in case that the sub-band is idle,

wherein the at least one HARQ-ACK feedback including a HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands is used for determination of a contention window for the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands,

wherein whether the sub-band is idle is based on a defer duration and a number identified within the contention window for the sub-band, and

wherein the reference duration includes a first slot corresponding to transmission of the at least one PDSCH within the downlink channel occupancy.

18. The terminal of claim 17 , wherein the PDSCH that partially but not fully overlaps with the sub-band is received across the multiple sub-bands, and

wherein the at least one PDSCH further includes a PDSCH that fully overlaps with the sub-band among the multiple sub-bands.

19. The terminal of claim 17 , wherein an initial value of the contention window for the sub-band is identified as a minimum value.

20. The terminal of claim 17 , wherein the downlink channel occupancy is a latest downlink channel occupancy.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2020
From: OH, JINYOUNG; YEO, JEONGHO; RYU, HYUNSEOK; PARK, SUNGJIN; BANG, JONGHYUN; SHIN, CHEOLKYU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051944/0913 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0021429 · Feb 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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