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Granted Patent B2
US 11,317,437 · App. 16/942,610 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Method and device for determining contention window

Inventor: Hai Tang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W74/008H04L1/1819H04L5/0055H04W16/14H04W72/0413H04W74/0825H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 11,317,437
App. No.
16/942,610
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided by an embodiment of the present application are a method and device for determining a contention window, the method comprising: according to feedback information sent by a terminal device, a network device determining the length of a contention window (CW) used for channel detection, the feedback information comprising feedback information corresponding to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) sent by the network device on a first carrier wave; according to the length of CW, the network device performing channel detection on the first carrier wave.

Claims (25)

1. A method for determining a contention window (CW), comprising:

determining, by a network device according to feedback information sent by a terminal device, a length of CW used for channel detection; and

performing, by the network device, channel detection on the first carrier according to the length of CW,

wherein the feedback information comprises feedback information transmitted in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) on a first time unit of a first carrier, the first time unit being a time unit in which a PUCCH demodulation result is effectively obtained; or the feedback information comprises feedback information transmitted in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) on a second time unit of the first carrier, the second time unit being a time unit in which a demodulation result of the feedback information carried on the PUSCH is effectively obtained, and

the feedback information comprises feedback information corresponding to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on a headmost time unit in a last downlink transmission performed on a second carrier before the network device determines the length of CW, the first carrier and the second carrier being a same unlicensed carrier.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback information is hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information, and the HARQ information comprises positive acknowledgment (ACK) and negative acknowledgment (NACK).

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, by the network device according to the feedback information sent by the terminal device, the length of CW used for channel detection comprises:

determining, by the network device, to increase the length of CW when a proportion of NACK included in the feedback information is greater than or equal to a first preset value or a number of NACK included in the feedback information is greater than or equal to a second preset value; or

determining, by the network device, to decrease or keep the length of CW when the proportion of NACK included in the feedback information is smaller than the first preset value or the number of NACK included in the feedback information is smaller than the second preset value.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

making the feedback information not counted when the network device fails to detect the feedback information on the unlicensed carrier.

5. A device for determining a contention window (CW), comprising:

a memory, configured to store instructions; and

a processor, when executing the instructions, configured to:

determine, according to feedback information sent by a terminal device, a length of CW used for channel detection; and

perform channel detection on the first carrier according to the length of CW,

wherein the feedback information comprises feedback information transmitted in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) on a first time unit of a first carrier, the first time unit being a time unit in which a PUCCH demodulation result is effectively obtained; or the feedback information comprises feedback information transmitted in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) on a second time unit of the first carrier, the second time unit being a time unit in which a demodulation result of the feedback information carried on the PUSCH is effectively obtained, and

the feedback information comprises feedback information corresponding to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on a headmost time unit in a last downlink transmission performed on a second carrier before the network device determines the length of CW, the first carrier and the second carrier being a same unlicensed carrier.

6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the feedback information is hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information, and the HARQ information comprises:

positive acknowledgment (ACK) and negative acknowledgment (NACK).

7. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine to increase the length of CW when a proportion of NACK included in the feedback information is greater than or equal to a first preset value or a number of NACK included in the feedback information is greater than or equal to a second preset value; or

determine to decrease or keep the length of CW when the proportion of NACK included in the feedback information is smaller than the first preset value or the number of NACK included in the feedback information is smaller than the second preset value.

8. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

make the feedback information not counted when the device fails to detect the feedback information on the unlicensed carrier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2021
From: TANG, HAI
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056826/0133 →
Continuity (2)
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