IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,696,329
Granted Patent B2
US 11,696,329 · App. 17/503,444 · Granted Jul 4, 2023

Contention window determination

Inventors: Kai Xu (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W74/0808H04W72/0446H04W72/1268H04W16/14
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Patent No.
US 11,696,329
App. No.
17/503,444
Granted
Jul 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device determines a reference duration for contention window adjustment. The reference duration is from a beginning of a channel occupancy and until an end of a first slot where at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is transmitted. The wireless device determines a contention window value based on one or more new data indicators (NDIs) of one or more first transport blocks transmitted during the reference duration. The wireless device performs a listen before talk (LBT) procedure based on the contention window value. The wireless device transmits one or more second transport blocks based on the LBT procedure indicating a clear channel.

Claims (38)

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a wireless device, a reference duration for contention window adjustment, wherein the reference duration is from a beginning of a channel occupancy and until an end of a first slot where at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is transmitted;

determining a contention window value based on one or more new data indicators (NDIs) of one or more first transport blocks transmitted during the reference duration;

performing a listen before talk (LBT) procedure based on the contention window value; and

transmitting one or more second transport blocks based on the LBT procedure indicating a clear channel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beginning of the channel occupancy is a beginning of a channel occupancy of a first transmission burst.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beginning of the channel occupancy is based on when a first LBT procedure indicates that the clear channel.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting a contention window based on the contention window value.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference duration comprises multiple contiguous slots from a beginning of a transmission burst or a channel occupancy time.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein a length of the reference duration is based on a numerology of the cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more NDIs indicate:

one or more positive acknowledgements (ACKs); or

one or more negative acknowledgements (NACKs).

8. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a reference duration for contention window adjustment, wherein the reference duration is from a beginning of a channel occupancy and until an end of a first slot where at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is transmitted;

determine a contention window value based on one or more new data indicators (NDIs) of one or more first transport blocks transmitted during the reference duration;

perform a listen before talk (LBT) procedure based on the contention window value; and

transmit one or more second transport blocks based on the LBT procedure indicating a clear channel.

9. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the beginning of the channel occupancy is a beginning of a channel occupancy of a first transmission burst.

10. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the beginning of the channel occupancy is based on when a first LBT procedure indicates the clear channel.

11. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to adjust a contention window based on the contention window value.

12. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the reference duration comprises multiple contiguous slots from a beginning of a transmission burst or a channel occupancy time.

13. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive one or more messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein a length of the reference duration is based on a numerology of the cell.

14. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more NDIs indicate:

one or more positive acknowledgements (ACKs); or

one or more negative acknowledgements (NACKs).

15. A method comprising:

determining, by a base station, a reference duration for contention window adjustment, wherein the reference duration is from a beginning of a channel occupancy of and until an end of a first slot where at least one physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) is transmitted;

determining a contention window value based on a first number of received negative acknowledgement feedbacks and a second number of received positive acknowledgement feedbacks corresponding to a plurality of first transport blocks transmitted during the reference duration;

performing a listen before talk (LBT) procedure based on the contention window value; and

transmitting one or more second transport blocks based on the LBT procedure indicating a clear channel.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the beginning of the channel occupancy is a beginning of a channel occupancy of a first transmission burst.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the beginning of the channel occupancy is based on when a first LBT procedure indicates the clear channel.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising adjusting a contention window based on the contention window value.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the reference duration comprises multiple contiguous slots from a beginning of a transmission burst or a channel occupancy time.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising transmitting one or more messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell, wherein a length of the reference duration is based on a numerology of the cell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2022
From: KAI XU; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; CIRIK, ALI; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 059064/0705 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16579730 · Sep 23, 2019
Provisional Application 62736204 · Sep 25, 2018
Provisional Application 62734562 · Sep 21, 2018
Related Publication 20220039157A1 · Feb 3, 2022
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