IP Library Granted Patent US 12,289,764
Granted Patent B2
US 12,289,764 · App. 18/601,015 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving uplink control information

Inventors: Guoyu Zhang (Beijing, CN); Qinyan Jiang (Beijing, CN); Meiyi Jia (Beijing, CN); Lei Zhang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
H04W74/0825H04L1/1819H04W72/0453H04W72/1268H04W74/004
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Patent No.
US 12,289,764
App. No.
18/601,015
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal device includes: a receiver configured to: receive RRC signaling for configuring one or a plurality of channel access types, the one or the plurality of channel access types including at least one of the following: a first channel access type not performing channel detection, a second channel access type containing a detection interval, a third channel access type containing a detection interval and a contention window, and receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating a channel access type of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) used for transmitting HARQ feedback information from the one or the plurality of channel access types; and a transmitter configured to transmit the PUCCH according to the channel access type of the PUCCH.

Claims (36)

1. A terminal device comprising:

a receiver configured to:

receive RRC signaling for configuring one or a plurality of channel access types, the one or the plurality of channel access types including at least one of the following: a first channel access type not performing channel detection, a second channel access type containing a detection interval, a third channel access type containing a detection interval and a contention window, and

receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating a channel access type of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) used for transmitting HARQ feedback information from the one or the plurality of channel access types; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the PUCCH according to the channel access type of the PUCCH.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH is transmitted by using an unlicensed spectrum.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the RRC signaling including configuration information for configuring one or a plurality of channel access types for PUCCHs.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the configuration information is included in UE-specific PUCCH configuration.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the one or the plurality of channel access types are configured for at least one PUCCH resource and/or formats configured by the PUCCH configuration.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

processor circuitry configured to:

determine that there exists a hidden node of a network device; and

control to indicate that there exists the hidden node of the network device.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to determine not to transmit uplink control information by using the first channel access type, or not to expect that the network device schedules uplink transmission of the first channel access type.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein,

the processor circuitry is further configured to, via first indication information of the network device, determine to perform detection on a channel; and

the processor circuitry is further configured to, when the channel is detected as being idle, transmit second indication information indicating that the channel is idle to the network device.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

processor circuitry configured to determine at least two transmission occasions of the PUCCH and channel access type of the at least two transmission occasions, wherein

the transmitter is further configured to, in at least one of the at least two transmission occasions, transmit the PUCCH to the network device according to the channel access type.

10. A network device comprising:

a transmitter configured to:

transmit RRC signaling for configuring one or a plurality of channel access types, the one or the plurality of channel access types including at least one of the following: a first channel access type not performing channel detection, a second channel access type containing a detection interval, a third channel access type containing a detection interval and a contention window, and

transmit downlink control information (DCI) indicating a channel access type of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) used for transmitting HARQ feedback information from the one or the plurality of channel access types; and

a receiver configured to receive the PUCCH which is transmitted according to the channel access type.

11. The network device according to claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH is transmitted by using an unlicensed spectrum.

12. The network device according to claim 10 , wherein the RRC signaling including configuration information for configuring one or a plurality of channel access types for PUCCHs.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the configuration information is included in UE-specific PUCCH configuration.

14. A communication system comprising:

a network device configured to:

transmit RRC signaling for configuring one or a plurality of channel access types, the one or the plurality of channel access types including at least one of the following: a first channel access type not performing channel detection, a second channel access type containing a detection interval, a third channel access type containing a detection interval and a contention window, and

transmit downlink control information (DCI) indicating a channel access type of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) used for transmitting HARQ feedback information from the one or the plurality of channel access types; and

a terminal configured to:

receive the RRC signaling,

receive the DCI, and

transmit the PUCCH according to the channel access type of the PUCCH.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2026
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: 1FINITY INC.
Reel/Frame 074197/0244 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2024
From: ZHANG, GUOYU; JIANG, QINYAN; JIA, MEIYI; ZHANG, LEI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066715/0349 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17361531 · Jun 29, 2021
Continuation PCTCN2019070971 · Jan 9, 2019
Related Publication 20240244665A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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