IP Library Granted Patent US 10,863,363
Granted Patent B2
US 10,863,363 · App. 16/532,445 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Method, device, and system for signal transmission in unlicensed band

Inventors: Jinsam Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Juhyung Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Geonjung Ko (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Minseok Noh (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
H04W16/14H04L5/00H04L27/26H04L27/2613H04W74/0808H04W74/0825H04L5/005H04W84/045
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Patent No.
US 10,863,363
App. No.
16/532,445
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed relates to a method, device, and system for performing downlink transmission. Specifically, the disclosed relates to a method including when the downlink signal includes a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a channel in the specific cell is sensed to be idle for a first predefined interval, wherein the processor performs backoff after the second predefined time in order to perform the downlink transmission, and when the downlink transmission includes a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS) and the channel in the specific cell is sensed to be idle for a second predefined interval, performing the downlink transmission immediately after the second predefined interval, and a device and system therefor.

Claims (22)

1. A base station transmitting a downlink transmission in a specific cell in a cellular wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a wireless communication module; and

a processor,

wherein when the downlink transmission including a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS) is transmitted in an unlicensed cell, the processor is configured to transmit the DRS in any subframe within a periodically-configured Discovery Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) and a last OFDM symbol of a subframe including the DRS to be empty.

2. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the DRS includes at least one of Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS), Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), and Channel State Information (CSI)-RS.

3. The base station of claim 1 , wherein when the downlink transmission including the DRS is transmitted in a licensed cell, the processor is configured to transmit one to five consecutive subframes including the DRS in the licensed cell.

4. The base station of claim 1 , wherein when the downlink transmission including the DRS is transmitted in a licensed cell, the processor is configured to transmit two to five consecutive subframes including the DRS in the licensed cell.

5. A user equipment receiving a downlink transmission in a specific cell in a cellular wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a wireless communication module; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to receive a subframe including a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS), and perform a Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement based on the DRS,

wherein when the downlink transmission including the DRS is received in an unlicensed cell, a last OFDM symbol of the subframe is empty and the DRS is transmitted in any subframe within a periodically-configured Discovery Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) by a base station.

6. The user equipment of claim 5 , wherein the DRS includes at least one of Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS), Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), and Channel State Information (CSI)-RS.

7. The user equipment of claim 5 , wherein when the downlink transmission including the DRS is received in a licensed cell, the processor is configured to receive one to five consecutive subframes including the DRS in the licensed cell.

8. The user equipment of claim 5 , wherein when the downlink transmission including the DRS is received in a licensed cell, the processor is configured to receive two to five consecutive subframes including the DRS in the licensed cell.

9. A method of operation of a user equipment receiving a downlink transmission in a specific cell in a cellular wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a subframe including a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS), and

performing a Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement based on the DRS,

wherein when the downlink transmission including the DRS is received in an unlicensed cell, a last OFDM symbol of the subframe is empty and the DRS is transmitted in any subframe within a periodically-configured Discovery Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) by a base station.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the DRS includes at least one of Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS), Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), and Channel State Information (CSI)-RS.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising when the downlink transmission including the DRS is received in a licensed cell, one to five consecutive subframes including the DRS are received in the licensed cell.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising when the downlink transmission including the DRS is received in a licensed cell, two to five consecutive subframes including the DRS are received in the licensed cell.

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 Sep 15, 2019
From: KWAK, JINSAM; SON, JUHYUNG; KO, GEONJUNG; NOH, MINSEOK
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 050377/0192 →
Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2015-0068415 · May 16, 2015 · national
KR 10-2015-0115060 · Aug 14, 2015 · national
KR 10-2015-0123521 · Sep 1, 2015 · national
KR 10-2015-0134186 · Sep 22, 2015 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16041721 · Jul 20, 2018
Continuation 15813108 · Nov 14, 2017
Continuation PCTKR2016005140 · May 16, 2016
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