IP Library Granted Patent US 11,533,208
Granted Patent B2
US 11,533,208 · App. 17/342,230 · Granted Dec 20, 2022

Method, apparatus, and system for accessing unlicensed band channel

Inventors: Minseok Noh (Seoul, KR); Jinsam Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Juhyung Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
H04L27/2602H04L1/1812H04L5/0051H04L5/0053H04L5/0092H04L27/26H04W16/14H04W72/14H04W74/0833H04L1/1887H04L5/001H04L5/1469H04W74/0808
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Patent No.
US 11,533,208
App. No.
17/342,230
Granted
Dec 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station and a user equipment of a wireless communication system are disclosed. Each of the base station and the user equipment of the wireless communication includes a communication module; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive signaling information related to the start of uplink (UL) transmission from the base station through the communication module. The processor is configured to determine whether to perform a UL transmission using a partial subframe based on the signaling information. When the processor performs the UL transmission using the partial subframe, the processor is configured to determine a symbol configuration of the partial subframe based on the signaling information and perform, through the communication module, the UL transmission using the partial subframe according to the symbol configuration. At this time, the partial subframe is a subframe which occupies less than 14 symbols.

Claims (55)

1. A user equipment of a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a communication module; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive downlink control information (DCI) from a base station through the communication module,

wherein the DCI includes signaling information related to a start of an UpLink (UL) transmission,

determine whether to perform the UL transmission on a partial subframe based on the signaling information,

wherein the partial subframe is a subframe which occupies less than 14 symbols,

determine a start time point of the UL transmission on the partial subframe within a subframe based on the signaling information,

wherein the start time point of the UL transmission is designated based on a symbol of the subframe, and

perform, through the communication module, the UL transmission on the partial subframe based on the start time point of the UL transmission.

2. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the signaling information comprises information related to a start time point of a Listen Before Talk (LBT) procedure for the UL transmission on the partial subframe,

wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the start time point of the LBT procedure based on the signaling information, and

start the LBT procedure based on the start time point of the LBT procedure.

3. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the partial subframe is a subframe in which the first symbol of a subframe is unoccupied.

4. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a position of the last occupied symbol in the partial subframe within a subframe based on the DCI.

5. The user equipment of claim 4 , wherein the partial subframe is a subframe in which the last symbol of a subframe is unoccupied.

6. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to perform rate matching for the UL transmission on the partial subframe based on the start time point of the UL transmission.

7. The user equipment of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the number of symbols of the partial subframe based on the start time point of the UL transmission and perform rate matching based on the number of symbols.

8. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the DCI is a UL grant indicating the UL transmission.

9. An operation method of a user equipment of a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving downlink control information (DCI) from a base station through the communication module,

wherein the DCI includes signaling information related to a start of an UpLink (UL) transmission;

determining whether to perform the UL transmission on a partial subframe based on the signaling information, wherein the partial subframe is a subframe which occupies less than 14 symbols;

determining a start time point of the UL transmission on the partial subframe within a subframe based on the signaling information,

wherein the start time point of the UL transmission is designated based on a symbol of the subframe; and

performing the UL transmission on the partial subframe based on the start time point of the UL transmission.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the signaling information comprises information related to a start time point of a Listen Before Talk (LBT) procedure for the UL transmission on the partial subframe,

wherein the method further comprising:

determining the start time point of the LBT procedure based on the signaling information; and

starting the LBT procedure based on the start time point of the LBT procedure.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the partial subframe is a subframe in which a start symbol of a subframe is unoccupied.

12. The method of claim 9 , the method further comprising:

determining a position of the last occupied symbol in the partial subframe within a subframe based on the DCI.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the partial subframe is a subframe in which the last symbol of a subframe is unoccupied.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the performing the UL transmission on the partial subframe comprises performing rate matching for the UL transmission on the partial subframe based on the start time point of the UL transmission.

15. The method of claim 14 , the method further comprising:

determining the number of symbols of the partial subframe based on the start time point of the UL transmission; and

performing rate matching based on the number of symbols.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the DCI is a UL grant indicating the UL transmission.

17. A base station of a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a communication module; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

transmit downlink control information (DCI) to a user equipment through the communication module,

wherein the DCI includes signaling information related to a start of an UpLink (UL) transmission, and

receive the UL transmission on a partial subframe transmitted based on a start time point of the UL transmission on the partial subframe within a subframe from the user equipment,

wherein whether the UL transmission on the partial subframe is transmitted from the user equipment is determined based on the signaling information,

wherein the start time point of the UL transmission on the partial subframe within the subframe is determined based on the signaling information,

wherein the start time point of the UL transmission is designated based on a symbol of the subframe,

wherein the partial subframe is a subframe which occupies less than 14 symbols.

18. The base station of claim 17 , wherein the partial subframe is a subframe in which the first symbol of a subframe is unoccupied.

19. The base station of claim 17 , wherein a position of the last occupied symbol in the partial subframe within a subframe is determined based on the DCI.

20. The base station of claim 19 , wherein the partial subframe is a subframe in which the last symbol of a subframe is unoccupied.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2022
From: NOH, MINSEOK; KWAK, JINSAM; SON, JUHYUNG
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
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Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2016-0007301 · Jan 20, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0013755 · Feb 3, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0014521 · Feb 4, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0046914 · Apr 18, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16033153 · Jul 11, 2018
Continuation PCTKR2017000706 · Jan 20, 2017
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