IP Library Granted Patent US 11,723,071
Granted Patent B2
US 11,723,071 · App. 17/390,057 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

Channel occupancy time duration for a cell starting from a slot of a downlink control information

Inventors: Kai Xu (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Herndon, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W74/0816H04L5/0048H04W48/16H04W72/23H04W74/006
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,723,071
App. No.
17/390,057
Filed
Jul 30, 2021
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2464
USPC
370/329
Abstract

A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating: a plurality of slot format combinations of a cell; and a slot format indicator (SFI) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI). During a slot and based on the SFI-RNTI, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating a slot format combination of the plurality of slot format combinations is received. The slot format combination indicates a channel occupancy time (COT) duration for the cell. A determination is made, based on the receiving the DCI, that the COT duration starts from the slot. A transport block based on the COT duration is transmitted via the cell.

Claims (46)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters indicating:

a plurality of slot format combinations of a cell; and

a slot format indicator (SFI) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);

receiving, during a slot and based on the SFI-RNTI, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating a slot format combination of the plurality of slot format combinations, wherein the slot format combination indicates a channel occupancy time (COT) duration for the cell;

determining, based on the receiving the DCI, that the COT duration starts from the slot; and

transmitting, via the cell, a transport block based on the COT duration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the slot is a beginning slot of the COT duration.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the slot format combination further indicates a structure of the COT duration.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the structure of the COT duration comprises a slot format for each slot of the COT duration.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the DCI based on the SFI-RNTI comprises decoding a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) containing the DCI with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by the SFI-RNTI.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the transport block comprises transmitting the transport block via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a length of the slot format combination in a time domain is equal to the COT duration.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the DCI comprises receiving the DCI via a group common physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of slot format combinations comprises one or more slot formats for a plurality of slots.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of slots comprise one or more mini-slots or one or more slots.

11. 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:

receive configuration parameters indicating:

a plurality of slot format combinations of a cell; and

a slot format indicator (SFI) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);

receive, during a slot and based on the SFI-RNTI, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating a slot format combination of the plurality of slot format combinations, wherein the slot format combination indicates a channel occupancy time (COT) duration for the cell;

determine, based on receiving the DCI, that the COT duration starts from the slot; and

transmit, via the cell, a transport block based on the COT duration.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the slot is a beginning slot of the COT duration.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the slot format combination further indicates a structure of the COT duration.

14. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the structure of the COT duration comprises a slot format for each slot of the COT duration.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to decode a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) containing the DCI with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by the SFI-RNTI.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to transmit the transport block via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the cell.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein a length of the slot format combination in a time domain is equal to the COT duration.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive the DCI via a group common physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of slot format combinations comprises one or more slot formats for a plurality of slots.

20. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more first processors; and

first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to transmit configuration parameters indicating:

a plurality of slot format combinations of a cell; and

a slot format indicator (SFI) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more second processors; and

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

receive the configuration parameters;

receive, during a slot and based on the SFI-RNTI, downlink control information (DCI) indicating a slot format combination of the plurality of slot format combinations, wherein the slot format combination indicates a channel occupancy time (COT) duration for the cell;

determine, based on receiving the DCI, that the COT duration starts from the slot; and

transmit, via the cell, a transport block based on the COT duration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2021
From: XU, KAI; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 057985/0346 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16573184 · Sep 17, 2019
Provisional Application 62732277 · Sep 17, 2018
Related Publication 20210360698A1 · Nov 18, 2021