IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,737,017
Granted Patent B2
US 11,737,017 · App. 17/145,798 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Control information utilization method and apparatus of terminal in mobile communication system

Inventors: Suha Yoon (Seoul, KR); Suyoung Park (Uiwang-si, KR); Sunghyuk Shin (Seongnam-si, KR); Euichang Jung (Seoul, KR); Joonyoung Cho (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W52/0206H04Q9/04H04W74/006H04Q2213/13215Y02D30/70
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Patent No.
US 11,737,017
App. No.
17/145,798
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control information utilization method and an apparatus of a terminal with heterogenous technology communication modules operating in a same frequency band are provided to protect against unnecessary battery power consumption. A control information reception method of a terminal includes receiving control information from a base station using a first module, determining a channel occupancy time based on the control information using a licensed assisted access (LAA) radio identifier, and transferring the channel occupancy time to a second module that is operating in a same frequency band as the first module.

Claims (64)

1. A method performed by a terminal including a first module and a second module in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by the first module being configured to perform wireless communication in a licensed frequency band and an unlicensed frequency band, control information on the licensed frequency band from a base station;

identifying, by the first module, channel occupancy time of the unlicensed frequency band by decoding the control information based on a licensed assisted access (LAA) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);

transferring, by the first module to the second module, the channel occupancy time,

wherein the second module is configured to perform the wireless communication in the same frequency band as the unlicensed frequency band of the first module and not in the licensed frequency band; and

stopping, by the second module, sensing of a channel of the unlicensed frequency band during the channel occupancy time.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving of the control information comprises:

monitoring, by the first module, a common search space of a control channel in the licensed frequency band; and

decoding the control information based on the LAA-RNTI.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control information includes a cyclic redundancy check scrambled based on the LAA-RNTI.

4. A method of a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

identifying scheduling information for terminals;

determining a channel occupancy time of an unlicensed frequency band for each terminal based on the scheduling information;

generating control information including the channel occupancy time based on a licensed assisted access (LAA) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); and

transmitting, to a first module of a terminal, the control information on a licensed frequency band,

wherein the first module is configured to perform wireless communication in the licensed frequency band and the unlicensed frequency band,

wherein the channel occupancy time is transferred to a second module of the terminal from the first module to stop sensing of a channel of the unlicensed frequency band during the channel occupancy time, and

wherein the second module is configured to perform the wireless communication in the same frequency band as the unlicensed frequency band of the first module

and not in the licensed frequency band.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the generating of the control information further comprises:

adding a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) to the control information including the channel occupancy time; and

scrambling the CRC with the LAA-RNTI.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the control information is transmitted on a common search space.

7. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a first module configured to perform a first radio communication;

a second module configured to perform a second radio communication; and

at least one processor configured to:

control the first module being configured to perform wireless communication in a licensed frequency band and an unlicensed frequency band to:

receive control information on the licensed frequency band from a base station,

identify channel occupancy time of the unlicensed frequency band by decoding the control information based on a licensed assisted access (LAA) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), and

transfer, to the second module, the channel occupancy time,

wherein the second module is configured to perform the wireless communication in the same frequency band as the unlicensed frequency band of the first module and not in the licensed frequency band, and

control the second module to stop sensing of a channel of the unlicensed frequency band during the channel occupancy time.

8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

monitor a common search space of a control channel in the licensed frequency band, and

decode the control information based on the LAA-RNTI.

9. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the control information includes a cyclic redundancy check scrambled based on the LAA-RNTI.

10. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

identify scheduling information for terminals,

determine a channel occupancy time of an unlicensed frequency band for each terminal based on the scheduling information,

generate control information including the channel occupancy time based on a licensed assisted access (LAA) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), and

transmit, to a first module of a terminal, the control information on a licensed frequency band, the first module being configured to perform wireless communication in the licensed frequency band and the unlicensed frequency band,

wherein the channel occupancy time is transferred to a second module of the terminal from the first module to stop sensing of a channel of the unlicensed frequency band during the channel occupancy time, and

wherein the second module is configured to perform the wireless communication in the same frequency band as the unlicensed frequency band of the first module and not in the licensed frequency band.

11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

add a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) to the control information including the channel occupancy time, and

scramble the CRC with the LAA-RNTI.

12. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit the control information on a common search space.

13. A portable communication device, wherein the portable communication device is configured to:

receive, by a chipset installed in the portable communication device, control information with respect to a licensed frequency band from a base station, the chipset being configured to perform wireless communication in the licensed frequency band and an unlicensed frequency band,

identify, by the chipset, a channel occupancy time of the unlicensed frequency band based at least in part on an outcome of decoding the control information using a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), and

transmit, by the chipset, the channel occupancy time to another chipset installed in the portable communication device such that the other chipset is to refrain from sensing a channel of the unlicensed frequency band during the channel occupancy time,

wherein the other chipset is configured to perform the wireless communication in the unlicensed frequency band and not in the licensed frequency band.

14. The portable communication device of claim 13 , wherein the portable communication device is further configured to:

receive, by the chipset, the RNTI from the base station for decoding the control information.

15. A method performed by a portable communication device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a chipset installed in the portable communication device, control information with respect to a licensed frequency band from a base station, the chipset being configured to perform wireless communication in the licensed frequency band and an unlicensed frequency band;

identifying, by the chipset, a channel occupancy time of the unlicensed frequency band based at least in part on an outcome of decoding the control information using a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); and

transmitting, by the chipset, the channel occupancy time to another chipset installed in the portable communication device such that the other chipset is to refrain from sensing a channel of the unlicensed frequency band during the channel occupancy time,

wherein the other chipset is configured to perform the wireless communication in the unlicensed frequency band and not in the licensed frequency band.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving, by the chipset, the RNTI from the base station for decoding the control information.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0016274 · Feb 12, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
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