IP Library Granted Patent US 11,968,680
Granted Patent B2
US 11,968,680 · App. 17/015,055 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Method for uplink channel access to unlicensed band in wireless communication system and apparatus for same

Inventors: Minseok Noh (Seoul, KR); Jinsam Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Juhyung Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
H04W72/23H04L1/1812H04L5/00H04L5/0055H04L27/26H04W16/14H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W74/002H04W74/0808H04W74/0833H04L5/001H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 11,968,680
App. No.
17/015,055
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for performing uplink transmission to a base station through an unlicensed cell in a wireless communication system, in particular, the invention provides a method including: receiving, from the base station, an uplink grant scheduling the uplink transmission on one or more subframes; and performing the uplink transmission on the one or more subframes using one of a first type channel access or a second type channel access indicated in the uplink grant, wherein a parameter for the first type channel access is determined according to a priority included in the uplink grant, and wherein when the uplink grant indicates the second type channel access, the priority is a priority used in a downlink channel access of the base station.

Claims (67)

1. A method for performing, by a user equipment, an uplink transmission to a base station through an unlicensed cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) including downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling the uplink transmission on one or more subframes,

wherein the DCI indicates a first type channel access or a second type channel access and a priority class; and

performing the uplink transmission on the one or more subframes by using one of the first type channel access or the second type channel access,

wherein the uplink transmission is performed based on at least one parameter determined by the priority class, and

wherein the uplink transmission is performed by using the first type channel access with the priority class in a subframe after a particular subframe when the second type channel access for performing the uplink transmission on the one or more subframes is indicated in the DCI, and the user equipment has been stopped the uplink transmission during or before the particular subframe among the one or more subframes.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one parameter for the first type channel access is determined according to the priority class indicated in the DCI, and

wherein the uplink transmission is performed based on the priority class, which is a priority class used by the base station when the second type channel access is indicated in the DCI.

3. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more subframes are not allocated more than subframes needed to transmit all traffics of a priority class having a value equal to or less than a priority class selected for the uplink transmission.

4. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein a random backoff counter is used for the first type channel access, and is not used for the second type channel access.

5. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the performing the uplink transmission further comprises:

performing the uplink transmission on a next subframe of the particular subframe by using the first type channel access or the second type channel access indicated in the DCI when a channel access in a particular subframe among the one or more subframes is failed.

6. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one parameter for the first type channel access comprises, based on the priority class, a first parameter for determining a size of a contention window (CW) for the first type channel access and a second parameter for determining an uplink maximum channel occupancy time.

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

a wireless communication module; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive, from a base station, a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) including downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling the uplink transmission on one or more subframes,

wherein the DCI indicates a first type channel access or a second type channel access and a priority class; and

perform the uplink transmission on the one or more subframes by using one of the first type channel access or the second type channel access,

wherein the uplink transmission is performed based on at least one parameter determined by the priority class, and

wherein the uplink transmission is performed by using the first type channel access with the priority class in a subframe after a particular subframe when the second type channel access for performing the uplink transmission on the one or more subframes is indicated in the DCI, and the user equipment has been stopped the uplink transmission during or before the particular subframe among the one or more subframes.

8. The user equipment according to claim 7 ,

wherein the at least one parameter for the first type channel access is determined according to the priority class indicated in the DCI, and

wherein the uplink transmission is performed based on the priority class, which is a priority class used by the base station when the second type channel access is indicated in the DCI.

9. The user equipment according to claim 7 ,

wherein the one or more subframes are not allocated more than sub-frames needed to transmit all traffics of a priority class having a value equal to or less than a priority class selected for the uplink transmission.

10. The user equipment according to claim 7 ,

wherein a random backoff counter is used for the first type channel access, and is not used for the second type channel access.

11. The user equipment according to claim 7 ,

wherein the processor performs the uplink transmission on a next subframe of the particular subframe by using the first type channel access or the second type channel access indicated in the DCI when a channel access in a particular subframe among the one or more subframes is failed.

12. The user equipment according to claim 7 ,

wherein the at least one parameter for the first type channel access comprises, based on the priority class, a first parameter for determining a size of a contention window (CW) for the first type channel access and a second parameter for determining an uplink maximum channel occupancy time.

13. A method for transmitting, by a base station, an uplink grant for an uplink transmission through an unlicensed cell to a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

scheduling the uplink transmission on one or more subframes to the user equipment; and

transmitting a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) including downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling the uplink transmission on one or more subframes,

wherein the DCI indicates a first type channel access or a second type channel access and a priority class,

wherein the uplink transmission is performed based on at least one parameter determined by the priority class, and

wherein the uplink transmission is performed by using the first type channel access with the priority class in a subframe after a particular subframe when the second type channel access for performing the uplink transmission on the one or more subframes is indicated in the DCI, and the user equipment has been stopped the uplink transmission during or before the particular subframe among the one or more subframes.

14. The method according to claim 13 ,

wherein the at least one parameter for the first type channel access is determined according to the priority class indicated in the DCI, and

wherein the uplink transmission is performed based on the priority class, which is a priority class used by the base station when the second type channel access is indicated in the DCI.

15. The method according to claim 13 ,

wherein the priority class indicated in the DCI is determined based on an uplink traffic of the user equipment when the first type channel access is indicated by the DCI.

16. The method according to claim 13 ,

wherein the at least one parameter for the first type channel access comprises, based on the priority class, a parameter for determining a size of a contention window (CW) for the first type channel access and an uplink maximum channel occupancy time.

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

a wireless communication module; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

schedule an uplink transmission on one or more subframes through an unlicensed cell, and

transmit a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) including downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling the uplink transmission on one or more subframes,

wherein the DCI indicates a first type channel access or a second type channel access and a priority class,

wherein the uplink transmission is performed based on at least one parameter determined by the priority class, and

wherein the uplink transmission is performed by using the first type channel access with the priority class in a subframe after a particular subframe when the second type channel access for performing the uplink transmission on the one or more subframes is indicated in the DCI, and the user equipment has been stopped the uplink transmission during or before the particular subframe among the one or more subframes.

18. The base station according to claim 17 ,

wherein the at least one parameter for the first type channel access is determined according to the priority class indicated in the DCI, and

wherein the uplink transmission is performed based on the priority class, which is a priority class used by the base station when the second type channel access is indicated in the DCI.

19. The base station according to claim 17 ,

wherein the priority class indicated in the DCI is determined based on an uplink traffic of the user equipment when the first type channel access is indicated by the DCI.

20. The base station according to claim 17 ,

wherein the at least one parameter for the first type channel access comprises, based on the priority class, a first parameter for determining a size of a contention window (CW) for the first type channel access and a second parameter for determining an uplink maximum channel occupancy time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2023
From: NOH, MINSEOK; KWAK, JINSAM; SON, JUHYUNG
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 065574/0384 →
Priority Claims (5)
KR 10-2016-0036348 · Mar 25, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0039811 · Mar 31, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0079634 · Jun 24, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0088279 · Jul 12, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0108045 · Aug 25, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16138936 · Sep 21, 2018
Continuation PCTKR2017003280 · Mar 27, 2017
Related Publication 20210058962A1 · Feb 25, 2021
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