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Granted Patent B2
US 12,075,478 · App. 17/988,486 · Granted Aug 27, 2024

Method of performing channel access procedure and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Sechang Myung (Seoul, KR); Suckchel Yang (Seoul, KR); Jiwon Kang (Seoul, KR); Seonwook Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W74/0816H04B7/0695
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Patent No.
US 12,075,478
App. No.
17/988,486
Granted
Aug 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method of transmitting an uplink signal by a user equipment in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method includes performing listen-before-talk (LBT) based on at least one LBT beam, and transmitting the uplink signal through a plurality of transmission beams based on success of the LBT. The at least one LBT beam covers the plurality of transmission beams, and the plurality of transmission beams is multiplexed.

Claims (47)

1. A method of performing Uplink (UL) transmissions by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

performing at least one Channel Access Procedure (CAP) on at least one sensing beam; and

performing the UL transmissions through transmission beams based on at least one channel for the at least one CAP being sensed to be idle,

wherein the at least one sensing beam covers the transmission beams, and the transmission beams are multiplexed using time division multiplexing (TDM),

wherein based on the at least one channel being idle by the at least one CAP, the UE performs an additional CAP before switching between the transmission beams,

wherein the additional CAP is performed using one type of a first type CAP or a second type CAP based on a time required for switching between the transmission beams, and

wherein the first type CAP is a CAP based on a random back-off, and the second type CAP is a CAP not based on the random back-off.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmission beams are multiplexed in time domain.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, based on the time required for the switching exceeding a predefined specific time, the UE performs the additional CAP based on the first type CAP, and

wherein, based on the time required for the switching being less than or equal to a predefined specific time, the UE performs the additional CAP based on the second type CAP.

4. A user equipment (UE) of performing Uplink (UL) transmissions in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operably connected to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

performing, through the at least one transceiver, at least one Channel Access Procedure (CAP) on at least one sensing beam; and

performing, through the at least one transceiver, the UL transmissions through transmission beams based on at least one channel for the at least one CAP being sensed to be idle,

wherein the at least one sensing beam covers the transmission beams, and the transmission beams are multiplexed using time division multiplexing (TDM),

wherein based on the at least one channel being idle by the at least one CAP, the UE performs an additional CAP before switching between the transmission beams,

wherein the additional CAP is performed using one type of a first type CAP or a second type CAP based on a time required for switching between the transmission beams, and

wherein the first type CAP is a CAP based on a random back-off, and the second type CAP is a CAP not based on the random back-off.

5. The UE of claim 4 ,

wherein based on the time required for the switching exceeding a predefined specific time, the UE performs the additional CAP based on the first type CAP, and

wherein, based on the time required for the switching being less than or equal to a predefined specific time, the UE performs the additional CAP based on the second type CAP.

6. A method of performing Downlink (DL) transmissions by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

performing at least one Channel Access Procedure (CAP) on at least one sensing beam; and

performing the DL transmissions through transmission beams based on at least one channel for the at least one CAP being sensed to be idle,

wherein the at least one sensing beam covers the transmission beams, and the transmission beams are multiplexed using time division multiplexing (TDM),

wherein based on the at least one channel being idle by the at least one CAP, the BS performs an additional CAP before switching between the transmission beams,

wherein the additional CAP is performed using one type of a first type CAP or a second type CAP based on a time required for switching between the transmission beams, and

wherein the first type CAP is a CAP based on a random back-off, and the second type CAP is a CAP not based on the random back-off.

7. A base station (BS) of performing Downlink (DL) transmissions in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operably connected to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

performing, through the at least one transceiver, at least one Channel Access Procedure (CAP) on at least one sensing beam; and

performing, through the at least one transceiver, the DL transmissions through transmission beams based on at least one channel for the at least one CAP being sensed to be idle,

wherein the at least one sensing beam covers the transmission beams, and the transmission beams are multiplexed using time division multiplexing (TDM),

wherein based on the at least one channel being idle by the at least one CAP, the BS performs an additional CAP before switching between the transmission beams,

wherein the additional CAP is performed using one type of a first type CAP or a second type CAP based on a time required for switching between the transmission beams, and

wherein the first type CAP is a CAP based on a random back-off, and the second type CAP is a CAP not based on the random back-off.

8. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein based on the time required for the switching exceeding a predefined specific time, the BS performs the additional CAP based on the first type CAP, and

wherein, based on the time required for the switching being less than or equal to a predefined specific time, the BS performs the additional CAP based on the second type CAP.

9. The BS of claim 7 ,

wherein based on the time required for the switching exceeding a predefined specific time, the BS performs the additional CAP based on the first type CAP, and

wherein, based on the time required for the switching being less than or equal to a predefined specific time, the BS performs the additional CAP based on the second type CAP.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2023
From: MYUNG, SECHANG; YANG, SUCKCHEL; KANG, JIWON; KIM, SEONWOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 062998/0541 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2021-0005774 · Jan 15, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0043839 · Apr 5, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0060166 · May 10, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17769164
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