IP Library Granted Patent US 12,101,813
Granted Patent B2
US 12,101,813 · App. 18/209,951 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

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

Inventors: Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W74/0816H04L5/0048H04W48/16H04W72/23H04W74/006
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Patent No.
US 12,101,813
App. No.
18/209,951
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station transmits configuration parameters indicating a plurality of slot format combinations of a cell and a slot format indicator (SFI)—radio network temporary identifier (RNTI). The base station transmits, 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. The slot format combination indicates a channel occupancy time (COT) duration for the cell. The base station receives, from a wireless device and via the cell, a transport block during the COT duration, wherein the COT duration starts from the slot.

Claims (37)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station, configuration parameters indicating:

a plurality of slot format combinations of a cell; and

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

transmitting, 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; and

receiving, from a wireless device and via the cell, a transport block during the COT duration, wherein the COT duration starts from the slot.

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 DCI is scrambled by a value of the SFI-RNTI.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transport block is received 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 DCI is transmitted 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 comprises one or more mini-slots or one or more slots.

11. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more 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);

transmit, 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; and

receive, from a wireless device and via the cell, a transport block during the COT duration, wherein the COT duration starts from the slot.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the slot is a beginning slot of the COT duration.

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

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

15. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the DCI is scrambled by a value of the SFI-RNTI.

16. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the transport block is received via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the cell.

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

18. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the DCI is transmitted via a group common physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

19. The base station 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 non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, 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);

transmit, 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; and

receive, from a wireless device and via the cell, a transport block during the COT duration, wherein the COT duration starts from the slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2023
From: XU, KAI; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; CIRIK, ALI; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 17390057 · Jul 30, 2021
Continuation 16573184 · Sep 17, 2019
Provisional Application 62732277 · Sep 17, 2018
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