Method, device, and system for channel access in unlicensed band
A user equipment of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The user equipment includes a communication module, and a processor. The processor is configured to perform a first type channel access, which is a channel access based on a random backoff, for an autonomous uplink (AUL) transmission when a predetermined condition is not satisfied, perform a second type channel access, in which channel sensing for a predetermined single time interval without backoff, for the AUL transmission when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and perform the AUL transmission based on a result of the first type channel access or a result of the second type channel access. The AUL transmission is performed by the user equipment without an uplink (UL) grant received from a base station.
1. A terminal configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
perform, in an unlicensed band, a first type channel access, which is a channel access based on a random backoff, for an autonomous transmission when a predetermined condition is not satisfied, wherein the terminal, in the first type channel access, sets an initial value of backoff counter to a random value obtained within a contention window,
perform, in the unlicensed band, a second type channel access, in which a channel sensing during a predetermined single time interval without backoff is performed, for the autonomous transmission when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and
perform, in the unlicensed band, the autonomous transmission based on a result of the first type channel access or a result of the second type channel access,
wherein the autonomous transmission on a resource configured by a radio resource control (RRC) signaling is performed by the terminal without a scheduling indicated by a grant received from an another terminal.
2. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition comprises that the resource for the autonomous transmission in a carrier on which the autonomous transmission is performed is included in a channel occupancy time (COT) obtained by the another terminal.
3. The terminal of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined condition comprises that the resource for the autonomous transmission is included in an interval indicated by the another terminal using an offset and a duration in the carrier on which the autonomous transmission is performed, and the resource for the autonomous transmission is included in the COT obtained by the another terminal.
4. The terminal of claim 3 , wherein when the terminal performs, in the unlicensed band, a scheduled transmission in the interval indicated by the another terminal using the offset and the duration, the processor is configured to perform, in the unlicensed band, the scheduled transmission using the second type channel access,
wherein the scheduled transmission is performed by the terminal according to the scheduling indicated by the grant received from the another terminal.
5. The terminal of claim 2 , wherein predetermined condition comprises whether the resource for the autonomous transmission is included in the COT obtained by the another terminal in the carrier on which the autonomous transmission is performed, based on a group common physical control channel,
wherein the group common physical control channel is scrambled with a group common Radio Network Temporary Identity (RNTI) for transmitting scheduling information to one or more terminals.
6. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein when the terminal performs, in the unlicensed band, the autonomous transmission using the first type channel access before a n-th subframe in any one carrier, the processor is configured to perform, in the unlicensed band, a scheduled transmission in the n-th subframe of the any one carrier without a Listen Before Talk (LBT) procedure,
wherein the scheduled transmission is a transmission performed by the terminal according to the scheduling indicated by the grant received from the another terminal.
7. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to perform, in the unlicensed band, the scheduled transmission subsequent to the autonomous transmission.
8. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to perform, in the unlicensed band, the scheduled transmission without the LBT procedure based on whether a resource for the scheduled transmission is included in a channel occupancy time (COT) obtained by the terminal for the autonomous transmission.
9. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein an initial value of a backoff counter in the first type channel access is determined based on a value of a priority class used in the first type channel access,
wherein when the terminal performs, in the unlicensed band, a scheduled transmission using the first type channel access, the processor is configured to obtain the initial value of the backoff counter based on a priority class indicated by the another terminal,
wherein when the terminal performs, in the unlicensed band, the first type channel access for the autonomous transmission, the processor is configured to obtain the initial value of the backoff counter based on a highest priority value among values of the priority class,
wherein the scheduled transmission is performed, in the unlicensed band, by the terminal according to a scheduling indicated by the grant received from the another terminal.
10. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to activate or deactivate the autonomous transmission based on a Radio Network Temporary Identity (RNTI) indicated to configure a resource for autonomous transmission.
11. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein when the resource for the autonomous transmission and the resource for a scheduled transmission overlap, the processor is configured to performs, in the unlicensed band, the scheduled transmission on a corresponding resource,
wherein the scheduled transmission is performed in the unlicensed band by the terminal according to a scheduling indicated by the grant received from the another terminal.
12. A method of a terminal configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
performing, in an unlicensed band, a first type channel access, which is a channel access based on a random backoff, for autonomous transmission when a predetermined condition is not satisfied, wherein the terminal, in the first type channel access, sets an initial value of backoff counter to a random value obtained within a contention window,
performing, in the unlicensed band, a second type channel access, in which a channel sensing for a predetermined single time interval without backoff is performed, for the autonomous transmission when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and
performing, in the unlicensed band, the autonomous transmission based on a result of the first type channel access or a result of the second type channel access,
wherein the autonomous transmission on a resource configured by a radio resource control (RRC) signaling is performed by the terminal without a scheduling indicated by a grant received from an another terminal.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the predetermined condition comprises that the resource for the autonomous transmission is included in a channel occupancy time (COT) obtained by the another terminal in a carrier on which the autonomous transmission is performed.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined condition comprises that the resource for the autonomous transmission is included in an interval indicated by the another terminal using an offset and a duration in the carrier on which the autonomous transmission is performed, and the resource for the autonomous transmission is included in the COT obtained by the another terminal.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises, when the terminal performs, in the unlicensed band, a scheduled transmission in the interval indicated by the another terminal using the offset and the duration, performing, in the unlicensed band, the scheduled transmission using the second type channel access,
wherein the scheduled transmission is performed by the terminal according to the scheduling indicated by the grant received from the another terminal.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the performing the second type channel access when the predetermined condition is satisfied comprises determining whether the resource for the autonomous transmission is included in the COT obtained by the another terminal in the carrier on which the autonomous transmission is performed, based on a group common physical control channel,
wherein the group common physical control channel is scrambled with a group common Radio Network Temporary Identity (RNTI) for transmitting scheduling information to one or more terminals.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises, when the terminal performs, in the unlicensed band, the autonomous transmission using the first type channel access before a n-th subframe in any one carrier, performing, in the unlicensed band, a scheduled transmission in the n-th subframe of the any one carrier without a Listen Before Talk (LBT) procedure,
wherein the scheduled transmission is a transmission performed by the terminal according to the scheduling indicated by the grant received from the another terminal.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the performing of the scheduled transmission comprises performing, in the unlicensed band, the scheduled transmission subsequent to the autonomous transmission.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the performing of the scheduled transmission comprises performing, in the unlicensed band, the scheduled transmission without the LBT procedure based on whether a resource for the scheduled transmission is included in a channel occupancy time (COT) obtained by the terminal for the autonomous transmission.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein an initial value of a backoff counter in the first type channel access is determined based on a value of a priority class used in the first type channel access,
wherein the method further comprises, when the terminal performs, in the unlicensed band, a scheduled transmission using the first type channel access, obtaining, by the terminal, the initial value of the backoff counter based on a priority class indicated by the another terminal,
wherein the performing of the first type channel access comprises, when the terminal performs, in the unlicensed band, the first type channel access for the autonomous transmission, obtaining the initial value of the backoff counter based on a highest priority value among values of the priority class,
wherein the scheduled transmission is performed by the terminal according to a scheduling indicated by the grant received from the another terminal.