Abstract:
An apparatus is configured to be employed within one or more user equipment (UE). The apparatus includes control circuitry and a transceiver. The control circuitry is configured to generate a physical random access channel (PRACH), wherein the PRACH includes a preamble for PRACH transmission using a license assisted access (LAA) secondary cell. The transceiver is coupled to the control circuitry and is configured to retry transmission of the PRACH on a listen before talk (LBT) failure based of the secondary cell.
Abstract:
Methods for low latency PRACH design in unlicensed spectrum are generally described herein. An exemplary apparatus of User Equipment (UE) includes memory; and processing circuitry, the processing circuitry to perform a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure on one or more channels of an unlicensed spectrum. The processing circuitry further to, in response to a clear channel assessment (CCA), encode a first message for a first transmission associated with a low latency random access (RA) procedure on the unlicensed spectrum. The first message includes a physical random-access channel (PRACH) preamble and a message part. The message part includes at least one of a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), buffer status report (BSR) information, capability of the UE, and/or an identity of the UE. The processing circuitry further to, in response to receipt of an uplink (UL) grant based on the first step of low-latency RA procedure, encode UL data for transmission.
Abstract:
An apparatus for use in an eNB, the apparatus includes circuitry to generate an assignment of one or more interlaces to a UE within a cell managed by the eNB, where the one or more interlaces are selected from a total number of interlaces, and an interlace of the total number of interlaces may include multiple resource blocks spanning within a system bandwidth. The circuitry included in the apparatus is further to encode the assignment by a bit string including one or more bits, which may be a bitmap or an encoding bit string. The circuitry included in the apparatus is further to transmit the bit string to the UE. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.
Abstract:
Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to process scheduled uplink (UL) transmissions is disclosed. The UE can process one or more uplink (UL) grants received from an eNodeB on a downlink (DL) subframe in a first transmission opportunity (TxOP). The UE can determine, based on the one or more UL grants, one or more UL subframes in at least one subsequent TxOP for an UL transmission from the UE. The UE can process the UL transmission for communication on the one or more UL subframes in the at least one subsequent TxOP.
Abstract:
Described is an apparatus of an Evolved Node-B. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to identify a channel of the wireless network in one of: standalone operation over unlicensed spectrum, or dual-connectivity based license assisted access operation. The second circuitry may be operable to encode a System Information bearing transmission carrying one or more of: a Master Information Block, and one or more types of System Information Block. Transmission of the Si-bearing transmission may be subject to a Listen-Before-Talk protocol.
Abstract:
Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, a third circuitry, and a fourth circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to decode a Downlink (DL) transmission carrying an Uplink (UL) grant, the DL transmission having been transmitted at a subframe N. The second circuitry may be operable to encode an Uplink (UL) transmission carrying a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), the UL transmission corresponding to the UL grant. The third circuitry may be operable to select an offset M from one of: 0 subframes, 1 subframe, 2 subframes, 3 subframes, or 4 subframes. The fourth circuitry may be operable to initiate transmission of the UL transmission, subject to a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) protocol, at a subframe N+M.
Abstract:
Systems, apparatus, user equipment (UE), evolved node B (eNB), computer readable media, and methods are described for multi-carrier listen before talk operations. In various embodiments, a transmitting device may assign one or more primary carriers to perform listen before talk (LBT) operations, with non-primary carriers performing a channel sensing operation at the end of the LBT operations of at least one primary channel. In various embodiments, the LBT operations at the primary carriers may use a shared random countdown number or an independent random countdown.
Abstract:
An eNodeB (eNB), user equipment (UE) and method of providing a quasi-orthogonal multiple access (QOMA) resources are generally described. The UE receives allocation of orthogonal multiple access (OMA) and non-OMA (NOMA) resources. The UE transmits data up to a maximum NOMA rate and NOMA Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) using the NOMA resources without receiving an explicit transmission grant from the eNB. The eNB may allocate multiple NOMA regions associated with different maximum rates, MCSs, number of UEs, UE types, applications and sizes. If the data exceeds the NOMA conditions or the UE is unable to transmit data using the allocated NOMA resources or does not receive an acknowledgement from the eNB regarding reception of the transmitted data, the UE may request an explicit grant of the OMA resources from the eNB and, upon receiving an allocation of the OMA resources, subsequently transmit the data using the allocated OMA resources.
Abstract:
Techniques for transmission of license assisted access (LAA) burst control information are discussed. One example apparatus that can employ such techniques in an evolved nodeB (eNB) includes a processor and transmitter circuitry. The process can generate a license assisted access (LAA) burst comprising a channel reservation signal, a LAA preamble, one or more downlink (DL) control channel messages, and one or more data payloads; can generate LAA burst control information associated with the LAA burst, wherein the LAA burst control information indicates a length of the LAA burst; and can generate a physical layer encoding of the LAA burst control information. The transmitter circuitry can transmit the physical layer encoding of the LAA burst control information via an unlicensed carrier.
Abstract:
Spectrum reservation circuitry for use in a source electronic device (e.g. eNB or UE) of a wireless communication system is provided. The availability of an unlicensed carrier for use is checked by control circuitry of the source device and a License Assisted Access (LAA) Request to Send signal is transmitted on an unlicensed carrier if it is determined to be available for use. Receive circuitry is configured to receive on an unlicensed carrier, from a destination electronic device an LAA Clear to Send signal in response, depending upon availability of the unlicensed channel at the destination. Corresponding spectrum reservation circuitry is provided for use in a destination device, comprising transmit circuitry to transmit the LAA Clear to Send signal. A corresponding computer program product is provided on a non-transitory medium.