Abstract:
Techniques for mobile communication in an unlicensed frequency band are discussed. One example apparatus implementing such techniques includes a processor, transmitter circuitry, and receiver circuitry. The processor is configured to determine, for one or more user equipments (UEs), a set of listen before talk (LBT) parameters associated with an unlicensed frequency band; and determine at least one uplink grant in the unlicensed frequency band for at least one of the one or more UEs. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the set of LBT parameters and the at least one uplink grant. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive transmissions over resources associated with the at least one uplink grant.
Abstract:
Radio frame configuration circuitry for use in a device of a wireless communication system is provided. The radio frame configuration circuitry uses control circuitry to select between a plurality of different time-division duplex, TDD, configurations for a radio frame having slots with a configured duration. Transceiver circuitry performs TDD communications based on selections made by the control circuitry such that an average periodicity of switching between transmission of information and reception of information during the TDD communication is the same despite switching between different ones of the plurality of different TDD configurations. The radio frame configuration circuitry can be incorporated in a UE or an eNodeB or a Peer Radio Head. A corresponding method is provided.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are described by which an evolved Node B (eNB) triggers transmission of uplink control information from a user equipment (UE) over unlicensed carrier that are applicable to, for example, MulteFire and Licensed-Assisted Access (LAA) systems. Embodiments of downlink control information (DCI) formats are described that contain an indication as to whether UCI is requested and as to whether the UL grant is to trigger transmission of an extended physical uplink control channel (ePUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).
Abstract:
Devices, methods, user equipment (UE), evolved node B (eNB), and storage media are described suitable for eNBs operating in proximity with different transmit powers in order to resolve conflicts between the eNBs. Various embodiments are implemented in Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems operating in unlicensed channels. In one embodiment, a method to resolve transmit power disparity includes processing channel access information from a second eNB at a first eNB, determining a channel usage by the second eNB based on the channel access information, and managing use of the channel during the channel usage by the second eNB based on the channel access information, such that the processing and management at the first eNB is based on the transmit power disparity between the first eNB and the second eNB.
Abstract:
A number of embodiments can describe the operation of a UE in an unlicensed spectrum. Operating a UE in an unlicensed spectrum can include processing a PDCCH transmission provided by an eNodeB to identify a resource for a transmission of the SR message and based on the resource identified in the PDCCH, generating a PUCCH transmission comprising the SR message for the eNodeB.
Abstract:
Technology for an eNodeB operable to configure a physical random access channel (PRACH) to enable uplink communications by a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The eNodeB can allocate a PRACH subframe configuration for a plurality of UEs that utilizes a Block Interleaved Frequency Division Multiple Access (B-IFDMA) subframe structure. The B-IFDMA subframe structure can comprise interlaced resource blocks (RBs) assigned to each of the plurality of UEs over a selected number of symbols. The eNodeB can decode a PRACH waveform received from one of the plurality of UEs. The UE can be configured to transmit the PRACH waveform using the PRACH subframe configuration.
Abstract:
Described is an apparatus of an Evolved Node-B (eNB) operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE) on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to initiate a Listen- Before-Talk (LBT) procedure on a bandwidth of the wireless network, the bandwidth being unlicensed spectrum. The second circuitry may be operable to generate a transmission if the LBT procedure indicates that the bandwidth is idle, the transmission comprising a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) preamble portion and a message portion.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an apparatus of a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with an evolved Node B (eNB). The UE may include memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry may be configured to decode control information received on one or more channels of unlicensed spectrum. The control information includes indication that a grantless uplink (UL) transmission is allowed without a prior UL grant. The processing circuitry is further configured to perform a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure on the one or more channels of the unlicensed spectrum to determine if one of the channels is available. Upon determining the channel is available, the processing circuitry can encode UL control information and data for transmission using the grantless UL transmission. The grantless uplink transmission is an unscheduled transmission, performed on the channel without an UL grant.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are described by which user equipment (UE) transmits data over unlicensed spectrum using systems, such as MulteFire and enhanced Licensed-Assisted Access (eLAA) systems. Embodiments transmit data over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) channel to an evolved Node B (eNB) without first receiving an uplink (UL) grant from the eNB. Embodiments of downlink control information (DCI) and its transmission and channel sensing schemes are described that contain information that may be used by the UE to transmit data over unlicensed spectrum.
Abstract:
Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to encode a Non- scheduled Physical Uplink Control Channel (N-PUCCH) in an Uplink (UL) burst transmission, and to encode a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) in the UL burst transmission. The second circuitry may be operable to initiate the UL burst transmission subject to a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) protocol on a channel of the wireless network. The UL burst transmission may be initiated without a UL grant received from the eNB.