Uplink data transmission method and user equipment, and uplink data reception method and base station
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSuckchel Yang, Joonkui Ahn, Hanbyul Seo, Seungmin Lee
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and device for transmitting an uplink signal in a cell configured in an unlicensed band. A user equipment performs clear carrier assessment (CCA) on a second cell configured in an unlicensed band, and when the CCA is successful, transmits a known signal notifying that the CCA is successful, on the second cell. A base station transmits, to the user equipment, uplink grant for the second cell only when detecting the known signal on the second cell.
Claims11
A method of transmitting uplink data by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- performing clear carrier assessment (CCA) for a second cell configured in an unlicensed band;
- transmitting a first occupation signal through the second cell during a first predetermined time duration, when the performing of the CCA for the second cell is successful, otherwise, when the performing of the CCA for the second cell has failed, waiting until a next CCA timing;
- attempting to detect an uplink grant for the second cell, which is a response signal for the first occupation signal, on a first cell configured in a licensed band during the first predetermined time duration;
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- transmitting the uplink data through the second cell according to the uplink grant for the second cell, when detecting the uplink grant for the second cell on the first cell, otherwise, when the uplink grant for the second cell is not detected, waiting until the next CCA timing.
A method of receiving uplink data by a base station (BS) from a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- receiving a first occupation signal, indicating that clear carrier assessment (CCA) for a second cell by the UE is successful, from the UE through the second cell configured in an unlicensed band within a first predetermined time duration, otherwise, when the CCA for the second cell by the UE has failed, waiting until receiving the first occupation signal;
- transmitting an uplink grant for the second cell, which is a response signal for the first occupation signal, to the UE on a first cell configured in a licensed band within the first preconfigured time duration;
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- attempting to receive the uplink data on the second cell according to the uplink grant for the second cell.
A user equipment (UE) for transmitting uplink data, the UE comprising:
- a transceiver;
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- a processor configured to control the transceiver,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- perform clear carrier assessment (CCA) for a second cell configured in an unlicensed band,
- control the transceiver to transmit a first occupation signal through the second cell during a first predetermined time duration, when the performing of the CCA for the second cell is successful, otherwise, when the performing of the CCA for the second cell has failed, wait until a next CCA timing,
- attempt to detect an uplink grant for the second cell, which is a response signal for the first occupation signal, on a first cell configured in a licensed band during the first predetermined time duration, and
- control the transceiver to transmit the uplink data through the second cell according to the uplink grant for the second cell, when detecting the uplink grant for the second cell on the first cell, otherwise, when the uplink grant for the second cell is not detected on the first cell, wait until the next CCA timing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.