Channel utilization in unlicensed spectrum
AssigneeMediatek Inc.
InventorsChiou-Wei Tsai, Jiann-Ching Guey, Chun-Hsuan Kuo, Cheng-Rung Tsai
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Abstract
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives, from a base station, one or more downlink reference signals on an unlicensed carrier. The UE determines that the base station occupies the unlicensed carrier for a predetermined first channel occupancy time based on the one or more downlink reference signals. The UE receives, on the unlicensed carrier and in the predetermined first channel occupancy time, a control burst including a plurality of down link control channels. The UE attempts to decode a first down link control channel directed to the UE from the control burst.
Claims20
A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- receiving, from a base station, one or more downlink reference signals on a carrier;
- receiving, on the carrier, a control burst including a plurality of down link control channels;
- and
- attempting to decode a first down link control channel directed to the UE from the control burst, wherein the one or more downlink reference signals include a plurality of downlink reference signals on a plurality of different beams, wherein the plurality of down link control channels in the control burst correspond to the plurality of downlink reference signals and are received on the plurality of different beams, wherein the plurality of down link control channels are arranged consecutively in an order in accordance with an order of the plurality of downlink reference signals.
An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
- receive, from a base station, one or more downlink reference signals on a carrier;
- receive, on the carrier, a control burst including a plurality of down link control channels;
- and
- attempt to decode a first down link control channel directed to the UE from the control burst, wherein the one or more downlink reference signals include a plurality of downlink reference signals on a plurality of different beams, wherein the plurality of down link control channels in the control burst correspond to the plurality of downlink reference signals and are received on the plurality of different beams, wherein the plurality of down link control channels are arranged consecutively in an order in accordance with an order of the plurality of downlink reference signals.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising code to:
- receive, from a base station, one or more downlink reference signals on a carrier;
- receive, on the carrier, a control burst including a plurality of down link control channels;
- and
- attempt to decode a first down link control channel directed to the UE from the control burst, wherein the one or more downlink reference signals include a plurality of downlink reference signals on a plurality of different beams, wherein the plurality of down link control channels in the control burst correspond to the plurality of downlink reference signals and are received on the plurality of different beams, wherein the plurality of down link control channels are arranged consecutively in an order in accordance with an order of the plurality of downlink reference signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.