# US 12,120,617 B2 · Method for clear channel access power signaling in channel occupancy time > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,120,617 B2 - Document ID: US12120617B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/438,152 - Filed: 2021-04-06 - Published: 2023-06-15 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2021-04-06 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Huaning Niu; Chunxuan Ye; Dawei Zhang; Wei Zeng; Hong He; Sigen Ye; Oghenekome Oteri; Weidong Yang; Yushu Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12120617B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/36: with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets - H04W 74/002: {Transmission of channel access control information} - H04W 74/0808: using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] - H04W 16/14: Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} - H04W 52/146: {Uplink power control} - H04W 52/367: {Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Apparatuses, systems, and methods for CCA power signaling during COT sharing. A UE may report a maximum EIRP for COT sharing as a UE capability, e.g., for a frequency range between 52.6 and 71 gigahertz. The UE may receive a Pout value for CCA based on the UE capability and may report an actual EIRP used for CCA to acquire the COT. For configured grant COT sharing, the UE may perform a directional LBT with a specific EIRP and beam detection for a transmission burst and report a Pout value for COT sharing based on the directional LBT, e.g., via a configured grant uplink control indication. For dynamic grant COT sharing, the UE may detect that an EIRP exceeds a threshold and report a Pout value for COT sharing via a medium access control (MAC) control element. The threshold may be based on a closed loop power control setting. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A user equipment device (UE), comprising: at least one antenna; at least one radio, wherein the at least one radio is configured to perform cellular communication using at least one radio access technology (RAT); one or more processors coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the one or more processors and the at least one radio are configured to perform communications; wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to: report, to a base station, a maximum peak mean equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) for channel occupancy time (COT) sharing via a UE capability; receive, from the base station, a Pout value for clear channel assessment (CCA), wherein the Pout value specifies an EIRP for a transmission burst, and wherein the Pout value is based, at least in part, on the UE capability; and reporting, to the base station, an actual EIRP used for CCA to acquire the COT. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the maximum EIRP is reported for a frequency range between 52.6 and 71 gigahertz. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the maximum EIRP is included in a power class report, and wherein the maximum EIRP is power class specific. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the Pout value is less than or equal to the maximum EIRP for COT sharing reported via the UE capability. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the Pout value is received via cell specific signaling, and wherein the Pout value is further based, at least in part, on a maximum EIRP of the base station. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the Pout value is signaled via at least one of: a type 1 or a type 2 configured grant (CG) radio resource control (RRC) configuration information element (IE); an activation downlink control information (DCI) information scrambled by a configured scheduling (CS) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) for a type2 configured grant (CG); or a DCI format 0-1 or 0-2 for dynamic physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) grant. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein CCA bandwidth is based on at least one of a channel bandwidth, a bandwidth part (BWP) bandwidth, or allocated transmission burst bandwidth. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to: indicate, to the base station, whether the COT is acquired based on a channel bandwidth, a bandwidth part (BWP) bandwidth, or allocated transmission burst bandwidth, including transmitting, to the base station, a configured grant (CG) uplink control indication (UCI), wherein the CG UCI includes one or more of: one bit indicating channel bandwidth or CG physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission bandwidth; a Pout value; a transmission control information (TCI) state; a COT duration; or a COT offset. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to: indicate, to the base station, an actual Pout and beam direction used to acquire the COT, including transmitting, to the base station, a configured grant (CG) uplink control indication (UCI), wherein the CG UCI includes one or more of: one bit indicating channel bandwidth or CG physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission bandwidth; the actual Pout value; a transmission control information (TCI) state; a COT duration; or a COT offset. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to: detect that an equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) exceeds a threshold, wherein the threshold is based, at least in part, on a closed loop power control setting, and wherein the threshold is configured via radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and report, to the base station, a Pout value for channel occupancy time (COT) sharing, wherein the Pout value specifies an EIRP for a transmission burst, wherein the Pout value is reported via a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). ### Claim 11 An apparatus, comprising: a memory; and at least one processor in communication with the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: perform a directional listen before talk (LBT) with a specific peak mean equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) and beam detection for a transmission burst; report, to a base station, a Pout value for channel occupancy time (COT) sharing based, at least in part on the directional LBT, wherein the Pout value specifies an EIRP for a transmission burst; and receive, from the base station, a Pout value for clear channel assessment (CCA), wherein the Pout value for CCA is based, at least in part, on the reported Pout value. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the Pout value is reported via a configured grant (CG) uplink control indication (UCI). ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the base station shares the COT for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and/or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission within a transmission control information (TCI) state and Pout limitation as reported by the apparatus. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the Pout value for CCA is signaled via at least one of: a type 1 or a type 2 configured grant (CG) radio resource control (RRC) configuration information element (IE); an activation downlink control information (DCI) information scrambled by a configured scheduling (CS) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) for a type2 configured grant (CG); or a DCI format 0-1 or 0-2 for dynamic physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) grant. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein CCA bandwidth is based on at least one of a channel bandwidth, a bandwidth part (BWP) bandwidth, or allocated transmission burst bandwidth. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer readable memory medium storing program instructions executable by processing circuitry to cause a user equipment device (UE) to: detect that an equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) exceeds a threshold; reporting, to a base station, a Pout value for channel occupancy time (COT) sharing, wherein the Pout value specifies an EIRP for a transmission burst; and receive, from the base station, a Pout value for clear channel assessment (CCA), wherein the Pout value for CCA is based, at least in part, on the reported Pout value. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of claim 16, wherein the threshold is based, at least in part, on a closed loop power control setting. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of claim 16, wherein, when the UE does not report the Pout value, the base station uses a power value associated with uplink power control as the Pout value. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of claim 16, wherein CCA bandwidth is based on at least one of a channel bandwidth, a bandwidth part (BWP) bandwidth, or allocated transmission burst bandwidth. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of claim 16, wherein the Pout value for CCA is signaled via at least one of: a type 1 or a type 2 configured grant (CG) radio resource control (RRC) configuration information element (IE); an activation downlink control information (DCI) information scrambled by a configured scheduling (CS) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) for a type2 configured grant (CG); or a DCI format 0-1 or 0-2 for dynamic physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) grant.