Method and apparatus for operation mode on unlicensed spectrum
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHongbo Si
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for operation modes on unlicensed spectrum in a wireless communication system including a carrier operating with shared spectrum channel access. A method of operating a UE includes receiving a set of higher layer parameters from a BS over the carrier and determining, from the set of higher layer parameters, a first operation mode for the BS. The method further includes determining, from the set of higher layer parameters, a second operation mode for the UE and transmitting to the BS based on the second operation mode. The first operation mode and the second operation mode include information on whether channel sensing is required before transmission on the carrier operating with shared spectrum channel access.
Claims12
A base station (BS) in a wireless communication system including a channel operating with shared spectrum channel access, the BS comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- determine an operation mode for the BS and a user equipment (UE) served by the BS;
- determine, based on information for the operation mode, whether a channel sensing is required in a channel access procedure before a transmission on the channel operating with shared spectrum channel access;
- and
- determine, when the channel sensing is required, a configuration of a transmission window for a discovery burst and a quasi-co-location (QCL) parameter for synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks;
- and
- a transceiver operably coupled to the processor, the transceiver configured to:
- perform the channel sensing in the channel access procedure before a transmission to the UE when the operation mode includes information that the channel sensing is required;
- transmit to the UE over the channel after sensing the channel to be idle;
- and
- transmit, to the UE via higher layer parameters, information indicating the operation mode, the configuration of the transmission window for the discovery burst, and the QCL parameter for the SS/PBCH blocks,
- wherein the higher layer parameters are included in at least one of a master information block (MIB), a system information block 1 (SIB1), and a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) parameter, and
- wherein, when the higher layer parameters are included in both of the SIB1 and the dedicated RRC parameter, a value of the operation mode in the dedicated RRC parameter overrides a value of the operation mode in the SIB1.
A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system including a channel operating with shared spectrum channel access, the UE comprising:
- a transceiver configured to receive, from a base station (BS), higher layer parameters, the higher layer parameters including information indicating a quasi-co-location (QCL) parameter for synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks;
- and
- a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to:
- determine, from the higher layer parameters, an operation mode for the BS and the UE,
- determine, based on information for the operation mode, whether a channel sensing is required in a channel access procedure before a transmission on the channel operating with shared spectrum channel access, and
- determine, when the channel sensing is required, a configuration of a transmission window for a discovery burst based on the higher layer parameters and the QCL parameter for the SS/PBCH blocks, and
- wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
- perform the channel sensing in the channel access procedure before a transmission to the BS when the operation mode includes information that the channel sensing is required;
- and
- transmit to the BS over the channel after sensing the channel to be idle,
- wherein the higher layer parameters are included in at least one of a master information block (MIB), a system information block 1 (SIB1), and a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) parameter, and
- wherein, when the higher layer parameters are included in both of the SIB1 and the dedicated RRC parameter, a value of the operation mode in the dedicated RRC parameter overrides a value of the operation mode in the SIB1.
A method of operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system including a channel operating with shared spectrum channel access, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a base station (BS), higher layer parameters, the higher layer parameters including information indicating a quasi-co-location (QCL) parameter for synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks;
- determining, from the higher layer parameters, an operation mode for the BS and the UE;
- determining, based on information for the operation mode, whether a channel sensing is required in a channel access procedure before a transmission on the channel operating with shared spectrum channel access;
- determining, when the channel sensing is required, a configuration of a transmission window for a discovery burst based on the higher layer parameters and the QCL parameter for the SS/PBCH blocks;
- performing a channel sensing in a channel access procedure before a transmission to the BS based on the operation mode including information that the channel sensing is required;
- and
- transmitting to the BS over the channel after sensing the channel to be idle,
- wherein the higher layer parameters are included in at least one of a master information block (MIB), a system information block 1 (SIB1), and a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) parameter, and
- wherein, when the higher layer parameters are included in both of the SIB1 and the dedicated RRC parameter, a value of the operation mode in the dedicated RRC parameter overrides a value of the operation mode in the SIB1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.