# US 2018/0324828 A1 · Wireless communication via a first and a second communication channel in a shared frequency band > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324828 A1 - Document ID: US20180324828A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/773,548 - Filed: 2016-11-04 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-04 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Amitav MUKHERJEE; Sorour FALAHATI; Reem KARAKI; Havish KOORAPATY - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324828A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/1215: {for collaboration of different radio technologies} - H04L 5/0042: {Intra-user or intra-terminal allocation} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 16/14: Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} - H04W 74/0816: with collision avoidance - H04W 74/0808: using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] - H04W 88/10: adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method of wireless communication via a first and a second communication channel in a frequency band shared between a first and second radio access technology comprising: a radio network access node distributing data packets for transmission via the first or the second communication channel, the radio network access node transmitting data packets via the first communication channel according to the first radio access technology in said shared frequency band, the radio network access node transmitting data packets via the second communication channel according to the second radio access technology in said shared frequency band, wherein the second radio access technology differs from the first radio access technology. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication via a first and a second communication channel in a frequency band shared between a first and second radio access technology comprising: a radio network access node distributing data packets for transmission via the first or the second communication channel, the radio network access node transmitting data packets via the first communication channel according to the first radio access technology in said shared frequency band, and the radio network access node transmitting data packets via the second communication channel according to the second radio access technology in said shared frequency band, wherein the second radio access technology differs from the first radio access technology. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, said shared frequency band being an unlicensed frequency band. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, said first radio access technology and said second radio access technology employing a listen-before-talk access-scheme. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, said first radio access technology data employing a synchronous access scheme, and said second radio access technology data employing an asynchronous access scheme. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, the radio network access node simultaneously transmitting data packets via the first and the second communication channel in said shared frequency band. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, said first communication channel using resources in a first frequency region of the shared frequency band and said second channel using resources in a second frequency region of the shared frequency band, said first and second frequency region being non-overlapping. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, the radio network access node subsequently transmitting data packets via the first and the second communication channel in said shared frequency band. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, said first communication channel using resources in a first frequency region of the shared frequency band and said second channel using resources in a second frequency region of the shared frequency band, said first and second frequency region being overlapping. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, the radio network access node distributing data packets for transmission via the first or the second communication channel dependent on at least one of the following: a wireless communication device's capability of supporting the first and/or the second of the radio access technologies, a number of wireless communication devices associated with the radio network access node, an amount of (un)successful transmission of data packets via the first and/or second radio access technology, a quality of service metric of the first and/or second radio access technology, and a traffic load distribution associated with the first and/or second radio access technology. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, the radio network access node transmitting control information and resource allocation grants for the first communication channel via the second communication channel or vice versa. ### Claim 11 Method of wireless communication via a first and a second communication channel in a frequency band shared between a first and second radio access technology comprising: a wireless communication device receiving data packets via the first communication channel according to the first radio access technology in said shared frequency band, the wireless communication device receiving data packets via the second communication channel according to the second radio access technology in said shared frequency band, wherein the second radio access technology differs from the first radio access technology, and the wireless communication device combining data packets received via the first and the second communication channel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, said shared frequency band being an unlicensed frequency band. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, said first radio access technology and said second radio access technology employing a listen-before-talk access-scheme. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, said first radio access technology data employing a synchronous access scheme, and said second radio access technology data employing an asynchronous access scheme. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, the wireless communication device simultaneously receiving data packets via the first and the second communication channel in said shared frequency band. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, said first communication channel using resources in a first frequency region of the shared frequency band and said second channel using resources in a second frequency region of the shared frequency band, said first and second frequency region being non-overlapping. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, the wireless communication device subsequently receiving data packets via the first and the second communication channel in said shared frequency band. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, said first communication channel using resources in a first frequency region of the shared frequency band and said second channel using resources in a second frequency region of the shared frequency band, said first and second frequency region being overlapping. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, the wireless communication device receiving data packets distributed on the first or the second communication channel dependent on at least one of the following: a wireless communication device's capability of supporting the first and/or the second of the radio access technologies a number of wireless communication devices associated with the radio network access node an amount of (un)successful transmission of data packets via the first and/or second radio access technology a quality of service metric of the first and/or second radio access technology a traffic load distribution associated with the first and/or second radio access technology. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, the wireless communication device receiving control information and resource allocation grants for the first communication channel via the second communication channel or vice versa. ### Claim 21 A radio network access node for wireless communication via a first and a second communication channel in a frequency band shared between a first and second radio access technology, the radio network access node operative to: distribute data packets for transmission via the first or the second communication channel, transmit data packets via the first communication channel according to the first radio access technology in said shared frequency band, and transmit data packets via the second communication channel according to the second radio access technology in said shared frequency band, wherein the second radio access technology differs from the first radio access technology. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The radio network access node according to claim 21, comprising at least one interface and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is adapted to distribute of the data packets, and to transmit via the at least one interface data packets according to the first and/or second radio access technology. ### Claim 23 (canceled) ### Claim 24 A wireless communication device for wireless communication via a first and a second communication channel in a frequency band shared between a first and second radio access technology, the wireless communication device operative to: receive data packets via the first communication channel according to the first radio access technology in said shared frequency band, receive data packets via the second communication channel according to the second radio access technology in said shared frequency band, wherein the second radio access technology differs from the first radio access technology, and combine data packets received via the first and the second communication channel. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The wireless communication device according to claim 24, comprising at least one interface and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is adapted to receive data packets according to the first and/or second radio access technology via the at least one interface, and to combine of the received data packets. ### Claim 26 (canceled) ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) A computer program product comprising program code to be executed by a processor of a radio network access node, thereby configuring the node to operate in accordance with a method as defined by claim 1. ### Claim 28 (depends on 11) A computer program product comprising program code to be executed by a processor of a wireless communication device, thereby configuring the wireless communication device to operate in accordance with a method as defined by claim 11. ### Claim 29 (canceled) ### Claim 30 (canceled)