Collision Avoidance Adaptation for Autonomous Transmission Systems

A method in a wireless device, comprising:

• obtaining information related to a signal transmission configuration for autonomous uplink transmission by the wireless device, the information comprising:
• a set of pre-allocated resources for use by the wireless device in performing autonomous uplink transmission on a cell established between the wireless device and a network node and operating in unlicensed spectrum, wherein the set of pre-allocated resources have a periodicity;
• and
• information about one or more subframes that should be avoided by the wireless device when performing autonomous uplink transmission;
• and
• performing autonomous uplink transmission according to the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration.

A method in a network node, comprising:

• determining information related to a signal transmission configuration for autonomous uplink transmission by a wireless device, the information comprising:
• a set of pre-allocated resources for use by the wireless device in performing autonomous uplink transmission on a cell established between the network node and the wireless device and operating in unlicensed spectrum, wherein the set of pre-allocated resources have a periodicity;
• a periodicity associated with the set of pre-allocated resources;
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• information about one or more subframes that should be avoided by the wireless device when performing autonomous uplink transmission;
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• configuring the wireless device to perform autonomous uplink transmission according to the determined information related to the signal transmission configuration.

A wireless device, comprising:

• processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to:
• obtain information related to a signal transmission configuration for autonomous uplink transmission by the wireless device, the information comprising:
• a set of pre-allocated resources for use by the wireless device in performing autonomous uplink transmission on a cell established between the wireless device and a network node and operating in unlicensed spectrum, wherein the set of pre-allocated resources have a periodicity;
• and
• information about one or more subframes that should be avoided by the wireless device when performing autonomous uplink transmission;
• and
• perform autonomous uplink transmission according to the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration.

A network node, comprising:

• processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to:
• determine information related to a signal transmission configuration for autonomous uplink transmission by a wireless device, the information comprising:
• a set of pre-allocated resources for use by the wireless device in performing autonomous uplink transmission on a cell established between the network node and the wireless device and operating in unlicensed spectrum, wherein the set of pre-allocated resources have a periodicity;
• and
• information about one or more subframes that should be avoided by the wireless device when performing autonomous uplink transmission;
• and
• configure the wireless device to perform autonomous uplink transmission according to the determined information related to the signal transmission configuration.