Method and apparatus for operating supplementary cells in licensed exempt spectrum
US10153870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/541
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating supplementary cells in licensed exempt (LE) spectrum. An aggregating cell operating in a frequency division duplex (FDD) licensed spectrum is aggregated with a LE supplementary cell operating in a time sharing mode for uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) operations. The LE supplementary cell may be an FDD supplementary cell dynamically configurable between an UL only mode, a DL only mode, and a shared mode, to match requested UL and DL traffic ratios. The LE supplementary cell may be a time division duplex (TDD) supplementary cell. The TDD supplementary cell may be dynamically configurable between multiple TDD configurations. A coexistence capability for coordinating operations between the LE supplementary cell with other systems operating in the same channel is provided. Coexistence gaps are provided to measure primary/secondary user usage and permit other systems operating in the LE supplementary cell channel to access the channel.
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