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CCA clearance in unlicensed spectrum

US10159049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 17, 2017
Grant dateDec 18, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W52/243
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are described for contention-based wireless communications channel access that may improve the likelihood that a contention procedure will pass and allow a device to transmit an uplink or downlink transmission using the contention-based channel. Various disclosed techniques may determine a transmit power for a subsequent transmission based on channel characteristics during one or more clear channel assessment (CCA) time durations. The transmit power may be selected to provide a CCA threshold that may increase the likelihood that a device will win contention for the channel during the CCA procedure.

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