Resource access priority for synchronous transmissions
US10231166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/0816
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user equipment (UE) may determine that a synchronous transmission by the UE includes traffic having a priority higher than a priority of nominal traffic. In response to the determination, the UE may, alter a use of at least some of an initial portion of a discovery frame from energy detection to signal transmission. The signal transmission may be a pilot signal transmission or a non-information-carrying signal transmission. The traffic having the priority higher than the nominal traffic may include mission-critical traffic. A reliability requirement of mission-critical traffic may be higher than a reliability requirement of nominal traffic. A latency requirement of mission-critical traffic may be lower than a latency requirement of nominal traffic. The signal transmission may be at a power level that is sufficient to result in energy detection at another UE. Various additional and alternative aspects are described herein.
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