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Medium Access Control in LTE-U

US10560891B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 2014
Grant dateFeb 11, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some implementations, a Medium Access Control (MAC) method for LTE in Unlicensed (LTE-U) includes transmitting at least one of a Clear to Send (CTS) message or a Request to Send (RTS) message on an LTE-U Secondary Cell (SCell) carrier. The at least one of the CTS message or the RTS message may include a duration field. The duration field may indicate a transmission time of a transmission on a packet data shared channel on the LTE-U SCell carrier. An evolved NodeB (eNB) transmits a scheduling grant for the transmission on the packet data shared channel on the LTE-U SCell carrier.

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