Communications method and apparatus
US11317295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/23
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the method, the network device sends first signaling to a first terminal device, the first signaling is used to instruct the first terminal device to perform, on an unlicensed spectrum, a listen before talk LBT procedure used for occupying an unlicensed frequency band, and send uplink information within a first time length on the unlicensed frequency band; the network device receives, on the unlicensed spectrum, the uplink information from the first terminal device within the first time length, where the first time length is a part of maximum channel occupancy time obtained by the first terminal device on the unlicensed spectrum, and the first time length is less than the maximum channel occupancy time.
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