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Communications method and apparatus

US11317295B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2020
Grant dateApr 26, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2040

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  • 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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