Methods and systems for scheduling unlicensed band transmissions
US9699804B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/0808
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
At least one example embodiment discloses a system including a network element configured to transmit downlink control channel information to a user equipment (UE) using a first bandwidth, the first bandwidth being at least a portion of a long term evolution (LTE) bandwidth, transmit a preamble to the UE using a second bandwidth, the second bandwidth being a bandwidth excluding the LTE bandwidth, and the preamble indicating a scheduled data transmission, and transmit data to the UE using the second bandwidth in accordance with the downlink control channel information and the preamble.
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