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Link adaptation in grant-free multiple access systems

US9743423B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2015
Grant dateAug 22, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W74/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A BS determines an amount of resource overloading for a contention transmission unit (CTU) access region associated with a grant-free uplink transmission scheme in a multiple access system. The BS determines a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) limit indicating a maximum MCS level for the CTU access region. The BS sends the MCS limit to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) associated with the first CTU access region. A UE receives from the base station the MCS limit and determines a first MCS index within the MCS limit for a first uplink transmission. The UE sends the first uplink transmission to the base station using a CTU in the CTU access region. The first uplink transmission includes user data and the first MCS index determined at the first UE.

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