Multi-stage channel reservation signal for directional transmission and reception

• US 10,425,945 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2017
• Issued: 09/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Sun, Jing, Sadek, Ahmed Kamel, Kadous, Tamer Adel
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehra, Inder P
• Application Number:
  US15/728,945
• Publication Number:
  US 20180103461A1
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• Field of Search: 370329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/046 the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0816 with collision avoidance

Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for multi-stage channel reservation signals for direction transmission and reception. According to certain aspects, a method of wireless communication by a cell is provided. The method generally includes determining a portion of a shared spectrum for at least one of sending or receiving a transmission and transmitting a plurality of channel reservation signals associated with a plurality of beams to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:

determining a portion of a shared spectrum for at least one of sending or receiving a transmission; and

transmitting a plurality of channel reservation signals associated with a plurality of beams to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum, wherein a first channel reservation signal of the plurality of channel reservation signals is transmitted using a first beam and a second channel reservation signal of the plurality of channel reservation signals is transmitted using a second beam wider than the first beam.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of channel reservation signals each reserves the same portion of the shared spectrum.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted sequentially in time.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second beam comprises an omni-directional beam.

5. A method for wireless communications, comprising:

determining a portion of a shared spectrum for at least one of sending or receiving a transmission; and

transmitting a plurality of channel reservation signals associated with a plurality of beams to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum, wherein the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted to a plurality of neighboring cells to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum from a set of the plurality of neighboring cells.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein one or more of the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted using different beams.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the different beams comprise beams with a similar direction with respect to each other.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the different beams comprise beams with a different direction with respect to each other.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein one or more of the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted to one or more known neighboring cells using one or more known beam directions.

10. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

means for determining a portion of a shared spectrum for at least one of sending or receiving a transmission; and

means for transmitting a plurality of channel reservation signals associated with a plurality of beams to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum, wherein a first channel reservation signal of the plurality of channel reservation signals is transmitted using a first beam and a second channel reservation signal of the plurality of channel reservation signals is transmitted using a second beam wider than the first beam.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the plurality of channel reservation signals each reserves the same portion of the shared spectrum.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted sequentially in time.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second beam comprises an omni-directional beam.

14. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

means for determining a portion of a shared spectrum for at least one of sending or receiving a transmission; and

means for transmitting a plurality of channel reservation signals associated with a plurality of beams to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum, wherein the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted to a plurality of neighboring cells to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum from a set of the plurality of neighboring cells.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein one or more of the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted using different beams.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the different beams comprise beams with a similar direction with respect to each other.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the different beams comprise beams with a different direction with respect to each other.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein one or more of the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted to one or more known neighboring cells using one or more known beam directions.

19. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

at least one processor coupled with a memory and configured to determine a portion of a shared spectrum for at least one of sending or receiving a transmission; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of channel reservation signals associated with a plurality of beams to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum, wherein a first channel reservation signal of the plurality of channel reservation signals is transmitted using a first beam and a second channel reservation signal of the plurality of channel reservation signals is transmitted using a second beam wider than the first beam.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the second beam comprises an omni-directional beam.

21. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

at least one processor coupled with a memory and configured to determine a portion of a shared spectrum for at least one of sending or receiving a transmission; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of channel reservation signals associated with a plurality of beams to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum, wherein the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted to a plurality of neighboring cells to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum from a set of the plurality of neighboring cells, and wherein one or more of the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted using different beams.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the different beams comprise beams with a similar direction with respect to each other.

23. A computer readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon for wireless communications, comprising:

code for determining a portion of a shared spectrum for at least one of sending or receiving a transmission; and

code for transmitting a plurality of channel reservation signals associated with a plurality of beams to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum, wherein a first channel reservation signal of the plurality of channel reservation signals is transmitted using a first beam and a second channel reservation signal of the plurality of channel reservation signals is transmitted using a second beam wider than the first beam.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the second beam comprises an omni-directional beam.

25. A computer readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon for wireless communications, comprising:

code for determining a portion of a shared spectrum for at least one of sending or receiving a transmission; and

code for transmitting a plurality of channel reservation signals associated with a plurality of beams to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum, wherein the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted to a plurality of neighboring cells to reserve the portion of the shared spectrum from a set of the plurality of neighboring cells, and wherein one or more of the plurality of channel reservation signals are transmitted using different beams.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the different beams comprise beams with a similar direction with respect to each other.