Grant-less operations
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising a processor, a memory, and communication circuitry, the apparatus being connected to an access network via its communication circuitry, the apparatus further comprising computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the apparatus which, when executed by the processor of the apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an indication of one or more access allocations for grant-less transmissions;
selecting an access allocation of the one or more access allocations so as to define a selected access allocation;
determining a first transmit power level for a grant-less transmission;
transmitting, at the first transmit power level, a first uplink message over the selected access allocation without requesting an uplink grant, so as to transmit the grant-less transmission;
receiving, from the access network, feedback information for the grant-less transmission, the feedback information including a transition indication and a power control indication;
determining a uplink transmission mode to be set as one of the grant-less transmission or a uplink grant transmission;
determining, based on the power control indication, a second transmit power level for the determined transmission mode;
transmitting, at the second transmit power level, a second uplink message as the determined uplink transmission mode.
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Abstract
Current approaches to transmitting uplink data in a network often require resources to be granted. In an example, a node or apparatus may configure a plurality of devices to operate in a grant-less mode in accordance with a respective grant-less access allocation. Grant-less operations may be managed, for example, to meet the reliability and latency requirements and battery life requirements for different types of devices. For example, the state transition between grant-less and grant based may be managed.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising a processor, a memory, and communication circuitry, the apparatus being connected to an access network via its communication circuitry, the apparatus further comprising computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the apparatus which, when executed by the processor of the apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an indication of one or more access allocations for grant-less transmissions; selecting an access allocation of the one or more access allocations so as to define a selected access allocation; determining a first transmit power level for a grant-less transmission; transmitting, at the first transmit power level, a first uplink message over the selected access allocation without requesting an uplink grant, so as to transmit the grant-less transmission; receiving, from the access network, feedback information for the grant-less transmission, the feedback information including a transition indication and a power control indication; determining a uplink transmission mode to be set as one of the grant-less transmission or a uplink grant transmission; determining, based on the power control indication, a second transmit power level for the determined transmission mode; transmitting, at the second transmit power level, a second uplink message as the determined uplink transmission mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising a processor, a memory, and communication circuitry, the apparatus being connected to a user equipment via its communication circuitry, the apparatus further comprising computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the apparatus which, when executed by the processor of the apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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sending an indication of one or more access allocations for grant-less transmissions; selecting an access allocation of the one or more access allocations so as to define a selected access allocation; receiving a first uplink message over the selected access allocation without requesting an uplink grant, the first uplink message being sent by the user equipment at a first transmit power level for a grant-less transmission; transmitting, to the user equipment, feedback information for the grant-less transmission, the feedback information including a transition indication and a power control indication; receiving, at a second transmit power level, a second uplink message as a determined uplink transmission mode, wherein the determined uplink transmission mode is set as one of the grant-less transmission or a uplink grant transmission based on the feedback information, and the second transmit power level for the determined transmission mode is determined based on the power control indication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for wireless communication with a user equipment, the method comprising:
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sending an indication of one or more access allocations for grant-less transmissions; selecting an access allocation of the one or more access allocations so as to define a selected access allocation; receiving a first uplink message over the selected access allocation without requesting an uplink grant, the first uplink message being sent by the user equipment at a first transmit power level for a grant-less transmission; transmitting, to the user equipment, feedback information for the grant-less transmission, the feedback information including a transition indication and a power control indication; receiving, at a second transmit power level, a second uplink message as a determined uplink transmission mode, wherein the determined uplink transmission mode is set as one of the grant-less transmission or a uplink grant transmission based on the feedback information, and the second transmit power level for the determined transmission mode is determined based on the power control indication.
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