Methods and Arrangements for Contention-Based Uplink Transmission in a Wireless Communications System
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a user equipment and a radio base station, and to related methods of enabling contention-based uplink transmission. The method comprises the steps of determining (210) configuration information for at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunity, transmitting (220) the configuration information to at least one user equipment, and for each of the at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunity, transmitting (230) an access control signal to the at least one user equipment, indicating whether contention-based uplink transmission is allowed for the opportunity.
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38 Claims
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20. A method of enabling contention-based uplink transmission, in a radio base station in a wireless communications system, the method comprising:
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determining configuration information for at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunity; transmitting the configuration information to at least one user equipment; and
,for each of the at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunities, transmitting an access control signal to the at least one user equipment, the access control signal indicating whether contention-based uplink transmission is allowed for the opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method, in a user equipment in a wireless communications system, of enabling contention-based uplink transmission, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing configuration information for at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunity, wherein the configuration information is received from a radio base station; receiving input data for uplink transmission; and reading an access control signal associated with one of the at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunities, wherein the access control signal is received from the radio base station and indicates whether contention-based uplink transmission is allowed for the associated opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A radio base station configured to enable contention-based uplink transmission in a wireless communications system, the radio base station comprising:
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a determining unit adapted to determine configuration information for at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunity, a transmitter adapted to transmit the configuration information to at least one user equipment, and to transmit an access control signal to the at least one user equipment for each of the at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunities, wherein the access control signal indicates whether contention-based uplink transmission is allowed for the opportunity.
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37. A user equipment configured to enable contention-based uplink transmission in a wireless communications system, the user equipment comprising:
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a receiver adapted to receive configuration information for at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunity from a radio base station, a storage unit adapted to store the received configuration information, a data input unit adapted to receive input data for uplink transmission, and a reading unit adapted to read an access control signal received from the radio base station and associated with one of the at least one contention-based uplink transmission opportunities, wherein the access control signal indicates whether contention-based uplink transmission is allowed for the associated opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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