APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OVER UNUSED UNLICENCED SPECTRUM
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- determining one or more bands in unused portions of an unlicensed spectrum;
positioning one or more carriers for cellular communication in the one or more bands; and
performing the cellular communication over the unlicensed spectrum using the one or more carriers.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods of wireless communications are described for determining one or more bands (e.g., guard bands in wireless local area networks (WLANs)) in unused portions of an unlicensed spectrum, positioning one or more carriers for cellular communication (e.g., long term evolution (LTE) or LTE advanced communication) in the one or more bands, and performing the cellular communication over the unlicensed spectrum using the one or more carriers. In some non-limiting example aspects, the cellular communication may be in a standalone mode and the one or more carriers may include a primary component carrier (PCC) that is positioned in a Wi-Fi guard band. In these non-limiting example aspects, the apparatus and methods may further include allocating one or more secondary component carriers (SCCs) in Wi-Fi guard bands or in Wi-Fi channels, where the one or more SCCs are opportunistically tuned or turned ON/OFF based on cell loading or backhaul constraints.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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determining one or more bands in unused portions of an unlicensed spectrum; positioning one or more carriers for cellular communication in the one or more bands; and performing the cellular communication over the unlicensed spectrum using the one or more carriers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processing system configured to; determine one or more bands in unused portions of an unlicensed spectrum; position one or more carriers for cellular communication in the one or more bands; and perform the cellular communication over the unlicensed spectrum using the one or more carriers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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means for determining one or more bands in unused portions of an unlicensed spectrum; means for positioning one or more carriers for cellular communication in the one or more bands; and means for performing the cellular communication over the unlicensed spectrum using the one or more carriers. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product for wireless communications, comprising a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
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determining one or more bands in unused portions of an unlicensed spectrum; positioning one or more carriers for cellular communication in the one or more bands; and performing the cellular communication over the unlicensed spectrum using the one or more carriers.
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