OCCUPANCY NOTIFICATIONS FOR UNLICENSED FREQUENCY BANDS
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying at least one first channel of an unlicensed frequency band that is occupied by a first node that operates according to a first radio access technology (RAT); and
transmitting a signal on a second channel of the unlicensed frequency band, wherein the signal is formed according to a second RAT used for transmission on the second channel, and wherein the signal comprises information identifying the at least one first channel of the unlicensed frequency band.
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Abstract
A node identifies at least one first channel of an unlicensed frequency band that is occupied by a first node that operates according to a first radio access technology (RAT). The node transmits a signal on a second channel of the unlicensed frequency band. The signal is formed according to a second RAT used for transmission on the second channel and the signal includes information identifying the at least one second channel of the unlicensed frequency band.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying at least one first channel of an unlicensed frequency band that is occupied by a first node that operates according to a first radio access technology (RAT); and transmitting a signal on a second channel of the unlicensed frequency band, wherein the signal is formed according to a second RAT used for transmission on the second channel, and wherein the signal comprises information identifying the at least one first channel of the unlicensed frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
providing, from a first node that operates according to a first radio access technology (RAT) to a second node that operates according to a second RAT, information identifying at least one first channel of an unlicensed frequency band that is occupied by the first node, wherein the second node transmits a signal formed according to a second RAT that includes the information identifying the at least one first channel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first node that operates according to a first radio access technology (RAT), a signal on a first channel of an unlicensed frequency band comprising information identifying at least one second channel of the unlicensed frequency band that is occupied by a second node that operates according to a second RAT; and performing channel selection in the unlicensed frequency band at the first node based on the information identifying the at least one second channel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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