METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING USER EQUIPMENT UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS ON AN UNLICENSED CARRIER
First Claim
1. A method in a user equipment, the method comprising:
- receiving, in a subframe, a grant for transmitting physical uplink shared channel on a serving cell operating on an unlicensed carrier;
determining a set of subframes for possible transmission of the physical uplink shared channel;
performing listen before talk on the unlicensed carrier to determine an earliest unoccupied subframe in the set of subframes; and
transmitting physical uplink shared channel transmissions in multiple subframes within the set of subframes on the unlicensed carrier, starting with the earliest unoccupied subframe, in response to receiving the grant.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus schedule user equipment uplink transmissions on an unlicensed carrier. A grant for transmitting physical uplink shared channel on a serving cell operating on an unlicensed carrier can be received in a subframe. A set of subframes can be determined for possible transmission of the physical uplink shared channel. Listen before talk can be performed on the unlicensed carrier to determine an earliest unoccupied subframe in the set of subframes. A physical uplink shared channel can be transmitted in multiple subframes within the set of subframes on the unlicensed carrier, starting with the earliest unoccupied subframe, in response to receiving the grant.
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23 Claims
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1. A method in a user equipment, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a subframe, a grant for transmitting physical uplink shared channel on a serving cell operating on an unlicensed carrier; determining a set of subframes for possible transmission of the physical uplink shared channel; performing listen before talk on the unlicensed carrier to determine an earliest unoccupied subframe in the set of subframes; and transmitting physical uplink shared channel transmissions in multiple subframes within the set of subframes on the unlicensed carrier, starting with the earliest unoccupied subframe, in response to receiving the grant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive, in a subframe, a grant for transmitting physical uplink shared channel on a serving cell operating on an unlicensed spectrum; and a controller configured to determine a set of subframes for possible transmission of the physical uplink shared channel, and configured to perform listen before talk on the unlicensed carrier to determine an earliest unoccupied subframe in the set of subframes, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit physical uplink shared channel transmissions in multiple subframes within the set of subframes on the unlicensed carrier, starting with the earliest unoccupied subframe, in response to receiving the grant. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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