WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WIDEBAND ENB AND NARROWBAND UE
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
- performing a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure at a beginning of each of a plurality of frames; and
transmitting a plurality of repetitions of a transmission, wherein when the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames and the LBT procedure is not successful for a first frame, the base station drops at least one repetition in the first frame or postpones the at least one repetition in the first frame until a second frame when the LBT procedure is successful.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for wireless communication in the unlicensed spectrum between an eNB and UEs having different bandwidths, e.g., between a narrowband UE and a wideband eNB. A base station apparatus performs an LBT procedure at a beginning of frames and transmits a plurality of repetitions of a transmission. When the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames and the LBT procedure is not successful for a first frame, the base station drops or postpones at least one repetition in the first frame until a second frame when the LBT procedure is successful. A UE receives the plurality of repetitions and may combine a plurality of repetitions across multiple frames. The UE may determine whether the base station drops the at least one repetition in the first frame or postpones the at least one repetition in the first frame until a second frame.
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52 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
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performing a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure at a beginning of each of a plurality of frames; and transmitting a plurality of repetitions of a transmission, wherein when the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames and the LBT procedure is not successful for a first frame, the base station drops at least one repetition in the first frame or postpones the at least one repetition in the first frame until a second frame when the LBT procedure is successful. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
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means for performing a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure at a beginning of each of a plurality of frames; and means for transmitting a plurality of repetitions of a transmission, wherein when the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames and the LBT procedure is not successful for a first frame, the base station drops at least one repetition in the first frame or postpones the at least one repetition in the first frame until a second frame when the LBT procedure is successful. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to; perform a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure at a beginning of each of a plurality of frames; and transmit a plurality of repetitions of a transmission, wherein when the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames and the LBT procedure is not successful for a first frame, the base station drops at least one repetition in the first frame or postpones the at least one repetition in the first frame until a second frame when the LBT procedure is successful. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication at a base station, comprising code to:
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perform a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure at a beginning of each of a plurality of frames; and transmit a plurality of repetitions of a transmission, wherein when the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames and the LBT procedure is not successful for a first frame, the base station drops at least one repetition in the first frame or postpones the at least one repetition in the first frame until a second frame when the LBT procedure is successful. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of wireless communication at a base user equipment, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of repetitions of a downlink transmission from a base station; and when the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames, determining whether the base station transmits at least one repetition of the downlink transmission in a first frame. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment, comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of repetitions of a downlink transmission from a base station; and means for determining whether the base station transmits at least one repetition of the downlink transmission in a first frame, when the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to; receive a plurality of repetitions of a downlink transmission from a base station; and determine whether the base station transmits at least one repetition of the downlink transmission in a first frame, when the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication at a user equipment, comprising code to:
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receive a plurality of repetitions of a downlink transmission from a base station; and determine whether the base station transmits at least one repetition of the downlink transmission in a first frame, when the plurality of repetitions span multiple frames. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52)
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