Apparatus and method for communication
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1. An apparatus in a communication system, comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code,wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform;
control a transceiver to communicate on shared data channels using data channel slots, each data channel slot comprising a sensing period and a data period; and
control the transceiver to map common and dedicated control channels on two frequency blocks which utilize pair-wise frequency hopping on a shared spectrum, and to communicate on the mapped common and dedicated control channels on the shared spectrum using control channel slots, each control channel slot comprising a downlink part and an uplink part, wherein each uplink part occurs at the same time as the sensing period of one of the data channel slots.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The solution includes controlling the communication of a transceiver on shared data channels using a data channel slot including a sensing period and a data period and controlling a transceiver to communicate on common and dedicated control channels on a shared spectrum using control channel slots, each control channel slot including a downlink part and an uplink part, wherein the uplink part occurs at the same time as the sensing period of a data channel slot.
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1. An apparatus in a communication system, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform; control a transceiver to communicate on shared data channels using data channel slots, each data channel slot comprising a sensing period and a data period; and control the transceiver to map common and dedicated control channels on two frequency blocks which utilize pair-wise frequency hopping on a shared spectrum, and to communicate on the mapped common and dedicated control channels on the shared spectrum using control channel slots, each control channel slot comprising a downlink part and an uplink part, wherein each uplink part occurs at the same time as the sensing period of one of the data channel slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method in a communication system, comprising:
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controlling a transceiver to communicate on shared data channels using data channel slots, each data channel slot comprising a sensing period and a data period; and controlling the transceiver to map common and dedicated control channels on two frequency blocks which utilize pair-wise frequency hopping on a shared spectrum, and to communicate on the mapped common and dedicated control channels on the shared spectrum using control channel slots, each control channel slot comprising a downlink part and an uplink part, wherein each uplink part occurs at the same time as the sensing period of one of the data channel slots. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable memory storing program instructions which, when loaded into an apparatus, execute a computer process comprising:
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controlling a transceiver to communicate on shared data channels using data channel slots, each data channel slot comprising a sensing period and a data period; and controlling the transceiver to map common and dedicated control channels on two frequency blocks which utilize pair-wise frequency hopping on a shared spectrum, and to communicate on the mapped common and dedicated control channels on the shared spectrum using control channel slots, each control channel slot comprising a downlink part and an uplink part, wherein each uplink part occurs at the same time as the sensing period of one of the data channel slots.
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