Synchronization across transmitting nodes using shared radio frequency spectrum

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11202271-B2
Application number	US-202016872000-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2020
Priority date	Feb 2, 2016
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

Techniques for synchronization across transmitting nodes of a same public land mobile network (PLMN) operator using a shared radio frequency spectrum band may include initiating, at a first wireless node, a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure for access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band, and identifying that a second wireless node associated with a same PLMN operator as the first wireless node has won contention for the shared radio frequency spectrum band. The first wireless node may discontinue the LBT procedure and initiate an auxiliary transmission using the shared radio frequency spectrum band concurrently with a primary transmission of the second wireless node.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
transmitting a synchronization beacon signal from a primary wireless node using a shared radio frequency spectrum band, the synchronization beacon signal indicating one or more timing parameters for a primary transmission of a listen-before-talk (LBT) frame;
monitoring for a signal from an auxiliary wireless node indicating that the auxiliary wireless node intends to transmit an auxiliary transmission using the shared radio frequency spectrum band concurrently with the primary transmission of the LBT frame; and
adjusting a transmission rate of the primary transmission of the LBT frame based at least in part on the signal from the auxiliary wireless node.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing, before transmitting the synchronization beacon signal, an LBT procedure to gain access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting comprises:
receiving channel state information (CSI) feedback from one or more receivers of the primary transmission of the LBT frame; and
selecting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) based at least in part on the CSI feedback.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal from the auxiliary wireless node is a channel usage beacon signal (CUBS), and wherein the method further comprises:
transmitting a primary wireless node pilot signal using the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band that is synchronized with an auxiliary wireless node pilot signal.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein transmitting the primary wireless node pilot signal further comprises:
precoding the primary wireless node pilot signal according to a precoding that is to be used for data transmissions of the primary transmission of the LBT frame.

6. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processor,
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit a synchronization beacon signal from a primary wireless node using a shared radio frequency spectrum band, the synchronization beacon signal indicating one or more timing parameters for a primary transmission of a listen-before-talk (LBT) frame;
monitor for a signal from an auxiliary wireless node indicating that the auxiliary wireless node intends to transmit an auxiliary transmission using the shared radio frequency spectrum band concurrently with the primary transmission of the LBT frame; and
adjust a transmission rate of the primary transmission of the LBT frame based at least in part on the signal from the auxiliary wireless node.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
perform, before transmitting the synchronization beacon signal, an LBT procedure to gain access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the instructions are further executable to adjust the transmission rate are by being executable by the processor to:
receive channel state information (CSI) feedback from one or more receivers of the primary transmission of the LBT frame; and
select a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) based at least in part on the CSI feedback.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the signal from the auxiliary wireless node is a channel usage beacon signal (CUBS), and wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit a primary wireless node pilot signal using the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band that is synchronized with an auxiliary wireless node pilot signal.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further executable to transmit the primary wireless node pilot signal are by being executable by the processor to:
precode the primary wireless node pilot signal according to a precoding that is to be used for data transmissions of the primary transmission of the LBT frame.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for transmitting a synchronization beacon signal from a primary wireless node using a shared radio frequency spectrum band, the synchronization beacon signal indicating one or more timing parameters for a primary transmission of a listen-before-talk (LBT) frame;
means for monitoring for a signal from an auxiliary wireless node indicating that the auxiliary wireless node intends to transmit an auxiliary transmission using the shared radio frequency spectrum band concurrently with the primary transmission of the LBT frame; and
means for adjusting a transmission rate of the primary transmission of the LBT frame based at least in part on the signal from the auxiliary wireless node.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
means for performing, before transmitting the synchronization beacon signal, an LBT procedure to gain access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the means for adjusting comprises:
means for receiving channel state information (CSI) feedback from one or more receivers of the primary transmission of the LBT frame; and
means for selecting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) based at least in part on the CSI feedback.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the signal from the auxiliary wireless node is a channel usage beacon signal (CUBS), the apparatus further comprising:
means for transmitting a primary wireless node pilot signal using the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band that is synchronized with an auxiliary wireless node pilot signal.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the means for transmitting the primary wireless node pilot signal further comprises:
means for precoding the primary wireless node pilot signal according to a precoding that is to be used for data transmissions of the primary transmission of the LBT frame.

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Mallik Siddhartha
• Sun Jing
• Zhang Xiaoxia
• Yoo Taesang
• Wei Yongbin
• Dabeer Onkar Jayant

Classifications

• H04W56/001 Primary

  Synchronization between nodes · CPC title

• H04W74/0808

  using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] · CPC title

• H04W16/14

  Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} · CPC title

• H04W74/0891

  for synchronized access · CPC title