Apparatus and method for accessing unlicensed band with network assistance

US9706433B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9706433-B2
Application numberUS-201214390968-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 5, 2012
Priority dateApr 5, 2012
Publication dateJul 11, 2017
Grant dateJul 11, 2017

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From a plurality of messages provided by at least a first license-exempt access node which give usage information for the at least one channel in license-exempt radio spectrum, there is derived channel-specific statistical traffic information. This information for the channel is then provided to a second access node that controls licensed radio spectrum. Or in another embodiment the second access node can get this information by sensing and measuring the channel itself. The second access node retrieves this information from its local memory and sends on the licensed radio spectrum a downlink message having contents, determined from the channel-specific statistical traffic information, for aiding a user equipment UE to access the channel with a probability defined by the contents. The UE receives this message, extracts the contents, and attempts to access that channel in the license-exempt radio spectrum utilizing the defined probability.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for facilitating coexistence, comprising: circuitry including at least one processor connected to at least one memory and configured to: for at least one channel in license-exempt radio spectrum, derive channel-specific statistical traffic information from a plurality of messages provided by at least a first license-exempt access node which give usage information for the at least one channel; provide to a second access node that controls lic…

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What does patent US9706433B2 cover?
From a plurality of messages provided by at least a first license-exempt access node which give usage information for the at least one channel in license-exempt radio spectrum, there is derived channel-specific statistical traffic information. This information for the channel is then provided to a second access node that controls licensed radio spectrum. Or in another embodiment the second acce…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wang Haifeng, Rikkinen Kari, Zhang Ning, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W16/14. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 11 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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