Abstract: Systems and methods provide for use of spectrum emission masks to allow for two or more devices to coexist on a common communication bandwidth. The spectrum emission masks may include one, two, or three interior attenuation regions that, when implemented by a transmitting device, significantly reduce the transmission power in the interior attenuation regions. The interior attenuation regions may transmit to interior channels that separate one, two, or three outer channels of a plurality of channels spanning the common communication bandwidth.

Abstract: An assisted random-access procedure allows band sharing between New Radio Unlicensed (NR-U) and Wi-Fi to improve coexistence of NR-U and Wi-Fi in shared unlicensed bands (e.g., below 7 GHz). To connect to an NR-U network, NR-U User Equipment (UE) receives and decodes an NR-U preamble of an NR-U wireless transmission to determine NR-U channel occupancy time (COT). The NR-U UE detects Wi-Fi wireless transmissions and decodes a Wi-Fi preamble to determine Wi-Fi COT. A random access (RA) opportunity is acquired based upon the NR-U wireless transmission and the NR-U COT. When the RA opportunity is not during the Wi-Fi COT, a PRACh message is transmitted from the NR-U UE to a NR-U base station (gNB) to allow the NR-U UE to join the NR-U network. NR-U transmissions may include an NR-U common preamble that may be decoded by existing Wi-Fi devices to avoid collisions with NR-U wireless transmissions.

Abstract: A method for allocating aggressive signal carriers in a target band of a wireless communication network is provided. The network includes at least one long term evolution (LTE) node and at least one non-LTE transmission source. The target band includes at least two adjacent pairs of contiguous radio frequency (RF) channels. The method includes steps of scanning each contiguous RF channel of the target band to measure a respective value of non-LTE RF energy therein, determining, from the measured non-LTE RF energy, that a first one of the contiguous RF channels is occupied by a non-LTE carrier, and allocating an LTE carrier to a second one of the contiguous RF channels, different than the first one of the contiguous RF channels, based on the determination.

Abstract: A system or method for emulating wireless channels, including a multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) channel, for evaluation of a wireless system is provided. To emulate the wireless channel, a series of in-field measurements of the wireless signal may be obtained and used to configure one or more communication devices for the signal evaluation. A virtual circular antenna may be controlled to obtain a first set of measurements based on a first trigger signal and a second set of measurements based on a second trigger signal delayed from the first trigger signal. The second set of measurements of the wireless signal, in addition to the first set of measurements, may approximate or may be an equivalent of the MIMO channel. The obtained or derived characteristics of the in-field wireless signal may be used to emulate a channel in a laboratory setting to evaluate one or more aspects of a wireless communication system.

Abstract: A cross-scheduling resource allocation method for NOMA-based DSS is provided for a first wireless technology carrier and a different second wireless technology carrier co-existing on a same network communication channel. The method includes providing a resource subframe the first carrier within the channel at a specified bandwidth and duration, synchronizing the second wireless carrier to the specified duration within the specified bandwidth, allocating first PRBs within a first portion of the specified bandwidth for the first technology user traffic and second PRBs within a second non-overlapping portion of the specified bandwidth for the second technology user traffic, programming a frequency gap between the first PRBs and the second PRBs, obtaining channel information regarding the target communication channel, and dynamically adjusting the programmed frequency gap based on the obtained channel information.

Abstract: A wireless communications system provides coordinated multi point transmission over a channel of a wireless transmission medium. The system includes a central controller having a processor and a memory, a first cell region having a first communications node disposed therein, and a plurality of neighboring cell regions disposed about the first cell region. Each of the plurality of neighboring cell regions includes a second communications node disposed therein. The system includes a plurality of user equipment devices disposed within an overlapping region of the first cell region and one of the neighboring cell regions. The central controller is configured to assign the first communications node to be an anchor transmission point of a coordinated set of transmission points. The anchor transmission point is configured to perform carrier sensing on the channel. The coordinated set of transmission points includes the first communications node and at least one second communications node.

Abstract: A method for detecting a channel occupancy time declared by an interfering device in a wireless communication system includes (a) receiving a first radio frequency (RF) transmission from a base station at a user equipment (UE) device, (b) detecting failure to receive a second RF transmission from the base station at the UE device, and (c) in response to detecting the failure to receive the second RF transmission from the base station, causing the UE device to operate in a sleep mode. Another method for detecting a channel occupancy time declared by an interfering device in a wireless communication system includes (a) receiving a first RF transmission from a base station at a UE device, (b) detecting, at the UE device, an interfering RF transmission, and (c) in response to detecting the interfering RF transmission, causing the UE device to operate in a sleep mode.

Abstract: A method for establishing a wireless connection between a user equipment (UE) device and a base station in unlicensed radio frequency (RF) spectrum includes (a) receiving, at the UE device, a plurality of RF beams broadcasted by the base station, (b) identifying a selected RF beam of the plurality of RF beams having control information with a maximum received signal level, and (c) identifying a first channel occupancy time (COT1) of the base station from control information of the selected RF beam.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for use of spectrum emission masks to allow for two or more devices to coexist on a common communication bandwidth. The spectrum emission masks may include one, two, or three interior attenuation regions that, when implemented by a transmitting device, significantly reduce the transmission power in the interior attenuation regions. The interior attenuation regions may transmit to interior channels that separate one, two, or three outer channels of a plurality of channels spanning the common communication bandwidth.

Abstract: A method for allocating aggressive signal carriers in a target band of a wireless communication network is provided. The network includes at least one long term evolution (LTE) node and at least one non-LTE transmission source. The target band includes at least two adjacent pairs of contiguous radio frequency (RF) channels. The method includes steps of scanning each contiguous RF channel of the target band to measure a respective value of non-LTE RF energy therein, determining, from the measured non-LTE RF energy, that a first one of the contiguous RF channels is occupied by a non-LTE carrier, and allocating an LTE carrier to a second one of the contiguous RF channels, different than the first one of the contiguous RF channels, based on the determination.

Abstract: A method for detecting aggressive signal transmission signatures in a wireless communication network is provided. The network includes at least one cooperative device, an access point, and at least one non-cooperative device. The method includes steps of generating a matrix of at least 8 bits configured to register each instance of at least one of a clear-to-send frame and a request-to-send frame transmitted between the at least one cooperative device and the access point during a specified duration, calculating a cumulative distribution function based on the registered instances within the generated matrix for a probability of the presence of an aggressive transmission signal by the at least one non-cooperative device within a measurable vicinity of one or more of the cooperative device and the access point, and determining the presence of the aggressive transmission signal based on the calculated cumulative distribution function being greater than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A system or method for emulating wireless channels, including a multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) channel, for evaluation of a wireless system is provided. To emulate the wireless channel, a series of in-field measurements of the wireless signal may be obtained and used to configure one or more communication devices for the signal evaluation. A virtual circular antenna may be controlled to obtain a first set of measurements based on a first trigger signal and a second set of measurements based on a second trigger signal delayed from the first trigger signal. The second set of measurements of the wireless signal, in addition to the first set of measurements, may approximate or may be an equivalent of the MIMO channel. The obtained or derived characteristics of the in-field wireless signal may be used to emulate a channel in a laboratory setting to evaluate one or more aspects of a wireless communication system.

Abstract: A method for establishing a wireless connection between a user equipment (UE) device and a base station in unlicensed radio frequency (RF) spectrum includes (a) receiving, at the UE device, a plurality of RF beams broadcasted by the base station, (b) identifying a selected RF beam of the plurality of RF beams having control information with a maximum received signal level, and (c) identifying a first channel occupancy time (COT1) of the base station from control information of the selected RF beam.

Abstract: An assisted random-access procedure allows band sharing between New Radio Unlicensed (NR-U) and Wi-Fi to improve coexistence of NR-U and Wi-Fi in shared unlicensed bands (e.g., below 7 GHz). To connect to an NR-U network, NR-U User Equipment (UE) receives and decodes an NR-U preamble of an NR-U wireless transmission to determine NR-U channel occupancy time (COT). The NR-U UE detects Wi-Fi wireless transmissions and decodes a Wi-Fi preamble to determine Wi-Fi COT. A random access (RA) opportunity is acquired based upon the NR-U wireless transmission and the NR-U COT. When the RA opportunity is not during the Wi-Fi COT, a PRACh message is transmitted from the NR-U UE to a NR-U base station (gNB) to allow the NR-U UE to join the NR-U network. NR-U transmissions may include an NR-U common preamble that may be decoded by existing Wi-Fi devices to avoid collisions with NR-U wireless transmissions.

Abstract: A wireless communications system provides coordinated multi point transmission over a channel of a wireless transmission medium. The system includes a central controller having a processor and a memory, a first cell region having a first communications node disposed therein, and a plurality of neighboring cell regions disposed about the first cell region. Each of the plurality of neighboring cell regions includes a second communications node disposed therein. The system includes a plurality of user equipment devices disposed within an overlapping region of the first cell region and one of the neighboring cell regions. The central controller is configured to assign the first communications node to be an anchor transmission point of a coordinated set of transmission points. The anchor transmission point is configured to perform carrier sensing on the channel. The coordinated set of transmission points includes the first communications node and at least one second communications node.

Abstract: A method for detecting aggressive signal transmission signatures in a wireless communication network is provided. The network includes at least one cooperative device, an access point, and at least one non-cooperative device. The method includes steps of generating a matrix of at least 8 bits configured to register each instance of at least one of a clear-to-send frame and a request-to-send frame transmitted between the at least one cooperative device and the access point during a specified duration, calculating a cumulative distribution function based on the registered instances within the generated matrix for a probability of the presence of an aggressive transmission signal by the at least one non-cooperative device within a measurable vicinity of one or more of the cooperative device and the access point, and determining the presence of the aggressive transmission signal based on the calculated cumulative distribution function being greater than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A method for detecting a channel occupancy time declared by an interfering device in a wireless communication system includes (a) receiving a first radio frequency (RF) transmission from a base station at a user equipment (UE) device, (b) detecting failure to receive a second RF transmission from the base station at the UE device, and (c) in response to detecting the failure to receive the second RF transmission from the base station, causing the UE device to operate in a sleep mode. Another method for detecting a channel occupancy time declared by an interfering device in a wireless communication system includes (a) receiving a first RF transmission from a base station at a UE device, (b) detecting, at the UE device, an interfering RF transmission, and (c) in response to detecting the interfering RF transmission, causing the UE device to operate in a sleep mode.

Abstract: A method for detecting aggressive signal transmission signatures in a wireless communication network is provided. The network includes at least one cooperative device, an access point, and at least one non-cooperative device. The method includes steps of generating a matrix of at least 8 bits configured to register each instance of at least one of a clear-to-send frame and a request-to-send frame transmitted between the at least one cooperative device and the access point during a specified duration, calculating a cumulative distribution function based on the registered instances within the generated matrix for a probability of the presence of an aggressive transmission signal by the at least one non-cooperative device within a measurable vicinity of one or more of the cooperative device and the access point, and determining the presence of the aggressive transmission signal based on the calculated cumulative distribution function being greater than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A method for establishing a wireless connection between a user equipment (UE) device and a base station in unlicensed radio frequency (RF) spectrum includes (a) receiving, at the UE device, a plurality of RF beams broadcasted by the base station, (b) identifying a selected RF beam of the plurality of RF beams having control information with a maximum received signal level, and (c) identifying a first channel occupancy time (COT1) of the base station from control information of the selected RF beam.

Abstract: An assisted random-access procedure allows band sharing between New Radio Unlicensed (NR-U) and Wi-Fi to improve coexistence of NR-U and Wi-Fi in shared unlicenced bands (e.g., below 7 GHz). To connect to an NR-U network, NR-U User Equipment (UE) receives and decodes an NR-U preamble of an NR-U wireless transmission to determine NR-U channel occupancy time (COT). The NR-U UE detects Wi-Fi wireless transmissions and decodes a Wi-Fi preamble to determine Wi-Fi COT. A random access (RA) opportunity is acquired based upon the NR-U wireless transmission and the NR-U COT. When the RA opportunity is not during the Wi-Fi COT, a PRACh message is transmitted from the NR-U UE to a NR-U base station (gNB) to allow the NR-U UE to join the NR-U network. NR-U transmissions may include an NR-U common preamble that may be decoded by existing Wi-Fi devices to avoid collisions with NR-U wireless transmissions.