Patents by Inventor Peter Alriksson

Peter Alriksson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • CARRIER CONFIGURATION AND SCHEDULING FOR SUB-BAND FULL DUPLEX SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20250254018
    Abstract: Systems and methods for carrier configuration and scheduling for Subband Full Duplex (SBFD) operation in cellular communications system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving, from a network node, information that configures one or more subbands within a bandwidth of a carrier for subband full duplex operation. The received information comprises first information that configures a cell-specific Time Division Duplexing (TDD) symbol pattern for the carrier, wherein the TDD symbol pattern comprises a set of symbols. The received information further comprises second information that configures, for each symbol from at least a subset of the set of symbols within the TDD symbol pattern, one or more subbands for subband full duplex operation within the symbol. The method further comprises operating in accordance with the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Stephen Grant, Peter Alriksson, Jung-Fu Cheng, Yuhang Liu, Tai Do, Narendar Madhavan
  • Receiver assisted directional channel sensing for NR-U
    Patent number: 12382495
    Abstract: A first group embodiments provide a method performed by a network node (NN) in a wireless network comprising responsive to a DL data intended for a user equipment (UE), transmitting a first short signal burst to the UE over a channel using a directional beam, and based on detecting a first response to the first short signal burst from the UE indicating that the channel is available, transmitting at least a portion of the DL data to the UE over the channel using the directional beam. A second group embodiments provide a method performed by a NN comprising determining availability of a channel between the network node and the UE using a directional beam, based on determining that the channel is available, transmitting a first resource grant for transmission of a UL data by the UE, and receiving the UL data from the UE over the channel using the directional beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Yuhang Liu, Jung-Fu Cheng, Peter Alriksson, Tai Do, Aliakbar Mirzaei
  • METHODS FOR EFFICIENT USE OF UNLICENSED SPECTRUM
    Publication number: 20250203655
    Abstract: Systems and methods for efficient use of unlicensed spectrum are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a transmitter comprises performing a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure for a channels within a transmit bandwidth of the transmit node, where the transmit bandwidth is divided into a bandwidth parts that correspond to the channels. The method further comprises transmitting a transmission in a subset of the bandwidth parts that correspond to a subset of the channels determined, based on a result of the LBT procedure, to be available. Transmitting the transmission comprises transmitting the transmission in accordance with a transmit scheme that uses carrier aggregation and/or carrier merging to transmit the transmission on the subset of the bandwidth parts and uses resources in one or more guard bands between two or more adjacent bandwidth parts from among the subset of the bandwidth parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Tai Do, Peter Alriksson, Thomas Nilsson
  • Handling multiple transmission opportunities in a paging occasion
    Patent number: 12336007
    Abstract: A method is provided for use in a network node in wireless communications network. The method includes determining, a plurality of transmission opportunities, TXOPs, in which to attempt to transmit a paging signal in a plurality of beams. The plurality of beams have a beam order. The method further includes assigning a predetermined number of the plurality of TXOPs to each beam of the plurality of beams, wherein none of the TXOPs is assigned to more than one beam. The method further includes performing at least one clear channel assessment, CCA, before transmitting the paging signal in one of the TXOPs. The method further includes transmitting the paging signal in a first beam of the plurality of beams using one of the plurality of TXOPs assigned to the first beam based on a first successful CCA covering the used TXOP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Johan Rune, Peter Alriksson
  • Enhanced cell global identifier reporting
    Patent number: 12302269
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods implemented in a wireless device for reporting of a cell global identifier (CGI) in a wireless network. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block from a network node; locating a control resource set (CORESET) configured by the network node through determining a frequency position of the CORESET based on a value received from the network node through radio resource control signaling; and determining and reporting the CGI to the network node based on the located CORESET. In another embodiment, the CORESET is located through testing a set of one or more reference frequency candidates from which a frequency position of the CORESET is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stephen Grant, Peter Alriksson, Emma Wittenmark
  • Inter-Band Handover of the Same Physical Frequency
    Publication number: 20250126528
    Abstract: A method of an access network node of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system, and a method of a wireless terminal device of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for the network node comprises identifying a need for an inter-band handover where a same physical frequency on which the access network node interacts with a wireless terminal device has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, assigning a target frequency for the inter-band handover as a second logical reference for the physical frequency, and performing handover signalling with the wireless terminal device including the assigned target frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Maria Ulander
  • Synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block method detection and management
    Patent number: 12273289
    Abstract: Synchronization signal and Physical Broadcast Channel, SS/PBCH, block management. A network node determines whether a network condition is met, signals to a communication terminal to apply a first detection method for SS/PBCH block detection when the network condition is determined to be met, signals to the communication terminal to apply a second detection method for SS/PBCH block detection when the network condition is determined as not met, and transmits SS/PBCH blocks according to the first or the second SS/PBCH block detection method, based on whether the network condition is met. The communication terminal receives the signalling from the network node associated with the communication network, determines whether the indicated SS/PBCH block detection method is a first or a second SS/PBCH block detection method based on the received signalling, and applies, based on the determination, the first or the second SS/PBCH block detection method for SS/PBCH block detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Emma Wittenmark, Stephen Grant
  • SSB transmissions in unlicensed spectrum
    Patent number: 12250170
    Abstract: A method is implemented in a wireless transceiver device arranged to operate in a cellular wireless communication network and capable of operating in an unlicensed spectrum where listen-before-talk is employed. The method includes determining a first parameter, for the unlicensed operation, indicative on provision of synchronisation signal blocks, and determining quasi-co-location, QCL, relationship between one or more synchronisation signal and physical broadcast channel, SS/PBCH, blocks each having a first index, by determining a second index for the one or more SS/PBCH blocks by applying a modulo operation on the first index, respectively, based on the first parameter, where the QCL relationship is determined to occur if the second indices coincide. A computer program for implementing the method in a wireless transceiver and such a transceiver are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Stephen Grant, Gen Li
  • Methods for efficient use of unlicensed spectrum
    Patent number: 12250720
    Abstract: Systems and methods for efficient use of unlicensed spectrum are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a transmitter comprises performing a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure for a channels within a transmit bandwidth of the transmit node, where the transmit bandwidth is divided into a bandwidth parts that correspond to the channels. The method further comprises transmitting a transmission in a subset of the bandwidth parts that correspond to a subset of the channels determined, based on a result of the LBT procedure, to be available. Transmitting the transmission comprises transmitting the transmission in accordance with a transmit scheme that uses carrier aggregation and/or carrier merging to transmit the transmission on the subset of the bandwidth parts and uses resources in one or more guard bands between two or more adjacent bandwidth parts from among the subset of the bandwidth parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Tai Do, Peter Alriksson, Thomas Nilsson
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 12231284
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Bo Lincoln, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Johan Nilsson, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Anders Wallen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • Inter-band handover of the same physical frequency
    Patent number: 12212956
    Abstract: A method of an access network node of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system, and a method of a wireless terminal device of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for the network node comprises identifying a need for an inter-band handover where a same physical frequency on which the access network node interacts with a wireless terminal device has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, assigning a target frequency for the inter-band handover as a second logical reference for the physical frequency, and performing handover signalling with the wireless terminal device including the assigned target frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Maria Ulander
  • Network Architecture, Methods, and Devices for a Wireless Communications Network
    Publication number: 20240421931
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • Flexible configurations of channel occupancy measurements
    Patent number: 12167376
    Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device for flexible configuration of channel occupancy measurements in New Radio (NR) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a wireless device configured to communicate with a network node is provided. The wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to: determine a time-domain configuration for a channel occupancy measurement based on at least one configuration parameter where the time-domain configuration is independent of subcarrier spacing of at least one carrier on which the channel occupancy measurement is performed; and optionally perform the channel occupancy measurement based at least on the determined time-domain configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Iana Siomina, Peter Alriksson, Stephen Grant, Havish Koorapaty
  • SEARCH SPACE CONFIGURATION FOR WIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20240396773
    Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for search space configurations for wideband communications are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node includes determining a WD processing capability NBD,?B-slot and NCCE,?B-slot, for processing a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, according to: an operating numerology, ?; and a number B of slots. The method also includes configuring the WD to monitor for PDCCH based at least in part on the determined processing capability; and transmitting PDCCH to the WD in at least one of two slots n0 and n0+x in which the WD monitors for PDCCH, where x is greater than zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jung-Fu CHENG, Stephen GRANT, Yuhang LIU, Peter ALRIKSSON, Emma WITTENMARK
  • Rate matching for wideband carrier operation in NR-U
    Patent number: 12108454
    Abstract: An example method is performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method comprises receiving, from a base station, a control message allocating resources in a bandwidth part for a downlink transmission, the bandwidth part including unlicensed spectrum and being divided into a plurality of bandwidth pieces corresponding to bandwidth units over which listen-before-talk (LBT) is performed. The radio resources used for the downlink transmissions exclude (e.g., by puncturing or rate-matching around) one or more guard bands of a bandwidth piece that is sensed as free for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Stephen Grant, Reem Karaki, Peter Alriksson, Tai Do, Jung-Fu Cheng, Havish Koorapaty
  • Adaptive sensing mechanism for unlicensed networks
    Patent number: 12096472
    Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamically adapting an Energy Detection (ED) threshold for use in an unlicensed network are provided. According to one aspect, a method for dynamically adapting ED threshold for use in an unlicensed network comprises determining an ED threshold based on a current state of an unlicensed network and using the determined ED threshold for channel sensing and/or signaling the ED threshold to another entity for use during channel sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Tai Do, Peter Alriksson, Stephen Grant, Min Wang, Jan Christoffersson, Narendar Madhavan, Reem Karaki, Guido Roland Hiertz, Havish Koorapaty, Johan Rune
  • Control channel monitoring
    Patent number: 12069628
    Abstract: A method for use in a User Equipment configured to operate according to the New Radio (5G) standard, said method comprising: monitoring a control region for mini-slots for a transmission; detecting a start of the transmission; monitoring a control region of said transmission for regular slots; detecting that the transmission has ended; and in response thereto monitoring the control region for mini-slots again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Tai Do, Reem Karaki, Gen Li, Amitav Mukherjee, Yu Yang
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 12021609
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • Beamformed Radio Communication Technique
    Publication number: 20240187867
    Abstract: A technique for performing a beamformed transmission on shared radio spectrum at a transmitting station (100) is described. As to a method aspect of the technique performed by a user equipment, UE (100), as the transmitting station (100), beamforming weights, for a beamformed reception (502) of a clear channel assessment, CCA (302), and the beamformed transmission (304), are determined based on a source channel (506) or a source signal (506). The CCA (302) is performed on the shared radio spectrum using an antenna array of the transmitting station (100), wherein the CCA (302) comprises the beamformed reception (502) on the shared radio spectrum at the UE (100) prior to the beamformed transmission (304). Depending on a result of the CCA, the beamformed transmission (304) on the shared radio spectrum is performed using the antenna array from the UE (100) to a receiving station (200; 800; 912; 1020; 1030).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Yuhang Liu, Tai Do, Peter Alriksson, Narendar Madhavan
  • IMPROVED CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING
    Publication number: 20240129903
    Abstract: A method for use in a User Equipment configured to operate according to the New Radio (5G) standard, said method comprising: monitoring a control region for mini-slots for a transmission; detecting a start of the transmission; monitoring a control region of said transmission for regular slots; detecting that the transmission has ended; and in response thereto monitoring the control region for mini-slots again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Tai Do, Reem Karaki, Gen LI, Amitav Mukherjee, Yu Yang