| CPC H04W 74/0816 (2013.01) [H04B 7/06968 (2023.05); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 74/006 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. An electronic device, comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
provide indication information to user equipment, the indication information indicating a transmission beam for transmitting a downlink signal to the user equipment by the electronic device; and
control the transmission of the downlink signal according to a result of a first clear channel assessment that is performed at the user equipment using a corresponding reception beam based on the indication information,
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
for the transmission beam for transmitting the downlink signal, perform a second clear channel assessment using a corresponding reception beam, and
control the transmission of the downlink signal according to the result of the first clear channel assessment and a result of the second clear channel assessment.
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