CPC H04W 74/08 (2013.01) [H04W 72/1268 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
a transceiver configured to connect to a base station (BS) over a shared channel subject to channel access operations; and
one or more processors communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving a first configuration for a BS-initiated fixed frame period (FFP) (BS-FFP) and a second configuration for a UE-initiated FFP (UE-FFP);
determining that no downlink (DL) transmissions are detected during a predefined time of the BS-FFP;
determining that at least one condition associated with an uplink (UL) transmission is satisfied;
when no downlink (DL) transmissions are detected during the predefined time of the BS-FFP and the at least one condition is satisfied, performing a UE-initiated channel access operation;
when the UE-initiated channel access operation is successful, performing the UL transmission during the UE-FFP; and
transmitting, to the BS, a row index of a table, wherein the row index indicates a number of slots for sharing, an offset indicating where the UL transmission starts, and a priority for the UL transmission.
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