Method and apparatus for scheduling user equipment uplink transmissions on an unlicensed carrier

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9781712
APP PUB NO 20160278049A1
SERIAL NO

14751174

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A method and apparatus schedule user equipment uplink transmissions on an unlicensed carrier. A grant for transmitting physical uplink shared channel on a serving cell operating on an unlicensed carrier can be received in a subframe. A set of subframes can be determined for possible transmission of the physical uplink shared channel. Listen before talk can be performed on the unlicensed carrier to determine an earliest unoccupied subframe in the set of subframes. A physical uplink shared channel can be transmitted in multiple subframes within the set of subframes on the unlicensed carrier, starting with the earliest unoccupied subframe, in response to receiving the grant.

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MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA SUIT CHICAGO IL 60654

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Nangia, Vijay Algonquin, US 544 11409
Narasimha, Murali Vernon Hills, US 170 2703
Nimbalker, Ajit Buffalo Grove, US 261 6186
Nory, Ravikiran Buffalo Grove, US 286 6543

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