Systems and Methods of Adaptive Frame Structure for Time Division Duplex

Abstract

A method for wireless communications includes receiving signaling for indicating a time division duplexing (TDD) frame structure configuration from a base station. The TDD frame structure configuration corresponds to a time duration of 0.1 ms, 0.125 ms, 0.2 ms, 0.25 ms, 0.5 ms, or 1.0 ms, the TDD frame structure configuration including two switching points between downlink transmissions and uplink transmissions. The method further includes communicating downlink and uplink transmissions according to the TDD frame structure configuration. The TDD frame structure configuration may further include a guard period for separating the first downlink transmission and the first uplink transmission in the time domain.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A method for wireless communications, comprising:
 receiving, by a user equipment (UE), signaling for indicating a time division duplexing (TDD) frame structure configuration from a base station, the TDD frame structure configuration corresponding to a time duration of 0.1 ms, 0.125 ms, 0.2 ms, 0.25 ms, 0.5 ms, or 1.0 ms, the TDD frame structure configuration including two switching points between downlink transmissions and uplink transmissions; and   communicating, by the UE, downlink and uplink transmissions according to the TDD frame structure configuration.