Electronic device for wireless communication system, method and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device for a wireless communication system, and a method and a storage medium. Described are various embodiments concerning resource configuration, resources access, and sending control. In one embodiment, an electronic device for a terminal side in a wireless communication system comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive resource configuration information by means of at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling and physical layer signaling, wherein the resource configuration information indicates a resource allocated in an unlicensed band for the terminal to perform uplink transmission. The resource comprises one or more resources, and the resource configuration information comprising information of one or more offset points indicating positions of the one or more resources.

1 . An electronic device for a terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising a processing circuitry configured to:
 receive resource configuration information by at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling and physical layer signaling, wherein the resource configuration information indicates allocated resources in non-licensed spectrum for uplink transmission by the terminal, and   wherein the resources comprise one or more resources, and the resource configuration information comprises information of one or more offsets indicating positions of the one or more resources.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the resources correspond to one or more periods, wherein at least one period has a starting point and an ending point, the resource configuration information further indicates one or more offsets relative to the starting point of the at least one period, and the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 perform channel clear assessment (CCA) prior to the starting point of the at least one period; and   if the CCA is successful, the resources are used from the starting point on; otherwise, the CCA is performed prior to each offset until the CCA is successful or all offsets are past.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more offsets are indicated by amounts of offset time relative to the starting point or a particular reference time; and or
 wherein the ending point of the at least one period is fixed, or the ending point of the at least one period is variable.   
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 3 , wherein receiving resource configuration information by at least one of RRC signaling and physical layer signaling comprises at least one of the following:
 receiving information about the starting point, ending point and offsets of the at least one period by RRC signaling;   receiving information about the starting point, ending point and offsets of the at least one period by physical layer signaling; or   receiving information about the starting point and the ending point of the at least one period by RRC signaling, and receiving information about the offsets of the at least one period by physical layer signaling.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 receive, from a Base Station (BS), an authorization to use an operating channel during a channel occupancy time of the BS; and   perform at least one of the following:   directly perform uplink transmission by using the operating channel at any time in a first period after the transmission from the BS ends; or   perform CCA for the operating channel after the first period, and perform uplink transmission by using the operating channel after the CCA succeeds.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 transmit an authorization to use an operating channel to a Base Station (BS) during a channel occupancy time of the terminal; and   perform at least one of the following:   directly perform uplink transmission by using the operating channel at any time in a first period after the transmission from the BS ends; or   perform CCA for the operating channel after the first period, and perform uplink transmission by using the operating channel after the CCA succeeds.   
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 6 , wherein the CCA performed for the operating channel corresponds to type 2 Listen Before Talk (LBT). 
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 8 , wherein if the uplink transmission after end of the transmission from the BS is control information, the CCA corresponds to one type 2 LBT; and/or
 if the uplink transmission after end of the transmission from the BS is data, the CCA corresponds to two or more type 2 LBTs.   
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform the following operations for channel access in non-licensed spectrum configured with Frame-Based Equipment (FBE):
 receive a synchronization signal and/or reference signal; and/or   transmit a measurement report to a Base Station (BS).   
     
     
         11 . An electronic device for a base station in a wireless communication system, comprising a processing circuitry configured to:
 transmit resource configuration information by at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling and physical layer signaling, wherein the resource configuration information indicates allocated resources in non-licensed spectrum for uplink transmission by a terminal,   wherein the resources comprise one or more resources, and the resource configuration information comprises information of one or more offsets indicating positions of the one or more resources.   
     
     
         12 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the resources correspond to one or more periods, wherein at least one period has a starting point and an ending point, the resource configuration information further indicates one or more offsets relative to the starting point of the at least one period, and the one or more offsets are indicated by amounts of offset time relative to the starting point or a particular reference time; and/or
 wherein the ending point of the at least one period is fixed, or the ending point of the at least one period is variable.   
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The electronic device of  claim 12 , wherein transmitting resource configuration information by at least one of RRC signaling and physical layer signaling comprises at least one of the following:
 transmitting information about the starting point, ending point and offsets of the at least one period by RRC signaling;   transmitting information about the starting point, ending point and offsets of the at least one period by physical layer signaling; or   transmitting information about the starting point and the ending point of the at least one period by RRC signaling, and transmitting information about the offsets of the at least one period by physical layer signaling.   
     
     
         15 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 receive, from the terminal, an authorization to use an operating channel during a channel occupancy time of the terminal; and   perform at least one of the following:   directly perform downlink transmission by using the operating channel at any time in a first period after the transmission from the terminal ends; or   perform CCA for the operating channel after the first period, and perform downlink transmission by using the operating channel after the CCA succeed.   
     
     
         16 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 transmit an authorization to use an operating channel to the terminal during a channel occupancy time of the base station; and   perform at least one of the following:   directly perform downlink transmission by using the operating channel at any time in a first period after the transmission from the terminal ends; or   perform CCA for the operating channel after the first period, and perform downlink transmission by using the operating channel after the CCA succeeds.   
     
     
         17 . The electronic device of  claim 15 , wherein the CCA performed for the operating channel corresponds to type 2 Listen Before Talk (LBT). 
     
     
         18 . The electronic device of  claim 17 , wherein if the downlink transmission after the end of the transmission from the terminal is control information, the CCA corresponds to one type 2 LBT; and/or
 if the downlink transmission after end of the transmission from the terminal is data, the CCA corresponds to two or more type 2 LBTs.   
     
     
         19 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform the following operations for channel access in non-licensed spectrum configured with Frame-Based Equipment (FBE):
 transmit a synchronization signals and/or reference signal; and/or   receive a measurement report from the terminal.   
     
     
         20 .- 28 . (canceled) 
     
     
         29 . A wireless communication method for a terminal, comprising:
 receiving resource configuration information by at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling and physical layer signaling, wherein the resource configuration information indicates allocated resources in non-licensed spectrum for uplink transmission by the terminal, and   wherein the resources comprise one or more resources, and the resource configuration information comprises information of one or more offsets indicating positions of the one or more resources.   
     
     
         30 . A wireless communication method for a base station, comprising:
 transmit resource configuration information by at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling and physical layer signaling, wherein the resource configuration information indicates allocated resources in non-licensed spectrum for uplink transmission by a terminal,   wherein the resources comprise one or more resources, and the resource configuration information comprises information of one or more offsets indicating positions of the one or more resources.   
     
     
         31 .- 32 . (canceled) 
     
     
         33 . A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to execute the method of  claim 29 . 
     
     
         34 . (canceled)