Receiver Assisted LBT Mechanism Design for Beam-based Transmission in Unlicensed Bands

Wenxin Wang, Ming Zeng, Zesong Fei

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Abstract

In the unlicensed spectrum of 5GHz, Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) technology is used to ensure the fair and friendly coexistence of NR-U (New Radio Unlicensed) and WiFi. However, when signals are transmitted in the mmWave band, the propagation distance is short. Thus, the beamforming technology is used to form a directional narrow beam with high antenna gain, which changes the interference layout, resulting in the limited range of LBT. In this case, to better evaluate the potential interference, the receiver utilizes the useful information received through beam transmission to better manage the interference in the unlicensed mmWave spectrum, which is called receiver-assisted LBT. The performance of the system based on receiver-assisted LBT will be significantly affected by the Energy Detection (ED) threshold of the receiver. Therefore, this paper aims to find the optimal ED threshold of the receiver. We propose the inner approximation algorithm, which can improve the spectral efficiency and the system throughput when multi Radio Access Technologies (RATs) work in the unlicensed mmWave spectrum. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China, ICCC 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages770-775
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728173276
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Aug 2020
Event2020 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China, ICCC 2020 - Chongqing, China
Duration: 9 Aug 202011 Aug 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China, ICCC 2020

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China, ICCC 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChongqing
Period9/08/2011/08/20

Keywords

  • NR-U and WiFi coexistence
  • beam
  • inner approximation algorithm
  • receiver assisted
  • unlicensed spectrum

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