Shared-Spectrum Resource Switching After Consistent LBT Failure

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing demand for mobile broadband communication and V2X services necessitates efficient resource management in shared spectrum environments, particularly in unlicensed bands, where listen-before-talk (LBT) failures can hinder reliable and low-latency communication.

Innovation Solution

A method for wireless communication that involves obtaining information about resource sets in a shared spectrum, performing LBT, handling LBT failures, and determining resource set switching based on energy detection to optimize resource utilization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If LBT is performed in shared spectrum environments, then channel access reliability is improved, but communication latency increases due to LBT failures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechannel access reliabilityVSAvoidcommunication latency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The resource sets are segmented into first resource sets and second resource sets, allowing the device to perform LBT selectively on different segments. When LBT failure occurs on first resource sets, the device can switch to second resource sets, thereby maintaining channel access reliability while reducing latency caused by repeated LBT failures on the same resource set.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the parameter of resource set selection dynamically based on LBT failure indications. When consistent LBT failure is detected on first resource sets, the device switches to second resource sets, effectively changing the resource allocation parameter to overcome the latency issue while maintaining reliability through adaptive resource management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If resource sets are switched based on LBT failure, then communication reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoidresource management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention implements a feedback mechanism where the device monitors LBT failure indications on first resource sets and uses this feedback to trigger switching to second resource sets. This feedback-based approach improves communication reliability by adapting to channel conditions while managing device complexity through a systematic decision-making process rather than random or manual resource selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The resource set configuration is made dynamic rather than static. The device can switch between first and second resource sets based on real-time LBT performance, allowing the system to adapt to changing channel conditions. This dynamic approach improves reliability while the predefined switching criteria keep the complexity manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If LBT is performed on all resource sets, then channel access reliability is improved, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechannel access reliabilityVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of performing LBT on all resource sets, the invention applies partial action by performing LBT only on first resource sets initially. When LBT failure is detected, the device switches to second resource sets without necessarily performing LBT on every single resource set, thereby reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining adequate channel access reliability through selective resource utilization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentEP4615137A1Method and device for performing wireless communication related to lbt
Publication Date: 2025.09.10 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

Presented are a method by which a first device performs wireless communication, and a device for supporting same. For example, the first device can: acquire information related to a resource set within a shared spectrum; perform a first LBT related to one or more first resource sets within the shared spectrum; acquire an LBT failure indication related to the first LBT; trigger, on the basis that the LBT failure indication has been acquired, a consistent LBT failure related to the first resource sets; and determine, on the basis that the consistent LBT failure has been triggered and on the basis of energy detected for the one or more first resource sets, whether to perform resource set switching.