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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 16, 2023
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Dennis Sundman, Sollentuna, SE;
Mehmet Burak Guldogan, Stockholm, SE;
Miguel Lopez, Aachen, DE;
Leif Wilhelmsson, Lund, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and device-readable mediums are disclosed relating to wireless access in a network requiring a carrier-sense mechanism. One aspect provides a method performed by a transmitting device for transmitting to a receiving device in a wireless communications network. The transmitting device comprises a plurality of antenna elements. The method comprises: performing a directional carrier-sense assessment for one or more sub-bands configured for transmissions between the transmitting device and the receiving device, the directional carrier-sense assessment utilizing beamforming to detect a respective level of wireless activity on each of the sub-bands in a particular direction for transmissions to the receiving device; selecting a respective transmit power for each sub-band based on the determined level of wireless activity; and transmitting to the receiving device in the particular direction, using the respective selected transmit power for each sub-band.