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Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2019
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Dhruvin Patel, Aachen, DE;

Guido Roland Hiertz, Aachen, DE;

Mai-Anh Phan, Herzogenrath, DE;

Hubertus Andreas Munz, Aachen, DE;

Alexandros Palaios, Moers, DE;

Reem Karaki, Aachen, DE;

Torsten Dudda, Wassenberg, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 72/1263 (2023.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 74/0808 (2024.01); H04W 74/0816 (2024.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/22 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 72/1263 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 74/0808 (2013.01); H04W 74/0816 (2013.01); H04W 74/0866 (2013.01); H04W 36/1446 (2023.05); H04W 80/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided. In an example aspect, a method in a network node is provided, the method comprising monitoring unlicensed spectrum access attempts for transmissions to and/or from at least one User Equipment, UE, in a first group of UEs configured to use unlicensed spectrum to send uplink transmissions and/or receive downlink transmissions and, in response to the monitoring, causing the UEs in the first group to use licensed spectrum to send uplink transmissions and/or receive downlink transmissions.


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