Apple Inc.
Cellular burst detection in unlicensed spectrum

Abstract:

This disclosure relates to performing detection of burst cellular communication in unlicensed spectrum. A wireless device may establish a cellular link with a cellular base station, which may provide a first cell deployed on an unlicensed frequency channel. The wireless device may receive a transmission from a second cell. The second cell may not be a serving cell of the wireless device. The transmission may be received on at least a portion of the unlicensed frequency channel. The wireless device may decode a channel occupancy time field of the transmission from the second cell. The wireless device may determine a channel occupancy time of the transmission from the second cell based at least in part on the channel occupancy time field.