Collaborative sensing using coordinated silencing of user equipment in license-exempt bands

• Main Authors: Chincholi, Amith V, Demir, Alpaslan, Murray, Joseph M, Freda, Martino
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.10.2018
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to schedule user equipment (UE) measurements. An HeNB may identify a first cluster of UEs and a second cluster of UEs. The HeNB may determine a measuring gap schedule relating to the first cluster of UEs and the second cluster of UEs. The measuring gap schedule may indicate a measurement time for each cluster. The measurement time may indicate that UEs in a cluster withhold a transmission during the measurement time. The UEs in the cluster may measure a spectrum (e.g., frequency, channel, etc.) associated with a supplementary cell during the measurement time. The HeNB may send the measuring gap schedule to the first cluster of UEs and the second cluster of U Es. The HeN B may receive spectrum measurements of the supplementary cell from the first cluster of UEs and the second cluster of UEs, e.g., in accordance with the measuring gap schedule.