PREEMPTIVE RETRANSMISSIONS ON LISTEN-BEFORE-TALK CELLS

摘要

Systems and methods are described herein relating to preemptive retransmission of a transport block in successive subframes on, e.g., a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) cell. Embodiments of a method of operation of a radio node of a cellular communications network are disclosed. The radio node serves an LBT cell. In some embodiments, the method of operation of the radio node comprises transmitting a transport block in a first subframe on the LBT cell and retransmitting the transport block in a second subframe (e.g., on the LBT cell), where the second subframe is adjacent, in time, to the first subframe. In embodiments in which the retransmission of the transport block is on the LBT cell (or another LBT cell), the time span of a transmission burst can be extended to a maximum allowed burst duration.

主权项

1. A method of operation of a radio node of a cellular communications network, the radio node serving a Listen-Before-Talk, LBT, cell, comprising:
transmitting a transport block in a first subframe on the LBT cell; and retransmitting the transport block in a second subframe, the second subframe being adjacent, in time, to the first subframe.