PDCCH BASED USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME (COT) TRIGGTER IN FRAME BASED EQUIPMENT (FBE) MODE

摘要

Wireless communications systems and methods related frame-based equipment (FBE) communications in a wireless communication network are provided. A method of operating a base station (BS) includes transmitting a channel occupancy time (COT) indicator in a first fixed frame period (FFP) to a user equipment (UE) in frame based equipment (FBE) mode; transmitting downlink control information (DCI) during a window of the first FFP; and receiving uplink (UL) data from the UE during a second FFP following the first FFP according to the DCF A method of operating a UE includes receiving a COT indicator in a first FFP from a base station BS in FBE mode; monitoring a window of the first FFP; receiving a DCI during the window; and transmitting UL data to the BS during a second FFP following the first FFP according to the DCI.