Patent ID: 11963157
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A first module of a base station in a wireless communication system, the first module comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
transmit a resource allocation request message associated with an unlicensed band to a second module if use of the unlicensed band is needed;
receive, from the second module, a response message including information associated with a time when to use the unlicensed band; and
allocate, based on the response message, a resource of the unlicensed band to a terminal,

wherein the request message comprises at least one of a minimum use time of a resource of the unlicensed band, a period, a channel list, a bandwidth desired to be used, neighboring base station information for each channel,
wherein the response message comprises at least one of a period of an allocated resource in association with the unlicensed band, an allocated channel, and an allocated bandwidth, and
wherein the allocated resource of the unlicensed band is a dedicated service period for a terminal connected to the first module.