Patent ID: 11930529
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network, the radio node being configured to access a carrier for transmission based on a Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) procedure, the method comprising:
transmitting Short Control Signaling (SCS) on the carrier with a limited CCA procedure based on the fulfillment of one or more SCS criteria, the limited CCA procedure being without a backoff; and
based on the one or more SCS criteria not being met, at least one of delaying an intended SCS transmission, the delaying including selecting a later transmission resource based on the SCS criteria, or performing the intended SCS transmission based on the limited CCA procedure.