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

Claim 9:
10. A second module of a base station in a wireless communication system, the second module comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
receive a resource allocation request message associated with an unlicensed band from a first module if use of the unlicensed band is needed;
determine whether a resource of the unlicensed band is allocable; and
transmit a response message including information associated with a time when to use the unlicensed band if the resource of the unlicensed band is allocable,

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, and neighboring base station information for each channel,
wherein the response message comprises at least one of a time at which a resource of the unlicensed band is allocated, a period of the allocated resource, 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.