Patent ID: 10645727

Abstract:
A transmitting device may determine that a first neighbor device is communicating with a second neighbor device based on a signal received from the first device (e.g., a request-to-send (RTS) signal) during a listen-before-talk (LBT) period. The transmitting device may also identify a direction of the second neighbor device (e.g., based on signals received during a previous LBT period), and determine the amount of interference that a directional transmission may cause at the second neighbor device. The determination may be based on whether the transmission direction (i.e., a beam direction of a directional transmission) is in a same direction as the second neighbor device. If the interference level is below a threshold, the transmitting device may perform the transmission despite receiving the signal during the LBT period. If the interference level is above the threshold, the transmitting device may refrain from transmitting.