A method and apparatus for determining a length of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) (or, a partial subframe) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) detects at least one of starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol or ending OFDM symbol of a PDSCH in an unlicensed carrier, and determines the length of the PDSCH in the unlicensed carrier based on the at least one of the starting OFDM symbol or the ending OFDM symbol of the PDSCH in the unlicensed carrier. The UE may detect the at least one of starting OFDM symbol or ending OFDM symbol based on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a reference signal (RS) pattern.

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›1.independentA method for receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a downlink signal in an unlicensed carrier in a wireless communication system, the method comprising…+3

›5.independentA user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising: a memory; a transceiver; and a processor, coupled to the memory and the t…+3

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5 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04L27/26
H04L27/00
H04L5/00
H04W16/14
H04W72/04

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Lonnie V Sweet

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13 May 2015

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 62161205	13 May 2015
related publication	US 20170127414 A1	4 May 2017

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