IP Library Granted Patent US 12,683,726
Granted Patent B2
US 12,683,726 · App. 18/594,493 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Bandwidth parts operation in multiple active bandwidth parts

Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04L5/001H04L5/0094H04W74/0808H04W74/0833H04W74/0838
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Patent No.
US 12,683,726
App. No.
18/594,493
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method comprises a wireless device transmitting a first preamble for a random-access procedure via a first bandwidth part of a cell and receiving a random-access response comprising a backoff indicator. The method also comprises the wireless device selecting, for transmission of a second preamble for the random-access procedure and during a backoff window associated with the backoff indicator, a second bandwidth part. Finally, based on the selection of the second bandwidth part the method comprises the wireless device transmitting via the second bandwidth part the second preamble.

Claims (40)

1 . A method comprising:

transmitting, by a wireless device via a first bandwidth part (BWP), a first preamble for a random-access procedure;

receiving a random-access response comprising a backoff indicator;

selecting, during a backoff window associated with the backoff indicator, a second BWP for transmission of a second preamble of the random-access procedure; and

based on the selecting, during the backoff window, of the second BWP for transmission of the second preamble, transmitting via the second BWP the second preamble.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second BWP is different from the first BWP.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more configuration parameters of the first BWP of a cell and the second BWP of the cell.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising starting the backoff window associated with the backoff indicator based on the receiving the random-access response, wherein the random-access response corresponds to the first preamble.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising activating the first BWP in a first slot and the second BWP in a second slot.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing, for the random-access procedure, a first listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure comprising a first LBT on the first BWP and a second LBT on the second BWP.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein transmitting the first preamble via the first BWP is based on:

a channel on the first LBT being idle; and

a channel on the second LBT being busy.

8 . A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

transmit, via a first bandwidth part (BWP), a first preamble for a random-access procedure;

receive a random-access response comprising a backoff indicator;

select, during a backoff window associated with the backoff indicator, a second BWP for transmission of a second preamble of the random-access procedure; and

based on the second BWP being selected during the backoff window and for transmission of the second preamble, selecting, transmit via the second BWP the second preamble.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the second BWP is different from the first BWP.

10 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive one or more configuration parameters of the first BWP of a cell and the second BWP of the cell.

11 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to start the backoff window associated with the backoff indicator based on receiving the random-access response, wherein the random-access response corresponds to the first preamble.

12 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to activate the first BWP in a first slot and the second BWP in a second slot.

13 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to perform, for the random-access procedure, a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure comprising a first LBT on the first BWP and a second LBT on the second BWP.

14 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the wireless device transmits the first preamble via the first BWP based on:

a channel on the first LBT being idle; and

a channel on the second LBT being busy.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

transmit, via a first bandwidth part (BWP), a first preamble for a random-access procedure;

receive a random-access response comprising a backoff indicator;

select, during a backoff window associated with the backoff indicator, a second BWP for transmission of a second preamble of the random-access procedure; and

based on the second BWP being selected during the backoff window and for transmission of the second preamble, transmit via the second BWP the second preamble.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second BWP is different from the first BWP.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive one or more configuration parameters of the first BWP of a cell and the second BWP of the cell.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to start the backoff window associated with the backoff indicator based on receiving the random-access response, wherein the random-access response corresponds to the first preamble.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to perform, for the random-access procedure, a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure comprising a first LBT on the first BWP and a second LBT on the second BWP.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the wireless device transmits the first preamble via the first BWP based on:

a channel on the first LBT being idle; and

a channel on the second LBT being busy.