Method of accessing a physical random access channel, method of signaling access information for accessing a physical random access channel, mobile communication terminal and base station

1. Method of accessing a physical random access channel comprising:

selecting a plurality of transmission occasions from transmission occasions being allowed for transmitting a random access preamble in a predefined transmission frequency region which is different from a previous predefined transmission frequency region, if a previous random access preamble transmission based on the previous predefined transmission frequency region was not acknowledged by a base station;

randomly selecting one transmission occasion of the plurality of transmission occasions for transmitting the random access preamble transmission; and

transmitting the random access preamble in the randomly selected transmission occasion;

wherein the selecting of the plurality of transmission occasions depends on a priority of transmitting the random access preamble, the plurality of transmission occasions including less transmission occasions in case of a higher priority and including more transmission occasions in case of a lower priority.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the selecting a plurality includes setting a time window, the time window including the plurality occasions.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the selecting a plurality includes setting a time window, the time window defining the plurality of transmission occasions, the plurality of transmission occasions including each transmission occasion being allowed for transmitting the random access preamble transmission which falls into the time window.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the setting a time window depends on a priority of transmitting the random access preamble, the time window being shorter in case of a higher priority and being longer in case of a lower priority.

5. The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the setting a time window includes setting the time window to a value shorter than a previous value of the time window, if a previous random access preamble transmission based on the previous value of the time window was not acknowledged by a base station.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the selecting a plurality

includes setting a time window for each transmission frequency region in which transmitting the random access preamble is allowed, each respective time window defining a respective plurality of transmission occasions for the respective transmission frequency region.

7. The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the randomly selecting includes randomly selecting one transmission occasion of one of the respective pluralities of transmission occasions.

8. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the one of the respective pluralities of transmission occasions is associated with a transmission frequency region which is different from a previous transmission frequency region, if a previous random access preamble transmission based on the previous transmission frequency region was not acknowledged by a base station.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the selecting a plurality depends on a purpose of transmitting the random access preamble transmission.

10. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transmission occasions being allowed for transmitting the random access preamble are subframes of the physical random access channel.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein the randomly selecting includes disregarding, at the randomly selecting, a subframe at a specific frame position, if a previous random access preamble transmission at the specific frame position was not acknowledged by a base station.

12. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the physical random access channel is a physical random access channel of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network.

13. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a control unit to select a plurality of transmission occasions from transmission occasions being allowed transmitting a random access preamble in a predefined transmission frequency region which is different from a previous predefined transmission frequency region, if a previous random access preamble transmission based on the previous predefined transmission frequency region was not acknowledged by a base station and further to randomly select one transmission occasion of the plurality of transmission occasions for transmitting the random access preamble; and

a transmit unit to transmit the random access preamble in the randomly selected transmission occasion;

wherein the control unit is to include less transmission occasions in the plurality of transmission occasions in case of a higher priority of transmitting the random access preamble and include more transmission occasions in the plurality of transmission occasions in case of a lower priority of transmitting the random access preamble.

14. Method of signaling access information for accessing a physical random access channel, comprising:

broadcasting parameter information for determining transmission occasions being allowed for transmitting a random access preamble in a predefined transmission frequency region which is different from a previous predefined transmission frequency region, if a previous access preamble transmission based on the previous predefined transmission frequency region was not acknowledged by a base station; and

broadcasting a piece of information indicating how to select a plurality of occasions from the transmission occasions being allowed for transmitting the random access preamble, the piece of information further indicating that the random access preamble may only be transmitted in one randomly selected transmission occasion of the plurality of transmission occasions;

wherein the selecting of the plurality of transmission occasions includes selecting less transmission occasions in case of a higher priority of transmitting the random access preamble and includes selecting more transmission occasions in case of a lower priority of transmitting the random access preamble.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 , wherein the piece of information further indicates a blocking avoidance mode of the physical random access channel.

16. The method as recited in claim 14 , wherein the indicating how to select a plurality includes indicating to select the plurality such that it includes a large number of transmission time intervals if the transmitting the random access preamble transmission is for the purpose of an area update in an idle mode.

17. The method as recited in claim 14 , further comprising: sending a message to a base station serving a cell of a cellular network, the message indicating a blocking avoidance mode of the physical random access channel in a neighbouring cell of the cell.

18. A base station, comprising:

a broadcasting unit to broadcast parameter information for determining transmission occasions being allowed for transmitting a random access preamble in a predefined transmission frequency region which is different from a previous predefined transmission frequency region, if a previous random access preamble transmission based on the previous predefined transmission frequency region was not acknowledged by a base station and further to broadcast a piece of information indicating how to select a plurality of transmission occasions from the transmission occasions being allowed for transmitting the random access preamble, the piece of information further indicating that the random access preamble may only be transmitted in one randomly selected transmission occasion of the plurality of transmission occasions;

wherein the plurality of transmission occasions are to be selected by including less transmission occasions in case of a higher priority of transmitting the random access preamble and more transmission occasions in case of a lower priority of transmitting the random access preamble.

19. The base station as recited in claim 18 , further comprising:

a messaging unit to send a message to a neighbouring base station of the base station, the message indicating a blocking avoidance mode of the physical random access channel at the base station.