IP Library Granted Patent US 10,314,026
Granted Patent B2
US 10,314,026 · App. 15/494,263 · Granted Jun 4, 2019

Method and device for transmitting random access and other uplink channels of other cell in mobile communication system carrier aggregation

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Patent No.
US 10,314,026
App. No.
15/494,263
Granted
Jun 4, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a transmission of a random access in a specific cell from a plurality of serving cells in a mobile communication system using a carrier aggregation technology, and a method for efficiently transmitting uplink channels other than the random access in another cell. In particular, the method for a terminal to transmit an uplink channel to a base station comprises the steps of: confirming whether an uplink channel for a second carrier having an uplink timing different from a first carrier is included in a subframe transmitting a Random Access Preamble for the first carrier; if included, confirming whether the sum of the electric power required for the transmission of the random access preamble and the electric power required for the transmission of the uplink channel exceeds the maximum transmission electric power of the terminal; and, if exceeding, transmitting the random access preamble preferentially before the uplink channel. In addition, the terminal for transmitting an uplink channel to a base station comprises: a transmitter/receiver for transmitting/receiving a signal to/from the base station; and a control unit for confirming whether the uplink channel for a second carrier having an uplink timing different from a first carrier is included in a subframe for transmitting a random access preamble for the first carrier, and if included, confirming whether the sum of the electric power required for transmitting the Random Access Preamble and the electric power required for transmitting the uplink channel exceeds the maximum transmission electric power of the terminal, and if exceeding, controlling the transmission so that the random access preamble is preferentially transmitted before the uplink channel.

Claims (37)

1. A method by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

identifying a configuration of multiple timing advance groups (TAGs) and a request for a transmission of a random access preamble on a secondary serving cell in parallel with a transmission of an uplink signal in a different serving cell belonging to a different TAG;

controlling, based on the identification, the transmission of the uplink signal on the different serving cell in case that a total transmission power required for the transmission of the random access preamble and the transmission of the uplink signal exceeds a maximum terminal output power; and

transmitting the random access preamble on the secondary serving cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a transmission power of the random access preamble is not adjusted.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the controlling the transmission of the uplink signal comprises adjusting a transmission power of the uplink signal in case that the uplink signal includes at least one of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the transmission power of the uplink signal is adjusted so that the total transmission power does not exceed the maximum terminal output power.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the controlling the transmission of the uplink signal comprises dropping the transmission of the uplink signal in case that the uplink signal includes a sounding reference signal (SRS).

6. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

identify a configuration of multiple timing advance groups (TAGs) and a request for a transmission of a random access preamble on a secondary serving cell in parallel with a transmission of an uplink signal in a different serving cell belonging to a different TAG,

control, based on a result of the identification, the transmission of the uplink signal on the different serving cell in case that a total transmission power required for the transmission of the random access preamble and the transmission of the uplink signal exceeds a maximum terminal output power, and

transmit the random access preamble on the secondary serving cell.

7. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein a transmission power of the random access preamble is not adjusted.

8. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust a transmission power of the uplink signal for controlling the transmission of the uplink signal in case that the uplink signal includes at least one of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

9. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the transmission power of the uplink signal is adjusted, so that the total transmission power does not exceed the maximum terminal output power.

10. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to drop the transmission of the uplink signal in case that the uplink signal includes a sounding reference signal (SRS).

11. A method by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting information on configuring multiple timing advance groups (TAGs) for a terminal; and

receiving a random access preamble on a secondary cell in case that a transmission of a random access preamble on a secondary serving cell in parallel with a transmission of an uplink signal in a different serving cell belonging to a different TAG is requested at the terminal and

in case that a total transmission power required for the transmission of the random access preamble and the transmission of the uplink signal exceeds a maximum terminal output power,

wherein the transmission of the uplink signal on the different serving cell is controlled in case that the total transmission power exceeds the maximum terminal output power.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein a transmission power of the random access preamble is not adjusted.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein a transmission power of the uplink signal is adjusted in case that the uplink signal includes at least one of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein a transmission power of the uplink signal is adjusted so that the total transmission power does not exceed the maximum terminal output power.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the transmission of the uplink signal is dropped in case that the uplink signal includes a sounding reference signal (SRS).

16. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit information on configuring multiple timing advance groups (TAGs) for a terminal,

in case that a transmission of a random access preamble on a secondary serving cell in parallel with a transmission of an uplink signal in a different serving cell belonging to a different TAG is requested at the terminal, and in case that a total transmission power required for the transmission of the random access preamble and the transmission of the uplink signal exceeds a maximum terminal output power, receive the random access preamble on the secondary serving cell, and

wherein the transmission of the uplink signal on the different serving cell is controlled in case that the total transmission power exceeds the maximum terminal output power.

17. The base station of claim 16 , wherein a transmission power of the random access preamble is not adjusted.

18. The base station of claim 16 , wherein a transmission power of the uplink signal is adjusted in case that the uplink signal includes at least one of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

19. The base station of claim 16 , wherein a transmission power of the uplink signal is adjusted so that the total transmission power does not exceed the maximum terminal output power.

20. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the transmission of the uplink signal is dropped in case that the uplink signal includes a sounding reference signal (SRS).