IP Library Granted Patent US 10,492,157
Granted Patent B2
US 10,492,157 · App. 15/856,752 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Method and apparatus for system information delivery in advanced wireless systems

Inventors: Young-Han Nam (Plano, TX); Vikram Chandrasekhar (Mountain View, CA); Li Guo (Allen, TX); Hao Chen (Allen, TX)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W56/001H04L5/0044H04L5/0053H04L5/0092H04W72/042H04W72/044H04W72/12H04L5/0007H04W88/02H04W88/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,492,157
App. No.
15/856,752
Filed
Dec 28, 2017
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Examiner
SOE, KYAW Z
Art Unit
2412
USPC
370/350
Abstract

A method of user equipment (UE) for system information transmission in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block comprising a PBCH that carries a master information block (MIB) including an SIB1 CORESET configuration, wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration comprises a frequency location, a number of resource blocks (RBs) comprising an SIB1 CORESET associated with the SS/PBCH block, and information of time domain resources of the SIB1 CORESET, determining an initial active bandwidth part (BWP) comprising the frequency location, the number of RBs comprising the SIB1 CORESET, and a numerology of remaining minimum system information (RMSI), and receiving, from the BS, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) mapped to at least one time-frequency resource within the SIB1 CORESET, wherein the PDCCH includes scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) containing an SIB 1.

Claims (30)

1. A user equipment (UE) for system information transmission in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive, from a base station (BS), a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block that carries a master information block (MIB) including a configuration of a control resource set (CORESET) for a type 1 system information block (SIB1), wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration comprises a frequency location, a number of resource blocks (RBs), and information of time domain resources of the SIB1 CORESET; and

a processor configured to determine an initial active bandwidth part (BWP) comprising the frequency location, the number of RBs comprising the SIB1 CORESET, and a numerology of remaining minimum system information (RMSI),

wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive, from the BS, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) mapped to at least one time-frequency resource within the SIB1 CORESET, the PDCCH including scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) containing the SIB1.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the frequency location of the SIB1 CORESET is configured by a frequency offset from a frequency location of the SS/PBCH block, the frequency offset being indicated in the MIB.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the PDSCH containing the SIB1 is confined within the initial active BWP.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the information of time domain resources of the SIB1 CORESET includes a number of consecutive symbols for the SIB1 CORESET.

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a number of SIB1 CORESETs in each slot, and wherein a candidate value of the number of SIB1 CORESETs is either 1 or 2.

6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a number for a starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of the SIB1 CORESET.

7. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to use a receive (Rx) beam to receive the SIB1 CORESET based on a reception scheme of the SS/PBCH block.

8. A base station (BS) for system information transmission in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a processor configured to determine an initial active bandwidth part (BWP) comprising a frequency location, a number of resource blocks (RBs) comprising a control resource set (CORESET) for a type 1 system information block (SIB1), and a numerology of remaining minimum system information (RMSI); and

a transceiver configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block that carries a master information block (MIB) including a configuration of the SIB1 CORESET, wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration comprises a frequency location, a number of RBs, and information of time domain resources of the SIB1 CORESET, and

transmit a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) mapped to at least one time-frequency resource within the SIB1 CORESET, wherein the PDCCH includes scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) containing the SIB1.

9. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the frequency location of the SIB1 CORESET is configured by a frequency offset from a frequency location of the SS/PBCH block, the frequency offset being indicated in the MIB.

10. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the PDSCH containing the SIB1 is confined within the initial active BWP.

11. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the information of time domain resources of the SIB1 CORESET includes a number of consecutive symbols for the SIB1 CORESET.

12. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a number of SIB1 CORESETs in each slot, and wherein a candidate value of the number of SIB1 CORESETs is either 1 or 2.

13. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a number of a starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of the SIB1 CORESET.

14. A method of user equipment (UE) for system information transmission in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station (BS), a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block that carries a master information block (MIB) including a configuration of a control resource set (CORESET) for a type 1 system information block (SIB1), wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration comprises a frequency location, a number of resource blocks (RBs), and information of time domain resources of the SIB1 CORESET;

determining an initial active bandwidth part (BWP) comprising the frequency location, the number of RBs comprising the SIB1 CORESET, and a numerology of remaining minimum system information (RMSI); and

receiving, from the BS, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) mapped to at least one time-frequency resource within the SIB1 CORESET, wherein the PDCCH includes scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) containing the SIB1.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the frequency location of the SIB1 CORESET is configured by a frequency offset from a frequency location of the SS/PBCH block, the frequency offset being indicated in the MIB.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the PDSCH containing the SIB1 is confined within the initial active BWP.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the information of time domain resources of the SIB1 CORESET includes a number of consecutive symbols for the SIB1 CORESET.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a number of SIB1 CORESETs in each slot, and wherein a candidate value of the number of SIB1 CORESETs is either 1 or 2.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a number of a starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of the SIB1 CORESET.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising using a receive (Rx) beam to receive the SIB1 CORESET based on a reception scheme of the SS/PBCH block.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2018
From: NAM, YOUNG-HAN; CHANDRASEKHAR, VIKRAM; GUO, LI; CHEN, HAO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 044692/0486 →
Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 62442237 · Jan 4, 2017
Provisional Application 62507924 · May 18, 2017
Provisional Application 62520235 · Jun 15, 2017
Provisional Application 62556293 · Sep 8, 2017
Related Publication 20180192383A1 · Jul 5, 2018
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