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US 11,502,891 · App. 16/496,827 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control channel in wireless cellular communication system

Inventors: Seunghoon Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Youngbum Kim (Seoul, KR); Taehyoung Kim (Seoul, KR); Hoondong Noh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jeongho Yeo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Youngwoo Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
H04L27/2666H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04L5/0094H04L27/2657H04W72/042H04W72/0413H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 11,502,891
App. No.
16/496,827
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique and system thereof that fuses a 5G communication system with IoT technology to support a higher data rate than a 4G system. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or a connected car, health care, digital education, retail, a security and safety related service, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. According to the present invention, a method of a terminal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: detecting a synchronization signal block at a synchronization signal block candidate position which is determined according to a subcarrier interval of the synchronization signal block; and performing synchronization on the basis of the synchronization signal block.

Claims (58)

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

identifying a subcarrier spacing of a synchronization signal block (SSB) corresponding to a frequency, wherein the SSB includes a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH);

identifying a frame structure type, wherein the frame structure type is defined based on a parameter associated with the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and a parameter associated with the frequency;

identifying a symbol location of the SSBs in a time domain, based on the frame structure type;

detecting the SSB based on the symbol location of the SSB, wherein the SSB is one among SSB candidates for the frame structure type; and

acquiring synchronization by the detected SSB,

wherein a first symbol location of the symbol location of the SSB is identified in one of symbol indexes 4, 8, 16, and 20, in case that the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 30 kHz.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the first symbol location of the symbol location of the SSB is identified in one of symbol indexes 4, 8, 16, and 20, in case that the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 120 kHz.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subcarrier spacing of the SSB includes one of 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 120 kHz, and 240 kHz.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SSB includes 4 symbols,

wherein the PSS is mapped to 1 symbol, the SSS is mapped to 1 symbol, and the PBCH is mapped to 2 symbols,

wherein the PSS, the SSS, and the PBCH are time division multiplexed, and

wherein a number of SSB candidates depends on the frame structure type.

5. A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

obtaining a synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with a subcarrier spacing of the SSB, wherein the SSB includes a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), and the SSB is one among SSB candidates for a frame structure type; and

transmitting, to a terminal, the SSB based on the subcarrier spacing of the SSB on a symbol location of the SSB in a time domain,

wherein the symbol location of the SSB in the time domain is defined based on the frame structure type,

wherein the frame structure type is defined based on a parameter associated with the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and a parameter associated with a frequency, and

wherein a first symbol location of the symbol location of the SSB is identified in one of symbol indexes 4, 8, 16, and 20, in case that the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 30 kHz.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein

the first symbol location of the SSB is identified in one of symbol indexes 4, 8, 16, and 20, in case that the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 120 kHz.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the subcarrier spacing of the SSB includes one of 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 120 kHz, and 240 kHz.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the SSB includes 4 symbols,

wherein the PSS is mapped to 1 symbol, the SSS is mapped to 1 symbol, and the PBCH is mapped to 2 symbols,

wherein the PSS, the SSS, and the PBCH are time division multiplexed, and

wherein a number of SSB candidates depends on the frame structure type.

9. A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

identify a subcarrier spacing of a synchronization signal block (SSB) corresponding to a frequency, wherein the SSB includes a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH),

identify a frame structure type, wherein the frame structure type is defined based on a parameter associated with the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and a parameter associated with the frequency,

identify a symbol location of the SSB in a time domain, based on the frame structure type,

detect the SSB based on the symbol location of the SSB, wherein the SSB is one among SSB candidates for the frame structure type, and

acquire synchronization by the detected SSB,

wherein a first symbol location of the symbol location of the SSB is identified in one of symbol indexes 4, 8, 16, and 20, in case that the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 30 kHz.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein

the first symbol location of the SSB is identified in one of symbol indexes 4, 8, 16, and 20, in case that the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 120 kHz.

11. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the subcarrier spacing of the SSB includes one of 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 120 kHz, and 240 kHz.

12. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the SSB includes 4 symbols,

wherein the PSS is mapped to 1 symbol, the SSS is mapped to 1 symbol, and the PBCH is mapped to 2 symbols,

wherein the PSS, the SSS, and the PBCH are time division multiplexed, and

wherein a number of SSB candidates depends on the frame structure type.

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

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

obtain a synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with a subcarrier spacing of the SSB, wherein the SSB includes a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), and the SSB is one among SSB candidates for a frame structure type, and

transmit, to a terminal, the SSB based on the subcarrier spacing of the SSB on a symbol location of the SSB in a time domain,

wherein the symbol location of the SSB in the time domain is defined based on the frame structure type,

wherein the frame structure type is defined based on a parameter associated with the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and a parameter associated with a frequency, and

wherein a first symbol location of the symbol location of the SSB s identified in one of symbol indexes 4, 8, 16, and 20, in case that the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 30 kHz.

14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein

the first symbol location of the SSB is identified in one of symbol indexes 4, 8, 16, and 20, in case that the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 120 kHz.

15. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the subcarrier spacing of the SSB includes one of 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 120 kHz, and 240 kHz,

wherein the SSB includes 4 symbols,

wherein the PSS is mapped to 1 symbol, the SSS is mapped to 1 symbol, and the PBCH is mapped to 2 symbols,

wherein the PSS, the SSS, and the PBCH are time division multiplexed, and

wherein a number of SSB candidates depends on the frame structure type.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2020
From: CHOI, SEUNGHOON; KIM, YOUNGBUM; KIM, TAEHYOUNG; NOH, HOONDONG; YEO, JEONGHO; KWAK, YOUNGWOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052524/0045 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2017-0036016 · Mar 22, 2017 · national
KR 10-2017-0084296 · Jul 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200153672A1 · May 14, 2020
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