IP Library Granted Patent US 11,259,331
Granted Patent B2
US 11,259,331 · App. 16/584,073 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

RACH type switching

Inventors: Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Kai Xu (Herndon, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Kyungmin Park (Herndon, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W74/0833H04W56/005H04W72/14H04W74/006
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Patent No.
US 11,259,331
App. No.
16/584,073
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives first parameters and second parameters. The first parameters indicate a first random access channel of a first type random access. The second parameters indicate a second random access channel and an uplink resource of a second type random access. A first preamble is transmitted via the first random access channel. A response is received. The response indicates an index of the first preamble. The response indicates a timing advance value and an uplink grant for a contention resolution. Based on a determination that the contention resolution is unsuccessfully completed, a second preamble is transmitted via the second random access channel and a transport block is transmitted via the uplink resource, based on the timing advance value.

Claims (60)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, a random access response in response to transmitting a first random access preamble, the random access response comprising an uplink grant;

transmitting, via the uplink grant, a wireless device identifier of the wireless device;

starting a contention resolution time window based on transmitting the wireless device identifier;

in response to not receiving a response corresponding to the wireless device identifier during the contention resolution time window, determining a contention resolution is unsuccessful; and

based on the determining, performing a two-step random access procedure comprising transmitting a message comprising:

a second random access preamble via a random access channel resource; and

a transport block via an uplink resource corresponding to the random access channel resource.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device identifier is transmitted for requesting one of:

an establishment of a radio resource control connection;

a reestablishment of the radio resource control connection; or

a resumption of the radio resource control connection.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the corresponding response is a contention resolution identity medium access control control element (MAC CE) comprising a contention resolution identity that matches the wireless device identifier.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device identifier is a cell radio network identifier indicated by a cell radio network identifier medium access control control element (MAC CE).

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the corresponding response is a reception of a downlink control channel transmission addressed to the cell radio network identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving random access configuration parameters indicating the random access channel and the uplink resource.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transport block comprises a cell radio network identifier medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating the wireless device identifier.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transport block comprises the wireless device identifier for requesting one of:

an establishment of a radio resource control connection;

a reestablishment of the radio resource control connection; or

a resumption of a suspended the radio resource control connection.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the first random access preamble is for a four-step random access procedure.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising starting a two-step random access response time window based on transmitting the transport block.

11. 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:

receive a random access response in response to transmitting a first random access preamble, the random access response comprising an uplink grant;

transmit, via the uplink grant, a wireless device identifier of the wireless device;

start a contention resolution time window based on transmitting the wireless device identifier;

in response to not receiving a response corresponding to the wireless device identifier during the contention resolution time window, determine a contention resolution is unsuccessful; and

based on the determining, perform a two-step random access procedure comprising transmitting a message comprising:

a second random access preamble via a random access channel resource; and

a transport block via an uplink resource corresponding to the random access channel resource.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the wireless device identifier is transmitted for requesting one of:

an establishment of a radio resource control connection;

a reestablishment of the radio resource control connection; or

a resumption of the radio resource control connection.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the corresponding response is a contention resolution identity medium access control control element (MAC CE) comprising a contention resolution identity that matches the wireless device identifier.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the wireless device identifier is a cell radio network identifier indicated by a cell radio network identifier medium access control control element (MAC CE).

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the corresponding response is a reception of a downlink control channel transmission addressed to the cell radio network identifier.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive random access configuration parameters indicating the random access channel and the uplink resource.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the transport block comprises a cell radio network identifier medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating the wireless device identifier.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the transport block comprises the wireless device identifier for requesting one of:

an establishment of a radio resource control connection;

a reestablishment of the radio resource control connection; or

a resumption of a suspended the radio resource control connection.

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the transmitting the first random access preamble is for a four-step random access procedure.

20. A system comprising:

a base station comprising one or more first processors and first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to:

transmit a random access response in response to receiving a first random access preamble, the random access response comprising an uplink grant;

receive, via the uplink grant, a wireless device identifier of a wireless device; and

receive in a message:

a second random access preamble via a random access channel resource; and

a transport block via an uplink resource corresponding to the random access channel resource; and

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

receive the random access response in response to transmitting the random access preamble, the random access response comprising the uplink grant;

transmit, via the uplink grant, the wireless device identifier of the wireless device;

start a contention resolution time window based on transmitting the wireless device identifier;

in response to not receiving a response corresponding to the wireless device identifier during the contention resolution time window, determine a contention resolution is unsuccessful; and

based on the determining, perform a two-step random access procedure comprising transmitting the message comprising:

the second random access preamble via the random access channel resource; and

the transport block via the uplink resource corresponding to the random access channel resource.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2020
From: JEON, HYOUNGSUK; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; XU, KAI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN; CIRIK, ALI
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62737849 · Sep 27, 2018
Related Publication 20200107369A1 · Apr 2, 2020
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