IP Library Granted Patent US 11,246,110
Granted Patent B2
US 11,246,110 · App. 16/737,473 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Method and apparatus for receiving system information in the wireless communication

Inventors: Youngsub Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyunsoo Ko (Seoul, KR); Sukhyon Yoon (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Seonwook Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W56/001H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04L27/2607H04L27/2611H04L27/2666H04W72/0446H04L5/0007
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Patent No.
US 11,246,110
App. No.
16/737,473
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for a user equipment to receive system information in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method is characterized in detecting a first synchronization signal block configured with a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) and a Physical Broadcasting Channel (PBCH) at a specific frequency position, determining a presence or non-presence of system information corresponding to the first synchronization signal block within a first synchronization raster corresponding to a specific frequency position based on a system information indicator included in the PBCH, and if the system information corresponding to the first synchronization signal block is determined as not existing, determining a second synchronization raster having system information exist therein based on the system information indicator.

Claims (38)

1. A method for detecting a synchronization signal block (SSB) by a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the method comprising:

detecting a first SSB including a synchronization signal (SS) and a Physical Broadcasting Channel (PBCH);

obtaining, from the PBCH of the first SSB, first system information (SI) including (i) a first field related to remaining SI (RMSI) scheduling and (ii) a second field related to an RMSI presence for the first SSB; and

determining, based on the second field related to the RMSI presence for the first SSB, whether (i) the first field related to RMSI scheduling is configured as information regarding first RMSI associated with the first SSB or (ii) the first field related to RMSI scheduling is configured as information regarding a frequency position related to a second SSB.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on the second field indicating that the first RMSI is not present, the first field informs a relative position a frequency position related to the first SSB and the frequency position related to the second SSB.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on the second field indicating that the first RMSI is not present and the first field including a specific value, the first field related to RMSI scheduling informs an RMSI non-presence frequency range.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a third SSB without an associated RMSI is received in a frequency position other than the frequency position related to the second SSB.

5. An apparatus configured to detect a synchronization signal block (SSB) for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

detecting a first SSB including a synchronization signal (SS) and a Physical Broadcasting Channel (PBCH);

obtaining, from the PBCH of the first SSB, first system information (SI) including (i) a first field related to remaining SI (RMSI) scheduling and (ii) a second field related to an RMSI presence for the first SSB; and

determining, based on the second field related to the RMSI presence for the first SSB, whether (i) the first field related to RMSI scheduling is configured as information regarding first RMSI associated with the first SSB or (ii) the first field related to RMSI scheduling is configured as information regarding a frequency position related to a second SSB.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein, based on the second field indicating that the first RMSI is not present, the first field informs a relative position a frequency position related to the first SSB and the frequency position related to the second SSB.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein, based on the second field indicating that the first RMSI is not present and the first field including a specific value, the first field related to RMSI scheduling informs an RMSI non-presence frequency range in which the RMSI is not present.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein a third SSB without an associated RMSI is received in a frequency position other than the frequency position related to the second SSB.

9. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the apparatus is a user equipment (UE) including at least one transceiver.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting the second SSB in the frequency position based on (i) the second field indicating an RMSI non-presence and (ii) the first field configured as the information regarding the frequency position related to the second SSB; and

obtaining, from a PBCH of the second SSB, second SI.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving second RMSI associated with the second SSB, based on the second SI.

12. A non-transitory processor readable medium recorded thereon instructions for executing the method of claim 1 .

13. A method for transmitting a synchronization signal block (SSB) by a base station (BS) for wireless communication, the method comprising:

generating first system information (SI) including (i) a first field related to remaining SI (RMSI) scheduling and (ii) a second field related to an RMSI presence; and

transmitting a first SSB including a synchronization signal (SS) and a Physical Broadcasting Channel (PBCH) carrying the first SI,

wherein whether (i) the first field related to RMSI scheduling is configured as information regarding first RMSI associated with the first SSB or (ii) the first field related to RMSI scheduling is configured as information regarding a frequency position related to a second SSB, is determined based on the second field related to the RMSI presence.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein, based on a non-presence of the first RMSI, the first field is configured as the information regarding the frequency position related to the second SSB.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the information regarding the frequency position related to the second SSB informs a relative position a frequency position related to the first SSB and the frequency position related to the second SSB.

16. A base station (BS) comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

generating first system information (SI) including (i) a first field related to remaining SI (RMSI) scheduling and (ii) a second field related to an RMSI presence; and

transmitting a first synchronization signal block (SSB) including a synchronization signal (SS) and a Physical Broadcasting Channel (PBCH) carrying the first SI,

wherein whether (i) the first field related to RMSI scheduling is configured as information regarding first RMSI associated with the first SSB or (ii) the first field related to RMSI scheduling is configured as information regarding a frequency position related to a second SSB, is determined based on the second field related to the RMSI presence.

17. The BS of claim 16 , wherein, based on a non-presence of the first RMSI, the first field is configured as the information regarding the frequency position related to the second SSB.

18. The BS of claim 17 , wherein the information regarding the frequency position related to the second SSB informs a relative position a frequency position related to the first SSB and the frequency position related to the second SSB.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2020
From: KIM, YOUNGSUB; KO, HYUNSOO; YOON, SUKHYON; KIM, KIJUN; KIM, SEONWOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 052452/0076 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16295504 · Mar 7, 2019
Continuation 16064859
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