IP Library Granted Patent US 11,245,561
Granted Patent B2
US 11,245,561 · App. 16/947,961 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Method and apparatus for synchronization signal design

Inventors: Hongbo Si (Plano, TX); Young-Han Nam (Plano, TX); Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX); Yuguang Gao (Ithaca, NY); Le Liu (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L27/2613H04J11/0073H04J11/0076H04L27/2675H04L27/18
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Patent No.
US 11,245,561
App. No.
16/947,961
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of a base station (BS) for transmitting synchronization signals in a wireless communication system. The method comprises generating a primary synchronization signal (PSS) including one of multiple PSS sequences that is generated based on a M-sequence of length 127 in a frequency domain, wherein the PSS indicates part of cell identification (ID) information using a cyclic shift performed on the M-sequence generating the PSS; generating a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) including one of multiple SSS sequences that is generated based on multiple BPSK modulated M-sequences of length 127 in the frequency domain, wherein the SSS indicates the cell ID information using cyclic shifts performed on the M-sequences generating the SSS; and transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the PSS and SSS over downlink channels.

Claims (48)

1. A base station for transmitting signals in a communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit a primary synchronization signal (PSS) on an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one sync block, wherein one PSS sequence is included in the PSS, wherein the one PSS sequence is defined based on one M sequence of length 127 and only one part of physical cell identification (ID) information, and wherein the one M sequence is defined based on d M (i+7)=[d M (i+4)+d M (i)]mod 2;

transmit a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) on an OFDM symbol within the one sync block, wherein one SSS sequence is included in the SSS, wherein the one SSS sequence is defined based on two M sequences of length 127 and a whole of the physical cell ID information, and wherein the two M sequences are defined based on d M (i+7)=[d M (i+4)+d M (i)]mod 2 and d M (i+7)=[d M (i+1)+d M (i)]mod 2, respectively; and

transmit a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) on an OFDM symbol within the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is a first located OFDM symbol in the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is different from the OFDM symbol for the SSS and the OFDM symbol for the PBCH within the one sync block, and wherein a frequency position for the PSS and a frequency position for the SSS are identical.

2. The base station of claim 1 , wherein a size of a bandwidth for the PSS and the SSS is proportional to a size of subcarrier spacing.

3. The base station of claim 1 , wherein:

the whole of the physical cell ID information includes two parts of the physical cell ID information,

the one PSS sequence is defined based on a cyclic shift corresponding to one part of the physical cell ID information among the two parts of the physical cell ID information, and

the one SSS sequence is defined based on cyclic shifts and the cyclic shifts correspond to at least one part of the physical cell ID information among the two parts of the physical cell ID information.

4. The base station of claim 1 , wherein a bandwidth for the PSS is only a part of a bandwidth for both of the PBCH and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

5. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the PSS and the SSS are mapped onto same 127 subcarriers on different OFDM symbols.

6. A method for transmitting signals performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a primary synchronization signal (PSS) on an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one sync block, wherein one PSS sequence is included in the PSS, wherein the one PSS sequence is defined based on one M sequence of length 127 and only one part of physical cell identification (ID) information, and wherein the one M sequence is defined based on d M (i+7)=[d M (i+4)+d M (i)]mod 2;

transmitting a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) on an OFDM symbol within the one sync block, wherein one SSS sequence is included in the SSS, wherein the one SSS sequence is defined based on two M sequences of length 127 and a whole of the physical cell ID information, and wherein the two M sequences are defined based on d M (i+7)=[d M (i+4)+d M (i)]mod 2 and d M (i+7)=[d M (i+1)+d M (i)]mod 2, respectively; and

transmitting a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) on an OFDM symbol within the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is a first located OFDM symbol in the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is different from the OFDM symbol for the SSS and the OFDM symbol for the PBCH within the one sync block, and wherein a frequency position for the PSS and a frequency position for the SSS are identical.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein a size of a bandwidth for the PSS and the SSS is proportional to a size of subcarrier spacing.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

the whole of the physical cell ID information includes two parts of the physical cell ID information,

the one PSS sequence is defined based on a cyclic shift corresponding to one part of the physical cell ID information among the two parts of the physical cell ID information, and

the one SSS sequence is defined based on cyclic shifts and the cyclic shifts correspond to at least one part of the physical cell ID information among the two parts of the physical cell ID information.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein a bandwidth for the PSS is only a part of a bandwidth for both of the PBCH and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the PSS and the SSS are mapped onto same 127 subcarriers on different OFDM symbols.

11. A terminal for receiving signals in a communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive a primary synchronization signal (PSS) on an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one sync block, wherein one PSS sequence is included in the PSS, wherein the one PSS sequence is defined based on one M sequence of length 127 and only one part of physical cell identification (ID) information, and wherein the one M sequence is defined based on d M (i+7)=[d M (i+4)+d M (i)]mod 2;

receive a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) on an OFDM symbol within the one sync block, wherein one SSS sequence is included in the SSS, wherein the one SSS sequence is defined based on two M sequences of length 127 and a whole of the physical cell ID information, and wherein the two M sequences are defined based on d M (i+7)=[d M (i+4)+d M (i)]mod 2 and d M (i+7)=[d M (i+1)+d M (i)]mod 2, respectively; and

receive a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) on an OFDM symbol within the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is a first located OFDM symbol in the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is different from the OFDM symbol for the SSS and the OFDM symbol for the PBCH within the one sync block, and wherein a frequency position for the PSS and a frequency position for the SSS are identical.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein a size of a bandwidth for the PSS and the SSS is proportional to a size of subcarrier spacing.

13. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein:

the whole of the physical cell ID information includes two parts of the physical cell ID information,

the one PSS sequence is defined based on a cyclic shift corresponding to one part of the physical cell ID information among the two parts of the physical cell ID information, and

the one SSS sequence is defined based on cyclic shifts and the cyclic shifts correspond to at least one part of the physical cell ID information among the two parts of the physical cell ID information.

14. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein a bandwidth for the PSS is only a part of a bandwidth for both of the PBCH and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

15. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the PSS and the SSS are mapped onto same 127 subcarriers on different OFDM symbols.

16. A method for receiving signals performed by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a primary synchronization signal (PSS) on an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one sync block, wherein one PSS sequence is included in the PSS, wherein the one PSS sequence is defined based on one M sequence of length 127 and only one part of physical cell identification (ID) information, and wherein the one M sequence is defined based on d M (i+7)=[d M (i+4)+d M (i)]mod 2;

receiving a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) on an OFDM symbol within the one sync block, wherein one SSS sequence is included in the SSS, wherein the one SSS sequence is defined based on two M sequences of length 127 and a whole of the physical cell ID information, and wherein the two M sequences are defined based on d M (i+7)=[d M (i+4)+d M (i)]mod 2 and d M (i+7)=[d M (i+1)+d M (i)]mod 2, respectively; and

receiving a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) on an OFDM symbol within the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is a first located OFDM symbol in the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is different from the OFDM symbol for the SSS and the OFDM symbol for the PBCH within the one sync block, and wherein a frequency position for the PSS and a frequency position for the SSS are identical.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein a size of a bandwidth for the PSS and the SSS is proportional to a size of subcarrier spacing.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein:

the whole of the physical cell ID information includes two parts of the physical cell ID information,

the one PSS sequence is defined based on a cyclic shift corresponding to one part of the physical cell ID information among the two parts of the physical cell ID information, and

the one SSS sequence is defined based on cyclic shifts and the cyclic shifts correspond to at least one part of the physical cell ID information among the two parts of the physical cell ID information.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein a bandwidth for the PSS is only a part of a bandwidth for both of the PBCH and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the PSS and the SSS are mapped onto same 127 subcarriers on different OFDM symbols.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2020
From: SI, HONGBO; NAM, YOUNG-HAN; ONGGOSANUSI, EKO; GAO, YUGUANG; LIU, LE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Continuity (15)
Continuation 16788136 · Feb 11, 2020
Continuation 16544143 · Aug 19, 2019
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