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Granted Patent B2
US 11,395,344 · App. 16/964,578 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Method for transmitting and receiving random access channel and uplink channel in non-licensed band and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Sukhyon Yoon (Seoul, KR); Seonwook Kim (Seoul, KR); Changhwan Park (Seoul, KR); Hanjun Park (Seoul, KR); Joonkui Ahn (Seoul, KR); Suckchel Yang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W74/0833H04L27/2605H04W16/14H04W74/0808
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Patent No.
US 11,395,344
App. No.
16/964,578
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for transmitting an uplink signal by a terminal in a non-licensed band. In particular, the method comprises: performing a clear channel assessment (CCA) on the non-licensed band; and transmitting the uplink signal on a specific slot on the basis of the result of performing the CCA, wherein when the specific slot is a random access channel (RACH) slot, the uplink signal is transmitted on the basis of a default timing advanced (TA) value for RACH signal transmission.

Claims (31)

1. A method of transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), an uplink signal in an unlicensed band, the method comprising:

performing a clear channel assessment (CCA) on the unlicensed band; and

transmitting the uplink signal in a specific slot based on a result obtained by performing the CCA,

wherein the CCA is performed based on a Listen-before-Talk (LBT) operation,

wherein the uplink signal is a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH),

wherein, based on the specific slot being a random access channel (RACH) slot, the uplink signal is transmitted based on a default timing advance (TA) value for RACH signal transmission, and

wherein a cyclic prefix (CP) length of a first symbol of the uplink signal is equal to a CP length of a RACH preamble related to the RACH slot.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink signal is delayed and transmitted such that a boundary of a first symbol for transmitting the uplink signal is aligned with a boundary of a second symbol for receiving the uplink signal.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein a random signal is transmitted during the delay.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the random signal is a cyclic prefix (CP).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein due to the transmission of the uplink signal based on the default TA value, transmission of symbols capable of being transmitted after a boundary of the specific slot is dropped.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein based on a number of the symbols capable of being transmitted after the boundary of the specific slot being greater than or equal to a threshold, the transmission of the uplink signal is dropped.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink signal is transmitted based on a TA value for the uplink signal, and wherein the transmission of the uplink signal is dropped during a time duration before a transmission start time based on the default TA value.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink signal is transmitted based on a TA value for the uplink signal, and wherein a first symbol related to a transmission start time based on the default TA value is transmitted as a cyclic prefix (CP).

9. A communication device for transmitting an uplink signal in an unlicensed band, the communication device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor connected to the memory,

wherein the processor is configured to:

perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) on the unlicensed band; and

transmit the uplink signal in a specific slot based on a result obtained by performing the CCA,

wherein the CCA is performed based on a Listen-before-Talk (LBT) operation,

wherein the uplink signal is a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH),

wherein, based on the specific slot being a random access channel (RACH) slot, the uplink signal is transmitted based on a default timing advance (TA) value for RACH signal transmission, and

wherein a cyclic prefix (CP) length of a first symbol of the uplink signal is equal to a CP length of a RACH preamble related to the RACH slot.

10. A method of receiving, by a base station, an uplink signal in an unlicensed band, the method comprising:

determining a reception duration for receiving the uplink signal in a random access channel (RACH) slot; and

receiving the uplink signal within the determined reception duration,

wherein the CCA is performed based on a Listen-before-Talk (LBT) operation,

wherein the uplink signal is a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH),

wherein the reception duration is determined based on a default timing advance (TA) value for RACH signal transmission, and

wherein a cyclic prefix (CP) length of a first symbol of the uplink signal is equal to a CP length of a RACH preamble related to the RACH slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2020
From: YOON, SUKHYON; KIM, SEONWOOK; PARK, CHANGHWAN; PARK, HANJUN; AHN, JOONKUI; YANG, SUCKCHEL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0112897 · Sep 20, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62621476 · Jan 24, 2018
Related Publication 20200383147A1 · Dec 3, 2020
Cited By (1)
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