IP Library Granted Patent US 11,259,326
Granted Patent B2
US 11,259,326 · App. 16/997,892 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Method and device for performing random access process in unlicensed band

Inventors: Joonkui Ahn (Seoul, KR); Byounghoon Kim (Seoul, KR); Suckchel Yang (Seoul, KR); Yunjung Yi (Seoul, KR); Seonwook Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W74/0808H04W16/14H04W56/00H04W56/001H04W56/0045H04W74/08
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Patent No.
US 11,259,326
App. No.
16/997,892
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method for performing a random access process in an unlicensed band, and a device using the same. The device receives a random access preamble (RAP) order instructing the transmission of a RAP. The device performs a clear channel assessment (CCA) in an unlicensed cell during an RAP window so as to transmit the RAP when the device succeeds in CCA.

Claims (34)

1. A method for performing a random access procedure in an unlicensed band, the method performed by a wireless device and comprising:

performing a listen before talk (LBT) in an unlicensed band to check whether the LBT is failed or not;

based on the LBT being not failed, transmitting a first random access preamble with a first transmit power in the unlicensed band; and

attempting to transmit a second random access preamble in the unlicensed band,

wherein attempting to transmit the second random access preamble comprises:

based on the LBT being failed, attempting to transmit the second random access preamble with a second transmit power in the unlicensed band, the second transmit power having a same value with the first transmit power, and

based on the LBT being not failed, attempting to transmit the second random access preamble with a third transmit power in the unlicensed band, the third transmit power having a greater value than the first transmit power.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the LBT in an unlicensed band comprises:

sensing a channel during a channel detection time which is randomly selected by the wireless device;

determining that the LBT being not failed based on the channel being sensed to be idle during the channel detection time; and

determining that the LBT being failed based on the channel being sensed not to be idle during the channel detection time.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a random access response as a response to the first random access preamble or the second random access preamble, the random access response including an uplink resource allocation assigned to a transmission of a scheduled message and a LBT parameter to be applied to a LBT operation for the transmission of the scheduled message.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein:

based on the LBT parameter indicating a first LBT scheme, the scheduled message is transmitted by the wireless device after a channel is sensed to be idle for a predefined time, and

based on the LBT parameter indicating a second LBT scheme, the scheduled message is transmitted by the wireless device after the channel is sensed to be idle for a channel detection time which is randomly selected by the wireless device.

5. A device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory operatively coupled with the processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the device to perform functions comprising:

performing a listen before talk (LBT) in an unlicensed band to check whether the LBT is failed or not;

based on the LBT being not failed, transmitting a first random access preamble with a first transmit power in the unlicensed band; and

attempting to transmit a second random access preamble in the unlicensed band,

wherein attempting to transmit the second random access preamble comprises:

based on the LBT being failed, attempting to transmit the second random access preamble with a second transmit power in the unlicensed band, the second transmit power having a same value with the first transmit power, and

based on the LBT being not failed, attempting to transmit the second random access preamble with a third transmit power in the unlicensed band, the third transmit power having a greater value than the first transmit power.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein performing the LBT in an unlicensed band comprises:

sensing a channel during a channel detection time which is randomly selected by the wireless device;

determining that the LBT being not failed based on the channel being sensed to be idle during the channel detection time; and

determining that the LBT being failed based on the channel being sensed not to be idle during the channel detection time.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the functions further comprise:

receiving a random access response as a response to the first random access preamble or the second random access preamble, the random access response including an uplink resource allocation assigned to a transmission of a scheduled message and a LBT parameter to be applied to a LBT operation for the transmission of the scheduled message.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein:

based on the LBT parameter indicating a first LBT scheme, the scheduled message is transmitted by the device after a channel is sensed to be idle for a predefined time, and

based on the LBT parameter indicating a second LBT scheme, the scheduled message is transmitted by the device after the channel is sensed to be idle for a channel detection time which is randomly selected by the device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2020
From: AHN, JOONKUI; KIM, BYOUNGHOON; YANG, SUCKCHEL; YI, YUNJUNG; KIM, SEONWOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (6)
Continuation 16698803 · Nov 27, 2019
Continuation 15571453
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