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US 11,611,996 · App. 17/052,959 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Method for grant free uplink transmission, user equipment and base station device

Inventors: Qi Xiong (Beijing, CN); Bin Yu (Beijing, CN); Chen Qian (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W74/0833H04W56/001H04W74/004H04W74/006
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Patent No.
US 11,611,996
App. No.
17/052,959
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a grant free uplink transmission method, the method is performed at a user equipment side, comprising: determining, according to configuration information for grant free uplink transmission received from a base station, a radio network temporary identifier GF-RNTI for grant free uplink transmission, and transmitting an uplink signal; and monitoring feedback from the base station in a downlink control channel by using the determined GF-RNTI. The present disclosure also provides a user equipment and a base station for grant free uplink transmission.

Claims (32)

1. A method performed by a terminal for a 2-step random access procedure in a wireless communication, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a message including information on whether physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions for a 4-step random access type is shared with a 2-step random access type;

identifying whether the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type based on the message;

in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type, transmitting, to the base station, a message A including a preamble based on a first configuration of PRACH occasions, wherein the first configuration of PRACH occasions is common for the 4-step random access type and the 2-step random access type; and

in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is not shared with the 2-step random access type, transmitting, to the base station, a message A including a preamble based on a second configuration of PRACH occasions, wherein the second configuration of PRACH occasions is separately configured for the 2-step random access type.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type, a preamble index of the preamble associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB) starts from an index which is determined based on a starting preamble index of preambles allocated for the 4-step random access type associated with the SSB and a total number of preambles for the 4-step random access type.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a subset of the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type shared with the 2-step random access type.

4. A method performed by a base station for a 2-step random access procedure in a wireless communication, the method comprising:

identifying whether physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions for a 4-step random access type is shared with a 2-step random access type for a terminal;

transmitting, to the terminal, a message including information on whether the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type;

in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type, receiving, from the terminal, a message A including a preamble based on a first configuration of PRACH occasions, wherein the first configuration of PRACH occasions is common for the 4-step random access type and the 2-step random access type; and

in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is not shared with the 2-step random access type, receiving, from the terminal, a message A including a preamble based on a second configuration of PRACH occasions, wherein the second configuration of PRACH occasions is separately configured for the 2-step random access type.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein, in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type, a preamble index of the preamble associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB) starts from an index which is determined based on a starting preamble index of preambles allocated for the 4-step random access type associated with the SSB and a total number of preambles for the 4-step random access type.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a subset of the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type shared with the 2-step random access type.

7. A terminal for a 2-step random access procedure in a wireless communication, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station, a message including information on whether physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions for a 4-step random access type is shared with a 2-step random access type,

identify whether the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type based on the message,

in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type, transmit, to the base station, a message A including a preamble based on a first configuration of PRACH occasions, wherein the first configuration of PRACH occasions is common for the 4-step random access type and the 2-step random access type, and

in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is not shared with the 2-step random access type, transmit, to the base station, a message A including a preamble based on a second configuration of PRACH occasions, wherein the second configuration of PRACH occasions is separately configured for the 2-step random access type.

8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein, in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type, a preamble index of the preamble associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB) starts from an index which is determined based on a starting preamble index of preambles allocated for the 4-step random access type associated with the SSB and a total number of preambles for the 4-step random access type.

9. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a subset of the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type shared with the 2-step random access type.

10. A base station for a 2-step random access procedure in a wireless communication, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

identify whether physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions for a 4-step random access type is shared with a 2-step random access type for a terminal,

transmit, to the terminal, a message including information on whether the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type,

in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type, receive, from the terminal, a message A including a preamble based on a first configuration of PRACH occasions, wherein the first configuration of PRACH occasions is common for the 4-step random access type and the 2-step random access type, and

in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is not shared with the 2-step random access type, receive, from the terminal, a message A including a preamble based on a second configuration of PRACH occasions, wherein the second configuration of PRACH occasions is separately configured for the 2-step random access type.

11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein, in case that the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type, a preamble index of the preamble associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB) starts from an index which is determined based on a starting preamble index of preambles allocated for the 4-step random access type associated with the SSB and a total number of preambles for the 4-step random access type.

12. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a subset of the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type shared with the 2-step random access type.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2020
From: XIONG, QI; YU, BIN; QIAN, CHEN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
CN 201810444554.9 · May 10, 2018 · national
CN 201810481214.3 · May 18, 2018 · national
CN 201811642884.5 · Dec 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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