RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND DATA RECEPTION METHOD, APPARATUSES THEREOF AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
A random access method and data reception method, apparatuses thereof and communication system. The random access method includes: a terminal equipment transmits a random access preamble to a network device; and determines (considers) that a random access procedure corresponding to the random access preamble is successfully completed when the terminal equipment receives a first notification or when the terminal equipment receives a first notification and a condition of a first cell related to the random access preamble is satisfied; wherein the first notification is a notification of reception of a downlink control channel transmission and is received from a lower layer of the terminal equipment on the first cell, and/or a notification of reception of a downlink control channel transmission for response to the random access preamble and is received from the lower layer.
1 . A random access apparatus, comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a random access preamble to a network device; and
processor circuitry configured to determine that a random access procedure corresponding to the random access preamble is successfully completed when a terminal equipment receives a first notification or when a terminal equipment receives a first notification and a condition of a first cell related to the random access preamble is satisfied;
wherein the first notification is a notification of reception of a downlink control channel transmission and is received from a lower layer of the terminal equipment on the first cell, and/or a notification of reception of a downlink control channel transmission for response to the random access preamble and is received from the lower layer.
2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first cell is:
a cell for initiation of a random access procedure corresponding to the random access preamble, or
a cell where the random access preamble is transmitted.
3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the condition is that: the first cell is identical to a second cell, or the first cell is different from a second cell.
4 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the second cell is:
a cell for monitoring downlink control channel transmission for response to the random access preamble; or
a special cell (SpCell).
5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the random access preamble is a beam failure recovery request.
6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the downlink control channel transmission is addressed to a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) or a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI).
7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:
a first processing unit configured to, when the random access procedure is successfully completed, stop transmitting or receiving uplink/downlink signals related to the random access procedure, and/or ignore possible occurrence of a measurement gap.
8 . A random access apparatus, comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a random access preamble to a network device; and
configured to determine that a random access procedure corresponding to the random access preamble is successfully completed when a terminal equipment has received downlink assignment on a downlink control channel and received corresponding transport blocks are successfully decoded, or when a terminal equipment has received a downlink assignment on a downlink control channel, received corresponding transport blocks are successfully decoded and a condition of a first cell related to the random access preamble is satisfied;
wherein the downlink control channel is a downlink control channel of a second cell and/or a downlink control channel for response to the random access preamble.
9 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first cell is:
a cell for initiation of a random access procedure corresponding to the random access preamble, or
a cell where the random access preamble is transmitted.
10 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the condition is that: the first cell is identical to the second cell, or the first cell is different from the second cell.
11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the second cell is:
a cell for monitoring the downlink assignment for response to the random access preamble; or
a special cell (SpCell).
12 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the transport blocks are transport blocks received in the first cell.
13 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the random access preamble is a beam failure recovery request.
14 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the downlink control channel is addressed to a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) or an a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI).
15 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:
a second processing unit configured to, when the random access procedure is successfully completed, stop transmitting or receiving uplink/downlink signals related to the random access procedure, and/or ignore a possible occurrence of a measurement gap.
16 . A data reception apparatus, comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a random access preamble to a network device;
processor circuitry configured to monitor downlink control information on a second cell; wherein the downlink control information is related to the random access preamble; and
a receiver configured to, on a first cell, receive downlink data scheduled by the downlink control information; wherein the first cell and second cell are different.
17 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the first cell is a cell for providing a reference signal index associated with the downlink data scheduled by the downlink control information, or
the first cell is a cell where the random access preamble is transmitted, or
the first cell is a cell where beam failure recovery configuration to which the random access preamble corresponds is transmitted.
18 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the random access preamble is configured and transmitted according to higher layer signaling used for beam failure recovery.
19 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the second cell is a cell for monitoring the downlink control information, or the second cell is a special cell (Spcell).
20 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the random access preamble is a beam failure recovery request.