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Granted Patent B2
US 11,930,537 · App. 17/168,264 · Granted Mar 12, 2024

Random access method, communications apparatus, chip, and storage medium

Inventor: Yuan Li (Bonn, DE)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W74/0833H04L5/0048H04W56/001H04W74/0808
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Patent No.
US 11,930,537
App. No.
17/168,264
Granted
Mar 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a random access method, a communications apparatus, a chip, and a storage medium. A network device sends a first synchronization signal/PBCH block SSB on a first candidate SSB occasion, and/or sends a second SSB on a second candidate SSB occasion, where both the first candidate SSB occasion and the second candidate SSB occasion are associated with a first random access channel time-frequency-code resource. The network device receives random access information sent by a terminal device on the first random access channel time-frequency-code resource. According to the embodiments of this application, two candidate SSB occasions are mapped to a same PRACH time-frequency-code resource. In this way, even if an SSB cannot be sent on one of the two candidate SSB occasions due to a channel sensing failure, but another SSB can be sent on the other candidate SSB occasion due to a channel sensing success.

Claims (64)

1. A random access method, comprising:

sending, by a network device, at least one of a first synchronization signal/PBCH block (SSB) on a first candidate SSB occasion or a second SSB on a second candidate SSB occasion, wherein both the first candidate SSB occasion and the second candidate SSB occasion are associated with a first random access channel time-frequency-code resource; and

receiving, by the network device, random access information sent by a terminal device on the first random access channel time-frequency-code resource,

wherein the first candidate SSB occasion and the second candidate SSB occasion are comprised in L candidate SSB occasions,

wherein the L candidate SSB occasions include a first set and a second set of candidate SSB occasions,

wherein each of the first set and the second set of candidate SSB occasions includes M candidate SSB occasions adjacent in time sequence,

wherein the first set and the second set of candidate SSB occasions do not include candidate SSB occasions from each other,

wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the first set of candidate SSB occasions include the first candidate SSB occasion,

wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the second set of SSB include the second candidate SSB occasion, and

wherein a time sequence index of the first candidate SSB occasion in the M candidate SSB occasions and a time sequence index of the second candidate SSB occasion in the M candidate SSB occasions are same.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the first set are sequentially mapped to a random access channel time-frequency-code resource set, the M candidate SSB occasions in the second set are sequentially mapped to the random access channel time-frequency-code resource set, the random access channel time-frequency-code resource set includes the first random access channel time-frequency-code resource.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the L candidate SSB occasion are comprised in a SSB time window, the length of the SSB time window is half frame.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the value of M is configured by using broadcast information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein L is less than or equal to 8, SSB index of the first candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence carried in a first SSB, SSB index of the second candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence carried in a second SSB, wherein the SSB index is an index that is of a candidate SSB occasion in the L candidate SSB occasions included in the SSB time window and that is sorted in time order.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein L is greater than 8, SSB index of the first candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence and bit information on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) carried in a first SSB, SSB index of the second candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence and bit information on a PBCH carried in a second SSB, wherein the SSB index is an index that is of a candidate SSB occasion in the L candidate SSB occasions included in the SSB time window and that is sorted in time order.

7. A random access method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, at least one of a first synchronization signal/PBCH block SSB sent by a network device on a first candidate SSB occasion or a second SSB sent by the network device on a second candidate SSB occasion, wherein both the first candidate SSB occasion and the second candidate SSB occasion are associated with a first random access channel time-frequency-code resource; and

sending, by the terminal device, random access information to the network device on the first random access channel time-frequency-code resource,

wherein the first candidate SSB occasion and the second candidate SSB occasion are comprised in L candidate SSB occasions,

wherein the L candidate SSB occasions include a first set and a second set of candidate SSB occasions,

wherein each of the first set and the second set of candidate SSB occasions includes M candidate SSB occasions adjacent in time sequence,

wherein the first set and the second set of candidate SSB occasions do not include candidate SSB occasions from each other,

wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the first set of candidate SSB occasions include the first candidate SSB occasion,

wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the second set of SSB include the second candidate SSB occasion, and

wherein a time sequence index of the first candidate SSB occasion in the M candidate SSB occasions and a time sequence index of the second candidate SSB occasion in the M candidate SSB occasions are same.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the first set are sequentially mapped to a random access channel time-frequency-code resource set, the M candidate SSB occasions in the second set are sequentially mapped to the random access channel time-frequency-code resource set, the random access channel time-frequency-code resource set includes the first random access channel time-frequency-code resource.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the L candidate SSB occasion are comprised in a SSB time window, the length of the SSB time window is half frame.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the value of M is configured by using broadcast information.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein L is less than or equal to 8, SSB index of the first candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence carried in a first SSB, SSB index of the second candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence carried in a second SSB, wherein the SSB index is an index that is of a candidate SSB occasion in the L candidate SSB occasions included in the SSB time window and that is sorted in time order.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein L is greater than 8, SSB index of the first candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence and bit information on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) carried in a first SSB, SSB index of the second candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence and bit information on a PBCH carried in a second SSB, wherein the SSB index is an index that is of a candidate SSB occasion in the L candidate SSB occasions included in the SSB time window and that is sorted in time order.

13. A communications apparatus, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein

the memory is configured to store a computer-executable instruction; and

the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instruction stored in the memory, so that the communications apparatus performs a method comprising:

sending at least one of a first synchronization signal/PBCH block (SSB) on a first candidate SSB occasion or a second SSB on a second candidate SSB occasion, wherein both the first candidate SSB occasion and the second candidate SSB occasion are associated with a first random access channel time-frequency-code resource; and

receiving random access information sent by a terminal device on the first random access channel time-frequency-code resource,

wherein the first candidate SSB occasion and the second candidate SSB occasion are comprised in L candidate SSB occasions,

wherein the L candidate SSB occasions include a first set and a second set of candidate SSB occasions,

wherein each of the first set and the second set of candidate SSB occasions includes M candidate SSB occasions adjacent in time sequence,

wherein the first set and the second set of candidate SSB occasions do not include candidate SSB occasions from each other,

wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the first set of candidate SSB occasions include the first candidate SSB occasion,

wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the second set of SSB include the second candidate SSB occasion, and

wherein a time sequence index of the first candidate SSB occasion in the M candidate SSB occasions and a time sequence index of the second candidate SSB occasion in the M candidate SSB occasions are same.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the first set are sequentially mapped to a random access channel time-frequency-code resource set, the M candidate SSB occasions in the second set are sequentially mapped to the random access channel time-frequency-code resource set, the random access channel time-frequency-code resource set includes the first random access channel time-frequency-code resource.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the L candidate SSB occasion are comprised in a SSB time window, the length of the SSB time window is half frame.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the value of M is configured by using broadcast information.

17. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein L is less than or equal to 8, SSB index of the first candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence carried in a first SSB, SSB index of the second candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence carried in a second SSB, wherein the SSB index is an index that is of a candidate SSB occasion in the L candidate SSB occasions included in the SSB time window and that is sorted in time order.

18. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein L is greater than 8, SSB index of the first candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence and bit information on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) carried in a first SSB, SSB index of the second candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence and bit information on a PBCH carried in a second SSB, wherein the SSB index is an index that is of a candidate SSB occasion in the L candidate SSB occasions included in the SSB time window and that is sorted in time order.

19. A communications apparatus, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein

the memory is configured to store a computer-executable instruction; and

the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instruction stored in the memory, so that the communications apparatus performs a method comprising:

receiving at least one of a first synchronization signal/PBCH block SSB sent by a network device on a first candidate SSB occasion or a second SSB sent by the network device on a second candidate SSB occasion, wherein both the first candidate SSB occasion and the second candidate SSB occasion are associated with a first random access channel time-frequency-code resource; and

sending random access information to the network device on the first random access channel time-frequency-code resource,

wherein the first candidate SSB occasion and the second candidate SSB occasion are comprised in L candidate SSB occasions,

wherein the L candidate SSB occasions include a first set and a second set of candidate SSB occasions,

wherein each of the first set and the second set of candidate SSB occasions includes M candidate SSB occasions adjacent in time sequence,

wherein the first set and the second set of candidate SSB occasions do not include candidate SSB occasions from each other,

wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the first set of candidate SSB occasions include the first candidate SSB occasion,

wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the second set of SSB include the second candidate SSB occasion, and

wherein a time sequence index of the first candidate SSB occasion in the M candidate SSB occasions and a time sequence index of the second candidate SSB occasion in the M candidate SSB occasions are same.

20. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the M candidate SSB occasions in the first set are sequentially mapped to a random access channel time-frequency-code resource set, the M candidate SSB occasions in the second set are sequentially mapped to the random access channel time-frequency-code resource set, the random access channel time-frequency-code resource set includes the first random access channel time-frequency-code resource.

21. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the L candidate SSB occasion are comprised in a SSB time window, the length of the SSB time window is half frame.

22. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the value of M is configured by using broadcast information.

23. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein L is less than or equal to 8, SSB index of the first candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence carried in a first SSB, SSB index of the second candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence carried in a second SSB, wherein the SSB index is an index that is of a candidate SSB occasion in the L candidate SSB occasions included in the SSB time window and that is sorted in time order.

24. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein L is greater than 8, SSB index of the first candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence and bit information on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) carried in a first SSB, SSB index of the second candidate SSB occasion is indicated by using a DMRS sequence and bit information on a PBCH carried in a second SSB, wherein the SSB index is an index that is of a candidate SSB occasion in the L candidate SSB occasions included in the SSB time window and that is sorted in time order.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2021
From: LI, YUAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056160/0977 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810893405.0 · Aug 7, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019098630 · Jul 31, 2019
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