IP Library Granted Patent US 11,310,089
Granted Patent B2
US 11,310,089 · App. 17/247,119 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Method and apparatus for synchronization signal design

Inventors: Hongbo Si (Plano, TX); Young-Han Nam (Plano, TX); Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX); Yuguang Gao (Ithaca, NY); Le Liu (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L27/2613H04J11/0073H04J11/0076H04L27/2675H04L27/18
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Patent No.
US 11,310,089
App. No.
17/247,119
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of a base station (BS) for transmitting synchronization signals in a wireless communication system. The method comprises generating a primary synchronization signal (PSS) including one of multiple PSS sequences that is generated based on a M-sequence of length 127 in a frequency domain, wherein the PSS indicates part of cell identification (ID) information using a cyclic shift performed on the M-sequence generating the PSS; generating a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) including one of multiple SSS sequences that is generated based on multiple BPSK modulated M-sequences of length 127 in the frequency domain, wherein the SSS indicates the cell ID information using cyclic shifts performed on the M-sequences generating the SSS; and transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the PSS and SSS over downlink channels.

Claims (44)

1. A base station for transmitting synchronization signals in a communication system, the base station comprising:

at least one processor configured to control a transceiver:

the transceiver configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a primary synchronization signal (PSS) including one PSS sequence that is associated with a first sequence of length 127 and only a part of physical cell identification (ID) information, wherein the one PSS sequence is mapped on to subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one sync block;

transmit, to the UE, a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) including one SSS sequence that is defined based on combination between a second sequence and a third sequence of length 127 and a whole of the physical cell ID information, wherein the one SSS sequence is mapped on to subcarriers in an OFDM symbol within one sync block; and

transmit, to the UE, a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) including master information block (MIB), wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is a first located OFDM symbol in the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is different from the OFDM symbol for the SSS and an OFDM symbol for the PBCH within the sync block, and wherein a frequency position for the PSS and a frequency position for the SSS are identical.

2. The base station of claim 1 , wherein a size of a bandwidth for the PSS and the SSS is proportional to a size of subcarrier spacing.

3. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the whole of the physical cell ID information includes two parts of the physical cell ID information,

wherein the one SSS sequence is defined based on cyclic shifts and the cyclic shifts correspond to at least one part of the physical cell ID information among two parts of the physical cell ID information, and

wherein the second sequence and the third sequence are M-sequences.

4. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the one PSS sequence is defined based on a cyclic shift corresponding to one part of the physical cell ID information among two parts of the physical cell ID information.

5. The base station of claim 1 , wherein a bandwidth for the PSS is only a part of a bandwidth for the PBCH.

6. A method for transmitting synchronization signals performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a primary synchronization signal (PSS) including one PSS sequence that is associated with a first sequence of length 127 and only a part of physical cell identification (ID) information, wherein the one PSS sequence is mapped on to subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one sync block;

transmitting, to the UE, a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) including one SSS sequence that is defined based on combination between a second sequence and a third sequence of length 127 and a whole of the physical cell ID information, wherein the one SSS sequence is mapped on to subcarriers in an OFDM symbol within one sync block; and

transmitting, to the UE, a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) including master information block (MIB), wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is a first located OFDM symbol in the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is different from the OFDM symbol for the SSS and an OFDM symbol for the PBCH within the sync block, and wherein a frequency position for the PSS and a frequency position for the SSS are identical.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein a size of a bandwidth for the PSS and the SSS is proportional to a size of subcarrier spacing.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the whole of the physical cell ID information includes two parts of the physical cell ID information,

wherein the one SSS sequence is defined based on cyclic shifts and the cyclic shifts correspond to at least one part of the physical cell ID information among two parts of the physical cell ID information, and

wherein the second sequence and the third sequence are M-sequences.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the one PSS sequence is defined based on a cyclic shift corresponding to one part of the physical cell ID information among two parts of the physical cell ID information.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein a bandwidth for the PSS is only a part of a bandwidth for the PBCH.

11. A user equipment (UE) for receiving synchronization signals in a communication system, the UE comprising:

at least one processor configured to control a transceiver:

the transceiver configured to:

receive, from a base station, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) including one PSS sequence that is associated with a first sequence of length 127 and only a part of physical cell identification (ID) information, wherein the one PSS sequence is mapped on to subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one sync block;

receive, from the base station, a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) including one SSS sequence that is defined based on combination between a second sequence and a third sequence of length 127 and a whole of the physical cell ID information, wherein the one SSS sequence is mapped on to subcarriers in an OFDM symbol within one sync block; and

receive, from the base station, a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) including master information block (MIB), wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is a first located OFDM symbol in the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is different from the OFDM symbol for the SSS and an OFDM symbol for the PBCH within the sync block, and wherein a frequency position for the PSS and a frequency position for the SSS are identical.

12. The UE of claim 11 , wherein a size of a bandwidth for the PSS and the SSS is proportional to a size of subcarrier spacing.

13. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the whole of the physical cell ID information includes two parts of the physical cell ID information,

wherein the one SSS sequence is defined based on cyclic shifts and the cyclic shifts correspond to at least one part of the physical cell ID information among two parts of the physical cell ID information, and

wherein the second sequence and the third sequence are M-sequences.

14. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one PSS sequence is defined based on a cyclic shift corresponding to one part of the physical cell ID information among two parts of the physical cell ID information.

15. The UE of claim 11 , wherein a bandwidth for the PSS is only a part of a bandwidth for the PBCH.

16. A method for receiving synchronization signals performed by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) including one PSS sequence that is associated with a first sequence of length 127 and only a part of physical cell identification (ID) information, wherein the one PSS sequence is mapped on to subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one sync block;

receiving, from the base station, a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) including one SSS sequence that is defined based on combination between a second sequence and a third sequence of length 127 and a whole of the physical cell ID information, wherein the one SSS sequence is mapped on to subcarriers in an OFDM symbol within one sync block; and

receiving, from the base station, a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) including master information block (MIB), wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is a first located OFDM symbol in the one sync block, wherein the OFDM symbol for the PSS is different from the OFDM symbol for the SSS and an OFDM symbol for the PBCH within the sync block, and wherein a frequency position for the PSS and a frequency position for the SSS are identical.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein a size of a bandwidth for the PSS and the SSS is proportional to a size of subcarrier spacing.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the whole of the physical cell ID information includes two parts of the physical cell ID information,

wherein the one SSS sequence is defined based on cyclic shifts and the cyclic shifts correspond to at least one part of the physical cell ID information among two parts of the physical cell ID information, and

wherein the second sequence and the third sequence are M-sequences.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the one PSS sequence is defined based on a cyclic shift corresponding to one part of the physical cell ID information among two parts of the physical cell ID information.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein a bandwidth for the PSS is only a part of a bandwidth for the PBCH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2020
From: SI, HONGBO; NAM, YOUNG-HAN; ONGGOSANUSI, EKO; GAO, YUGUANG; LIU, LE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054550/0933 →
Continuity (16)
Continuation 16947961 · Aug 25, 2020
Continuation 16788136 · Feb 11, 2020
Continuation 16544143 · Aug 19, 2019
Continuation 15796558 · Oct 27, 2017
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Provisional Application 62482423 · Apr 6, 2017
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Provisional Application 62463295 · Feb 24, 2017
Provisional Application 62458787 · Feb 14, 2017
Provisional Application 62450756 · Jan 26, 2017
Provisional Application 62432360 · Dec 9, 2016
Provisional Application 62428633 · Dec 1, 2016
Provisional Application 62420961 · Nov 11, 2016
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