IP Library Granted Patent US 12,120,641
Granted Patent B2
US 12,120,641 · App. 17/372,503 · Granted Oct 15, 2024

Method and device for use in communication node for random access wireless communications

Inventors: Zheng Liu (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
H04W72/02H04W8/24H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/51
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Patent No.
US 12,120,641
App. No.
17/372,503
Granted
Oct 15, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides a method and a device for use in a communication node for wireless communications. The communication node receives first information and second information, and transmits a first signal; wherein the first information and the second information are used for determining a first time-frequency resource pool and a second time-frequency resource pool respectively, the first signal occupies a target time-frequency resource block; a number of resources occupied in time domain by any one first-type time-frequency resource block in the first time-frequency resource pool is not equal to a number of resources occupied in time domain by any one second-type time-frequency resource block in the second time-frequency resource pool; the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool or the second time-frequency resource pool. The disclosure improves random access performances.

Claims (35)

1. A first communication node for wireless communications, comprising:

a first receiver, to receive first information and to receive second information, the first information and the second information being used for determining a first time-frequency resource pool and a second time-frequency resource pool respectively; and

a first transmitter, to transmit a first signal, the first signal occupying a target time-frequency resource block, the first signal is used for random access;

wherein the first time-frequency resource pool comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s), and the second time-frequency resource pool comprises a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); a number of resources occupied in time domain by any one first-type time-frequency resource block in the first time-frequency resource pool is not equal to a number of resources occupied in time domain by any one second-type time-frequency resource block in the second time-frequency resource pool; the target time-frequency resource block is one first-type time-frequency resource block comprised in the first time-frequency resource pool, or the target time-frequency resource block is one second-type time-frequency resource block comprised in the second time-frequency resource pool; and positioning information of the first communication node is used for determining a time-frequency resource pool to which the target time-frequency resource block belongs between the first time-frequency resource pool and the second time-frequency resource pool; an absolute value of a time difference between a start time of transmitting the first signal and a reference time is equal to a first timing adjustment quantity, and a receive timing of the first communication node is used for determining the reference time; when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool, the first timing adjustment quantity is greater than 0; and when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the second time-frequency resource pool, the first timing adjustment quantity is equal to 0.

2. The first communication node according to claim 1 , wherein the first transmitter determines a target sequence; when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool, the target sequence is repeated W1 time(s) to generate the first signal; when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the second time-frequency resource pool, the target sequence is repeated W2 time(s) to generate the first signal; W1 is a positive integer, and W2 is a positive integer not equal to W1.

3. The first communication node according to claim 2 , wherein the first receiver receives third information; the third information is used for determining X candidate sequences, and X is a positive integer greater than 1; the target sequence is one of the X candidate sequences, and the first communication node selects the target sequence among the X candidate sequences randomly.

4. The first communication node according to claim 1 , wherein the first receiver receives a first signaling in a first time window; a position of the target time-frequency resource block in time-frequency domain is used for determining a first signature ID, and the first signaling carries the first signature ID; the first time window is one of Y candidate time windows, Y is a positive integer greater than 1, and any two of the Y candidate time windows are orthogonal; and a time-frequency resource pool to which the target time-frequency resource block belongs is used for determining the first time window out of the Y candidate time windows.

5. The first communication node according to claim 1 , wherein the first transmitter transmits a second signal; the second signal carries fourth information, and the fourth information is used for indicating a positioning capability of the first communication node.

6. The first communication node according to claim 1 , when the first communication node can acquire the positioning information of the first communication node, the first communication node determines by itself a time-frequency resource pool to which the target time-frequency resource block belongs between the first time-frequency resource pool and the second time-frequency resource pool; when the first communication node cannot acquire the positioning information of the first communication node, the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool.

7. A second communication node for wireless communications, comprising:

a second transmitter, to transmit first information and to transmit second information, the first information and the second information being used for determining a first time-frequency resource pool and a second time-frequency resource pool respectively; and

a second receiver, to receive a first signal, the first signal occupying a target time-frequency resource block, the first signal is used for random access;

wherein the first time-frequency resource pool comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s), and the second time-frequency resource pool comprises a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); a number of resources occupied in time domain by any one first-type time-frequency resource block in the first time-frequency resource pool is not equal to a number of resources occupied in time domain by any one second-type time-frequency resource block in the second time-frequency resource pool; the target time-frequency resource block is one first-type time-frequency resource block comprised in the first time-frequency resource pool, or the target time-frequency resource block is one second-type time-frequency resource block comprised in the second time-frequency resource pool; and positioning information of the first communication node is used for determining a time-frequency resource pool to which the target time-frequency resource block belongs between the first time-frequency resource pool and the second time-frequency resource pool; an absolute value of a time difference between a start time of transmitting the first signal and a reference time is equal to a first timing adjustment quantity, and a receive timing of the first communication node is used for determining the reference time; when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool, the first timing adjustment quantity is greater than 0;

and when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the second time-frequency resource pool, the first timing adjustment quantity is equal to 0.

8. The second communication node according to claim 7 , wherein the second receiver determines a target sequence; when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool, the target sequence is repeated W1 time(s) to generate the first signal; when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the second time-frequency resource pool, the target sequence is repeated W2 time(s) to generate the first signal; W1 is a positive integer, and W2 is a positive integer not equal to W1.

9. The second communication node according to claim 8 , wherein the second transmitter transmits third information; the third information is used for determining X candidate sequences, and X is a positive integer greater than 1; the target sequence is one of the X candidate sequences, and the transmitter of the first signal selects the target sequence among the X candidate sequences randomly.

10. The second communication node according to claim 7 , wherein the second transmitter transmits a first signaling in a first time window; a position of the target time-frequency resource block in time-frequency domain is used for determining a first signature ID, and the first signaling carries the first signature ID; the first time window is one of Y candidate time windows, Y is a positive integer greater than 1, and any two of the Y candidate time windows are orthogonal; and a time-frequency resource pool to which the target time-frequency resource block belongs is used for determining the first time window out of the Y candidate time windows.

11. The second communication node according to claim 7 , wherein the second receiver receives a second signal; the second signal carries fourth information, and the fourth information is used for indicating a positioning capability of a transmitter of the second signal.

12. The second communication node according to claim 7 , when the transmitter of the first signal can acquire the positioning information of the transmitter of the first signal, the transmitter of the first signal determines by itself a time-frequency resource pool to which the target time-frequency resource block belongs between the first time-frequency resource pool and the second time-frequency resource pool; when the transmitter of the first signal cannot acquire the positioning information of the transmitter of the first signal, the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool.

13. A method in a first communication node for wireless communications, comprising:

receiving first information and receiving second information, the first information and the second information being used for determining a first time-frequency resource pool and a second time-frequency resource pool respectively; and

transmitting a first signal, the first signal occupying a target time-frequency resource block, the first signal is used for random access;

wherein the first time-frequency resource pool comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s), and the second time-frequency resource pool comprises a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); a number of resources occupied in time domain by any one first-type time-frequency resource block in the first time-frequency resource pool is not equal to a number of resources occupied in time domain by any one second-type time-frequency resource block in the second time-frequency resource pool; the target time-frequency resource block is one first-type time-frequency resource block comprised in the first time-frequency resource pool, or the target time-frequency resource block is one second-type time-frequency resource block comprised in the second time-frequency resource pool; and positioning information of the first communication node is used for determining a time-frequency resource pool to which the target time-frequency resource block belongs between the first time-frequency resource pool and the second time-frequency resource pool; an absolute value of a time difference between a start time of transmitting the first signal and a reference time is equal to a first timing adjustment quantity, and a receive timing of the first communication node is used for determining the reference time; when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool, the first timing adjustment quantity is greater than 0;

and when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the second time-frequency resource pool, the first timing adjustment quantity is equal to 0.

14. The method in the first communication node according to claim 13 , comprising:

receiving third information; and

determining a target sequence;

when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool, the target sequence is repeated W1 time(s) to generate the first signal; when the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the second time-frequency resource pool, the target sequence is repeated W2 time(s) to generate the first signal; W1 is a positive integer, and W2 is a positive integer not equal to W1; the third information is used for determining X candidate sequences, and X is a positive integer greater than 1; the target sequence is one of the X candidate sequences, and the first communication node selects the target sequence among the X candidate sequences randomly.

15. The method in the first communication node according to claim 13 , comprising:

receiving a first signaling in a first time window;

wherein a position of the target time-frequency resource block in time-frequency domain is used for determining a first signature ID, and the first signaling carries the first signature ID; the first time window is one of Y candidate time windows, Y is a positive integer greater than 1, and any two of the Y candidate time windows are orthogonal; and a time-frequency resource pool to which the target time-frequency resource block belongs is used for determining the first time window from the Y candidate time windows.

16. The method in the first communication node according to claim 13 , comprising:

transmitting a second signal;

wherein the second signal carries fourth information, and the fourth information is used for indicating a positioning capability of the first communication node.

17. The method in the first communication node according to claim 13 , when the first communication node can acquire the positioning information of the first communication node, the first communication node determines by itself a time-frequency resource pool to which the target time-frequency resource block belongs between the first time-frequency resource pool and the second time-frequency resource pool; when the first communication node cannot acquire the positioning information of the first communication node, the target time-frequency resource block belongs to the first time-frequency resource pool.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2025
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
To: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071083/0872 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2022
From: LIU, ZHENG; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060826/0200 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910432002.0 · May 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020088866 · May 7, 2020
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