IP Library Granted Patent US 12,309,730
Granted Patent B2
US 12,309,730 · App. 17/466,404 · Granted May 20, 2025

Reporting user equipment specific timing advance in a non-terrestrial network

Inventors: Hsin-Hsi Tsai (Taipei, TW); Chien-Chun Cheng (Taipei, TW); Heng-Li Chin (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04W56/005G01S19/05H04W56/006H04W74/0841H04W84/06
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Patent No.
US 12,309,730
App. No.
17/466,404
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for a user equipment (UE) in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) is provided. The method receives, from a base station (BS), an indication associated with a UE-specific timing advance (TA) report. The indication includes a value. The method initiates a random access (RA) procedure. The method then determines whether to transmit the UE-specific TA report based on the value of the indication. If the method determines that the value enables transmission of the UE-specific TA report, the method transmits, to the BS, the UE-specific TA report through the RA procedure.

Claims (33)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station (BS), system information comprising an indication, wherein the indication indicates to the UE to prepare a UE-specific timing advance (TA) report;

initiating a random access (RA) procedure;

preparing the UE-specific TA report; and

transmitting, to the BS, the UE-specific TA report through the RA procedure, wherein

preparing the UE-specific TA report comprises:

deriving an offset used for a time window or a timer from at least TA information, and

starting an RA response window after the offset from an end of an RA preamble transmission of the RA procedure.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the BS, satellite location information, wherein

preparing the UE-specific TA report further comprises generating the TA information that is included in the UE-specific TA report based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) information generated at the UE and the received satellite location information.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the satellite location information is received, from the BS, via the system information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the UE-specific TA report comprises transmitting the UE-specific TA report via an uplink (UL) message of the RA procedure, the UL message comprising one of a Message 3 (MSG3), a Message 5 (MSG5), or a Message A (MSGA).

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the UE-specific TA report is transmitted by a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) included in the UL message.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

starting an RA contention resolution timer after the offset from an end of a Message 3 (MSG3) transmission of the RA procedure.

7. A user equipment (UE) in a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the UE comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, and configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to:

receive, from a base station (BS), system information comprising an indication, wherein the indication indicates to the UE to prepare a UE-specific timing advance (TA) report;

initiate a random access (RA) procedure;

prepare the UE-specific TA report; and

transmit, to the BS, the UE-specific TA report through the RA procedure, wherein preparing the UE-specific TA report comprises:

deriving an offset used for a time window or a timer from at least TA information, and

starting an RA response window after the offset from an end of an RA preamble transmission of the RA procedure.

8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to:

receive, from the BS, satellite location information, wherein

preparing the UE-specific TA report further comprises generating the TA information that is included in the UE-specific TA report based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) information generated at the UE and the received satellite location information.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the satellite location information is received, from the BS, via the system information.

10. The UE of claim 7 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the UE-specific TA report comprises transmitting the UE-specific TA report via an uplink (UL) message of the RA procedure, the UL message comprising one of a Message 3 (MSG3), a Message 5 (MSG5), or a Message A (MSGA).

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the UE-specific TA report is transmitted by a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) included in the UL message.

12. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to:

start an RA contention resolution timer after the offset from an end of a Message 3 (MSG3) transmission of the RA procedure.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069028/0718 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2021
From: TSAI, HSIN-HSI; CHENG, CHIEN-CHUN; CHIN, HENG-LI
To: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 057383/0514 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63077439 · Sep 11, 2020
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