Granted Patent B2

US 12,382,410 · App. 17/713,816 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Inventors: Seokmin Shin (Seoul, KR); Haewook Park (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Suckchel Yang (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.

H04W56/0045G01S19/256G01S19/258H04W84/06

Abstract

Claims (51)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a system information block (SIB) including first configuration information related to non-terrestrial network (NTN) access, wherein the first configuration information including first satellite ephemeris information related to a first satellite, information related to a first validity duration during which the UE can apply the first satellite ephemeris information for a first validity timer and information related to an epoch time related to the first satellite ephemeris information; and

starting or restarting the first validity timer with a timer value set to the first validity duration from the epoch time related to the first satellite ephemeris information,

wherein the UE obtains a first timing advance (TA) for the first satellite based on the first satellite ephemeris information before receiving another satellite ephemeris information, and

wherein the SIB includes second configuration information related to NTN access for at least one neighbor cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

at least one of the first or another satellite ephemeris information is based on at least one of a first ephemeris format or a second ephemeris format,

the first ephemeris format is based on at least one of a position state vector or a velocity state vector of a satellite, and

the second ephemeris format is based on at least one orbit element.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

based on the another satellite ephemeris information being not received within the first validity duration and based on expiration of the first validity timer, the first satellite ephemeris information is no longer valid for TA obtainment of the UE.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

at least one neighbor satellite related to the at least one neighbor cell is a non-serving satellite, and

the second configuration information including information related to a third validity duration related to the at least one neighbor satellite is received from the base station.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

based on third satellite ephemeris information related to the at least one neighbor satellite being received, a third TA for the at least one neighbor satellite is obtained based on the third satellite ephemeris information before a second validity timer with a timer value set to the third validity duration restarts, expires, or stops after starting.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the first validity timer related to the first satellite and the second validity timer related to the at least one neighbor satellite run independently.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein:

a validity duration related to the first satellite and a validity duration related to the at least one neighbor satellite are independently configured.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the first validity timer related to the first satellite runs based on a validity duration for satellite ephemeris information related to the first satellite, and

the second validity timer related to the at least one neighbor satellite runs based on a validity duration for satellite ephemeris information related to the at least one neighbor satellite.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein:

based on fourth satellite ephemeris information related to the at least one neighbor satellite being received from the base station while the second validity timer is running, the second validity timer is restarted by the UE.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

a fourth TA is obtained based on the fourth satellite ephemeris information before the second validity timer expires or stops after restarting based on a fourth validity duration.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the UE is in a wireless communication system which is a NTN system.

12. A user equipment (UE) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor connected to the at least one transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive, through the at least one transceiver from a base station, a system information block (SIB) including first configuration information related to non-terrestrial network (NTN) access, wherein the first configuration information including first satellite ephemeris information related to a first satellite, information related to a first validity duration during which the UE can apply the first satellite ephemeris information for a first validity timer and information related to an epoch time related to the first satellite ephemeris information; and

start or restart the first validity timer with a timer value set to the first validity duration from the epoch time related to the first satellite ephemeris information,

wherein the UE obtains a first timing advance (TA) for the first satellite based on the first satellite ephemeris information before receiving another satellite ephemeris information, and

wherein the SIB includes second configuration information related to NTN access for at least one neighbor cell.

13. A processing device configured to control a user equipment (UE), the processing device comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for performing operations upon being executed by the at least one processor,

wherein the operations comprise:

receiving, from a base station, a system information block (SIB) including first configuration information related to non-terrestrial network (NTN) access, wherein the first configuration information including first satellite ephemeris information related to a first satellite information related to a first validity duration during which the UE can apply the first satellite ephemeris information for a first validity timer and information related to an epoch time related to the first satellite ephemeris information; and

starting or restarting the first validity timer with a timer value set to the first validity duration from the epoch time related to the first satellite ephemeris information,

wherein the UE obtains a first timing advance (TA) for the first satellite based on the first satellite ephemeris information before receiving another satellite ephemeris information, and

wherein the SIB includes second configuration information related to NTN access for at least one neighbor cell.

14. At least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing at least one instruction, wherein:

the at least one instruction executed by at least one processor controls a user equipment (UE) to perform:

receiving, from a base station, a system information block (SIB) including first configuration information related to non-terrestrial network (NTN) access, wherein the first configuration information including first satellite ephemeris information related to a first satellite information related to a first validity duration during which the UE can apply the first satellite ephemeris information for a first validity timer and information related to an epoch time related to the first satellite ephemeris information; and

starting or restarting the first validity timer with a timer value set to the first validity duration from the epoch time related to the first satellite ephemeris information,

wherein the UE obtains a first timing advance (TA) for the first satellite based on the first satellite ephemeris information before receiving another satellite ephemeris information, and

wherein the SIB includes second configuration information related to NTN access for at least one neighbor cell.

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