IP Library Granted Patent US 12,225,593
Granted Patent B2
US 12,225,593 · App. 17/837,038 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Method and device in nodes used for wireless communication

Inventors: Zheng Liu (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
H04W74/0841H04W52/362H04W72/0446H04W74/0866H04L1/0006H04W36/249H04W56/001
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Patent No.
US 12,225,593
App. No.
17/837,038
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method and device in nodes used for wireless communications. A node receives first information, the first information being used to determine X candidate formats; transmits a first signal, the first signal using a first format; and transmits a second signal, the second signal using a second format; the first format is one of the X candidate formats, and the second format is also one of the X candidate formats; a first timing offset value is used to determine a transmission timing for the first signal, while a second timing offset value is used to determine a transmission timing for the second signal, where the first timing offset value is unequal to the second timing offset value; the first format relates to the first timing offset value while the second format relates to the second timing offset value. The present disclosure improves the random access performance.

Claims (39)

1. A first node for wireless communications, comprising:

a first receiver, receiving first information, the first information being used to determine X candidate formats, X being a positive integer greater than 1;

a first transmitter, transmitting a first signal, the first signal using a first format; and

a second transmitter, transmitting a second signal, the second signal using a second format;

wherein the first format is a candidate format among the X candidate formats, and the second format is a candidate format among the X candidate formats, the first format is different from the second format; a first timing offset value is used to determine a transmission timing for the first signal, and a second timing offset value is used to determine a transmission timing for the second signal, the first timing offset value is unequal to the second timing offset value; the first format is related to the first timing offset value, while the second format is related to the second timing offset value; the first signal and the second signal are both used for random access;

capabilities of the first node are used to determine the first timing offset, the first timing offset being used to determine the first format out of the X candidate formats.

2. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first receiver receives second information; wherein the first signal is used for a first-type random access, the second information is used to determine a first integer, the first integer being a positive integer; the first integer is used to determine a maximum number of the first-type random accesses that can be initiated using the first format.

3. The first node according to claim 2 , wherein the second information is used to determine a second integer, the second integer being a non-negative integer; the second integer is used to determine a maximum number of second-type random accesses that can be initiated using the second format, or the second integer is used to determine a maximum number of the second-type random accesses that can be initiated using the first format, or the second integer is used to determine a maximum number of the first-type random accesses that can be initiated using the second format; the first-type random access and the second-type random access are two different types of random accesses.

4. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein a target counter is used for counting in random access procedures initiated by the first node, a count value of the target counter being a positive integer; the count value of the target counter when transmitting the first signal is a first count value, and the count value of the target counter when transmitting the second signal is a second count value; the second count value is no greater than the first count value.

5. The first node according to claim 4 , wherein the first receiver receives fourth information; wherein the fourth information is used to determine a first target power value and a first step-size; when the first count value is greater than 1, the first target power value, the first step-size and the first count value are jointly used to determine a transmit power value for the first signal; when the first count value is equal to 1, among the first target power value, the first step-size and the first count value only the first target power value is used to determine a transmit power value for the first signal.

6. The first node according to claim 5 , wherein the first receiver receives fifth information; wherein the fifth information is used to determine a second step-size; when the second count value is greater than 1, the first target power value, the second step-size and the second count value are jointly used to determine a transmit power value for the second signal; when the second count value is equal to 1, among the first target power value, the second step-size and the second count value only the first target power value is used to determine a transmit power value for the second signal.

7. A second node for wireless communications, comprising:

a third transmitter, transmitting first information, the first information being used to determine X candidate formats, X being a positive integer greater than 1;

a second receiver, detecting a first signal, the first signal using a first format; and

a third receiver, detecting a second signal, the second signal using a second format;

wherein the first format is a candidate format among the X candidate formats, and the second format is a candidate format among the X candidate formats, the first format is different from the second format; a first timing offset value is used to determine a transmission timing for the first signal, and a second timing offset value is used to determine a transmission timing for the second signal, the first timing offset value is unequal to the second timing offset value; the first format is related to the first timing offset value, while the second format is related to the second timing offset value; the first signal and the second signal are both used for random access;

capabilities of a transmitter for the first signal are used to determine the first timing offset, the first timing offset being used to determine the first format out of the X candidate formats.

8. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein the third transmitter transmits second information; herein, the first signal is used for a first-type random access, the second information is used to determine a first integer, the first integer being a positive integer; the first integer is used to determine a maximum number of the first-type random accesses that can be initiated using the first format.

9. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein a target counter is used for counting in random access procedures initiated by a transmitter for the first signal, a count value of the target counter being a positive integer; the count value of the target counter when transmitting the first signal is a first count value, and the count value of the target counter when transmitting the second signal is a second count value; the second count value is no greater than the first count value.

10. The second node according to claim 9 , wherein the third transmitter transmits fourth information; wherein the fourth information is used to determine a first target power value and a first step-size; when the first count value is greater than 1, the first target power value, the first step-size and the first count value are jointly used to determine a transmit power value for the first signal; when the first count value is equal to 1, among the first target power value, the first step-size and the first count value only the first target power value is used to determine a transmit power value for the first signal.

11. The second node according to claim 10 , wherein the third transmitter transmits fifth information; wherein the fifth information is used to determine a second step-size; when the second count value is greater than 1, the first target power value, the second step-size and the second count value are jointly used to determine a transmit power value for the second signal; when the second count value is equal to 1, among the first target power value, the second step-size and the second count value only the first target power value is used to determine a transmit power value for the second signal.

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

receiving first information, the first information being used to determine X candidate formats, X being a positive integer greater than 1;

transmitting a first signal, the first signal using a first format; and

transmitting a second signal, the second signal using a second format;

wherein the first format is a candidate format among the X candidate formats, and the second format is a candidate format among the X candidate formats, the first format is different from the second format; a first timing offset value is used to determine a transmission timing for the first signal, and a second timing offset value is used to determine a transmission timing for the second signal, the first timing offset value is unequal to the second timing offset value; the first format is related to the first timing offset value, while the second format is related to the second timing offset value; the first signal and the second signal are both used for random access;

capabilities of the first node are used to determine the first timing offset, the first timing offset being used to determine the first format out of the X candidate formats.

13. The method in the first node according to claim 12 , comprising:

receiving second information;

wherein the first signal is used for a first-type random access, the second information is used to determine a first integer, the first integer being a positive integer; the first integer is used to determine a maximum number of the first-type random accesses that can be initiated using the first format.

14. The method in the first node according to claim 13 , wherein the second information is used to determine a second integer, the second integer being a non-negative integer; the second integer is used to determine a maximum number of second-type random accesses that can be initiated using the second format, or the second integer is used to determine a maximum number of the second-type random accesses that can be initiated using the first format, or the second integer is used to determine a maximum number of the first-type random accesses that can be initiated using the second format; the first-type random access and the second-type random access are two different types of random accesses.

15. The method in the first node according to claim 12 , wherein a target counter is used for counting in random access procedures initiated by the first node, a count value of the target counter being a positive integer; the count value of the target counter when transmitting the first signal is a first count value, and the count value of the target counter when transmitting the second signal is a second count value; the second count value is no greater than the first count value.

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

receiving fourth information;

wherein the fourth information is used to determine a first target power value and a first step-size;

when the first count value is greater than 1, the first target power value, the first step-size and the first count value are jointly used to determine a transmit power value for the first signal; when the first count value is equal to 1, among the first target power value, the first step-size and the first count value only the first target power value is used to determine a transmit power value for the first signal.

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

receiving fifth information;

wherein the fifth information is used to determine a second step-size; when the second count value is greater than 1, the first target power value, the second step-size and the second count value are jointly used to determine a transmit power value for the second signal; when the second count value is equal to 1, among the first target power value, the second step-size and the second count value only the first target power value is used to determine a transmit power value for the second signal.

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 7, 2023
From: LIU, ZHENG; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064503/0851 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911284369.9 · Dec 13, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020129030 · Nov 16, 2020
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