IP Library Granted Patent US 12,218,862
Granted Patent B2
US 12,218,862 · App. 17/876,564 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Method and device in nodes used for wireless communication

Inventors: Jin Liu (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
H04L5/0005H04L5/0048H04W74/0833H04W76/25
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Patent No.
US 12,218,862
App. No.
17/876,564
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first node transmits a first signal; receives a second signal; and transmits a third signal on a target time-frequency resource block; the second signal is used to indicate a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block is used to determine a target time-frequency resource set, and the first time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; the target time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set, and whether the third signal carries a first-type information block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the target time-frequency resource set; the first-type information block comprises control-plane information. The present application transmits a Message 3 through additional time-frequency resources to reduce the conflict of random access to mainstream services.

Claims (46)

1. A first node for wireless communications, comprising:

a first transmitter, transmitting a first signal, the first signal carrying a first signature sequence;

a first receiver, receiving a second signal, the second signal carrying a first identifier, the first signature sequence being used to indicate the first identifier; and

the first transmitter, transmitting a third signal on a target time-frequency resource block;

wherein the second signal is used to indicate a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block is used to determine a target time-frequency resource set, the target time-frequency resource set comprises multiple time-frequency resource blocks, and the first time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; the target time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set, and whether the third signal carries a first-type information block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the target time-frequency resource set; the first-type information block comprises control-plane information; the first signal is transmitted on a random access channel.

2. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type information block comprises one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) Setup Request, RRC Resume Request, RRC Resume Request 1 , RRC Reestablishment Request, RRC Reconfiguration Complete, RRC Handover Confirm or RRC Early Data Request.

3. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the target time-frequency resource set comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) and a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); when the third signal carries the first-type information block, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; when the third signal does not carry the first-type information block, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set.

4. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein a first bit block is used to generate the third signal, and a size of the first bit block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the target time-frequency resource set.

5. The first node according to claim 4 , wherein the target time-frequency resource set comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) and a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); when the size of the first bit block is greater than a first threshold, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; when the size of the first bit block is less than the first threshold, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set.

6. The first node according to claim 4 , wherein

the first receiver, receiving a first signaling;

wherein the target time-frequency resource set comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) and a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); the first signaling is used to indicate the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set, and the first time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; when the third signal does not carry the first-type information block, the size of the first bit block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s).

7. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein

the first receiver, receiving a fourth signal;

wherein the third signal comprises a first identity; both the first identity and the target time-frequency resource block are used to determine the fourth signal.

8. A second node for wireless communications, comprising:

a second receiver, receiving a first signal, the first signal carrying a first signature sequence;

a second transmitter, transmitting a second signal, the second signal carrying a first identifier, the first signature sequence indicating the first identifier; and

receiving a third signal on a target time-frequency resource block;

wherein the second signal indicates a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block is used to determine a target time-frequency resource set, the target time-frequency resource set comprises multiple time-frequency resource blocks, and the first time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; the target time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set, and whether the third signal carries a first-type information block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the target time-frequency resource set; the first-type information block comprises control-plane information.

9. The second node according to claim 8 , wherein the first-type information block comprises one of RRC Setup Request, RRC Resume Request, RRC Resume Request 1 , RRC Reestablishment Request, RRC Reconfiguration Complete, RRC Handover Confirm or RRC Early Data Request.

10. The second node according to claim 8 , wherein the target time-frequency resource set comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) and a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); when the third signal carries the first-type information block, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; when the third signal does not carry the first-type information block, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set.

11. The second node according to claim 8 , wherein a first bit block is used to generate the third signal, and a size of the first bit block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the target time-frequency resource set.

12. The second node according to claim 11 , wherein the target time-frequency resource set comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) and a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); when the size of the first bit block is greater than a first threshold, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; when the size of the first bit block is less than the first threshold, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set.

13. The second node according to claim 11 , comprising:

transmitting a first signaling;

wherein the target time-frequency resource set comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) and a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); the first signaling indicates the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set, and the first time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; when the third signal does not carry the first-type information block, the size of the first bit block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s).

14. The second node according to claim 8 , comprising:

transmitting a fourth signal;

wherein the third signal comprises a first identity; both the first identity and the target time-frequency resource block are used to generate the fourth signal.

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

transmitting a first signal, the first signal carrying a first signature sequence;

receiving a second signal, the second signal carrying a first identifier, the first signature sequence being used to indicate the first identifier; and

transmitting a third signal on a target time-frequency resource block;

wherein the second signal is used to indicate a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block is used to determine a target time-frequency resource set, the target time-frequency resource set comprises multiple time-frequency resource blocks, and the first time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; the target time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set, and whether the third signal carries a first-type information block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the target time-frequency resource set; the first-type information block comprises control-plane information; the first signal is transmitted on a random access channel.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the target time-frequency resource set comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) and a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); when the third signal carries the first-type information block, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; when the third signal does not carry the first-type information block, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein a first bit block is used to generate the third signal, and a size of the first bit block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the target time-frequency resource set.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the target time-frequency resource set comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) and a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); when the size of the first bit block is greater than a first threshold, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; when the size of the first bit block is less than the first threshold, the target time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set.

19. The method according to claim 17 , comprising:

receiving a first signaling;

wherein the target time-frequency resource set comprises a positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) and a positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s); the first signaling is used to indicate the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set, and the first time-frequency resource block is one of the positive integer number of first-type time-frequency resource block(s) comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; when the third signal does not carry the first-type information block, the size of the first bit block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the positive integer number of second-type time-frequency resource block(s).

20. A method in a second node for wireless communications, comprising:

receiving a first signal, the first signal carrying a first signature sequence;

transmitting a second signal, the second signal carrying a first identifier, the first signature sequence indicating the first identifier; and

receiving a third signal on a target time-frequency resource block;

wherein the second signal indicates a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block is used to determine a target time-frequency resource set, the target time-frequency resource set comprises multiple time-frequency resource blocks, and the first time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set; the target time-frequency resource block is one of the multiple time-frequency resource blocks comprised in the target time-frequency resource set, and whether the third signal carries a first-type information block is used to determine the target time-frequency resource block out of the target time-frequency resource set; the first-type information block comprises control-plane information.

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 Feb 22, 2023
From: LIU, JIN; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062773/0695 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010077729.4 · Jan 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021073016 · Jan 21, 2021
Related Publication 20230022606A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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