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US 11,553,535 · App. 17/880,647 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Method and apparatus for base station to perform random access procedure with reduced capability terminal using a plurality of common configurations and a single time alignment timer in mobile wireless communication system

Inventor: Soenghun Kim (Hanam-si, KR)
Assignees: BLACKPIN INC.; Soenghun Kim
H04W74/0833H04L5/0053H04W48/16
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Patent No.
US 11,553,535
App. No.
17/880,647
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method and apparatus for accessing a NR cell in a mobile communication system are provided. Method for accessing a NR cell includes receiving in a first cell, by a terminal from a base station, a System Information Block1, monitoring, by the terminal, Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for Random Access Response based at least in part on a specific ra-ResponseWindow and a specific ra-SearchSpace.

Claims (33)

1. A method by a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving in a first cell, by a terminal from a base station, a System Information Block1 (SIB1) based at least in part on a CORESET indicated by a 4-bit information in a Master Information Block (MIB), wherein the CORESET is associated with at least a specific frequency resource and a specific time duration; and

monitoring, by the terminal, Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for Random Access Response based at least in part on a specific ra-ResponseWindow and a specific ra-SearchSpace,

wherein the SIB1 includes a ServingCellConfigCommon, the ServingCellConfigCommon includes a first RACH-ConfigCommon and optionally a second RACH-ConfigCommon and a first PDCCH-ConfigCommon and optionally a second PDCCH-ConfigCommon,

wherein each of the first RACH-ConfigCommon and the second RACH-ConfigCommon includes a ra-ResponseWindow,

wherein each of the first PDCCH-ConfigCommon and the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon includes a ra-SearchSpace,

wherein the second RACH-ConfigCommon and the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon are parameters for a second type terminal supporting 20 MHz bandwidth,

wherein the specific ra-ResponseWindow is the ra-ResponseWindow included in the first RACH-ConfigCommon if the second RACH-ConfigCommon is not included in the ServingCellConfigCommon, and the specific ra-ResponseWindow is the ra-ResponseWindow included in the second RACH-ConfigCommon if the second RACH-ConfigCommon is included in the ServingCellConfigCommon, and

wherein the specific ra-SearchSpace is the ra-SearchSpace included in the first PDCCH-ConfigCommon if the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon is not included in the ServingCellConfigCommon and the specific ra-SearchSpace is the ra-SearchSpace included in the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon if the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon is included in the ServingCellConfigCommon.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the second RACH-ConfigCommon is placed behind the first RACH-ConfigCommon in the ServingCellConfigCommon in the SIB1.

3. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to control the transceiver to:

receive in a first cell from a base station a System Information Block1 (SIB1) based at least in part on a CORESET indicated by a 4-bit information in a Master Information Block (MIB), wherein the CORESET is associated with least a specific frequency resource and a specific time duration; and

monitor Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for Random Access Response based at least in part on a specific ra-ResponseWindow and a specific ra-SearchSpace,

wherein the SIB1 includes a ServingCellConfigCommon, the ServingCellConfigCommon includes a first RACH-ConfigCommon and optionally a second RACH-ConfigCommon and a first PDCCH-ConfigCommon and optionally a second PDCCH-ConfigCommon,

wherein each of the first RACH-ConfigCommon and the second RACH-ConfigCommon includes a ra-ResponseWindow,

wherein each of the first PDCCH-ConfigCommon and the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon includes a ra-SearchSpace,

wherein the second RACH-ConfigCommon and the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon are parameters for a second type terminal supporting 20 MHz bandwidth,

wherein the specific ra-ResponseWindow is the ra-ResponseWindow included in the first RACH-ConfigCommon if the second RACH-ConfigCommon is not included in the ServingCellConfigCommon, and the specific ra-ResponseWindow is the ra-ResponseWindow included in the second RACH-ConfigCommon if the second RACH-ConfigCommon is included in the ServingCellConfigCommon, and

wherein the specific ra-SearchSpace is the ra-SearchSpace included in the first PDCCH-ConfigCommon if the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon is not included in the ServingCellConfigCommon and the specific ra-SearchSpace is the ra-SearchSpace in the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon if the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon is included in the ServingCellConfigCommon.

4. A method by a base station, the method comprising:

transmitting in a first cell, by a base station to a first type terminal, a System Information Block1 (SIB1) based at least in part on a CORESET indicated by a 4-bit information in a Master Information Block (MIB), wherein the CORESET is associated with least a specific frequency resource and a specific time duration; and

transmitting, by the base station to a second type terminal, Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for Random Access Response based at least in part on a specific ra-ResponseWindow and a specific ra-SearchSpace,

wherein the SIB1 includes a ServingCellConfigCommon, the ServingCellConfigCommon includes a first RACH-ConfigCommon and optionally a second RACH-ConfigCommon and a first PDCCH-ConfigCommon and optionally a second PDCCH-ConfigCommon,

wherein each of the first RACH-ConfigCommon and the second RACH-ConfigCommon includes a ra-ResponseWindow,

wherein each of the first PDCCH-ConfigCommon and the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon includes a ra-SearchSpace,

wherein the second RACH-ConfigCommon and the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon are parameters for the second type terminal supporting 20 MHz bandwidth,

wherein the specific ra-ResponseWindow is the ra-ResponseWindow included in the first RACH-ConfigCommon if the second RACH-ConfigCommon is not included in the ServingCellConfigCommon, and the specific ra-ResponseWindow is the ra-ResponseWindow included in the second RACH-ConfigCommon if the second RACH-ConfigCommon is included in the ServingCellConfigCommon, and

wherein the specific ra-SearchSpace is the ra-SearchSpace included in the first PDCCH-ConfigCommon if the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon is not included in the servingCellConfigCommon and the specific ra-SearchSpace is the ra-SearchSpace in the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon if the second PDCCH-ConfigCommon is included in the servingCellConfigCommon.

5. The method of claim 4 ,

wherein the second type terminal supports a bandwidth narrower than a bandwidth supported by the first type terminal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2023
From: KIM, SOENGHUN; BLACKPIN INC.
To: BLACKPIN INC.
Reel/Frame 063941/0127 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2022
From: KIM, SOENGHUN
To: BLACKPIN INC.; KIM, SOENGHUN
Reel/Frame 060826/0048 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0119112 · Sep 7, 2021 · national
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