IP Library Granted Patent US 12,218,756
Granted Patent B2
US 12,218,756 · App. 17/900,842 · 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
H04L1/1642H04L1/1819H04W72/044
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Patent No.
US 12,218,756
App. No.
17/900,842
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a method and a device in a node used for wireless communications. A first node receives first configuration information and second configuration information; transmits a first message, the first message comprising at least a former one of a first signature sequence and first data; and receives a second message; and transmits a third message on a second time-frequency resource block, a first bit block being used to generate the third message; the first configuration information indicates a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block being used to transmit the first signature sequence in the first message; the second configuration information indicates multiple shared resource units; whether the first signature sequence is mapped to one shared resource unit of the multiple shared resource units is used to determine whether the first message comprises the first data.

Claims (40)

1. A first node for wireless communications, comprising:

a first receiver, receiving first configuration information and second configuration information;

a first transmitter, transmitting a first message, the first message comprising at least a former one of a first signature sequence and first data; and

a second receiver, receiving a second message, the second message being used to indicate that the first signature sequence is correctly received; and

a second transmitter, transmitting a third message on a second time-frequency resource block, a first bit block being used to generate the third message;

wherein the first message and the second message belong a random access procedure; the first configuration information indicates a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block being used to transmit the first signature sequence in the first message; the second configuration information indicates multiple shared resource units; the first configuration information and the second configuration information are used together to determine whether the first signature sequence is mapped to one shared resource unit of the multiple shared resource units; whether the first signature sequence is mapped to one shared resource unit of the multiple shared resource units is used to determine whether the first message comprises the first data; the second message comprises a first field, and information indicated by the first field is related to whether the first message comprises the first data; the second message indicates the second time-frequency resource block.

2. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, the first shared resource unit being one of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first message comprises the first signature sequence and the first data, the first bit block being used to generate the first data, the first data being transmitted on the first shared resource unit, and the second message indicating that the first data is not correctly received; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first message only comprises the first signature sequence between the first signature sequence and the first data.

3. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first field in the second message indicates a first value, the first value being an integer; when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, a first value belonging to one of a first value range or a second value range is used to determine whether the second message is correctly received; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first value indicates a transmit power adjustment offset of the third message.

4. The first node according to claim 3 , wherein the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit; the first value range comprises multiple negative integers, and the second value range comprises multiple non-negative integers; when the first value belongs to the first value range of the first value range or the second value range, the first value indicates that the second message is not correctly received; when the first value belongs to the second value range of the first value range or the second value range, the first value indicates a transmit power adjustment offset of the third message.

5. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, the first field in the second message is used to indicate whether a Hybrid Automatic Repeat request (HARQ) Redundancy Version (RV) of the third message and a HARQ RV of the first data are the same; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first field in the second message is reserved.

6. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit; the second message comprises a second field; the second field is used to determine that the first field indicates one of first scheduling information or second scheduling information; the first scheduling information indicates time-frequency resources occupied by the second time-frequency resource block; the second scheduling information indicates that the second time-frequency resource block is time-frequency resources occupied by one of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information.

7. A second node for wireless communications, comprising:

a third transmitter, transmitting first configuration information and second configuration information;

a third receiver, receiving a first message, the first message comprising at least a former one of a first signature sequence and first data; and

a fourth transmitter, transmitting a second message, the second message being used to indicate that the first signature sequence is correctly received; and

a fourth receiver, receiving a third message on a second time-frequency resource block, a first bit block being used to generate the third message;

wherein the first message and the second message belong a random access procedure; the first configuration information indicates a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block being used to transmit the first signature sequence in the first message; the second configuration information indicates multiple shared resource units; the first configuration information and the second configuration information are used together to determine whether the first signature sequence is mapped to one shared resource unit of the multiple shared resource units; whether the first signature sequence is mapped to one shared resource unit of the multiple shared resource units is used to determine whether the first message comprises the first data; the second message comprises a first field, and information indicated by the first field is related to whether the first message comprises the first data; the second message indicates the second time-frequency resource block.

8. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, the first shared resource unit being one of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first message comprises the first signature sequence and the first data, the first bit block being used to generate the first data, the first data being transmitted on the first shared resource unit, and the second message indicating that the first data is not correctly received; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first message only comprises the first signature sequence between the first signature sequence and the first data.

9. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein the first field in the second message indicates a first value, the first value being an integer; when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, a first value belonging to one of a first value range or a second value range is used to determine whether the second message is correctly received; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first value indicates a transmit power adjustment offset of the third message.

10. The second node according to claim 9 , wherein the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit; the first value range comprises multiple negative integers, and the second value range comprises multiple non-negative integers; when the first value belongs to the first value range of the first value range or the second value range, the first value indicates that the second message is not correctly received; when the first value belongs to the second value range of the first value range or the second value range, the first value indicates a transmit power adjustment offset of the third message.

11. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, the first field in the second message is used to indicate whether a Hybrid Automatic Repeat request (HARQ) Redundancy Version (RV) of the third message and a HARQ RV of the first data are the same; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first field in the second message is reserved.

12. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit; the second message comprises a second field; the second field is used to determine that the first field indicates one of first scheduling information or second scheduling information; the first scheduling information indicates time-frequency resources occupied by the second time-frequency resource block; the second scheduling information indicates that the second time-frequency resource block is time-frequency resources occupied by one of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information.

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

receiving first configuration information and second configuration information;

transmitting a first message, the first message comprising at least a former one of a first signature sequence and first data; and

receiving a second message, the second message being used to indicate that the first signature sequence is correctly received; and

transmitting a third message on a second time-frequency resource block, a first bit block being used to generate the third message;

wherein the first message and the second message belong a random access procedure; the first configuration information indicates a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block being used to transmit the first signature sequence in the first message; the second configuration information indicates multiple shared resource units; the first configuration information and the second configuration information are used together to determine whether the first signature sequence is mapped to one shared resource unit of the multiple shared resource units; whether the first signature sequence is mapped to one shared resource unit of the multiple shared resource units is used to determine whether the first message comprises the first data; the second message comprises a first field, and information indicated by the first field is related to whether the first message comprises the first data; the second message indicates the second time-frequency resource block.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, the first shared resource unit being one of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first message comprises the first signature sequence and the first data, the first bit block being used to generate the first data, the first data being transmitted on the first shared resource unit, and the second message indicating that the first data is not correctly received; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first message only comprises the first signature sequence between the first signature sequence and the first data.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the first field in the second message indicates a first value, the first value being an integer; when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, a first value belonging to one of a first value range or a second value range is used to determine whether the second message is correctly received; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first value indicates a transmit power adjustment offset of the third message.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit; the first value range comprises multiple negative integers, and the second value range comprises multiple non-negative integers; when the first value belongs to the first value range of the first value range or the second value range, the first value indicates that the second message is not correctly received; when the first value belongs to the second value range of the first value range or the second value range, the first value indicates a transmit power adjustment offset of the third message.

17. The method according to claim 14 , wherein when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, the first field in the second message is used to indicate whether a Hybrid Automatic Repeat request (HARQ) Redundancy Version (RV) of the third message and a HARQ RV of the first data are the same; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first field in the second message is reserved.

18. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit; the second message comprises a second field; the second field is used to determine that the first field indicates one of first scheduling information or second scheduling information; the first scheduling information indicates time-frequency resources occupied by the second time-frequency resource block; the second scheduling information indicates that the second time-frequency resource block is time-frequency resources occupied by one of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information.

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

transmitting first configuration information and second configuration information;

receiving a first message, the first message comprising at least a former one of a first signature sequence and first data; and

transmitting a second message, the second message being used to indicate that the first signature sequence is correctly received; and

receiving a third message on a second time-frequency resource block, a first bit block being used to generate the third message;

wherein the first message and the second message belong a random access procedure; the first configuration information indicates a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block being used to transmit the first signature sequence in the first message; the second configuration information indicates multiple shared resource units; the first configuration information and the second configuration information are used together to determine whether the first signature sequence is mapped to one shared resource unit of the multiple shared resource units; whether the first signature sequence is mapped to one shared resource unit of the multiple shared resource units is used to determine whether the first message comprises the first data; the second message comprises a first field, and information indicated by the first field is related to whether the first message comprises the first data; the second message indicates the second time-frequency resource block.

20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein when the first signature sequence is mapped to the first shared resource unit, the first shared resource unit being one of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first message comprises the first signature sequence and the first data, the first bit block being used to generate the first data, the first data being transmitted on the first shared resource unit, and the second message indicating that the first data is not correctly received; when the first signature sequence is not mapped to any of the multiple shared resource units indicated by the second configuration information, the first message only comprises the first signature sequence between the first signature sequence and the first data.

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 062774/0026 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202010140024.2 · Mar 3, 2020 · national
CN 202010364741.3 · Apr 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021078722 · Mar 2, 2021
Related Publication 20230006774A1 · Jan 5, 2023
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