Adjustment for timing advance
Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of the adjustment of the Timing Advance (TA). The method comprises determining a channel occupancy time structure for accessing a radio channel between the first device and a second device, the channel occupancy time structure indicating a set of time-domain resources for accessing the radio channel; and setting a timing advance for a transmission from the first device to the second device based on the channel occupancy time structure. In this way, a dynamic adjustment of TA is allowed at the UE, which ensures that a desire duration of the gaps of the channel occupancy at different transmission scenarios.
1. A first device comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program codes;
the at least one memory and the computer program codes are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the first device at least to:
determine a channel occupancy time structure for accessing a radio channel between the first device and a second device, the channel occupancy time structure indicating a set of time-domain resources for accessing the radio channel;
receive, from the second device, an indication of the following: a first reference value of the timing advance relating to a compensation period for a delay of the transmission and a switching period for the second device to switch from a receiving mode to a transmitting mode; a second reference value of the timing advance relating to the compensation period and a sensing time period for a LBT procedure; and a third reference value of the timing advance relating to the sensing time period;
determine that the channel occupancy time structure is unascertainable; and
based on a determination that the channel occupancy time structure is unascertainable, set a timing advance to the third reference value for a transmission from the first device to the second device.
2. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the first device is caused to determine the channel occupancy time structure by:
receiving, from the second device, downlink control information for the transmission; and
determining the channel occupancy time structure based on the downlink control information.
3. The first device of claim 2 , wherein the first device is caused to determine the channel occupancy time structure based on the downlink control information by:
obtaining an indication from the downlink control information, the indication comprising at least one of the following:
a slot format indicator; and
a duration indicator associated with the channel occupancy time structure; and
determining the channel occupancy time structure based on the indication.
4. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the first device is caused to receive the indication via at least one of the following:
broadcast system information,
downlink control information,
a radio resource configuration signaling, and
Medium Access Control, Control Element.
5. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the first device is further caused to:
determine an initial time point for the transmission based on the timing advance and the set of time-domain resources; and
cause the transmission to be started at the initial time point.
6. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprise a terminal device and the second device comprises a network device.
7. A second device comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program codes;
the at least one memory and the computer program codes are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the second device at least to:
determine a channel occupancy time structure for accessing a radio channel between a first device and the second device, the channel occupancy time structure indicating a set of time-domain resources for accessing the radio channel;
transmit an indication of the following: a first reference value of the timing advance relating to a compensation period for a delay of the transmission and a switching period for the second device to switch from a receiving mode to a transmitting mode: a second reference value of the timing advance relating to the compensation period and a sensing time period for a LBT procedure; and a third reference value of the timing advance relating to the sensing time period; and
transmit the channel occupancy time structure to the first device, wherein the the timing advance is set to the third reference value based on a determination that the channel occupancy time structure is unascertainable by the first device.
8. The second device of claim 7 , wherein the second device is caused to transmit the channel occupancy time structure by:
transmitting the channel occupancy time structure via Downlink Control Information.
9. The second device of claim 8 , wherein the channel occupancy time structure is indicated in an indication of the downlink control information, the indication comprising at least one of the following:
a slot format indicator; and
a duration indicator associated with the channel occupancy time structure.
10. The second device of claim 7 , wherein the second device is caused to transmit the indication by:
transmitting the indication via at least one of the following:
broadcast system information,
downlink control information, and
a radio resource configuration signaling, and
Medium Access Control, Control Element.
11. The second device of claim 7 , wherein the first device comprise a terminal device and the second device comprises a network device.
12. A method comprising:
determining, by a first device, a channel occupancy time structure for accessing a radio channel between the first device and a second device, the channel occupancy time structure indicating a set of time-domain resources for accessing the radio channel;
receiving, by the first device from the second device, an indication of the following: a first reference value of the timing advance relating to a compensation period for a delay of the transmission and a switching period for the second device to switch from a receiving mode to a transmitting mode: a second reference value of the timing advance relating to the compensation period and a sensing time period for a LBT procedure; and a third reference value of the timing advance relating to the sensing time period:
determining, by the first device, that the channel occupancy time structure is unascertainable; and
based on the determination that the channel occupancy time structure is unascertainable, setting, by the first device, a timing advance to the third reference value for a transmission from the first device to the second device.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining the channel occupancy time structure comprises:
receiving, from the second device, downlink control information for the transmission; and
determining the channel occupancy time structure based on the control information.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining the channel occupancy time structure based on the downlink control information comprises:
obtaining an indication from the downlink control information, the indication comprising at least one of the following:
a slot format indicator; and
a duration indicator associated with the channel occupancy time structure;
determining the channel occupancy time structure based on the indicator.