IP Library Granted Patent US 11,985,696
Granted Patent B2
US 11,985,696 · App. 17/926,124 · Granted May 14, 2024

Apparatus and method for performing random access

Inventor: Su Han Choi (Gwacheon-si, KR)
Assignee: UUCOM CO., LTD
H04W74/002H04W74/0833H04W56/0015H04W84/06
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Patent No.
US 11,985,696
App. No.
17/926,124
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present specification relates to an apparatus and method for performing random access. This specification discloses a method for performing random access by a terminal in a non-terrestrial network system, the method comprising the steps of: performing a search for a cell of a non-terrestrial network on the basis of a synchronization signal block transmitted from a non-terrestrial network node; after the search for the cell is completed, receiving, from the non-terrestrial network node, random access-related information about the cell of the non-terrestrial network; generating a random access preamble on the basis of a frequency resource area of a random access channel related to the cell of the non-terrestrial network; and transmitting the generated random access preamble to the non-terrestrial network node. Performance degradation can be reduced when random access is performed in a non-terrestrial network system.

Claims (32)

1. A method for performing a random access based on a network slicing of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving information on a random access resource and slicing-related information which sets a parameter related to a random access priority through system information or a radio resource control (RRC) message from a base station; and

performing a random access procedure for the base station based on the information on a random access resource and the slicing-related information,

wherein the parameter related to a random access priority is set slice set-specifically, and

wherein the parameter related to a random access priority includes a parameter for a random access backoff value and a parameter for a random access transmit power offset value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a random access transmit power offset value of a network slice dedicated to Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communications (URLLC) services is greater than a random access transmit power offset value of a network slice which is not dedicated to the URLLC services.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the random access resource includes a msgl-FDM parameter and a msgl-FrequencyStart parameter, and

wherein the msgl-FDM parameter and the msgl-FrequencyStart parameter are set individually for each slice set.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the UE performs a handover from a serving cell to a target cell, the random access procedure is performed on a contention-free basis.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein a handover-related message of the base station includes at least part of the slicing-related information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a handover-related message of the base station includes information on whether network slicing is applied.

7. A method for performing a random access based on a network slicing of a base station, the method comprising:

transmitting information on a random access resource and slicing-related information which sets a parameter related to a random access priority through system information or a radio resource control (RRC) message to a user equipment (UE); and

performing a random access procedure with the UE based on the information on a random access resource and the slicing-related information,

wherein the parameter related to a random access priority is set slice set-specifically, and

wherein the parameter related to a random access priority includes a parameter for a random access backoff value and a parameter for a random access transmit power offset value.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein a random access transmit power offset value of a network slice dedicated to Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communications (URLLC) services is greater than a random access transmit power offset value of a network slice which is not dedicated to the URLLC services.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the information on the random access resource includes a msgl-FDM parameter and a msgl-FrequencyStart parameter, and

wherein the msgl-FDM parameter and the msgl-FrequencyStart parameter are set individually for each slice set.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein when the UE performs a handover from a serving cell to a target cell, the random access procedure is performed on a contention-free basis.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein a handover-related message of the base station includes at least part of the slicing-related information.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the handover-related message of the base station includes information on whether network slicing is applied.

13. A user equipment (UE) performing a random access based on a network slicing, the UE comprising:

a transceiver receiving information on a random access resource and slicing-related information which sets a parameter related to a random access priority through system information or a radio resource control (RRC) message from a base station, and performing a random access procedure for the base station based on the information on a random access resource and the slicing-related information; and

a processor generating a random access preamble used for the random access procedure,

wherein the parameter related to a random access priority is set slice set-specifically, and

wherein the parameter related to a random access priority includes a parameter for a random access backoff value and a parameter for a random access transmit power offset value.

14. A base station performing a random access based on a network slicing, the base station comprising:

a transceiver transmitting information on a random access resource and slicing-related information which sets a parameter related to a random access priority through system information or a radio resource control (RRC) message to a user equipment (UE), and performing a random access procedure with the UE based on the information on a random access resource and the slicing-related information; and

a processor generating a random access response message used for the random access procedure,

wherein the parameter related to a random access priority is set slice set-specifically, and

wherein the parameter related to a random access priority includes a parameter for a random access backoff value and a parameter for a random access transmit power offset value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, DANKOOK UNIVERSITY
To: UUCOM CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 066047/0113 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2022
From: CHOI, SU HAN
To: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, DANKOOK UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 061952/0522 →
Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2020-0066830 · Jun 3, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0069681 · Jun 9, 2020 · national
KR 10-2021-0062704 · May 14, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0062706 · May 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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