IP Library Granted Patent US 12,267,167
Granted Patent B2
US 12,267,167 · App. 17/971,653 · Granted Apr 1, 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 12,267,167
App. No.
17/971,653
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a method and a device in a node for wireless communications. A first node receives a first signaling group, the first signaling group being used to indicate a first signature sequence group and a second signature sequence group; transmits a first signature sequence in a first time interval; and transmits a second characteristic sequence in a second time interval; whether the first signature sequence belongs to the first signature sequence group or the second signature sequence group is used for selecting the second signature sequence; any signature sequence in the first signature sequence group is associated with a shared channel resource unit in a first period. The present application avoids the situation where the first node persistently selects random access preambles without being associated with a shared channel resource unit, thus ensuring that the requirement on access delay for UE is satisfied.

Claims (34)

1. A first node for wireless communications, comprising:

a first receiver, receiving a first signaling group, the first signaling group being used to indicate a first signature sequence group and a second signature sequence group; and

a first transmitter, selecting a first signature sequence from Q signature sequences, and transmitting the first signature sequence in a first time interval; and selecting a second signature sequence from Q signature sequences, and transmitting the second signature sequence in a second time interval, where Q is a positive integer greater than 1;

wherein any of the Q signature sequence belongs to one of the first signature sequence group or the second signature sequence group; the second time interval is after the first time interval; whether the first signature sequence belongs to the first signature sequence group or the second signature sequence group is used for selecting the second signature sequence; any signature sequence in the first signature sequence group is associated with a shared channel resource unit in a first period; any signature sequence in the second signature sequence group is not associated with any shared channel resource unit in the first period.

2. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first signature sequence belongs to a target sequence group, the target sequence group being one of the first signature sequence group or the second signature sequence group, and the second signature sequence is chosen from one of the first signature sequence group and the second signature sequence group other than the target sequence group.

3. The first node according to claim 2 , comprising:

the first transmitter, transmitting L-1 signature sequence(s) (respectively) in L-1 time interval(s);

wherein L is a positive integer greater than 1, each of the L-1 time interval(s) being before the first time interval; each of the L-1 signature sequence(s) belongs to the target signature sequence group.

4. The first node according to claim 3 , wherein the first signaling group indicates the L.

5. The first node according to claim 3 , wherein the target signature sequence group is the first signature sequence group, or, the target signature sequence group is the second signature sequence group.

6. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first signature sequence group comprises a positive integer number of signature sequence(s), and the second signature sequence group comprises a positive integer number of signature sequence(s); the positive integer number of signature sequence(s) comprised in the first signature sequence group belongs (belong) to the Q signature sequences, and the positive integer number of signature sequence(s) comprised in the second signature sequence group belongs (belong) to the Q signature sequences.

7. The first node according to claim 6 , wherein a target message comprises a target signature sequence and a target signal, the target signature sequence being any one of the positive integer number of signature sequence(s) comprised in the first signature sequence group; the target signature sequence is transmitted, a shared channel resource unit in the first period being used for transmitting the target signal; or, a target message comprises a target signature sequence, the target signature sequence being any one of the positive integer number of signature sequence(s) comprised in the second signature sequence group; the target signature sequence is transmitted, any shared channel resource unit in the first period not being used for transmitting the target message.

8. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first period comprises the Q signature sequences, any two signature sequences among the Q signature sequences being orthogonal.

9. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first period comprises a positive integer number of time intervals, the first time interval and the second time interval respectively being two time intervals among the positive integer number of time intervals comprised in the first period.

10. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first period comprises the Q signature sequences and N shared channel resource unit(s), N being a positive integer.

11. The first node according to claim 10 , wherein the N shared channel resource unit(s) is(are) determined by X shared channel resource group(s) and X reference signal resource group(s) comprised in the first period together, X being a positive integer.

12. The first node according to claim 1 , comprising:

the first receiver, monitoring a second message in a first time window;

wherein the first time window is between the first time interval and the second time interval; the second message is used to determine that the first signature sequence is correctly received; the second message not being detected is used to trigger transmitting of the second signature sequence.

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

receiving a first signaling group, the first signaling group being used to indicate a first signature sequence group and a second signature sequence group; and

selecting a first signature sequence from Q signature sequences, and transmitting the first signature sequence in a first time interval; and selecting a second signature sequence from Q signature sequences, and transmitting the second signature sequence in a second time interval, where Q is a positive integer greater than 1;

wherein any of the Q signature sequence belongs to one of the first signature sequence group or the second signature sequence group; the second time interval is after the first time interval; whether the first signature sequence belongs to the first signature sequence group or the second signature sequence group is used for selecting the second signature sequence; any signature sequence in the first signature sequence group is associated with a shared channel resource unit in a first period; any signature sequence in the second signature sequence group is not associated with a shared channel resource unit in the first period.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the first signature sequence belongs to a target sequence group, and the second signature sequence is chosen from one of the first signature sequence group and the second signature sequence group other than the target sequence group, the target sequence group being one of the first signature sequence group or the second signature sequence group.

15. The method according to claim 14 , comprising:

transmitting L-1 signature sequence(s) (respectively) in L-1 time interval(s);

wherein L is a positive integer greater than 1, each of the L-1 time interval(s) being before the first time interval; each of the L-1 signature sequence(s) belongs to the target signature sequence group.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the first signaling group indicates the L; or, the target sequence group is one of the first signature sequence group or the second signature sequence group; or, the first signaling group indicates the L, and the target sequence group is one of the first signature sequence group or the second signature sequence group.

17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the first signature sequence group comprises a positive integer number of signature sequence(s), and the second signature sequence group comprises a positive integer number of signature sequence(s); the positive integer number of signature sequence(s) comprised in the first signature sequence group belongs (belong) to the Q signature sequences, and the positive integer number of signature sequence(s) comprised in the second signature sequence group belongs (belong) to the Q signature sequences.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein a target message comprises a target signature sequence and a target signal, the target signature sequence being any one of the positive integer number of signature sequence(s) comprised in the first signature sequence group; the target signature sequence is transmitted, a shared channel resource unit in the first period being used for transmitting the target signal; or, a target message comprises a target signature sequence, the target signature sequence being any one of the positive integer number of signature sequence(s) comprised in the second signature sequence group; the target signature sequence is transmitted, any shared channel resource unit in the first period not being used for transmitting the target message.

19. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the first period comprises the Q signature sequences, any two signature sequences among the Q signature sequences being orthogonal; or, the first period comprises a positive integer number of time intervals, the first time interval and the second time interval respectively being two time intervals among the positive integer number of time intervals comprised in the first period; or, the first period comprises the Q signature sequences and N shared channel resource unit(s), N being a positive integer.

20. The method according to claim 13 , comprising:

monitoring a second message in a first time window;

wherein the first time window is between the first time interval and the second time interval; the second message is used to determine that the first signature sequence is correctly received; the second message not being detected is used to trigger transmitting of the second signature sequence.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
To: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070741/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2023
From: LIU, JIN; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062774/0045 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202010140024.2 · Mar 3, 2020 · national
CN 202010364741.3 · Apr 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17900842 · Aug 31, 2022
Continuation PCTCN2021078722 · Mar 2, 2021
Related Publication 20230053764A1 · Feb 23, 2023
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