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Granted Patent B2
US 12,507,276 · App. 18/050,459 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Random access method and apparatus for reduced capability terminal in wireless communication system

Inventor: Dong Hyun Park (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Innovative Technology Lab Co., Ltd.
H04W74/004H04L1/18H04W74/0833H04W74/0836
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Patent No.
US 12,507,276
App. No.
18/050,459
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for wireless communication between a plurality of devices includes determining the number of PUSCH repetition transmissions, determining a PUSCH transmission resource, based on random access-related configuration information and the number of PUSCH repetition transmissions, and performing the PUSCH repetition transmission based on the PUSCH transmission resource.

Claims (62)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless user device, configuration information indicating:

a plurality of resources for repetition of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission of a random access procedure;

a threshold associated with repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure;

at least one first preamble resource for a preamble transmission associated with repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure; and

at least one second preamble resource for a preamble transmission associated with a PUSCH transmission that is not repeated;

based on a channel measurement and the threshold, selecting, among the at least one first preamble resource and the at least one second preamble resource, a random access resource of the at least one first preamble resource for a preamble transmission of the random access procedure;

transmitting, via the random access resource of the at least one first preamble resource, a preamble; and

after transmitting the preamble, performing, via the plurality of resources, repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the channel measurement indicating a measured signal value being less than the threshold, repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the channel measurement is associated with at least one of:

a reference signal received power; or

a pathloss.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information further indicates a number of repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information further indicates a plurality of PUSCH occasions for repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the random access procedure is a contention-based random access procedure,

wherein the preamble is Msg1 of a four-step random access, and

wherein repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure is repetition of Msg3 transmission of the four-step random access.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the preamble is MsgA preamble of a two-step random access, and

wherein repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure is repetition of MsgA PUSCH transmission of the two-step random access.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information is associated with one or more wireless user devices having a reduced capability.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information is received via radio resource control (RRC) signaling or a system information block 1 (SIB1).

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on a comparison of a reference signal received power of a reference signal and the threshold, a level of repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining repetition of preamble transmission of the random access procedure.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a random access response responsive to the preamble, wherein the random access response indicates parameter information for PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure,

wherein the performing repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure comprises performing, based on the random access response, repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure,

wherein the at least one first preamble resource is at least dedicated preamble resource configured for a preamble transmission associated with repetition of PUSCH transmission, and

wherein the at least one first preamble resource comprises at least one of:

a dedicated preamble random access occasion configured for a preamble transmission associated with repetition of PUSCH transmission,

a preamble group configured for a preamble transmission associated with repetition of PUSCH transmission, or

a preamble index configured for a preamble transmission associated with repetition of PUSCH transmission.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the random access response is Msg2 of a four-step random access.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on a number of repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure, a start PUSCH occasion (PO) and a PO subset.

15 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless user device, configuration information indicating:

a reduced capability associated with the wireless user device; and

a threshold associated with repetition of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission of a random access procedure;

at least one first preamble resource for a preamble transmission associated with repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure; and

at least one second preamble resource for a preamble transmission associated with a PUSCH transmission that is not repeated;

based on a channel measurement and the threshold, selecting, among the at least one first preamble resource and the at least one second preamble resource, a random access resource of the at least one first preamble resource for a preamble transmission of the random access procedure;

transmitting, via the random access resource of the at least one first preamble resource, a preamble; and

after transmitting the preamble, performing, via a plurality of resources, repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining, based on a channel measurement value being less than the threshold, repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure,

wherein the configuration information further indicates:

the plurality of resources comprising a plurality of PUSCH occasions for repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure; and

a number of repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the random access procedure is a contention-based random access procedure,

wherein the preamble is Msg1 of a four-step random access, and

wherein repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure is repetition of Msg3 transmission of the four-step random access.

18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the preamble is MsgA preamble of a two-step random access, and

wherein repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure is repetition of MsgA PUSCH transmission of the two-step random access.

19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining, based on a comparison of a reference signal received power of a reference signal and the threshold, a level of repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure.

20 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a random access response responsive to the preamble, wherein the random access response indicates parameter information for PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure,

wherein the performing repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure comprises performing, based on the random access response, repetition of PUSCH transmission of the random access procedure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2022
From: PARK, DONG HYUN
To: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LAB CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061572/0445 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0051996 · Apr 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021005049 · Apr 21, 2021
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