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Granted Patent B2
US 12,501,384 · App. 18/095,274 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Communication method and apparatus for reduced-capability UE in wireless communication system

Inventors: Seunghoon Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Youngbum Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sungjin Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Junyung Yi (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W56/0015H04L1/08H04W72/1268
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Patent No.
US 12,501,384
App. No.
18/095,274
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. The disclosure relates to an operation of a RedCap UE and a base station in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the disclosure relates to an operation method of a RedCap UE considering a switching gap and an apparatus for performing the same. A method performed by a terminal in a communication system includes receiving, from a base station, information indicating positions of SS/PBCH blocks, identifying the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks based on the information, receiving, from the base station, configuration information on PUSCH repetition, identifying available resources for the PUSCH repetition by determining resources overlapped with the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals for the SS/PBCH blocks as unavailable resources for the PUSCH repetition, and repeatedly transmitting, to the base station, UL data on a PUSCH based on the available resources.

Claims (50)

1 . A method performed by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, information indicating positions of synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks;

identifying the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks based on the information;

receiving, from the base station, configuration information on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetition;

identifying available resources for the PUSCH repetition by determining resources overlapped with the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals for the SS/PBCH blocks as unavailable resources for the PUSCH repetition; and

repeatedly transmitting, to the base station, uplink data on a PUSCH based on the available resources.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the PUSCH repetition corresponds to type A, and

wherein identifying the available resources further comprises identifying a slot, in which a time domain resource of the PUSCH repetition and the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals adjacent to a start symbol and a last symbol of each SS/PBCH block of the SS/PBCH blocks overlap, as an unavailable slot for the PUSCH repetition.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the unavailable slot is not counted in a number of slots for the PUSCH repetition.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the PUSCH repetition corresponds to type B, and

wherein identifying the available resources further comprises identifying one or more one symbols, overlapped with the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals adjacent to a start symbol and a last symbol of each SS/PBCH block of the SS/PBCH blocks, as one or more invalid symbols for an actual repetition.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the actual repetition in 1 valid symbol, excluding the invalid symbols, is omitted.

6 . A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, information indicating positions of synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks;

transmitting, to the terminal, configuration information on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetition; and

repeatedly receiving, from the terminal, uplink data on a PUSCH based on available resources,

wherein the available resources for the PUSCH repetition are based on a determination of resources overlapping with the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals for the SS/PBCH blocks as unavailable resources for the PUSCH repetition.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the PUSCH repetition corresponds to type A, and

wherein a slot, in which a time domain resource of the PUSCH repetition and the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals adjacent to a start symbol and a last symbol of each SS/PBCH block of the SS/PBCH blocks overlap, is determined as an unavailable slot for the PUSCH repetition.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the unavailable slot is not counted in a number of slots for the PUSCH repetition.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the PUSCH repetition corresponds to type B, and

wherein one or more one symbols, overlapped with the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals adjacent to a start symbol and a last symbol of each SS/PBCH block of the one or more SS/PBCH blocks, are determined as one or more invalid symbols for an actual repetition.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the actual repetition in 1 valid symbol, excluding the invalid symbols, is omitted.

11 . A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station, information indicating positions of synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks,

identify the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks based on the information,

receive, from the base station, configuration information on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetition,

identify available resources for the PUSCH repetition by determining resources overlapped with the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals for the SS/PBCH blocks as unavailable resources for the PUSCH repetition, and

repeatedly transmit, to the base station, uplink data on a PUSCH based on the available resources.

12 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the PUSCH repetition corresponds to type A, and

wherein the controller is further configured to identify a slot, in which a time domain resource of the PUSCH repetition and the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals adjacent to a start symbol and a last symbol of each SS/PBCH block of the one or more SS/PBCH blocks overlap, as an unavailable slot for the PUSCH repetition.

13 . The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the unavailable slot is not counted in a number of slots for the PUSCH repetition.

14 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the PUSCH repetition corresponds to type B, and

wherein the controller is further configured to identify one or more one symbols, overlapped with the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals adjacent to a start symbol and a last symbol of each SS/PBCH block of the SS/PBCH blocks, as one or more invalid symbols for an actual repetition.

15 . The terminal of claim 14 , wherein the actual repetition in 1 valid symbol, excluding the invalid symbols, is omitted.

16 . A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, information indicating positions of synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks,

transmit, to the terminal, configuration information on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetition, and

repeatedly receive, from the terminal, uplink data on a PUSCH based on available resources,

wherein the available resources for the PUSCH repetition are based on a determination of resources overlapped with the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals for the SS/PBCH blocks as unavailable resources for the PUSCH repetition.

17 . The base station of claim 16 , wherein the PUSCH repetition corresponds to type A, and

wherein a slot, in which a time domain resource of the PUSCH repetition and the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals adjacent to a start symbol and a last symbol of each SS/PBCH block of the SS/PBCH blocks overlap, is determined as an unavailable slot for the PUSCH repetition.

18 . The base station of claim 17 , wherein the unavailable slot is not counted in a number of slots for the PUSCH repetition.

19 . The base station of claim 16 , wherein the PUSCH repetition corresponds to type B, and

wherein one or more one symbols, overlapped with the positions of the SS/PBCH blocks and switching intervals adjacent to a start symbol and a last symbol of each SS/PBCH block of the SS/PBCH blocks, are determined as one or more invalid symbols for an actual repetition.

20 . The base station of claim 19 , wherein the actual repetition in 1 valid symbol, excluding the invalid symbols, is omitted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2023
From: CHOI, SEUNGHOON; KIM, YOUNGBUM; PARK, SUNGJIN; YI, JUNYUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0004223 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230224837A1 · Jul 13, 2023
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