IP Library Granted Patent US 12,317,208
Granted Patent B2
US 12,317,208 · App. 18/592,470 · Granted May 27, 2025

User equipment and base station for wireless communication and methods of using same

Inventor: Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Bunker Hill Technologies LLC
H04W56/001H04L5/0048H04L27/2613H04W52/04H04W72/12
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Patent No.
US 12,317,208
App. No.
18/592,470
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for wireless communication. The UE first receives a first radio signal and a second radio signal, and then transmits a third radio signal. The first radio signal is used for determining a first signature sequence, and a receiving timing of the second radio signal is used for determining a transmitting timing of the third radio signal. The first signature sequence is used for generating the third radio signal. The first radio signal and the second radio signal are associated with a first synchronization sequence and a second synchronization sequence respectively, and the first synchronization sequence is different from the second synchronization sequence. According to the disclosure, through the designs of the first radio signal and the second radio signal, thereby improving system performances and transmission efficiency.

Claims (32)

1. A method in a User Equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

receiving a first radio signal from a serving cell; receiving a second radio signal from a cell; and

transmitting a third radio signal, the third radio signal includes an uplink DMRS (Demodulation Reference Signal);

wherein the first radio signal is used for determining a first signature sequence, and a receiving timing of the second radio signal is used for determining a transmitting timing of the third radio signal; the second radio signal is a timing reference of the third radio signal; the first signature sequence is used for generating the third radio signal; the first radio signal and the second radio signal are generated from a first synchronization sequence and a second synchronization sequence respectively, and the first synchronization sequence is different from the second synchronization sequence; the first synchronization sequence corresponds to a first target identifier, the second synchronization sequence corresponds to a second target identifier, and the first target identifier is different from the second target identifier; the first target identifier is a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) associated with the serving cell, and the second target identifier is a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) associated with the cell.

2. A method in a communication node for wireless communication, comprising:

transmitting a second radio signal on a cell;

receiving a third radio signal, the third radio signal includes an uplink DMRS (Demodulation Reference Signal);

wherein a receiving timing of the second radio signal is used for determining a transmitting timing of the third radio signal; the second radio signal is a timing reference of the third radio signal; a first signature sequence is used for generating the third radio signal; a first radio signal transmitted on a serving cell is used for determining the first signature sequence; the first radio signal and the second radio signal are generated from a first synchronization sequence and a second synchronization sequence respectively, and the first synchronization sequence is different from the second synchronization sequence; the first synchronization sequence corresponds to a first target identifier, the second synchronization sequence corresponds to a second target identifier, and the first target identifier is different from the second target identifier; the first target identifier is a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) associated with the serving cell, and the second target identifier is a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) associated with the cell.

3. A User Equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a first transceiver, to receive a first radio signal from a serving cell;

a first receiver, to receive a second radio signal from a cell; and

a first transmitter, to transmit a third radio signal, the third radio signal includes an uplink DMRS (Demodulation Reference Signal);

wherein the first radio signal is used for determining a first signature sequence, and a receiving timing of the second radio signal is used for determining a transmitting timing of the third radio signal; the second radio signal is a timing reference of the third radio signal; the first signature sequence is used for generating the third radio signal; the first radio signal and the second radio signal are generated from a first synchronization sequence and a second synchronization sequence respectively, and the first synchronization sequence is different from the second synchronization sequence; the first synchronization sequence corresponds to a first target identifier, the second synchronization sequence corresponds to a second target identifier, and the first target identifier is different from the second target identifier; the first target identifier is a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) associated with the serving cell, and the second target identifier is a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) associated with the cell.

4. The UE according to claim 3 , wherein the first transceiver monitors K downlink signalings in K search spaces respectively, wherein the downlink signaling is a physical layer signaling, and the K downlink signalings are associated with K synchronization sequences respectively; any two of the K synchronization sequences are different; the K is a positive integer greater than 1; the second synchronization sequence is one of the K synchronization sequences; the K downlink signalings are identified by a first index respectively, and the first index is an C-RNTI (Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier).

5. The UE according to claim 4 , wherein a first signaling is one of the K downlink signalings; wherein the first synchronization sequence is one of the K synchronization sequences, and only the first synchronization sequence among the K synchronization sequences is associated with the first signaling; a format of the first signaling is any one candidate format in a format set; and the format set comprises a positive integer number of candidate formats.

6. The UE according to claim 4 , the downlink signaling and the associated synchronization sequence is transmitted by one cell or TRP (Transmit Receive Point).

7. The UE according to claim 4 , a PCI corresponding to any of the K synchronization sequences is used for generating a scrambling sequence used for scrambling of an associated downlink signaling.

8. The UE according to claim 3 , wherein the serving cell corresponds to a Transmit Receive Point (TRP), and the cell corresponds to a TRP.

9. The UE according to claim 5 , wherein the first signaling is transmitted by the serving cell.

10. The UE according to claim 4 , wherein the first transceiver receives a second signaling; wherein the second signaling is a UE specific Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling used for determining K time-frequency resource sets; the second signaling is associated with the first synchronization sequence; the first radio signal indicates a first identifier, and the first identifier is used for generating the first signature sequence; the UE blind decodes the K downlink signalings in K time-frequency resource sets respectively.

11. The UE according to claim 4 , wherein the K downlink signalings are monitored on one same carrier.

12. The UE according to claim 3 , wherein the first radio signal is used for determining a first identifier, the first identifier is used for initializing a generator of the first signature sequence.

13. The UE according to claim 3 , wherein a Transmit Receive Point (TRP) transmitting the second radio signal is selected as a synchronization reference source.

14. The UE according to claim 4 , the K downlink signalings include K Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) parts respectively, and the K CRC parts are scrambled with the first index respectively.

15. A base station for wireless communication, comprising:

a third transceiver, to transmit a second radio signal on a cell and to receive a third radio signal from a User Equipment (UE), the third radio signal includes an uplink DMRS (Demodulation Reference Signal);

wherein a receiving timing of the second radio signal is used for determining a transmitting timing of a third radio signal; the second radio signal is a timing reference of the third radio signal; a first signature sequence is used for generating the third radio signal; a first radio signal transmitted on a serving cell is used for determining the first signature sequence; the first radio signal and the second radio signal are generated from a first synchronization sequence and a second synchronization sequence respectively, and the first synchronization sequence is different from the second synchronization sequence; the first synchronization sequence corresponds to a first target identifier, the second synchronization sequence corresponds to a second target identifier, and the first target identifier is different from the second target identifier; the first target identifier is a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) associated with the serving cell, and the second target identifier is a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) associated with the cell.

16. The base station according to claim 15 , wherein the third transceiver transmits one downlink signaling to the UE; wherein both the one downlink signaling and a first signaling monitored by the UE are identified by a first index, and the first index is C-RNTI (Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier); the first signaling is associated with the first synchronization sequence; the one downlink signaling and the first signaling are in two search spaces respectively.

17. The base station according to claim 16 , wherein the first downlink signaling and the first synchronization sequence are transmitted on the serving cell.

18. The base station according to claim 15 , wherein the serving cell is a Transmit Receive Point (TRP), and the cell is a TRP.

19. The base station according to claim 16 , wherein the first downlink signaling and the one downlink signaling are monitored on one same carrier.

20. The base station according to claim 15 , wherein the first radio signal is used for determining a first identifier, the first identifier is used for initializing a generator of the first signature sequence.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2024
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BUNKER HILL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 069352/0528 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068188/0150 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17971652 · Oct 24, 2022
Continuation 17720331 · Apr 14, 2022
Continuation 16662044 · Oct 24, 2019
Continuation PCTCN2017081176 · Apr 27, 2017
Related Publication 20240205851A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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