IP Library Granted Patent US 9,031,019
Granted Patent B2
US 9,031,019 · App. 13/625,468 · Granted May 12, 2015

System access method and apparatus of a narrowband terminal in a wireless communication system supporting wideband and narrowband terminals

Inventors: Youngbum Kim (Seoul, KR); Juho Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Joonyoung Cho (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
H04W74/006
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Patent No.
US 9,031,019
App. No.
13/625,468
Granted
May 12, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system access method of a narrowband terminal is provided for supporting both wideband and narrowband terminals in a cellular radio communication system. The method includes broadcasting a Shared CHannel (SCH) for a terminal to acquire system synchronization; transmitting a Low-end Master Information Block (L-MIB) including control information on an L-subframe configuration for supporting a second type terminal and a sub-band configuration of the L-subframe; transmitting a Low-end System Information Block (L-SIB) including information on downlink reception and uplink transmission of the second type terminal; and performing a random access procedure, when an attach request is received from one of the first type terminals and the second type terminals.

Claims (18)

1. A signal transmission method of a base station in a wireless communication system supporting first type terminals operating on a first bandwidth and second type terminals operating on a second bandwidth, the signal transmission method comprising:

broadcasting a Synchronization CHannel (SCH) for a terminal to acquire system synchronization;

transmitting a Low-end Master Information Block (L-MIB) including control information on an L-subframe configuration for supporting a second type terminal and a sub-band configuration of the L-subframe;

transmitting a Low-end System Information Block (L-SIB) including information on downlink reception and uplink transmission of the second type terminal; and

performing a random access procedure, when a Random Access Channel (RACH) preamble request is received from one of the first type terminals and the second type terminals.

2. The signal transmission method of claim 1 , wherein the L-MIB is broadcast on a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) and includes at least one of a subframe configuration index, Low-end Physical Hybrid Automatic Repeat-reQuest Indicator Channel (L-PHICH) resource information, downlink sub-band bandwidth configuration information, and a search space.

3. The signal transmission method of claim 1 , wherein the L-SIB is transmitted on a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) carrying data addressed to the second type terminal and includes at least one of a downlink sub-band position, uplink sub-band bandwidth configuration information, uplink sub-band bandwidth configuration information, an uplink sub-band position, Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) configuration information, and physical channel configuration information.

4. The signal transmission method of claim 1 , wherein the L-subframe carries control information for a first type terminal in first N symbols and control information for the second type terminal in symbols after the first N symbols.

5. The signal transmission method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a Low-end sounding reference signal at a last symbol of a predetermined uplink subframe transmitted by the second type terminal.

6. A system access method of a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting first type terminals operating on a first bandwidth and second type terminals operating on a second bandwidth, the system access method comprising:

acquiring system synchronization using a Synchronization CHannel (SCH) transmitted by a base station;

receiving a Low-end Master Information Block (L-MIB) including control information on an L-subframe configuration for supporting a second type terminal and a sub-band configuration of the L-subframe from the base station;

receiving a Low-end System Information Block (L-SIB) including information on downlink reception and uplink transmission of the second type terminal from the base station; and

transmitting a Random Access Channel (RACH) preamble the base station using the received L-MIB and the received L-SIB.

7. The system access method of claim 6 , wherein the L-MIB is received on a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) and includes at least one of a subframe configuration index, Low-end Physical Hybrid Automatic Repeat-reQuest Indicator Channel (L-PHICH) resource information, downlink sub-band bandwidth configuration information, and a search space.

8. The system access method of claim 6 , wherein the L-SIB is received on a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) carrying data addressed to the second type terminal and includes at least one of a downlink sub-band position, uplink sub-band bandwidth configuration information, uplink sub-band bandwidth configuration information, an uplink sub-band position, Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) configuration information, and physical channel configuration information.

9. The system access method of claim 6 , wherein the L-subframe carries control information for a first type terminal in first N symbols and control information for the second type terminal in symbols after the first N symbols.

10. The system access method of claim 6 , further comprising transmitting a Low-end sounding reference signal at a last symbol of a predetermined uplink subframe transmitted by the second type terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2012
From: KIM, YOUNGBUM; LEE, JUHO; CHO, JOONYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0096206 · Sep 23, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130077582A1 · Mar 28, 2013