IP Library Granted Patent US 10,080,216
Granted Patent B2
US 10,080,216 · App. 14/651,088 · Granted Sep 18, 2018

Method and device for acquiring uplink synchronization in wireless access system supporting carrier aggregation

Inventors: Bonghoe Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Dongyoun Seo (Anyang-si, KR); Suckchel Yang (Anyang-si, KR); Joonkui Ahn (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/042H04J11/0073H04L5/0032H04W28/18H04W56/0005H04W56/0055H04W74/08H04J2011/0096
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Patent No.
US 10,080,216
App. No.
14/651,088
Granted
Sep 18, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method used in a wireless access system supporting carrier aggregation (CA) for acquiring uplink synchronization from two or more geographically spaced cells, and a device for supporting the same. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for acquiring uplink synchronization in a wireless access system supporting CA can comprise the steps of: receiving, from a primacy cell (PCell), random access channel (RACH) information related to a first random access step for matching uplink synchronization in a secondary cell (SCell) to be added to CA; and performing the first random access step for matching uplink synchronization in the SCell on the basis of the RACH information.

Claims (24)

1. A method for supporting acquisition of uplink synchronization in a wireless access system supporting Carrier Aggregation (CA), the method comprising:

negotiating, by a first base station (BS) of a Primary Cell (PCell) with a second BS of a Secondary Cell (SCell), Random Access Channel (RACH) parameter information related to a first random access procedure to be performed by a user equipment (UE) for acquiring uplink synchronization with the S Cell to be added to the CA after the negotiation;

acquiring, by the first BS, RACH information including both resource allocation information and the RACH parameter information, the resource allocation information indicating a RACH resource area of the SCell, wherein the RACH resource area includes resources for performing the first random access procedure, and wherein a RACH preamble is generated for the first random access procedure based on the RACH parameter information; and

transmitting, by the first BS, the RACH information to the UE.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the SCell is geographically spaced apart from the PCell.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the RACH information is transmitted through a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting to the UE a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) order message indicating execution of a second random access procedure for acquiring uplink synchronization,

wherein the PDCCH order message includes information indicating a cell with which the second random access procedure is to be performed.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the RACH information includes system information used in the SCell.

6. A first Base Station (BS) for supporting acquisition of uplink synchronization in a wireless access system supporting Carrier Aggregation (CA), the first BS managing a Primary Cell (PCell) and comprising:

a transmitter;

a receiver; and

a processor that:

negotiates, through the transmitter and the receiver of the first BS of the PCell, with a second BS of a Secondary Cell (SCell), Random Access Channel (RACH) parameter information related to a first random access procedure to be performed by a user equipment (UE) for acquiring uplink synchronization with the S Cell to be added to the CA after the negotiation,

acquires RACH information including both resource allocation information and the RACH parameter information, the resource allocation information indicating a RACH resource area,

wherein the RACH resource area includes resources for performing the first random access procedure, and

wherein a RACH preamble is generated for the first random access procedure based on the RACH parameter information, and

transmits, through the transmitter, the RACH information to the UE.

7. The first BS according to claim 6 , wherein the SCell is geographically spaced apart from the PCell.

8. The first BS according to claim 6 , wherein the RACH information is transmitted through a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

9. The first BS according to claim 6 , wherein the processor further controls the transmitter to transmit to the UE a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) order message indicating execution of a second random access procedure for acquiring uplink synchronization, and

wherein the PDCCH order message includes information indicating a cell with which the second random access procedure is to be performed.

10. The first BS according to claim 6 , wherein the RACH information includes system information used in the SCell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2015
From: KIM, BONGHOE; SEO, DONGYOUN; YANG, SUCKCHEL; AHN, JOONKUI
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 035817/0813 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61735992 · Dec 11, 2012
Related Publication 20150327218A1 · Nov 12, 2015