Method and base station for receiving system information, and method and user equipment for transmitting system information
Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving system information. The base station transmits a plurality of first type system information (SIs), and transmits a plurality of second type SIs according to the respective plurality of first type SIs. The plurality of first type SIs are transmitted on different first SI time resources, respectively. The plurality of first type SIs may schedule different second time resources for the second type Sis, respectively.
1. A method for transmitting system information by a base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising a processor and a transceiver, the method performed by the base station and comprising:
transmitting:
first type system information (SI) 1 with a first beam direction in a first type SI time resource 1 , and
first type SI 2 with a second beam direction in a first type SI time resource 2 ; and
transmitting:
second type SI 1 with the first beam direction in a second type SI time resource 1 according to the first type SI 1 , and
second type SI 2 with the second beam direction in a second type SI time resource 2 according to the second type SI 2 ,
wherein the first type SI time resource 1 and the first type SI time resource 2 are different from each other,
wherein the second type SI time resource 1 and the second type SI time resource 2 are different from each other,
wherein the first type SI 1 contains information on the second type SI time resource 1 for the second type SI 1 ,
wherein the first type SI 2 contains information on the second type SI time resource 2 for the second type SI 2 ,
wherein the first type SI time resource 1 and the first type SI time resource 2 are predefined, and
wherein each of the first type SI 1 and the first type SI 2 comprises information on a random access channel resource associated with a corresponding SI.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first type SI 1 and the first type SI 2 or each of the second type SI 1 and the second type SI 2 comprises information on a set of downlink time units that may be monitored by a user equipment associated with a corresponding SI.
3. A base station for transmitting system information in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
a transceiver, and
a processor configured to control the transceiver,
wherein the processor is configured to:
control the transceiver to transmit:
first type system information (SI) 1 with a first beam direction in a first type SI time resource 1 , and
first type SI 2 with a second beam direction in a first type SI time resource 2 ; and
control the transceiver to transmit:
second type SI 1 with the first beam direction in a second type SI time resource 1 according to the first type SI 1 , and
second type SI 2 with the second beam direction in a second type SI time resource 2 according to the second type SI 2 ,
wherein the first type SI time resource 1 and the first type SI time resource 2 are different from each other,
wherein the second type SI time resource 1 and the second type SI time resource 2 are different from each other,
wherein the first type SI 1 contains information on the second type SI time resource 1 for the second type SI 1 ,
wherein the first type SI 2 contains information on the second type SI time resource 2 for the second type SI 2 ,
wherein the first type SI time resource 1 and the first type SI time resource 2 are predefined, and
wherein each of the first type SI 1 and the first type SI 2 comprises information on a random access channel resource associated with a corresponding SI.
4. The base station according to claim 3 , wherein each of the first type SI 1 and the first type SI 2 or each of the second type SI 1 and the second type SI 2 comprises information on a set of downlink time units that may be monitored by a user equipment associated with a corresponding SI.
5. A method for receiving system information by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the user equipment having a processor and a transceiver, the method performed by the user equipment and comprising:
receiving a first type system information (SI) of a beam direction of a base station among a plurality of first type SIs; and
receiving a second type SI of the beam direction of the base station according to the received first type SI, the second type SI among a plurality of second type SIs,
wherein the plurality of first type SIs are respectively present on first type SI time resources different from each other,
wherein the plurality of first type SIs schedule different second type SI time resources for the plurality of second type SIs, respectively,
wherein the plurality of first type SIs correspond to a plurality of beam directions of the base station, respectively,
wherein the plurality of second type SIs correspond to the plurality of beam directions of the base station, respectively,
wherein the first type SI time resource 1 and the first type SI time resource 2 are predefined, and
wherein each of the first type SI 1 and the first type SI 2 comprises information on a random access channel resource associated with a corresponding SI.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of first type SIs or each of the plurality of second type SIs comprises information on a set of downlink time units that may be monitored by the user equipment.
7. A user equipment for receiving system information in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:
a transceiver, and
a processor configured to control the transceiver,
wherein the processor is configured to:
control the transceiver to receive a first type system information (SI) of a beam direction of a base station among a plurality of first type SIs; and
control the transceiver to receive a second type SI of the beam direction of the base station according to the received first type SI, the second type SI among a plurality of second type SIs,
wherein the plurality of first type SIs are respectively present on first type SI time resources different from each other,
wherein the plurality of first type SIs schedule different second type SI time resources for the plurality of second type SIs, respectively,
wherein the plurality of first type SIs correspond to a plurality of beam directions of the base station, respectively,
wherein the plurality of second type SIs correspond to the plurality of beam directions of the base station, respectively,
wherein the first type SI time resource 1 and the first type SI time resource 2 are predefined, and
wherein each of the first type SI 1 and the first type SI 2 comprises information on a random access channel resource associated with a corresponding SI.
8. The user equipment according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of first type SIs or each of the plurality of second type SIs comprises information on a set of downlink time units that may be monitored by the user equipment.