IP Library Granted Patent US 10,911,291
Granted Patent B2
US 10,911,291 · App. 16/065,754 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving downlink channel

Inventors: Hyunsoo Ko (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Eunsun Kim (Seoul, KR); Sukhyon Yoon (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04L27/2666H04J11/0069H04L5/0007H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04L5/0094H04L27/2657H04W48/08H04W48/12H04W56/00H04W56/001H04W72/04H04W72/042H04W72/0453H04W72/1273
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Patent No.
US 10,911,291
App. No.
16/065,754
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method for receiving a downlink signal by a UE in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method may include receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) including a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH), and obtaining an indicator indicating a subcarrier spacing for the downlink channel from the PBCH, and receiving the downlink signal on the basis of the subcarrier spacing. The indicator may indicate a different subcarrier spacing according to a frequency band in which the UE operates.

Claims (38)

1. A method for receiving a downlink (DL) common channel (CCH) by a user equipment (UE) operating in a frequency band in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) including a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH);

determining a subcarrier spacing for the DL CCH based on 1 bit information obtained via the PBCH; and

receiving the DL CCH based on the subcarrier spacing,

wherein the subcarrier spacing is determined differently based on the frequency band,

wherein the DL CCH is for remaining minimum system information (RMSI) and DL messages for a random access, and

wherein first information related to a frequency resource configuration for the DL CCH, second information related to a time resource configuration of a symbol duration for the DL CCH and third information related to monitoring of a common search space for the DL CCH are configured in the PBCH.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein based on the frequency band exceeding a specific value, the subcarrier spacing is determined as 60 kHz or 120 kHz.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein based on the frequency band being below a specific value, the subcarrier spacing is determined as 15 kHz or 30 kHz.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the 1 bit information is obtained independently from information related to a subcarrier spacing for a DL channel except for the DL CCH.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a subcarrier spacing for the RMSI and a subcarrier spacing for the DL messages for the random access are same.

6. A communication apparatus configured to operate in a frequency band for receiving a downlink (DL) common channel (CCH) in a wireless communication system, the communication apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive a synchronization signal block (SSB) including a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH),

determine a subcarrier spacing for the DL CCH based on 1 bit information obtained via the PBCH, and

receive the DL CCH based on the subcarrier spacing,

wherein the subcarrier spacing is determined differently based on the frequency band,

wherein the DL CCH is for remaining minimum system information (RMSI) and DL messages for a random access, and

wherein first information related to a frequency resource configuration for the DL CCH, second information related to a time resource configuration of a symbol duration for the DL CCH and third information related to monitoring of a common search space for the DL CCH are configured in the PBCH.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein based on the frequency band exceeding a specific value, the subcarrier spacing is determined as 60 kHz or 120 kHz.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein based on the frequency band being below a specific value, the subcarrier spacing is determined as 15 kHz or 30 kHz.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the 1 bit information is obtained independently from information related to a subcarrier spacing for a DL channel except for the DL CCH.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a subcarrier spacing for the RMSI and a subcarrier spacing for the DL messages for the random access are same.

11. A method for transmitting a downlink (DL) common channel (CCH) by a base station (BS) supporting a frequency band in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a synchronization signal block (SSB) including a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH), wherein the PBCH includes 1 bit information related to a subcarrier spacing for the DL CCH; and

transmitting the DL CCH based on the 1 bit information,

wherein the subcarrier spacing is determined differently based on the frequency band,

wherein the DL CCH is for remaining minimum system information (RMSI) and DL messages for a random access, and

wherein first information related to a frequency resource configuration for the DL CCH, second information related to a time resource configuration of a symbol duration for the DL CCH and third information related to monitoring of a common search space for the DL CCH are configured in the PBCH.

12. A communication apparatus supporting a frequency band for transmitting a downlink (DL) common channel (CCH) in a wireless communication system, the communication apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit a synchronization signal block (SSB) including a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH),

wherein the PBCH includes 1 bit information related to a subcarrier spacing for the DL CCH, and transmit the DL CCH based on 1 bit information,

wherein the subcarrier spacing is determined differently based on the frequency band,

wherein the DL CCH is for remaining minimum system information (RMSI) and DL messages for a random access, and

wherein first information related to a frequency resource configuration for the DL CCH, second information related to a time resource configuration of a symbol duration for the DL CCH and third information related to monitoring of a common search space for the DL CCH are configured in the PBCH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2018
From: KO, HYUNSOO; KIM, KIJUN; KIM, EUNSUN; YOON, SUKHYON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 047805/0587 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62521263 · Jun 16, 2017
Provisional Application 62544212 · Aug 11, 2017
Related Publication 20200127755A1 · Apr 23, 2020
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