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US 10,912,047 · App. 16/370,692 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving system information

Inventors: Youngsub Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyunsoo Ko (Seoul, KR); Sukhyon Yoon (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W56/001H04W84/042
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Patent No.
US 10,912,047
App. No.
16/370,692
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of receiving remaining minimum system information (RMSI) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block in a specific band, obtaining a size of a synchronization raster for the specific band based on the SS/PBCH block, and receiving the RMSI based on the size of the synchronization raster.

Claims (40)

1. A method of receiving remaining minimum system information (RMSI) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block in a specific band;

obtaining a size of a synchronization raster for the specific band based on the SS/PBCH block; and

receiving the RMSI based on the size of the synchronization raster,

wherein the size of the synchronization raster is one of 900 kHz or 1.44 MHz,

wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained based on a mapping interval of a PBCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configured for the SS/PBCH block,

wherein a first mapping interval of the PBCH DMRS for the SS/PBCH block is configured when the SS/PBCH block has the 900 kHz synchronization raster, and a second mapping interval of the PBCH DMRS for the SS/PBCH block is configured when the SS/PBCH block has the 1.44 MHz synchronization raster, and

wherein the first mapping interval is different from the second mapping interval.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained based on PBCH contents included in the SS/PBCH block.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained from a part of 3 bits used for an SS/PBCH block index included in the PBCH contents.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the 3 bits are reserved bits for the specific band.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained based on a sequence related to the SS/PBCH block.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained based on a scrambling sequence related to the SS/PBCH block.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is determined to be a size of a synchronization raster assumed for detecting an RMSI control resource set (CORESET) based on an RMSI CORESET configuration included in PBCH contents, among a plurality of candidate synchronization raster sizes, and

wherein the PBCH contents are included in the SS/PBCH block.

8. An apparatus for receiving remaining minimum system information (RMSI) in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the memory,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block in a specific band,

obtain a size of a synchronization raster for the specific band based on the SS/PBCH block, and

receive the RMSI based on the size of the synchronization raster,

wherein the size of the synchronization raster is one of 900 kHz or 1.44 MHz,

wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained based on a mapping interval of a PBCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configured for the SS/PBCH block,

wherein a first mapping interval of the PBCH DMRS for the SS/PBCH block is configured when the SS/PBCH block has the 900 kHz synchronization raster, and a second mapping interval of the PBCH DMRS for the SS/PBCH block is configured when the SS/PBCH block has the 1.44 MHz synchronization raster, and

wherein the first mapping interval is different from the second mapping interval.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained based on PBCH contents included in the SS/PBCH block.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained from a part of 3 bits used for an SS/PBCH block index included in the PBCH contents.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the 3 bits are reserved bits for the specific band.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained based on a sequence related to the SS/PBCH block.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is obtained based on a scrambling sequence related to the SS/PBCH block.

14. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the size of the synchronization raster is determined to be a size of a synchronization raster assumed for detecting an RMSI control resource set (CORESET) based on an RMSI CORESET configuration included in PBCH contents, among a plurality of candidate synchronization raster sizes, and

wherein the PBCH contents are included in the SS/PBCH block.

15. A method of transmitting remaining minimum system information (RMSI) by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block in a specific band, to indicate a size of a synchronization raster related to the specific band; and

transmitting the RMSI based on the size of the synchronization raster,

wherein the size of the synchronization raster is one of 900 kHz or 1.44 MHz,

wherein the size of the synchronization raster is indicated based on a mapping interval of a PBCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configured for the SS/PBCH block,

wherein a first mapping interval of the PBCH DMRS for the SS/PBCH block is configured when the SS/PBCH block has the 900 kHz synchronization raster, and a second mapping interval of the PBCH DMRS for the SS/PBCH block is configured when the SS/PBCH block has the 1.44 MHz synchronization raster, and

wherein the first mapping interval is different from the second mapping interval.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2019
From: KIM, YOUNGSUB; KO, HYUNSOO; YOON, SUKHYON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 048746/0578 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0036282 · Mar 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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