IP Library Granted Patent US 11,039,478
Granted Patent B2
US 11,039,478 · App. 16/347,438 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Method for performing initial access in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Kyuhwan Kwak (Seoul, KR); Daesung Hwang (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyunsoo Ko (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W74/0833H04L5/0048H04W72/04H04W72/042H04W74/00H04W74/08
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Patent No.
US 11,039,478
App. No.
16/347,438
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a method for performing an initial access in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method by which a terminal performs an initial access comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, configuration information representing one or more physical random access channel (PRACH) configurations; receiving, from the base station, downlink control information including information indicating a specific PRACH configuration among the one or more PRACH configurations, through a physical downlink control channel; and transmitting a preamble and/or data, which are related to the initial access, to the base station through a PRACH on the basis of the specific PRACH configuration.

Claims (59)

1. A method of performing initial access by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information representing one or more physical random access channel (PRACH) configurations,

receiving, from the base station, downlink control information comprising information representing a specific PRACH configuration among the one or more PRACH configurations, through a physical downlink control channel, and

transmitting, to the base station, at least one of data or a preamble related to the initial access through a PRACH, based on the specific PRACH configuration,

wherein the one or more PRACH configurations are configured based on pre-configured types,

wherein each of the pre-configured types represents a structure related to the PRACH, and

wherein the pre-configured types are configured based on (i) whether the structure includes (A) a preamble region only or (B) the preamble region and data region, and (ii) a position of the preamble region associated with the data region.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, configuration information representing one or more data sets,

wherein the downlink control information includes indication information for a data set to be transmitted by the user equipment, and

wherein the data corresponds to a data set identified using the indication information among the one or more data sets.

3. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the data comprises at least one of a contention resolution identifier, a buffer status report, or a radio resource control (RRC) connection request.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, based on a numerology configuration applied to the preamble and a numerology configuration applied to the data not being identical, the data is transmitted along with at least one demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

5. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the downlink control information further comprises information representing a length of the preamble, and

wherein the length of the preamble is configured based on a number of symbols allocated to a transmission region of the data.

6. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the number of symbols allocated to the transmission region of the data is determined based on a data set corresponding to the data among pre-configured one or more data sets.

7. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the length of the preamble and the transmission region of the data are configured based on a time resource region pre-configured for the specific PRACH configuration.

8. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the downlink control information further comprises information representing whether to perform a beam management procedure related to the initial access.

9. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the downlink control information further comprises information representing a PRACH resource, corresponding to the specific PRACH configuration, among one or more PRACH resources pre-configured for the one or more PRACH configurations.

10. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein one of the one or more PRACH configurations is configured as a default PRACH configuration.

11. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the preamble or the data is transmitted when the user equipment is a radio access network (RAN) controlled state.

12. A user equipment configured to perform initial access in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive radio signals, and

a processor functionally connected to the RF unit,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive, from a base station, configuration information representing one or more physical random access channel (PRACH) configurations,

receive, from the base station, downlink control information comprising information representing a specific PRACH configuration among the one or more PRACH configurations, through a physical downlink control channel, and

transmit, to the base station, at least one of data or a preamble related to the initial access through a PRACH, based on the specific PRACH configuration,

wherein the one or more PRACH configurations are configured based on pre-configured types,

wherein each of the pre-configured types represents a structure related to the PRACH, and

wherein the pre-configured types are configured based on (i) whether the structure includes (A) a preamble region only or (B) the preamble region and data region, and (ii) a position of the preamble region associated with the data region.

13. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from the base station, configuration information representing one or more data sets,

wherein the downlink control information includes indication information for a data set to be transmitted by the user equipment, and

wherein the data corresponds to a data set identified using the indication information among the one or more data sets.

14. The user equipment of claim 13 ,

wherein the data comprises at least one of a contention resolution identifier, a buffer status report, or a radio resource control (RRC) connection request.

15. The user equipment of claim 12 ,

wherein, based on a numerology configuration applied to the preamble and a numerology configuration applied to the data not being identical, the data is transmitted along with at least one demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

16. The user equipment of claim 12 ,

wherein the downlink control information further comprises information representing a length of the preamble, and

wherein the length of the preamble is configured based on a number of symbols allocated to a transmission region of the data.

17. The user equipment of claim 16 ,

wherein the number of symbols allocated to the transmission region of the data is determined based on a data set corresponding to the data among pre-configured one or more data sets.

18. The user equipment of claim 16 ,

wherein the length of the preamble and the transmission region of the data are configured based on a time resource region pre-configured for the specific PRACH configuration.

19. The user equipment of claim 12 ,

wherein the downlink control information further comprises information representing whether to perform a beam management procedure related to the initial access.

20. The user equipment of claim 12 ,

wherein the downlink control information further comprises information representing a PRACH resource, corresponding to the specific PRACH configuration, among one or more PRACH resources pre-configured for the one or more PRACH configurations.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 4TH INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 51996 FRAME: 385. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: KWAK, KYUHWAN; HWANG, DAESUNG; KIM, KIJUN; KO, HYUNSOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 052293/0921 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: KWAK, KYUHWAN; HWANG, DAESUNG; KIM, KIJUN; KO, HYUN SOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 051996/0385 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62417306 · Nov 3, 2016
Related Publication 20190281635A1 · Sep 12, 2019