IP Library Granted Patent US 11,147,063
Granted Patent B2
US 11,147,063 · App. 15/984,199 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

Method and apparatus for initial access of terminal in wireless communication system

Inventors: Suyoung Park (Uiwang-si, KR); Suha Yoon (Yongin-si, KR); Euichang Jung (Seoul, KR); Sunghyuk Shin (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/0446H04L5/003H04W74/0833H04W72/042H04W74/006H04W74/08
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Patent No.
US 11,147,063
App. No.
15/984,199
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for a terminal may include: identifying a reference subcarrier spacing value; receiving random access channel (RACH) configuration information; determining a resource to be used for transmitting a random access preamble based on the RACH configuration information and the reference subcarrier spacing value; and transmitting the random access preamble using the determined resource.

Claims (50)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, system information including random access channel (RACH) configuration information, the RACH configuration information including a physical RACH (PRACH) configuration index;

identifying a subcarrier spacing based on the RACH configuration information;

identifying a resource in which a random access preamble is to be transmitted based on information on a slot in which the random access preamble is to be transmitted and a symbol offset indicating a starting position of the random access preamble in the slot; and

transmitting, to the base station, the random access preamble based on the resource,

wherein the information on the slot is based on the PRACH configuration index and the subcarrier spacing, and

wherein the symbol offset is based on the subcarrier spacing.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the symbol offset is based on the PRACH configuration index and the subcarrier spacing.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the resource comprises:

identifying a frequency resource based on the RACH configuration information; and

identifying a time resource based on the information on the slot and the symbol offset.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a random access response (RAR) identified by a random access-radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI).

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the RA-RNTI is based on the information on the slot and the symbol offset.

6. A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, system information including random access channel (RACH) configuration information, the RACH configuration information including a physical RACH (PRACH) configuration index; and

receiving, from the terminal, a random access preamble on a resource which is identified based on information on a slot in which the random access preamble is to be transmitted and a symbol offset indicating a starting position of the random access preamble in the slot,

wherein the information on the slot is based on the PRACH configuration index and a subcarrier spacing,

wherein the symbol offset is based on the subcarrier spacing, and wherein the subcarrier spacing is based on the RACH configuration information.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the symbol offset is based on the PRACH configuration index and the subcarrier spacing.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, a random access response (RAR) identified by a random access-radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI).

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the RA-RNTI is based on the information on the slot and the symbol offset.

10. A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

control the transceiver to receive, from a base station, system information including random access channel (RACH) configuration information, the RACH configuration information including a physical RACH (PRACH) configuration index,

identify a subcarrier spacing based on the RACH configuration information,

identify a resource in which a random access preamble is to be transmitted based on information on a slot in which the random access preamble is to be transmitted and a symbol offset indicating a starting position of the random access preamble in the slot, and

control the transceiver to transmit, to the base station, the random access preamble based on the resource,

wherein the information on the slot is based on the PRACH configuration index and the subcarrier spacing, and

wherein the symbol offset is based on the subcarrier spacing.

11. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the symbol offset is based on the PRACH configuration index and the subcarrier spacing.

12. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to:

identify a frequency resource based on the RACH configuration information, and

identify a time resource based on the information on the slot and the symbol offset.

13. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

control the transceiver to receive a random access response (RAR) identified by a random access-radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI).

14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the RA-RNTI is based on the information on the slot and the symbol offset.

15. A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

control the transceiver to transmit system information including random access channel (RACH) configuration information, the RACH configuration information including a physical RACH (PRACH) configuration index, and

control the transceiver to receive a random access preamble on a resource which is identified based on information on a slot in which the random access preamble is to be transmitted and a symbol offset indicating a starting position of the random access preamble in the slot,

wherein the information on the slot is based on the PRACH configuration index and a subcarrier spacing,

wherein the symbol offset is based on the subcarrier spacing, and wherein the subcarrier spacing is based on the RACH configuration information.

16. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the symbol offset is based on the PRACH configuration index and the subcarrier spacing.

17. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

control the transceiver to transmit a random access response (RAR) identified by a random access-radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI).

18. The base station of claim 17 , wherein the RA-RNTI is based on the information on the slot and the symbol offset.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2018
From: PARK, SUYOUNG; YOON, SUHA; JUNG, EUICHANG; SHIN, SUNGHYUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045850/0222 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0061836 · May 18, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180338308A1 · Nov 22, 2018