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US 11,160,116 · App. 16/523,668 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Communication method and communications apparatus

Inventors: Mao Yan (Chengdu, CN); Huang Huang (Shenzhen, CN); Kuandong Gao (Chengdu, CN); Hua Shao (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W74/0833H04L5/0094H04W52/242H04W52/36H04W72/0473
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Patent No.
US 11,160,116
App. No.
16/523,668
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses a communication method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, transmission power for sending a random access preamble, where the transmission power is related to a random access preamble format and an offset based on the random access preamble format; and sending, by the terminal device, the random access preamble at the determined transmission power. The random access preamble format includes some or all of 0 to 3, A0 to A3, B1 to B4, C0, and C2. The corresponding apparatus is further disclosed. In this application, offsets corresponding to a plurality of random access preamble formats in a next-generation mobile communications system are provided, so that the transmission power of the random access preamble can be properly determined.

Claims (23)

1. A communications apparatus, comprising:

one or more memories configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories and configured to execute the instructions, cause the apparatus to:

determine transmission power for a random access preamble; and

send the random access preamble at the transmission power which is a smaller value of the following two values: maximum transmission power allowed by or configured for a terminal device, and a sum of random access preamble target received power, a beam-related offset G of a network device, and a path loss that is estimated by the terminal device, wherein the random access preamble target received power is a sum of the following three parameters: random access preamble initial received target power, an offset based on a random access preamble format, and a product of a quantity of power ramping counter minus 1 and a power ramping step;

wherein the random access preamble format is one of A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B4, C0, or C2, and the offset based on the random access preamble format is respectively X−3 dB, X−6 dB, X−8 dB, X−3 dB, X−6 dB, X−8 dB, X−11 dB, X+0 dB, or X−6 dB, wherein X=X1+X2, X1 is related to a frequency band on which the random access preamble is located, X2 is configured by the network device, a value of X is 0, 3, 8, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, or 20, and X2 is 0 or 3; and

wherein the beam-related offset G satisfies G=round(−10×log 10 N b ) and N b is a quantity of beams of the network device for receiving the random access preamble, wherein N b is 1, 2, 3, or 4, and round represents round off, round down or round up to the nearest integer.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the value of X is 8 for a carrier frequency less than 6 GHz.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the value of X is 14 for a carrier frequency greater than 6 GHz.

4. A communications method, comprising:

determining transmission power for a random access preamble; and

sending the random access preamble at the transmission power which is a smaller value of the following two values: maximum transmission power allowed by or configured for a terminal device, and a sum of random access preamble target received power, a beam-related offset G of a network device, and a path loss that is estimated by the terminal device, wherein the random access preamble target received power is a sum of the following three parameters: random access preamble initial received target power, an offset based on a random access preamble format, and a product of a quantity of power ramping counter minus 1 and a power ramping step;

wherein the random access preamble format is one of A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B4, C0, or C2, and the offset based on the random access preamble format is respectively X−3 dB, X−6 dB, X−8 dB, X−3 dB, X−6 dB, X−8 dB, X−11 dB, X+0 dB, or X−6 dB, wherein X=X1+X2, X1 is related to a frequency band on which the random access preamble is located, X2 is configured by the network device, a value of X is 0, 3, 8, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, or 20, and X2 is 0 or 3; and

wherein the beam-related offset G satisfies G=round(−10×log 10 N b ) and N b is a quantity of beams of the network device for receiving the random access preamble, wherein N b is 1, 2, 3, or 4, and round represents round off, round down or round up to the nearest integer.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the value of X is 8 for a carrier frequency less than 6 GHz.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the value of X is 14 for a carrier frequency greater than 6 GHz.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions that are executable by a computer, and the instructions comprise instructions for:

determining transmission power for a random access preamble; and

sending the random access preamble at the transmission power which is a smaller value of the following two values: maximum transmission power allowed by or configured for a terminal device, and a sum of random access preamble target received power, a beam-related offset G of a network device, and a path loss that is estimated by the terminal device, wherein the random access preamble target received power is a sum of the following three parameters: random access preamble initial received target power, an offset based on a random access preamble format, and a product of a quantity of power ramping counter minus 1 and a power ramping step;

wherein the random access preamble format is one of A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B4, C0, or C2, and the offset based on the random access preamble format is respectively X−3 dB, X−6 dB, X−8 dB, X−3 dB, X−6 dB, X−8 dB, X−11 dB, X+0 dB, or X−6 dB, wherein X=X1+X2, X1 is related to a frequency band on which the random access preamble is located, X2 is configured by the network device, a value of X is 0, 3, 8, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, or 20, and X2 is 0 or 3; and

wherein the beam-related offset G satisfies G=round(−10×log 10 N b ) and N b is a quantity of beams of the network device for receiving the random access preamble, wherein N b is 1, 2, 3, or 4, and round represents round off, round down or round up to the nearest integer.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein the value of X is 8 for a carrier frequency less than 6 GHz.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein the value of X is 14 for a carrier frequency greater than 6 GHz.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2020
From: YAN, MAO; HUANG, HUANG; GAO, KUANDONG; SHAO, HUA
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052542/0185 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810029540.0 · Jan 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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