IP Library Granted Patent US 11,202,321
Granted Patent B2
US 11,202,321 · App. 16/621,272 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit

Inventors: Hiroki Takahashi (Sakai, JP); Shohei Yamada (Sakai, JP); Hidekazu Tsuboi (Sakai, JP); Kazunari Yokomakura (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
H04W74/0833H04L5/005H04L5/0007H04W16/28H04W72/042H04W74/002
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Patent No.
US 11,202,321
App. No.
16/621,272
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal apparatus receives a signal including indication information indicating initiation of a random access procedure from a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus transmits the one or more random access preambles, based on the indication information. The terminal apparatus determines an antenna port to be used for transmission of the one or more random access preambles, based on information of the SRS resource included in the indication information.

Claims (28)

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive random access configuration information configuring multiple Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resources for multiple blocks through a higher layer, and to receive a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) order including mask index information determining a subset of the multiple PRACH resources available for transmission of a random access preamble, the subset of the multiple PRACH resources being contained within PRACH resources associated with one block from the multiple blocks, among the multiple PRACH resources; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the random access preamble on a PRACH resource out of the subset of the PRACH resources, wherein

each of the multiple blocks includes four Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, in which at least a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel are included.

2. A base station apparatus comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit random access configuration information configuring multiple Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resources for multiple blocks through a higher layer, and to transmit a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) order including mask index information determining a subset of the multiple PRACH resources available for transmission of a random access preamble, the subset of the multiple PRACH resources being contained within PRACH resources associated with one block from the multiple blocks, among the multiple PRACH resources; and

a receiver configured to receive the random access preamble on a PRACH resource out of the subset of the PRACH resources, wherein

each of the multiple blocks includes four Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, in which at least a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel are included.

3. A communication method used for a terminal apparatus, the communication method comprising:

receiving random access configuration information configuring multiple Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resources for multiple blocks through a higher layer;

receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) order including mask index information determining a subset of the multiple PRACH resources available for transmission of a random access preamble, the subset of the multiple PRACH resources being contained within PRACH resources associated with one block from the multiple blocks, among the multiple PRACH resources; and

transmitting the random access preamble on a PRACH resource out of the subset of the PRACH resources, wherein

each of the multiple blocks includes four Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, in which at least a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel are included.

4. A communication method used for a base station apparatus, the communication method comprising:

transmitting random access configuration information configuring multiple Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resources for multiple blocks through a higher layer;

transmitting a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) order including mask index information determining a subset of the multiple PRACH resources available for transmission of a random access preamble, the subset of the multiple PRACH resources being contained within PRACH resources associated with one block from the multiple blocks, among the multiple PRACH resources; and

receiving the random access preamble on a PRACH resource out of the subset of the PRACH resources, wherein

each of the multiple blocks includes four Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, in which at least a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel are included.

5. An integrated circuit implemented on a terminal apparatus, the integrated circuit causing the terminal apparatus to perform:

receiving random access configuration information configuring multiple Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resources for multiple blocks through a higher layer;

receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) order including mask index information determining a subset of the multiple PRACH resources available for transmission of a random access preamble, the subset of the multiple PRACH resources being contained within PRACH resources associated with one block from the multiple blocks, among the multiple PRACH resources; and

transmitting the random access preamble on a PRACH resource out of the subset of the PRACH resources, wherein

each of the multiple blocks includes four Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, in which at least a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel are included.

6. An integrated circuit implemented on a base station apparatus, the integrated circuit causing the base station apparatus to perform:

transmitting random access configuration information configuring multiple Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resources for multiple blocks through a higher layer;

transmitting a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) order including mask index information determining a subset of the multiple PRACH resources available for transmission of a random access preamble, the subset of the multiple PRACH resources being contained within PRACH resources associated with one block from the multiple blocks, among the multiple PRACH resources; and

receiving the random access preamble on a PRACH resource out of the subset of the PRACH resources, wherein

each of the multiple blocks includes four Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, in which at least a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel are included.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063815/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062635/0866 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2019
From: TAKAHASHI, HIROKI; YAMADA, SHOHEI; TSUBOI, HIDEKAZU; YOKOMAKURA, KAZUNARI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 051241/0516 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-117489 · Jun 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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