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US 11,206,624 · App. 16/633,994 · Granted Dec 21, 2021

Method for transmitting and receiving synchronization signal block and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Hyunsoo Ko (Seoul, KR); Byounghoon Kim (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Sukhyon Yoon (Seoul, KR); Eunsun Kim (Seoul, KR); Youngsub Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W56/001H04W4/40H04W72/005H04W72/0466H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,206,624
App. No.
16/633,994
Granted
Dec 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for a terminal to receive a synchronization signal block (SSB) in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method comprises receiving, on a first half frame or a second half frame included in a wireless frame, at least one SSB mapped to a plurality of symbols, wherein the at least one SSB is any one of a first SSB received on the first half frame and a second SSB received on the second half frame, and a signal of the same type is mapped to a first symbol included in a plurality of symbols to which the first SSB is mapped and a second symbol included in a plurality of symbols to which the second SSB is mapped, but a phase of the first symbol and a phase of the second symbol are different.

Claims (56)

1. A method of receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving at least one SSB in a first half-frame or a second half-frame,

wherein the first half-frame and the second half-frame are included in a radio frame,

wherein the at least one SSB is one of a first SSB including a first Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) received in the first half-frame or a second SSB including a second PBCH received in the second half-frame,

wherein the first PBCH is mapped to a first symbol included in first symbols to which the first SSB is mapped and a second symbol included in second symbols to which the second SSB is mapped,

wherein phases of the first symbol and the second symbol are different,

wherein a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) is mapped to the first symbol and a second DMRS is mapped to the second symbol,

wherein, based on the UE receiving the at least one SSB in a first frequency band equal to or lower than 6 GHz, a first transmission power of the first DMRS and the second DMRS is higher than a second transmission power of the first PBCH and the second PBCH, and

wherein, based on the UE receiving the at least one SSB in a second frequency band higher than 6 Ghz, the first transmission power and the second transmission power are identical.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the phases of the first symbol and the second symbol have a difference of 180 degrees.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first PBCH and the second PBCH include an indicator for distinguishing between the first half-frame and the second half-frame, and

the indicator is used for generating a scrambling sequence of the PBCH.

4. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein sequences of the first DMRS and the second DMRS are generated based on (i) a number of SSB indexes obtainable through the first DMRS and the second DMRS and (ii) the indicator.

5. The method of claim 4 ,

wherein the sequences are generated based on multiplication of the number of the SSB indexes and a value indicated by the indicator.

6. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, based on detection of the first SSB, the UE performs detection of the second SSB in a specific time duration after a predetermined time from a timing at which the first SSB is detected.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first sequence of the first DMRS is different from a second sequence of the second DMRS.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first frequency position to which the first DMRS is different from a second frequency position to which the second DMRS.

9. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, based on initial access performed by the UE, the at least one SSB is repeatedly transmitted at a first time periodicity, and

based on radio resource control (RRC) connection state of the UE, the at least one SSB is repeatedly transmitted at a second time periodicity longer than the first time periodicity.

10. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, based on assumption that signals transmitted from a serving cell and a neighbor cell of the UE are received within a predetermined error range, time information obtained through an SSB received from the serving cell is equally applied to an SSB received from the neighbor cell.

11. A user equipment (UE) for receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from a base station (BS); and

a processor connected to the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to receive at least one SSB in a first half-frame or a second half-frame,

wherein the first half-frame and the second half-frame are included in a radio frame,

wherein the at least one SSB is one of a first SSB including a first Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) received in the first half-frame or a second SSB including a second PBCH received in the second half-frame,

wherein the first PBCH is mapped to a first symbol included in first symbols to which the first SSB is mapped and a second symbol included in second symbols to which the second SSB is mapped,

wherein phases of the first symbol and the second symbol are different,

wherein a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) is mapped to the first symbol and a second DMRS is mapped to the second symbol,

wherein, based on the UE receiving the at least one SSB in a first frequency band equal to or lower than 6 GHz, a first transmission power of the first DMRS and the second DMRS is higher than a second transmission power of the first PBCH and the second PBCH, and

wherein, based on the UE receiving the at least one SSB in a second frequency band higher than 6 Ghz, the first transmission power and the second transmission power are identical.

12. A method of transmitting a synchronization signal block (SSB) by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting at least one SSB in a first half-frame or a second half-frame,

wherein the first half-frame and the second half-frame are included in a radio frame,

wherein the at least one SSB is one of a first SSB including a first Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) transmitted in the first half-frame or a second SSB including a second PBCH transmitted in the second half-frame,

wherein the first PBCH is mapped to a first symbol included in first symbols to which the first SSB is mapped and a second symbol included in second symbols to which the second SSB is mapped,

wherein phases of the first symbol and the second symbol are differently mapped,

wherein a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) is mapped to the first symbol and a second DMRS is mapped to the second symbol,

wherein, based on the UE receiving the at least one SSB in a first frequency band equal to or lower than 6 GHz, a first transmission power of the first DMRS and the second DMRS is higher than a second transmission power of the first PBCH and the second PBCH, and

wherein, based on the UE receiving the at least one SSB in a second frequency band higher than 6 Ghz, the first transmission power and the second transmission power are identical.

13. A base station (BS) for transmitting a synchronization signal block (SSB) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a radio signal to and from a user equipment (UE); and

a processor connected to the transceiver and configured to transmit the at least one SSB in a first half-frame or a second half-frame,

wherein the first half-frame and the second half-frame are included in a radio frame,

wherein the at least one SSB is one of a first SSB including a first Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) transmitted in the first half-frame or a second SSB including a second PBCH transmitted in the second half-frame,

wherein the first PBCH is mapped to a first symbol included in first symbols to which the first SSB is mapped and a second symbol included in second symbols to which the second SSB is mapped,

wherein phases of the first symbol and the second symbol are differently mapped,

wherein a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) is mapped to the first symbol and a second DMRS is mapped to the second symbol,

wherein, based on the UE receiving the at least one SSB in a first frequency band equal to or lower than 6 GHz, a first transmission power of the first DMRS and the second DMRS is higher than a second transmission power of the first PBCH and the second PBCH, and

wherein, based on the UE receiving the at least one SSB in a second frequency band higher than 6 Ghz, the first transmission power and the second transmission power are identical.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2020
From: KO, HYUNSOO; KIM, BYOUNGHOON; KIM, KIJUN; YOON, SUKHYON; KIM, EUNSUN; KIM, YOUNGSUB
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 051616/0360 →
Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 62538065 · Jul 28, 2017
Provisional Application 62544212 · Aug 11, 2017
Provisional Application 62549987 · Aug 25, 2017
Provisional Application 62562481 · Sep 24, 2017
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