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Granted Patent B2
US 11,246,164 · App. 16/478,460 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Method and apparatus for performing random access

Inventors: Chen Qian (Beijing, CN); Bin Yu (Beijing, CN); Qi Xiong (Beijing, CN); Yingjie Zhang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W74/0833H04J13/12H04L27/2605H04W56/001
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Patent No.
US 11,246,164
App. No.
16/478,460
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5 th -Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4 th -Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present application discloses a method for generating a random access preamble, comprising the following steps of: receiving random access configuration information, the random access configuration information comprising preamble resource pool information, the preamble resource pool information comprising available base sequences; generating M sequences according to a base sequence, the M being greater than 1; and, generating a random access preamble according to the M sequences. The present application further discloses a device for generating a random access preamble, and a method and device for indicating random access configuration information. With the technical solutions disclosed by the present application, high frequency band multi-beam operations in 5G can be adapted, and the performance of the system in the random access process can be improved.

Claims (85)

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

receiving, from a base station, configuration information for a random access channel (RACH) including information on a plurality of base sequences; and

transmitting, to the base station, a RACH preamble based on the configuration information,

wherein the RACH preamble is generated based on a plurality of sequences, a plurality of cyclic prefixes (CPs), and a guard time (GT),

wherein the plurality of sequences are different,

wherein the plurality of sequences are generated based on at least one of the plurality of base sequences,

wherein each of the plurality of sequences is concatenated with a corresponding CP of the plurality of CPs, and

wherein the GT is concatenated with a last sequence of the plurality of sequences.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a plurality of intermediate sequences by performing corresponding cyclic shift on the at least one of the plurality of base sequences based on each cyclic shift group among a plurality of cyclic shift groups; and

obtaining the plurality of sequences by processing the plurality of intermediate sequences by using an orthogonal code among a plurality of orthogonal codes,

wherein the configuration information further includes the plurality of cyclic shift groups and the plurality of orthogonal codes.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

generating at least one sequence group by processing the at least one of the plurality of base sequences by using at least one cyclic shift group among the plurality of cyclic shift groups and at least one orthogonal code among the plurality of orthogonal codes; and

obtaining the plurality of sequences by repeating the at least one sequence group for at least one time.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

multiplying the at least one of the plurality of base sequences by an element of the orthogonal code.

5. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein a cyclic shift parameter in the cyclic shift group is related to a cell identification (ID), and

wherein the cyclic shift group is determined based on at least one of a cyclic shift difference between two sequences, an allowable maximum cyclic shift, an initial cyclic shift, or the cell ID.

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

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor, operatively coupled to the at least one transceiver, configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, configuration information for a random access channel (RACH) including information on a plurality of base sequences, and

receive, from the terminal, a RACH preamble based on the configuration information,

wherein the RACH preamble is generated based on a plurality of sequences, a plurality of cyclic prefixes (CPs), and a guard time (GT),

wherein the plurality of sequences are different,

wherein the plurality of sequences are generated based on at least one of the plurality of base sequences,

wherein each of the plurality of sequences is concatenated with a corresponding CP of the plurality of CPs, and

wherein the GT is concatenated with a last sequence of the plurality of sequences.

7. The base station of claim 6 ,

wherein the configuration information further includes a plurality of cyclic shift groups and a plurality of orthogonal codes,

wherein the plurality of sequences are obtained based on processing a plurality of intermediate sequences by using an orthogonal code among the plurality of orthogonal codes,

wherein the plurality of intermediate sequences are obtained by performing corresponding cyclic shift on the at least one of the plurality of base sequences based on a cyclic shift group among the plurality of cyclic shift groups.

8. The base station of claim 7 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit, to the terminal, a random access response for the RACH preamble, and

wherein the random access response comprises a base sequence identifier for the at least one of the plurality of base sequences, a cyclic shift group index of the cyclic shift group, and an orthogonal code index of the orthogonal code among the plurality of orthogonal codes.

9. The base station of claim 7 ,

wherein a cyclic shift parameter in the cyclic shift group is related to a cell identification (ID), and

wherein the cyclic shift group is determined based on at least one of a cyclic shift difference between two sequences, an allowable maximum cyclic shift, an initial cyclic shift, or the cell ID.

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

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor, operatively coupled to the at least one transceiver, configured to:

receive, from a base station, configuration information for a random access channel (RACH) including information on a plurality of base sequences, and

transmit, to the base station, a RACH preamble based on the configuration information,

wherein the RACH preamble is generated based on a plurality of sequences, a plurality of cyclic prefixes (CPs) and a guard time (GT),

wherein the plurality of sequences are different,

wherein the plurality of sequences are generated based on at least one of the plurality of base sequences,

wherein each of the plurality of sequences is concatenated with a corresponding CP of the plurality of CPs, and

wherein the GT is concatenated with a last sequence of the plurality of sequences.

11. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

obtain a plurality of intermediate sequences by performing corresponding cyclic shift on the at least one of the plurality of base sequences based on each cyclic shift group among a plurality of cyclic shift groups; and

obtain the plurality of sequences by processing the plurality of intermediate sequences by using an orthogonal code among a plurality of orthogonal codes,

wherein the configuration information further includes the plurality of cyclic shift groups and the plurality of orthogonal codes.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

generate at least one sequence group by processing the at least one of the plurality of base sequences by using at least one cyclic shift group among the plurality of cyclic shift groups and at least one orthogonal code among the plurality of orthogonal codes; and

obtain the plurality of sequences by repeating the at least one sequence group for at least one time.

13. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to multiply the at least one of the plurality of base sequences by an element of the orthogonal code.

14. The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein a cyclic shift parameter in the cyclic shift group is related to a cell identification (ID), and

wherein the cyclic shift group is determined based on at least one of a cyclic shift difference between two sequences, an allowable maximum cyclic shift, an initial cyclic shift, or the cell ID.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) associated with a plurality of downlink beams,

wherein the RACH preamble is transmitted on a time-frequency resource for indicating a downlink beam among the plurality of downlink beams, and

wherein SSBs corresponding to the time-frequency resource are associated with different orthogonal codes.

16. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the RACH preamble includes a first sequence and a second sequence,

wherein the first sequence generated based on one of the plurality of base sequences is concatenated with a first CP, and

wherein the second sequence generated based on one of the plurality of base sequences is concatenated with a second CP.

17. The base station of claim 6 ,

transmitting, to the terminal, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) associated with a plurality of downlink beams,

wherein the RACH preamble is received on a time-frequency resource for indicating a downlink beam among the plurality of downlink beams, and

wherein SSBs corresponding to the time-frequency resource are associated with different orthogonal codes.

18. The base station of claim 6 ,

wherein the RACH preamble includes a first sequence and a second sequence,

wherein the first sequence generated based on one of the plurality of base sequences is concatenated with a first CP, and

wherein the second sequence generated based on one of the plurality of base sequences is concatenated with a second CP.

19. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, from the base station, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) associated with a plurality of downlink beams,

wherein the RACH preamble is transmitted on a time-frequency resource for indicating a downlink beam among the plurality of downlink beams, and

wherein SSBs corresponding to the time-frequency resource are associated with different orthogonal codes.

20. The terminal of claim 10 ,

wherein the RACH preamble includes a first sequence and a second sequence,

wherein the first sequence generated based on one of the plurality of base sequences is concatenated with a first CP, and

wherein the second sequence generated based on one of the plurality of base sequences is concatenated with a second CP.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2019
From: QIAN, CHEN; YU, BIN; XIONG, QI; ZHANG, YINGJIE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049772/0023 →
Priority Claims (4)
CN 201710030703.2 · Jan 16, 2017 · national
CN 201710067252.X · Feb 6, 2017 · national
CN 201710398587.X · May 31, 2017 · national
KR 10-2018-0005642 · Jan 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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