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US 11,563,542 · App. 15/934,344 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

Apparatus and method for performing initial access in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hyunil Yoo (Suwon-si, KR); Taeyoung Kim (Seoul, KR); Jeehwan Noh (Suwon-si, KR); Jong Bu Lim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,563,542
App. No.
15/934,344
Filed
Mar 23, 2018
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2468
USPC
370/329
Abstract

A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, system information comprising information indicating a waveform for a second message, transmitting, to the base station, a random access preamble signal, receiving, from the base station, a first message comprising a random access response, and transmitting, to the base station, the second message using a resource allocated by the first message.

Claims (75)

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

transmitting, to a base station, a random access preamble signal according to a format of the random access preamble signal;

receiving, from the base station, system information;

identifying whether information indicating a discrete Fourier transform (DFT)-spread (s)-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform for a waveform of a message3 (MSG3) associated with random access procedure is absent in the system information or not, wherein the waveform is a cyclic prefix (CP)-OFDM waveform or the DFT-s OFDM waveform, and the waveform of the MSG3 defaults to the CP-OFDM waveform;

in case that the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is absent in the system information, identifying that the waveform of the MSG3 is the CP-OFDM waveform set by default without information indicating the CP-OFDM waveform;

receiving, from the base station, a random access response; and

transmitting, to the base station, the MSG3 and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on the waveform,

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is identified based on the format of the random access preamble signal,

wherein, in case that the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is absent in the system information, the MSG3 is generated by the CP-OFDM waveform without a DFT spreading used for the DFT-s OFDM waveform, and

wherein, in case that the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is present in the system information, the MSG3 is generated by the DFT-s OFDM waveform with the DFT spreading used for the DFT-s OFDM waveform.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the system information includes random access channel (RACH) configuration for the random access preamble signal,

wherein the random access response includes uplink grant for the MSG3, and

wherein the waveform is cell-specifically determined.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the demodulation reference signal is generated based on the waveform.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is present in the system information in case that the format of the random access preamble signal is 1 or 3, and

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is absent in the system information in case that the format of the random access preamble signal is 0, 2 or 4.

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

receiving, from a terminal, a random access preamble signal according to a format of the random access preamble signal;

identifying whether a waveform of a message3 (MSG3) associated with random access procedure is a discrete Fourier transform (DFT)-spread (s)-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform using a DFT spreading or a cyclic prefix (CP)-OFDM waveform not using the DFT spreading based on the format of the random access preamble signal, wherein the waveform of the MSG3 defaults to the CP-OFDM waveform;

transmitting, to a terminal, system information for indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform or the CP-OFDM waveform;

transmitting, to the terminal, a random access response; and

receiving, from the terminal, the MSG3 and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on the waveform,

wherein the DFT-s OFDM waveform is indicated by a presence of information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform for the waveform of the MSG3 in the system information,

wherein the CP-OFDM waveform is indicated without information indicating the CP-OFDM waveform by an absence of the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform for the waveform of the MSG3 in the system information.

6. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the system information includes random access channel (RACH) configuration for the random access preamble signal,

wherein the random access response includes uplink grant for the MSG3, and

wherein the waveform is cell-specifically determined.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the demodulation reference signal is generated based on the waveform.

8. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is present in the system information in case that the format of the random access preamble signal is 1 or 3, and

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is absent in the system information in case that the format of the random access preamble signal is 0, 2 or 4.

9. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor connected to the transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

control the transceiver to transmit, to a base station, a random access preamble signal according to a format of the random access preamble signal;

control the transceiver to receive, from the base station, system information;

identify whether information indicating a discrete Fourier transform (DFT)-spread (s)-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform for a waveform of a message3 (MSG3) associated with random access procedure is absent in the system information or not, wherein the waveform is a cyclic prefix (CP)-OFDM waveform or the DFT-s OFDM waveform, and the waveform of the MSG3 defaults to the CP-OFDM waveform;

in case that the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is absent in the system information, identify that the waveform of the MSG3 is the CP-OFDM waveform set by default without information indicating the CP-OFDM waveform;

control the transceiver to receive, from the base station, a random access response; and

control the transceiver to transmit, to the base station, the MSG3 and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on the waveform,

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is identified based on the format of the random access preamble signal,

wherein, in case that the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is absent in the system information, the MSG3 is generated by the CP-OFDM waveform without a DFT spreading used for the DFT-s OFDM waveform, and

wherein, in case that the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is present in the system information, the MSG3 is generated by the DFT-s OFDM waveform with the DFT spreading used for the DFT-s OFDM waveform.

10. The terminal of claim 9 ,

wherein the system information includes random access channel (RACH) configuration for the random access preamble signal,

wherein the random access response includes uplink grant for the MSG3, and

wherein the waveform is cell-specifically determined.

11. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the demodulation reference signal is generated based on the waveform.

12. The terminal of claim 9 ,

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is present in the system information in case that the format of the random access preamble signal is 1 or 3, and

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is absent in the system information in case that the format of the random access preamble signal is 0, 2 or 4.

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

a transceiver; and

at least one processor connected to the transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive, from a terminal, a random access preamble signal according to a format of the random access preamble signal;

identify whether a waveform of a message3 (MSG3) associated with random access procedure is a discrete Fourier transform (DFT)-spread (s)-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform using a DFT spreading or a cyclic prefix (CP)-OFDM waveform not using the DFT spreading based on the format of the random access preamble signal, wherein the waveform of the MSG3 defaults to the CP-OFDM waveform;

transmit, to a terminal, system information for indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform or the CP-OFDM waveform;

receive, from the terminal, a random access preamble signal;

transmit, to the terminal, a random access response; and

receive, from the terminal, the MSG3 and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on the waveform,

wherein the DFT-s OFDM waveform is indicated by a presence of information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform for the waveform of the MSG3 in the system information, and

wherein the CP-OFDM waveform is indicated without information indicating the CP-OFDM waveform by an absence of the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform for the waveform of the MSG3 in the system information.

14. The base station of claim 13 ,

wherein the system information includes random access channel (RACH) configuration for the random access preamble signal,

wherein the random access response includes uplink grant for the MSG3, and

wherein the waveform is cell-specifically determined.

15. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the demodulation reference signal is generated based on the waveform.

16. The base station of claim 13 ,

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is present in the system information in case that the format of the random access preamble signal is 1 or 3, and

wherein the information indicating the DFT-s OFDM waveform is absent in the system information in case that the format of the random access preamble signal is 0, 2 or 4.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2018
From: YOO, HYUNIL; KIM, TAEYOUNG; NOH, JEEHWAN; LIM, JONG BU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045332/0553 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0037166 · Mar 23, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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