IP Library Granted Patent US 11,601,982
Granted Patent B2
US 11,601,982 · App. 16/931,045 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Random access method and apparatus

Inventors: Zhe Liu (Shanghai, CN); Zhang Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Guohua Zhou (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W74/0833H04W72/042H04W72/0453H04W72/0493
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Patent No.
US 11,601,982
App. No.
16/931,045
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example random access methods and apparatuses are provided. One example method includes: receiving SUL configuration information, where the SUL configuration information includes at least one first SUL resource and at least one SUL selection threshold that are corresponding to a first SSB; determining, based on a downlink measurement value of the first SSB and the at least one SUL selection threshold, a carrier resource used for random access, where the carrier resource includes one of the at least one first SUL resource or includes a non-SUL resource corresponding to the first SSB; and performing random access on the determined carrier resource.

Claims (37)

1. A method, comprising:

sending supplementary uplink (SUL) configuration information, wherein the SUL configuration information comprises N first SUL resources and at least one SUL selection threshold that are corresponding to a first synchronization signal block (SSB), wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, wherein the SUL configuration information is used to determine a carrier resource used for random access, wherein the SUL configuration information comprises access priority information, wherein the access priority information is used to determine a second SUL resource from the N first SUL resources, wherein the access priority information indicates an access priority order of the N first SUL resources, wherein an access priority of the second SUL resource is higher than a priority of a SUL resource of the N first SUL resources other than the second SUL resource, and wherein the carrier resource comprises the second SUL resource or comprises a non-SUL resource corresponding to the first SSB; and

receiving a random access preamble on the determined carrier resource.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the SUL configuration information comprises one SUL selection threshold corresponding to the first SSB.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the SUL configuration information comprises N3 SUL selection thresholds corresponding to the first SSB, wherein N3 is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and wherein one of the N first SUL resources is corresponding to one of the N3 SUL selection thresholds.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the SUL configuration information comprises N SUL selection thresholds corresponding to the first SSB, and wherein one of the N first SUL resources is corresponding to one of the N SUL selection thresholds.

5. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the programming instructions instruct the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving supplementary uplink (SUL) configuration information, wherein the SUL configuration information comprises N first SUL resources and at least one SUL selection threshold that are corresponding to a first SSB, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

determining a second SUL resource from the N first SUL resources based on access priority information, wherein the access priority information indicates an access priority order of the N first SUL resources, and wherein an access priority of the second SUL resource is higher than a priority of a SUL resource of the N first SUL resources other than the second SUL resource;

determining, based on a downlink measurement value of the first SSB and the at least one SUL selection threshold, a carrier resource used for random access, wherein the carrier resource comprises the second SUL resource or comprises a non-SUL resource corresponding to the first SSB; and

performing random access on the determined carrier resource.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the SUL configuration information comprises one SUL selection threshold corresponding to the first SSB, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining that the downlink measurement value of the first SSB is greater than or equal to the one SUL selection threshold corresponding to the first SSB, determining that the carrier resource used for random access comprises the non-SUL resource; or

in response to determining that the downlink measurement value of the first SSB is less than the one SUL selection threshold corresponding to the first SSB, determining, based on the access priority information, that the carrier resource used for random access comprises the second SUL resource.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the SUL configuration information comprises N3 SUL selection thresholds corresponding to the first SSB, wherein N3 is an integer greater than or equal to 2, wherein one of the N first SUL resources is corresponding to one of the N3 SUL selection thresholds, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, based on the downlink measurement value of the first SSB and an SUL selection threshold corresponding to the second SUL resource, the carrier resource used for random access.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining that the downlink measurement value of the first SSB is greater than or equal to the SUL selection threshold corresponding to the second SUL resource, determining that the carrier resource used for random access comprises the non-SUL resource; or

in response to determining that the downlink measurement value of the first SSB is less than the SUL selection threshold corresponding to the second SUL resource, determining that the carrier resource used for random access comprises the second SUL resource.

9. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the SUL configuration information comprises N SUL selection thresholds corresponding to the first SSB, wherein one of the N first SUL resources is corresponding to one of the N SUL selection thresholds, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining that the downlink measurement value of the first SSB is less than a SUL selection threshold corresponding to a third SUL resource and is greater than or equal to a SUL selection threshold corresponding to a fourth SUL resource, determining that the carrier resource used for random access comprises the third SUL resource, wherein the third SUL resource and the fourth SUL resource are comprised in the N first SUL resources;

in response to determining that the downlink measurement value of the first SSB is less than an SUL selection threshold corresponding to a fifth SUL resource, determining that the carrier resource used for random access comprises the fifth SUL resource, wherein the SUL selection threshold corresponding to the fifth SUL resource is a smallest value of the N SUL selection thresholds; or

in response to determining that the downlink measurement value of the first SSB is greater than or equal to a SUL selection threshold corresponding to a sixth SUL resource, determining that the carrier resource used for random access comprises the non-SUL resource, wherein the SUL selection threshold corresponding to the sixth SUL resource is a largest value of the N SUL selection thresholds.

10. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the carrier resource used for random access comprises the second SUL resource, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a downlink reference signal based on configuration information of the downlink reference signal corresponding to the second SUL resource; and

determining an uplink transmit power based on a downlink measurement value of the downlink reference signal, wherein the uplink transmit power is used for performing random access.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the SUL configuration information further comprises the configuration information of the downlink reference signal corresponding to the second SUL resource.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the programming instructions instruct the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

sending supplementary uplink (SUL) configuration information, wherein the SUL configuration information comprises N first SUL resources and N SUL selection thresholds that are corresponding to a first SSB, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, wherein the SUL configuration information is used to determine a carrier resource used for random access, wherein one of the N first SUL resources is corresponding to one of the N SUL selection thresholds, wherein the carrier resource comprises one of the N first SUL resources or comprises a non-SUL resource corresponding to the first SSB, and wherein:

when a downlink measurement value of the first SSB is less than a SUL selection threshold corresponding to a second SUL resource and is greater than or equal to a SUL selection threshold corresponding to a third SUL resource, the carrier resource used for random access comprises the second SUL resource, wherein the second SUL resource and the third SUL resource are comprised in the N first SUL resources;

when the downlink measurement value of the first SSB is less than an SUL selection threshold corresponding to a fourth SUL resource, the carrier resource used for random access comprises the fourth SUL resource, wherein the SUL selection threshold corresponding to the fourth SUL resource is a smallest value of the N SUL selection thresholds; or

when the downlink measurement value of the first SSB is greater than or equal to a SUL selection threshold corresponding to a fifth SUL resource, the carrier resource used for random access comprises the non-SUL resource, wherein the SUL selection threshold corresponding to the fifth SUL resource is a largest value of the N SUL selection thresholds; and

receiving a random access preamble on the determined carrier resource.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2020
From: LIU, ZHE; ZHANG, ZHANG; ZHOU, GUOHUA
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053314/0861 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810045492.4 · Jan 17, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019070639 · Jan 7, 2019
Related Publication 20200351950A1 · Nov 5, 2020
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