Granted Patent B2

US 12,232,180 · App. 17/875,408 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Inventors: Dong Hyun Park (Seoul, KR); Ki Bum Kwon (Seoul, KR); Hyo Sun Yang (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: Innovative Technology Lab Co., Ltd.

H04W74/0833H04W74/006

Abstract

Claims (130)

1. A wireless device comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

transmit, to a base station, a first random access preamble;

receive, during a time window, a first random access response, wherein the time window is based on a transmission time point associated with the first random access preamble; and

transmit, after receiving the first random access response, a second random access preamble, wherein a preparation time for transmitting the second random access preamble is set based on one of:

a first subcarrier spacing associated with the first random access preamble; or

a second subcarrier spacing associated with the first random access response.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a supplementary uplink cell via which the first random access preamble is to be transmitted,

wherein the first subcarrier spacing is associated with the supplementary uplink cell and is different from the second subcarrier spacing, and

wherein the second subcarrier spacing is associated with a downlink carrier via which the first random access response is received.

3. The wireless device of claim 2 , wherein the supplementary uplink cell comprises an uplink carrier that supplements a different uplink carrier for the wireless device.

4. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the first subcarrier spacing comprises a subcarrier spacing of an uplink bandwidth part via which the first random access preamble is transmitted.

5. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the second subcarrier spacing comprises a subcarrier spacing associated with a slot in which the first random access response is received.

6. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine that the first random access response lacks information responsive to the first random access preamble; and

determine, based on the first random access response lacking the information responsive to the first random access preamble, to transmit the second random access preamble.

7. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine reception of the first random access response, based on:

a downlink control channel scrambled by a random access radio network temporary identifier; and

a downlink shared channel associated with the downlink control channel.

8. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine, based on the one of the first subcarrier spacing or the second subcarrier spacing, a timing requirement for completing a preparation for transmitting the second random access preamble.

9. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the timing requirement is further based on a reception time of the first random access response.

10. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the timing requirement is further based on a quantity of symbols associated with a configuration of an additional demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

11. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to transmit the second random access preamble by transmitting, within a time period that starts from a reception time of the first random access response, the second random access preamble, and

wherein the time period that starts from the reception time of the first random access response is based on one of:

the first subcarrier spacing associated with the first random access preamble; or

the second subcarrier spacing associated with the first random access response.

12. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

select, based on the first subcarrier spacing and the second subcarrier spacing being different, the one of the first subcarrier spacing or the second subcarrier spacing.

13. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

select a larger subcarrier spacing between the first subcarrier spacing and the second subcarrier spacing,

wherein the time between receiving the first random access response and transmitting the second random access preamble is based on the larger subcarrier spacing.

14. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

select a smaller subcarrier spacing between the first subcarrier spacing and the second subcarrier spacing,

wherein the time between receiving the first random access response and transmitting the second random access preamble is based on the smaller subcarrier spacing.

15. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive a second random access response that is responsive to the second random access preamble; and

transmit, based on the second random access response and via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), an uplink signal associated with the second random access response, wherein a time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal is based on one of:

a subcarrier spacing associated with the second random access response; or

a subcarrier spacing associated with the uplink signal.

16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a smaller subcarrier spacing between the subcarrier spacing associated with the second random access response and the subcarrier spacing associated with the uplink signal; and

determine, based on the smaller subcarrier spacing, the time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a first time parameter based on the smaller subcarrier spacing; and

determine a second time parameter based on the smaller subcarrier spacing,

wherein the time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal is based the first time parameter and the second time parameter.

18. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal is based on a minimum time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal, and

wherein the minimum time is based on the first time parameter, the second time parameter, and a processing delay time.

19. A wireless device comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

transmit, to a base station, a first random access preamble;

determine that a random access response associated with the first random access preamble has not been detected during a time window, wherein the time window is based on a transmission time point associated with the first random access preamble; and

transmit, based on an expiration of the time window, a second random access preamble, wherein a preparation time for transmitting the second random access preamble is set based on one of:

a first subcarrier spacing associated with the first random access preamble; or

a second subcarrier spacing associated with a downlink channel for the random access response.

20. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a supplementary uplink cell via which the first random access preamble is to be transmitted, and

wherein the first subcarrier spacing is associated with the supplementary uplink cell and is different from the second subcarrier spacing.

21. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the first subcarrier spacing comprises a subcarrier spacing of an uplink bandwidth part via which the first random access preamble is transmitted.

22. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine, based on the one of the first subcarrier spacing or the second subcarrier spacing, a timing requirement for completing a preparation for transmitting the second random access preamble.

23. The wireless device of claim 22 , wherein the timing requirement is further based on an expiration time of the time window.

24. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to transmit the second random access preamble by transmitting, within a time period that starts from an expiration time of the time window, the second random access preamble, and

wherein the time period that starts from the expiration time of the time window is based on one of:

the first subcarrier spacing associated with the first random access preamble; or

the second subcarrier spacing associated with the downlink channel for the random access response.

25. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

select, based on the first subcarrier spacing and the second subcarrier spacing being different, the one of the first subcarrier spacing or the second subcarrier spacing.

26. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

select a larger subcarrier spacing between the first subcarrier spacing and the second subcarrier spacing,

wherein the time between the expiration of the time window and transmitting the second random access preamble is based on the larger subcarrier spacing.

27. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

select a smaller subcarrier spacing between the first subcarrier spacing and the second subcarrier spacing,

wherein the time between the expiration of the time window and transmitting the second random access preamble is based on the smaller subcarrier spacing.

28. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive a second random access response that is responsive to the second random access preamble; and

transmit, based on the second random access response and via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), an uplink signal associated with the second random access response, wherein a time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal is based on one of:

a subcarrier spacing associated with the second random access response; or

a subcarrier spacing associated with the uplink signal.

29. The wireless device of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a smaller subcarrier spacing between the subcarrier spacing associated with the second random access response and the subcarrier spacing associated with the uplink signal; and

determine, based on the smaller subcarrier spacing, the time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal.

30. The wireless device of claim 29 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a first time parameter based on the smaller subcarrier spacing; and

determine a second time parameter based on the smaller subcarrier spacing,

wherein the time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal is based the first time parameter and the second time parameter.

31. The wireless device of claim 30 , wherein the time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal is based on a minimum time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal, and

wherein the minimum time is based on the first time parameter, the second time parameter, and a processing delay time.

32. A wireless device comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

transmit, to a base station, a first random access preamble;

determine that a random access response associated with the first random access preamble has not been detected during a time window, wherein the time window is based on a transmission time point associated with the first random access preamble; and

transmit, based on an expiration of the time window, a second random access preamble, wherein a preparation time for transmitting the second random access preamble is set based on one of:

a first subcarrier spacing associated with an uplink channel; or

a second subcarrier spacing associated with a downlink channel.

33. The wireless device of claim 32 , wherein the uplink channel is associated with the first random access preamble, and

wherein the downlink channel comprises a downlink channel for the random access response.

34. The wireless device of claim 32 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a supplementary uplink cell via which the first random access preamble is to be transmitted, and

wherein the first subcarrier spacing is associated with the supplementary uplink cell and is different from the second subcarrier spacing.

35. The wireless device of claim 32 , wherein the first subcarrier spacing comprises a subcarrier spacing of an uplink bandwidth part via which the first random access preamble is transmitted.

36. The wireless device of claim 32 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine, based on the one of the first subcarrier spacing or the second subcarrier spacing, a timing requirement for completing a preparation for transmitting the second random access preamble.

37. The wireless device of claim 36 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to determine, based on the first subcarrier spacing, the timing requirement for completing a preparation for transmitting the second random access preamble, and

wherein the first subcarrier spacing is smaller than the second subcarrier spacing.

38. The wireless device of claim 36 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to determine, based on the second subcarrier spacing, the timing requirement for completing a preparation for transmitting the second random access preamble, and

wherein the second subcarrier spacing is smaller than the first subcarrier spacing.

39. The wireless device of claim 32 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive a second random access response that is responsive to the second random access preamble; and

transmit, based on the second random access response and via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), an uplink signal associated with the second random access response, wherein a time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal is based on one of:

a subcarrier spacing associated with the second random access response; or

a subcarrier spacing associated with the uplink signal.

40. The wireless device of claim 39 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a smaller subcarrier spacing between the subcarrier spacing associated with the second random access response and the subcarrier spacing associated with the uplink signal; and

determine, based on the smaller subcarrier spacing, the time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal.

41. The wireless device of claim 40 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine a first time parameter based on the smaller subcarrier spacing; and

determine a second time parameter based on the smaller subcarrier spacing,

wherein the time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal is based the first time parameter and the second time parameter.

42. The wireless device of claim 41 , wherein the time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal is based on a minimum time between receiving the second random access response and transmitting the uplink signal, and

wherein the minimum time is based on the first time parameter, the second time parameter, and a processing delay time.

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