IP Library Granted Patent US 12,273,913
Granted Patent B2
US 12,273,913 · App. 17/594,756 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Method and apparatus for random access

Inventors: Qi Xiong (Beijing, CN); Yi Wang (Beijing, CN); Feifei Sun (Beijing, CN); Bin Yu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W74/004H04W72/044H04W72/1268H04W74/0833H04W74/0866
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Patent No.
US 12,273,913
App. No.
17/594,756
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication includes obtaining resource configuration information of an uplink signal; obtaining resource configuration information for two-step random access based on the resource configuration information of the uplink signal; determining resources for transmission for the two-step random access based on the resource configuration information for the two-step random access; and performing the transmission for the two-step random access, wherein the transmission for the two-step random access comprises transmitting a preamble on a random access occasion (RO) and transmitting data for the two-step random access on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

Claims (41)

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

receiving, from a base station, first information for transmission of a physical random access channel (PRACH) associated with 2 step random access (RA) and second information for transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) associated with the 2 step RA;

transmitting, to the base station, a PRACH preamble associated with the 2 step RA in a first slot based on the first information;

and PUSCH in a second slot based on the second information, wherein the second slot is different from the first slot;

identifying whether a response message associated with the 2 step RA is received;

as a response to the response message associated with the 2 step RA not being received, switching from the 2 step RA to a 4 step RA and

increasing a power ramping counter; and

transmitting, to the base station, a PRACH preamble associated with the 4 step RA based on the power ramping counter.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first slot associated with the first information is determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the PRACH preamble associated with the 2 step RA, and

wherein the second slot associated with the second information is determined based on a SCS of uplink bandwidth part (BWP) associated with the PUSCH.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, information on a time offset associated with the first slot and the PUSCH.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a group B configuration of the PRACH preamble associated with the 2 step RA, wherein the group B configuration indicates that two PUSCH configurations are configured.

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

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive via the transceiver, from a base station, first information for transmission of a physical random access channel (PRACH) associated with 2 step random access (RA) and second information transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) associated with the 2 step RA,

transmit via the transceiver, to the base station, a PRACH preamble associated with the 2 step RA in a first slot based on the first information and PUSCH in a second slot associated with the second information, wherein the second slot is different from the first slot,

identify whether a response message associated with the 2 step RA is received,

as a response to the response message associated with the 2 step RA not being received, determine switching from the 2 step RA to a 4 step RA and

increase a power ramping counter, and

transmit via the transceiver, to the base station, a PRACH preamble associated with the 4 step RA based on the power ramping counter.

6. The terminal of claim 5 ,

wherein the first slot associated with the first information is determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the PRACH preamble associated with the 2 step RA, and

wherein the second slot associated with the second information is determined based on a SCS of uplink bandwidth part (BWP) associated with the PUSCH.

7. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive via the transceiver, from the base station, information on a time offset associated with the first slot and the PUSCH.

8. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive via the transceiver, from the base station, a group B configuration of the PRACH preamble associated with the 2 step RA, wherein the group B configuration indicates that two PUSCH configurations are configured.

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

transmitting, to a terminal, first information for transmission of a physical random access channel (PRACH) associated with 2 step random access (RA) and second information for transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) associated with the 2 step RA;

receiving, from the terminal, a PRACH preamble associated witht the 2 step RA in a first slot based on the first information and PUSCH in a second slot, wherein the second slot is different from the first slot,

as a response to a response message of the received PRACH preamble and the PUSCH not being transmitted to the terminal, switching from the 2 step RA to a 4 step RA, wherein a power ramping counter increases; and

receiving, from the terminal, a PRACH preamble associated with the 4 step RA, wherein the PRACH preamble associated with the 4 step RA is transmitted based on the power ramping counter.

10. The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the first slot associated with the first information is determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the PRACH preamble associated with the 2 step RA, and

wherein the second slot associated with the second information is determined based on a SCS of uplink bandwidth part (BWP) associated with the PUSCH.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, information on a time offset associated with the first slot and the PUSCH.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, a group B configuration of the PRACH preamble associated with the 2 step RA, wherein the group B configuration indicates that two PUSCH configurations are configured.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2021
From: XIONG, QI; WANG, YI; SUN, FEIFEI; YU, BIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 057953/0818 →
Priority Claims (4)
CN 201910365247.6 · Apr 30, 2019 · national
CN 201910754878.7 · Aug 15, 2019 · national
CN 201911084066.2 · Nov 7, 2019 · national
CN 202010255532.5 · Apr 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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