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US 12,328,691 · App. 17/765,609 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Method for setting time difference in IAB system, and device using method

Inventors: Haewook Park (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W56/001
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Patent No.
US 12,328,691
App. No.
17/765,609
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and a device by which an IAB node sets a time difference in a wireless communication system are provided. The method determines the time difference between MT reception of an IAB node and DU transmission of the IAB node, on the basis of preset parameters that differ in frequency ranges of the IAB node and time difference setting information received from a parent node.

Claims (28)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a medium access control control element (MAC CE) including a T delta field for a value used to control an amount of timing adjustment from a parent node, wherein a length of the T delta field is 11 bits, and

determining a time difference between a distribution unit (DU) transmission of a signal from the parent node and reception of the signal by a mobile terminal (MT) of the IAB node, based on a predetermined parameter and the value provided by the T delta field,

wherein the predetermined parameter is different according to a frequency range (FR) of the IAB node.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal is transmitted from a distribution unit (DU) of the parent node.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a value of the predetermined parameter is set differently according to the FR.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a subcarrier spacing (SCS) applicable for the IAB node is different according to the FR.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined parameter is 64 or 32 according to the FR.

6. An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one memory; and

at least one processor operably connectable to the at least one transceiver and the at least one memory,

wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a medium access control control element (MAC CE) including a T delta field for a value used to control an amount of timing adjustment from a parent node, wherein a length of the T delta field is 11 bits, and

determining a time difference between a distribution unit (DU) transmission of a signal from the parent node and reception of the signal by a mobile terminal (MT) of the IAB node, based on a predetermined parameter and the value provided by the T delta field,

wherein the predetermined parameter is different according to a frequency range (FR) of the IAB node.

7. The IAB node of claim 6 , wherein the signal is transmitted from a distribution unit (DU) of the parent node.

8. The IAB node of claim 6 , wherein a value of the predetermined parameter is set differently according to the FR.

9. The IAB node of claim 6 , wherein a subcarrier spacing (SCS) applicable for the IAB node is different according to the FR.

10. The IAB node of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined parameter is 64 or 32 according to the FR.

11. An apparatus configured to control an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, comprising:

at least one transceiver:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor operably connectable to the at least one transceiver and the at least one memory,

wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a medium access control control element (MAC CE) including a T delta field for a value used to control an amount of timing adjustment from a parent node, wherein a length of the T delta field is 11 bits, and

determining a time difference between a distribution unit (DU) transmission of a signal from the parent node and reception of the signal by a mobile terminal (MT) of the IAB node, based on a predetermined parameter and the value provided by the T delta field,

wherein the predetermined parameter is different according to a frequency range (FR) of the IAB node.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: PARK, HAEWOOK; KIM, KIJUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 059458/0819 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0043584 · Apr 9, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220353830A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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