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US 12,408,128 · App. 18/668,830 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Method for grant free uplink transmission, user equipment and base station device

Inventors: Qi Xiong (Beijing, CN); Bin Yu (Beijing, CN); Chen Qian (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W74/0833H04W56/001H04W74/004H04W74/006H04W74/0891
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Patent No.
US 12,408,128
App. No.
18/668,830
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a grant free uplink transmission method, the method is performed at a user equipment side, comprising: determining, according to configuration information for grant free uplink transmission received from a base station, a radio network temporary identifier GF-RNTI for grant free uplink transmission, and transmitting an uplink signal; and monitoring feedback from the base station in a downlink control channel by using the determined GF-RNTI. The present disclosure also provides a user equipment and a base station for grant free uplink transmission.

Claims (54)

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

identifying whether physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions for a 4-step random access type are shared with a 2-step random access type; and

based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type being shared with the 2-step random access type, transmitting, to a base station, a message A including a preamble based on a first configuration of PRACH occasions,

wherein, based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type being shared with the 2-step random access type, an index of the preamble associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined based on a starting preamble index and a total number of preambles for the 4-step random access type.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type not being shared with the 2-step random access type, transmitting, to the base station, a message A including a preamble based on a second configuration of PRACH occasions,

wherein the second configuration of PRACH occasions is separately configured for the 2-step random access type.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, the first configuration of the PRACH occasions.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a message indicating whether the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a subset of the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type shared with the 2-step random access type.

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

identifying whether physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions for a 4-step random access type are shared with a 2-step random access type for a terminal; and

based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type being shared with the 2-step random access type, receiving, from the terminal, a message A including a preamble based on a first configuration of PRACH occasions,

wherein, based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type being shared with the 2-step random access type, an index of the preamble associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined based on a starting preamble index and a total number of preambles for the 4-step random access type.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type not being shared with the 2-step random access type, receiving, from the terminal, a message A including a preamble based on a second configuration of PRACH occasions,

wherein the second configuration of PRACH occasions is separately configured for the 2-step random access type.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, the first configuration of the PRACH occasions.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, a message indicating whether the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a subset of the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type shared with the 2-step random access type.

11. A terminal in a wireless communication, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

identify whether physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions for a 4-step random access type are shared with a 2-step random access type, and

based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type being shared with the 2-step random access type, transmit, to a base station via the transceiver, a message A including a preamble based on a first configuration of PRACH occasions,

wherein, based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type being shared with the 2-step random access type, an index of the preamble associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined based on a starting preamble index and a total number of preambles for the 4-step random access type.

12. The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type not being shared with the 2-step random access type, transmit, to the base station via the transceiver, a message A including a preamble based on a second configuration of PRACH occasions, and

wherein the second configuration of PRACH occasions is separately configured for the 2-step random access type.

13. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, from the base station via the transceiver, the first configuration of the PRACH occasions.

14. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, from the base station via the transceiver, a message indicating whether the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type.

15. The terminal of claim 14 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a subset of the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type shared with the 2-step random access type.

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

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

identify whether physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions for a 4-step random access type are shared with a 2-step random access type for a terminal, and

based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type being shared with the 2-step random access type, receive, from the terminal, a message A including a preamble based on a first configuration of PRACH occasions,

wherein, based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type being shared with the 2-step random access type, an index of the preamble associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined based on a starting preamble index and a total number of preambles for the 4-step random access type.

17. The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

based on the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type not being shared with the 2-step random access type, receive, from the terminal, a message A including a preamble based on a second configuration of PRACH occasions, and

wherein the second configuration of PRACH occasions is separately configured for the 2-step random access type.

18. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, to the terminal, the first configuration of the PRACH occasions.

19. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, to the terminal, a message indicating whether the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type is shared with the 2-step random access type.

20. The base station of claim 19 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a subset of the PRACH occasions for the 4-step random access type shared with the 2-step random access type.

Priority Claims (3)
CN 201810444554.9 · May 10, 2018 · national
CN 201810481214.3 · May 18, 2018 · national
CN 201811642884.5 · Dec 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18185054 · Mar 16, 2023
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