IP Library Granted Patent US 12,439,459
Granted Patent B2
US 12,439,459 · App. 18/516,681 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Random access method and apparatus

Inventor: Qin Mu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W74/0841H04W72/1268H04W74/0833H04W74/0866H04W74/0836
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Patent No.
US 12,439,459
App. No.
18/516,681
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A random access method and device may be used in a wireless communications network. The random access method includes selecting a preamble of a message A; determining a logical resource unit for transmitting the message A based on the preamble of the message A, in which the preamble has a predetermined mapping relationship with the logical resource unit, and the logical resource unit includes at least one physical resource unit part, the physical resource unit part is a partial physical resource obtained by dividing a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) physical resource; and transmitting the message A through the physical resource unit part included in the logical resource unit.

Claims (53)

1. A random access method, performed by a terminal, comprising:

selecting a preamble of a message A;

determining a plurality of logical resource units based on the preamble of the message A, wherein the preamble corresponds to the plurality of logical resource units, and each logical resource unit comprises one or more physical resource unit parts, one physical resource unit part is a partial time-frequency resource in a same physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a single logical resource unit comprises different physical resource unit parts from the same PUSCH, and different logical resource units comprise different physical resource unit parts from the same PUSCH;

determining a logical resource unit for transmitting the message A from the plurality of logical resource units; and

transmitting the message A;

wherein, different logical resource units comprise partially overlapped physical resource unit parts.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the physical resource unit part is obtained by dividing a PUSCH physical resource using a time division mode, a frequency division mode or a time-frequency division mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A from the plurality of logical resource units comprises one of the following:

randomly selecting the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A from the plurality of logical resource units; or

selecting a logical resource unit matching a preset rule from the plurality of logical resource units as the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the preset rule comprises at least one of:

a preset matching rule between channel conditions and logical resource units, or

a preset matching rule between modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) and logical resource units.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the message A comprises:

transmitting payload information of the message A through the one or more physical resource units of the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the payload information comprises at least one of an identity of a user or a part of user data.

7. A random access method, performed by a network device, comprising:

detecting a preamble of a message A;

determining a plurality of logical resource units based on the preamble of the message A, wherein the preamble corresponds to the plurality of logical resource units, and each logical resource unit comprises one or more physical resource unit parts, one physical resource unit part is a partial time-frequency resource in a same physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a single logical resource unit comprises different physical resource unit parts from the same PUSCH, and different logical resource units comprise different physical resource unit parts from the same PUSCH;

determining a logical resource unit for transmitting the message A from the plurality of logical resource units; and

detecting the message A in the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A;

wherein, different logical resource units comprise partially overlapped physical resource unit parts.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein, the physical resource unit part is obtained by dividing a PUSCH physical resource using a time division mode, a frequency division mode or a time-frequency division mode.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein determining the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A from the plurality of logical resource units comprises one of the following:

randomly selecting the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A from the plurality of logical resource units; or

selecting a logical resource unit matching a preset rule from the plurality of logical resource units as the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the preset rule comprises at least one of:

a preset matching rule between channel conditions and logical resource units, or

a preset matching rule between modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) and logical resource units.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein detecting the message A in the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A comprises:

receiving payload information of the message A in the one or more physical resource units of the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the payload information comprises at least one of an identity of a user or a part of user data.

13. A terminal, comprising:

a processor;

a memory storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein, the processor is configured to perform a random access method comprising:

selecting a preamble of a message A;

determining a plurality of logical resource units based on the preamble of the message A, wherein the preamble corresponds to the plurality of logical resource units, and each logical resource unit comprises one or more physical resource unit parts, one physical resource unit part is a partial time-frequency resource in a same physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a single logical resource unit comprises different physical resource unit parts from the same PUSCH, and different logical resource units comprise different physical resource unit parts from the same PUSCH;

determining a logical resource unit for transmitting the message A from the plurality of logical resource units; and

transmitting the message A;

wherein, different logical resource units comprise partially overlapped physical resource unit parts.

14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein, the physical resource unit part is obtained by dividing a PUSCH physical resource using a time division mode, a frequency division mode or a time-frequency division mode.

15. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein, different logical resource units comprise partially overlapped physical resource unit parts.

16. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein determining the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A from the plurality of logical resource units comprises one of the following:

randomly selecting the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A from the plurality of logical resource units; or

selecting a logical resource unit matching a preset rule from the plurality of logical resource units as the logical resource unit for transmitting the message A.

17. The terminal of claim 16 , wherein the preset rule comprises at least one of:

a preset matching rule between channel conditions and logical resource units, or

a preset matching rule between modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) and logical resource units.

18. A network device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein, the processor is configured to perform the random access method according to claim 7 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: MU, QIN
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065640/0477 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17642497
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