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US 12,457,571 · App. 17/920,945 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Method and apparatus for instructions regarding time and frequency offset in communication system

Inventors: Younsun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jeongho Yeo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jinkyu Kang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hyunseok Ryu (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Taehan Bae (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W56/0045H04B7/18513
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Patent No.
US 12,457,571
App. No.
17/920,945
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication technology for combining, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and to a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety related services, on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. The present invention may provide a method and apparatus by which a base station provides instructions on time and frequency offset information to a UE so as to correct the time and frequency by a value offset from the provided time and frequency offset information.

Claims (35)

1 . A method by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, information on a change rate of a timing advance (TA) or a frequency offset;

identifying the timing advance or the frequency offset for an uplink transmission based on the information on the change rate of the timing advance or the frequency offset; and

transmitting the uplink transmission to the base station by applying the identified timing advance or frequency offset,

wherein the information on the change rate of the timing advance or the frequency offset includes information on a period and a time to which the change rate is applied, and

wherein the timing advance for the uplink transmission is identified based on a first value commonly applied to UEs located within the same beam in determining the timing advance, and the commonly applied first value is received from the base station through system information.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency offset for the uplink transmission is determined based on a frequency unit that is identified in accordance with a subcarrier spacing.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency offset for the uplink transmission is identified based on a second value commonly applied to UEs located within the same beam in determining the frequency offset, and

the commonly applied second value is received from the base station through system information.

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

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), information on a change rate of a timing advance (TA) or a frequency offset; and

receiving, from the UE, an uplink transmission transmitted by applying the timing advance or the frequency offset identified based on the information on the change rate of the timing advance or the frequency offset,

wherein the information on the change rate of the timing advance or the frequency offset includes information on a period and a time to which the change rate is applied, and

wherein the timing advance for the uplink transmission is identified based on a first value commonly applied to UEs located within the same beam in determining the timing advance, and the commonly applied first value is transmitted to the UE through system information.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the frequency offset for the uplink transmission is identified based on a frequency unit that is determined in accordance with a subcarrier spacing.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the frequency offset for the uplink transmission is identified based on a second value commonly applied to UEs located within the same beam in determining the frequency offset, and

the commonly applied second value is transmitted to the UE through system information.

7 . A UE in a communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

receive, from a base station, information on a change rate of a timing advance (TA) or a frequency offset,

identify the timing advance or the frequency offset for an uplink transmission based on the information on the change rate of the timing advance or the frequency offset, and

transmit the uplink transmission to the base station by applying the identified timing advance or frequency offset,

wherein the information on the change rate of the timing advance or the frequency offset includes information on a period and a time to which the change rate is applied and wherein the timing advance for the uplink transmission is identified based on a first value commonly applied to UEs located within the same beam in determining the timing advance, and the commonly applied first value is received from the base station through system information.

8 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the frequency offset for the uplink transmission is identified based on a frequency unit that is determined in accordance with a subcarrier spacing.

9 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the frequency offset for the uplink transmission is identified based on a second value commonly applied to UEs located within the same beam in determining the frequency offset, and

the commonly applied second value is received from the base station through system information.

10 . A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), information on a change rate of a timing advance (TA) or a frequency offset, and

receive, from the UE, an uplink transmission transmitted by applying the timing advance or the frequency offset identified based on the information on the change rate of the timing advance or the frequency offset,

wherein the information on the change rate of the timing advance or the frequency offset includes information on a period and a time to which the change rate is applied, and

wherein the timing advance for the uplink transmission is identified based on a first value commonly applied to UEs located within the same beam in determining the timing advance, and the commonly applied first value is transmitted to the UE through system information.

11 . The base station of claim 10 , wherein the frequency offset for the uplink transmission is identified based on a frequency unit that is determined in accordance with a subcarrier spacing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2022
From: KIM, YOUNSUN; YEO, JEONGHO; KANG, JINKYU; RYU, HYUNSEOK; BAE, TAEHAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0052841 · Apr 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230180164A1 · Jun 8, 2023
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