Granted Patent B2

US 12,495,441 · App. 18/528,678 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Inventors: Sangbum Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehyuk Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Seungri Jin (Suwon-si, KR); Donggun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Alexander Sayenko (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04W74/02H04W36/0027H04W36/0044H04W36/0077H04W36/06H04W74/0833H04W74/0838H04W76/19H04L5/0048

Abstract

Claims (95)

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

receiving, from a base station, a message including configuration information for handover, the configuration information for handover including information on contention-free random access (RA) resources for handover;

performing a contention-free RA procedure for handover based on the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover;

discarding the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover upon completion of the contention-free RA procedure for handover;

receiving, from the base station, a message including configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR), the configuration information for BFR including information on contention-free RA resources for BFR; and

performing a contention-free RA procedure for BFR based on the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR in case that a beam failure is detected,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR is not discarded upon completion of the contention-free RA procedure for BFR.

2 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover includes information on a dedicated preamble resource and a RA preamble index.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in case that the configuration information for BFR includes backoff time related information, identifying values based on the backoff time related information;

in case that the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is not completed, selecting a backoff time from the identified values; and

performing the contention-free RA procedure for BFR irrespective of the selected backoff time.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in case that the configuration information for BFR includes backoff time related information, identifying values based on the backoff time related information;

in case that the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is not completed, selecting a backoff time from the identified values; and

performing the contention-free RA procedure for BFR after the selected backoff time,

wherein the selected backoff time is 0.

5 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR includes at least one pair of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index and a corresponding preamble index, and

wherein performing the contention-free RA procedure for BFR comprises:

identifying an SSB index of an SSB with a reception power above a threshold, among the at least one pair of the SSB index and the corresponding preamble index;

identifying a preamble index corresponding to the identified SSB index, among the at least one pair of the SSB index and the corresponding preamble index; and

transmitting, to the base station, a preamble corresponding to the identified preamble index.

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

transmitting, to a terminal, a message including configuration information for handover, the configuration information for handover including information on contention-free random access (RA) resources for handover;

performing a contention-free RA procedure for handover with the terminal based on the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover;

transmitting, to the terminal, a message including configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR), the configuration information for BFR including information on contention-free RA resources for BFR; and

performing a contention-free RA procedure for BFR with the terminal based on the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR in case that a beam failure is detected by the terminal,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover is discarded in the terminal upon completion of the contention-free RA procedure for handover, and

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR is not discarded in the terminal upon completion of the contention-free RA procedure for BFR.

7 . The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover includes information on a dedicated preamble resource and a RA preamble index.

8 . The method of claim 6 ,

wherein, in case that the configuration information for BFR includes backoff time related information, values are identified by the terminal based on the backoff time related information,

wherein, in case that the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is not completed, a backoff time is selected by the terminal from the identified values, and

wherein the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is performed irrespective of the selected backoff time.

9 . The method of claim 6 ,

wherein, in case that the configuration information for BFR includes backoff time related information, values are identified by the terminal based on the backoff time related information,

wherein, in case that the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is not completed, a backoff time is selected by the terminal from the identified values,

wherein the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is performed after the selected backoff time, and

wherein the selected backoff time is 0.

10 . The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR includes at least one pair of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index and a corresponding preamble index,

wherein an SSB index of an SSB with a reception power above a threshold is identified by the terminal among the at least one pair of the SSB index and the corresponding preamble index,

wherein a preamble index corresponding to the identified SSB index is identified by the terminal, among the at least one pair of the SSB index and the corresponding preamble index, and

wherein the contention-free RA procedure for BFR comprises receiving, from the terminal, a preamble corresponding to the identified preamble index.

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

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

receive, via the transceiver from a base station, a message including configuration information for handover, the configuration information for handover including information on contention-free random access (RA) resources for handover,

perform a contention-free RA procedure for handover based on the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover,

discard the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover upon completion of the contention-free RA procedure for handover,

receive, via the transceiver from the base station, a message including configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR), the configuration information for BFR including information on contention-free RA resources for BFR, and

perform a contention-free RA procedure for BFR based on the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR in case that a beam failure is detected,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR is not discarded upon completion of the contention-free RA procedure for BFR.

12 . The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover includes information on a dedicated preamble resource and a RA preamble index.

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

in case that the configuration information for BFR includes backoff time related information, identify values based on the backoff time related information;

in case that the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is not completed, select a backoff time from the identified values; and

perform the contention-free RA procedure for BFR irrespective of the selected backoff time.

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

in case that the configuration information for BFR includes backoff time related information, identify values based on the backoff time related information;

in case that the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is not completed, select a backoff time from the identified values; and

perform the contention-free RA procedure for BFR after the selected backoff time,

wherein the selected backoff time is 0.

15 . The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR includes at least one pair of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index and a corresponding preamble index, and

wherein the controller is further configured to identify an SSB index of an SSB with a reception power above a threshold, among the at least one pair of the SSB index and the corresponding preamble index, identify a preamble index corresponding to the identified SSB index, among the at least one pair of the SSB index and the corresponding preamble index, and transmit, via the transceiver to the base station, a preamble corresponding to the identified preamble index.

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

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

transmit, via the transceiver to a terminal, a message including configuration information for handover, the configuration information for handover including information on contention-free random access (RA) resources for handover,

perform a contention-free RA procedure for handover with the terminal based on the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover,

transmit, via the transceiver to the terminal, a message including configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR), the configuration information for BFR including information on contention-free RA resources for BFR, and

perform a contention-free RA procedure for BFR with the terminal based on the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR in case that a beam failure is detected by the terminal,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover is discarded in the terminal upon completion of the contention-free RA procedure for handover, and

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR is not discarded in the terminal upon completion of the contention-free RA procedure for BFR.

17 . The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for handover includes information on a dedicated preamble resource and a RA preamble index.

18 . The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein, in case that the configuration information includes backoff time related information, values are identified by the terminal based on the backoff time related information,

wherein, in case that the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is not completed, a backoff time is selected by the terminal from the identified values, and

wherein the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is performed irrespective of the selected backoff time.

19 . The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein, in case that the configuration information for BFR includes backoff time related information, values are identified by the terminal based on the backoff time related information,

wherein, in case that the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is not completed, a backoff time is selected by the terminal from the identified values,

wherein the contention-free RA procedure for BFR is performed after the selected backoff time, and

wherein the selected backoff time is 0.

20 . The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein the information on the contention-free RA resources for BFR includes at least one pair of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index and a corresponding preamble index,

wherein an SSB index of an SSB with a reception power above a threshold is identified by the terminal among the at least one pair of the SSB index and the corresponding preamble index,

wherein a preamble index corresponding to the identified SSB index is identified by the terminal, among the at least one pair of the SSB index and the corresponding preamble index, and

wherein the contention-free RA procedure for BFR comprises receiving, from the terminal, a preamble corresponding to the identified preamble index.

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