IP Library Granted Patent US 12,695,537
Granted Patent B2
US 12,695,537 · App. 18/210,927 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Scheduling random access response for reduced capability device

Inventors: Nazanin Rastegardoost (McLean, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04L1/0007H04W74/006H04W74/0833H04W74/0836H04W74/0838
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,695,537
App. No.
18/210,927
Filed
Jun 16, 2023
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2475
USPC
370/329
Abstract

A wireless device, having first features, receives at least one system information block (SIB) indicating random access resources for wireless devices having the first features. The random access resources are associated with a first set of transport block (TB) scaling factors among a plurality of sets of TB scaling factors. In response to transmission of a preamble indicated by the random access resources, a downlink control information (DCI) is received that indicates reception of a TB including a response to the preamble. The DCI includes a first field for scaling the TB. Based on the first scaling field and the wireless device having the first features, a TB scaling factor is determined from the first set of TB scaling factors. The TB is received based on the TB scaling factor.

Claims (61)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device having a first feature of a set of features, at least one system information block indicating random-access resources for wireless devices having the first feature, wherein:

the random-access resources are associated with a first set of transport block scaling factors among a plurality of sets of transport block scaling factors; and

the plurality of sets of transport block scaling factors comprises:

the first set of transport block scaling factors; and

a second set of transport block scaling factors associated with wireless devices having a second feature of the set of features;

receiving, in response to transmission of a preamble indicated by the random-access resources, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating reception of a transport block comprising a response to the preamble, wherein the DCI comprises a field for scaling the transport block;

determining, based on the field for scaling the transport block and the wireless device having the first feature, a transport block scaling factor from the first set of transport block scaling factors; and

receiving, based on the transport block scaling factor, the transport block.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one system information block comprises parameters of a first random access configuration that indicates the random-access resources associated with the first set of transport block scaling factors.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one system information block further comprises parameters of a second random-access configuration, associated with the second set of transport block scaling factors, for wireless devices having the second feature, and wherein the first set of transport block scaling factors is selected, based on the wireless device having the first feature, from the first set of transport block scaling factors and the second set of transport block scaling factors.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the transport block scaling factor comprises:

selecting, based on the wireless device having the first feature and the reception of the DCI, the first set of transport block scaling factors, from the first set of transport block scaling factors and the second set of transport block scaling factors, for transport block scaling factor determination, wherein the transport block scaling factor is determined, based on the field for scaling the transport block.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first feature identifies the wireless device as a reduced capability wireless device.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the reduced capability wireless device is configured to support one or more of:

a bandwidth of the wireless device being less than a bandwidth threshold;

a quantity of antennas of the wireless device being less than an antenna quantity threshold;

a number of downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers of the wireless device being less than a downlink MIMO layers threshold;

a modulation order supportable by the wireless device being less than a modulation order threshold; or

a duplex operation supported by the wireless device being non-simultaneous transmission and reception in separate frequency bands.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the field comprises a value indicating an index of the transport block scaling factor in a set of transport block scaling factors selected by the wireless device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the transport block comprises determining, based on the transport block scaling factor, a transport block size of the transport block comprising the response.

9 . A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors, and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive at least one system information block indicating random-access resources for wireless devices having a first feature of a set of features, wherein:

the wireless device has the first feature;

the random-access resources are associated with a first set of transport block scaling factors among a plurality of sets of transport block scaling factors; and

the plurality of sets of transport block scaling factors comprises:

the first set of transport block scaling factors; and

a second set of transport block scaling factors associated with wireless devices having a second feature of the set of features;

receive, in response to transmission of a preamble indicated by the random-access resources, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating reception of a transport block comprising a response to the preamble, wherein the DCI comprises a field for scaling the transport block;

determine, based on the field for scaling the transport block and the wireless device having the first feature, a transport block scaling factor from the first set of transport block scaling factors; and

receive, based on the transport block scaling factor, the transport block.

10 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one system information block comprises parameters of a first random-access configuration that indicates the random-access resources and that is associated with the first set of transport block scaling factors.

11 . The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one system information block further comprises parameters of a second random-access configuration, associated with the second set of transport block scaling factors, for wireless devices having the second feature, and wherein the first set of transport block scaling factors is selected, based on the wireless device having the first feature, from the first set of transport block scaling factors and the second set of transport block scaling factors.

12 . The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein determining the transport block scaling factor comprises:

selecting, based on the wireless device having the first feature and the reception of the DCI, the first set of transport block scaling factors, from the first set of transport block scaling factors and the second set of transport block scaling factors, for transport block scaling factor determination, wherein the transport block scaling factor is determined, based on the field for scaling the transport block.

13 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the first feature identifies the wireless device as a reduced capability wireless device.

14 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the reduced capability wireless device is configured to support one or more of:

a bandwidth being less than a bandwidth threshold;

a quantity of antennas being less than an antenna quantity threshold;

a number of downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers being less than a downlink MIMO layers threshold;

a modulation order being less than a modulation order threshold; or

a duplex operation being non-simultaneous transmission and reception in separate frequency bands.

15 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the field comprises a value indicating an index of the transport block scaling factor in a set of transport block scaling factors selected by the wireless device.

16 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein receiving the transport block comprises determining, based on the transport block scaling factor, a transport block size of the transport block comprising the response.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive, at least one system information block (SIB) indicating random-access resources for wireless devices having a first feature of a set of features, wherein:

the wireless device has the first feature;

the random-access resources are associated with a first set of transport block scaling factors among a plurality of sets of transport block scaling factors; and

the plurality of sets of transport block scaling factors comprises:

the first set of transport block scaling factors; and

a second set of transport block scaling factors associated with wireless devices having a second feature of the set of features;

receive, in response to transmission of a preamble indicated by the random-access resources, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating reception of a transport block comprising a response to the preamble, wherein the DCI comprises a field for scaling the transport block;

determine, based on the field for scaling the transport block and the wireless device having the first feature, a transport block scaling factor from the first set of transport block scaling factors; and

receive, based on the transport block scaling factor, the transport block.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first feature identifies the wireless device as a reduced capability wireless device.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the at least one system information block further comprises parameters of a second random-access configuration, associated with the second set of transport block scaling factors, for wireless devices having the second feature, and wherein the first set of transport block scaling factors is selected, based on the wireless device having the first feature, from the first set of transport block scaling factors and the second set of transport block scaling factors.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein determining the transport block scaling factor comprises:

selecting, based on the wireless device having the first feature and the reception of the DCI, the first set of transport block scaling factors, from the first set of transport block scaling factors and the second set of transport block scaling factors, for transport block scaling factor determination, wherein the transport block scaling factor is determined, based on the field for scaling the transport block.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2023
From: RASTEGARDOOST, NAZANIN; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; YI, YUNJUNG; ZHOU, HUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 064524/0737 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2021064698 · Dec 21, 2021
Provisional Application 63128267 · Dec 21, 2020
Related Publication 20240031056A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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