IP Library Granted Patent US 9,455,807
Granted Patent B2
US 9,455,807 · App. 13/521,117 · Granted Sep 27, 2016

Wireless communication system and random access method thereof

Inventors: Kyeong In Jeong (Hwaseong-si, KR); Soeng Hun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jung Soo Jung (Seongnam-si, KR); Sang Bum Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L5/001H04W74/08
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Patent No.
US 9,455,807
App. No.
13/521,117
Granted
Sep 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A random access method of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation which allows transmitting data on multiple carriers is provided. A random access method for a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation according to the present invention includes receiving, at a terminal, Random Access Channel (RACH) selection information necessary for random access, the RACH selection information being transmitted by a base station; selecting, when the random access is triggered, an uplink carrier on which the random access is attempted based on the RACH selection information; and attempting the random access on the selected uplink carrier.

Claims (40)

1. A method for transmitting information by a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the method including:

receiving, from a base station, information for a random access including a threshold value of a downlink pathloss and a probability factor value of at least one uplink carrier; and

transmitting, to the base station, a random access preamble for transmitting a message on an uplink carrier,

wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on physical random access channel (PRACH) scheduling information corresponding to the uplink carrier, if the message comprises at least one information corresponding to a predetermined type,

wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a downlink pathloss linked to the uplink carrier, a center frequency of the uplink carrier, and the threshold value of the downlink pathloss, if the message does not comprise the at least one information corresponding to the predetermined type, and

wherein the type of the information is identified based on a delay sensitivity of the information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a pathloss value of a downlink carrier linked to a reference uplink carrier.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on the probability factor value of the uplink carrier and a random value generated by the terminal.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a physical random access channel resource of the uplink carrier.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a physical random access channel resource of the uplink carrier and aggregated uplink carriers available for random access for the terminal.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message includes at least one of a message for a specific logical channel, a message for transmitting data on a radio bearer, and a handover-related message.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the random access preamble is transmitted using a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource of the uplink carrier.

8. A terminal for transmitting information in a wireless communication system, the terminal including:

a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a signal; and

a controller configured to receive, from a base station, information for random access including a threshold value of a downlink pathloss and a probability factor value of at least one uplink carrier, and to transmit, to the base station, a random access preamble for transmitting a message on an uplink carrier,

wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on physical random access channel (PRACH) scheduling information corresponding to the uplink carrier, if the message comprises at least one information corresponding to a predetermined type,

wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a downlink pathloss linked to the uplink carrier, a center frequency of the uplink carrier, and the threshold value of the downlink pathloss, if the message does not comprise the at least one information corresponding to the predetermined type, and

wherein the type of the information is identified based on a delay sensitivity of the information.

9. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based a pathloss value of a downlink carrier linked to a reference uplink carrier.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on the probability factor value of the uplink carrier and a random value generated by the controller.

11. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a physical random access channel resource of the uplink carrier.

12. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a physical random access channel resource of the uplink carrier and aggregated uplink carriers available for random access for the terminal.

13. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the message includes at least one of a message for a specific logical channel, a message for transmitting data on a radio bearer, and a handover-related message.

14. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the random access preamble is transmitted using a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource of the uplink carrier.

15. A method for receiving information by a base station in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the method including:

transmitting, to a terminal, information for a random access including a threshold value of a downlink pathloss and a probability factor value of at least one uplink carrier; and

receiving, from the terminal, a random access preamble for receiving a message on an uplink carrier,

wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on physical random access channel (PRACH) scheduling information corresponding to the uplink carrier, if the message comprises at least one information corresponding to a predetermined type,

wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a downlink pathloss linked to the uplink carrier, a center frequency of the uplink carrier, and the threshold value of the downlink pathloss, if the message does not comprise the at least one information corresponding to the predetermined type, and

wherein the type of the information is identified based on a delay sensitivity of the information.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a pathloss value of a downlink carrier linked to a reference uplink carrier.

17. The method of claim 16 , the uplink carrier is selected based on the probability factor value of the uplink carrier and a random value generated by the terminal.

18. A base station for receiving information in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the base station including:

a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a signal; and

a controller configured to transmit, to a terminal, information for a random access including a threshold value of a downlink pathloss and a probability factor value of at least one uplink carrier, and to receive, from the terminal, a random access preamble for receiving a message on an uplink carrier,

wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on physical random access channel (PRACH) scheduling information corresponding to the uplink carrier, if the message comprises at least one information corresponding to a predetermined type,

wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a downlink pathloss linked to the uplink carrier, a center frequency of the uplink carrier, and the threshold value of the downlink pathloss, if the message does not comprise the at least one information corresponding to the predetermined type, and

wherein the type of the information is identified based on a delay sensitivity of the information.

19. The base station of claim 18 , wherein the uplink carrier is selected based on a pathloss value of a downlink carrier linked to a reference uplink carrier.

20. The base station of claim 19 , the uplink carrier is selected based on the probability factor value of the uplink carrier and a random value generated by the terminal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2018
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Reel/Frame 047970/0113 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2012
From: JEONG, KYEONG IN; KIM, SOENG HUN; JUNG, JUNG SOO; KIM, SANG BUM
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028513/0866 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2010-0002166 · Jan 11, 2010 · national
KR 10-2010-0004801 · Jan 19, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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