Method and apparatus for transmitting and receving random access channel

• US 10,397,953 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2019
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Eunsun, Ko, Hyunsoo, Yoon, Sukhyon, Kim, Kijun
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Parth
• Application Number:
  US16/243,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20190150190A1
• Time in Patent Office: 230 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0695 using beam selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/00 Synchronisation arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0015 one node acting as a reference for the others
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/006 in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/08 Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA hybrid access H04W74/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting a random access channel (RACH) by a UE in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method includes receiving information about actually transmitted synchronization signal blocks (SBBs) and RACH configuration information about RACH resources and transmitting a RACH in at least one RACH resource among RACH resources mapped to actually transmitted SSBs on the basis of the information about actually transmitted SSBs and the RACH configuration information, wherein the actually transmitted SSBs are repeatedly mapped to RACH resources by a positive integer multiple of the number of the actually transmitted SSBs in a RACH configuration period based on the RACH configuration information.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting a random access channel (RACH) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving first information related to transmission of at least one synchronization signal block (SSB), and second information related to (i) a plurality of RACH resources in which to transmit the RACH, and (ii) a time period within which to transmit the RACH in the plurality of RACH resources;

determining a mapping of the at least one SSB to at least one first RACH resource among the plurality of RACH resources within the time period, wherein the mapping comprises repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource by a positive integer number of times within the time period; and

transmitting the RACH in a RACH resource among the at least one first RACH resource that is mapped to the at least one SSB,

wherein the plurality of RACH resources further comprises at least one second RACH resource that remains unmapped to the at least one SSB after the positive integer number of repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource, and

wherein the RACH is not transmitted in the at least one second RACH resource that remains unmapped to the at least one SSB.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in a state in which a number of SSBs which can be mapped per RACH resource is less than 1, one SSB is mapped to as many consecutive first RACH resources as a reciprocal of the number of SSBs which can be mapped per RACH resource.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource by the positive integer number of times within the time period comprises:

each SSB among the at least one SSB being mapped k times over the at least one first RACH resource within the time period, where k is the positive integer number of times of the repeated mappings.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the at least one SSB is mapped to k different groups of first RACH resources among the at least one first RACH resource.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the at least one second RACH resource remains unmapped to the at least one SSB after each SSB among the at least one SSB is mapped k times over the at least one first RACH resource within the time period.

3. A user equipment (UE) configured to transmit a random access channel (RACH) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor perform operations comprising;

receiving, through the transceiver, first information related to transmission of at least one synchronization signal block (SSB), and second information related to (i) a plurality of RACH resources in which to transmit the RACH, and (ii) a time period within which to transmit the RACH in the plurality of RACH resources;

determining a mapping of the at least one SSB to at least one first RACH resource among the plurality of RACH resources within the time period, wherein the mapping comprises repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource by a positive integer number of times within the time period; and

transmitting, through the transceiver, the RACH in a RACH resource among the at least one first RACH resource that is mapped to the at least one SSB,

wherein the plurality of RACH resources further comprises at least one second RACH resource that remains unmapped to the at least one SSB after the positive integer number of repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource, and

wherein the RACH is not transmitted in the at least one second RACH resource that remains unmapped to the at least one SSB.

4. The UE according to claim 3, wherein, when in a state in which a number of SSBs which can be mapped per RACH resource is less than 1, one SSB is mapped to as many consecutive first RACH resources as a reciprocal of the number of SSBs which can be mapped per RACH resource.

5. The UE according to claim 3, wherein the repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource by the positive integer number of times within the time period comprises:

each SSB among the at least one SSB being mapped k times over the at least one first RACH resource within the time period, where k is the positive integer number of times of the repeated mappings.

6. The UE according to claim 5, wherein the at least one SSB is mapped to k different groups of first RACH resources among the at least one first RACH resource.

7. The UE according to claim 5, wherein the at least one second RACH resource remains unmapped to the at least one SSB after each SSB among the at least one SSB is mapped k times over the at least one first RACH resource within the time period.

8. A method of receiving a random access channel (RACH) by a base station from a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to the UE, first information related to the UE'"'"'s transmission of at least one synchronization signal block (SSB), and second information related to (i) a plurality of RACH resources in which the UE is to transmit the RACH, and (ii) a time period within which the UE is to transmit the RACH in the plurality of RACH resources;

determining a mapping of the at least one SSB to at least one first RACH resource among the plurality of RACH resources within the time period, wherein the mapping comprises repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource by a positive integer number of times within the time period; and

receiving, from the UE, the RACH in a RACH resource among the at least one first RACH resource that is mapped to the at least one SSB,

wherein the plurality of RACH resources further comprises at least one second RACH resource that remains unmapped to the at least one SSB after the positive integer number of repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource, and

wherein the RACH is not transmitted by the UE in the at least one second RACH resource that remains unmapped to the at least one SSB.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

acquiring, based on the first RACH resource in which the RACH was received, information about the at least one SSB that corresponds to a synchronization to be acquired by the UE.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource by the positive integer number of times within the time period comprises:

each SSB among the at least one SSB being mapped k times over the at least one first RACH resource within the time period, where k is the positive integer number of times of the repeated mappings.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the at least one SSB is mapped to k different groups of first RACH resources among the at least one first RACH resource.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the at least one second RACH resource remains unmapped to the at least one SSB after each SSB among the at least one SSB is mapped k times over the at least one first RACH resource within the time period.

13. A base station (BS) configured to receive, from a user equipment (UE), a random access channel (RACH) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor perform operations comprising;

transmitting, through the transceiver and to the UE, first information related to the UE'"'"'s transmission of at least one synchronization signal block (SSB), and second information related to (i) a plurality of RACH resources in which the UE is to transmit the RACH, and (ii) a time period within which the UE is to transmit the RACH in the plurality of RACH resources;

determining a mapping of the at least one SSB to at least one first RACH resource among the plurality of RACH resources within the time period, wherein the mapping comprises repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource by a positive integer number of times within the time period; and

receiving, through the transceiver and from the UE, the RACH in a RACH resource among the at least one first RACH resource that is mapped to the at least one SSB,

wherein the plurality of RACH resources further comprises at least one second RACH resource that remains unmapped to the at least one SSB after the positive integer number of repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource, and

wherein the RACH is not transmitted by the UE in the at least one second RACH resource that remains unmapped to the at least one SSB.

17. The BS according to claim 13, wherein the repeated mappings of the at least one SSB over the at least one first RACH resource by the positive integer number of times within the time period comprises:

each SSB among the at least one SSB being mapped k times over the at least one first RACH resource within the time period, where k is the positive integer number of times of the repeated mappings.

18. The BS according to claim 17, wherein the at least one SSB is mapped to k different groups of first RACH resources among the at least one first RACH resource.

19. The BS according to claim 17, wherein the at least one second RACH resource remains unmapped to the at least one SSB after each SSB among the at least one SSB is mapped k times over the at least one first RACH resource within the time period.