Method and apparatus of flexible data transmissions and receptions in next generation cellular networks

• US 10,499,371 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2017
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Xue, Peng, Ryu, Hyunseok, Agiwal, Anil, Yu, Hyunkyu, Yun, Yeohun, Lee, Namjeong
• Primary Examiner(s): Lopata, Robert J
• Application Number:
  US15/801,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20180124744A1
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: 370312
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0064 Rate requirement of the data, e.g. scalable bandwidth, data priority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0094 Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/001 Synchronization between nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/121 for groups of terminals or users
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services

Abstract

A communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) is provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The method for obtaining numerology information by a user equipment (UE) includes detecting synchronization signals, obtaining first numerology information for the synchronization signals, decoding a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) based on the first numerology information, obtaining second numerology information for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) according to a result of the decoding, and receiving control information on the PDCCH based on the second numerology information.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining numerology information by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) based on a first subcarrier spacing;

receiving, from the base station, a master information block (MIB) on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) based on the first subcarrier spacing, wherein the MIB includes information corresponding to a second subcarrier spacing from a set of subcarrier spacings and the set of subcarrier spacings is identified based on a frequency band on which the MIB is received;

and

receiving, from the base station, a system information block (SIB) based on the second subcarrier spacing.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the set of subcarrier spacings is determined from a first subcarrier spacing set and a second subcarrier spacing set,

wherein the first subcarrier spacing set is determined in case that the MIB is received on a lower frequency band, and

wherein the second subcarrier spacing set is determined in case that the MIB is received on a higher frequency band.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first subcarrier spacing is predefined according to a frequency band on which the PSS and the SSS are received.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, the SIB on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configured by the control information based on the second subcarrier spacing.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the MIB further includes information on a frequency offset of the PBCH from a center frequency.

3. A method for providing numerology information by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) based on a first subcarrier spacing;

transmitting, to the terminal, a master information block (MIB) on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) based on the first subcarrier spacing, wherein the MIB includes information corresponding to a second subcarrier spacing from a set of subcarrier spacings and the set of subcarrier spacings is identified based on a frequency band on which the MIB is received; and

transmitting, to the terminal, a system information block (SIB) based on the second subcarrier spacing.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein the set of subcarrier spacings is determined from a first subcarrier spacing set and a second subcarrier spacing set,

wherein the first subcarrier spacing set is determined in case that the MIB is received on a lower frequency band, and

wherein the second subcarrier spacing set is determined in case that the MIB is received on a higher frequency band.

12. The method of claim 3, wherein the first subcarrier spacing is predefined according to a frequency band on which the PSS and the SSS are received.

13. The method of claim 3, further comprising transmitting, to the terminal, the SIB on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configured by the control information based on the second subcarrier spacing.

14. The method of claim 3, wherein the MIB further includes information on a frequency offset of the PBCH from a center frequency.

5. A terminal for obtaining numerology information in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to;

receive, from a base station, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) based on a first subcarrier spacing,

receive, from the base station, a master information block (MIB) on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) based on the first subcarrier spacing, wherein the MIB includes information corresponding to a second subcarrier spacing from a set of subcarrier spacings and the set of subcarrier spacings is identified based on a frequency band on which the MIB is received,

and

receive, from the base station, a system information block (SIB) based on the second subcarrier spacing.

6. The terminal of claim 5,

wherein the set of subcarrier spacings is determined from a first subcarrier spacing set and a second subcarrier spacing set,

wherein the first subcarrier spacing set is determined in case that the MIB is received on a lower frequency band, and

wherein the second subcarrier spacing set is determined in case that the MIB is received on a higher frequency band.

15. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the first subcarrier spacing is predefined according to a frequency band on which the PSS and the SSS are received.

16. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive, from the base station, the SIB on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configured by the control information based on the second subcarrier spacing.

17. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the MIB further includes information on a frequency offset of the PBCH from a center frequency.

7. A base station for providing numerology information in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to;

transmit, to a terminal, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) based on a first subcarrier spacing,

transmit, to the terminal, a master information block (MIB) on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) based on the first subcarrier spacing, wherein the MIB includes information corresponding to a second subcarrier spacing from a set of subcarrier spacings and the set of subcarrier spacings is identified based on a frequency band on which the MIB is received, and

transmit, to the terminal, a system information block (SIB) based on the second subcarrier spacing.

8. The base station of claim 7,

wherein the set of subcarrier spacings is determined from a first subcarrier spacing set and a second subcarrier spacing set,

wherein the first subcarrier spacing set is determined in case that the MIB is received on a lower frequency band, and

wherein the second subcarrier spacing set is determined in case that the MIB is received on a higher frequency band.

18. The base station of claim 7, wherein the first subcarrier spacing is predefined according to a frequency band on which the PSS and the SSS are received.

19. The base station of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit, to the terminal, the SIB on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configured by the control information based on the second subcarrier spacing.

20. The base station of claim 7, wherein the MIB further includes information on a frequency offset of the PBCH from a center frequency.