Apparatus and method for signaling system information

• US 10,531,496 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2018
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Agiwal, Anil, Chang, Youngbin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ko, Sithu
• Application Number:
  US16/229,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20190132884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/006 in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5^th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4^th-generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT). 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. A method for receiving system information (SI) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station (BS), first type SI associated with SI which is essential for communication with the BS, transmitting, to the BS, a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble based on the first type SI, receiving, from the BS, a random access response (RAR) message, and receiving, from the BS, second type SI associated with at least one SI which the UE needs.

Claims

1. A method for receiving system information (SI) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station (BS) in the wireless communication system, first SI broadcasted periodically, the first SI including information indicating whether SI messages for second SI are to be transmitted on demand;

transmitting, to the BS, a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble;

receiving, from the BS, a random access response (RAR) message as a response to the PRACH preamble, the RAR message including an uplink (UL) grant for allocating a UL resource;

based on the information indicating that the SI messages for the second SI are to be transmitted on demand, transmitting, to the BS, an SI request message requesting an SI message for the second SI on the UL resource; and

receiving, from the BS, the requested SI message for the second SI as a response to the SI request message.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the requested SI message is provided within a time window after transmitting the SI request message, and

wherein a length of the time window is included in the first SI.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring an SI window of an SI-block (SIB) for the SI message in one or more SI periods of the SIB.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first SI includes an SI configuration identifier (ID) corresponding to a set of SI used in a cell.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the BS, an SI area identifier (ID) corresponding to a set of cells having a same SI configuration.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, to the UE, an SI area identifier (ID) corresponding to a set of cells having a same SI configuration.

6. A method for transmitting system information (SI) by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) in the wireless communication system, first SI by broadcasting the first SI periodically, the first SI including information indicating whether SI messages for second SI are to be transmitted on demand;

receiving, from the UE, a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble;

transmitting, to the UE, a random access response (RAR) message as a response to the PRACH preamble, the RAR message including an uplink (UL) grant for allocating a UL resource;

receiving, from the UE, an SI request message requesting an SI message for the second SI on the UL resource; and

transmitting, to the UE, the requested SI message for the second SI as a response to the SI request message.

7. The method of claim 6,

wherein the requested SI message is provided within a time window after the SI request message is transmitted from the UE, and

wherein a length of the time window is included in the first SI.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the first SI includes an SI configuration identifier (ID) corresponding to a set of SI used in a cell.

10. A user equipment (UE) for receiving system information (SI) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to;

receive, from a base station (BS) via the transceiver, first SI broadcasted periodically, the first SI including information indicating whether SI messages for second SI are to be transmitted on demand,

transmit, to the BS via the transceiver, a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble,

receive, from the BS via the transceiver, a random access response (RAR) message as a response to the PRACH preamble, the RAR message including an uplink (UL) grant for allocating a UL resource,

if the information indicates that the SI messages for the second SI are to be transmitted on demand, transmit, to the BS via the transceiver, an SI request message on the UL resource, to request an SI message for the second SI, and

receive, from the BS, the requested SI message for the second SI as a response to the SI request message.

11. The UE of claim 10,

wherein the requested SI message is provided within a time window after transmitting the SI request message, and

wherein a length of the time window is included in the first SI.

12. The UE of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

monitor an SI window of an SI-block (SIB) for the SI message in one or more SI periods of the SIB.

13. The UE of claim 10, wherein the first SI includes an SI configuration identifier (ID) corresponding to a set of SI used in a cell.

14. The UE of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, from the BS via the transceiver, an SI area identifier (ID) corresponding to a set of cells having a same SI configuration.

15. A base station (BS) for transmitting system information (SI) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to;

transmit, to a user equipment (UE) via the transceiver, first SI by broadcasting the first SI periodically, the first SI including information indicating whether SI messages for second SI are to be transmitted on demand,

receive, from the UE via the transceiver, a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble,

transmit, to the UE via the transceiver, a random access response (RAR) message as a response to the PRACH preamble, the RAR message including an uplink (UL) grant for allocating a UL resource,

receive, from the UE via the transceiver, an SI request message requesting an SI message for the second SI on the UL resource, and

transmit, to the UE, the requested SI message for the second SI as a response to the SI request message.

16. The BS of claim 15,

wherein the requested SI message is provided within a time window after the SI request message is transmitted from the UE, and

wherein a length of the time window is included in the first SI.

17. The BS of claim 15, wherein the first SI includes an SI configuration identifier (ID) corresponding to a set of SI used in a cell.

18. The BS of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, to the UE via the transceiver, an SI area identifier (ID) corresponding to a set of cells having a same SI configuration.