Uplink signal transmission method and user equipment, and uplink signal reception method and base station

• US 10,701,720 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2017
• Issued: 06/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Eunsun, Ko, Hyunsoo, Yang, Suckchel, Ahn, Joonkui
• Primary Examiner(s): Smarth, Gerald A
• Application Number:
  US16/320,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20190268924A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0078 Timing of allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0094 Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/1268 of uplink data flows
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

Abstract

A user equipment receives a first multiple access (MA) time resource information indicating static MA time resources in which uplink (UL) grant-free UL transmission is permitted among time resources corresponding to a fixed time length Twindow. If UL data (hereafter referred to as first UL data) to be transmitted in one (hereafter referred to as a first static MA time resource) of the static MA time resources exists, the UE transmits the first UL data in the first static MA time resource by means of a predetermined frequency resource. The UE can monitor downlink control information (hereafter referred to as first DCI) in non-static MA time resources, which are not the static MA time resources, among the time resources, and, if the first DCI is received, can transmit UL data (hereafter referred to as second UL data) to the first DCI or receive DL data.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting an uplink (UL) signal by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving first multiple access (MA) time resource information indicating static MA time resources on which UL transmission is permitted without a UL grant among time resources corresponding to a predetermined time length Twindow;

when UL data (hereinafter, first UL data) to be transmitted on one (hereinafter, a first static MA time resource) of the static MA time resources is present, transmitting the first UL data on the first static MA time resource using a predetermined frequency resource, and

monitoring downlink control information (hereinafter, first DCI) on non-static MA time resources, which are not the static MA time resources among the time resources, and, upon receiving the first DCI, transmitting UL data (hereinafter, second UL data) or receiving downlink (DL) data, according to the first DCI.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving second downlink control information (DCI) indicating activation or deactivation of the static MA time resources on a start time resource every Twindow,

wherein, when the second DCI indicates activation, the predetermined frequency resource is available for UL transmission on the static MA time resources during Twindow after a time resource on which the second DCI is received and, when the second DCI indicates deactivation, the predetermined frequency resource is not available for UL transmission on the static MA time resources during Twindow after the time resource on which the second DCI is received.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising

receiving at least one of UL transmission power related information, frequency resource information, and modulation and coding scheme related information, which are to be applied to the static MA time resources.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein the first DCI includes UL transmission power related information, frequency resource information, and modulation and coding scheme related information which are different from the UL transmission power related information, the frequency resource information, and the modulation and coding scheme applied to the static MA time resources.

5. A user equipment for transmitting an uplink (UL) signal in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising,

a radio frequency (RF) unit, and

a processor configured to control the RF unit, the processor configured to:

control the RF unit to receive first multiple access (MA) time resource information indicating static MA time resources on which UL transmission is permitted without a UL grant among time resources corresponding to a predetermined time length Twindow;

when UL data (hereinafter, first UL data) to be transmitted on one (hereinafter, a first static MA time resource) of the static MA time resources is present, control the RF unit to transmit the first UL data on the first static MA time resource using a predetermined frequency resource; and

monitor downlink control information (DCI) on non-static MA time resources, which are not the static MA time resources among the time resources, and control the RF unit to transmit UL data (hereinafter, second UL data) or receive downlink (DL) data on a non-static MA time resource (hereinafter, a first non-static MA time resource) on which DCI (hereinafter, first DCI) is received among the non-static MA time resources.

6. The user equipment of claim 5,

wherein the processor is configured to control the RF unit to receive second downlink control information (DCI) indicating activation or deactivation of the static MA time resources on a start time resource every Twindow, and

when the second DCI indicates activation, the predetermined frequency resource is available for UL transmission on the static MA time resources during Twindow after a time resource on which the second DCI is received and, when the second DCI indicates deactivation, the predetermined frequency resource is not available for UL transmission on the static MA time resources during Twindow after the time resource on which the second DCI is received.

7. The user equipment of claim 5,

wherein the processor is configured to control the RF unit to receive at least one of UL transmission power related information, frequency resource information, and modulation and coding scheme related information, which are to be applied to the static MA time resources.

8. The user equipment of claim 7,

wherein the first DCI includes UL transmission power related information, frequency resource information, and modulation and coding scheme related information which are different from the UL transmission power related information, the frequency resource information, and the modulation and coding scheme applied to the static MA time resources.

9. A method of receiving an uplink (UL) signal by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting first multiple access (MA) time resource information indicating static MA time resources on which UL transmission is permitted without a UL grant among time resources corresponding to a predetermined time length Twindow;

monitoring reception of UL data from one or more user equipments on the static MA time resources; and

transmitting downlink control information (hereinafter, first DCI) to a specific user equipment on one (hereinafter, a first non-static MA time resource) of non-static MA time resources, which are not the static MA time resources among the time resources, and receiving UL data of the specific user equipment or transmitting downlink (DL) data to the specific user equipment, according to the first DCI.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting second downlink control information (DCI) indicating activation or deactivation of the static MA time resources on a start time resource every Twindow,

wherein, when the second DCI indicates activation, the predetermined frequency resource is available for UL transmission on the static MA time resources during Twindow after a time resource on which the second DCI is transmitted and, when the second DCI indicates deactivation, the predetermined frequency resource is not available for UL transmission on the static MA time resources during Twindow after the time resource on which the second DCI is transmitted.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising

transmitting at least one of UL transmission power related information, frequency resource information, and modulation and coding scheme related information, which are to be applied to the static MA time resources.

12. The method of claim 11,

wherein the first DCI includes UL transmission power related information, frequency resource information, and modulation and coding scheme related information which are different from the UL transmission power related information, the frequency resource information, and the modulation and coding scheme applied to the static MA time resources.

13. A base station for receiving an uplink (UL) signal in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising,

a radio frequency (RF) unit, and

a processor configured to control the RF unit, the processor configured to:

control the RF unit to transmit first multiple access (MA) time resource information indicating static MA time resources on which UL transmission is permitted without a UL grant among time resources corresponding to a predetermined time length Twindow;

monitor reception of UL data from one or more user equipments on the static MA time resources; and

control the RF unit to transmit downlink control information (hereinafter, first DCI) to a specific user equipment on one (hereinafter, a first non-static MA time resource) of non-static MA time resources, which are not the static MA time resources among the time resources, and control the RF unit to receive UL data of the specific user equipment or transmit downlink (DL) data to the specific user equipment, according to the first DCI.

14. The base station of claim 13,

wherein the processor is configured to control the RF unit to transmit second downlink control information (DCI) indicating activation or deactivation of the static MA time resources on a start time resource every Twindow, and

when the second DCI indicates activation, the predetermined frequency resource is available for UL transmission on the static MA time resources during Twindow after a time resource on which the second DCI is transmitted and, when the second DCI indicates deactivation, the predetermined frequency resource is not available for UL transmission on the static MA time resources during Twindow after the time resource on which the second DCI is transmitted.

15. The base station of claim 13,

wherein the processor is configured to control the RF unit to transmit at least one of UL transmission power related information, frequency resource information, and modulation and coding scheme related information, which are to be applied to the static MA time resources.