Method of Handling Random Access Procedure on Primary Cell When Random Access Procedure on Secondary Cell is Ongoing or about to Start

• US 20130070700A1
• Filed: 09/17/2012
• Published: 03/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Po-Yu
• Granted Patent: US 9,125,218 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• 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

Abstract

A method of handling a first random access procedure on a Primary Cell (PCell) for a mobile device when a second random access procedure on a Secondary Cell (SCell) is ongoing or is about to start is disclosed. The method comprises selectively initiating the first random access procedure on the PCell according to a result of the second random access procedure after the mobile device completes the second random access procedure on the SCell, wherein the first random access procedure is triggered by a pending scheduling request of the mobile device and the second random access procedure is triggered by need of synchronization on the SCell.

Claims

1. A method of handling a first random access procedure on a primary cell (PCell) for a mobile device when a second random access procedure on a secondary cell (SCell) is ongoing or is about to start, the method comprising:

selectively initiating the first random access procedure on the PCell according to a result of the second random access procedure after the mobile device completes the second random access procedure on the SCell, wherein the first random access procedure is triggered by a pending scheduling request (SR) of the mobile device and the second random access procedure is triggered by need of synchronization on the SCell.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device does not initiate the first random access procedure on the PCell when the second random access procedure is completed such that all pending SR(s) of the mobile device are canceled.

3. A method of handling a first random access procedure on a primary cell (PCell) for a mobile device when a second random access procedure on a secondary cell (SCell) is ongoing, the method comprising:

prohibiting initiating the first random access procedure on the PCell when the mobile device has a pending scheduling request (SR) and is performing the second random access procedure on the SCell, wherein the second random access procedure is triggered by need of synchronization on the SCell.

4. A method of handling a first random access procedure on a primary cell (PCell) for a mobile device when a second random access procedure on a secondary cell (SCell) is ongoing or is about to start, the method comprising:

aborting the second random access procedure on the SCell when the mobile device initiates the first random access procedure on the PCell, wherein the second random access procedure is triggered by need of synchronization on the SCell and the first random access procedure is triggered by a pending scheduling request (SR) of the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising performing the first random access procedure immediately.

6. A method of handling a first random access procedure on a primary cell (PCell) for a mobile device when a second random access procedure on a secondary cell (SCell) is ongoing or is about to start, the method comprising:

delaying the second random access procedure on the SCell until the mobile device completes the first random access procedure on a PCell, wherein the second random access procedure is triggered by need of synchronization on the SCell and the first random access procedure is triggered by a pending scheduling request (SR) of the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising determining whether to perform the second random access procedure on the SCell according to whether a dedicated preamble for the second random access procedure is valid after completion of the first random access procedure on the PCell.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the second random access procedure on the SCell is not performed when the dedicated preamble becomes invalid after completion of the first random access procedure on the PCell.