Method and system for transmitting physical random access channel

• US 20140105152A1
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wu, Xin, Dai, Bo, Yu, Bin
• Application Number:
  US14/118,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20140105152A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/003 Arrangements for allocating sub-channels of the transmission path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1469 using time-sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0866 using a dedicated channel for access

Abstract

The disclosure discloses a method and system for transmitting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH). The method includes: in a Carrier Aggregation (CA) scenario, a base station transmits, in a Primary Serving Cell (Pcell) or a Secondary Serving Cell (Scell), a random access trigger message to a User Equipment (UE) (401); the UE transmits, in the Scell, a PRACH (402); and the base station transmits, in the Pcell or an Scell, a random access procedure message to the UE (403). With the disclosure, a PRACH can be transmitted in an Scell in the CA scenario.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), comprising:

in a Carrier Aggregation (CA) scenario, transmitting in a Primary Serving Cell (Pcell) or a Secondary Serving Cell (Scell), by a base station, a random access trigger message to a User Equipment (UE);

transmitting in the Scell, by the UE, a PRACH;

transmitting in the Pcell or the Scell, by the base station, a random access procedure message to the UE; and

when the base station transmits, in the Pcell, the random access process message to the UE, detecting in the Pcell, by the UE, the downlink control information in a common search space within one subframe, or detecting, in both the Pcell and the Scell, the downlink control information in a common search space within one subframe;

or

when the base station transmits, in the Scell, the random access process message to the UE, detecting in both the Pcell and the Scell, by the UE, the downlink control information in a common search space within one subframe.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting in a Pcell, by a base station, a random access trigger message to a UE comprises:

transmitting, by the base station, the random access trigger message to the UE through high layer signaling or downlink control channel information of the Pcell, wherein the high layer signaling or the downlink control channel information comprises an index of an uplink serving cell in which the PRACH is located.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the index of the uplink serving cell in which the PRACH is located is located in:

a Carrier Indicator Field (CIF) added in the downlink control channel information;

or

downlink control signaling in the downlink control channel information.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting in the Scell, by the UE, a PRACH comprises:

transmitting in a serving cell indicated by the index of the uplink serving cell in which the PRACH is located, by the UE, the PRACH.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting in an Scell, by a base station, a random access trigger message to a UE comprises:

transmitting, by the base station, the random access trigger message to the UE through downlink control channel information of the Scell.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the transmitting in the Scell, by the UE, a PRACH comprises:

transmitting in an uplink serving cell indicated by System Information Block (SIB) X of the downlink Scell in which the random access trigger message is received, by the UE, the PRACH.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting in the Pcell, by the base station, a random access procedure message to the UE comprises:

detecting in the Pcell, by the UE, the downlink control information transmitted by the base station; and

detecting, by the UE, the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information and the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH;

or

detecting, by the UE, the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information, the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH and a temporary Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI), wherein the temporary C-RNTI is configured as a C-RNTI;

or

detecting, by the UE, the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information, the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH and a configured C-RNTI.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the detecting in the Pcell, by the UE, the downlink control information transmitted by the base station comprises:

detecting, by the UE, the downlink control information according to a Random Access Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RA-RNTI) configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is different from one another;

or

detecting, by the UE, the downlink control information according to a RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is same;

or

detecting, by the UE, the downlink control information according to the configured C-RNTI.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the Scell in which the base station transmits the random access procedure message is a downlink serving cell corresponding to an uplink serving cell in which a random access channel is transmitted.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the transmitting in the Scell, by the base station, the random access procedure message to the UE comprises:

detecting, by the UE, the downlink control information transmitted by the base station; and

detecting in the Scell, by the UE, the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information and the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH;

or

detecting in the Scell, by the UE, the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information, the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH and a temporary C-RNTI, wherein the temporary C-RNTI is configured as a C-RNTI;

or

detecting in the Scell, by the UE, the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information, the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH and a configured C-RNTI.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the detecting, by the UE, the downlink control information transmitted by the base station comprises:

detecting in the Scell, by the UE, the downlink control information transmitted by the base station according to a configured RA-RNTI;

or

detecting in the Pcell, by the UE, the downlink control information according to a configured RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is different from one another;

or

detecting in the Pcell, by the UE, the downlink control information according to a RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is same;

or

detecting in the Pcell, by the UE, the downlink control information according to the configured C-RNTI;

or

detecting in the Pcell, by the UE, the downlink control information including a CIF according to a RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is same.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the detecting in the Scell, by the UE, the downlink control information transmitted by the base station comprises:

detecting in the Scell, by the UE, the downlink control information in both a common search space and a UE specific search space within one subframe;

or

only detecting in the Scell, by the UE, the downlink control information in a common search space within one subframe, and only detecting in the Scell, by the UE, the downlink control information in a specific search space within another subframe.

16. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

after the base station transmits, in the Pcell or the Scell, the random access procedure message to the UE;

transmitting in the Scell in which the PRACH is transmitted, by the UE, the random access procedure message 3 to the base station.

26. The system according to claim 14, wherein the UE is further configured to:

detect, in the Pcell, the downlink control information transmitted by the base station; and

detect the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information and the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH;

or

detect the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information, the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH and a temporary Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI), wherein the temporary C-RNTI is configured as a C-RNTI;

or

detect the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information, the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH and a configured C-RNTI.

27. The system according to claim 26, wherein the UE is further configured to:

detect the downlink control information according to a configured Random Access Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RA-RNTI) configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is different from one another;

or

detect the downlink control information according to a RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is same;

or

detect the downlink control information according to the configured C-RNTI.

28. The system according to claim 14, wherein the Scell in which the base station transmits the random access procedure message is a downlink serving cell corresponding to an uplink serving cell in which a random access channel is transmitted.

29. The system according to claim 28, wherein the UE is further configured to:

detect the downlink control information transmitted by the base station; and

detect, in the Scell, the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information and the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH;

or

detect, in the Scell, the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information, the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH and a temporary C-RNTI, wherein the temporary C-RNTI is configured as a C-RNTI;

or

detect, in the Scell, the random access procedure message according to the downlink control information, the preamble index corresponding to the transmitted PRACH and a configured C-RNTI.

30. The system according to claim 29, wherein the UE is further configured to:

detect, in the Scell, the downlink control information transmitted by the base station according to a configured RA-RNTI;

or

detect, in the Pcell, the downlink control information according to a configured RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is different from one another;

or

detect, in the Pcell, the downlink control information according to a RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is same;

or

detect, in the Pcell, the downlink control information according to the configured C-RNTI;

or

detect, in the Pcell, the downlink control information including a CIF according to a RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell, wherein the RA-RNTI configured for each serving cell is same.

31. The system according to claim 30, wherein the UE is further configured to:

detect, in the Scell, the downlink control information in both a common search space and a UE specific search space within one subframe;

or

only detect, in the Scell, the downlink control information in a common search space within one subframe and only detect, in the Scell, the downlink control information in a specific search space within another subframe.

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18. A system for transmitting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), comprising a base station and a User Equipment (UE), wherein

the base station is configured to transmit, in a Primary Serving Cell (Pcell) or a Secondary Serving Cell (Scell), a random access trigger message to the UE in a CA scenario;

the UE is configured to transmit, in the Scell, a PRACH; and

the base station is further configured to transmit, in the Pcell or the Scell, a random access procedure message to the UE; and

when the base station is configured to transmit, in the Pcell, the random access procedure message to the UE, the UE is further configured to;

detect, in the Pcell, the downlink control information in a common search space within one subframe, or detect, in both the Pcell and the Scell, the downlink control information in a common search space within one subframe;

or

when the base station is configured to transmit, in the Scell, the random access procedure message to the UE, the UE is further configured to;

detect, in both the Pcell and the Scell, the downlink control information in a common search space within one subframe.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the base station is further configured to transmit the random access trigger message to the UE through high layer signaling or downlink control channel information of the Pcell, wherein the high layer signaling or the downlink control channel information comprises an index of an uplink serving cell in which the PRACH is located.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the index of the uplink serving cell in which the PRACH is located is located in:

a Carrier Indicator Field (CIF) added in the downlink control channel information;

or

downlink control signaling in the downlink control channel information.

22. The system according to claim 19, wherein the UE is further configured to transmit, in a serving cell indicated by the index of the uplink serving cell in which the PRACH is located, the PRACH.

23. The system according to claim 18, wherein the base station is further configured to transmit the random access trigger message to the UE through the downlink control channel information of the Scell.

24. The system according to claim 23, wherein the UE is further configured to transmit in an uplink serving cell indicated by System Information Block (SIB) X of the downlink Scell in which the random access trigger message is received, the PRACH.

33. The system according to claim 18, wherein the UE is further configured to transmit, in the Scell in which the PRACH is transmitted, the random access procedure message 3 to the base station.

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