Method and apparatus for transmitting data in a communication system

• US 7,990,927 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Issued: 08/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
• Inventors: Benkert, Michael, Zimmermann, Manfred, Eckert, Michael, Choi, Hyung-Nam
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng; George
• Assistant Examiner(s): SIVJI, NIZAR N
• Application Number:
  US11/555,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20080101313A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,736 Days
• Field of Search: 375/148, 370/210, 370/342, 370/462, 370/445, 370/441
• US Class Current: 370/335
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/563 of the wireless resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0866 using a dedicated channel for access

Abstract

An apparatus and method of grouping and assigning a plurality of random access sequences, including assigning each random access sequence to one or a plurality of user equipments, to a plurality of users, type of users or types of communication connection.

Claims

1. A method of generating a preamble message in a communication system, wherein the preamble message is to be transmitted via a communication connection by a user equipment associated with a user, comprising:

the user equipment selecting a hierarchy node out of a plurality of hierarchy nodes, the hierarchy nodes being included in a hierarchical tree structure having at least two hierarchy levels and at least one bottom level, the at least two hierarchy levels including a first hierarchy level and a second hierarchy level, wherein pre-defined random access sequences are grouped in the hierarchical tree structure,

the hierarchy nodes being assigned to the at least two hierarchy levels, and each hierarchy node being associated with user information, user equipment information or communication connection information, wherein the user information, the user equipment information or the communication connection information is stored in the user equipment, and

the at least one bottom level having a plurality of bottom nodes, each bottom node being associated with at least one random access sequence of a plurality of random access sequences of a defined Physical Random Access Channel and each bottom node being connected according to the tree structure to one node of the second hierarchy level such that to each node of the second hierarchy level, a plurality of bottom nodes are connected;

wherein the user equipment selects the hierarchy node based on a comparison of a characteristic of the user, the user equipment or the communication connection with the stored user information, user equipment information or communication connection information associated with the hierarchy node;

the user equipment selecting at least one random access sequence from a subset of random access sequences of the defined Physical Random Access Channel, the subset including all the random access sequences which are associated with bottom nodes that are included in a partial tree structure having the selected hierarchy node as a partial tree root node; and

the user equipment generating the preamble message using the at least one selected random access sequence.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a scrambling code from a plurality of scrambling codes, the scrambling codes being assigned to the hierarchy nodes of the hierarchical tree structure;

scrambling the selected at least one random access sequence using the selected scrambling code; and

generating the preamble message using the scrambled at least one selected random access sequence.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a scrambling code from a plurality of scrambling codes, the scrambling codes being assigned to the hierarchy levels of the hierarchical tree structure;

scrambling the selected at least one random access sequence using the selected scrambling code; and

generating the preamble message using the scrambled at least one selected random access sequence.

4. The method of claim 1,

wherein one scrambling code is assigned to each hierarchy level of the plurality of hierarchy levels of the hierarchical tree structure.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the at least one random access sequence of a physical channel of a defined transport channel/physical channel pair.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the at least one random access sequence of a defined Physical Random Access Channel/Random Access Channel pair.

7. The method of claim 1,

wherein the at least one random access sequence is selected in accordance with a frequency division multiple access procedure.

8. The method of claim 1,

wherein the at least one random access sequence is selected in accordance with a single-carrier frequency division multiple access procedure.

9. The method of claim 1,

wherein the at least one random access sequence is transmitted in accordance with a Slotted ALOHA access procedure.

10. The method of claim 1,

being used in a radio communication system.

11. The method of claim 10,

being used in a mobile radio communication system.

12. The method of claim 11,

being used in a 3G mobile radio communication system.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the preamble message to a communication device.

14. The method of claim 13,

wherein the preamble message is transmitted to the communication device via an air interface.

15. The method of claim 13,

wherein the communication device is a communication network unit.

16. The method of claim 13,

wherein the communication device is a mobile radio base station.

17. The method of generating a preamble message in a communication system according to claim 1, further comprising:

scrambling, by a processor of the user equipment, the selected at least one random access sequence using a scrambling code, wherein the scrambling code for scrambling the random access sequence is selected based on a priority of the random access sequence;

wherein the preamble message is generated using the scrambled at least one random access sequence; and

wherein the generated preamble message is transmitted by a transmitter of the user equipment.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

selecting the scrambling code from a plurality of scrambling codes; and

generating the preamble message using the scrambled at least one selected random access sequence.

19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

receiving the preamble message by a receiver of a communication device;

determining, by a processor of the communication device, a scrambled random access sequence from the received preamble message;

determining, by the processor of the communication device, the scrambling code that has been used for forming the scrambled random access sequence; and

determining, by the processor of the communication device, from the determined scrambling code, information about

a user the random access sequence is assigned to, or

a user equipment the random access sequence is assigned to.

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

receiving the preamble message

determining a scrambled random access sequence from the received preamble message;

determining the scrambling code that has been used for forming the scrambled random access sequence; and

determining the priority of the random access sequence from the determined scrambling code.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

determining the random access sequence from the scrambled random access sequence.

22. A method of selecting a random access sequence of a plurality of random access sequences of a defined Physical Random Access Channel to be used for transmitting a preamble message via a communication connection by a user equipment associated with a user, comprising:

the user equipment selecting a hierarchy node out of a plurality of hierarchy nodes, the hierarchy nodes being included in a hierarchical tree structure having at least two hierarchy levels and at least one bottom level, the at least two hierarchy levels including a first hierarchy level and a second hierarchy level, wherein pre-defined random access sequences are grouped in the hierarchical tree structure,

the hierarchy nodes being assigned to the at least two hierarchy levels, and each hierarchy node being associated with user information, user equipment information or communication connection information, wherein the user information, the user equipment information or the communication connection information is stored in the user equipment, and

the at least one bottom level having a plurality of bottom nodes, each bottom node being associated with at least one random access sequence of a plurality of random access sequences of the defined Physical Random Access Channel and each bottom node being connected according to the tree structure to one node of the second hierarchy level such that to each node of the second hierarchy level, a plurality of bottom nodes are connected;

wherein the user equipment selects the hierarchy node based on a comparison of a characteristic of the user, the user equipment or the communication connection with the stored user information, user equipment information or communication connection information associated with the hierarchy node; and

the user equipment selecting at least one random access sequence from a subset of random access sequences of the defined Physical Random Access Channel, the subset including all the random access sequences which are associated with bottom nodes that are included in a partial tree structure having the selected hierarchy node as a partial tree root node.

23. An apparatus of a user equipment associated with a user for transmitting data in a communication system via a communication connection, the apparatus comprising:

a tree structure memory configured to store a hierarchical tree structure, the hierarchical tree structure comprising;

at least two hierarchy levels and at least one bottom level, the at least two hierarchy levels including a first hierarchy level and a second hierarchy level, wherein pre-defined random access sequences are grouped in the hierarchical tree structure; and

a plurality of hierarchy nodes being assigned to the at least two hierarchy levels, and each hierarchy node being associated with user information, user equipment information or communication connection information, wherein the user information, the user equipment information or the communication connection information is stored in the tree structure memory,

wherein the at least one bottom level has a plurality of bottom nodes, each bottom node being associated with at least one random access sequence of a plurality of random access sequences of a defined Physical Random Access Channel and each bottom node being connected according to the tree structure to one node of the second hierarchy level such that to each node of the second hierarchy level, a plurality of bottom nodes are connected;

a first selector configured to select a hierarchy node out of the plurality of hierarchy nodes wherein the first selector is configured to select the hierarchy node based on a comparison of a characteristic of the user, the user equipment or the communication connection with the stored user information, user equipment information or communication connection information associated with the hierarchy node;

a second selector configured to select at least one random access sequence from a subset of random access sequences of the defined Physical Random Access Channel, the subset including all the random access sequences which are associated with bottom nodes that are included in a partial tree structure having the selected hierarchy node as a partial tree root node;

a message generator configured to generate a preamble message using the at least one selected random access sequence; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the preamble message.

24. A communication device associated with a user, comprising:

a tree structure memory configured to store a hierarchical tree structure, the hierarchical tree structure comprising;

at least two hierarchy levels and at least one bottom level; and

a plurality of hierarchy nodes being assigned to the at least two hierarchy levels including a first hierarchy level and a second hierarchy level, wherein pre-defined random access sequences are grouped in the hierarchical tree structure, and each hierarchy node being associated with user information, user equipment information or communication connection information, wherein the user information, the user equipment information or the communication connection information is stored in the tree structure memory wherein the at least one bottom level has a plurality of bottom nodes, each bottom node being associated with at least one random access sequence of a plurality of random access sequences of a defined Physical Random Access Channel and each bottom node being connected according to the tree structure to one node of the second hierarchy level such that to each node of the second hierarchy level, a plurality of bottom nodes are connected;

a first selector configured to select a hierarchy node out of the plurality of hierarchy nodes wherein the first selector is configured to select the hierarchy node based on a comparison of a characteristic of the user, the user equipment or a communication connection to be used for transmitting a preamble message with the stored user information, user equipment information or communication connection information associated with the hierarchy node;

a second selector configured to select at least one random access sequence from a subset of random access sequences of the defined Physical Random Access Channel, the subset including all the random access sequences which are associated with bottom nodes that are included in a partial tree structure having the selected hierarchy node as a partial tree root node;

a message generator configured to generate the preamble message using the at least one selected random access sequence; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the preamble message.

25. The communication device according to claim 24, further comprising:

a processor configured to scramble the selected at least one random access sequence using a scrambling code, wherein the scrambling code for scrambling the random access sequence is selected based on a priority of the random access sequence; and

a processor configured to generate the preamble message using the scrambled at least one selected random access sequence.

26. A communication device for determining information from a preamble message received from the communication device of claim 24, comprising:

a receiver receiving the preamble message; and

a processor configured to determine the scrambled random access sequence from the received preamble message,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine the scrambling code that has been used for forming the scrambled random access sequence, and

wherein the processor is further configured to determine, from the determined scrambling code, information about

a user the random access sequence is assigned to, or

a user equipment the random access sequence is assigned to.

27. An apparatus for determining a priority of a random access sequence that is contained in a preamble message received from the communication device of claim 24, comprising:

a first determination unit configured to determine the scrambled random access sequence from the received preamble message;

a scrambling code determination unit configured to determine the scrambling code that has been used for forming the scrambled random access sequence; and

a priority determination unit configured to determine the priority of the random access sequence from the determined scrambling code.