Fast retry of transmitting random access preamble using bitmap information

• US 8,170,570 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2008
• Issued: 05/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Sung-Jun, Lee, Young-Dae, Yi, Seung-June, Chun, Sung-Duck
• Primary Examiner(s): MIZRAHI, DIANE D
• Application Number:
  US12/665,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20100331003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,412 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.01, 455/411, 455436-444, 455/450, 370/241, 370/328, 370/329, 370/330, 370/331, 370/336, 375/340
• US Class Current: 455/450
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/002 Transmission of channel access control information
• 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

A fast retry of transmitting a random access preamble by determining an existence of a random access response during a random access procedure in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) evolved from Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or a Long Term Evolution System (LTE).

Claims

1. A method of communicating data in a wireless communications system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a mobile terminal, first control information;

transmitting, by the mobile terminal, a first random access preamble;

receiving, by the mobile terminal, second control information via a control channel within a time window;

determining, by the mobile terminal, whether a group including the transmitted first random access preamble is matched with a group indicated by the received second control information, the group including the transmitted first random access preamble classified by the first control information; and

transmitting, by the mobile terminal, a second random access preamble according to the determination.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first control information is related to bitmap configuration information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the bitmap configuration information indicates a number of groups created by dividing a plurality of random access preambles.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein one or more of the plurality of random access preambles in each of the groups are indicated by the bitmap configuration information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first control information is received from a network via a RRC (radio resource control) signal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the RRC signal is system information on a BCCH (broadcast control channel).

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the RRC signal is a RRC connection reconfiguration or a handover command on a DCCH (dedicated control channel).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second control information is related to bitmap information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the control channel is a PDCCH (physical downlink control channel).

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the time window is a TTI (transmission time interval) window.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the group indicated by the received second control information is represented by a preamble Identifier included in a random access response.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second random access preambles are the same.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the second random access preamble is transmitted within the time window if it is determined that the group including the transmitted first random access preamble is not matched with the group indicated by the received second control information.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the second random access preamble is not transmitted within the time window if it is determined that the group including the transmitted first random access preamble is matched with the group indicated by the received second control information.

15. A mobile terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit or receive data;

a memory configured to store the data transmitted or received via the transceiver or from an external source; and

a processor configured to cooperate with the transceiver and the memory and further configured to;

receive first control information;

transmit a first random access preamble;

receive second control information via a control channel within a time window;

determine whether a group including the transmitted first random access preamble is matched with a group indicated by the received second control information, the group including the transmitted first random access preamble classified by the first control information; and

transmit a second random access preamble according to the determination.