Radio transmission device and radio transmission method

• US 8,824,409 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Imamura, Daichi, Futagi, Sadaki, Fukuoka, Masaru, Iwai, Takashi, Matsumoto, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Jaroenchonwanit, Bunjob
• Application Number:
  US13/568,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20120300734A1
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/006 in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/008 with additional processing of random access related information at receiving side
• 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

Disclosed are a radio transmission device and a radio transmission method which reduce the RACH conflict ratio and improve the RACH detection characteristic. When the device and the method are used: as the number of signature numbers allocated for UE by the network side increases, the condition for allocating a signature by UE itself is mitigated and an expectation value which is a statistic average value of the RA quantity using the signature allocated by UE for itself is decreased; and as the number of signature numbers allocated for UE by the network side decreases, the condition for allocating a signature by UE itself is limited and an expectation value of the RA quantity using the signature allocated by UE for itself is increased.

Claims

1. A mobile station for transmitting a Random Access Preamble, comprising:

a receiving section configured to receive first information from a base station, the first information including a signature identifier (ID);

a judging section configured to judge whether a signature ID associated with an ID of the mobile station is included in the first information; and

a transmitting section configured to transmit a Random Access Signature indicated by the signature ID included in the first information, responsive to the judging the signature ID associated with the ID of the mobile station is included in the first information, and to transmit a Random Access Signature randomly selected by the mobile station from among a plurality of signatures, responsive to the judging section judging that the signature ID associated with the ID of the mobile station is not included in the first information.

2. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of signatures is predetermined.

3. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the receiving section is configured to receive the first information via a downlink control channel from the base station.

4. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the receiving section is configured to receive the first information via a paging channel from the base station.

5. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the ID of the mobile station is a C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).

6. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of signatures includes GCL (generalized chirp like) sequences or Zadoff-Chu sequences.

7. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of signatures is determined from second information received from the base station, the second information including signature IDs associated with IDs of other mobile stations.

8. The mobile station according to claim 7, wherein a quantity of the plurality of signatures is determined from the second information.

9. The mobile station according to claim 7, wherein the receiving section is configured to receive the second information via a downlink control channel from the base station.

10. The mobile station according to claim 7, wherein the second information is indicative of signatures that are allocated to other mobile stations.

11. A Random Access Preamble transmission method for use by a mobile station, comprising:

receiving first information from a base station, the first information including a signature identifier (ID);

judging whether a signature ID associated with an ID of the mobile station is included in the first information;

transmitting a Random Access Signature indicated by the signature ID included in the first information, responsive to a result of the judging indicating that the signature ID associated with the ID of the mobile station is included in the first information; and

transmitting a Random Access Signature randomly selected by the mobile station from among a plurality of signatures, responsive to the result of the judging indicating that the signature ID associated with the ID of the mobile station is not included in the first information.

12. The Random Access Preamble transmission method according to claim 11 wherein the plurality of signatures is predetermined.

13. The Random Access Preamble transmission method according to claim 11, wherein the first information is received via a downlink control channel.

14. The Random Access Preamble transmission method according to claim 11, wherein the first information is received via a paging channel.

15. The Random Access Preamble transmission method according to claim 11, wherein the ID of the mobile station is a C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).

16. The Random Access Preamble transmission method according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of signatures includes GCL (generalized chirp like) sequences or Zadoff-Chu sequences.

17. The Random Access Preamble transmission method according to claim 11 wherein the plurality of signatures is determined from second information received from the base station, the second information including signature IDs associated with IDs of other mobile stations.

18. The Random Access Preamble transmission method according to claim 17 wherein a quantity of the plurality of signatures is determined from the second information.

19. The Random Access Preamble transmission method according to claim 17, wherein the second information is received via a downlink control channel.

20. The Random Access Preamble transmission method according to claim 17, wherein the second information is indicative of signatures that are allocated to other mobile stations.