Method and apparatus for performing random access

• US 9,313,608 B2
• Filed: 06/15/2012
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Ahn, Joon Kui, Seo, Dong Youn, Yang, Suck Chel, Kim, Min Gyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Sefcheck, Gregory
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pancholi, Rina
• Application Number:
  US14/126,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20140112286A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,397 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/002 Transmission of channel access control information
• 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

Abstract

Provided is a method and an apparatus for performing a random access process in a wireless communication system. A wireless device transmits a random access preamble, based on a random access resource, to a base station, then receives a random access response to the random access preamble. The random-access resource can be set to the wireless device or to the group to which the wireless device belongs.

Claims

1. A method of performing a random access procedure in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a machine-type communication (MTC) device and comprising:

receiving configuration information for a random access procedure from a base station,

wherein the configuration information includes resource information for transmitting a random access preamble, root index information for generating the random access preamble and activation information to perform the random access procedure using the resource information, and

wherein the resource information and the root index information are specific to the MTC device;

generating the random access preamble based on the root index information;

transmitting, to the base station, the random access preamble on a random access resource determined based on the resource information;

receiving a random access response in response to the random access preamble; and

transmitting a scheduled message to the base station,

wherein the random access resource is configured for the MTC device or a group to which the MTC device belongs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received configuration information includes a transmission period of the random access preamble.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the received configuration information includes information on a maximum count for re-transmission of the random access preamble.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the random access resource includes an uplink resource, and the scheduled message is transmitted using the uplink resource.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the random access response includes information on uplink transmission power.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the random access response includes an indicator indicating whether the scheduled message is transmitted.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, from the base station, a group triggering message indicating transmission of the random access preamble.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the group triggering message is masked with an identifier of the MTC device or an identifier of a group to which the MTC device belongs.

9. A machine-type communication (MTC) device for performing a random access procedure in a wireless communication system, the MTC device comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive a radio signal; and

a processor connected with the RF unit, wherein the processor is configured to;

receive configuration information for a random access procedure from a base station,

wherein the configuration information includes resource information for transmitting a random access preamble, root index information for generating the random access preamble and activation information to perform the random access procedure using the resource information, and

wherein the resource information and the root index information are specific to the MTC device;

generate the random access preamble based on the root index information;

transmit, to the base station, the random access preamble on a random access resource determined based on the resource information;

receive a random access response in response to the random access preamble; and

transmit a scheduled message to the base station,

wherein the random access resource is configured for the MTC device or a group to which the MTC device belongs.

10. The radio device of claim 9, wherein the received configuration information includes a transmission period of the random access preamble.

11. The radio device of claim 9, wherein the received configuration information includes an uplink resource, and the scheduled message is transmitted using the uplink resource.

12. The radio device of claim 9, wherein the processor receives, from the base station, a group triggering message indicating transmission of the random access preamble.