Method, terminal, and base station for asynchronous uplink transmission

• US 10,491,420 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2017
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Quan, Wei, Li, Bingzhao, Hu, Zhenxing, Zhang, Jian, Miao, Jinhua, Yang, Xiaodong
• Primary Examiner(s): Elliott, IV, Benjamin H
• Application Number:
  US15/663,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20170331639A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/433 with asynchronous transmission, e.g. token ring, register insertion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0883 for un-synchronized access

Abstract

A method, a terminal, and a base station for asynchronous uplink transmission are provided, to reduce an uplink data transmission latency and signaling overheads when a terminal and a base station are in out-of-synchronization state. The method includes: obtaining asynchronous transmission parameter information that is the same as that of a base station, where asynchronous transmission parameter information includes physical resource information, modulation and coding scheme information, and physical resource frame format information, and the physical resource frame format information includes length information of a physical resource frame; determining a length of an asynchronous transmission frame according to the physical resource frame format information; and sending first uplink information to the base station according to the asynchronous transmission parameter information by using the asynchronous transmission frame.

Claims

1. A method for asynchronous uplink transmission, comprising:

at a terminal, receiving asynchronous transmission parameter information for use by the terminal, the asynchronous transmission parameter information of the terminal being the same as that of an asynchronous transmission parameter information of a base station, wherein the asynchronous transmission parameter information comprises physical resource information, modulation and coding scheme information, and physical resource frame format information, and the physical resource frame format information comprises length information of a physical resource frame;

setting a length of an asynchronous transmission frame according to the physical resource frame format information; and

sending first uplink information to the base station according to the asynchronous transmission parameter information by using the asynchronous transmission frame having the set length.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the asynchronous transmission parameter information further comprises information about a condition of transmitting data by using a physical resource;

and

wherein sending the first uplink information comprises;

sending, for data information that meets the condition of transmitting data by using the physical resource, the first uplink information to the base station by using a data transmission portion of the asynchronous transmission frame.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the length information of the physical resource frame comprises:

length information of at least one of a frame header portion, a data transmission portion, or a frame tail portion and/or total length information of the physical resource frame.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the asynchronous transmission frame further comprises a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource portion, and before sending the first uplink information, the method further comprises:

obtaining a preamble;

wherein sending the first uplink information further comprises;

sending the preamble to the base station by using the PRACH resource portion; and

after sending the preamble, the method further comprises;

receiving a random access response message sent by the base station, wherein the random access response message comprises synchronization uplink grant information and uplink timing advance information; and

applying the random access response message, and sending second uplink information to the base station, wherein the second uplink information comprises data information.

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

obtaining a preamble; and

sending the preamble to the base station by using a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource, wherein the PRACH resource and the asynchronous transmission frame are aligned in a time domain; and

after sending the preamble, the method further comprises;

receiving a random access response message sent by the base station, wherein the random access response message comprises synchronization uplink grant information and uplink timing advance information; and

applying the random access response message, and sending second uplink information to the base station, wherein the second uplink information comprises data information.

6. A method for asynchronous uplink transmission, comprising:

determining, at a base station, asynchronous transmission parameter information, wherein the asynchronous transmission parameter information comprises physical resource information, modulation and coding scheme information, and physical resource frame format information, and the physical resource frame format information comprises length information of a physical resource frame; and

receiving, at the base station, first uplink information that is sent by a terminal according to the asynchronous transmission parameter information by using an asynchronous transmission frame.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the asynchronous transmission parameter information further comprises information about a condition of transmitting data by using a physical resource;

and

wherein receiving the first uplink information comprises;

receiving the first uplink information that is sent, for data information that meets the condition of transmitting data by using the physical resource, by using a data transmission portion of the asynchronous transmission frame.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the length information of the physical resource frame comprises:

length information of at least one of a frame header portion, a data transmission portion, or a frame tail portion and/or total length information of the physical resource frame.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the asynchronous transmission frame further comprises a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource portion, and receiving the first uplink information that is sent by a terminal according to the asynchronous transmission parameters by using an asynchronous transmission frame further comprises:

receiving a preamble that is sent by the terminal by using the PRACH resource portion;

sending a random access response message to the terminal, wherein the random access response message comprises synchronization uplink grant information and uplink timing advance information; and

receiving second uplink information sent by the terminal, wherein the second uplink information comprises data information.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a preamble that is sent by the terminal by using a random access channel (PRACH) resource, wherein the PRACH resource and the asynchronous transmission frame are aligned in a time domain;

sending a random access response message to the terminal, wherein the random access response message comprises synchronization uplink grant information and uplink timing advance information; and

receiving second uplink information sent by the terminal, wherein the second uplink information comprises data information.

11. A terminal comprising:

a receiver configured to obtain asynchronous transmission parameter information for use by the terminal, the asynchronous transmission parameter information of the terminal being the same as that of an asynchronous transmission parameter information of a base station, wherein the asynchronous transmission parameter information comprises physical resource information, modulation and coding scheme information, and physical resource frame format information, and the physical resource frame format information comprises length information of a physical resource frame;

a processor;

a memory storing a program to be executed in the processor, the program comprising instructions configured to set a length of an asynchronous transmission frame according to the physical resource frame format information; and

a transmitter configured to send first uplink information to the base station according to the asynchronous transmission parameter information by using the asynchronous transmission frame having the set length.

12. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the asynchronous transmission parameter information further comprises information about a condition of transmitting data by using a physical resource;

and

the transmitter is configured to send, for data information that meets the condition of transmitting data by using the physical resource, the first uplink information to the base station by using a data transmission portion of the asynchronous transmission frame.

13. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the length information of the physical resource frame comprises:

length information of at least one of a frame header portion, a data transmission portion, or a frame tail portion and/or total length information of the physical resource frame.

14. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the asynchronous transmission frame further comprises a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource portion, and before the first uplink information is sent to the base station, the receiver is further configured to obtain a preamble;

the transmitter is further configured to send the preamble to the base station by using the PRACH resource portion;

after the preamble is sent to the base station by using the PRACH resource portion, the receiver is further configured to receive a random access response message sent by the base station, wherein the random access response message comprises synchronization uplink grant information and uplink timing advance information;

the program comprises further instructions that are configured to apply the random access response message; and

the transmitter is further configured to send second uplink information to the base station, wherein the second uplink information comprises data information.

15. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the receiver is further configured to obtain a preamble;

the transmitter is further configured to send the preamble to the base station by using a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource, wherein the PRACH resource and the asynchronous transmission frame are aligned in a time domain;

after the preamble is sent to the base station by using a physical random access channel PRACH resource, the receiver is further configured to receive a random access response message sent by the base station, wherein the random access response message comprises synchronization uplink grant information and uplink timing advance information;

the program comprises further instructions that are configured to apply the random access response message; and

the transmitter is further configured to send second uplink information to the base station, wherein the second uplink information comprises data information.

16. A base station comprising:

a processor;

a memory storing a program to be executed in the processor, the program comprising instructions configured to determine asynchronous transmission parameter information of the base station, wherein the asynchronous transmission parameter information comprises physical resource information, modulation and coding scheme information, and physical resource frame format information, and the physical resource frame format information comprises length information of a physical resource frame; and

a receiver configured to receive first uplink information that is sent by a terminal according to the asynchronous transmission parameter information of the terminal by using an asynchronous transmission frame, wherein the asynchronous transmission parameter information of the base station is the same as the asynchronous transmission parameter information of the terminal.

17. The base station according to claim 16, wherein the asynchronous transmission parameter information further comprises information about a condition of transmitting data by using a physical resource;

and

the receiver is configured to receive the first uplink information that is sent, for data information that meets the condition of transmitting data by using the physical resource, by using a data transmission portion of the asynchronous transmission frame.

18. The base station according to claim 16, wherein the length information of the physical resource frame comprises:

length information of at least one of a frame header portion, a data transmission portion, or a frame tail portion and/or total length information of the physical resource frame.

19. The base station according to claim 16, wherein the asynchronous transmission frame further comprises a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource portion, and the receiver is further configured to receive a preamble that is sent by the terminal by using the PRACH resource portion;

the base station further comprises;

a transmitter configured to send a random access response message to the terminal, wherein the random access response message comprises synchronization uplink grant information and uplink timing advance information; and

the receiver is further configured to receive second uplink information sent by the terminal, wherein the second uplink information comprises data information.

20. The base station according to claim 16, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a preamble that is sent by the terminal by using a random access channel (PRACH) resource, wherein the PRACH resource and the asynchronous transmission frame are aligned in a time domain;

the base station further comprises;

a transmitter configured to send a random access response message to the terminal, wherein the random access response message comprises synchronization uplink grant information and uplink timing advance information; and

the receiver is further configured to receive second uplink information sent by the terminal, wherein the second uplink information comprises data information.