Uplink synchronization processing method, user equipment, and base station

• US 10,536,912 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2017
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2009
• 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: Chang, Junren, Li, Yajuan, Song, Weiwei, Zhang, Liangliang, Quan, Wei, Qin, Zhongbin, Zhang, Jian
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Clemence S
• Application Number:
  US15/663,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20170332337A1
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/00 Synchronisation arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0005 synchronizing of arrival of multiple uplinks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/005 compensating for timing error by adjustment in the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0055 determining timing error of reception due to propagation delay
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• 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 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

An uplink synchronization processing method, a User Equipment (UE), and a base station are provided. The method includes: receiving a component carrier (CC) uplink synchronization indication message sent by a base station, where the uplink synchronization indication message carries identification information of one or multiple newly configured CCs; sending synchronization signaling to the base station when determining that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs corresponding to the identification information; and receiving a time advanced (TA) adjusting message that is sent by the base station according to the synchronization signaling, and applying a TA value carried in the TA adjusting message to the CC on which the uplink synchronization needs to be executed.

Claims

1. An uplink synchronization processing method, comprising:

receiving an uplink synchronization indication message, wherein the uplink synchronization indication message is carried in an RRC connection reconfiguration message, and wherein the uplink synchronization indication message carries identification information of one or multiple newly configured component carriers (CCs);

sending synchronization signaling to a base station when determining that uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs corresponding to the identification information;

receiving a time advanced (TA) adjusting message from the base station; and

applying a TA value carried in the TA adjusting message to a CC on which the uplink synchronization needs to be executed.

2. The uplink synchronization processing method according to claim 1, wherein the TA adjusting message is an extended TA value adjusting command, wherein the extended TA value adjusting command comprises the TA value which needs to be adjusted on the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

3. The uplink synchronization processing method according to claim 1, wherein determining that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs corresponding to the identification information comprises determining that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs according to bit indication information in the uplink synchronization indication message, and wherein the bit indication information is used to indicate that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

4. The uplink synchronization processing method according to claim 1, wherein determining that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs corresponding to the identification information comprises determining that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs according to distribution information of the synchronization signaling in the uplink synchronization indication message.

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

applying a unique TA value of a currently used CC to all or a part of CCs on which the uplink synchronization does not need to be executed of the one or multiple newly configured CCs when determining, according to the uplink synchronization indication message, that the uplink synchronization does not need to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

6. The uplink synchronization processing method according to claim 1, wherein the synchronization signaling is a dedicated preamble.

7. An uplink synchronization processing method, comprising:

sending an uplink synchronization indication message to a User Equipment (UE), wherein the uplink synchronization indication message is carried in an RRC connection reconfiguration message, and wherein the uplink synchronization indication message carries identification information of one or multiple newly configured component carriers (CCs);

receiving synchronization signaling from the UE; and

sending a time advanced (TA) adjusting message to the UE according to the synchronization signaling, to instruct the UE to apply a TA value carried in the TA adjusting message to a CC on which the uplink synchronization needs to be executed.

8. The uplink synchronization processing method according to claim 7, wherein the TA adjusting message is an extended TA value adjusting command, wherein the extended TA value adjusting command comprises the TA value which needs to be adjusted on the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

9. The uplink synchronization processing method according to claim 7, wherein bit indication information in the uplink synchronization indication message is used to indicate that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

10. The uplink synchronization processing method according to claim 7, wherein distribution information of the synchronization signaling in the uplink synchronization indication message is used to represent that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

11. The uplink synchronization processing method according to claim 7, wherein the synchronization signaling is a dedicated preamble.

12. A device, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive an uplink synchronization indication message, wherein the uplink synchronization indication message is carried in an RRC connection reconfiguration message, and wherein the uplink synchronization indication message carries identification information of one or multiple newly configured component carriers (CCs);

a transmitter configured to send synchronization signaling to a base station when determining that uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs corresponding to the identification information;

a processor, coupled to the receiver and transmitter and configured to apply a time advanced (TA) value carried in a TA adjusting message to a CC on which the uplink synchronization needs to be executed, after the receiver receives the TA adjusting message from the base station.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the TA adjusting message is an extended TA value adjusting command, wherein the extended TA value adjusting command comprises the TA value which needs to be adjusted on the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

14. The device according to claim 12, wherein the transmitter is configured to send the synchronization signaling to the base station when determining that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs, according to bit indication information in the uplink synchronization indication message, and wherein the bit indication information is used to indicate that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

15. The device according to claim 12, wherein the transmitter is configured to send the synchronization signaling to the base station when determining that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs, according to distribution information of the synchronization signaling in the uplink synchronization indication message.

16. The device according to claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to apply a unique TA value of a currently used CC to all or a part of CCs on which the uplink synchronization does not need to be executed of the one or multiple newly configured CCs when determining, according to the uplink synchronization indication message, that the uplink synchronization does not need to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

17. The device according to claim 12, wherein the synchronization signaling is a dedicated preamble.

18. A device, comprising:

a transmitter, configured to send an uplink synchronization indication message to a User Equipment (UE), wherein the uplink synchronization indication message is carried in an RRC connection reconfiguration message, and wherein the uplink synchronization indication message carries identification information of one or multiple newly configured component carriers (CCs);

a receiver coupled to the transmitter and configured to receive synchronization signaling from the UE,

wherein the transmitter is further configured to send a time advanced (TA) adjusting message to the UE according to the synchronization signaling, to instruct the UE to apply a TA value carried in the TA adjusting message to a CC on which uplink synchronization needs to be executed.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein the TA adjusting message is an extended TA value adjusting command, and wherein the extended TA value adjusting command comprises the TA value which needs to be adjusted on the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

20. The device according to claim 18, wherein the uplink synchronization indication message comprises bit indication information used to indicate that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

21. The device according to claim 18, wherein the uplink synchronization indication message comprises distribution information used to represent that the uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs.

22. The device according to claim 18, wherein the synchronization signaling is a dedicated preamble.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receive an uplink synchronization indication message, wherein the uplink synchronization indication message is carried in an RRC connection reconfiguration message, and wherein the uplink synchronization indication message carries identification information of one or multiple newly configured component carriers (CCs);

send synchronization signaling to a base station when determining that uplink synchronization needs to be executed on all or a part of the one or multiple newly configured CCs corresponding to the identification information;

receive a time advanced (TA) adjusting message from the base station; and

apply a TA value carried in the TA adjusting message to a CC on which the uplink synchronization needs to be executed.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 23, wherein the synchronization signaling is a dedicated preamble.