Random access method, terminal device, and network device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11395331-B2
Application number	US-201716628898-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2017
Priority date	Jul 7, 2017
Publication date	Jul 19, 2022
Grant date	Jul 19, 2022

Abstract

A random access method includes determining a physical channel resource and a preamble sequence, where the physical channel resource or the preamble sequence is associated with a first beam determined by the terminal device and used by a network device for performing downlink transmission, sending the preamble sequence on the physical channel resource, receiving a random access response message and a paging message, where the random access response message includes a preamble identifier, the paging message includes first identification information of one or more to-be-paged terminal devices, and the paging message is sent on the first beam, sending a second identifier of the terminal device when the preamble identifier corresponds to the preamble sequence, and a first identifier of the terminal device matches the first identification information, receiving first indication information, and determining, based on the first indication information to complete a random access procedure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A network device, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive, on a physical channel resource, a preamble sequence from a terminal device;
a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to determine, based on the physical channel resource or the preamble sequence, a first beam that is capable of performing downlink transmission with the terminal device; and
a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to:
send a random access response message and a paging message to the terminal device, wherein the random access response message comprises uplink resource indication information and a preamble identifier, wherein the paging message comprises first identification information of one or more to-be-paged terminal devices, and wherein the paging message is sent on the first beam; and
send a second identifier or information generated based on the second identifier to a core network device,

wherein the receiver is further configured to:
receive the second identifier from the terminal device when the preamble identifier corresponds to the preamble sequence and a first identifier of the terminal device matches the first identification information, wherein the second identifier of the terminal device is sent on an uplink resource indicated by the uplink resource indication information; and
receive a confirmation message from the core network device, wherein the confirmation message indicates that the terminal device is a to-be-paged terminal device,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine, based on the second identifier and the confirmation message, that the terminal device is the to-be-paged terminal device, and
wherein the transmitter is further configured to send first indication information to the terminal device to enable the terminal device to determine to complete a random access procedure.

2. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the first identification information comprises:
a system architecture evolution (SAE)-temporary mobile subscriber identity (S-TMSI);
an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI);
information generated based on the S-TMSI and according to a first algorithm; or
information generated based on the IMSI and according to a second algorithm.

3. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the terminal device is the to-be-paged terminal device when the second identifier matches one of at least one non-access stratum (NAS) identifier, at least one system architecture evolution (SAE)-temporary mobile subscriber identity (S-TMSI), at least one international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of the one or more to-be-paged terminal devices, a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), or one of one or more random numbers generated by the one or more to-be-paged terminal devices.

4. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the first indication information comprises a user equipment contention resolution identifier that matches the second identifier of the terminal device, wherein the first indication information is scrambled by the second identifier of the terminal device, or wherein the first indication information is scrambled by the second identifier of the terminal device and comprises uplink resource indication information used for new transmission.

5. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to send the random access response message and the paging message in a same media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU).

6. The network device of claim 5 , wherein a MAC subheader corresponding to the paging message comprises a seventh identifier, and wherein the processor is further configured to generate the seventh identifier based on a paging radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI).

7. A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by a processor, cause a network device to:
receive, on a physical channel resource, a preamble sequence from a terminal device;
determine, based on the physical channel resource or the preamble sequence, a first beam that is capable of performing downlink transmission with the terminal device;
send a random access response message and a paging message to the terminal device, wherein the random access response message comprises uplink resource indication information and a preamble identifier, wherein the paging message comprises first identification information of one or more to-be-paged terminal devices, and wherein the paging message is sent on the first beam;
send a second identifier or information generated based on the second identifier to a core network device;
receive the second identifier from the terminal device when the preamble identifier corresponds to the preamble sequence and a first identifier of the terminal device matches the first identification information, wherein the second identifier of the terminal device is sent on an uplink resource indicated by the uplink resource indication information;
receive a confirmation message from the core network device, wherein the confirmation message indicates that the terminal device is a to-be-paged terminal device;
determine, based on the second identifier and the confirmation message, that the terminal device is the to-be-paged terminal device; and
send first indication information to the terminal device to enable the terminal device to determine to complete a random access procedure.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first identification information comprises a system architecture evolution (SAE)-temporary mobile subscriber identity (S-TMSI).

9. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first identification information comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI).

10. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first identification information comprises information generated based on a system architecture evolution (SAE)-temporary mobile subscriber identity (S-TMSI) and according to a first algorithm.

11. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first identification information comprises information generated based on an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) and according to a second algorithm.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the network device to determine that the terminal device is the to-be-paged terminal device when the second identifier matches one non-access stratum (NAS) identifier.

13. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the network device to determine that the terminal device is the to-be-paged terminal device when the second identifier matches at least one system architecture evolution (SAE)-temporary mobile subscriber identity (S-TMSI).

14. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the network device to determine that the terminal device is the to-be-paged terminal device when the second identifier matches at least one international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of the one or more to-be-paged terminal devices.

15. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the network device to determine that the terminal device is the to-be-paged terminal device when the second identifier matches a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI).

16. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the network device to determine that the termi

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd
• Huawei Technolgoies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Xiaoxian
• Fang Ping
• Cheng Yong
• Pang Gaokun

Classifications

• H04W74/0833 Primary

  Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access · CPC title

• H04W80/02

  Data link layer protocols · CPC title

• H04W16/28

  using beam steering · CPC title

• H04W72/0466

  the resource being a scrambling code · CPC title

• H04W72/046

  the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams · CPC title