Random access procedures using multiple active bandwidth parts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11903035-B2
Application number	US-202117561315-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2021
Priority date	May 21, 2018
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWP)) are described. A predetermined rule may be used to determine on which downlink (DL) BWP of multiple active DL BWPs, and/or on which uplink (UL) BWP of multiple active UL BWPs, a message is to be sent. A wireless device and/or a base station may reduce the quantity of active DL BWPs and/or active UL BWPs to monitor for a response.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
activating, by a wireless device, at least two downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of a primary cell;
sending, via an uplink BWP of a secondary cell, a random access preamble for a random access procedure;
determining, based on at least one characteristic associated with the at least two active downlink BWPs of the primary cell, which active downlink BWP, of the at least two active downlink BWPs, to use for reception of a random access response for the random access procedure; and
receiving, via the determined active downlink BWP, the random access response.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining which active downlink BWP to use for reception of the random access response comprises determining that the determined active downlink BWP is a primary BWP of the primary cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order, for initiating the random access procedure, that indicates information on which characteristic, of the at least one characteristic, to base the determining which active downlink BWP to use for reception of the random access response.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the random access procedure is for the secondary cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
activating the uplink BWP of one or more uplink BWPs of the secondary cell; and
activating a second uplink BWP of the one or more uplink BWPs of the secondary cell.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
determining which uplink BWP, of the uplink BWP and the second uplink BWP, to use for the random access procedure, wherein the sending the random access preamble comprises sending the random access preamble via the determined uplink BWP.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one characteristic associated with the at least two active downlink BWPs comprises at least one of:
a lowest or highest downlink BWP-specific index relative to each downlink BWP-specific index associated with the at least two active downlink BWPs; or
a lowest or highest BWP-specific numerology relative to each BWP-specific numerology associated with the at least two active downlink BWPs.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the wireless device, one or more configuration parameters indicating a plurality of downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the primary cell and one or more uplink BWPs of the secondary cell.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring the determined active downlink BWP for the random access response.

10. A wireless device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:
activate at least two downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of a primary cell;
send, via an uplink BWP of a secondary cell, a random access preamble for a random access procedure;
determine, based on at least one characteristic associated with the at least two active downlink BWPs of the primary cell, which active downlink BWP, of the at least two active downlink BWPs, to use for reception of a random access response for the random access procedure; and
receive, via the determined active downlink BWP, the random access response.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to determine which active downlink BWP to use for reception of the random access response by causing:
determining that the determined active downlink BWP is a primary BWP of the primary cell.

12. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order, for initiating the random access procedure, that indicates information on which characteristic, of the at least one characteristic, to base the determining which active downlink BWP to use for reception of the random access response.

13. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the random access procedure is for the secondary cell.

14. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:
activate the uplink BWP of one or more uplink BWPs of the secondary cell; and
activate a second uplink BWP of the one or more uplink BWPs of the secondary cell.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to determine which uplink BWP, of the uplink BWP and the second uplink BWP, to use for the random access procedure, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to send the random access preamble by sending the random access preamble via the determined uplink BWP.

16. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one characteristic associated with the at least two active downlink BWPs comprises at least one of:
a lowest or highest downlink BWP-specific index relative to each downlink BWP-specific index associated with the at least two active downlink BWPs; or
a lowest or highest BWP-specific numerology relative to each BWP-specific numerology associated with the at least two active downlink BWPs.

17. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive one or more configuration parameters indicating a plurality of downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the primary cell and one or more uplink BWPs of the secondary cell.

18. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to monitor the determined active downlink BWP for the random access response.

19. A system comprising:
a wireless device; and
a base station;
wherein the wireless device is configured to:
activate at least two downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of a primary cell;
send, via an uplink BWP of a secondary cell, a random access preamble for a random access procedure; and
determine, based on at least one characteristic associated with the at least two active downlink BWPs of the primary cell, which active downlink BWP, of the at least two active downlink BWPs, to use for reception of a random access response for the random access procedure; and

wherein the base station is configured to:
send, to the wireless device and via the determined active downlink BWP, the random access response.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the wireless device is configured to determine which active downlink BWP to use for reception of the random access response by determining that the determined active downlink BWP is a primary BWP of the primary cell.

21. The system of claim 19 , wherein the base station is configured to send a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order, for initiating the random access procedure, that indicates information on which characteristic, of the at least one characteristic, to base determining which active downlink BWP to use for reception of the random access response.

22. The system of claim 19 , wherein the random access procedure is for the secondary cell.

23. The system of claim 19 , wherein the wireless device is configured to:
activate the uplink BWP of one or more uplin

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Cirik Ali
• Dinan Esmael
• Zhou Hua
• Jeon Hyoungsuk
• Babaei Alireza

Classifications

• H04W72/04 Primary

  Wireless resource allocation · CPC title

• H04W74/0836

  with 2-step access · CPC title

• H04W74/0838

  using contention-free random access [CFRA] · CPC title

• H04W74/0833 Primary

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

• H04L5/0098

  Signalling of the activation or deactivation of component carriers, subcarriers or frequency bands · CPC title