Scheduling offset selection for NTN

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12279293-B2
Application number	US-202217654222-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2022
Priority date	Oct 1, 2021
Publication date	Apr 15, 2025
Grant date	Apr 15, 2025

Abstract

Aspects present herein relate to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. The apparatus may identify at least one scheduling offset associated with a propagation delay between a base station of a NTN and the UE. The apparatus may also select a first scheduling offset of the at least one scheduling offset associated with the propagation delay between the base station and the UE. Additionally, the apparatus may transmit, to the base station, an uplink transmission based on the first scheduling offset, the uplink transmission being associated with a PUSCH, a PUCCH, or a PRACH.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
identify at least one scheduling offset associated with a propagation delay between a network node of a non-terrestrial network (NTN) and the UE, wherein the at least one scheduling offset is at least one K_offset including one or more of a cell-specific K_offset, a UE-specific K_offset, or a beam-specific K_offset;
select a first scheduling offset of the at least one scheduling offset associated with the propagation delay between the network node and the UE, wherein the first scheduling offset is the cell-specific K_offset; and
transmit, to the network node, an uplink transmission based on the first scheduling offset, the uplink transmission being associated with a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or a physical random access channel (PRACH), wherein the UE-specific K_offset is selected as the first scheduling offset after the uplink transmission is transmitted.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the uplink transmission is associated with the PRACH, and the PRACH is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) ordered PRACH.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive, from the network node, an indication of the first scheduling offset of the at least one scheduling offset associated with the propagation delay between the network node and the UE, wherein the first scheduling offset is selected based on the indication.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the indication is received via downlink control information (DCI), a radio resource control (RRC) message, or a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE).

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the UE-specific K_offset is invalid after a first time period once an indication of the at least one scheduling offset is received, or the UE-specific K_offset is invalid after a second time period once the uplink transmission is transmitted.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the UE-specific K_offset maintains a current value of the UE-specific K_offset.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the UE-specific K_offset includes a correction value in a random access response (RAR) after the uplink transmission is transmitted.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the UE-specific K_offset includes a fixed correction value.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the propagation delay is associated with the NTN, and the at least one scheduling offset accounts for the propagation delay to ensure causality between downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and the uplink transmission on the PUSCH, the PUSCH being scheduled by the DCI.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an indication of the at least one scheduling offset is associated with one or more field bits, and wherein the at least one scheduling offset is preconfigured or pre-specified in a specification.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a transceiver or an antenna coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
adjust the first scheduling offset based on the propagation delay between the network node and the UE.

12. A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
identifying at least one scheduling offset associated with a propagation delay between a network node of a non-terrestrial network (NTN) and the UE, wherein the at least one scheduling offset is at least one K_offset including one or more of a cell-specific K_offset, a UE-specific K_offset, or a beam-specific K_offset;
selecting a first scheduling offset of the at least one scheduling offset associated with the propagation delay between the network node and the UE, wherein the first scheduling offset is the cell-specific K_offset; and
transmitting, to the network node, an uplink transmission based on the first scheduling offset, the uplink transmission being associated with a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or a physical random access channel (PRACH, wherein the UE-specific K_offset is selected as the first scheduling offset after the uplink transmission is transmitted.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the uplink transmission is associated with the PRACH, and the PRACH is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) ordered PRACH.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving, from the network node, an indication of the first scheduling offset of the at least one scheduling offset associated with the propagation delay between the network node and the UE, wherein the first scheduling offset is selected based on the indication.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the indication is received via downlink control information (DCI), a radio resource control (RRC) message, or a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE).

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the UE-specific K_offset is invalid after a first time period once an indication of the at least one scheduling offset is received, or the UE-specific K_offset is invalid after a second time period once the uplink transmission is transmitted.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the UE-specific K_offset maintains a current value of the UE-specific K_offset.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the UE-specific K_offset includes a correction value in a random access response (RAR) after the uplink transmission is transmitted.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the UE-specific K_offset includes a fixed correction value.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the propagation delay is associated with the NTN, and the at least one scheduling offset accounts for the propagation delay to ensure causality between downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and the uplink transmission on the PUSCH, the PUSCH being scheduled by the DCI.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein an indication of the at least one scheduling offset is associated with one or more field bits, and wherein the at least one scheduling offset is preconfigured or pre-specified in a specification.

22. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
adjusting the first scheduling offset based on the propagation delay between the network node and the UE.

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Ma Liangping
• Wang Xiao Feng
• Chen Wanshi
• Park Changhwan
• Shrestha Bharat
• Sengupta Ayan
• Rico Alvarino Alberto
• Phuyal Umesh
• Gaal Peter
• Krishnamurthy Harikumar
• Montojo Juan

Classifications

• H04W72/23 Primary

  in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04W72/21

  in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network · CPC title

• H04W84/06

  Airborne or Satellite Networks (space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185) · CPC title

• H04B7/18513

  Transmission in a satellite or space-based system · CPC title

• H04W56/0045

  compensating for timing error by altering transmission time · CPC title