Resolution of mismatch in calculation of random access radio network temporary identifier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12317326-B2
Application number	US-202017437808-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 5, 2020
Priority date	Aug 5, 2020
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

A base station may operate in a context where the propagation delay between the base station and user equipment (UE) devices is large. The base station configures UE devices with a common delay. The base station receives a random access preamble from a UE device. The base station determines a time slot in which the random access preamble was transmitted, based on a configured correspondence between allowable time slots and subsets of an available set of preambles. The base station computes a Random Access Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RA-RNTI) based on parameter values including an index, of the determined time slot. The base station employs the computed RA-RNTI to address a random access response for the UE device.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method for operating a base station, comprising:
broadcasting an indication of a common delay value to UE devices in a cell coverage area of the base station;
after broadcasting the indication of the common delay value, receiving a random access preamble from a user equipment (UE) device;
determining a time slot in which the random access preamble was transmitted based on a configured correspondence between allowable time slots and subsets of an available set of random access preambles;
computing a Random Access Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RA-RNTI) based on parameter values including an index of the determined time slot; and
transmit to the UE device a differential delay value, wherein the sum of the common delay value and the differential delay value indicates a propagation delay between the base station and the UE device, wherein an uncompensated round trip propagation time between the base station and the UE device is greater than a radio frame duration, and wherein the common delay value is configured such that the differential delay is less than the radio frame duration.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a random access response for the UE device;
generating a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), wherein said generating the PDCCH includes scrambling a CRC of downlink control information using the RA-RNTI, wherein the downlink control information corresponds to the random access response; and
transmitting the PDCCH and the random access response.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a differential round trip time (RTT) based on information including (a) a time slot at which the random access preamble was received at the base station and (b) the determined time slot, in which the random access preamble was transmitted.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
broadcasting system information including random access configuration information, wherein the random access configuration information includes the common delay value.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting an indication of a preamble configuration, wherein the preamble configuration indicates the allowable time slots and the correspondence.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the random access preambles of the available set are evenly divided among the subsets.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the base station is a gNB of the 3GPP 5G New Radio standard.

8. A base station, comprising:
an antenna for performing wireless communication;
a radio coupled to the antenna; and
processing circuitry coupled to the radio, and configured to:
cause the radio to broadcast an indication of a common delay value to UE devices in a cell coverage area of the base station;
after the broadcast of the indication of the common delay value, receive a random access preamble from a user equipment (UE) device;
determine a time slot in which the random access preamble was transmitted based on a configured correspondence between allowable time slots and subsets of an available set of random access preambles;
compute a Random Access Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RA-RNTI) based on parameter values including an index of the determined time slot; and
cause the radio to transmit to the UE device a differential delay value, wherein the sum of the common delay value and the differential delay value indicates a propagation delay between the base station and the UE device, wherein an uncompensated round trip propagation time between the base station and the UE device is greater than a radio frame duration, and wherein the common delay value is configured such that the differential delay is less than the radio frame duration.

9. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate a random access response for the UE device;
generate a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), wherein said generating the PDCCH includes scrambling a CRC of downlink control information using the RA-RNTI, wherein the downlink control information corresponds to the random access response; and
transmit the PDCCH and the random access response.

10. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
determine a differential round trip time (RTT) based on information including (a) a time slot at which the random access preamble was received at the base station and (b) the determined time slot, in which the random access preamble was transmitted.

11. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
broadcast system information including random access configuration information, wherein the random access configuration information includes the common delay value.

12. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
transmit an indication of a preamble configuration, wherein the preamble configuration indicates the allowable time slots and the correspondence.

13. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the random access preambles of the available set are evenly divided among the subsets.

14. A non-transitory memory medium storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by processing circuitry of a base station, cause the processing circuitry to:
cause a broadcast of an indication of a common delay value to UE devices in a cell coverage area of the base station;
after the broadcast of the indication of the common delay value, receive a random access preamble from a user equipment (UE) device;
determine a time slot in which the random access preamble was transmitted based on a configured correspondence between allowable time slots and subsets of an available set of random access preambles;
compute a Random Access Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RA-RNTI) based on parameter values including an index of the determined time slot; and
cause a transmission, to the UE device, of a differential delay value, wherein the sum of the common delay value and the differential delay value indicates a propagation delay between the base station and the UE device, wherein an uncompensated round trip propagation time between the base station and the UE device is greater than a radio frame duration, and wherein the common delay value is configured such that the differential delay is less than the radio frame duration.

15. The non-transitory memory medium of claim 14 , wherein the program instructions further cause the processing circuitry to:
generate a random access response for the UE device;
generate a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), wherein said generating the PDCCH includes scrambling a CRC of downlink control information using the RA-RNTI, wherein the downlink control information corresponds to the random access response; and
cause transmission of the PDCCH and the random access response.

16. The non-transitory memory medium of claim 14 , wherein the program instructions further cause the processing circuitry to:
determine a differential round trip time (RTT) based on information including (a) a time slot at which the random access preamble was received at the base station and (b) the determined time slot, in which the random access preamble was transmitted.

17. The non-transitory memory medium of claim 14 , wherein the program instructions further cause the processing circuitry to:
causing a broadcast of system information including random access configuration information, wherein the random access configuration information includes the commo

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Vangala Sarma V
• Tabet Tarik
• Ye Chunxuan
• Zhang Dawei
• Xu Fangli
• Hu Haijing
• Shikari Murtaza A
• Palle Venkata Naveen Kumar R
• Rivera-Barreto Rafael L
• Rossbach Ralf
• Vallath Sreevalsan
• Nimmala Srinivasan
• Zeng Wei
• Chen Yuqin
• Wu Zhibin

Classifications

• H04W24/08 Primary

  Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic · CPC title

• H04W74/0833 Primary

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

• H04W74/002

  Transmission of channel access control information · CPC title

• H04W76/11

  Allocation or use of connection identifiers · CPC title

• H04W74/006

  in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal · CPC title