Physical random access channel (PRACH) configurations for subcarrier spacing (SCS)

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12588070-B2
Application number	US-202218261613-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2022
Priority date	Jan 15, 2021
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a wireless device is provided. The wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to and/or that operates to: select at least one slot from a plurality of slots that correspond to a first subcarrier spacing, SCS, greater than 120 kHz where each of the at least one slot includes at least physical random access channel, PRACH, occasion, and cause PRACH signaling based on the at least one slot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method implemented by a wireless device for physical random access channel, PRACH, signaling, the method comprising:
obtaining an integer number, N, from a field in a table which indicates a number of at least one slot to be selected from a plurality of slots corresponding to a first subcarrier spacing, SCS; selecting at least one slot from the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS greater than 120 kHz, each of the at least one slot including at least one physical random access channel, PRACH, occasion, the plurality of slots having a time duration equivalent to a time duration of a single slot corresponding to a second SCS lower than the first SCS, and:
when the field in the table indicates N=1, the selecting at least one slot from the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS comprises selecting a last slot from the plurality of slots; and
the plurality of slots are numbered starting from 0 in ascending order; when a total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 8, the selected slot is slot number 7; when the total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 16, the selected slot is slot number 15; and
transmitting the PRACH signaling within the at least one PRACH occasion in the at least one selected slot.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first SCS is an integer multiple of the second SCS, and the total number of slots of the plurality of slots equals to the integer.

3 . The method of claim 1 , when the field in the table indicates N>1, the selecting at least one slot from the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS comprises: selecting N slots that are separated in time.

4 . The method of claim 1 , when the field in the table indicates N=2 and the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is numbered from 0 in ascending order:
when the total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 8, the selected slots are slot numbers 3 and 7; and when the total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 16, the selected slots are slot numbers 7 and 15.

5 . The method of claim 4 , when the total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 8, the first SCS is 480 kHz and the second SCS is 60 kHz; when the total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 16, the first SCS is 960 kHz and the second SCS is 60 kHz.

6 . The method of claim 1 , when the total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 8, the first SCS is 480 kHz and the second SCS is 60 kHz; when the total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 16, the first SCS is 960 kHz and the second SCS is 60 kHz.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the table is a random access configuration table and the PRACH signaling is a preamble signal for random access, the table further comprising:
the field indicating the number of the at least one PRACH occasions within the at least one slot to be selected.

8 . A wireless device comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
obtain an integer number, N, from a field in a table which indicates a number of at least one slot to be selected from a plurality of slots corresponding to a first subcarrier spacing, SCS;
select at least one slot from the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS greater than 120 kHz, each of the at least one slot including at least one physical random access channel, PRACH, occasion, the plurality of slots having a time duration equivalent to a time duration of a single slot corresponding to a second SCS lower than the first SCS, and:
when the field in the table indicates N=1, the selecting at least one slot from the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS comprises selecting a last slot from the plurality of slots; and
the plurality of slots are numbered starting from 0 in ascending order; when a total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 8, the selected slot is slot number 7; when the total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 16, the selected slot is slot number 15; and

cause transmission of PRACH signaling within the at least one PRACH occasion in the at least one selected slot.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the first SCS is an integer multiple of the second SCS, and the total number of slots of the plurality of slots equals to the integer.

10 . A method implemented by a network node, the method comprising:
receiving physical random access channel, PRACH, signaling within at least one PRACH occasion in a PRACH slot, the PRACH slot being one of a plurality of slots corresponding to a first subcarrier spacing, SCS, greater than 120 kHz, and the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS having a time duration equivalent to a time duration of a single slot corresponding to a second SCS lower than the first SCS; performing at least one action based at least on the PRACH signaling; and the PRACH signaling being based on an integer number, N, from a field in a table which indicates a number of at least one slot to be selected from the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS, and:
when the field in the table indicates N=1, the selection of at least one slot from the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS comprises a selection of a last slot from the plurality of slots; and
the plurality of slots are numbered starting from 0 in ascending order; when a total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 8, the selected slot is slot number 7; when the total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 16, the selected slot is slot number 15.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first SCS is an integer multiple of the second SCS, the total number of slots of the plurality of slots equals to the integer, and the second SCS is 60 kHz.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein when the receiving PRACH signaling is within one PRACH slot of the plurality of slots, the PRACH slot is a last slot of the plurality of slots when the integer is 8 or 16; when the receiving PRACH signaling is within two PRACH slots of the plurality of slots, the two PRACH slots are a fourth and a last slots when the integer is 8, or an eighth and a last slots when the integer is 16.

13 . A network node comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
receive physical random access channel, PRACH, signaling within at least one PRACH occasion in a PRACH slot, wherein the PRACH slot is one of a plurality of slots corresponding to a first subcarrier spacing, SCS, greater than 120 kHz, and the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS has a time duration equivalent to a time duration of a single slot corresponding to a second SCS lower than the first SCS;
perform at least one action based at least on the PRACH signaling; and
the PRACH signaling being based on an integer number, N, from a field in a table which indicates a number of at least one slot to be selected from the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS, and:
when the field in the table indicates N=1, the selection of at least one slot from the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS comprises a selection of a last slot from the plurality of slots; and
the plurality of slots are numbered starting from 0 in ascending order; when a total number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the first SCS is 8, the selected sl

Assignees

• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M

Inventors

• Axnäs Johan
• Grant Stephen
• Alriksson Peter
• Wittenmark Emma

Classifications

• H04W72/02

  Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal · CPC title

• H04W72/0446

  Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames · CPC title

• H04W74/0833 Primary

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

• H04W74/0866 Primary

  using a dedicated channel for access · CPC title