PRACH-based proximity detection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9814073-B2
Application number	US-201414165351-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2014
Priority date	Jan 30, 2013
Publication date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017

Abstract

Improvements to signaling procedures for use in physical random access channel (PRACH)-based proximity detection are disclosed. Signaling and signaling processes from a serving base station may trigger a more efficient and reliable transmission of PRACH from related user equipment (UE). At the dynamic power nodes (DPNs) monitoring for such PRACH-based proximity, features are disclosed which establish neighbor lists for more efficient management of detection and proximity activation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
transmitting, from a serving base station, a signal to a mobile device in communication with the serving base station, wherein the signal triggers the mobile device to transmit periodic transmissions on a physical random access channel (PRACH) during a time period, wherein the mobile device remains in communication with the serving base station and continues decoding data received from the serving base station during the time period;
transmitting, by the serving base station, downlink data to the mobile device for decoding during the time period; and
receiving, by the serving base station, uplink data from the mobile device during the time period,
wherein the signal includes one or more of:
a signature sequence set for the periodic transmissions on the PRACH;
a transmit power delta for open loop transmission power control;
a fixed transmit power for the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
a proximity detection flag.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, from the serving base station, a deactivation signal to the mobile device, wherein the deactivation signal stops the periodic transmissions on the PRACH during the time period.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal includes one or more of:
a duration of the periodic transmissions on the PRACH;
an interval of the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
a periodicity of the periodic transmissions on the PRACH.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more included in the signal further includes one or more of:
a decode continuation signal, wherein the decode continuation signal signals the mobile device to continue the decoding of the data received from the serving base station during the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
a combination of the one or more included in the signal, wherein the proximity detection flag indicates to the mobile device to use one of: a standard transmit power and the fixed transmit power.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the fixed transmit power includes one of:
a predetermined transmit power less than maximum transmit power of the mobile device; and
the maximum transmit power of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined transmit power is signaled by a wireless communication network.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, at the serving base station, a PRACH transmission from the mobile device during the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
delaying, by the serving base station, transmission of a PRACH acknowledgement message to the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
detecting a preamble in the received PRACH associated with the mobile device, wherein the delaying includes:
delaying transmission of the PRACH acknowledgement for a predetermined time.

9. An apparatus configured for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor,
wherein the at least one processor is configured:
to transmit, from a serving base station, a signal to a mobile device in communication with the serving base station, wherein the signal triggers the mobile device to transmit periodic transmissions on a physical random access channel (PRACH) during a time period, wherein the mobile device remains in communication with the serving base station and continues decoding data received from the serving base station during the time period;
to transmit, by the serving base station, downlink data to the mobile device for decoding during the time period; and
to receive, by the serving base station, uplink data from the mobile device during the time period,

wherein the signal includes one or more of:
a signature sequence set for the periodic transmissions on the PRACH;
a transmit power delta for open loop transmission power control;
a fixed transmit power for the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
a proximity detection flag.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising configuration of the at least one processor to transmit, from the serving base station, a deactivation signal to the mobile device, wherein the deactivation signal stops the periodic transmissions on the PRACH during the time period.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the signal includes one or more of:
a duration of the periodic transmissions on the PRACH;
an interval of the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
a periodicity of the periodic transmissions on the PRACH.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the one or more included in the signal further includes one or more of:
a decode continuation signal, wherein the decode continuation signal signals the mobile device to continue the decoding of the data received from the serving base station during the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
a combination of the one or more included in the signal, wherein the proximity detection flag indicates to the mobile device to use one of: a standard transmit power and the fixed transmit power.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising configuration of the at least one processor:
to receive, at the serving base station, a PRACH transmission from the mobile device during the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
to delay, by the serving base station, transmission of a PRACH acknowledgement message to the mobile device.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising program code for causing a computer:
to transmit, from a serving base station, a signal to a mobile device in communication with the serving base station, wherein the signal triggers the mobile device to transmit periodic transmissions on a physical random access channel (PRACH) during a time period, wherein the mobile device remains in communication with the serving base station and continues decoding data received from the serving base station during the time period;
to transmit, by the serving base station, downlink data to the mobile device for decoding during the time period; and
to receive, by the serving base station, uplink data from the mobile device during the time period,
wherein the signal includes one or more of:
a signature sequence set for the periodic transmissions on the PRACH;
a transmit power delta for open loop transmission power control;
a fixed transmit power for the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
a proximity detection flag.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising:
program code for causing the computer to transmit, from the serving base station, a deactivation signal to the mobile device, wherein the deactivation signal stops the periodic transmissions on the PRACH during the time period.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the signal includes one or more of:
a duration of the periodic transmissions on the PRACH;
an interval of the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
a periodicity of the periodic transmissions on the PRACH.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the one or more included in the signal further includes one or more of:
a decode continuation signal, wherein the decode continuation signal signals the mobile device to continue the decoding of the data received from the serving base station during the periodic transmissions on the PRACH; and
a combination of the one or more included in the signal, wherein the proximity detecti

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Barbieri Alan
• Xu Hao
• Jain Vikas
• Malladi Durga Prasad
• Khan Awaiz Ahmad
• Kotla Samatha
• Sachdev Balwinderpal

Classifications

• H04W74/0833 Primary

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

• H04W64/00

  Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management · CPC title

• H04W52/0206

  in access points, e.g. base stations · CPC title

• H04W52/0229

  where the received signal is a wanted signal · CPC title

• H04W52/283 Primary

  Power depending on the position of the mobile · CPC title