Random access channel contention resolution

    公开(公告)号:US10660137B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US15885218

    申请日:2018-01-31

    摘要: Colliding random access channel messages from multiple User Equipment (UEs) attempting to access a communication system include common access information for the multiple UEs. Responses to the messages are transmitted. A response to one UE includes UE identifier information from the common access information and responses to other UEs include new UE identifier information for each other UE. In another embodiment, a random access channel message that is received from a UE includes a dedicated random access sequence that is dedicated for use by a particular UE within a coverage area of a communication system. A determination can be made as to whether the received random access channel is received from the particular UE based on any one or more of: a set of one or more access points at which, a direction from which, and a receiving antenna beam on which the received random access channel message is received.

    Sparse reference signal-related signaling apparatus and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11258565B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-22

    申请号:US16556805

    申请日:2019-08-30

    IPC分类号: H04L5/00 H04B7/06 H04B7/0404

    摘要: Sparse reference signal-related signaling, for a wireless channel that is associated with multiple antenna ports, is communicated with a User Equipment (UE). The sparse reference signal-related signaling is consistent with a sparse signaling pattern. In an embodiment, the sparse signaling pattern includes reference signal-related signaling associated with each of the antenna ports, and has been determined based on previous reference signal-related signaling previously communicated with the UE or another UE. In another embodiment, the sparse reference signal-related signaling is consistent with a varying sparse signaling pattern that is based on previous reference signal-related signaling previously communicated with the UE or another UE.

    Reference signaling overhead reduction apparatus and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11569961B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16556850

    申请日:2019-08-30

    IPC分类号: H04L5/00 H04B7/0413

    摘要: Network equipment receives, from a User Equipment (UE), an indication that the network equipment is to transition to sparse reference signaling for the UE, and the network equipment then transmits the sparse reference signaling to the UE. The sparse reference signaling is consistent with a sparse signaling pattern, which is determined at the UE based on previous reference signaling previously transmitted to the UE or another UE. At a UE, the sparse reference signaling is received from network equipment, and channel measurement and prediction are performed based on the received sparse reference signaling.