RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230180306A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US17838576

    申请日:2022-06-13

    IPC分类号: H04W74/08 H04W76/11 H04W56/00

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for random access in a wireless communication system such as, e.g., a wireless communication system having a non-terrestrial (e.g., satellite-based) radio access network. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless device and corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for random access comprises performing an open-loop timing advance estimation procedure to thereby determine an open-loop timing advance estimate for an uplink between the wireless device and a base station. The method further comprises transmitting a random access preamble using the open-loop timing advance estimate. In this manner, random access can be performed even in the presence of a long propagation delay such as that present in a satellite-based radio access network. Embodiments of a method performed by a base station and corresponding embodiments of a base station are also disclosed.

    NPRACH formats for NB-IoT transmission in TDD mode

    公开(公告)号:US11357055B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16651385

    申请日:2018-09-26

    IPC分类号: H04W74/08 H04L5/14

    摘要: Random Access (RA) formats are defined for NB-IoT operation in TDD mode. The formats are defined to allow use of the legacy LTE subframe configurations for TDD. The formats specify a predetermined, even number P of symbol groups composing a RA preamble, wherein each symbol group comprises a Cyclic Prefix (CP) and a number X of symbols. The P symbol groups are divided into symbol group sets fitting into 1, or 2, or 3 contiguous uplink subframes, each comprising at least two symbol groups transmitted back-to-back (i.e., contiguously in time), and at least two symbol group sets are transmitted non-contiguously in time across a number of uplink subframes over which the RA preamble is transmitted. The number of symbol groups in a set can be two or three, and the number of symbol groups is four or six, respectively. Symbol groups within a set are transmitted on adjacent uplink subframes. Five format options are defined, which map to various of the LTE TDD configurations.

    Random access procedures for satellite communications

    公开(公告)号:US11363643B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-14

    申请号:US17267546

    申请日:2019-08-07

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for random access in a wireless communication system such as, e.g., a wireless communication system having a non-terrestrial (e.g., satellite-based) radio access network. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless device and corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for random access comprises performing an open-loop timing advance estimation procedure to thereby determine an open-loop timing advance estimate for an uplink between the wireless device and a base station. The method further comprises transmitting a random access preamble using the open-loop timing advance estimate. In this manner, random access can be performed even in the presence of a long propagation delay such as that present in a satellite-based radio access network. Embodiments of a method performed by a base station and corresponding embodiments of a base station are also disclosed.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIMING ADAPTATION FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220006514A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US17280304

    申请日:2019-09-19

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 H04W74/08 H04L1/18

    摘要: Systems and methods for adapting a timer(s) for a satellite-based radio access network are disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless device and corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises obtaining a value to be used to offset, extend, and/or scale one or more timers related to the satellite-based radio access network relative to values for non-satellite-based radio access networks. The method further comprises utilizing the value to offset a start of one or more timers, extend one or more timers, and/or scale one or more timers and performing one or more actions based on the one or more offset timers, the one or more extended timers, and/or the one or more scaled timers. Embodiments of a method performed by a base station and corresponding embodiments of a base station are also disclosed.

    Network node, wireless device and methods therein relating to time division duplex configurations for narrowband Internet of Things

    公开(公告)号:US10985899B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US16324625

    申请日:2017-06-30

    IPC分类号: H04L5/14 H04L29/08 H04L5/00

    摘要: A method in a network node is provided. The method comprises determining (1304) a frame structure configuration for a narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system operating in time division duplex (TDD) mode. The frame structure comprises a plurality of subframes. The plurality of subframes comprises at least one of each of a downlink subframe, an uplink subframe, and a special subframe comprising a gap period during which no transmission occurs. The plurality of subframes is arranged such that the frame structure configuration is compatible with an uplink configuration of the NB-IOT system, e.g. having a subcarrier spacing of 3.75 kHz. The method further comprises communicating the determined frame structure configuration to a wireless device operating in the NB-IoT system.