Methods for RACH-less pusch
The proposed RACH-less PUSCH procedures optimize initial access in NTN systems by implementing time and frequency domain resource allocation, RNTI configuration, and event-based triggering, addressing the challenge of high signaling overhead and enhancing capacity in NTN systems.
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- WO · WO
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- Applications
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- Filing Date
- 2024-09-04
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-12
AI Technical Summary
Existing communication systems face challenges in efficiently reducing uplink and downlink signaling during the initial access process, particularly in NTN systems with massive capacity requirements, necessitating optimized RACH-less PUSCH procedures.
The proposed methods include contention-based RACH-less PUSCH time and frequency domain resource allocation, RNTI configuration, autonomous retransmission, PDCCH ordered RACH-less PUSCH, and event-based triggering, utilizing network configurations and UE-specific parameters to enhance initial access efficiency.
These methods optimize the initial access process by reducing signaling overhead and enhancing capacity in NTN systems, improving connection establishment efficiency and resource utilization.
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Abstract
Description
METHODS FOR RACH-LESS PUSCHFIELD
[0001] This disclosure relates generally to wireless communications, and, more particularly, to methods and apparatus about procedures for RACH-less PUSCH.BACKGROUND
[0002] In communication systems, the initial access process is a critical phase where a user equipment (UE) establishes a connection with the network. In order to reduce the necessary uplink and downlink signaling to, new RACH-less PUSCH related designs can be considered.SUMMARY
[0003] The initial access process in communication system comprises two critical phases:
[0004] ●Cell Discovery and Downlink Synchronization: In this phase, UE scans the spectrum range for broadcast signals to detect available cells. The UE assesses these signals to select the most appropriate cell based on parameters such as signal quality and strength. Once a suitable cell is identified, the UE aligns its internal clocks with the cell's broadcast timing and frequency. This synchronization is crucial to ensure that the information transmitted by the cell can be accurately decoded by the UE.
[0005] ●Random Access Procedure: To establish an initial connection, the UE typically follows either a four-step or a two-step random access process.
[0006] In communication systems, the initial access process is a critical phase where a user equipment (UE) establishes a connection with the network. Some communication systems, in particular NTN system, will have to support massive capacity in terms of number and types of UE. Therefore, in order to unlock the additional UL capacity potential, there is a need to identify methods to reduce the necessary uplink and downlink signaling.
[0007] This patent primarily addresses design considerations related to the RACH-less PUSCH process. The document explores innovative methods to optimize the performance and efficiency of the RACH procedure, which is essential for the initial access of user equipment in cellular networks.
[0008] In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives RACH-less PUSCH configuration. The UE determines appropriate RACH-less PUSCH resource for RACH-less PUSCH process.
[0009] To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the one or more aspects comprise the features hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative features of the one or more aspects. These features are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of various aspects may be employed, and this description is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the Time domain resource allocation of Contention-based RACH-LESS PUSCH.
[0011] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the Time domain resource allocation of Contention-based RACH-LESS PUSCH.
[0012] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the Initial Access Procedure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0013] The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of various configurations and is not intended to represent the only configurations in which the concepts described herein may be practiced. The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of various concepts. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that these concepts may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well known structures and components are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring such concepts.
[0014] Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various apparatus and methods. These apparatus and methods will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, components, circuits, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as “elements” ) . These elements may be implemented using electronic hardware, computer software, or any combination thereof. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system.
[0015] In communication systems, the initial access process is a critical phase where a user equipment (UE) establishes a connection with the network. Some communication systems, in particular NTN system, will have to support massive capacity in terms of number and types of UE. Therefore, in order to unlock the additional UL capacity potential, there is a need to identify methods to reduce the necessary uplink and downlink signaling.
[0016] This invention is motivated by, but not limited to, an NTN scenario. In such a scenario, introducing innovative approaches on following aspects to boost the process's efficiency for user equipment's initial network access:
[0017] ·Contention-based RACH-less PUSCH time domain allocation
[0018] ·Contention-based RACH-less PUSCH frequency domain allocation
[0019] ·RNTI of Contention-based RACH-LESS PUSCH
[0020] ·PDCCH ordered RACH-less PUSCH
[0021] ·(Autonomous) retransmission of (contention-based) RACH-LESS PUSCH
[0022] ·events for triggering RACH-less PUSCH
[0023] More specifically, we propose to consider the following proposals:
[0024] Proposal#1: Time domain resource allocation of Contention-based RACH-LESS PUSCH
[0025] RACH-LESS PUSCH time domain resource is periodic resource, the periodicity can be same as SSB periodicity as default value. RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index is configured by network with fixed bits number, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8bits, RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index is ordered from 0, 1, 2…Max. RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index can be configured via SIB for initial access and can be configured with DCI / RRC in connected state. Network configures RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index with at least one of the following factors:
[0026] · RACH-LESS PUSCH format (F)
[0027] · RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion periodicity (P)
[0028] · RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion SFN offset (SFN_offset)
[0029] · Subframe number offset of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion (Subframe_offset)
[0030] · Start symbol number offset of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion (Symbol_offset)
[0031] · Symbol length of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion (L)
[0032] · Repetition for RACH-LESS PUSCH (R)
[0033] Table 1
[0034] For example, RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index 0 as depicted in following, corresponds to RACH-LESS PUSCH with PUSCH format 0, the periodicity of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion is 20ms, the SFN of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion is 1, 21, 41, 61, …, 1021, the Subframe number of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion is 1, the start symbol and symbol length of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion is (0, 4) , (7, 20) , which means one RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion has two candidate position that RACH-LESS PUSCH can be transmitted.
[0035] Table 2
[0036] For example, RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index 0 as depicted in following, corresponds to RACH-LESS PUSCH with PUSCH format 0, the periodicity of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion is 20ms, the SFN of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion is 1, 21, 41, 61, …, 1021, the Subframe number of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion is 1, the start symbol and symbol length of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion is (0, 4) with repetition number 1, (7, 20) with repetition number 2, which means one RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion has two candidate position that RACH-LESS PUSCH can be transmitted.
[0037] Table 3
[0038] Proposal#2: Frequency domain resource allocation of Contention-based RACH-LESS PUSCH
[0039] RACH-LESS PUSCH frequency domain resource is configured by network with fixed bits number, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8bits. RACH-LESS PUSCH frequency configuration can be configured via SIB for initial access and can be configured with DCI / RRC in connected state. Network configures RACH-LESS PUSCH frequency configuration with at least one of the following factors:
[0040] · frequency start configuration index
[0041] · frequency PRB length configuration
[0042] · RACH-LESS PUSCH-FDM
[0043] Table 4
[0044] Proposal#3: RNTI of Contention-based RACH-LESS PUSCH
[0045] RL-RNTI is the RNTI utilized for contention-based RACH-LESS PUSCH, while TC / C-RNTI can be utilized for contention-free RACH-LESS PUSCH. RL-RNTI can be 24-bit indicator or 16-bit indicator for CRC attachment with RNTI length indication information in MIB / SIB1, where RNTI length indication information is 1-bit indicator, when the indicator is 0 or default, the RNTI is 16-bit indicator, when the indicator is 1, the RNTI is 24-bit indicator. For RL-RNTI calculation: at least one of the following factors should be considered:
[0046] · s_id is the index of the first OFDM symbol of the RACH-LESS PUSCH occasion (0 ≤ s_id < 14)
[0047] · t_id is the index of the first slot of the RACH-LESS PUSCH occasion in a system frame, where the subcarrier spacing to determine t_id is based on the value of μ specified in clause 5.3.2 in TS 38.211 [8] for μ = {0, 1, 2, 3} , and for μ = {5, 6} , t_id is the index of the 120 kHz slot in a system frame that contains the RACH-LESS PUSCH occasion (0 ≤ t_id < 80)
[0048] · f_id is the index of the start RB of the BWP for RACH-LESS PUSCH in the frequency domain (0 ≤ f_id < 275 or 0 ≤ f_id < F_thr ) , F_thr can be predefined fixed value, it can be 8 / 16.
[0049] · ul_carrier_id is the UL carrier used for RACH-LESS PUSCH transmission (0 for NUL carrier, and 1 for SUL carrier)
[0050] · R_rachless is the repetition number for RACH-LESS PUSCH transmission (0 ≤ R_rachless< 8)
[0051] · group_coverage_id is index for Group UE coverage for RACH-LESS PUSCH transmission (0 ≤ group_coverage_id < 100) , group_coverage_id is 0 for TN system
[0052] · occ_id is index for different sequence of OCC for RACH-LESS PUSCH transmission (0 ≤ occ_id < 4) , group_coverage_id is 0 when no OCC is configured. G_factor =1 when group_coverage_id is 0, or G_factor =100 when group_coverage_id is not 0.
[0053] RL-RNTI = 1 + s_id + 14 × t_id + 14 × 80 × f_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × ul_carrier_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × 2 ×R_preamble + 14 × 80 × F_thr × 2× 8 × group_coverage_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × 2× 8 × G_factor × occ_id
[0054] Or RL-RNTI = 1 + s_id + 14 × t_id + 14 × 80 × f_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × ul_carrier_id
[0055] Or RL-RNTI = 1 + s_id + 14 × t_id + 14 × 80 × f_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × ul_carrier_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × 2 ×R_preamble
[0056] Or RL-RNTI = 1 + s_id + 14 × t_id + 14 × 80 × f_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × ul_carrier_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × 2× group_coverage_id
[0057] Or RL-RNTI = 1 + s_id + 14 × t_id + 14 × 80 × f_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × ul_carrier_id + 14 × 80 × F_thr × 2× occ_id
[0058] Table 5
[0059] Table 6
[0060] Proposal#4: (Autonomous) retransmission of (contention-based) RACH-LESS PUSCH
[0061] For RACH-LESS PUSCH, retransmission (or autonomous retransmission of contention-based) can be allowed. The maximum number for retransmission (or autonomous retransmission of contention-based) of RACH-LESS PUSCH, RACH-LESS PUSCH_TransMax, can be configured and updated by network via SIB / RRC. For Power ramping of each retransmission, the power for each retransmission can follow the following procedure.
[0062] Table 7
[0063] Table 8
[0064] Proposal#5: PDCCH ordered RACH-less PUSCH
[0065] RACH-less PUSCH can be triggered by PDCCH in RRC_CONNECTED. If the CRC of the PDCCH for triggering RACH-less PUSCH is scrambled by C-RNTI and the "Frequency domain resource assignment" field are of all ones or Identifier for RACH or RACH-LESS field indicates for RACH-less PUSCH procedure, with all remaining fields set as follows:
[0066] · RACH-less PUSCH format configuration (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 bits) : The configuration is utilize to indicate the PUSCH format for RACH-less PUSCH, different PUSCH format can have different CP length (normal / extended CP) , different PUSCH DMRS configuration, different repetition number, different frequency resources for RACH-less PUSCH (1 / 2 / 3 / 4PRB) .
[0067] · UL / SUL indicator (1 bit) : If the UE is configured with supplementaryUplink in ServingCellConfig in the cell, this field indicates which UL carrier in the cell to transmit the RACH-less PUSCH; otherwise, this field is reserved.
[0068] · Beam index or SSB index (3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 bits) . This field indicates the Beam index or SSB index that shall be used to determine the RACH-less PUSCH occasion for the RACH-less PUSCH transmission; this field can be reserved if only one beam is considered. For FR1, the field is 3 bits, for FR2 / 3, the field is 6bits.
[0069] · Repetition (2 / 3 / 4bits) : Indicate the repetition number for RACH-LESS PUSCH.
[0070] · Group UE coverage index (2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 bits) . This field indicates the Group UE coverage index that shall be used to determine the RACH-less PUSCH occasion for the RACH-less PUSCH transmission; this field can be reserved if only one Group UE coverage is considered. For FR1, the field is 3 bits, for FR2 / 3, the field is 6bits.
[0071] · OCC enable indicator (1bit) : This field indicates whether OCC is enabled for RACH-less PUSCH.
[0072] · OCC indication field (1 / 2 bit) : This field indicates OCC utilized for RACH-less PUSCH.
[0073] · Frequency hopping (1bit) : If the value of the frequency hopping flag is 0, the UE transmits the RACH-less PUSCH without frequency hopping; otherwise, the UE transmits the RACH-less PUSCH with frequency hopping.
[0074] · Time domain resource assignment (4 / 5 bits) : Indicate the start (symbol / slot / subframe) and length (symbol / slot / subframe) of RACH-LESS PUSCH in the time domain.
[0075] · Modulation and coding scheme MCS (4 / 5 / 6bits) : Indicate the MCS of RACH-LESS PUSCH.
[0076] · Redundancy version (2 / 3bits) : Indicate the Redundancy version of RACH-LESS PUSCH.
[0077] · HARQ process number (2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 bits) : Indicate the HARQ process number of RACH-LESS PUSCH.
[0078] · TPC command for scheduled RACH-less PUSCH (2 / 3 / 4bits) : Indicate the TPC command value of RACH-LESS PUSCH, which is utilized for the power control of RACH-less PUSCH transmission.
[0079] · Reserved bits
[0080] Note:
[0081] · C-RNTI: The C-RNTI field indicates the identity that is used by the MAC entity upon completion of Random Access, where C-RNTI is configured RACH-less Msg4 / RACH-based Msg4 / RACH-based MsgB. The size of the C-RNTI field is fixed bit size, e.g. 16 / 24 bits.
[0082] · Identifier for RACH or RACH-LESS field (1 bit) : The value of this bit field is set to 1 for RACH-Less PUSCH and set to 0 for RACH-based Preamble. Or The value of this bit field is set to 0 for RACH-Less PUSCH and set to 1 for RACH-based Preamble .
[0083] · MCS can be default for RACH-less PUSCH transmission, or MCS can be configured by SIB / RRC for RACH-less PUSCH transmission with / without DCI re-interpret.
[0084] · Redundancy version can be default for RACH-less PUSCH transmission, or Redundancy version can be configured by SIB / RRC for RACH-less PUSCH transmission with / without DCI re-interpret.
[0085] · HARQ process number can be default for RACH-less PUSCH transmission, or HARQ process number can be configured by SIB / RRC for RACH-less PUSCH transmission with / without DCI re-interpret.
[0086] Proposal#6: events for triggering RACH-less PUSCH
[0087] The RACH-less PUSCH procedure can be triggered by at least one of the following events:
[0088] · -Initial access from RRC_IDLE or RRC_INACTIVE;
[0089] · -RRC Connection Re-establishment procedure;
[0090] · -When the Uplink (UL) synchronization status is "out-of-sync, " and Downlink (DL) or UL data arrives, this condition could occur during various stages: while the User Equipment (UE) is in RRC_CONNECTED state, during RRC_INACTIVE as part of the Small Data Transmission procedure, or within the RRC_Idle state when the Small Data Transmission or Early Data Transmission procedure is active.
[0091] · -UL data arrival, during RRC_CONNECTED or during RRC_INACTIVE while Small Data Transmission procedure is ongoing or within the RRC_Idle state when the Small Data Transmission or Early Data Transmission procedure is active, when there are no PUCCH resources for Scheduling Request available;
[0092] · -Failure of Scheduling Request;
[0093] · -Request by RRC (e.g. handover, conditional handover, satellite switch) ;
[0094] · -RRC Connection Resume procedure from RRC_INACTIVE;
[0095] · -To establish time alignment for a secondary TAG;
[0096] · -Request for Other System Information (e.g. periodically triggered by SIB / RRC / DCI) ;
[0097] · -Beam failure recovery;
[0098] · -Small Data Transmission / early data transmission in RRC_INACTIVE / RRC_IDLE;
[0099] · -Positioning purpose during RRC_CONNECTED requiring RACH-less PUSCH procedure, e.g., when timing advance is needed for UE positioning.
[0100] Note: Small Data Transmission / early data transmission works for limited service with low throughput, Small Data Transmission / early data transmission works in RRC_INACTIVE / RRC_Idle without whole context reconstruction procedure, which means UE can still be in RRC_INACTIVE / RRC_Idle to tramsmit without entering into RRC_CONNECTED.
[0101] The previous description is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the various aspects described herein. Various modifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects. Thus, the claims are not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein, but is to be accorded the full scope consistent with the language claims, wherein reference to an element in the singular is not intended to mean “one and only one” unless specifically so stated, but rather “one or more. ” The word “exemplary” is used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, or illustration. ” Any aspect described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the term “some” refers to one or more. Combinations such as “at least one of A, B, or C, ” “one or more of A, B, or C, ” “at least one of A, B, and C, ” “one or more of A, B, and C, ” and “A, B, C, or any combination thereof” include any combination of A, B, and / or C, and may include multiples of A, multiples of B, or multiples of C. Specifically, combinations such as “at least one of A, B, or C, ” “one or more of A, B, or C, ” “at least one of A, B, and C, ” “one or more of A, B, and C, ” and “A, B, C, or any combination thereof” may be A only, B only, C only, A and B, A and C, B and C, or A and B and C, where any such combinations may contain one or more member or members of A, B, or C. All structural and functional equivalents to the elements of the various aspects described throughout this disclosure that are known or later come to be known to those of ordinary skill in the art are expressly incorporated herein by reference and are intended to be encompassed by the claims. Moreover, nothing disclosed herein is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether such disclosure is explicitly recited in the claims. The words “module, ” “mechanism, ” “element, ” “device, ” and the like may not be a substitute for the word “means. ” As such, no claim element is to be construed as a means plus function unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase “means for. ”
Claims
1.A method comprising one or more RACH-less PUSCH signalling to trigger RACH-less PUSCH procedure.2.The method of Claim 1, wherein Time domain resource allocation of Contention-based RACH-LESS PUSCH is periodic resource, the periodicity can be same as SSB periodicity as default value.3.The method of Claim 2, wherein RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index is configured by network with fixed bits number, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8bits, RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index is ordered from 0, 1, 2…Max, RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index can be configured via SIB for initial access and can be configured with DCI / RRC in connected state, Network configures RACH-LESS PUSCH time configuration index with at least one of the following factors:·RACH-LESS PUSCH format (F)·RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion periodicity (P)·RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion SFN offset (SFN_offset)·Subframe number offset of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion (Subframe_offset)·Start symbol number offset of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion (Symbol_offset)·Symbol length of RACH-LESS PUSCH time resource occasion (L)·Repetition for RACH-LESS PUSCH (R) .4.The method of Claim 1, wherein RACH-LESS PUSCH frequency domain resource is configured by network with fixed bits number, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8bits.5.The method of Claim 4, wherein RACH-LESS PUSCH frequency configuration can be configured via SIB for initial access and can be configured with DCI / RRC in connected state, Network configures RACH-LESS PUSCH frequency configuration with at least one of the following factors:·frequency start configuration index·frequency PRB length configuration·RACH-LESS PUSCH-FDM.6.The method of Claim 1, when RL-RNTI is the RNTI utilized for contention-based RACH-LESS PUSCH, while TC / C-RNTI can be utilized for contention-free RACH-LESS PUSCH, RL-RNTI can be 24-bit indicator or 16-bit indicator for CRC attachment with RNTI length indication information in MIB / SIB1, where RNTI length indication information is 1-bit indicator, when the indicator is 0 or default, the RNTI is 16-bit indicator, when the indicator is 1, the RNTI is 24-bit indicator, for RL-RNTI calculation: at least one of the following factors should be considered:·s_id is the index of the first OFDM symbol of the RACH-LESS PUSCH occasion (0 ≤ s_id < 14)·t_id is the index of the first slot of the RACH-LESS PUSCH occasion in a system frame, where the subcarrier spacing to determine t_id is based on the value of μ specified in clause 5.3.2 in TS 38.211 [8] for μ = {0, 1, 2, 3} , and for μ = {5, 6} , t_id is the index of the 120 kHz slot in a system frame that contains the RACH-LESS PUSCH occasion (0 ≤ t_id < 80)·f_id is the index of the start RB of the BWP for RACH-LESS PUSCH in the frequency domain (0 ≤ f_id < 275 or 0 ≤ f_id < F_thr) , F_thr can be predefined fixed value, it can be 8 / 16·ul_carrier_id is the UL carrier used for RACH-LESS PUSCH transmission (0 for NUL carrier, and 1 for SUL carrier)·R_rachless is the repetition number for RACH-LESS PUSCH transmission (0 ≤ R_rachless< 8)·group_coverage_id is index for Group UE coverage for RACH-LESS PUSCH transmission (0 ≤ group_coverage_id < 100) , group_coverage_id is 0 for TN system·occ_id is index for different sequence of OCC for RACH-LESS PUSCH transmission (0 ≤ occ_id < 4) , group_coverage_id is 0 when no OCC is configured, G_factor =1 when group_coverage_id is 0, or G_factor =100 when group_coverage_id is not 0.7.The method of Claim 1, for RACH-LESS PUSCH, retransmission (or autonomous retransmission of contention-based) can be allowed, the maximum number for retransmission (or autonomous retransmission of contention-based) of RACH-LESS PUSCH, RACH-LESS PUSCH_TransMax, can be configured and updated by network via SIB / RRC, for Power ramping of each retransmission, the power for each retransmission can follow the following procedure.8.The method of Claim 7, if the RACH-LESS PUSCH procedure is initiated :1> if the retransmission (or autonomous retransmission of contention-based) RACH-less PUSCH procedure is initiated; and2> increment RACH-LESS PUSCH_POWER_RAMPING_COUNTER by 12> select the value of DELTA_RACH-LESS PUSCH according to the configuration table and the configuration index that network configured in SIB / RRC2> set RACH-LESS PUSCH _RECEIVED_TARGET_POWER to at least one of the following to be plused: RACH-LESS PUSCH_ReceivedTargetPower, DELTA_RACH-LESS PUSCH, (RACH-LESS PUSCH _POWER_RAMPING_COUNTER –1) × RACH-LESS PUSCH _POWER_RAMPING_STEP, POWER_OFFSET_RACH-LESS PUSCH.9.The method of Claim 1, wherein RACH-less PUSCH can be triggered by PDCCH in RRC_CONNECTED.10.The method of Claim 9, wherein If the CRC of the PDCCH for triggering RACH-less PUSCH is scrambled by C-RNTI and the "Frequency domain resource assignment" field are of all ones or Identifier for RACH or RACH-LESS field indicates for RACH-less PUSCH procedure, with all remaining fields set as follows:·RACH-less PUSCH format configuration (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 bits) : The configuration is utilize to indicate the PUSCH format for RACH-less PUSCH, different PUSCH format can have different CP length (normal / extended CP) , different PUSCH DMRS configuration, different repetition number, different frequency resources for RACH-less PUSCH (1 / 2 / 3 / 4PRB) ,·UL / SUL indicator (1 bit) : If the UE is configured with supplementaryUplink in ServingCellConfig in the cell, this field indicates which UL carrier in the cell to transmit the RACH-less PUSCH; otherwise, this field is reserved,·Beam index or SSB index (3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 bits) , this field indicates the Beam index or SSB index that shall be used to determine the RACH-less PUSCH occasion for the RACH-less PUSCH transmission; this field can be reserved if only one beam is considered, for FR1, the field is 3 bits, for FR2 / 3, the field is 6bits,·Repetition (2 / 3 / 4bits) : Indicate the repetition number for RACH-LESS PUSCH,·Group UE coverage index (2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 bits) , this field indicates the Group UE coverage index that shall be used to determine the RACH-less PUSCH occasion for the RACH-less PUSCH transmission; this field can be reserved if only one Group UE coverage is considered, for FR1, the field is 3 bits, for FR2 / 3, the field is 6bits,·OCC enable indicator (1bit) : This field indicates whether OCC is enabled for RACH-less PUSCH,·OCC indication field (1 / 2 bit) : This field indicates OCC utilized for RACH-less PUSCH,·Frequency hopping (1bit) : If the value of the frequency hopping flag is 0, the UE transmits the RACH-less PUSCH without frequency hopping; otherwise, the UE transmits the RACH-less PUSCH with frequency hopping,·Time domain resource assignment (4 / 5 bits) : Indicate the start (symbol / slot / subframe) and length (symbol / slot / subframe) of RACH-LESS PUSCH in the time domain,·Modulation and coding scheme MCS (4 / 5 / 6bits) : Indicate the MCS of RACH-LESS PUSCH,·Redundancy version (2 / 3bits) : Indicate the Redundancy version of RACH-LESS PUSCH,·HARQ process number (2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 bits) : Indicate the HARQ process number of RACH-LESS PUSCH,·TPC command for scheduled RACH-less PUSCH (2 / 3 / 4bits) : Indicate the TPC command value of RACH-LESS PUSCH, which is utilized for the power control of RACH-less PUSCH transmission,·Reserved bits.11.The method of Claim 1, wherein The RACH-less PUSCH procedure can be triggered by at least one of the following events:·-Initial access from RRC_IDLE or RRC_INACTIVE;·-RRC Connection Re-establishment procedure;·-When the Uplink (UL) synchronization status is "out-of-sync, " and Downlink (DL) or UL data arrives, this condition could occur during various stages: while the User Equipment (UE) is in RRC_CONNECTED state, during RRC_INACTIVE as part of the Small Data Transmission procedure, or within the RRC_Idle state when the Small Data Transmission or Early Data Transmission procedure is active;·-UL data arrival, during RRC_CONNECTED or during RRC_INACTIVE while Small Data Transmission procedure is ongoing or within the RRC_Idle state when the Small Data Transmission or Early Data Transmission procedure is active, when there are no PUCCH resources for Scheduling Request available;·-Failure of Scheduling Request;·-Request by RRC (e.g. handover, conditional handover, satellite switch) ;·-RRC Connection Resume procedure from RRC_INACTIVE;·-To establish time alignment for a secondary TAG;·-Request for Other System Information (e.g. periodically triggered by SIB / RRC / DCI) ;·-Beam failure recovery;·-Small Data Transmission / early data transmission in RRC_INACTIVE / RRC_IDLE;·-Positioning purpose during RRC_CONNECTED requiring RACH-less PUSCH procedure, e.g., when timing advance is needed for UE positioning.
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