Device, method and computer readable medium for communication
By configuring PRACH transmission with preamble repetition across SBFD and uplink time units, the solution addresses coverage and latency issues in communication systems, enhancing PRACH performance through flexible resource allocation and power control.
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- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NEC CORP
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-21
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Abstract
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DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATIONFIELD
[0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to the field of communication, and in particular, to devices, methods and computer readable medium for a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition.BACKGROUND
[0002] With the development of communication technology, to enhance the performance of the communication system, several refined resource configuration manners had been introduced. For example, to easily utilize the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology, the Time Division Duplex (TDD) pattern had been studied and adopted, in which a time symbol may be configured as an uplink (UL) symbol, a downlink (DL) symbol or a flexible symbol. In this case, during a symbol, the configured whole bandwidth part (BWP) or carrier can be used for communication of corresponding link direction (for example, UL or DL) .
[0003] Furthermore, to enhance the frequency spectrum efficiency, a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) operation was proposed on the basis of TDD pattern. In the SBFD operation, a time unit (for example, a symbol, slot, sub-frame, frame, and so on) which may be also referred to as an SBFD time unit can be divided into a plurality of frequency subbands in the frequency domain. The plurality of frequency subbands may be respectively used for different link directions, for example, uplink (UL) frequency subband or downlink (DL) frequency subband.
[0004] Devices (e.g., terminal device or user equipment, UE) uses a Random Access Channel (RACH) Occasion (RO) to perform initial access, handle mobility events, or respond to specific network requests. The RO refers to a specific time period or interval allocated in a communication network during which the device can transmit its RACH preamble to request the access to the network.SUMMARY
[0005] In general, example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, and computer readable medium for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition.
[0006] In a first aspect, there is provided a terminal device. The terminal device comprises a processor, and the processor is configured to cause the terminal device to: transmit, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs. The first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0007] In a second aspect, there is provided a network device. The network device comprises a processor, and the processor is configured to cause the network device to: receive, from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs. The first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0008] In a third aspect, there is provided a terminal device. The terminal device comprises a processor, and the processor is configured to cause the terminal device to: transmit, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) . The set of ROs comprises at least one RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and at least another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0009] In a fourth aspect, there is provided a network device. The network device comprises a processor, and the processor is configured to cause the network device to: receive, from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) . The set of ROs comprises at least one RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and at least another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0010] In a fifth aspect, there is provided a method implemented at a terminal device. In the method, the terminal device transmits, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs. The first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0011] In a sixth aspect, there is provided a method implemented at a network device. In the method, the network device receives, from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs. The first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0012] In a seventh aspect, there is provided a method implemented at a terminal device. In the method, the terminal device transmits, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) . The set of ROs comprises at least one RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and at least another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0013] In an eighth aspect, there is provided a method implemented at a network device. In the method, the network device receives, from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) . The set of ROs comprises at least one RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and at least another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0014] In a ninth aspect, there is provided a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed on at least one processor, causing the at least one processor to perform the method of any of the fifth aspect to the eighth aspect.
[0015] It is to be understood that the summary section is not intended to identify key or essential features of example embodiments of the present disclosure, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become easily comprehensible through the following description.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Some example embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, where:
[0017] FIG. 1 illustrates an example environment in which some embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented;
[0018] FIG. 2 illustrates a signaling process for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0019] FIG. 3A illustrates an example of the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0020] FIG. 3B illustrates an example of the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs that each is discontinuous in the time domain according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0021] FIG. 3C illustrates an example of the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs that are configured with different frequency resources according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0022] FIG. 3D illustrates an example of performing the PRACH transmission starting from a RO configured on the SBFD time unit according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0023] FIG. 3E illustrates an example of performing the PRACH transmission using nearest ROs of a different type according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0024] FIG. 4 illustrates another signaling process for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0025] FIG. 5 illustrates an example of the set of ROs including a RO configured on the SBFD time unit and another RO configured on the uplink time unit according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0026] FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of an example method implemented at a terminal device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0027] FIG. 7 illustrates a flowchart of an example method implemented at a network device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0028] FIG. 8 illustrates a flowchart of an example method implemented at a terminal device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0029] FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart of an example method implemented at a network device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; and
[0030] FIG. 10 illustrates a simplified block diagram of a device that is suitable for implementing example embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0031] Throughout the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar element.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] Principle of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to some embodiments. It is to be understood that these embodiments are described only for the purpose of illustration and help those skilled in the art to understand and implement the present disclosure, without suggesting any limitations as to the scope of the disclosure. The disclosure described herein can be implemented in various manners other than the ones described below.
[0033] In the following description and claims, unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skills in the art to which this disclosure belongs.
[0034] As used herein, the term ‘terminal device’ refers to any device having wireless or wired communication capabilities. Examples of the terminal device include, but not limited to, user equipment (UE) , personal computers, desktops, mobile phones, cellular phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) , portable computers, tablets, wearable devices, internet of things (IoT) devices, Ultra-reliable and Low Latency Communications (URLLC) devices, Internet of Everything (IoE) devices, machine type communication (MTC) devices, device on vehicle for V2X communication where X means pedestrian, vehicle, or infrastructure / network, devices for Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) , Small Data Transmission (SDT) , mobility, Multicast and Broadcast Services (MBS) , positioning, dynamic / flexible duplex in commercial networks, reduced capability (RedCap) , Space borne vehicles or Air borne vehicles in Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) including Satellites and High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) encompassing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) , eXtended Reality (XR) devices including different types of realities such as Augmented Reality (AR) , Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR) , the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) commonly known as a drone which is an aircraft without any human pilot, devices on high speed train (HST) , or image capture devices such as digital cameras, sensors, gaming devices, music storage and playback appliances, or Internet appliances enabling wireless or wired Internet access and browsing and the like. The ‘terminal device’ can further has ‘multicast / broadcast’ feature, to support public safety and mission critical, V2X applications, transparent IPv4 / IPv6 multicast delivery, IPTV, smart TV, radio services, software delivery over wireless, group communications and IoT applications. It may be also incorporated one or multiple Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) as known as Multi-SIM. The term “terminal device” can be used interchangeably with a UE, a mobile station, a subscriber station, a mobile terminal, a user terminal, a wireless device or a reduced capability terminal device.
[0035] As used herein, the term “network device” refers to a device which is capable of providing or hosting a cell or coverage where terminal devices can communicate. Examples of a network device include, but not limited to, a Node B (NodeB or NB) , an evolved NodeB (eNodeB or eNB) , a next generation NodeB (gNB) , a transmission reception point (TRP) , a remote radio unit (RRU) , a radio head (RH) , a remote radio head (RRH) , an IAB node, a low power node such as a femto node, a pico node, a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) , Network-controlled Repeaters, and the like.
[0036] The terminal device or the network device may have Artificial intelligence (AI) or Machine learning capability. It generally includes a model which has been trained from numerous collected data for a specific function, and can be used to predict some information. The terminal or the network device may work on several frequency ranges, e.g. FR1 (410 MHz –7125 MHz) , FR2 (24.25 GHz to 71 GHz) , 71 GHz to 114 GHz, and frequency band larger than 100 GHz as well as Tera Hertz (THz) . It can further work on licensed / unlicensed / shared spectrum. The terminal device may have more than one connections with the network devices under Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity (MR-DC) application scenario. The terminal device or the network device can work on full duplex, flexible duplex and cross division duplex modes.
[0037] The network device may have the function of network energy saving, Self-Organizing Networks (SON) / Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) . The terminal may have the function of power saving.
[0038] The embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed in test equipment, e.g. signal generator, signal analyzer, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, test terminal device, test network device, channel emulator.
[0039] The embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed according to any generation communication protocols either currently known or to be developed in the future. Examples of the communication protocols include, but not limited to, the first generation (1G) , the second generation (2G) , 2.5G, 2.75G, the third generation (3G) , the fourth generation (4G) , 4.5G, the fifth generation (5G) communication protocols, 5.5G, 5G-Advanced networks, or the sixth generation (6G) networks.
[0040] In one embodiment, the terminal device may be connected with a first network device and a second network device. One of the first network device and the second network device may be a master node and the other one may be a secondary node. The first network device and the second network device may use different radio access technologies (RATs) . In one embodiment, the first network device may be a first RAT device and the second network device may be a second RAT device. In one embodiment, the first RAT device is eNB and the second RAT device is gNB. Information related with different RATs may be transmitted to the terminal device from at least one of the first network device and the second network device. In one embodiment, first information may be transmitted to the terminal device from the first network device and second information may be transmitted to the terminal device from the second network device directly or via the first network device. In one embodiment, information related with configuration for the terminal device configured by the second network device may be transmitted from the second network device via the first network device. Information related with reconfiguration for the terminal device configured by the second network device may be transmitted to the terminal device from the second network device directly or via the first network device.
[0041] As used herein, the singular forms ‘a’ , ‘an’a nd ‘the’a re intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The term ‘includes’a nd its variants are to be read as open terms that mean ‘includes, but is not limited to. ’ The term ‘based on’ is to be read as ‘at least in part based on. ’ The term ‘one embodiment’a nd ‘an embodiment’a re to be read as ‘at least one embodiment. ’ The term ‘another embodiment’ is to be read as ‘at least one other embodiment. ’ The terms ‘first, ’ ‘second, ’a nd the like may refer to different or same objects. Other definitions, explicit and implicit, may be included below.
[0042] In some examples, values, procedures, or apparatus are referred to as ‘best, ’ ‘lowest, ’ ‘highest, ’ ‘minimum, ’ ‘maximum, ’ or the like. It will be appreciated that such descriptions are intended to indicate that a selection among many used functional alternatives can be made, and such selections need not be better, smaller, higher, or otherwise preferable to other selections.
[0043] The term “circuitry” used herein may refer to hardware circuits and / or combinations of hardware circuits and software. For example, the circuitry may be a combination of analog and / or digital hardware circuits with software / firmware. As a further example, the circuitry may be any portions of hardware processors with software including digital signal processor (s) , software, and memory (ies) that work together to cause an apparatus, such as a terminal device or a network device, to perform various functions. In a still further example, the circuitry may be hardware circuits and or processors, such as a microprocessor or a portion of a microprocessor, that requires software / firmware for operation, but the software may not be present when it is not needed for operation. As used herein, the term circuitry also covers an implementation of merely a hardware circuit or processor (s) or a portion of a hardware circuit or processor (s) and its (or their) accompanying software and / or firmware. In this disclosure, the subband and the frequency subband may be used interchangeable without any limitation. In this disclosure, the control channel may be interchangeably used with the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) without any limitation.
[0044] In some example embodiments of the disclosure, the slot / symbol configured for the SBFD operation may be also referred to as SBFD slot / symbol, and the slot / symbol not configured for the SBFD operation may be also referred to as non-SBFD slot / symbol, for example, UL slot / symbol.
[0045] In some example embodiments of the disclosure, the time unit may be any metric of the time domain. For example, the time unit may be a frame, a subframe, a slot, or a symbol. Without any limitation, the time unit may be any other time duration. For example, the SBFD time unit may include, but not limited to, SBFD slot, SBFD symbol, SBFD frame and so on. The non-SBFD time unit may include, but not limited to, DL slot, DL symbol, DL frame, UL slot, UL symbol and so on.
[0046] In some example embodiments of the disclosure, the expression “frequency resources within a subband of the SBFD time unit” only refers to the resources located within the subband with respect to the frequency domain; however, the time duration of these resources is unnecessary to be limited in the SBFD time unit if the time duration is not indicated. In some example embodiments of the disclosure, the term “Physical Resource Block (PRB) or resource block” used herein may refer to a resource base unit in the frequency domain.
[0047] In some example embodiments of the disclosure, the term “SBFD aware UE” used herein may refer to the terminal device which obtains the SBFD configuration for time units, for example, the subband division or location of the time units, and supports the SBFD operations with the network device.
[0048] In some example embodiments of the disclosure, the term “SBFD slot” refers to a slot including at least one SBFD symbol which is configured with frequency subbands for different link directions. In addition to the at least one SBFD symbol, the SBFD slot may further include one or more non-SBFD symbols.
[0049] In some example embodiments of the disclosure, the term “association relationship between SSB (s) and ROs” refers to a mapping relationship between SSB (s) and configured PRACH occasion (s) (RO) . In general, the association relationship may be determined based on a certain field in a random access channel (RACH) configuration, for example, the field “ssb-perRACH-occasion” field in the RACH configuration. The “ssb-perRACH-occasion” field may include a “SSB-per RO” value. If this SSB-per RO value is above than one, more than one SSBs are mapped to one RO. If this SSB-per RO value is smaller than one, one SSB is mapped to more than one ROs, or more than one ROs are mapped to one SSB. If the SSB-per RO value is equal to one, SSBs are mapped to ROs one by one.
[0050] Furthermore, different SSBs may be transmitted via different spatial filters or beams of the network device. Then, the terminal device may measure the received power of the SSBs transmitted by different beams, and the received power of SSB (s) may be also referred to as reference signal received power (RSRP) . Based on the measurements, the terminal device may select at least one appropriate SSB (e.g., the SSB having the highest RSRP or other SSB having the RSRP higher than the threshold) from the SSBs of which RSRPs are above or equal to the configured RSRP threshold. As such, since the RSRP of the SSB is higher than the RSRP threshold, the selected SSB may be associated with a channel having a better channel quality. In turn, the terminal device may transmit PRACH on a RO associated with the selected SSB. In this way, the terminal device may implicitly indicate the available beam to the network device when initiating the random access procedure by the RO associated with the selected SSB.
[0051] In some embodiments of the disclosure, the type of RO may include a type of RO (s) which are configured on the SBFD time unit (s) and another type of RO (s) which are configured on the non-SBFD time unit (s) , i.e., uplink time unit (s) . In addition, the RO configured on the SBFD time unit may be also referred to as additional RO, SBFD-RO or SBFD RO type. The RO configured on the non-SBFD time unit may be also referred to as legacy RO or legacy RO type.
[0052] As mentioned above, based on the measurement of SSBs, devices (e.g., terminal device or user equipment, UE) uses an associated Random Access Channel (RACH) Occasion (RO) to perform, e.g., initial access. Specifically, the devices may use the RO to transmit a physical random access channel (PRACH) including random access preamble (which may be also referred to as “preamble” in some embodiments) to the network device, for initiating the random access procedure. Without any limitation, the random access procedure may include the four-step random access, the two-step random access, the contention based (CB) -access procedure, contention free access procedure and so on.
[0053] Moreover, to improve the robustness of the communication link, the devices may transmit the physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition. As such, utilizing the repeated preambles, the receiver may apply techniques such as maximum likelihood detection or soft combining to combine the received signals. This helps in improving the chances of correctly detecting the preamble, even if some versions are corrupted by noise.
[0054] Currently, the devices can use a set of (consecutive) ROs to transmit the PRACH with repetition preamble, e.g., transmitting one preamble using each of the set of ROs. However, the set of ROs only can be configured on one type of time unit, i.e., the uplink time unit. That is, the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition across the ROs configured on the uplink time unit and additional ROs is not supported.
[0055] With the introduction of the SBFD operation, the uplink coverage level can be enhanced by using the uplink frequency subband within the SBFD time unit. Thus, the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition can be enhanced with respect to the SBFD operation.
[0056] At least in view of the above, the example embodiments of the disclosure propose aspects for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition.
[0057] In an aspect of the disclosure, a terminal device transmits, to a network device, a PRACH transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of RO and a second set of ROs. The first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0058] In this way, the PRACH coverage may be improved based on the additional uplink resources in the SBFD time units. Furthermore, the latency of the random access can be reduced accordingly.
[0059] In another aspect of the disclosure, a terminal device transmits, a PRACH transmission with preamble repetition using a set of RO, and the set of ROs comprises a RO configured on an SBFD time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0060] Similarly, the PRACH coverage is also improved based on the additional uplink resources in the SBFD time units, and the latency of the random access can be reduced accordingly. Furthermore, the ROs configured on the SBFD time units and non-SBFD time units can be configured by the same frequency resources and power control parameters.
[0061] For illustrative purposes, principle and example embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1-10. However, it is to be noted that these embodiments are given to enable the skilled in the art to understand inventive concepts of the present disclosure and implement the solution as proposed herein, and not intended to limit scope of the present application in any way.
[0062] FIG. 1 illustrates an example environment 100 in which some embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented.
[0063] The environment 100, which may be a part of a communication network, comprises a terminal device 110 and a network device 120. In some embodiments, the communication network may include NTN, NB-IoT and / or eMTC. In some other embodiments, the communication network may include any other possible communication network. Although not shown, it would be appreciated that one or more terminal devices, TRPs and network devices may be located in the environment 100. In some embodiments, the network device 120 supports the SBFD / OSFD operation. For example, during the same SBFD / OSFD time units, the network device 120 may transmit a downlink (DL) channel to the terminal device 110 and receive an UL channel from another terminal device (which is not shown in FIG. 1A) , simultaneously. In other words, the network device 120 may transmit signal (s) in a downlink (DL) channel to the terminal device 110 and receive signal (s) in an UL channel from another terminal device, simultaneously.
[0064] It is to be understood that the number of units and other objects in FIG. 1 is provided merely for the purpose of illustration without implying any limitations to the device environment 100. The environment 100 may include any suitable number of functionality units configured to implement example embodiments of the subject disclosure. Although not shown, it would be appreciated that one or more terminal devices may be located in the environment 100.
[0065] At least to solve the related issues mentioned above, some embodiments of the disclosure are discussed with reference to FIGS. 2 to 10.
[0066] FIG. 2 illustrates a signaling process 200 for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. For the purpose of discussions, the process 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. It would be appreciated that although the process 200 has been described with respect to communication environment of FIG. 1, this process 200 may be likewise applied to other communication environments.
[0067] In the signaling process 200, the terminal device 110 transmits (210) a PRACH transmission with preamble repetition 215 using a first set of ROs and a second set of ROs. The first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the set of ROs may be also referred to as a group of ROs, and the terms “the set of ROs” and “the group of ROs” may be used interchangeably.
[0068] That is, the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition may be contained in two RO groups. One is the second set of ROs configured on the uplink time unit (which may be also referred to as “legacy-ROs group” ) and the other is the first set of ROs configured on the SBFD time unit (which may be also referred to as “SBFD-ROs group” ) . Accordingly, the legacy RO group only includes the RO in non-SBFD symbols, and additional RO group only includes the RO in SBFD symbols. In this case, a RO group cannot span legacy-ROs and SBFD-ROs. Each RO group includes at least one RO.
[0069] In some embodiments, a first association relationship between the first set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) may be determined separately from a second association relationship between the second set of ROs and the SSB. In other words, the association relationship (or mapping relationship) for SSB-to-RO mapping is separately determined for SBFD time units and non-SBFD time units, i.e., uplink time units. In addition, in some embodiments, a preamble determined / selected for the PRACH transmission may be associated with one or more SSBs. In an example, the preamble may be associated with one same SSB. For discussion purposes, the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs are further discussed with reference to FIG. 3A.
[0070] FIG. 3A illustrates an example of the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
[0071] As shown in FIG. 3A, the PRACH 215 may be transmitted on the first set of ROs 310 and the second set of ROs 320. The first set of ROs includes ROs configured on the SBFD time units, e.g., the RO 315. The second set of RO includes ROs configured on the non-SBFD time units, e.g., the RO 325.
[0072] Referring back to FIG. 2, in some embodiments, the ROs in the first set of ROs and / or the second set of ROs may be discontinuous. In an example, a first RO and a second RO among the first set of ROs may be spaced by one or more time units. These one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the one or more time units is configured with a RO of the second set of ROs. In addition or alternatively, a third RO and a fourth RO among the second set of ROs are spaced by a further one or more time units. The further one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the further one or more time units is configured with a RO of the first set of ROs. In this case, the current rules for the RO group determination of the set of valid additional ROs for PRACH transmission with preamble repetitions are modified. To discuss clarity, the discontinuous ROs in the first and / or second set of ROs are further discussed with reference to FIG. 3B.
[0073] FIG. 3B illustrates an example of the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs that each is discontinuous in the time domain according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0074] In the example of FIG. 3B, the first set of ROs 330 includes a subset of ROs 333 and a second subset of ROs 335. The subset of ROs 333 and the subset of ROs 335 are spaced by the uplink time units. In addition, the second set of ROs 340 includes a subset of ROs 343 and a subset of ROs 345. The subset of ROs 343 and the subset of ROs 345 are spaced by the SBFD time units. That is, ROs in the first set of ROs and other ROs in the second set of ROs are discontinuous in the time domain. In some embodiments the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition 215 may be transmitted on the set of ROs including discontinuous ROs. As such, the PRACH transmission may cross the SBFD time unit (s) and non-SBFD time unit (s) .
[0075] In addition, in some embodiments, the frequency resources allocated to the first set of ROs may be the same as or different from the frequency resources allocated to the second set of ROs. The resource allocation is further discussed with reference to FIG. 3C.
[0076] Referring back to FIG. 2, in addition, the channel conditions may be different in the first set of ROs and in the second set of ROs in general. In some embodiments, individual preamble repetition number may be configured or used for the preamble repetition transmissions on the SBFD time units or non-SBFD time units.
[0077] In some embodiments, the network device 120 may transmit a first indication or configuration of a first number of preamble repetitions associated with one time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type (e.g., the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type) . The terminal device 110 receives the first indication or configuration accordingly. Then, the terminal device 110 may determine a second number of preamble repetitions associated with the other time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type based on the configured total preamble repetition number.
[0078] In an example, assuming that the indicated first number of preamble repetitions is associated with the SBFD time unit type. Then, the terminal device 110 may determine the second number of preamble repetitions by subtracting the preconfigured total preamble repetition number by the first number of preamble repetitions. In another example, the indicated first number of preamble repetitions may be associated with the uplink time unit type. Then, the terminal device may determine the second number of preamble associated with the SBFD time unit type in the same way.
[0079] With the first indication or configuration, the terminal device 110 may transmit the first number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the one time unit type. For example, if the first number of preamble repetitions is associated with the SBFD time unit type, the terminal device 110 may transmit the first number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission 215 using the first set of ROs. In addition, the terminal device 110 may transmit the second number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs or the first set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the other time unit type. Still in the above example, if the first number of preamble repetitions is associated with the SBFD time unit type, the terminal device may transmit the second number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission 215 using the second set of ROs.
[0080] In an example, a further parameter, such as named msg1-RepetitionNum-SBFD (the candidate value may be 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) can be configured in FeatureCombinationPreambles information element (IE) to configure the preamble repetition transmission number on SBFD symbols, and the preamble repetition transmission number on non-SBFD symbols is equal to the value configured by that the value of msg1-RepetitionNum subtracts the value configured by msg1-RepetitionNum-SBFD. As an example, the value configured by msg1-RepetitionNum-SBFD is 2 and the value configured by msg1-RepetitionNum is 8, then the preamble repetition number on non-SBFD symbol type is 8-2=6. In this way, the terminal device and network device can determine the preamble repetition number on SBFD symbol type and non-SBFD symbol type.
[0081] Still referring to FIG. 2, in some embodiments, the terminal device 110 may transmit, by a first beam, a portion (or a certain number of preamble repetitions) of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs. In addition, the terminal device 110 may transmit, by a second different beam, another portion (or the remaining number of preamble repetitions) of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs. In an example, different sets of RO on different time unit types may be associated with different beams for transmitting preamble repetitions.
[0082] In some embodiments, the SSB threshold for selecting SSB may be different for SSB transmitted on the SBFD time unit or transmitted on the downlink time unit. For example, a set of different RSRP SSB thresholds for different preamble repetition times may be configured for a set of ROs on SBFD time units and another set of ROs on non-SBFD time units. In an example, the network device 120 may transmit a second indication or configuration of a first reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold for selecting a first SSB associated with (or mapped to) the first set of ROs. The network device 120 may further transmit a third indication or configuration of a second RSRP threshold for selecting a second SSB associated with (or mapped to) the second set of ROs. After obtaining the second and third indication or configuration, the terminal device 110 may select the SSB (s) (and thus obtain the corresponding PRACH beam resource) received on the SBFD time unit and non-SBFD time unit for path-loss estimation and (re) transmission based on the respective thresholds. Still assuming that the terminal device 110 selects the first SSB and the second SSB. As such, the first set of ROs mapped to the first SSB may be associated with the first beam for transmitting the first SSB. The second set of ROs mapped to the second SSB may be associated with the second different beam for transmitting the second SSB.
[0083] In some embodiments, the preamble determined / selected for the PRACH transmission may be associated with the first SSB received by the first beam and the second SSB received by the second different beam.
[0084] In addition, the above embodiment may be also expressed as below.
[0085] A new parameter, such as named rsrp-ThresholdMsg1SBFD-RepetitionNum2 / 4 / 8 can be added and configured in IE BWP-UplinkCommon for UE to determine the PRACH beam resource on SBFD symbols that satisfy the SSB threshold to reach the repetition number on SBFD symbols, and the original parameter rsrp-ThresholdMsg1-RepetitionNum2 / 4 / 8 for UE to determine the PRACH beam resource that satisfy the SSB threshold to choose the associated RO group on non-SBFD symbols.
[0086] Still referring to FIG. 2, in some embodiments, the power control parameters may be differently configured for the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs. Then, different sets of ROs can use different power parameters for the preamble repetition transmission on non-SBFD symbols and SBFD symbols. In an example, based on a first power control parameter, the terminal device 110 may transmit a portion of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs. In addition, based on a second different power control parameter, the terminal device may transmit another portion of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs. Furthermore, an example of the power control configuration parameters for preamble repetitions on the SBFD time unit may be as below.
[0087] SBFD-PreamblePowerRampingStep-r19 ENUMERATED {dB0, dB2, dB4, dB6}
[0088] SBFD-PreambleReceivedTargetPower-r19 INTEGER (-202... -60)
[0089] In addition, in some embodiments, a power ramping counter may be independently configured for the SBFD time unit (or the first set of ROs on the SBFD time unit) and the uplink time unit (or the second set of ROs on the uplink time unit) . As an example, each beam has a separate power ramping counter for repetition transmission on SBFD symbols and non-SBFD symbols. If the beam is not changed when the PRACH transmission is transition from the non-SBFD time unit to the SBFD time units, then the power ramping counter for the PRACH / preamble retransmission may be reset. Otherwise, if the beam is changed, then the counter is kept for the PRACH retransmission on SBFD symbols.
[0090] In another example, for the starting two PRACH transmissions (i.e., the first PRACH transmission and a subsequent PRACH retransmission) after beam change, the power ramping counter may be not changed if these two PRACH transmissions are on the SBFD time units. Then, for the next PRACH retransmission (i.e., the third time of PRACH transmission) on the SBFD time units, the power ramping counter may be counted. In a further example, if the retransmission number of the PRACH arrives 2 or 3 times, then the terminal device 110 may perform power ramping for the PRACH transmission. Otherwise, the terminal device 110 may keep the power for PRACH re-transmission on the SBFD time units.
[0091] As mentioned above, the RO in the first set of ROs and another RO in the second set of ROs may be different in the frequency domain. In some embodiments, a first set of frequency resources allocated to a RO of the first set of ROs is different from a second set frequency resources allocated to another RO of the second set of ROs. To discuss clarity, the frequency resource allocation may be further discussed with reference to FIG. 3C.
[0092] FIG. 3C illustrates an example of the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs that are configured with different frequency resources according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3C, for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetitions on the non-SBFD time units and SBFD time units, different sets of ROs may be configured with different frequency resources. In the example of FIG. 3C, the second set of ROs including the RO 350 is different from the first set of ROs including the RO 360 in the frequency domain. Furthermore, in the same set of ROs, the frequency resources may be the same.
[0093] In addition, in some embodiments, a frequency offset 365 may be configured to the terminal device 110 for the terminal device to determine the starting frequency position of the other set of ROs for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition. For example, the terminal device 110 may be configured with the frequency resources for the second set of ROs including the RO 350. The terminal device 110 may be further configured with the frequency offset 365. In this case, the starting frequency position for the other repetition transmission on the first set of ROs may be determined based on the frequency offset. Alternatively, the above embodiment may be also expressed as below.
[0094] Below parameter can be configured to SBFD aware UE in RACH-ConfigCommon or FeatureCombinationPreambles IE.
[0095] Frequencyoffset-ROGroup INTEGER (0.. maxNrofPhysicalResourceBlocks-1)
[0096] Still referring to FIG. 2, in some cases, how to select the RO type (e.g., the RO in the first set or another RO in the second set) to initiate the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition across legacy-ROs (i.e., the ROs in the uplink time unit) and SBFD-ROs should also be considered.
[0097] In some embodiments, the terminal device 110 may transmit the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs. For example, if the terminal device 110 is an SBFD aware UE, the terminal device 110 may always select the first set of ROs initiate preamble repetition transmission. In this case, if the network device 120 detect the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition across legacy RO on non-SBFD time units and additional RO on SBFD time units, the network device 120 may have the knowledge that this terminal device 110 is the SBFD aware UE based on the starting RO on the SBFD time unit. In other words, a starting priority of the first set of ROs is higher than the starting priority of the second set of ROs with respect to the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition across legacy RO on non-SBFD time units and additional RO on SBFD time units. For discussion purposes, the starting RO is further discussed with reference to FIG. 3D.
[0098] FIG. 3D illustrates an example of performing the PRACH transmission starting from a RO configured on the SBFD time unit according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3D, the terminal device 110 may transmit the PRACH transmission across the SBFD time units and non-SBFD time units by starting from the RO on the SBFD time unit 370. In this way, the network device 120 may directly determine the terminal device 110 is the SBFD aware UE. Accordingly, the blind detection and UE type identification may be improved.
[0099] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the terminal device 110 may determine the starting RO type for the PRACH with preamble repetition based on the measured RSRP of SSB (which may be also referred to as SSB RSRP) . In an example, the terminal device 110 may measure a first SSB RSRP on an SBFD time unit and a second SSB RSRP on a downlink time unit. Then, based on at least one of the first RSRP or the second RSRP, the terminal device 110 may transmit the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.
[0100] For example, if the first RSRP is higher than or equal to the second RSPR, the terminal device 110 may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition across legacy RO on non-SBFD time units and additional RO on SBFD time units starting from the first set of ROs. Otherwise, if the first RSRP is lower than the second RSPR, the terminal device 110 may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition across legacy RO on non-SBFD time units and additional RO on SBFD time units starting from the second set of ROs.
[0101] In this way, the terminal device 110 may select RO type (i.e., SBFD RO type or legacy RO type) to initiate the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition, based on the SSB RSRP measured on the SBFD time unit and non-SBFD time unit. If the measured SSB RSRP on SBFD time units is higher than or equal to the measured SSB RSRP on the non-SBFD time units, the terminal device 110 may select the RO configured on SBFD time units to initiate the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition. Otherwise, if the measured SSB RSRP on SBFD symbols lower than measured SSB RSRP on non-SBFD symbols, the terminal device 110 may select the RO on non-SBFD symbols to initiate the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition.
[0102] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the above embodiments may be also expressed as below:
[0103] Below descriptions can be added in TS 38.321 section 5.1.1.
[0104] 1> if the RSRP of the downlink pathloss reference in SBFD symbols is smaller than the RSRP of the downlink pathloss reference in non-SBFD symbols:
[0105] 2> select the RO in non-SBFD symbol for initiating PRACH transmission with preamble repetition;
[0106] 1> else:
[0107] 2> select the RO on SBFD symbols for initiating PRACH transmission with preamble repetition
[0108] Still referring to FIG. 2, in addition, in some embodiments, the terminal device 110 may extend the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition from one of the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs into the other one. In some embodiments, assuming that the PRACH transmission is started on the RO configured on the non-SBFD time unit, the terminal device 110 may select the nearest ROs configured on the SBFD symbols for remaining PRACH transmission if the configured preamble repetition number exceed a repetition threshold.
[0109] For example, the terminal device 110 may transmit the PRACH transmission starting from one (e.g., the second set of ROs) of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs. Then, if the terminal device 110 determines that a total number of preamble repetitions configured to the PRACH transmission is above a repetition number threshold, the terminal device 110 may transmit remaining preamble repetitions of the PRACH transmission that exceed the repetition number threshold using the other one (e.g., the first set of ROs) of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs. To discuss clarity, the above embodiments are further discussed with reference to FIG. 3E.
[0110] FIG. 3E illustrates an example of performing the PRACH transmission using nearest ROs of a different type according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0111] As shown in FIG. 3E, in some embodiments, if the configured preamble repetition number is lower than the repetition number threshold (which may be predefined or preconfigured) , the terminal device 110 may only use the ROs in the set of ROs 380 configured on the non-SBFD time units. Otherwise, if the configured preamble repetition number is above the repetition threshold, the terminal device may use the nearest ROs configured on the SBFD time unit to transmit the remaining preamble repetitions for the PRACH. In addition to the predefined or preconfigured repetition number threshold, the repetition number threshold may be determined based on the number of ROs in the set of ROs.
[0112] As an example, assuming that the repetition number threshold is 4. In some embodiments, the repetition number is predefined or preconfigured as 4. Alternatively, the terminal device 110 may determine the repetition number threshold as 4 based on there are 4 ROs in the set of ROs 380 configured on the uplink time units. As shown in FIG. 3E, if the configured preamble repetition number by msg1-RepetitionNum is higher than 4, such as 6, the terminal device 110 may transmit preamble repetition on legacy RO for 4 times, and transmit preamble repetition on additional RO on the nearest SBFD time units (e.g., the SBFD time unit 385) for the remaining 2 times.
[0113] In addition, if the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition is failed, the terminal device 110 may perform the PRACH retransmission. In some embodiments, for re-attempt of RACH access or PRACH re-transmission, the terminal device 110 may use the same set of ROs (i.e., a set of legacy ROs or a set of SBFD ROs) as the RO type in the first (initial) PRACH transmission attempt to start the PRACH retransmission.
[0114] In some embodiments, the terminal device 110 may transmit a PRACH retransmission starting from a third set of ROs. The third set of ROs is of the same RO type as the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started. In an example, assuming the terminal device 110 may transmit the initial PRACH transmission starting from the third set of ROs. In this case, regarding the PRACH retransmission, the terminal device 110 may start from the third of ROs which are also configured on the SBFD time unit.
[0115] That is, if the terminal device 110 uses the SBFD-RO to initiate the PRACH transmission with preamble repetitions for initial PRACH transmission attempt, then, the terminal device 110 still uses another SBFD-RO to initiate the PRACH retransmission with preamble repetitions. In turn, if the terminal device 110 uses the legacy RO to initiate the PRACH transmission with preamble repetitions for initial PRACH transmission attempt, the terminal device 110 still uses another legacy RO to initiate the PRACH retransmission with preamble repetitions. Alternatively, the above embodiments may be also expressed as below.
[0116] Below descriptions can be added in TS 38.321 section 5.1.1.
[0117] 1> if UE perform preamble repetition for RA attempt on SBFD symbols failure times reach a threshold:
[0118] 2> select the RO in non-SBFD symbol to perform preamble repetition for Random Access procedure;
[0119] 1> else:
[0120] 2> select the RO on SBFD symbols for initiating preamble repetition of RA attempt.
[0121] Alternatively, in some embodiments, for SBFD-aware UE RACH re-attempt or PRACH re-transmission, the terminal device 110 may fallback / switch into the other type of RO to initiate the PRACH retransmission with preamble repetition after certain number of PRACH transmission attempts are failure.
[0122] In some embodiments, the terminal device 110 may transmit a PRACH retransmission starting from a fourth set of ROs, and the fourth set of ROs is of a type different from the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started. In an example, if the failure number of RA attempts performed by the terminal device 110 on the SBFD time units reach a failure threshold, the terminal device 110 may switch to the non-SBFD time units to initiate the PRACH retransmission with preamble repetition. In another example, if the failure number of RA attempts performed by the terminal device 110 on the non-SBFD time units reach a failure number threshold, the terminal device 110 may switch to the SBFD time units to initiate the PRACH retransmission with preamble repetition.
[0123] Alternatively, the above embodiments may be also expressed as below.
[0124] Below descriptions can be added in TS 38.321 section 5.1.1.
[0125] 1> if UE perform preamble repetition for RA attempt on SBFD symbols failure times reach a threshold:
[0126] 2> select the RO in non-SBFD symbol to perform preamble repetition for Random Access procedure;
[0127] 1> else:
[0128] 2> select the RO on SBFD symbols for initiating preamble repetition of RA attempt
[0129] Still referring to FIG. 2, furthermore, how to determine time period X of repeated SSB-to-RO groups need to be considered. In some embodiments, a period of a third association relationship between SSB (s) and RO (s) is determined based on a first period of the first association relationship and a second time period of the second association relationship. As mentioned above, the first association relationship between the first set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) may be determined separately from a second association relationship between the second set of ROs and the SSB.
[0130] In an example, if PRACH transmission with preamble repetition is performed on the first set of ROs and second set of ROs, there may be two time periods defined. One time period P1 is for preamble repetition on SBFD symbols, and the other time period P2 is for preamble repetition on non-SBFD symbols. In this case, if the first set of ROs and second set of ROs are continues in time domain, the time period of a third association relationship (or the total time period for PRACH transmission with preamble repetition) may be equal to P1+P2. That is, the time period of the set (s) of (i.e., PRACH transmission with preamble repetition times) valid ROs may be determined separately from the time period for legacy-ROs and SBFD-ROs. P1 and P2 are the smallest integer number of respective association pattern periods such that at least one set of valid PRACH occasions for each of the SSB indexes may be determined within the time period for all configured number of preamble repetitions.
[0131] In view of the above, the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition may be transmitted across different types of RO, i.e., the first set of ROs configured on the SBFD time unit and the second set of ROs configured on the non-SBFD time unit. Accordingly, the network device 120 receives (220) the PRACH transmission 215 with preamble repetition using the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs.
[0132] Alternatively, one set of ROs may include RO (s) configured on the SBFD time unit (s) and other RO (s) configured on the non-SBFD time unit (s) . The PRACH with preamble repetition may be also transmitted using this one set of ROs.
[0133] FIG. 4 illustrates another signaling process 400 for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0134] In the signaling process 400, the terminal device 110 transmits (410) a PRACH transmission 415 with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) , and this set of ROs includes a RO configured on an SBFD time unit and another RO configured on an uplink time unit. Similarly, in some embodiments, a first association relationship between the RO configured on the SBFD time unit of the set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the other RO configured on the uplink time unit of the set of ROs and the SSB. Accordingly, the network device 120 receives (420) the PRACH 415 using this set of ROs.
[0135] In some embodiments, the frequency resources for the ROs configured on the SBFD time unit (s) and the frequency resources for the other ROs configured on the non-SBFD time unit (s) are the same. In addition, the power control configuration and spatial filter configuration are also the same for the ROs configured on the SBFD time unit and non-SBFD time unit. In this case, the ROs on the SBFD time units and non-SBFD time units may be included in the one same set of ROs. To discuss clarity, the one set of ROs including different RO types is further discussed with reference to FIG. 5.
[0136] FIG. 5 illustrates an example of the set of ROs including a RO configured on the SBFD time unit and another RO configured on the uplink time unit according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0137] In the example of FIG. 5, the one set of ROs 510 may include the ROs on the uplink time unit and other ROs on the SBFD time unit. Thus, the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition may be performed on this set of ROs which crosses different RO types of different time unit types.
[0138] Referring back to FIG. 4, in addition, in some embodiments, the network device 120 may further transmit, to the terminal device 110, a type indication of a type of a random access occasion (RO) configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units or another type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit. The type indication indicates a type of RO from which the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition starts. Based on that receiving the type indication, the terminal device 110 may transmit the PRACH transmission starting from the RO among the set of ROs that is of the indicated type of RO.
[0139] In addition, in some embodiments, the preamble on SBFD time units and non-SBFD time units in the one set of ROs may be associated with same SSB index. Alternatively, the above embodiments may be also expressed as below.
[0140] For example, below parameter can be added in TS 38.331 RACH-ConfigCommon IE or FeatureCombinationPreambles IE.
[0141] RepRoType ENUMERATED {legacy / non-SBFD, additional / SBFD}
[0142] In addition, in some embodiments, if the set of ROs includes different RO types, one time period between the SSBs and ROs may be defined and the duration of the one time period is equal to the smallest integer number of association pattern periods such that at least one set of valid PRACH occasions for each of the SS / PBCH block indexes can be determined within the time period for all configured number of preamble repetitions.
[0143] FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of an example method 600 implemented at a terminal device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method 600 can be implemented at the terminal device 110 shown in FIG. 1. For the purpose of discussion, the method 600 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. It is to be understood that the method 600 may include additional acts not shown and / or may omit some shown acts, and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited in this regard.
[0144] At 610, the terminal device 110 transmits, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs. The first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0145] In some embodiments, there is at least one of the following: a first association relationship between the first set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the second set of ROs and the SSB; and a preamble determined for the PRACH transmission is associated with one or more SSBs.
[0146] In some embodiments, a time period of a third association relationship between an SSB and a RO is determined based on a first time period of the first association relationship and a second time period of the second association relationship.
[0147] In some embodiments, there is at least one of the following: a first RO and a second RO among the first set of ROs are spaced by one or more time units, and the one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the one or more time units is configured with a RO of the second set of ROs; or a third RO and a fourth RO among the second set of ROs are spaced by a further one or more time units, and the further one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the further one or more time units is configured with a RO of the first set of ROs.
[0148] In some embodiments, the terminal device may further: receive, from the network device, a first indication or configuration of a first number of preamble repetitions associated with one time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type; determine, based on the first indication or configuration and a configured total preamble repetition number, a second number of preamble repetition associated with the other time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type.
[0149] In some embodiments, the terminal device may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting the first number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the one time unit type; and transmitting the second number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs or the first set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the other time unit type.
[0150] In some embodiments, the terminal device may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting, by a first beam, a portion of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs; and transmitting, by a second different beam, another portion of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs
[0151] In some embodiments, a preamble determined for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition is associated with a first SSB received by the first beam and a second SSB received by the second different beam, and the terminal device may further: receive, from the network device, a second indication or configuration of a first reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold for selecting the first SSB associated with the first set of ROs; receive, from the network device, a third indication or configuration of a second RSRP threshold for selecting the second SSB associated with the second set of ROs.
[0152] In some embodiments, the terminal device may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting, based on a first power control parameter, a portion of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs; and transmitting, based on a second different power control parameter, another portion of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs.
[0153] In some embodiments, there is at least one of the following: a power ramping counter is independently configured for the SBFD time unit and the uplink time unit; or the power ramping counter is independently configured for the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs.
[0154] In some embodiments, a first set of frequency resources allocated to a RO of the first set of ROs is different from a second set frequency resources allocated to another RO of the second set of ROs.
[0155] In some embodiments, the terminal device may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs.
[0156] In some embodiments, a starting priority of the first set of ROs is higher than the starting priority of the second set of ROs with respect to the transmission of the PRACH transmission.
[0157] In some embodiments, the terminal device may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: measuring a first SSB RSRP on an SBFD time unit; measuring a second SSB RSRP on a downlink time unit; and transmitting, based on at least one of the first RSRP or the second RSRP, the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.
[0158] In some embodiments, the terminal device may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting, based on that the first RSRP is higher than or equal to the second RSPR, the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs; or transmitting, based on that the first RSRP is lower than the second RSPR, the PRACH transmission starting from the second set of ROs.
[0159] In some embodiments, the terminal device may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting the PRACH transmission starting from one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs; determining that a total number of preamble repetitions configured to the PRACH transmission is above a repetition number threshold; and transmitting remaining preamble repetitions of the PRACH transmission that exceed the repetition number threshold using the other one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.
[0160] In some embodiments, the repetition number threshold is determined based on the number of ROs in the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.
[0161] In some embodiments, the terminal device may further: transmit, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a third set of ROs, wherein the third set of ROs is of the same RO type as the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started, wherein a RO type comprises a first type of a RO configured on an SBFD time unit and a second type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit; or transmit, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a fourth set of ROs, wherein the fourth set of ROs is of a type different from the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started.
[0162] In some embodiments, the terminal device may transmit the PRACH retransmission starting from the fourth set of ROs by the following: determining that the number of failures of the PRACH transmission and PRACH retransmission is above a failure number threshold.
[0163] FIG. 7 illustrates a flowchart of a method 700 of communication implemented at a network device in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method 700 can be implemented at the network device 120 shown in FIG. 1. For the purpose of discussion, the method 700 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. It is to be understood that the method 700 may include additional acts not shown and / or may omit some shown acts, and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited in this regard.
[0164] At 710, the network device 120 receives, from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs. The first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0165] In some embodiments, there is at least one of the following: a first association relationship between the first set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the second set of ROs and the SSB; and a preamble determined for the PRACH transmission is associated with one or more SSBs.
[0166] In some embodiments, a time period of a third association relationship between an SSB and a RO is determined based on a first time period of the first association relationship and a second time period of the second association relationship.
[0167] In some embodiments, there is at least one of the following: a first RO and a second RO among the first set of ROs are spaced by one or more time units, and the one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the one or more time units is configured with a RO of the second set of ROs; or a third RO and a fourth RO among the second set of ROs are spaced by a further one or more time units, and the further one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the further one or more time units is configured with a RO of the first set of ROs.
[0168] In some embodiments, the network device may further: transmit, to the terminal device, a first indication or configuration of a first number of preamble repetitions associated with one time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type.
[0169] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the PRACH transmission by the following: receiving the first number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the one time unit type; and receiving the second number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs or the first set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the other time unit type.
[0170] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: receiving, by a first beam, a portion of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs; and receiving, by a second different beam, another portion of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs
[0171] In some embodiments, a preamble determined for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition is associated with a first SSB received by the first beam and a second SSB received by the second different beam, and the network device may further: transmit, to the terminal device, a second indication or configuration of a first reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold for selecting the first SSB associated with the first set of ROs; transmit, to the terminal device, a third indication or configuration of a second RSRP threshold for selecting the second SSB associated with the second set of ROs.
[0172] In some embodiments, a first set of frequency resources allocated to a RO of the first set of ROs is different from a second set frequency resources allocated to another RO of the second set of ROs.
[0173] In some embodiments, the PRACH transmission is transmitted starting from one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs, and the network device may further: receive, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a third set of ROs, wherein the third set of ROs is of the same RO type as the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started, wherein a RO type comprises a first type of a RO configured on an SBFD time unit and a second type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit; or receive, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a fourth set of ROs, wherein the fourth set of ROs is of a type different from the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started.
[0174] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the PRACH retransmission starting from the fourth set of ROs by the following: determining that the number of failures of the PRACH transmission and PRACH retransmission is above a failure number threshold.
[0175] FIG. 8 illustrates a flowchart of an example method 800 implemented at a terminal device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method 800 can be implemented at the terminal device 110 shown in FIG. 1. For the purpose of discussion, the method 800 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. It is to be understood that the method 800 may include additional acts not shown and / or may omit some shown acts, and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited in this regard.
[0176] At 810, the terminal device 110 transmits, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) . The set of ROs comprises at least one RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and at least another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0177] In some embodiments, a first association relationship between the RO configured on the SBFD time unit of the set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the other RO configured on the uplink time unit of the set of ROs and the SSB.
[0178] In some embodiments, the terminal device may: receive, from the network device, a type indication of a type of a random access occasion (RO) configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units or another type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0179] In some embodiments, the terminal device may transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting, to the network device, the PRACH transmission starting from the RO among the set of ROs that is of the indicated type of RO.
[0180] FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart of a method 900 of communication implemented at a network device in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method 900 can be implemented at the network device 120 shown in FIG. 1. For the purpose of discussion, the method 900 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. It is to be understood that the method 900 may include additional acts not shown and / or may omit some shown acts, and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited in this regard.
[0181] At 910, the network device 120 receives, from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) . The set of ROs comprises at least one RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and at least another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0182] In some embodiments, a first association relationship between the RO configured on the SBFD time unit of the set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the other RO configured on the uplink time unit of the set of ROs and the SSB.
[0183] In some embodiments, the network device may further: transmit, to the terminal device, a type indication of a type of a random access occasion (RO) configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units or another type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0184] In some embodiments, network device may receive the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: receiving, from the terminal device, the PRACH transmission starting from the RO among the set of ROs that is of the indicated type of RO.
[0185] FIG. 10 is a simplified block diagram of a device 1000 that is suitable for implementing some embodiments of the present disclosure. The device 1600 can be considered as a further example embodiment of the terminal device 110 or network device 120 as shown in FIG. 1. Accordingly, the device 1600 can be implemented at or as at least a part of the above network devices or terminal devices.
[0186] As shown, the device 1000 includes a processor 1010, a memory 1020 coupled to the processor 1010, a suitable transceiver 1040 coupled to the processor 1010, and a communication interface coupled to the transceiver 1040. The memory 1010 stores at least a part of a program 1030. The transceiver 1040 may be for bidirectional communications or a unidirectional communication based on requirements. The transceiver 1040 may include at least one of a transmitter 1042 and a receiver 1044. The transmitter 1042 and the receiver 1044 may be functional modules or physical entities. The transceiver 1040 has at least one antenna to facilitate communication, though in practice an Access Node mentioned in this application may have several ones. The communication interface may represent any interface that is necessary for communication with other network elements, such as X2 / Xn interface for bidirectional communications between eNBs / gNBs, S1 / NG interface for communication between a Mobility Management Entity (MME) / Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) / SGW / UPF and the eNB / gNB, Un interface for communication between the eNB / gNB and a relay node (RN) , or Uu interface for communication between the eNB / gNB and a terminal device.
[0187] The program 1030 is assumed to include program instructions that, when executed by the associated processor 1010, enable the device 1000 to operate in accordance with the embodiments of the present disclosure, as discussed herein with reference to FIGS. 1-9. The embodiments herein may be implemented by computer software executable by the processor 1010 of the device 1000, or by hardware, or by a combination of software and hardware. The processor 1010 may be configured to implement various embodiments of the present disclosure. Furthermore, a combination of the processor 1610 and memory 1020 may form processing means 1050 adapted to implement various embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0188] The memory 1020 may be of any type suitable to the local technical network and may be implemented using any suitable data storage technology, such as a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, semiconductor based memory devices, magnetic memory devices and systems, optical memory devices and systems, fixed memory and removable memory, as non-limiting examples. While only one memory 1020 is shown in the device 1000, there may be several physically distinct memory modules in the device 1000. The processor 1010 may be of any type suitable to the local technical network, and may include one or more of general purpose computers, special purpose computers, microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs) and processors based on multicore processor architecture, as non-limiting examples. The device 1600 may have multiple processors, such as an application specific integrated circuit chip that is slaved in time to a clock which synchronizes the main processor.
[0189] In some embodiments, a terminal device comprises circuitry configured to perform method 600 and / or 800.
[0190] In some embodiments, a network device comprises circuitry configured to perform method 700 and / or 900.
[0191] The components included in the apparatuses and / or devices of the present disclosure may be implemented in various manners, including software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, one or more units may be implemented using software and / or firmware, for example, machine-executable instructions stored on the storage medium. In addition to or instead of machine-executable instructions, parts or all of the units in the apparatuses and / or devices may be implemented, at least in part, by one or more hardware logic components. For example, and without limitation, illustrative types of hardware logic components that can be used include Field-programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) , Application-specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) , Application-specific Standard Products (ASSPs) , System-on-a-chip systems (SOCs) , Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs) , and the like.
[0192] Generally, various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in hardware or special purpose circuits, software, logic or any combination thereof. Some aspects may be implemented in hardware, while other aspects may be implemented in firmware or software which may be executed by a controller, microprocessor or other computing device. While various aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated and described as block diagrams, flowcharts, or using some other pictorial representation, it will be appreciated that the blocks, apparatus, systems, technique terminal devices or methods described herein may be implemented in, as non-limiting examples, hardware, software, firmware, special purpose circuits or logic, general purpose hardware or controller or other computing devices, or some combination thereof.
[0193] The present disclosure also provides at least one computer program product tangibly stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The computer program product includes computer-executable instructions, such as those included in program modules, being executed in a device on a target real or virtual processor, to carry out the process or method as described above with reference to any of Figs. 2 to 23. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, libraries, objects, classes, components, data structures, or the like that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The functionality of the program modules may be combined or split between program modules as desired in various embodiments. Machine-executable instructions for program modules may be executed within a local or distributed device. In a distributed device, program modules may be located in both local and remote storage media.
[0194] Program code for carrying out methods of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. These program codes may be provided to a processor or controller of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, such that the program codes, when executed by the processor or controller, cause the functions / operations specified in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams to be implemented. The program code may execute entirely on a machine, partly on the machine, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the machine and partly on a remote machine or entirely on the remote machine or server.
[0195] The above program code may be embodied on a machine readable medium, which may be any tangible medium that may contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The machine readable medium may be a machine readable signal medium or a machine readable storage medium. A machine readable medium may include but not limited to an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the machine readable storage medium would include an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM) , a read-only memory (ROM) , an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory) , an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) , an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
[0196] Further, while operations are depicted in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Likewise, while several specific embodiment details are contained in the above discussions, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the present disclosure, but rather as descriptions of features that may be specific to particular embodiments. Certain features that are described in the context of separate embodiments may also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented in multiple embodiments separately or in any suitable sub-combination.
[0197] Although the present disclosure has been described in language specific to structural features and / or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the present disclosure defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.
[0198] In summary, embodiments of the present disclosure may provide the following solutions.
[0199] A terminal device comprising: a processor, and the processor is configured to cause the terminal device to: transmit, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs, wherein the first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0200] In one embodiment, wherein at least one of the following: a first association relationship between the first set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the second set of ROs and the SSB; and a preamble determined for the PRACH transmission is associated with one or more SSBs.
[0201] In one embodiment, wherein a time period of a third association relationship between an SSB and a RO is determined based on a first time period of the first association relationship and a second time period of the second association relationship.
[0202] In one embodiment, wherein at least one of the following: a first RO and a second RO among the first set of ROs are spaced by one or more time units, and the one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the one or more time units is configured with a RO of the second set of ROs; or a third RO and a fourth RO among the second set of ROs are spaced by a further one or more time units, and the further one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the further one or more time units is configured with a RO of the first set of ROs.
[0203] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: receive, from the network device, a first indication or configuration of a first number of preamble repetitions associated with one time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type; determine, based on the first indication or configuration and a configured total preamble repetition number, a second number of preamble repetition associated with the other time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type.
[0204] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting the first number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the one time unit type; and transmitting the second number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs or the first set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the other time unit type.
[0205] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting, by a first beam, a portion of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs; and transmitting, by a second different beam, another portion of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs
[0206] In one embodiment, wherein a preamble determined for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition is associated with a first SSB received by the first beam and a second SSB received by the second different beam, and wherein the terminal device is further caused to:receive, from the network device, a second indication or configuration of a first reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold for selecting the first SSB associated with the first set of ROs; receive, from the network device, a third indication or configuration of a second RSRP threshold for selecting the second SSB associated with the second set of ROs.
[0207] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting, based on a first power control parameter, a portion of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs; and transmitting, based on a second different power control parameter, another portion of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs.
[0208] In one embodiment, wherein at least one of the following: a power ramping counter is independently configured for the SBFD time unit and the uplink time unit; or the power ramping counter is independently configured for the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs.
[0209] In one embodiment, wherein a first set of frequency resources allocated to a RO of the first set of ROs is different from a second set frequency resources allocated to another RO of the second set of ROs.
[0210] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs.
[0211] In one embodiment, wherein a starting priority of the first set of ROs is higher than the starting priority of the second set of ROs with respect to the transmission of the PRACH transmission.
[0212] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: measuring a first SSB RSRP on an SBFD time unit; measuring a second SSB RSRP on a downlink time unit; and transmitting, based on at least one of the first RSRP or the second RSRP, the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.
[0213] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting, based on that the first RSRP is higher than or equal to the second RSPR, the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs; or transmitting, based on that the first RSRP is lower than the second RSPR, the PRACH transmission starting from the second set of ROs.
[0214] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting the PRACH transmission starting from one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs; determining that a total number of preamble repetitions configured to the PRACH transmission is above a repetition number threshold; and transmitting remaining preamble repetitions of the PRACH transmission that exceed the repetition number threshold using the other one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.
[0215] In one embodiment, wherein the repetition number threshold is determined based on the number of ROs in the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.
[0216] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: transmit, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a third set of ROs, wherein the third set of ROs is of the same RO type as the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started, wherein a RO type comprises a first type of a RO configured on an SBFD time unit and a second type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit; or transmit, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a fourth set of ROs, wherein the fourth set of ROs is of a type different from the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started.
[0217] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH retransmission starting from the fourth set of ROs by the following: determining that the number of failures of the PRACH transmission and PRACH retransmission is above a failure number threshold.
[0218] A network device comprising: a processor, and the processor is configured to cause the network device to: receive, from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs, wherein the first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0219] In one embodiment, wherein at least one of the following: a first association relationship between the first set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the second set of ROs and the SSB; and a preamble determined for the PRACH transmission is associated with one or more SSBs.
[0220] In one embodiment, wherein a time period of a third association relationship between an SSB and a RO is determined based on a first time period of the first association relationship and a second time period of the second association relationship.
[0221] In one embodiment, wherein at least one of the following: a first RO and a second RO among the first set of ROs are spaced by one or more time units, and the one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the one or more time units is configured with a RO of the second set of ROs; or a third RO and a fourth RO among the second set of ROs are spaced by a further one or more time units, and the further one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the further one or more time units is configured with a RO of the first set of ROs.
[0222] In one embodiment, wherein the network device is further caused to: transmit, to the terminal device, a first indication or configuration of a first number of preamble repetitions associated with one time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type.
[0223] In one embodiment, wherein the network device is caused to receive the PRACH transmission by the following: receiving the first number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the one time unit type; and receiving the second number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs or the first set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the other time unit type.
[0224] In one embodiment, wherein the network device is caused to receive the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: receiving, by a first beam, a portion of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs; and receiving, by a second different beam, another portion of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs
[0225] In one embodiment, wherein a preamble determined for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition is associated with a first SSB received by the first beam and a second SSB received by the second different beam, and wherein the network device is further caused to: transmit, to the terminal device, a second indication or configuration of a first reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold for selecting the first SSB associated with the first set of ROs; transmit, to the terminal device, a third indication or configuration of a second RSRP threshold for selecting the second SSB associated with the second set of ROs.
[0226] In one embodiment, wherein a first set of frequency resources allocated to a RO of the first set of ROs is different from a second set frequency resources allocated to another RO of the second set of ROs.
[0227] In one embodiment, wherein the PRACH transmission is transmitted starting from one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs, and wherein the network device is further caused to: receive, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a third set of ROs, wherein the third set of ROs is of the same RO type as the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started, wherein a RO type comprises a first type of a RO configured on an SBFD time unit and a second type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit; or receive, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a fourth set of ROs, wherein the fourth set of ROs is of a type different from the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started.
[0228] In one embodiment, wherein the network device is caused to receive the PRACH retransmission starting from the fourth set of ROs by the following: determining that the number of failures of the PRACH transmission and PRACH retransmission is above a failure number threshold.
[0229] A terminal device comprising a processor, and the processor is configured to cause the terminal device to: transmit, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) , wherein the set of ROs comprises at least one RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and at least another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0230] In one embodiment, wherein a first association relationship between the RO configured on the SBFD time unit of the set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the other RO configured on the uplink time unit of the set of ROs and the SSB.
[0231] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: receive, from the network device, a type indication of a type of a random access occasion (RO) configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units or another type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0232] In one embodiment, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: transmitting, to the network device, the PRACH transmission starting from the RO among the set of ROs that is of the indicated type of RO.
[0233] A network device comprising a processor, and the processor is configured to cause the network device to: receives, from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) , wherein the set of ROs comprises at least one RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and at least another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0234] In one embodiment, wherein a first association relationship between the RO configured on the SBFD time unit of the set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the other RO configured on the uplink time unit of the set of ROs and the SSB.
[0235] In one embodiment, wherein the network device is further caused to: transmit, to the terminal device, a type indication of a type of a random access occasion (RO) configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units or another type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0236] In one embodiment, wherein network device is caused to receive the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following: receiving, from the terminal device, the PRACH transmission starting from the RO among the set of ROs that is of the indicated type of RO.
[0237] A method of communication, comprising: transmitting, by a terminal device to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs, wherein the first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0238] A method of communication, comprising: receiving, by a network device from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs, wherein the first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.
[0239] A method of communication, comprising: transmitting, by a terminal device to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) , wherein the set of ROs comprises a RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0240] A method of communication, comprising: receiving, by a network device from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) , wherein the set of ROs comprises a RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and another RO configured on an uplink time unit.
[0241] A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed on at least one processor, causing the at least one processor to perform the method according to any of the above methods.
Claims
1.A terminal device comprising:a processor, and the processor is configured to cause the terminal device to:transmit, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs,wherein the first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.2.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the following:a first association relationship between the first set of ROs and a synchronization signal block (SSB) is determined separately from a second association relationship between the second set of ROs and the SSB; anda preamble determined for the PRACH transmission is associated with one or more SSBs.3.The terminal device of claim 2, wherein a time period of a third association relationship between an SSB and a RO is determined based on a first time period of the first association relationship and a second time period of the second association relationship.4.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the following:a first RO and a second RO among the first set of ROs are spaced by one or more time units, and the one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the one or more time units is configured with a RO of the second set of ROs; ora third RO and a fourth RO among the second set of ROs are spaced by a further one or more time units, and the further one or more time units are not configured with a RO or at least one of the further one or more time units is configured with a RO of the first set of ROs.5.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the terminal device is further caused to:receive, from the network device, a first indication or configuration of a first number of preamble repetitions associated with one time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type;determine, based on the first indication or configuration and a configured total preamble repetition number, a second number of preamble repetitions associated with the other time unit type of the SBFD time unit type or the uplink time unit type.6.The terminal device of claim 5, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following:transmitting the first number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the one time unit type; andtransmitting the second number of preamble repetitions for the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs or the first set of ROs configured on one or more time units of the other time unit type.7.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following:transmitting, by a first beam, a portion of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs; andtransmitting, by a second different beam, another portion of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs.8.The terminal device of claim 7, wherein a preamble determined for the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition is associated with a first SSB received by the first beam and a second SSB received by the second different beam, and wherein the terminal device is further caused to:receive, from the network device, a second indication or configuration of a first reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold for selecting the first SSB associated with the first set of ROs;receive, from the network device, a third indication or configuration of a second RSRP threshold for selecting the second SSB associated with the second set of ROs.9.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following:transmitting, based on a first power control parameter, a portion of the PRACH transmission using the first set of ROs; andtransmitting, based on a second different power control parameter, another portion of the PRACH transmission using the second set of ROs.10.The terminal device of claim 9, wherein at least one of the following:a power ramping counter is independently configured for the SBFD time unit and the uplink time unit; orthe power ramping counter is independently configured for the first set of ROs and the second set of ROs.11.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein a first set of frequency resources allocated to a RO of the first set of ROs is different from a second set frequency resources allocated to another RO of the second set of ROs.12.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following:transmitting the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs.13.The terminal device of claim 12, wherein a starting priority of the first set of ROs is higher than the starting priority of the second set of ROs with respect to the transmission of the PRACH transmission.14.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following:measuring a first SSB RSRP on an SBFD time unit;measuring a second SSB RSRP on a downlink time unit; andtransmitting, based on at least one of the first RSRP or the second RSRP, the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.15.The terminal device of claim 14, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following:transmitting, based on that the first RSRP is higher than or equal to the second RSPR, the PRACH transmission starting from the first set of ROs; ortransmitting, based on that the first RSRP is lower than the second RSPR, the PRACH transmission starting from the second set of ROs.16.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the PRACH transmission with preamble repetition by the following:transmitting the PRACH transmission starting from one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs;determining that a total number of preamble repetitions configured to the PRACH transmission is above a repetition number threshold; andtransmitting remaining preamble repetitions of the PRACH transmission that exceed the repetition number threshold using the other one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.17.The terminal device of claim 16, wherein the repetition number threshold is determined based on the number of ROs in the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs.18.The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the terminal device is further caused to:transmit, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a third set of ROs, wherein the third set of ROs is of the same RO type as the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started, wherein a RO type comprises a first type of a RO configured on an SBFD time unit and a second type of a RO configured on an uplink time unit; ortransmit, based on the PRACH transmission is failed, a PRACH retransmission starting from a fourth set of ROs, wherein the fourth set of ROs is of a type different from the one of the first set of ROs or the second set of ROs on which the PRACH transmission is started.19.A network device comprisinga processor, and the processor is configured to cause the network device to:receive, from a terminal device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a first set of random access occasions (RO) and a second set of ROs,wherein the first set of ROs is configured on one or more subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time units each with frequency subbands for different link directions, and the second set of ROs is configured on one or more uplink time units.20.A terminal device comprisinga processor, and the processor is configured to cause the terminal device to:transmit, to a network device, a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission with preamble repetition using a set of random access occasions (RO) ,wherein the set of ROs comprises at least one RO configured on a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) time unit with frequency subbands for different link directions, and at least another RO configured on an uplink time unit.