Random Access Reporting for RA Configuration Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing self-organizing network (SON) solutions lack comprehensive reporting of random access (RA) information, hindering effective optimization of RA configurations, particularly in scenarios involving RA partitioning, Message 3 repetition, synchronization signal block issues, listen before talk failures, secondary cell group activations, beam failure recoveries, and timing advance reports.

Innovation Solution

A method and device for enhanced RA information reporting, including details on RA partition, Message 3 repetition, synchronization signal block issues, listen before talk failures, secondary cell group activations, beam failure recoveries, and timing advance reports, allowing terminal devices to store and transmit this information to network devices for optimized RA configurations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If comprehensive RA information reporting is implemented, then RA performance optimization is improved, but device complexity and signaling overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveRA performance optimizationVSAvoidreporting complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments RA information reporting into multiple distinct information elements (IEs), each covering specific RA aspects such as RA partition, Message 3 repetition, synchronization signal block issues, listen before talk failures, secondary cell group activations, beam failure recoveries, and timing advance reports. This segmentation allows the network to selectively request and process only the relevant information needed for specific optimization scenarios, reducing overall reporting complexity while maintaining comprehensive optimization capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple RA information elements are reported, then network optimization capability is improved, but signaling overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork optimization capabilityVSAvoidsignaling overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements partial reporting by allowing the network to selectively request specific RA information elements based on current optimization needs rather than requiring complete reporting of all RA parameters. The network can request only the subset of information relevant to the specific optimization scenario, reducing signaling overhead while maintaining adaptability for comprehensive optimization when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20250358860A1Method, device and computer storage medium of communication
Publication Date: 2025.11.20 NEC CORP
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media of communication. A terminal device stores and transmits information of a RA procedure to a network device. The information of the RA procedure comprises at least one of the following: information regarding RA partition, information regarding Msg3 repetition, information regarding a TA report, or information regarding the RA procedure triggered due to none of SSBs associated with a CG resource for SDT has RSRP above threshold power, or due to consistent LBT failure recovery, or due to SCG activation, or due to BFR for two sets of BFD-RSs. In this way, a RA configuration may be optimized.