Uplink Grant Timing With Bandwidth Part Switching in 5G NR

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently providing various services such as eMBB, mMTC, and URLLC due to varying channel and interference properties in 5G or NR systems, leading to issues like transmission failures and reduced performance.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for a terminal to determine whether bandwidth part switching is required based on control information, optimizing signal transmission and reception by calculating minimum processing time.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If bandwidth part switching is performed to optimize signal transmission, then transmission efficiency is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission efficiencyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal determines whether bandwidth part switching is required in advance based on control information before actual signal transmission. By pre-evaluating the need for switching and calculating minimum processing time beforehand, the system optimizes transmission efficiency while managing processing time requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If minimum processing time is calculated accurately, then transmission reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission reliabilityVSAvoidcalculation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system calculates minimum processing time by determining bandwidth part switching requirements and adjusting time parameters accordingly. By changing the approach to parameter calculation based on control information, the system achieves accurate timing without excessive computational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4391436B1Method and device for determining transmission time in wireless communication system
Publication Date: 2025.12.24 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A method, performed by a terminal, of transmitting or receiving a signal in a wireless communication system includes receiving control information including an uplink grant from a base station, determining whether there is a bandwidth part switching command based on the control information, and determining, based on the uplink grant, whether to transmit a physical uplink shared channel to the base station, based on whether there is the bandwidth part switching command.