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Random access method and apparatus of UE in mobile communication system

Granted 15 Mar 2016 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · originally Samsung Electronics

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Inventors: Gert-Jan Van Lieshout, Boon Loong Ng, Joon Young Cho, Soeng Hun Kim +1 · Examiner: Ronald B Abelson · AU 2476 · TC 2400

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Abstract

A method and an apparatus for performing random access and uplink transmission of a User Equipment (UE) supporting Carrier Aggregation (CA) are provided. The method includes determining whether a Scheduling Request (SR) is pending, determining, when the SR is pending, whether an uplink transmission resource is available in a current Transmission Time Interval (TTI), determining, when the uplink transmission resource is not available, whether a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource is configured for transmission of the SR, and initiating, when the PUCCH resource is not configured, a random access process in a primary cell. The random access method and apparatus of the present invention is advantageous to reduce the waste of transmission resources.

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6 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section H — Electricity
  • H04W74/08
  • H04W72/00
  • H04W72/12
  • H04W52/28
  • H04W4/00
  • H04W76/06

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Examiner
Ronald B Abelson
art unit 2476 · TC 2400
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2 priority documents
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11 Jan 2011
earliest claimed
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provisionalUS 6143163511 Jan 2011
related publicationUS 20140307670 A116 Oct 2014

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