Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for utilizing unused bit resources to convey restrictions on parameters evaluated for a feedback report in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless communication system. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a transmitting node in a wireless network includes transmitting a feedback restriction indicator to a receiving node, where the feedback restriction indicator is an unused bit resource in one or more instances of a control channel that is indicative of one or more desired restrictions on parameters to be evaluated by the receiving node for a feedback report to be provided from the receiving node. The method of operation of the transmitting node further includes receiving the feedback report from the receiving node, where the feedback report is limited according to the feedback restriction indicator.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for selecting between downlink beamforming training and uplink beamforming training for hybrid beamforming. The decision whether to perform downlink beamforming training or uplink beamforming training for hybrid beamforming can be used by a network node to reduce training overhead and increase system capacity. A selection value is computed, indicative of the relative costs of signaling overhead for downlink beamforming training and uplink beamforming training to support downlink transmissions by the network node to the group of wireless devices using hybrid beamforming. The selection between uplink beamforming training and downlink beamforming training is based on the selection value.

Abstract: This specification provides a method of transmitting an uplink signal based on a codebook in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method performed by a UE includes receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) including a first transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI), determining a codebook subset related to the transmission of the uplink signal based on the first TPMI, and transmitting, to the base station, the uplink signal based on the determined codebook subset. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that flexibility in the transmission antenna design of a UE can be increased because the degree of freedom of antenna port selection is increased.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are disclosed. Flexible interleaving configurations may be employed to support various operations, including beamforming. Flexible interleaving may include dynamically or semi-statically determining a combination of bit-level, tone-level, tone-group level, or other interleaving technique for one or more transmissions. The interleaving configuration may be based on delay spread, a coherence bandwidth, a signal to noise ratio, a Doppler spread, or a combination thereof. An interleaving configuration may be a determination may be made by a base station or some other network entity and explicitly signaled to another device. Additionally or alternatively, the determination may be made based on one or more implicit rules, which may be based on a variety of factors (e.g., available bandwidth, modulation and coding scheme (MCS), code block (CB) size). Further, interleaving may be enabled (or disabled) under certain conditions.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe receiving synchronization signals in wireless communications. A block of synchronization signals can be received from a base station in a first time interval. A beam identifier and a redundancy version associated with the block of synchronization signals can be determined. A broadcast channel can be received based at least in part on a timing associated with the beam identifier. The broadcast channel can be descrambled based at least in part on a scrambling code associated with the redundancy version.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for changing an AID in a wireless LAN system. The method for changing an AID of a terminal by an access point comprises: a step of receiving an AID reassignment frame from the access point; a step of extracting an AID reassignment counter value from the AID reassignment frame; and a step of changing the AID of the terminal to the new AID included in the AID reassignment frame after the beacon periods of the access point indicated by the AID reassignment counter value extracted from the AID reassignment frame reception time have elapsed. Thus, a conflict between AIDs can be prevented.

Abstract: In a power information sending method, a terminal device receives in a first downlink subframe of a first carrier, first scheduling grant information sent by a first network device, sends channel power information to a second network device in a second uplink subframe of a second carrier, and receives second scheduling grant information in a second downlink subframe.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for methods, apparatus, and computer software for enabling a single media access control (MAC) layer to control a variety of physical (PHY) layers or entities for multiplexing signals corresponding to each of the PHY layers over an air interface. Here, the MAC layer may include a resource manager configured to determine a time-frequency resource allocation within the air interface for communication with one or more subordinate entities utilizing each of the PHY layers. In this way, The MAC entity may provide dynamic control over the allocation of time-frequency resources within a given resource group, which may include transmission time intervals (TTIs) having multiple time scales.

Abstract: A method implemented in a base station used in a wireless communications system is disclosed. The method comprises having 1-layer, 2-layer, 3-layer, and 4-layer codebooks for 4 transmit antenna (4TX) transmission, each codebook including a plurality of precoding matrices, precoding data with one of the plurality of precoding matrices, and transmitting, to a user equipment, the precoded data, wherein each of the 1-layer and 2-layer codebooks comprises a first codebook and a second codebook, and wherein each precoding matrix in the first codebook comprises a first index and a second index. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods also are disclosed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to an enhanced multiple input multiple output (MIMO) preamble frame. A device may determine a MIMO frame including a first section and a second section. The device may generate an enhanced MIMO frame including at least in part a modified first section and the second section of the MIMO frame. The device may determine a first stream and a second stream associated with at least one antenna of the device. The device may cause to send the enhanced MIMO frame to one or more first devices on the first stream. The device may cause to send the MIMO frame to the one or more first devices on the second stream.

Abstract: In a multiuser (MU) multiple antenna system (MAS), a subspace processor is communicatively coupled to a plurality of geographically distributed transceivers by a network. The subspace processor multiplies a plurality of data symbols in each bin of an invertible transform with spatial-processing weights to produce weighted data symbols, which are transmitted from a plurality of geographically distributed transmitters to a plurality of receivers. The spatial-processing weights are generated from channel state information in the MU-MAS to cause a desired signal to be reinforced and at least one undesired signal to be suppressed at each of the plurality of receivers.

Abstract: A sensor may determine, based on two or more synchronization signals provided by a control device, an expected time for receiving an upcoming synchronization signal. The sensor may perform a measurement of a sensor signal at a point in time such that sensor data, corresponding to the measurement of the sensor signal at the point in time, is available at a selectable time interval prior to reception of the upcoming synchronization signal.

Abstract: A wireless communication device for vehicles, which is used in a vehicle and is able to designate a plurality of service channels, includes a first wireless receiver, a second wireless receiver, and a reception control unit. The first wireless receiver designates, as a reception channel, a service channel identified from the service channels based on a kind of a service, and receives service execution information to execute the service. The second wireless receiver designates, as a reception channel, a control channel having a frequency channel different from those of the service channels, and receives service announcement information containing channel information. The reception control unit causes the first wireless receiver to set the reception channel based on the channel information contained in the service announcement information received by the second wireless receiver.

Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting a frame in a wireless LAN are disclosed. A method for transmitting a data unit in a wireless LAN can comprise the steps of: transmitting, by an AP, an RTS frame for medium protection to a plurality of STAs through a plurality of channels; receiving, by the AP, a CTS frame in response to the RTS frame from each of the plurality of STAs through a first allocation channel, wherein the first allocation channel is at least one of the plurality of channels, which is determined on the basis of the RTS frame; and transmitting, by the AP, downlink data to each of the plurality of STAs through a second allocation channel on the basis of OFDMA in overlapped time resources, wherein the second allocation channel is at least one of the plurality of channels.

Abstract: Techniques for wireless communications over a shared radio frequency spectrum band, may include techniques for transmitting uplink data transmissions using allocated uplink resources. Allocated uplink resources may include an uplink channel comprising a number of allocated interlaces of resource blocks (RBs) for use by a user equipment (UE). An incoming data stream may be processed and data separated into each of the allocated interlaces of RBs for the UE. Such separation may be through demultiplexing the data stream to obtain data for the allocated interlaces of RBs. The demultiplexed data may be mapped onto associated resource elements associated with the allocated interlaces of RBs, and transmitted. Different types of uplink channels, such as a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and/or a physical random access channel (PRACH) may be allocated to interlaces of RBs in one or more subframes of a transmitted radio frame.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a downlink control channel in a mobile communication system and a method for mapping the control channel to physical resources using a block interleaver are provided. In order to transmit a downlink control channel in a mobile communication system, information bits are modulated to generate one or more modulation symbols according to a specific modulation scheme, the modulation symbols are interleaved using a block interleaver, and the interleaved modulated symbols are mapped to resource elements allocated for transmission of at least one control channel in a subframe, thereby transmitting the at least one control channel.

Abstract: A method and a device for beam failure recovery are provided. The method includes determining signal quality of a designated beam being out of a required range of control channel transmission, where the designated beam is designated by a network for control channel transmission; performing a beam measurement to determine a plurality of recommended beams, where signal quality of the plurality of recommended beams is within a preset range; and reporting beam identifications of the plurality of recommended beams to the network, so that the network can change the designated beam based on the plurality of recommended beams. The method and device can increase a success rate of beam failure recovery.

Abstract: A communications device transmits and receives data via a wireless access interface in a mobile communications network. First resource allocation messages are received by communications devices to allocate one or more of plural communications resource elements of a host frequency range of a host carrier.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving system information in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives an indication indicating whether a cell supports a short transmission time interval (TTI) from the cell, and receives at least one of normal TTI system information in a normal TTI or short TTI system information in the short TTI from the cell according to the received indication. That is, an eNodeB (eNB) may schedule separate system information block type 1 (SIB1) and/or SI messages broadcast in short TTI.

Abstract: Provided are a pilot signal transmission method and apparatus, and a transmitting terminal. The method includes: setting a first pilot signal, a second pilot signal, and a third pilot signal on a same subcarrier; and transmitting the first pilot signal, the second pilot signal, and the third pilot signal respectively on three continuous symbols on the same subcarrier. The first pilot signal, the second pilot signal, and the third pilot signal are all nonzero data, a phase difference between the first pilot signal and the second pilot signal is 90 degrees, a phase difference between the third pilot signal and the second pilot signal is 90 degrees, and a phase difference between the first pilot signal and the third pilot signal is 180 degrees.

Abstract: A channel estimation method, a base station, user equipment (UE), and a system are provided. The method includes: setting up, by a base station, a connection to user equipment UE; and sending, to the UE, notification information indicating that the UE is in a radio remote scenario, where the notification information is used to instruct the UE to perform channel estimation by using a channel estimation algorithm applicable to the radio remote scenario, and the channel estimation algorithm is used to perform channel estimation on a signal that is obtained after downlink signals from multiple radio remote units RRUs are superposed. The UE can perform channel estimation by using the appropriate channel estimation algorithm, to effectively improve accuracy of the channel estimation, thereby effectively improving a downlink data throughput of the UE.

Abstract: There is provided a radio communication system configured to communicate with the electromagnetic wave. The radio communication system includes a plurality of slave stations, each configured to transmit and receive the electromagnetic wave using the fixed polarized wave, and a master station including an antenna and a base band circuit, the master station configured to identify a polarization direction of the electromagnetic wave reaching the antenna and a slave station transmitting the electromagnetic wave and notify the identified slave station of a communication timing based on an identified polarized direction. The plurality of slave stations include a plurality of slave stations arranged such that electromagnetic waves transmitted from a plurality of slave stations among the plurality of slave stations reach the antenna of the master station in a plurality of different fixed polarization directions.

Abstract: Technique for full-duplex transmission in many-antenna multi-user (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems is presented in this disclosure. An estimate of a self-interference channel between a plurality of transmit antennas and a plurality of receive antennas is first obtained. A precoder for self-interference reduction is generated based on minimizing a self-interference power related to the self-interference channel that is present at the plurality of receive antennas. Transmission data are modified using the precoder by projecting the transmission data onto a defined number of singular vectors of the self-interference channel that correspond to the defined number of smallest singular values of the self-interference channel. Data are received in full-duplex mode via the plurality of receive antennas simultaneously with transmitting the modified transmission data.

Abstract: A procedure to establish a link in a directional wireless system where two nodes cannot listen to each other unless optimized beamforming pair is used and timing and framing synchronization is acquired. The procedure determines a set of beamforming pairs that the nodes can use for communication in addition to acquiring the framing and timing synchronization. Training packets are periodically transmitted by a transmitter while a receiver listens in each of a number of receive directions. Training packets are sent N times in N directions while a receiver listens in each of M receive directions until all N×M possible transmit and receive direction pair possibilities are tried. The receiver informs the transmitter which transmit and receive direction pairs were successful in creating communication links between the nodes.

Abstract: Half tone offset may be utilized to mitigate signal distortion caused by DC bias within OFDM-based systems. In addition a cyclic prefix may be utilized within an OFDM-based system to mitigate inter-symbol-interference. Presented herein are techniques and methods to efficiently apply a cyclic prefix to an OFDM symbol with half tone offset for low power systems.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may be configured to communicate a number of transmissions that may each have separate feedback processes. A feedback configuration for providing feedback for such separate feedback processes may be determined based on semi-static signaling and dynamic signaling. In some cases, semi-static signaling, such as radio resource control (RRC) signaling and dynamic signaling, such as downlink control information (DCI), may together provide a feedback configuration for a particular transmission. The semi-static signaling may provide a number of bits of feedback information, an interpretation of the bits of feedback information, or combinations thereof, and dynamic signaling may indicate that one or more of the bits are to have one of a number of available interpretations, may indicate that one or more additional bits are to be included with feedback, of combinations thereof. These feedback techniques may be used to provide feedback for uplink or downlink transmissions.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes apparatuses and methods for interference cancellation in multi-antenna receivers. In some aspects, a packet transmitted through a wireless environment is received via multiple antennas of a receiver, the packet being affected by interference of the wireless environment. The receiver multiplies signals of the packet with an interference cancellation matrix to provide reduced-interference signals of the packet from which a first portion of the interference is removed. Based on a first set of the reduced-interference signals of the packet, the receiver provides a reduced-interference channel estimate. A second portion of the interference is then removed from a second set of the reduced-interference signals using the reduced interference channel estimate. By so doing, the receiver may reduce effects of interference of the wireless environment (e.g., interfering packets or signals) to improve receive performance (e.g.

Abstract: A method for a device changing a RS mode, the device operating by a FDR scheme, comprises the steps of: deciding to change from a first RS mode to a second RS mode if a preset condition is satisfied; and transmitting information related to the decided second RS mode to a terminal, wherein the first RS mode and the second RS mode may be distinguished from each other by whether RSs which are added in order to channel estimate a non-linear component of a self-interference signal are transmitted or not.

Abstract: In order provide a communication control apparatus, a radio communication apparatus, a communication control method, a radio communication method, and a program that are capable of contributing to improving a radio communication technology related to IDMA, a communication control apparatus is provided. The communication control apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a radio communication apparatus of a radio communication system using interleave division multiple access (IDMA); and a control unit configured to allocate an interleaver type of an interleaver to be used for IDMA by the radio communication apparatus.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may transmit a scheduling request to a base station. In some aspects, the user equipment may monitor for an ultra-reliable low latency communications type of response message from the base station based at least in part on transmitting the scheduling request to the base station, wherein the response message includes an indicator of an assignment of uplink resources for the user equipment or that the assignment of uplink resources is delayed, and wherein, based at least in part on the monitoring, the user equipment avoids retransmission of the scheduling request when the response message is detected or retransmits the scheduling request without delay when the response message is not detected. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: This application discloses a downlink channel reconstruction method and apparatus. In one embodiment, the method includes: sending, by a base station, multiple different weighted pilot signals to a terminal, where each of the weighted pilot signals includes a product of a pilot signal and a weighting matrix; receiving, by the base station, multiple different optimal code words returned by the terminal, where each of the optimal code words is obtained based on a channel estimation of a weighted pilot signal; and reconstructing, by the base station, a downlink channel according to the multiple different optimal code words. According to the foregoing method, a quantization error can be reduced, so that a beam direction of a reconstructed channel correctly points to the terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. Particularly, the present invention relates to a communication device and method in a filter-bank based single carrier frequency division multiple access (FB based SC-FDMA) system and, particularly, to a communication device and method for lowering a peak to average power ratio (PAPR) in an uplink.

Abstract: An orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame tone allocation includes a 256 tone payload consisting of 228 data and pilot tones and 28 null tones. The 28 null tones consist of guard tones and at least one direct current (DC) tone. In one example, the 256 tone payload consists of 224 data tones, 4 common pilot tones, and 28 null tones. In another example, the 256 tone payload consists of 222 data tones, 6 common pilot tones, and 28 null tones. In yet another example, the 256 tone payload may consist of 220 data tones, 8 common pilot tones, and 28 null tones. The OFDMA frame may be a downlink OFDMA frame or an uplink OFDMA frame.

Abstract: A broadcast/broadband convergence system that delivers content from content sources to user equipment devices. The system provides: significantly enhanced mobile capability to the broadcast industry; an additional revenue source for the broadcast industry by dynamically selling available spectral resources for use by wireless broadband networks and/or broadcast content off-loaded from wireless broadband networks; additional spectrum for the broadband industry through the dynamic purchase of available spectrum; and an enriched user experience. A spectrum server may facilitate the dynamic allocation of radio spectrum made available by the broadcast networks. The broadcast networks may broadcast with enhanced waveform parameters to support mobile devices as well as fixed devices.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting and receiving data by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting low latency includes receiving downlink (DL) control information including a transmission time interval (TTI) indication field indicating a short TTI in which low latency data is scheduled, from an eNB through a DL physical channel, and receiving the low latency data from the eNB through a scheduled short TTI on the basis of the received TTI indication field.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure transmits a plurality of first transmission data and a plurality of second transmission data by using an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) method. The transmitting apparatus includes frame configuring circuitry, which in operation, generates a frame including a first period in which a preamble is transmitted, a second period in which the plurality of first transmission data is multiplexed by a time division multiplexing method and is transmitted, and a third period in which the plurality of second transmission data is multiplexed by a frequency division multiplexing method and is transmitted; and transmitting circuitry that transmits the frame.

Abstract: Provided is a precoding method for generating, from a plurality of baseband signals, a plurality of precoded signals to be transmitted over the same frequency bandwidth at the same time, including the steps of selecting a matrix F[i] from among N matrices, which define precoding performed on the plurality of baseband signals, while switching between the N matrices, i being an integer from 0 to N?1, and N being an integer at least two, generating a first precoded signal z1 and a second precoded signal z2, generating a first encoded block and a second encoded block using a predetermined error correction block encoding method, generating a baseband signal with M symbols from the first encoded block and a baseband signal with M symbols the second encoded block, and precoding a combination of the generated baseband signals to generate a precoded signal having M slots.

Abstract: A GNSS board comprises a narrowband interference suppression module comprising an interference suppression pathway to receive an intermediate frequency (IF) signal, a bypass pathway to receive an intermediate frequency signal, an interference control switch, and a data strobe switch, wherein, the interference suppression pathway includes a signal conversion module, an interference detection module and an interference processing module, wherein the signal conversion module converts the intermediate frequency signal from a time domain signal to a frequency domain signal; the interference detection module determines whether there is interference with the frequency domain signal, and in the case of interference, obtains interference frequency information, makes the interference control switch close and the data strobe switch switch from the bypass pathway to the interference suppression pathway; and the interference processing module performs interference suppression processing on the frequency domain signal base

Abstract: There is disclosed a network node (100) for a wireless communication network. The network node (100) is adapted for performing interlacing based on a time and/or frequency structure and/or resource structure. There are also disclosed related devices and methods.

Abstract: One dimension (real or imaginary) is selected for each of a first plurality of devices that receives one-dimensional modulated complex signals from an access point (AP). The AP uses the selected dimension to generate a modulated complex signal for transmission to each such device, where the signal received by such devices is substantially free of inter-user interference on the dimension selected for the corresponding device. The AP then transmits the complex signal to the devices. As a result, the AP puts the modulated symbols received by of the first plurality of devices are received on either a real part or an imaginary part, but not both, and thus reduces the energy consumption associated with the transmission. Each of the first plurality of wireless devices considers either the real part or the imaginary part of the received signals.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transmitter includes a 1st circuit configured to execute a 1st band limitation by waveform shaping in a time region with respect to 1st data relating to a 1st channel to generate a 1st signal; a 2nd circuit configured to execute a 2nd band limitation by the waveform shaping in the time region with respect to 2nd data relating to a 2nd channel to generate a 2nd signal; a 3rd circuit configured to generate a 3rd signal based on the 1st signal and a 1st frequency relating to the 1st channel; a 4th circuit configured to generate a 4th signal based on the 2nd signal and a 2nd frequency relating to the 2nd channel; and a 5th circuit configured to generate a 5th signal by multiplexing the 3rd signal and the 4th signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for leveling loads of distributed databases, including: counting loads of all servers in a distributed database system and a load proportion of each data slice loaded on each server during a statistical period; ranking respective servers according to loads of the respective servers from the highest to the lowest, allocating n top-ranked servers as high-load servers, allocating n bottom-ranked servers as low-load servers; ranking data slices loaded on an i-th ranked high-load server; ranking data slices loaded on an i-th inversely ranked low-load server; allocating a data slice on a high-load server as a source data slice, allocating a data slice on a low-load server as a target data slice, and swapping the source data slice and the target data slice. The present disclosure further discloses an apparatus for leveling loads of distributed databases.

Abstract: A method for receiving control information for a reference signal related to phase noise estimation by a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving control information indicating whether the reference signal related to the phase noise estimation is transmitted; when the control information indicates that the reference signal is transmitted, receiving the reference signal based on the control information; wherein when a size of a traffic resource block (RB) for the UE is greater than a predetermined value, the control information indicates the reference signal is transmitted.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An operation method for a receiving end in a wireless communication system includes receiving signals from a plurality of transmitting ends; determining filters for each of the plurality of transmitting ends; and filtering the signals using each of the filters.

Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling allocations for independent links. For example, a device may dynamically control the uplink/downlink allocations for different links. In some aspects, the independent links may involve a first device (e.g., a user equipment) communicating via different independent links with different devices (e.g., transmit receive points (TRPs) or sets of TRPs). At least one device may signal the uplink/downlink allocation for the different links. If the isolation between links is high, the links may use different time division duplexed (TDD) or frequency division duplexed (FDD) subframe structures. If the isolation is low or for certain types of information (e.g., control information), the direction of transmission for one link may be constrained to be the same as the direction of transmission for another link (e.g., the links may use the same TDD/FDD frame structures). Also, sounding on different links may be time division multiplexed.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for uplink information feedback and downlink data transmission, used, when the speed of motion of a terminal is high, for solving the problem of CSI information reported by the terminal being insufficient to track changes on the channel, such that data transmission carried out on the basis of the channel state information reported by the terminal causes seriously degraded performance. The method comprises: a base station obtaining a precoding matrix of a terminal, and an l-th precoding matrix set of L precoding matrix sets corresponding to said precoding matrix; each precoding matrix set of said L precoding matrix sets containing at least one precoding matrix; said at least one precoding matrix originating from a preset codebook, wherein l?L and L is a positive integer; according to the precoding matrix contained in the obtained l-th precoding matrix set, the base station sending downlink data to the terminal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus of transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus including, an encoder for encoding service data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded service data, a modulator for modulating data in the built at lease one signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.

Abstract: An impulse UWB signal multi-antenna receiver with an RF front-end shared between the various antennas. The receiver includes a code multiplexing stage upstream of the RF front-end, and a code demultiplexing stage downstream of this front-end. The codes used for multiplexing and demultiplexing are orthogonal codes with timing a sub-multiple of the chip timing of the code used at transmission for modulation of the impulse UWB signal.

Abstract: A method for of communication in a satellite LTE network by a satellite base station includes transmitting to a terminal device in a satellite beam of the satellite base station a frame having embedded timing information. The timing information includes a lowest delay time associated with the satellite beam. An uplink acquisition message is received from the terminal device. The uplink acquisition message is received with a first timing advance (TA) value estimated by the terminal device based on the lowest delay time. An arrival time associated with the uplink acquisition message is estimated, and a second TA value is determined based on the estimated arrival time. The terminal device uses the sum of first TA and second TA to adjust its timing in subsequent transmissions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an information acquiring method, including: acquiring initial information according to at least one preset resource set, where the at least one resource set is used to indicate a resource used to acquire the initial information. In the information acquiring method according to embodiments of the present invention, a terminal may receive the initial information by using a preset resource set without a need to detect a widest scope of resources, thereby improving receiving efficiency of the terminal, and further reducing power consumption of the terminal.