1. A random access response receiving method, comprising:
receiving random access indication information, wherein the random access indication information comprises a dedicated random access preamble, a physical random access channel to be used to send the dedicated random access preamble, and a serving cell where the physical random access channel is located;
sending the dedicated random access preamble to a network side on a corresponding physical random access channel according to the random access indication information;
detecting control signaling masked on a physical downlink control channel, the control signaling being detected using a pre-obtained dedicated identifier, wherein the dedicated identifier is a user equipment-specific temporary identifier configured by the network side for the user equipment and wherein the control signaling comprises information about a physical downlink shared channel used to send a random access response and information required for decoding the random access response;
starting a random access response receiving timer after sending the dedicated random access preamble;
retransmitting the dedicated random access preamble to the network side in response to the control signaling not being detected correctly or the control signaling whose value of a carrier/cell indicator field is a reserved value not being detected correctly before timeout of the random access response receiving timer; and
receiving the random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel according to the control signaling.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the dedicated identifier comprises a cell radio network temporary identifier.
3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:
starting a random access response receiving timer after sending the dedicated random access preamble and before detecting the control signaling; and
sending the dedicated random access preamble to the network side if the control signaling is not detected correctly upon timeout of the random access response receiving timer.
4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:
checking a value of the carrier/cell indicator field of the control signaling demasked according to the cell radio network temporary identifier, wherein the value of the carrier/cell indicator field is a reserved value; and
determining that data sent on a physical downlink shared channel to which the control signaling is directed is the random access response, where the reserved value is an idle value of the carrier/cell indicator field.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, if the control signaling is detected correctly or the control signaling whose value of the carrier/cell indicator field is a reserved value is detected correctly upon timeout of the random access response receiving timer but the random access response is not received correctly,
retransmitting the dedicated random access preamble to the network side; or
on the physical downlink control channel, according to the dedicated identifier, detecting the control signaling that comprises an indication of retransmitting the random access response; and, according to the control signaling that comprises the indication of retransmitting the random access response, receiving the retransmitted random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel.
6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:
starting a random access response retransmission receiving timer before detecting the control signaling that comprises the indication of retransmitting the random access response; and
if the random access response is not received correctly upon timeout of the random access response retransmission receiving timer, retransmitting the dedicated random access preamble to the network side, or restarting the random access response retransmission receiving timer, and retransmitting the dedicated random access preamble to the network side if the random access response is not received correctly when the number of times of timeout of the random access response retransmission receiving timer reaches a preset maximum number.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the dedicated identifier comprises a dedicated random access radio network temporary identifier configured by the network side for the user equipment.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the serving cell where the physical random access channel used to send the dedicated random access preamble is located is one of a single serving cell configured by the network side for the user equipment, or a primary serving cell or any one secondary serving cell among multiple serving cells configured by the network side for the user equipment.
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
the random access response comprises a timing advance required for uplink synchronization between the user equipment and the network side;
a physical random access channel used to send the dedicated random access preamble is located in any one secondary serving cell among multiple serving cells configured by the network side for the user equipment; and
the method further comprises applying the timing advance onto an uplink channel that needs to perform communication in the any one secondary serving cell, so that the user equipment performs uplink synchronization with the network side in the any one secondary serving cell.
10. The method according to claim 1, wherein, after the receiving the random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel, the method further comprises, according to a result of receiving the random access response, sending feedback information to the network side on a physical uplink channel at preset time of sending the feedback information, wherein the physical uplink channel is a physical uplink control channel configured for the user equipment or a physical uplink shared channel allocated to the user equipment.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein:
when the channel used to send the dedicated random access preamble is located in a secondary serving cell among multiple serving cells configured for the user equipment, the physical uplink channel comprises a physical uplink control channel of a primary serving cell among the multiple serving cells configured for the user equipment, or the physical uplink channel comprises a physical uplink shared channel of the primary serving cell among the multiple serving cells allocated to the user equipment, or the physical uplink channel comprises a physical uplink shared channel of a secondary serving cell among the multiple serving cells allocated to the user equipment; and
when the channel used to send the dedicated random access preamble is located in a single serving cell configured for the user equipment or a primary serving cell among multiple serving cells configured for the user equipment, the physical uplink channel is a physical uplink control channel configured for the user equipment for a purpose of feedback.
12. The method according to claim 10, wherein:
when the user equipment is in an uplink synchronization state in a serving cell where the physical uplink channel is located, the preset time of sending the feedback information is a fourth subframe after the control signaling is detected, wherein the feedback information comprises ACK information or NACK information; and
when the user equipment is in an uplink synchronization loss state in the serving cell where the physical uplink channel is located and the random access response is received correctly, the preset time of sending the feedback information is a sixth subframe after the control signaling is detected, and is time after a timing advance is applied onto the physical uplink channel, wherein the feedback information comprises the ACK information.
13. A random access response sending method, comprising:
sending random access indication information to a user equipment, wherein the random access indication information comprises a dedicated random access preamble, a physical random access channel used to send the dedicated random access preamble, and a serving cell where the physical random access channel is located, wherein the serving cell where the physical random access channel used to send the dedicated random access preamble is located is a single serving cell configured for the user equipment, or a primary serving cell or any one secondary serving cell among multiple serving cells configured for the user equipment;
determining a timing advance required for uplink synchronization between the user equipment and a network side in a serving cell where the physical random access channel is located;
generating a random access response after receiving the dedicated random access preamble sent by the user equipment according to the random access indication information and on a physical random access channel to which the random access indication information is directed, wherein the random access response comprises the timing advance;
masking control signaling according to a dedicated identifier, wherein the dedicated identifier is a user equipment-specific temporary identifier configured by the network side for the user equipment and wherein the control signaling comprises information about a physical downlink shared channel used to send a random access response and information required for decoding the random access response;
sending the masked control signaling on a physical downlink control channel; and
sending the random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel according to the control signaling.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the dedicated identifier comprises a cell radio network temporary identifier or a dedicated random access radio network temporary identifier configured by the network side for the user equipment.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein:
before the masking the control signaling according to the cell radio network temporary identifier, the method further comprises setting a value of a carrier/cell indicator field of the control signaling to a reserved value;
the reserved value is an idle value of the carrier/cell indicator field and is used to indicate that data sent on a physical downlink shared channel to which the control signaling is directed is the random access response;
the physical downlink control channel used to send the control signaling is located in a single serving cell of the user equipment or any one serving cell among multiple serving cells; and
the sent control signaling is located in a dedicated search space of the physical downlink control channel used to send the control signaling.
16. The method according to claim 13, wherein:
the physical downlink control channel used to send the control signaling, the physical downlink shared channel used to send the random access response, and the channel used to receive the dedicated random access preamble are respectively located in different serving cells configured for the user equipment; or
at least any two of the physical downlink control channel used to send the control signaling, the physical downlink shared channel used to send the random access response, and the channel used to receive the dedicated random access preamble are located in the same serving cell configured for the user equipment.
17. The method according to claim 13, wherein, after sending the control signaling and the random access response, the method further comprises receiving feedback information on a physical uplink channel at preset time of sending the feedback information, wherein the feedback information is sent by the user equipment according to a result of receiving the random access response, and wherein the physical uplink channel is a physical uplink control channel configured for the user equipment or a physical uplink shared channel allocated to the user equipment.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein:
when the channel used to receive the dedicated random access preamble is located in a secondary serving cell among multiple serving cells configured for the user equipment, the physical uplink channel comprises a physical uplink control channel of a primary serving cell among the multiple serving cells configured for the user equipment, or the physical uplink channel comprises a physical uplink shared channel of the primary serving cell among the multiple serving cells allocated to the user equipment, or the physical uplink channel comprises a physical uplink shared channel of a secondary serving cell among the multiple serving cells allocated to the user equipment; and
when the channel used to receive the dedicated random access preamble is located in a single serving cell configured for the user equipment or a primary serving cell among multiple serving cells configured for the user equipment, the physical uplink channel is a physical uplink control channel configured for the user equipment for a purpose of feedback.
19. The method according to claim 17, wherein:
when the user equipment is in an uplink synchronization state in a serving cell where the physical uplink channel is located, the preset time of receiving the feedback information is a fourth subframe after the control signaling is sent; and
when the user equipment is in an uplink synchronization loss state in a serving cell where the physical uplink channel is located, the preset time of receiving the feedback information is a sixth subframe after the control signaling is sent, and is time after a timing advance is applied onto the physical uplink channel.
20. The method according to claim 17, further comprising, if feedback information that comprises ACK information is not received at the preset time of receiving the feedback information, on the physical downlink control channel, sending the control signaling that comprises an indication of retransmitting the random access response; and, according to the control signaling that comprises the indication of retransmitting the random access response, retransmitting the random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel.
21. A user equipment, comprising:
a processor;
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program including instructions that cause the processor to:
receive random access indication information, wherein the random access indication information comprises a dedicated random access preamble, a physical random access channel to be used to send the dedicated random access preamble, and a serving cell where the physical random access channel is located;
send the dedicated random access preamble to a network side on a corresponding physical random access channel according to the random access indication information;
detect control signaling masked by using a pre-obtained dedicated identifier after sending the dedicated random access preamble, wherein the dedicated identifier is a user equipment-specific temporary identifier configured by the network side for the user equipment, and the control signaling comprises information about a physical downlink shared channel used to send a random access response and information required for decoding the random access response;
start a random access response receiving timer after sending the dedicated random access preamble and before detecting the control signaling; and
retransmit the dedicated random access preamble to the network side if the control signaling is not detected correctly or the control signaling whose value of a carrier/cell indicator field is a reserved value is not detected correctly upon timeout of the random access response receiving timer; and
receive the random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel according to the control signaling.
22. The user equipment according to claim 21, wherein the dedicated identifier comprises a cell radio network temporary identifier.
23. The user equipment according to claim 22, wherein the program further includes instructions that cause the processor to:
start a random access response receiving timer after sending the dedicated random access preamble and before detecting the control signaling; and
send the dedicated random access preamble to the network side if the control signaling is not detected correctly upon timeout of the random access response receiving timer.
24. The user equipment according to claim 22, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to detect control signaling include instructions that cause the processor to check a value of the carrier/cell indicator field of the control signaling demasked according to the cell radio network temporary identifier, and, if the value of the carrier/cell indicator field is a reserved value, determine that data sent on a physical downlink shared channel to which the control signaling is directed is the random access response, wherein the reserved value is an idle value of the carrier/cell indicator field.
25. The user equipment according to claim 24, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to retransmit the dedicated random access preamble to the network side include instructions that cause the processor to:
retransmit the dedicated random access preamble to the network side if the control signaling is detected correctly or the control signaling whose value of the carrier/cell indicator field is a reserved value is detected correctly upon timeout of the random access response receiving timer but the random access response is not received correctly, or trigger the instructions causing the processor to detect the control signaling to detect the control signaling that comprises an indication of retransmitting the random access response according to the dedicated identifier, and trigger the random access response receiving module to receive the retransmitted random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel according to the control signaling that comprises the indication of retransmitting the random access response.
26. The user equipment according to claim 21, wherein the dedicated identifier comprises a dedicated random access radio network temporary identifier configured for the user equipment.
27. The user equipment according to claim 21, wherein the program further includes instructions that cause the processor to send, according to a result of receiving the random access response, feedback information to the network side on a physical uplink channel at preset time of sending the feedback information, wherein the physical uplink channel is a physical uplink control channel configured for the user equipment or a physical uplink shared channel allocated to the user equipment.
28. A base station, comprising:
a processor;
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program including instructions that cause the processor to:
send random access indication information to a user equipment, wherein the random access indication information comprises a dedicated random access preamble, a physical random access channel used to send the dedicated random access preamble, and a serving cell where the physical random access channel is located;
generate a random access response after receiving a dedicated random access preamble sent by the user equipment according to the random access indication information and on a physical random access channel to which the random access indication information is directed;
set a value of a carrier/cell indicator field of control signaling to a reserved value, wherein the reserved value is an idle value of the carrier/cell indicator field and is used to indicate that data sent on a physical downlink shared channel to which the control signaling is directed is the random access response;
mask the control signaling after setting the value of the carrier/cell indicator field of the control signaling to the reserved value and according to a dedicated identifier, wherein the dedicated identifier is a user equipment-specific temporary identifier configured by a network side for the user equipment, and the control signaling comprises information about a physical downlink shared channel used to send a random access response and information required for decoding the random access response; and
send the masked control signaling on a physical downlink control channel, and send the random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel according to the control signaling, wherein the physical downlink control channel on which the control signaling is sent is located in a single serving cell of the user equipment or any one serving cell among multiple serving cells, and the sent control signaling is located in a dedicated search space of the physical downlink control channel used to send the control signaling.
29. The base station according to claim 28, wherein the dedicated identifier comprises a cell radio network temporary identifier or a dedicated random access radio network temporary identifier configured by the network side for the user equipment.
30. The base station according to claim 28, wherein the program further includes instructions that cause the processor to:
receive feedback information on a physical uplink channel at preset time of sending the feedback information, wherein the feedback information is sent by the user equipment according to a result of receiving the random access response; and the physical uplink channel is a physical uplink control channel configured for the user equipment or a physical uplink shared channel allocated to the user equipment.