# US 2026/0089660 A1 · Random access method, apparatus, and system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0089660 A1 - Document ID: US20260089660A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/403,510 - Filed: 2025-11-28 - Published: 2026-03-26 - Earliest claimed: 2023-05-31 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chuili KONG; Yinggang DU; Yu WANG; Feiran ZHAO; Jun WANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260089660A1 ## CPC - H04W 56/002: {Mutual synchronization} - H04W 74/0833: Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract This application provides a random access method, an apparatus, and a system, and is applied to the field of communication technologies. The random access method provided in this application includes: receiving a synchronization signal block SSB; obtaining sweeping periodicity information, where the sweeping periodicity information includes a sequence number of an SSB burst set to which the SSB belongs; and sending the sweeping periodicity information. A network device may determine a real beam position of a terminal device based on the sweeping periodicity information of the terminal device, to resolve a problem of a random access failure caused by incorrect determining of the beam position of the terminal device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, wherein the method comprises: receiving a synchronization signal block SSB; obtaining sweeping periodicity information, wherein the sweeping periodicity information comprises a sequence number of an SSB burst set to which the SSB belongs; and sending the sweeping periodicity information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the sweeping periodicity information is determined based on a number of a frame in which the SSB is located. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the sweeping periodicity information comprises: the sweeping periodicity information is carried in a broadcast message. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the sweeping periodicity information comprises: receiving a random access response message; and determining the sweeping periodicity information based on the random access response message. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein determining the sweeping periodicity information based on the random access response message comprises: descrambling the random access response message based on a possible value of the sweeping periodicity information and a random access radio network temporary identifier RA-RNTI, and determining the sweeping periodicity information based on a descrambling result. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein sending the sweeping periodicity information comprises: sending a preamble on a random access channel occasion resource, wherein the random access channel occasion resource and/or the preamble are/is determined based on the sweeping periodicity information; wherein that the random access channel occasion resource and/or the preamble are/is determined based on the sweeping periodicity information comprises: different possible values of the sweeping periodicity information respectively correspond to different subsets of a set comprising available random access channel occasion resources and/or a set comprising available preambles, and the subsets do not overlap; and a value of the sweeping periodicity information is one of the different possible values of the sweeping periodicity information, and the random access channel occasion resource and/or the preamble belong/belongs to a subset corresponding to the value of the sweeping periodicity information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein sending the sweeping periodicity information comprises: the sweeping periodicity information is carried in a message 3. ### Claim 8 An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to: receive a synchronization signal block SSB; obtain sweeping periodicity information, wherein the sweeping periodicity information comprises a sequence number of an SSB burst set to which the SSB belongs; and send the sweeping periodicity information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the sweeping periodicity information is determined based on a number of a frame in which the SSB is located. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the sweeping periodicity information is carried in a broadcast message. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein obtain the sweeping periodicity information comprises: receive a random access response message; and determine the sweeping periodicity information based on the random access response message. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein determine the sweeping periodicity information based on the random access response message comprises: descramble the random access response message based on a possible value of the sweeping periodicity information and a random access radio network temporary identifier RA-RNTI, and determining the sweeping periodicity information based on a descrambling result. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein send the sweeping periodicity information comprises: send a preamble on a random access channel occasion resource, wherein the random access channel occasion resource and/or the preamble are/is determined based on the sweeping periodicity information; wherein that the random access channel occasion resource and/or the preamble are/is determined based on the sweeping periodicity information comprises: different possible values of the sweeping periodicity information respectively correspond to different subsets of a set comprising available random access channel occasion resources and/or a set comprising available preambles, and the subsets do not overlap; and a value of the sweeping periodicity information is one of the different possible values of the sweeping periodicity information, and the random access channel occasion resource and/or the preamble belong/belongs to a subset corresponding to the value of the sweeping periodicity information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the sweeping periodicity information is carried in a message 3. ### Claim 15 An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to: obtain first sweeping periodicity information, wherein the first sweeping periodicity information comprises a sequence number of a synchronization signal block SSB burst set to which a first SSB belongs; and send a random access message at a beam position of a terminal device based on the first sweeping periodicity information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the one or more memories further storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to: send second sweeping periodicity information, wherein the second sweeping periodicity information comprises a sequence number of an SSB burst set to which a second SSB belongs, a sweeping periodicity corresponding to the first sweeping periodicity information is one of sweeping periodicities corresponding to one or more pieces of second sweeping periodicity information, and the first SSB is one of one or more second SSBs. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein send the second sweeping periodicity information comprises: send the second SSB, wherein the second sweeping periodicity information is comprised in a number of a frame in which the second SSB is located. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the second sweeping periodicity information is carried in a broadcast message; wherein the broadcast message is a system information block SIB. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein obtain the first sweeping periodicity information comprises: receive a preamble on a random access channel occasion resource; and determine the first sweeping periodicity information based on the random access channel occasion resource and/or the preamble. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein send the second sweeping periodicity information comprises: send a random access response message at a plurality of possible beam positions corresponding to the terminal device, and scrambling the random access response message based on a random access radio network temporary identifier RA-RNTI and the second sweeping periodicity information.