IP Library Granted Patent US 12695588
Granted Patent B2
US 12695588 · App. 18/260,361 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Time and frequency relation for uplink (UL) transmission

Inventors: Shiwei Gao (Nepean, CA); Jianwei Zhang (Solna, SE); Keerthi Kumar Nagalapur (Gothenburg, SE)
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
H04L5/1438H04L5/0051H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12695588
App. No.
18/260,361
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a network node is provided which is configured to communicate with a wireless device using at least one of a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to indicate to the wireless device a first downlink reference signal, DL RS, of a plurality of downlink reference signals, DL RSs, to use for deriving an uplink, UL, transmission parameter for an UL transmission, each of the plurality of DL RSs being associated with a respective one of the plurality of TRPs. The processing circuitry is further configured to receive the UL transmission, the UL transmission being based on the derived UL transmission parameter.

Claims (47)

1 . A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device using at least one of a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs, the network node including processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to:

indicate to the wireless device a first downlink reference signal, DL RS, of a plurality of downlink reference signals, DL RSs, to use for deriving an uplink, UL, transmission parameter for an UL transmission, each of the plurality of DL RSs being associated with a respective one of the plurality of TRPs, the indication defining a timing relation between the first DL RS and the UL transmission, the indication being dynamically configured and being signalled using a Downlink Control Information, DCI, format; and

receive the UL transmission, the UL transmission being based on the derived UL transmission parameter.

2 . The network node of claim 1 , wherein the UL transmission parameter is one of a frequency parameter and a timing parameter.

3 . The network node of claim 1 , wherein the indication is one of explicit and implicit.

4 . The network node of claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of DL RSs include at least one of:

a tracking reference signal, TRS;

a synchronization signal block, SSB; and

a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS; and

the UL transmission includes at least one of:

a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH;

a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH; and

a sounding reference signal, SRS.

5 . A wireless device configured to communicate with a network node via at least one of a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs, the wireless device including processing circuitry configured to cause the wireless device to:

receive an indication of a first downlink reference signal, DL RS, of a plurality of DL RSs, each of the plurality of DL RSs being associated with a respective one of the plurality of TRPs, the indication defining a timing relation between the first DL RS and the UL transmission, the indication being dynamically configured and being signalled using a Downlink Control Information, DCI, format;

derive a parameter for an uplink, UL, transmission based on the first DL RS; and

cause the UL transmission based on the derived UL transmission parameter.

6 . The wireless device of claim 5 , wherein the UL transmission parameter is one of a frequency parameter and a timing parameter.

7 . The wireless device of claim 5 , wherein the indication is one of explicit and implicit.

8 . The wireless device of claim 5 , wherein:

the plurality of DL RSs include at least one of:

a tracking reference signal, TRS;

a synchronization signal block, SSB; and

a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS; and

the UL transmission includes at least one of:

a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH;

a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH; and

a sounding reference signal, SRS.

9 . A method implemented in a network node, the network node being configured to communicate with a wireless device using at least one of a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs, the method comprising:

indicating to the wireless device a first downlink reference signal, DL RS, of a plurality of downlink reference signals, DL RSs, to use for deriving an uplink, UL, transmission parameter for an UL transmission, each of the plurality of DL RSs being associated with a respective one of the plurality of TRPs, the indication defining a timing relation between the first DL RS and the UL transmission, the indication being dynamically configured and being signalled using a Downlink Control Information, DCI, format; and

receiving the UL transmission, the UL transmission being based on the derived UL transmission parameter.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the UL transmission parameter is one of a frequency parameter and a timing parameter.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein:

the plurality of DL RSs include at least one of:

a tracking reference signal, TRS;

a synchronization signal block, SSB; and

a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS; and

the UL transmission includes at least one of:

a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH;

a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH; and

a sounding reference signal, SRS.

12 . A method implemented by a wireless device, the wireless device being configured to communicate with a network node via at least one of a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a first downlink reference signal, DL RS, of a plurality of DL RSs, each of the plurality of DL RSs being associated with a respective one of the plurality of TRPs, the indication defining a timing relation between the first DL RS and the UL transmission, the indication being dynamically configured and being signalled using a Downlink Control Information, DCI, format;

deriving a parameter for an uplink, UL, transmission based on the first DL RS; and

causing the UL transmission based on the derived UL transmission parameter.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the UL transmission parameter is one of a frequency parameter and a timing parameter.