IP Library Granted Patent US 12706711
Granted Patent B2
US 12706711 · App. 18/249,086 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Sounding reference signal repetition configuration

Inventors: Runxin Wang (San Diego, CA); Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar (San Jose, CA); Yu Zhang (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
H04L5/0048H04L5/0012H04L5/0094
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12706711
App. No.
18/249,086
Filed
Apr 14, 2023
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2466
USPC
370/329
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information that configures a reference signal (RS) transmission with a repetition factor, wherein the configuration information indicates one or more parameters for the RS transmission including at least one of: a sequence hopping configuration associated with the RS transmission, a cyclic shift offset configuration associated with the RS transmission, or a frequency hopping configuration indicating subcarrier hopping across adjacent RS symbols. The UE may perform the RS transmission using the repetition factor in accordance with the configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (75)

1 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive configuration information that configures a reference signal (RS) transmission with a repetition factor,

wherein the configuration information indicates one or more parameters for the RS transmission including a cyclic shift offset configuration associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates a cyclic shift offset based at least in part on a function involving a slot number of a slot associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the one or more parameters for the RS transmission include a sequence hopping configuration associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a first sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with a first symbol index in a repetition group, and

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a second sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with a second symbol index in the repetition group; and

perform the RS transmission using the repetition factor in accordance with the configuration.

2 . The UE of claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more parameters for the RS transmission include a sequence hopping configuration associated with the RS transmission, and

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a first sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission in a first set of subcarriers and a second sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission in a second set of subcarriers.

3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with the first symbol index are transmitted on different sets of subcarriers.

4 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with the second symbol index are transmitted on different sets of subcarriers.

5 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates a plurality of cyclic shift offsets corresponding to a plurality of RS symbols of the RS transmission.

6 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates a first cyclic shift offset corresponding to a first set of RS symbols of the RS transmission and a second cyclic shift offset corresponding to a second set of RS symbols of the RS transmission.

7 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the first set of RS symbols is associated with a first set of subcarriers and the second set of RS symbols is associated with a second set of subcarriers.

8 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the first set of RS symbols are associated with a first symbol index and the second set of RS symbols are associated with a second symbol index.

9 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with the first symbol index are transmitted on different sets of subcarriers.

10 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with the second symbol index are transmitted on different sets of subcarriers.

11 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the first set of RS symbols is associated with a partial frequency sounding pattern and the second set of RS symbols is associated with a full frequency sounding pattern.

12 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the first set of RS symbols is associated with a first partial frequency sounding pattern and the second set of RS symbols is associated with a second partial frequency sounding pattern.

13 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration is based at least in part on a slot associated with the RS transmission.

14 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates a list of cyclic shift offsets to be used for the RS transmission.

15 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates an initial cyclic shift offset, and wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

determine a list of cyclic shift offsets based at least in part on the initial cyclic shift offset and a pre-defined sequence.

16 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the RS transmission is associated with a modified maximum number of cyclic shifts based at least in part on the configuration information indicating the one or more parameters for the RS transmission.

17 . The UE of claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more parameters for the RS transmission include a frequency hopping configuration indicating subcarrier hopping across adjacent RS symbols, and

wherein the frequency hopping configuration indicates that a first set of subcarriers is used for a first RS symbol of the adjacent RS symbols and a second set of subcarriers is used for a second RS symbol of the adjacent RS symbols.

18 . The UE of claim 17 , wherein the adjacent RS symbols include a first group of symbols and a second group of symbols, wherein the first RS symbol and the second RS symbol are associated with a first symbol index and a second symbol index of the first group of symbols, respectively, wherein a third RS symbol and a fourth RS symbol are associated with a first symbol index and a second symbol index of the second group of symbols, respectively, wherein the first set of subcarriers is used for the third RS symbol, and wherein the second set of subcarriers is used for the fourth RS symbol.

19 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information indicates a mode, and wherein the one or more parameters are defined in accordance with the mode.

20 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information indicates the repetition group associated with the one or more parameters.

21 . A base station for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit configuration information that configures a reference signal (RS) transmission with a repetition factor,

wherein the configuration information indicates one or more parameters for the RS transmission including a cyclic shift offset configuration associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates a cyclic shift offset based at least in part on a function involving a slot number of a slot associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the one or more parameters for the RS transmission include a sequence hopping configuration associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a first sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with a first symbol index in a repetition group, and

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a second sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with a second symbol index in the repetition group; and

receive the RS transmission using the repetition factor in accordance with the configuration.

22 . The base station of claim 21 ,

wherein the one or more parameters for the RS transmission include a sequence hopping configuration associated with the RS transmission, and

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a first sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission in a first set of subcarriers and a second sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission in a second set of subcarriers.

23 . The base station of claim 21 , wherein the configuration information indicates a mode, and wherein the one or more parameters are defined in accordance with the mode.

24 . The base station of claim 21 , wherein the configuration information indicates the repetition group associated with the one or more parameters.

25 . A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving configuration information that configures a reference signal (RS) transmission with a repetition factor,

wherein the configuration information indicates one or more parameters for the RS transmission including a cyclic shift offset configuration associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates a cyclic shift offset based at least in part on a function involving a slot number of a slot associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the one or more parameters for the RS transmission include a sequence hopping configuration associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a first sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with a first symbol index in a repetition group, and

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a second sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with a second symbol index in the repetition group; and

performing the RS transmission using the repetition factor in accordance with the configuration.

26 . The method of claim 25 ,

wherein the one or more parameters for the RS transmission include a sequence hopping configuration associated with the RS transmission, and

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a first sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission in a first set of subcarriers and a second sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission in a second set of subcarriers.

27 . The method of claim 25 ,

wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates a first cyclic shift offset corresponding to a first set of RS symbols of the RS transmission and a second cyclic shift offset corresponding to a second set of RS symbols of the RS transmission, and

wherein the first set of RS symbols is associated with a partial frequency sounding pattern and the second set of RS symbols is associated with a full frequency sounding pattern.

28 . A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising:

transmitting configuration information that configures a reference signal (RS) transmission with a repetition factor,

wherein the configuration information indicates one or more parameters for the RS transmission including a cyclic shift offset configuration associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates a cyclic shift offset based at least in part on a function involving a slot number of a slot associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the one or more parameters for the RS transmission include a sequence hopping configuration associated with the RS transmission,

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a first sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with a first symbol index in a repetition group, and

wherein the sequence hopping configuration indicates that a second sequence is used for two or more RS symbols of the RS transmission that are associated with a second symbol index in the repetition group; and

receiving the RS transmission using the repetition factor in accordance with the configuration.

29 . The method of claim 28 , wherein the configuration information indicates a mode, and wherein the one or more parameters are defined in accordance with the mode.

30 . The method of claim 28 ,

wherein the cyclic shift offset configuration indicates a first cyclic shift offset corresponding to a first set of RS symbols of the RS transmission and a second cyclic shift offset corresponding to a second set of RS symbols of the RS transmission, and

wherein the first set of RS symbols is associated with a partial frequency sounding pattern and the second set of RS symbols is associated with a full frequency sounding pattern.