IP Library Granted Patent US 8,428,166
Granted Patent B2
US 8,428,166 · App. 13/158,998 · Granted Apr 23, 2013

Method for transmitting sounding reference signal in multiple antenna wireless communication system and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Minseok Noh (Anyang-si, KR); Hyunsoo Ko (Anyang-si, KR); Jaehoon Chung (Anyang-si, KR); Moon-il Lee (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,428,166
App. No.
13/158,998
Granted
Apr 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for transmitting a sounding reference signal from a user equipment in a MIMO antenna wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving sounding reference signal setup information from a base station, the sounding reference signal setup information including an initial cyclic shift value n SRS cs and an initial transmissionComb parameter value k TC ; setting an interval between cyclic shift values corresponding to each antenna port based on the initial cyclic shift value, to reach a maximum interval; setting a transmissionComb parameter value corresponding to a specific one of the antenna ports to a value different from the initial transmissionComb parameter value if the initial cyclic shift value is a previously set value and the number of antenna ports is 4; and transmitting the sounding reference signal to the base station through each antenna port by using the set cyclic shift value and transmissionComb parameter value.

Claims (23)

1. A method for transmitting a sounding reference signal at a user equipment in a MIMO antenna wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving parameters for the sounding reference signal from a base station, the parameters including an initial cyclic shift value and an initial transmissionComb value;

configuring cyclic shift values corresponding to a plurality of antenna ports based on the initial cyclic shift value;

configuring transmissionComb values corresponding to the plurality of antenna ports based on the initial transmissionComb value; and

transmitting the sounding reference signal to the base station through each of the plurality of antenna ports by using the configured cyclic shift values and transmissionComb values,

wherein, if the initial cyclic shift value is a predetermined value and the number of the plurality of antenna ports is 4, the transmissionComb values corresponding to two antenna ports of the plurality of antenna ports are configured as 1 minus the initial transmissionComb value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the initial transmissionComb value is 0 or 1.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the initial cyclic shift value is an a random integer between 0 and 7.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predeterminedpreviously set cyclic shift value is an integer between 4 and 7.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein indexes of the two antenna ports are 1 and 3.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmissionComb values corresponding to remaining antenna ports of the plurality are configured as the initial transmissionComb value.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the initial cyclic shift value is not the predetermined value or if the number of the plurality of antenna ports is not 4, the transmissionComb values corresponding to each of the plurality of antenna ports are configured as the initial transmissionComb value.

8. A user equipment of a MIMO antenna wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a receiving module for receiving parameters for a sounding reference signal from a base station, the parameters including an initial cyclic shift value and an initial transmissionComb value;

a processor for configuring cyclic shift values corresponding to a plurality of antenna ports based on the initial cyclic shift value, and for configuring transmissionComb values corresponding to the plurality of antenna ports based on the initial transmissionComb value; and

a transmitting module transmitting the sounding reference signal to the base station through each of the plurality of antenna ports by using the configured cyclic shift values and transmissionComb values,

wherein, if the initial cyclic shift value is a predetermined value and the number of the plurality of antenna ports is 4, the transmissionComb values corresponding to two antenna ports of the plurality of antenna ports are configured as 1 minus the initial transmissionComb value.

9. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the initial transmissionComb value k TC is 0 or 1.

10. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the initial cyclic shift value is an integer between 0 and 7.

11. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined cyclic shift value is an integer between 4 and 7.

12. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the indexes {tilde over (P)} of the two antenna ports are 1 and 3.

13. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the transmissionComb values corresponding to remaining antenna ports of the plurality are configured as the initial transmissionComb value.

14. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein, if the initial cyclic shift value is not the predetermined value or if the number of the plurality of antenna ports is not 4, the transmissionComb values corresponding to each of the plurality of antenna ports are configured as the initial transmissionComb value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2019
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 051553/0668 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2011
From: NOH, MINSEOK; KO, HYUNSOO; CHUNG, JAEHOON; LEE, MOON-IL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 026441/0784 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0028851 · Mar 30, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61434274 · Jan 19, 2011
Provisional Application 61434802 · Jan 20, 2011
Related Publication 20120183086A1 · Jul 19, 2012