IP Library Granted Patent US 8,971,381
Granted Patent B2
US 8,971,381 · App. 13/976,860 · Granted Mar 3, 2015

Method and device for transmitting/receiving downlink reference signal in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hanbyul Seo (Anyang-si, KR); Kijun Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Inkwon Seo (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04B1/7103H04J13/18H04L5/0023H04L5/0048H04J11/0053H04L5/0016H04L5/0035H04L5/0073
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Patent No.
US 8,971,381
App. No.
13/976,860
Granted
Mar 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and discloses a method and a device for transmitting/receiving a downlink reference signal in a wireless communication system. The present invention provides a way for maintaining orthogonality of a reference signal between cells in a multi-cell operation.

Claims (28)

1. A method of transmitting a reference signal by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a plurality of candidates in relation to reference signal configuration information via an upper layer signaling;

transmitting the reference signal configuration information in relation to the plurality of candidates via a physical layer channel;

generating a sequence of a reference signal based on the plurality of candidates;

mapping the reference signal to a downlink resource; and

transmitting the mapped reference signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference signal configuration information comprises at least one information of a seed value used for generation of the sequence of the reference signal, a position of a resource element having the reference signal mapped thereto, or a spreading code applied to the reference signal.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the seed value comprises a cell identifier of a neighbor cell.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the position of the reference element having the reference signal mapped thereto comprises a subcarrier position different from the resource element having the reference signal of the neighbor cell mapped thereto.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein a position of the resource element to which the reference signal for a prescribed antenna port is mapped in the base station transmitting the reference signal comprises the subcarrier position different from the resource element to which the reference signal for the prescribed antenna port of the neighbor cell is mapped.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the spreading code applied to the reference signal comprises a spreading code of which phase is inverted on a slot boundary in comparison with the spreading code applied to the reference signal of a neighbor cell.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein a spreading code applied to the reference signal for a prescribed antenna port in the base station transmitting the reference signal comprises a spreading code of which phase is inverted on the slot boundary in comparison with the spread code applied to the reference signal for the prescribed antenna port of the neighbor cell.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference signal configuration information comprises an indicator indicating whether a changed reference signal configuration is applied.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference signal comprises the reference signal for demodulation of a downlink data channel.

10. A method of receiving a reference signal by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of candidates in relation to reference signal configuration information via an upper layer signaling;

receiving the reference signal configuration information in relation to the plurality of candidates via a physical layer channel; and

receiving the reference signal,

wherein a sequence of the received reference signal is generated based on the plurality of candidates.

11. A base station which transmits a reference signal in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a receiving module configured to receive an uplink signal;

a transmitting module configured to transmit a downlink signal; and

a processor configured to control the base station including the receiving module and the transmitting module, the processor configured to transmit a plurality of candidates in relation to reference signal configuration information via an upper layer signaling, transmit the reference signal configuration information in relation to the plurality of candidates via a physical layer channel, generate a sequence of a reference signal based on the plurality of candidates, map the reference signal to a downlink resource, and transmit the mapped reference signal.

12. A user equipment which receives a reference signal in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a receiving module configured to receive a downlink signal;

a transmitting module configured to transmit an uplink signal; and

a processor configured to control the user equipment including the receiving module and the transmitting module, the processor configured to receive a plurality of candidates in relation to reference signal configuration information via an upper layer signaling, receive the reference signal configuration information in relation to the plurality of candidates via a physical layer channel, and receive the reference signal,

wherein a sequence of the received reference signal is generated based on the plurality of candidates.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2013
From: SEO, HANBYUL; KIM, KIJUN; SEO, INKWON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 030703/0096 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61431414 · Jan 10, 2011
Related Publication 20130287064A1 · Oct 31, 2013