IP Library Granted Patent US 9,425,877
Granted Patent B2
US 9,425,877 · App. 14/842,507 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

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.
H04B7/0606H04B7/0413H04L5/0023H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04L5/0091H04L27/2605H04L27/2607H04W48/08H04W28/06H04W28/18H04W48/16
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Patent No.
US 9,425,877
App. No.
14/842,507
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for transmitting sounding reference signals by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and the UE therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes configuring an initial cyclic shift (CS) value and an initial comb value via a higher layer; and setting a comb value for at least one antenna port according to an Equation A. The method according to the embodiment further includes transmitting the sounding reference signals using the comb value via at least one antenna port.

Claims (17)

1. A method for transmitting sounding reference signals via multiple antenna ports by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

setting comb values for the multiple antenna ports based on a number of the multiple antenna ports and an initial cyclic shift (CS) value configured by a higher layer; and

transmitting the sounding reference signals using the comb values via the multiple antenna ports,

wherein, if the number of the multiple antenna ports is 4 and if the initial CS value is one of predetermined values, comb values for two of the multiple antenna ports are set to an initial comb value configured by the higher layer and comb values for the other two of the multiple antenna ports are set to a value different from the initial comb value, and

wherein, if the number of the multiple antenna ports is 4 and if the initial CS value is not one of the predetermined values, all of the comb values for the multiple antenna ports are set to the initial comb value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comb values for the multiple antenna ports are 0 or 1.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the number of the multiple antenna ports is not 4, all of the comb values for the multiple antenna ports are set to the initial comb value.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the initial CS value is an integer between 0 and 7, and the predetermined values are integers between 4 and 7.

5. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

multiple antenna ports;

a processor configured to set comb values for the multiple antenna ports based on a number of the multiple antenna ports and an initial cyclic shift (CS) value configured by a higher layer; and

an RF (Radio Frequency) module configured to transmit sounding reference signals using the comb values via the multiple antenna ports,

wherein, if the number of the multiple antenna ports is 4 and if the initial CS value is one of predetermined values, the processor sets comb values for two of the multiple antenna ports to an initial comb value configured by the higher layer and sets comb values for the other two of the multiple antenna ports to a value different from the initial comb value, and

wherein, if the number of the multiple antenna ports is 4 and if the initial CS value is not one of the predetermined values, the processor sets all of the comb values for the multiple antenna ports to the initial comb value.

6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the comb values for the multiple antenna ports are 0 or 1.

7. The UE of claim 5 , wherein, if the number of the multiple antenna ports is not 4, the processor sets all of the comb values for the multiple antenna ports to the initial comb value.

8. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the initial CS value is an integer between 0 and 7, and the predetermined values are integers between 4 and 7.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA (ADDRESS) PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 051249 FRAME 0831. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 12, 2019
From: NOH, MINSEOK; KO, HYUNSOO; CHUNG, JAEHOON; LEE, MOON-IL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 051283/0370 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2019
From: NOH, MINSEOK; KO, HYUNSOO; CHUNG, JAEHOON; LEE, MOON-IL
To: LG ELECTRONICS
Reel/Frame 051249/0831 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2019
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 051553/0668 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0028851 · Mar 30, 2011 · national
Continuity (8)
Continuation 14689651 · Apr 17, 2015
Continuation 14087765 · Nov 22, 2013
Continuation 13920935 · Jun 18, 2013
Continuation 13841682 · Mar 15, 2013
Continuation 13158998 · Jun 13, 2011
Provisional Application 61434274 · Jan 19, 2011
Provisional Application 61434802 · Jan 20, 2011
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