IP Library Granted Patent US 10,187,187
Granted Patent B2
US 10,187,187 · App. 15/422,452 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Sounding reference signal configuration in a wireless network

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Patent No.
US 10,187,187
App. No.
15/422,452
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising an aperiodic sounding reference signal (SRS) subframe parameter. The wireless device receives a downlink control information (DCI) triggering an SRS transmission and indicating uplink resources in one or more subframes. The wireless device determines a position of a subframe in the one or more subframes based, at least in part, on the aperiodic SRS subframe parameter. The wireless device transmits the SRS in the subframe.

Claims (37)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters for a licensed assisted access (LAA) cell, the configuration parameters comprising an aperiodic sounding reference signal (SRS) subframe parameter;

receiving a downlink control information (DCI) indicating uplink resources in a number of one or more consecutive subframes of the LAA cell, the DCI triggering a transmission of an SRS and comprising:

the number of the one or more consecutive subframes; and

a listen-before-talk (LBT) configuration;

determining a position of a first subframe in the one or more consecutive subframes based, at least in part, on the aperiodic SRS subframe parameter; and

transmitting, in the first subframe, the SRS on the LAA cell when the wireless device is allowed to transmit in the first subframe according to an LBT procedure based on the LBT configuration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SRS is transmitted in more than one symbol of the first subframe.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCI further comprises a field indicating whether the transmission of the SRS is triggered.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SRS is transmitted in a last symbol of the first subframe.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aperiodic SRS subframe parameter indicates an offset from a starting subframe of the one or more consecutive subframes.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LBT configuration indicates a symbol time interval is employed for the LBT procedure.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise one or more common SRS parameters and one or more dedicated SRS parameters.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting one or more transport blocks in the first subframe.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise an SRS bandwidth.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCI further comprises a transmit power control (TPC) command employed, at least in part, for calculating a transmit power for the SRS.

11. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters for a licensed assisted access (LAA) cell, the configuration parameters comprising an aperiodic sounding reference signal (SRS) subframe parameter;

receive a downlink control information (DCI) indicating uplink resources in a number of one or more consecutive subframes of the LAA cell, the DCI triggering a transmission of an SRS and comprising:

the number of the one or more consecutive subframes; and

a listen-before-talk (LBT) configuration;

determine a position of a first subframe in the one or more consecutive subframes based, at least in part, on the aperiodic SRS subframe parameter; and

transmit, in the first subframe, the SRS on the LAA cell when the wireless device is allowed to transmit in the first subframe according to an LBT procedure based on the LBT configuration.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the SRS is transmitted in more than one symbol of the first subframe.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the DCI further comprises a field indicating whether the transmission of the SRS is triggered.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the SRS is transmitted in a last symbol of the first subframe.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the aperiodic SRS subframe parameter indicates an offset from a starting subframe of the one or more consecutive subframes.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise one or more common SRS parameters and one or more dedicated SRS parameters.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein configuration parameters further comprise an SRS bandwidth.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the DCI further comprises a transmit power control (TPC) command employed, at least in part, for calculating a transmit power for the SRS.

19. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters for a licensed assisted access (LAA) cell, the configuration parameters comprising an aperiodic sounding reference signal (SRS) subframe parameter;

transmitting a downlink control information (DCI) indicating uplink resources in a number of one or more consecutive subframes of the LAA cell, the DCI triggering a transmission of an SRS and comprising a field indicating the number of the one or more consecutive subframes; and

receiving, in a first subframe of the one or more consecutive subframes, the SRS on the LAA cell, wherein a position of the first subframe in the one or more consecutive subframes depends, at least, on a value of the aperiodic SRS subframe parameter.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the DCI further comprises a transmit power control (TPC) command employed, at least in part, for calculating a transmit power for the SRS.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2021
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2019
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To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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