IP Library Granted Patent US 10,455,566
Granted Patent B2
US 10,455,566 · App. 15/589,371 · Granted Oct 22, 2019

Methods and apparatus for transmitting/receiving channels in mobile communication system supporting massive MIMO

Inventors: Younsun Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Aris Papasakellariou (Dallas, TX); Kiil Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Juho Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Hyojin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Joonyoung Cho (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/042H04L5/0051H04L5/0094H04W72/02H04W72/04H04B7/0413H04L5/0023H04W84/042
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Patent No.
US 10,455,566
App. No.
15/589,371
Granted
Oct 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A channel transmission/reception method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving channels between a base station and a mobile terminal efficiently in a mobile communication supporting massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission are provided. The method includes determining a resource to which a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) addressed to a terminal is mapped within a resource block, the DMRS resource being positioned in at least one of a first resource set capable of being allocated for DMRS and a second resource set symmetric with the first resource set on a time axis, and transmitting the DMRS and DMRS allocation information to the terminal.

Claims (42)

1. A method of a terminal in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, demodulation configuration information indicating first information on a number of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) group and second information on at least one DMRS antenna port allocated to the terminal on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the demodulation configuration information being obtained by joint-encoding of the first information and the second information;

identifying a resource for downlink data by excluding a resource of at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information; and

receiving, from the base station, the downlink data on the identified resource and a DMRS associated with the at least one antenna port based on the second information,

wherein a plurality of antenna ports are allocated to a resource of one DMRS group using an orthogonal code.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one antenna port indicated by the second information is included in the at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein patterns of a plurality of DMRS groups are frequency division multiplexed.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from base station, information on a number of resource a DMRS based on a predefined configuration before a reception of a dedicated DMRS configuration for the terminal.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information is capable of including a DMRS of a co-scheduled terminal.

6. A method of a base station in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal demodulation configuration information indicating first information on a number of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) group and second information on at least one DMRS antenna port allocated to the terminal on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the demodulation configuration information being obtained by joint-encoding of the first information and the second information;

identifying a resource for downlink data by excluding a resource of at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information; and

transmitting, to the terminal, the downlink data on the identified resource and a DMRS associated with the at least one antenna port based on the second information,

wherein a plurality of antenna ports are allocated to a resource of one DMRS group using an orthogonal code.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one antenna port indicated by the second information is included in the at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein patterns of a plurality of DMRS groups are frequency division multiplexed.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, a DMRS based on a predefined configuration before a reception of a dedicated DMRS configuration for the terminal.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information is capable of including a DMRS of a co-scheduled terminal.

11. A terminal in a mobile communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive at least one signal; and

a controller coupled to the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station, demodulation configuration information indicating first information on a number of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) group and second information on at least one DMRS antenna port allocated to the terminal on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the demodulation configuration information being obtained by joint-encoding of the first information and the second information,

identify a resource for downlink data by excluding a resource of at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information, and

receive, from the base station, the downlink data on the identified resource and a DMRS associated with the at least one antenna port based on the second information,

wherein a plurality of antenna ports are allocated to a resource of one DMRS group using an orthogonal code.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the at least one antenna port indicated by the second information is included in the at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information.

13. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein patterns of a plurality of DMRS groups are frequency division multiplexed.

14. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive, from the base station, a DMRS based on a predefined configuration before a reception of a dedicated DMRS configuration for the terminal.

15. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information is capable of including a DMRS of a co-scheduled terminal.

16. A base station in a mobile communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive at least one signal; and

a controller coupled to the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, demodulation configuration information indicating first information on a number of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) group and second information on at least one DMRS antenna port allocated to the terminal on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the demodulation configuration information being obtained by joint-encoding of the first information and the second information,

identify a resource for downlink data by excluding a resource of at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information, and

transmit, to the terminal, the downlink data the identified resource and a DMRS associated with the at least one antenna port based on the second information,

wherein a plurality of antenna ports are allocated to a resource of one DMRS group using an orthogonal code.

17. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the at least one antenna port indicated by the second information is included in the at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information.

18. The base station of claim 16 , wherein patterns of a plurality of DMRS groups are frequency division multiplexed.

19. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to transmit to the terminal, a DMRS based on a predefined configuration before a reception of a dedicated DMRS configuration for the terminal.

20. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the at least one DMRS group indicated by the first information is capable of including a DMRS of a co-scheduled terminal.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 13857555 · Apr 5, 2013
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