Shared demodulation reference signal design for control channels in 5G or other next generation networks
Facilitating shared demodulation reference signal design for control channels in a wireless communications system is provided herein. A system can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can comprise evaluating a usage parameter of a mobile device for application of channel demodulation reference signal reuse by the mobile device. In response to a first determination that the usage parameter satisfies a condition relative to a threshold usage parameter, the operations can comprise facilitating a first transmission to the mobile device to implement the channel demodulation reference signal reuse by the mobile device. In response to a second determination that the usage parameter does not satisfy the condition relative to the threshold usage parameter, the operations can comprise facilitating a second transmission to the mobile device to implement usage of separate channel demodulation reference signals.
1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
evaluating a usage parameter of a mobile device for application of channel demodulation reference signal reuse by the mobile device;
in response to a first determination that the usage parameter satisfies a condition relative to a threshold usage parameter, facilitating a first transmission to the mobile device to implement the channel demodulation reference signal reuse by the mobile device; and
in response to a second determination that the usage parameter does not satisfy the condition relative to the threshold usage parameter, facilitating a second transmission to the mobile device to implement usage of separate channel demodulation reference signals.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the channel demodulation reference signal reuse comprises a physical downlink control channel demodulation reference signal being reused for physical downlink shared channel estimation.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the facilitating the first transmission comprises transmitting an indication to implement the channel demodulation reference signal reuse as a separate encoded bit in a signal that comprises downlink control information.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the facilitating the first transmission comprises transmitting an indication to implement the channel demodulation reference signal reuse as a jointly encoded bit in a demodulation reference signal port table that comprises a group of indication bits including the jointly encoded bit.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second transmission comprises an indication for the mobile device to utilize a first demodulation reference signal for a data channel and a second demodulation reference signal for a control channel.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the usage parameter is a speed of the mobile device, and wherein the threshold usage parameter is a threshold movement speed of the mobile device, and wherein the operations further comprise:
in response to a third determination that the speed of the mobile device is less than the threshold movement speed, determining that the channel demodulation reference signal reuse is to be implemented at the mobile device; and
in response to a fourth determination that the speed of the mobile device is more than the threshold movement speed, determining that separate channel demodulation reference signals are to be implemented at the mobile device.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the usage parameter is rank data of the mobile device, and wherein the threshold usage parameter is a threshold rank data of the mobile device, and wherein the operations further comprise:
in response to a third determination that the rank data is less than the threshold rank data, determining that the channel demodulation reference signal reuse is to be implemented at the mobile device; and
in response to a fourth determination that the rank data is more than the threshold rank data, determining that separate channel demodulation reference signals are to be implemented at the mobile device.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the usage parameter is a duration of a physical downlink shared channel, wherein the operations further comprise:
facilitating a third transmission of a demodulation reference signal port table selected from a group of demodulation reference signal port tables based on the duration of the physical downlink shared channel, and wherein the demodulation reference signal port table comprises an indication for the mobile device to implement the channel demodulation reference signal reuse.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the channel demodulation reference signal reuse is implemented for slot-based scheduling.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the channel demodulation reference signal reuse is implemented for non-slot-based scheduling.
11. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
evaluating a usage parameter of a mobile device for application of channel demodulation reference signal reuse by the mobile device;
in response to a first determination that the usage parameter satisfies a threshold usage parameter, facilitating a first transmission to the mobile device to be used for implementation of the channel demodulation reference signal reuse; and
in response to a second determination that the usage parameter does not satisfy the threshold usage parameter, facilitating a second transmission to the mobile device to be used for implementation of separate channel demodulation reference signals.
12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining a duration of a physical downlink shared channel; and
facilitating a third transmission to the mobile device, the third transmission comprising a demodulation reference signal port data structure based on the duration of the physical downlink shared channel, wherein the demodulation reference signal port data structure comprises an indication for the mobile device to implement the channel demodulation reference signal reuse.
13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the channel demodulation reference signal reuse comprises a physical downlink control channel demodulation reference signal being reused for physical downlink shared channel estimation.
14. A method, comprising:
evaluating, by a network device comprising a processor, a usage parameter of a mobile device for application of channel demodulation reference signal reuse by the mobile device;
in response to a first determination that the usage parameter satisfies a condition relative to a threshold usage parameter, facilitating, by the network device, a first transmission to the mobile device to implement the channel demodulation reference signal reuse by the mobile device; and
in response to a second determination that the usage parameter does not satisfy the condition relative to the threshold usage parameter, facilitating, by the network device, a second transmission to the mobile device to implement usage of separate channel demodulation reference signals.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the channel demodulation reference signal reuse comprises a physical downlink control channel demodulation reference signal being reused for physical downlink shared channel estimation.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the facilitating the first transmission comprises transmitting an indication to implement the channel demodulation reference signal reuse as a separate encoded bit in a signal that comprises downlink control information.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the facilitating the first transmission comprises transmitting an indication to implement the channel demodulation reference signal reuse as a jointly encoded bit in a demodulation reference signal port table that comprises a group of indication bits including the jointly encoded bit.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second transmission comprises an indication for the mobile device to utilize a first demodulation reference signal for a data channel and a second demodulation reference signal for a control channel.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the usage parameter is a speed of the mobile device, and wherein the threshold usage parameter is a threshold movement speed of the mobile device, and wherein the method further comprises:
in response to a third determination that the speed of the mobile device is less than the threshold movement speed, determining, by the network device, that the channel demodulation reference signal reuse is to be implemented at the mobile device; and
in response to a fourth determination that the speed of the mobile device is more than the threshold movement speed, determining, by the network device, that separate channel demodulation reference signals are to be implemented at the mobile device.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the usage parameter is rank data of the mobile device, and wherein the threshold usage parameter is a threshold rank data of the mobile device, and wherein the method further comprises:
in response to a third determination that the rank data is less than the threshold rank data, determining, by the network device, that the channel demodulation reference signal reuse is to be implemented at the mobile device; and
in response to a fourth determination that the rank data is more than the threshold rank data, determining, by the network device, that separate channel demodulation reference signals are to be implemented at the mobile device.