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US 10,979,186 · App. 16/064,345 · Granted Apr 13, 2021

Method of sounding a terminal in a wireless communication system and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Jonghyun Park (Seoul, KR); Jiwon Kang (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Minki Ahn (Seoul, KR); Kukheon Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04L5/0048H04B7/043H04B7/0417H04B7/0456H04B7/0615H04B7/0695H04L5/0023H04L5/0051H04L5/0053H04L5/0094H04L27/2607H04L27/2613H04W56/001H04W72/0413H04W72/0446H04B7/0404H04L5/0082
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,979,186
App. No.
16/064,345
Filed
Jun 20, 2018
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2474
USPC
370/329
Abstract

One embodiment according to the present invention, with respect to a sounding method of user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, comprises the steps of: receiving configuration of one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets from a base station; receiving, from the base station, activation command information commanding the SRS transmission activation of a particular SRS resource set from among the one or more SRS resource sets; and transmitting, to the base station, the SRS corresponding to the particular SRS resource set, wherein the reference signal, for which a spatial relationship is assumed for each SRS resource included in the particular SRS resource set, can be determined on the basis of the activation command information.

Claims (53)

1. A method of transmitting a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a configuration information for at least one SRS resource set for transmitting a SRS, wherein the configuration information includes a first spatial relation information;

receiving, from the base station, control information, wherein the control information includes a second spatial relation information; and

transmitting, to the base station, the SRS by applying a spatial relation assumption based on a reference signal,

wherein the SRS is transmitted aperiodically or semi-persistently,

wherein the first spatial relation information is updated to the second spatial relation information based on the control information, and

wherein the reference signal for the spatial relation assumption is determined based on the second spatial relation information among the first spatial relation information and the second spatial relation information.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one SRS resource set is configured through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

3. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein a type of the reference signal comprises at least one of a SRS, a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) or a synchronization signal (SS) block.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the control information is received through medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a SRS resource indicator (SRI) indicating a specific SRS resource for uplink transmission of the user equipment.

6. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the SRI is associated with a most recent SRS transmission among SRS transmissions for a SRS resource identified by the SRI.

7. The method of claim 4 ,

wherein the second spatial relation information comprises information for reference signals related with the spatial relation assumption for the SRS, and

wherein each of the reference signals corresponds to each of SRS resources included in a specific SRS resource set among the at least one SRS resource set.

8. The method of claim 7 ,

wherein the control information is related to an activation of the specific SRS resource set, and

wherein the SRS is transmitted semi-persistently, using the specific SRS resource set.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, information related to a slot offset where the transmission of the aperiodic SRS is initiated.

10. A user equipment (UE) configured to transmit a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a base station through the transceiver, a configuration information for at least one SRS resource set for transmitting a SRS, wherein the configuration information includes a first spatial relation information;

receiving, from the base station through the transceiver, control information, wherein the control information includes a second spatial relation information; and

transmitting, to the base station through the transceiver, the SRS by applying a spatial relation assumption based on a reference signal,

wherein the SRS is transmitted aperiodically or semi-persistently,

wherein the first spatial relation information is updated to the second spatial relation information based on the control information, and

wherein the reference signal for the spatial relation assumption is determined based on the second spatial relation information among the first spatial relation information and the second spatial relation information.

11. The UE of claim 10 ,

wherein the at least one SRS resource set is configured through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

12. The UE of claim 11 ,

wherein a type of the reference signal comprises at least one of a SRS, a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) or a synchronization signal (SS) block.

13. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a SRS resource indicator (SRI) indicating a specific SRS resource for uplink transmission of the user equipment.

14. The UE of claim 13 ,

wherein the SRI is associated with a most recent SRS transmission among SRS transmissions for a SRS resource identified by the SRI.

15. The UE of claim 13 ,

wherein the control information is related to an activation of the specific SRS resource set, and

wherein the SRS is transmitted semi-persistently, using the specific SRS resource set.

16. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the base station, information related to a slot offset where the transmission of the aperiodic SRS is initiated.

17. The UE of claim 10 ,

wherein the control information is received through medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling.

18. The UE of claim 17 ,

wherein the second spatial relation information comprises information for reference signals related with the spatial relation assumption for the SRS, and

wherein each of the reference signals corresponds to each of SRS resources included in a specific SRS resource set among the at least one SRS resource set.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2018
From: PARK, JONGHYUN; KANG, JIWON; KIM, KIJUN; AHN, MINKI; CHOI, KUKHEON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 047275/0146 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62504551 · May 11, 2017
Provisional Application 62492938 · May 1, 2017
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