IP Library Granted Patent US 10,812,168
Granted Patent B2
US 10,812,168 · App. 16/217,206 · Granted Oct 20, 2020

Apparatus and method for transmitting or receiving signal using beamforming in wireless communication system

Inventors: Yohan Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Chulhee Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Eunyong Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04B7/0695H04B7/0619H04B7/088H04W72/042H04W72/046
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Patent No.
US 10,812,168
App. No.
16/217,206
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a pre-5 th -Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4 th -Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). In a wireless communication system, a base station apparatus may include at least one transceiver, and at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one transceiver. The at least one transceiver may transmit, to a terminal, configuration information associated with a primary beam and a secondary beam. The processor may determine the primary beam and the secondary beam based on feedback information regarding beams of the base station, received from the terminal. The at least one transceiver may be configured to transmit, to the terminal, indication information for identifying the primary beam and the secondary beam, perform communication with the terminal by using the primary beam, and perform communication with the terminal by using the primary beam and the secondary beam based on a determination of a change of a communication state for the primary beam.

Claims (94)

1. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one transceiver, and configured to control the at least one transceiver to:

transmit, to a terminal, configuration information including:

first resource information for a first control region associated with a primary beam of a first transmission and reception point (TRP), and

second resource information for a second control region associated with a secondary beam of a second TRP that is different from the first TRP;

transmit, to the terminal, a first control signal using the primary beam on the first control region; and

transmit, to the terminal, a second control signal using the secondary beam on the second control region.

2. The base station of claim 1 ,

wherein the configuration information further includes duration information for indicating a time period in which a first signal is transmitted using the primary beam and a second signal is transmitted using the secondary beam, and

wherein the duration information includes mode information indicating one of:

a first mode configured to instruct the terminal to always attempt to receive the first signal and the second signal,

a second mode configured to instruct the terminal to periodically attempt to receive the first signal and the second signal, and

a third mode configured to instruct the terminal to attempt to receive the first signal and the second signal in a specific time period.

3. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the at least one transceiver to:

transmit a first data signal to the terminal using the primary beam; and

transmit a second data signal to the terminal using the secondary beam,

wherein the first data signal and the second data signal include same data and are transmitted in a same time-frequency resource, and

wherein the first data signal or the second data signal is received by the terminal using a beam of the terminal corresponding to one of the primary beam and the secondary beam.

4. The base station of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the at least one transceiver to receive, from the terminal, capability information including information for indicating that the terminal is capable of supporting a multi-TRP operation using the primary beam and the secondary beam, and

wherein the configuration information is generated based on the capability information.

5. The base station of claim 1 , wherein in order to determine the primary beam and the secondary beam, the at least one processor is configured to:

identify a first beam with a highest channel quality among a first plurality of beams of the first TRP and a second beam with a highest channel quality among a second plurality of beams of the second TRP based on feedback information received from the terminal; and

determine the first beam as the primary beam, and the second beam as the secondary beam,

wherein the feedback information includes first information indicating at least one of the first plurality of beams of the first TRP and second information indicating at least one of the second plurality of beams of the second TRP.

6. The base station of the claim 1 ,

wherein the first control region comprises a first control resource set (CORESET),

wherein the second control region comprises a second CORESET for the second TRP,

wherein the first control signal is transmitted on a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, of the first CORESET, and

wherein the second control signal is transmitted on a second PDCCH of the second CORESET.

7. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform a communication with the terminal by using the primary beam; and

perform a communication with the terminal by using the primary beam and the secondary beam based on a change of the communication state for the primary beam.

8. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one transceiver, and configured to control the at least one transceiver to:

receive, from a base station, configuration information including:

first resource information for a first control region associated with a primary beam of a first transmission and reception point (TRP), and

second resource information for a second control region associated with secondary beam of the base station of a second TRP different from the first TRP;

receive a first control signal using the primary beam on the first control region; and

receive a second control signal using the secondary beam on the second control region.

9. The terminal of claim 8 ,

wherein the configuration information further includes duration information indicating a time period in which the terminal attempts to receive a first signal transmitted using the primary beam and a second signal transmitted using the secondary beam, and

wherein the duration information includes mode information indicating one of:

a first mode configured to instruct the terminal to always attempt to receive the first signal and the second signal,

a second mode configured to instruct the terminal to periodically attempt to receive the first signal and the second signal, and

a third mode configured to instruct the terminal to attempt to receive the first signal and the second signal in a specific time period.

10. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify a beam of the terminal between a first beam of the terminal corresponding to the primary beam and a second beam of the terminal corresponding to the secondary beam based on a first channel quality of the first control signal received through the first beam of the terminal and a second channel quality of the second control signal received through the second beam of the terminal;

control the at least one transceiver to transmit an uplink signal to the base station or receiving a downlink signal from the base station based on the identified beam.

11. The terminal of claim 8 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the at least one transceiver to transmit request information to the base station based on a determination that a channel quality of each of downlink signals transmitted from the base station using the primary beam is less than or equal to a threshold, and

wherein the request information is used to transmit a downlink signal to the terminal or receive an uplink signal by using the secondary.

12. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the at least one transceiver to:

transmit capability information to the base station, the capability information including information for indicating that the terminal is capable of supporting a multi-TRP operation using the primary beam and the secondary beam, and

wherein the configuration information is generated based on the capability information.

13. The terminal of the claim 8 ,

wherein the first control region comprises a first control resource set (CORESET),

wherein the second control region comprises a second CORESET for the second TRP,

wherein the first control signal is transmitted on a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, of the first CORESET, and

wherein the second control signal is transmitted on a second PDCCH of the second CORESET.

14. The terminal of the claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify the primary beam among a first plurality of beams of the first TRP;

identify the secondary beam among a second plurality of beams of the first TRP; and

transmit, to the base station, feedback information for indicating the primary beam and the secondary beam.

15. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information including:

first resource information for a first control region associated with a primary beam of a first transmission and reception point (TRP); and

second resource information for a second control region associated with a secondary beam of a second TRP that is different from the first TRP;

transmitting, to the terminal, a first control signal using the primary beam on the first control region; and

transmitting, to the terminal, a second control signal using the secondary beam on the second control region.

16. The method of claim 15 ,

wherein the configuration information includes duration information for indicating a time period in which a first signal is transmitted using the primary beam and a second signal is transmitted using the secondary beam, and

wherein the duration information includes mode information indicating one of:

a first mode configured to instruct the terminal to always attempt to receive the first signal and the second signal,

a second mode configured to instruct the terminal to periodically attempt to receive the first signal and the second signal, and

a third mode configured to instruct the terminal to attempt to receive the first signal and the second signal in a specific time period.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

transmitting a first data signal to the terminal using the primary beam; and

transmitting a second data signal to the terminal using the secondary beam,

wherein the first data signal and the second data signal include same data and are transmitted in a same time-frequency resource, and

wherein the first data signal or the second data signal is received by the terminal using a beam of the terminal corresponding to one of the primary beam and the secondary beam.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising

receiving, from the terminal, capability information including information for indicating that the terminal is capable of supporting a multi-TRP operation using the primary beam and the secondary beam,

wherein the configuration information is generated based on the capability information.

19. The method of claim 15 ,

wherein the first control region comprises a first control resource set (CORESET),

wherein the second control region comprises a second CORESET for the second TRP,

wherein the first control signal is transmitted on a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, of the first CORESET, and

wherein the second control signal is transmitted on a second PDCCH of the second CORESET.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform a communication with the terminal by using the primary beam; and

perform a communication with the terminal by using the primary beam and the secondary beam based on a change of the communication state for the primary beam.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR NAMES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 047790 FRAME: 0551. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 7, 2019
From: KIM, YOHAN; JANG, CHULHEE; KIM, EUNYONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048019/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2018
From: KIM, YOHAN; JANG, CHULHEE; KIM, EUNYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047790/0551 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0170686 · Dec 12, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190181941A1 · Jun 13, 2019