IP Library Granted Patent US 11,283,565
Granted Patent B2
US 11,283,565 · App. 16/644,113 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Base station apparatus, terminal apparatus, and communication method

Inventors: Ryota Yamada (Sakai, JP); Hiromichi Tomeba (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: FG Innovation Company Limited; Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
H04L5/0048H04B7/0626H04L41/0806H04L5/0007H04W52/42
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Patent No.
US 11,283,565
App. No.
16/644,113
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus includes: a higher layer processing unit configured to configure multiple channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources and assistance information; a transmitter configured to transmit CSI-RSs by using the multiple CSI-RS resources; and a receiver configured to receive, from the terminal apparatus, information (CRI) indicating one CSI-RS resource of the multiple CSI-RS resources. The assistance information is information for assisting the terminal apparatus in cancelling or suppressing neighbor cell interference, and one or more of the assistance information is configured for the CRI.

Claims (21)

1. A base station apparatus for communicating with a terminal apparatus, the base station apparatus comprising:

a higher layer processing unit configured to configure multiple channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources and assistance information;

a transmitter configured to transmit CSI-RSs by using the multiple CSI-RS resources; and

a receiver configured to receive, from the terminal apparatus, a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) indicating one CSI-RS resource of the multiple CSI-RS resources, wherein the assistance information is information for assisting the terminal apparatus in cancelling or suppressing neighbor cell interference, wherein the assistance information includes at least one of a cell ID, a subcarrier spacing, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration, the number of DMRS antenna ports, power offset between a reference signal and PDSCH, or the number of layers, and wherein one or more of the assistance information is configured for the CRI.

2. The base station apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple CSI-RS resources are divided into multiple groups, and wherein the CRI is received for each of the groups.

3. A terminal apparatus for communicating with a base station apparatus, the terminal apparatus comprising:

a higher layer processing unit for which multiple channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources and assistance information are configured;

a receiver configured to receive CSI-RSs by using the multiple CSI-RS resources;

a measuring unit configured to generate channel state information (CSI) from the CSI-RSs; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the CSI to the base station apparatus, wherein the CSI includes a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) indicating one CSI-RS resource of the multiple CSI-RS resources, wherein the assistance information is information for assisting the terminal apparatus in cancelling or suppressing neighbor cell interference, wherein the assistance information includes at least one of a cell ID, a subcarrier spacing, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration, the number of DMRS antenna ports, power offset between a reference signal and PDSCH, and the number of layers, and wherein one or more of the assistance information is configured for the CRI.

4. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the multiple CSI-RS resources are divided into multiple groups, and wherein the CRI is determined for each of the groups.

5. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the transmitter transmits a downlink shared channel and CRI associated with demodulation of the downlink shared channel, and wherein the transmitter cancels or suppresses an interference signal by using the assistance information associated with the CRI that indicates the one CSI-RS resource.

6. A communication method for a base station apparatus for communicating with a terminal apparatus, the communication method comprising the steps of:

configuring multiple channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources and assistance information;

transmitting CSI-RSs by using the multiple CSI-RS resources; and

receiving, from the terminal apparatus, a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) indicating one CSI-RS resource of the multiple CSI-RS resources, wherein the assistance information is information for assisting the terminal apparatus in cancelling or suppressing neighbor cell interference, wherein the assistance information includes at least one of a cell ID, a subcarrier spacing, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration, the number of DMRS antenna ports, power offset between a reference signal and PDSCH, or the number of layers, and wherein one or more of the assistance information is configured for the CRI.

7. A communication method for a terminal apparatus for communicating with a base station apparatus, the communication method comprising the steps of:

configuring, for the terminal apparatus, multiple channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources and assistance information;

receiving CSI-RSs by using the multiple CSI-RS resources;

generating channel state information (CSI) from the CSI-RSs; and

transmitting the CSI to the base station apparatus, wherein the CSI includes a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) indicating one CSI-RS resource of the multiple CSI-RS resources, wherein the assistance information is information for assisting the terminal apparatus in cancelling or suppressing neighbor cell interference, wherein the assistance information includes at least one of a cell ID, a subcarrier spacing, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration, the number of DMRS antenna ports, power offset between a reference signal and PDSCH, or the number of layers, and wherein one or more of the assistance information is configured for the CRI.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069039/0324 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2020
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053158/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: YAMADA, RYOTA; TOMEBA, HIROMICHI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 051998/0956 →
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