IP Library Granted Patent US 11,528,110
Granted Patent B2
US 11,528,110 · App. 16/799,713 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Methods and apparatus related to demodulation reference signal design and related signaling

Inventors: Alexandros Manolakos (San Diego, CA); Jae Won Yoo (San Diego, CA); Hari Sankar (San Diego, CA); Yi Huang (San Diego, CA); Wanshi Chen (San Diego, CA); Juan Montojo (San Diego, CA); Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04L5/005H04L5/0012H04L5/0051H04L5/1469
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Patent No.
US 11,528,110
App. No.
16/799,713
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus maybe a base station or a user equipment (UE). In an aspect, the apparatus may determine locations for a number of Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) symbols to be transmitted within a scheduling unit of a channel included in a slot or mini-slot based on a selection between a first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and a second set of predetermined DM-RS positions. The apparatus may transmit the number of DM-RS symbols in the scheduling unit based on the determined locations.

Claims (38)

1. A method of wireless communication of an apparatus, comprising:

determining locations for a plurality of Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) symbols to be transmitted within a scheduling unit of a channel included in a slot or a mini-slot based on a selection between a first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and a second set of predetermined DM-RS positions, wherein the selection between the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions is based on a size or a duration of an uplink burst within the slot or the mini-slot and one or more of a number of control symbols burst within the slot or the mini-slot, or a number of symbols carrying scheduled data; and

transmitting the plurality of DM-RS symbols in the scheduling unit based on the determined locations.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined locations for the plurality of DM-RS symbols comprises a subset of a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection between the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions is based on one or more of a deployment environment.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a base station, the method further comprising:

signaling, a user equipment (UE), information indicating a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions or the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a first user equipment (UE), the method further comprising:

signaling, a second UE, information indicating a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions or the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

6. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for determining locations for a plurality of Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) symbols to be transmitted within a scheduling unit of a channel included in a slot or a mini-slot based on a selection between a first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and a second set of predetermined DM-RS positions, wherein the selection between the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions is based on a size or a duration of an uplink burst within the slot or the mini-slot and one or more of a number of control symbols burst within the slot or the mini-slot, or a number of symbols carrying scheduled data; and

means for transmitting the plurality of DM-RS symbols in the scheduling unit based on the determined locations.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the determined locations for the plurality of DM-RS symbols comprises a subset of a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the selection between the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions is based on one or more of a deployment environment.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the apparatus comprises a base station, further comprising:

means for signaling, a user equipment (UE), information indicating a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions or the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the apparatus comprises a first user equipment (UE), further comprising:

means for signaling, a second UE, information indicating a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions or the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

determine locations for a plurality of Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) symbols to be transmitted within a scheduling unit of a channel included in a slot or a mini-slot based on a selection between a first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and a second set of predetermined DM-RS positions, the selection between the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions being based on a size or a duration of an uplink burst within the slot or the mini-slot and one or more of a number of control symbols burst within the slot or the mini-slot, or a number of symbols carrying scheduled data; and

transmit the plurality of DM-RS symbols in the scheduling unit based on the determined locations.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the determined locations for the plurality of DM-RS symbols comprises a subset of a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured, as part of being configured to determine the locations for the plurality of DM-RS symbols, to select between the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions based on one or more of a deployment environment.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the apparatus comprises a base station, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to signal, a user equipment (UE), information indicating a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions or the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the apparatus comprises a first user equipment (UE), and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to signal, a second UE, information indicating a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions or the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code, the code when executed by a processor of an apparatus, causes the processor to:

determine locations for a plurality of Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) symbols to be transmitted within a scheduling unit of a channel included in a slot or a mini-slot based on a selection between a first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and a second set of predetermined DM-RS positions, the selection between the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions being based on a size or a duration of an uplink burst within the slot or the mini-slot and one or more of a number of control symbols burst within the slot or the mini-slot, or a number of symbols carrying scheduled data; and

transmit the plurality of DM-RS symbols in the scheduling unit based on the determined locations.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the determined locations for the plurality of DM-RS symbols comprises a subset of a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured, as part of being configured to determine the locations for the plurality of DM-RS symbols, to select between the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions and the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions based on one or more of a deployment environment.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the apparatus comprises a base station, and

wherein the processor is further configured to signal, a user equipment (UE), information indicating a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions or the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the apparatus comprises a first user equipment (UE), and

wherein the processor is further configured to signal, a second UE, information indicating a selected one of the first set of predetermined DM-RS positions or the second set of predetermined DM-RS positions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2020
From: MANOLAKOS, ALEXANDROS; YOO, JAE WON; SANKAR, HARI; HUANG, YI; CHEN, WANSHI; MONTOJO, JUAN; GAAL, PETER
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 051909/0488 →
Continuity (3)
Division 16044385 · Jul 24, 2018
Provisional Application 62544705 · Aug 11, 2017
Related Publication 20200195391A1 · Jun 18, 2020
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