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Granted Patent B2
US 11,245,560 · App. 16/832,547 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving multiple data in wireless cooperative communication system

Inventors: Hoondong Noh (Suwon-si, KR); Hyoungju Ji (Suwon-si, KR); Jinhyun Park (Suwon-si, KR); Heecheol Yang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L27/2613H04L5/0051H04L5/0082H04L27/32H04W72/042H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,245,560
App. No.
16/832,547
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Methods and apparatuses for exchanging configuration information related to a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) are provided, and particularly, for providing DMRS ports included in a different code division multiplexing group for communication between a terminal and a base station.

Claims (40)

1. A method of a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information associated with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for receiving data;

receiving, from the base station, control information including an indicator associated with at least one DMRS port and a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field;

identifying a DMRS port allocated to the terminal based on the configuration information, the indicator and whether at least one codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to a plurality of TCI states; and

receiving, from the base station, the data based on the identified DMRS port.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DMRS port allocated to the terminal is identified based on a first antenna port indication, in case that all the codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to up to one TCI state.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DMRS port allocated to the terminal is identified based on a second antenna port indication, in case that at least one codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to the plurality of TCI states.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein each of information associated with the second antenna port indication includes an entry corresponding to DMRS port index 1000 , 1002 and 1003 .

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of TCI states corresponds to different code division multiplexing (CDM) group, in case that a codepoint indicated by the TCI field corresponds to the plurality of TCI states and identified DMRS ports correspond to a plurality of CDM groups.

6. A method of a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information associated with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for transmitting data;

transmitting, to the terminal, control information including an indicator associated with at least one DMRS port and a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field;

identifying a DMRS port allocated to the terminal based on the configuration information, the indicator and whether at least one codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to a plurality of TCI states; and

transmitting, to the terminal, the data based on the identified DMRS port.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the DMRS port allocated to the terminal is identified based on a first antenna port indication, in case that all the codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to up to one TCI state.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the DMRS port allocated to the terminal is identified based on a second antenna port indication, in case that at least one codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to the plurality of TCI states.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each of information associated with the second antenna port indication includes an entry corresponding to DMRS port index 1000 , 1002 and 1003 .

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of TCI states corresponds to different code division multiplexing (CDM) group, in case that a codepoint indicated by the TCI field corresponds to the plurality of TCI states and identified DMRS ports correspond to a plurality of CDM groups.

11. A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

receive, from a base station via the transceiver, configuration information associated with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for receiving data;

receive, from the base station, control information including an indicator associated with at least one DMRS port and a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field;

identify a DMRS port allocated to the terminal based on the configuration information, the indicator and whether at least one codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to a plurality of TCI states; and

receive, from the base station, the data based on the identified DMRS port.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the DMRS port allocated to the terminal is identified based on a first antenna port indication, in case that all the codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to up to one TCI state.

13. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the DMRS port allocated to the terminal is identified based on a second antenna port indication, in case that at least one codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to the plurality of TCI states.

14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein each of information associated with the second antenna port indication includes an entry corresponding to DMRS port index 1000 , 1002 and 1003 .

15. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of TCI states corresponds to different code division multiplexing (CDM) group, in case that a codepoint indicated by the TCI field corresponds to the plurality of TCI states and identified DMRS ports correspond to a plurality of CDM groups.

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

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

transmit, to a terminal via the transceiver, configuration information associated with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for transmitting data;

transmit, to the terminal, control information including an indicator associated with at least one DMRS port and a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field;

identify a DMRS port allocated to the terminal based on the configuration information, the indicator and whether at least one codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to a plurality of TCI states; and

transmit, to the terminal, the data based on the identified DMRS port.

17. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the DMRS port allocated to the terminal is identified based on a first antenna port indication, in case that all the codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to up to one TCI state.

18. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the DMRS port allocated to the terminal is identified based on a second antenna port indication, in case that at least one codepoint associated with the TCI field corresponds to the plurality of TCI states.

19. The base station of claim 18 , wherein each of information associated with the second antenna port indication includes an entry corresponding to DMRS port index 1000 , 1002 and 1003 .

20. The base station of claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of TCI states corresponds to different code division multiplexing (CDM) group, in case that a codepoint indicated by the TCI field corresponds to the plurality of TCI states and identified DMRS ports correspond to a plurality of CDM groups.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2020
From: NOH, HOONDONG; JI, HYOUNGJU; PARK, JINHYUN; YANG, HEECHEOL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0036017 · Mar 28, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0057733 · May 16, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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