IP Library Granted Patent US 11,184,075
Granted Patent B2
US 11,184,075 · App. 16/957,967 · Granted Nov 23, 2021

Method and apparatus for setting reference signal for nonlinear precoding

Inventors: Hoondong Noh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Youngwoo Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Cheolkyu Shin (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
H04B7/0628H04B7/0456H04L5/0012H04L5/0023H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 11,184,075
App. No.
16/957,967
Granted
Nov 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining a 5G communication system with IoT technology to support a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system thereof. The present disclosure can be applied to 5G communication and IoT related technology-based intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, etc.). In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for setting a reference signal in a 5G or NR system. Disclosed is a method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting capability information (UE capability) of the terminal to a base station; and receiving, from the base station, nonlinear precoding related information identified on the basis of the capability information of the terminal, wherein the nonlinear precoding related information includes information on whether or not nonlinear precoding is applied, and information for controlling reference signal settings, and wherein the information on whether or not the nonlinear precoding is applied indicates whether or not a modulo operation is applied.

Claims (56)

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

transmitting capability information of the terminal associated with supporting nonlinear precoding to a base station; and

receiving, from the base station, nonlinear precoding related information,

wherein the nonlinear precoding related information is determined based on the capability information of the terminal,

in case that the nonlinear precoding is applied to the terminal, wherein the nonlinear precoding related information comprises information for indicating to apply the nonlinear precoding, and information for controlling reference signal configuration,

wherein the information for indicating to apply the nonlinear precoding comprises information for indicating to apply a modulo operation, and

wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for indicating to omit transmission of a periodic or semi-persistent sounding reference signal (SRS).

2. The method of claim 1 , in case that the nonlinear precoding is applied to the terminal, further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a message for indicating aperiodic SRS transmission;

transmitting an aperiodic SRS to the base station based on the message; and

receiving data to which the nonlinear precoding is applied.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for indicating a frequency hopping resource position of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for setting at least one of a reference signal of a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) to be different from each other based on the information on whether or not the nonlinear precoding is applied.

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

receiving, from a terminal, capability information of the terminal associated with supporting nonlinear precoding;

determining whether to apply the nonlinear precoding to the terminal and nonlinear precoding related information, based on the capability information of the terminal; and

transmitting the nonlinear precoding related information to the terminal,

in case that the nonlinear precoding is applied to the terminal, wherein the nonlinear precoding related information comprises information for indicating to apply the nonlinear precoding, and information for controlling reference signal configuration,

wherein the information for indicating to apply the nonlinear precoding comprises information for indicating to apply a modulo operation, and

wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for indicating to omit transmission of a periodic or semi-persistent sounding reference signal (SRS).

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein in case that the nonlinear precoding is applied to the terminal, further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, a message for indicating aperiodic SRS transmission;

receiving, from the terminal, an aperiodic SRS based on the message;

identifying a channel state based on the aperiodic SRS;

transmitting data to which nonlinear precoding is applied.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for indicating a frequency hopping resource position of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for setting at least one of a reference signal of a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) to be different from each other based on the information on whether or not the nonlinear precoding is applied.

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

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

transmit capability information of the terminal associated with supporting nonlinear precoding to a base station, and

receive, from the base station, nonlinear precoding related information,

wherein the nonlinear precoding related information is determined based on the capability information of the terminal,

in case that the nonlinear precoding is applied to the terminal, wherein the nonlinear precoding related information comprises information for indicating to apply the nonlinear precoding, and information for controlling reference signal configuration,

wherein the information for indicating to apply the nonlinear precoding comprises information for indicating to apply a modulo operation, and

wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for indicating to omit transmission of a periodic or semi-persistent sounding reference signal (SRS).

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein in case that the nonlinear precoding is applied to the terminal, the controller is further configured to:

receive, from the base station, a message for indicating aperiodic SRS transmission;

transmit an aperiodic SRS to the base station based on the message; and

receive data to which the nonlinear precoding is applied.

11. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for indicating a frequency hopping resource position of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

12. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for setting at least one of a reference signal of a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) to be different from each other based on the information on whether or not the nonlinear precoding is applied.

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

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

receive, from a terminal, capability information of the terminal associated with supporting nonlinear precoding,

determine whether to apply the nonlinear precoding to the terminal and nonlinear precoding related information, based on the capability information of the terminal, and controls the transmitter/receiver so as to transmit the nonlinear precoding related information to the terminal,

in case that the nonlinear precoding is applied to the terminal, wherein the nonlinear precoding related information comprises information for indicating to apply the nonlinear precoding, and information for controlling reference signal configuration,

wherein the information for indicating to apply the nonlinear precoding comprises information for indicating to apply a modulo operation, and

wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for indicating to omit transmission of a periodic or semi-persistent sounding reference signal (SRS).

14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein in case that the nonlinear precoding is applied to the terminal, the controller is further configured to:

transmit, to the terminal, a message for indicating aperiodic SRS transmission;

receive, from the terminal, an aperiodic SRS based on the message;

identify a channel state based on the aperiodic SRS;

transmit data to which nonlinear precoding is applied.

15. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the information for controlling reference signal configuration comprises information for indicating a frequency hopping resource position of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2024
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 067260/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2020
From: NOH, HOONDONG; KWAK, YOUNGWOO; SHIN, CHEOLKYU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053444/0224 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0182046 · Dec 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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