IP Library Granted Patent US 11,930,396
Granted Patent B2
US 11,930,396 · App. 17/062,776 · Granted Mar 12, 2024

Sounding reference signal transmissions in different frequency bands

Inventor: Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W28/06H04L5/001H04L5/0048H04W72/0453H04W72/21H04W72/23H04L27/0006H04L27/2613H04W72/02
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Patent No.
US 11,930,396
App. No.
17/062,776
Granted
Mar 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives configuration parameters of: one or more first cells in a first frequency band; and one or more second cells in a second frequency band. A physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) signal in the first frequency band is transmitted via the one or more first cells. The wireless device determines, independent of transmissions of the PUSCH signals in the first frequency band, whether to transmit or to drop a configured transmission of at least one sounding reference signal (SRS) via the one or more second cells of the second frequency band. The configured transmission of the at least one SRS overlaps with the PUSCH signal. Based on the determination: the at least one SRS are transmitted via a second cell of the one or more second cells; or the at least one SRS is dropped.

Claims (60)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters of:

one or more first cells in a first frequency band; and

one or more second cells in an unlicensed frequency band;

transmitting, via the one or more first cells, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) signal in the first frequency band;

determining, independently of transmissions of the PUSCH signal in the first frequency band, whether to transmit or to drop a configured transmission of at least one sounding reference signal (SRS) via the one or more second cells of the unlicensed frequency band, wherein the configured transmission of the at least one SRS overlaps with the PUSCH signal; and

based on the determining:

transmitting the at least one SRS via a second cell of the one or more second cells; or

dropping the at least one SRS.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on transmissions of the PUSCH signals in the first frequency band, whether to transmit or to drop a second configured transmission of at least one second SRS via a third cell of the one or more first cells, wherein the second configured transmission of the at least one second SRS overlaps with the PUSCH signal; and

based on the determining whether to transmit or to drop the second configured transmission:

transmitting the at least one second SRS via the third cell; or

dropping the at least one second SRS.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is uplink power limited during PUSCH transmission.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining is based on transmissions of second PUSCH signals in the unlicensed frequency band.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first cells and one or more second cells are in a same physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting to a base station a message comprising one or more parameters, the one or more parameters indicating that the wireless device supports an enhanced SRS transmission procedure.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting to a base station a message comprising one or more parameters, the one or more parameters indicating that the wireless device supports configuration of an uplink for the second cell.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise SRS configuration parameters comprising an SRS bandwidth parameter and an SRS subframe configuration parameter.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the at least one SRS is in response to receiving downlink control information from a base station.

10. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive configuration parameters of:

one or more first cells in a first frequency band; and

one or more second cells in an unlicensed frequency band;

transmit, via the one or more first cells, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) signal in the first frequency band;

determine, independently of transmissions of the PUSCH signals in the first frequency band, whether to transmit or to drop a configured transmission of at least one sounding reference signal (SRS) via the one or more second cells of the unlicensed frequency band, wherein the configured transmission of the at least one SRS overlaps with the PUSCH signal; and

based on the determination whether to transmit or to drop the configured transmission:

transmit the at least one SRS via a second cell of the one or more second cells; or

drop the at least one SRS.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

determine, based on the transmissions of the PUSCH signals in the first frequency band, whether to transmit or to drop a second configured transmission of at least one second SRS via a third cell of the one or more first cells, wherein the second configured transmission of the at least one second SRS overlaps with the PUSCH signal; and

based on the determination whether to transmit or to drop the second configured transmission:

transmit the at least one second SRS via the third cell; or

drop the at least one second SRS.

12. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the wireless device is uplink power limited during PUSCH transmission.

13. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the determining whether to transmit or to drop the configured transmission is based on transmissions of second PUSCH signals in the unlicensed frequency band.

14. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more first cells and the one or more second cells are in a same physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group.

15. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to transmit to a base station a message comprising one or more parameters, the one or more parameters indicating that the wireless device supports an enhanced SRS transmission procedure.

16. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to transmit to a base station a message comprising one or more parameters, the one or more parameters indicating that the wireless device supports configuration of an uplink for the second cell.

17. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise SRS configuration parameters comprising an SRS bandwidth parameter and an SRS subframe configuration parameter.

18. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more first processors; and

first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to transmit configuration parameters of:

one or more first cells in a first frequency band; and

one or more second cells in an unlicensed frequency band; and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more second processors; and

second memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive the configuration parameters;

transmit, via the one or more first cells, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) signal in the first frequency band;

determine, independently of transmissions of the PUSCH signals in the first frequency band, whether to transmit or to drop a configured transmission of at least one sounding reference signal (SRS) via the one or more second cells of the unlicensed frequency band, wherein the configured transmission of the at least one SRS overlaps with the PUSCH signal; and

based on the determination whether to transmit or to drop the configured transmission:

transmit the at least one SRS via a second cell of the one or more second cells; or

drop the at least one SRS.

19. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether a first SRS is scheduled for transmission independently of the PUSCH signal transmitted in the first frequency band.

20. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to determine whether a first SRS is scheduled for transmission independently of the PUSCH signal transmitted in the first frequency band.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: PENINSULA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 069849/0289 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2021
From: DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 055459/0240 →