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US 12,016,005 · App. 17/275,161 · Granted Jun 18, 2024

Terminal device, and communication method for sounding reference signal transmission using spatial domain filter settings

Inventors: Hiromichi Tomeba (Sakai, JP); Ryota Yamada (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG Innovation Company Limited
H04W72/046H04L5/0053
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Patent No.
US 12,016,005
App. No.
17/275,161
Granted
Jun 18, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal device and a communication method are provided. The terminal device includes a receiver for receiving sounding reference signal (SRS) setting information and setting information for signals having a spatial correlation set to a SRS, and a transmitter for transmitting the SRS. The SRS setting information includes information indicating the spatial correlation to the SRS. The receiver, when receiving the signals having the spatial correlation set to the SRS, sets a first spatial domain reception filter and a second spatial domain reception filter. The transmitter, when transmitting the SRS, sets a first spatial domain transmission filter and a second spatial domain transmission filter. The first spatial domain reception filter and the first spatial domain transmission filter are set with beam correspondence. The second spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain transmission filter are set with beam correspondence.

Claims (29)

1. A terminal device that communicates with a base station device, the terminal device comprising:

a receiver for receiving sounding reference signal (SRS) setting information and setting information for signals, the signals having a spatial correlation that is set to at least one SRS; and

a transmitter for transmitting the at least one SRS, wherein:

the SRS setting information includes information indicating the spatial correlation with the at least one SRS;

the transmitter, when transmitting the at least one SRS, sets a first spatial domain transmission filter and a second spatial domain transmission filter;

a first spatial domain reception filter and the first spatial domain transmission filter are set with beam correspondence;

a second spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain transmission filter are set with beam correspondence;

the setting information for the signals having the spatial correlation set to the at least one SRS includes information identifying the first spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain reception filter; and

the transmitter transmits the at least one SRS using at least one of the first spatial domain transmission filter and the second spatial domain transmission filter based on the information indicating the spatial correlation with the at least one SRS and the signals having the spatial correlation set to the at least one SRS.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the first spatial domain reception filter is associated with a predetermined transmission configuration indication (TCI)-State.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the first spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain reception filter is set in a predetermined frequency band.

4. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the SRS setting information includes the information identifying the first spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain reception filter.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the signals having the spatial correlation set to the at least one SRS comprises a synchronization signal (SS) Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) signal, and

a filter that is set when receiving each SS/PBCH signal is set as the first spatial domain reception filter.

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

receiving sounding reference signal (SRS) setting information and setting information for signals, the signals having a spatial correlation that is set to at least one SRS; and

transmitting the at least one SRS, wherein:

the SRS setting information includes information indicating the spatial correlation with the at least one SRS;

when transmitting the at least one SRS, a first spatial domain transmission filter and a second spatial domain transmission filter are set;

a first spatial domain reception filter and the first spatial domain transmission filter are set with beam correspondence;

a second spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain transmission filter are set with beam correspondence;

the setting information for the signals having the spatial correlation set to the at least one SRS includes information identifying the first spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain reception filter; and

the at least one SRS is transmitted using at least one of the first spatial domain transmission filter and the second spatial domain transmission filter based on the information indicating the spatial correlation with the at least one SRS and the signals having the spatial correlation set to the at least one SRS.

7. The communication method according to claim 6 , wherein the first spatial domain reception filter is associated with a predetermined transmission configuration indication (TCI)-State.

8. The communication method according to claim 6 , wherein the information identifying the first spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain reception filter is set in a predetermined frequency band.

9. The communication method according to claim 6 , wherein the SRS setting information includes the information identifying the first spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain reception filter.

10. The communication method according to claim 6 , wherein:

each of the signals having the spatial correlation set to the at least one SRS comprises a synchronization signal (SS)/Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) signal, and

a filter that is set when receiving each SS/PBCH signal is set as the first spatial domain reception filter.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2024
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069040/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: TOMEBA, HIROMICHI; YAMADA, RYOTA
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059896/0478 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-172521 · Sep 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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