IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,971,496
Granted Patent B2
US 11,971,496 · App. 17/280,836 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Method for reporting information related to reference signal measurement, and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Hyunsu Cha (Seoul, KR); Hyunsoo Ko (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Youngsub Kim (Seoul, KR); Sukhyon Yoon (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G01S5/0036G01S5/0221G01S5/10H04L5/0048H04W24/08H04W24/10H04W56/001
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,971,496
App. No.
17/280,836
Filed
Mar 26, 2021
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Examiner
LIU, HARRY K
Art Unit
3648
USPC
342/464
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for a terminal to report information related to reference signal measurement in a wireless communication system. In particular, the disclosed method is characterized by comprising: receiving a plurality of reference signals; measuring a time of arrival (ToA) for each of the plurality of reference signals; and transmitting identification information on the reference signal having the smallest ToA among the plurality of reference signals.

Claims (34)

1. A method of reporting information related to reference signal measurement by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of reference signals;

measuring a time of arrival (ToA) for each of the plurality of reference signals; and

transmitting identification information of a reference signal with a earliest ToA among the plurality of reference signals,

wherein the plurality of reference signals are transmitted in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, and wherein a reference signal density of the first frequency band is different from a reference signal density of the second frequency band.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

measuring a reference signal received power (RSRP) for each of the plurality of reference signals,

wherein the transmission of the identification information comprises transmitting identification information of a reference signal with a earliest ToA among reference signals having RSRPs greater than or equal to a threshold.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

measuring a reference signal received power (RSRP) for each of the plurality of reference signals; and

transmitting an RSRP of the reference signal related to the identification information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reference signals are a plurality of synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks, and wherein the identification information of the reference signal is an index of an SS/PBCH block.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reference signals are a plurality of channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources included in one CSI-RS resource set, and wherein the identification information of the reference signal is a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reference signals are a plurality of positioning reference signal (PRS) resources included in one PRS resource set, and wherein the identification information of the reference signal is a PRS index.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reference signals are transmitted in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, and wherein a number of reference signal repetitions in the first frequency band is different from a number of reference signal repetitions in the second frequency band.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reference signals are for observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) based positioning.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of reference signals is mapped to a plurality of symbols, and wherein each of the plurality of reference signals is mapped to one resource element (RE) for each of the plurality of symbols.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of reference signals is related to a different transmission beam.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a network, a base station, or an autonomous driving vehicle.

12. An apparatus for reporting information related to reference signal measurement in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operably connected to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a plurality of reference signals;

measuring a time of arrival (ToA) for each of the plurality of reference signals; and

transmitting identification information of a reference signal with a earliest ToA among the plurality of reference signals,

wherein the plurality of reference signals are transmitted in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, and wherein a reference signal density of the first frequency band is different from a reference signal density of the second frequency band.

13. A user equipment (UE) for reporting information related to reference signal measurement in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operably connected to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a plurality of reference signals through the at least one transceiver;

measuring a time of arrival (ToA) for each of the plurality of reference signals; and

transmitting identification information of a reference signal with a earliest ToA among the plurality of reference signals through the at least one transceiver,

wherein the plurality of reference signals are transmitted in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, and wherein a reference signal density of the first frequency band is different from a reference signal density of the second frequency band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2021
From: CHA, HYUNSU; KO, HYUNSOO; KIM, KIJUN; KIM, YOUNGSUB; YOON, SUKHYON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62738930 · Sep 28, 2018
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