Method and device for setting maximum number of MIMO layers for each bandwidth part in next-generation mobile communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technologies with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond the 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. Further, the present disclosure provides a method and device for setting the maximum number of MIMO layers for each bandwidth part in a next-generation mobile communication system.
1. A method of a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising:
receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message including information associated with a first maximum number of multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) layers from a base station, wherein the information associated with the first maximum number of MIMO layers is set for each serving cell of the UE;
identifying whether information associated with a second maximum number of MIMO layers related to a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) is configured based on the RRC message, wherein the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers is set for each BWP configured for the UE;
in case that the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers related to the downlink bandwidth part is configured, using the second maximum number of MIMO layers for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and
in case that the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers related to the downlink bandwidth part is not configured, using the first maximum number of MIMO layers for the PDSCH.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second maximum number of MIMO layers is less than or equal to the first maximum number of MIMO layers.
3. The method of claim 1
wherein the first maximum number of MIMO layers indicates a maximum number of MIMO layers to be used for the PDSCH in all BWPs of the serving cell.
4. A method of a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) message including information associated with a first maximum number of multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) layers to a user equipment (UE), wherein the information associated with the first maximum number of MIMO layers is set for each serving cell of the UE;
identifying whether information associated with a second maximum number of MIMO layers related to a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) is configured based on the RRC message, wherein the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers is set for each BWP configured for the UE;
in case that the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers related to the downlink bandwidth part is configured, using the second maximum number of MIMO layers for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and
in case that the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers related to the downlink bandwidth part is not configured, using the first maximum number of MIMO layers for PDSCH.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second maximum number of MIMO layers is less than or equal to the first maximum number of MIMO layers.
6. The method of claim 4 ,
wherein the first maximum number of MIMO layers indicates a maximum number of MIMO layers to be used for the PDSCH in all BWPs of the serving cell.
7. A user equipment (UE) of a communication system, the UE comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
receive a radio resource control (RRC) message including information associated with a first maximum number of multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) layers from a base station, wherein the information associated with the first maximum number of MIMO layers is set for each serving cell of the UE,
identify whether information associated with a second maximum number of MIMO layers related to a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) is configured based on the RRC message, wherein the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers is set for each BWP configured for the UE,
use the second maximum number of MIMO layers for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in case that the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers related to the downlink bandwidth part is configured, and
use the first maximum number of MIMO layers for the PDSCH in case that the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers related to the downlink bandwidth part is not configured.
8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the second maximum number of MIMO layers is less than or equal to the first maximum number of MIMO layers.
9. A base station of a communication system, the base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
transmit a radio resource control (RRC) message including information associated with a first maximum number of multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) layers to a user equipment (UE), wherein the information associated with the first maximum number of MIMO layers is set for each serving cell of the UE,
identify whether information associated with a second maximum number of MIMO layers related to a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) is configured based on the RRC message, wherein the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers is set for each BWP configured for the UE,
use the second maximum number of MIMO layers for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in case that the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers related to the downlink bandwidth part is configured, and
use the first maximum number of MIMO layers for the PDSCH in case that the information associated with the second maximum number of MIMO layers related to the downlink bandwidth part is not configured.
10. The base station of claim 9 ,
wherein the second maximum number of MIMO layers is less than or equal to the first maximum number of MIMO layers.
11. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the first maximum number of MIMO layers indicates a maximum number of MIMO layers to be used for the PDSCH in all BWPs of the serving cell.
12. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the first maximum number of MIMO layers indicates a maximum number of MIMO layers to be used for the PDSCH in all BWPs of the serving cell.