IP Library Granted Patent US 11,902,069
Granted Patent B2
US 11,902,069 · App. 17/627,970 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Terminal and radio communication method

Inventors: Yuki Matsumura (Tokyo, JP); Yuichi Kakishima (Palo Alto, CA); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04L27/2613H04J13/004H04L5/0016H04L5/0051
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Patent No.
US 11,902,069
App. No.
17/627,970
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a control section that assumes that a frequency domain orthogonal cover code (FD-OCC) having a sequence length of a number larger than two is applied to a demodulation reference signal mapped to a pair of resource elements the number of which is greater than two and that are being different in frequency; and a transmitting/receiving section that performs transmission processing or reception processing of the demodulation reference signal, based on the FD-OCC. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, even when there are terminals according to different releases, each of the terminals can appropriately perform communication.

Claims (36)

1. A terminal comprising:

a processor that,

if receiving configuration information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) having a greater number of configurable ports than a given number, applies a frequency domain orthogonal cover code (FD-OCC) having a sequence length of a number greater than two to a first DMRS, the first DMRS being mapped to first resource elements having mutually different frequencies, a number of the first resource elements being the number greater than two, and

if not receiving the configuration information, applies an FD-OCC having a sequence length of two to a second DMRS, the second DMRS being mapped to second resource elements having mutually different frequencies, a number of the second resource elements being the number greater than two; and

a transmitter that transmits the first DMRS or the second DMRS.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein if receiving the configuration information, the processor applies the FD-OCC having the sequence length of the number greater than two to the first DMRS that is mapped to the first resource elements across a plurality of physical resource blocks.

3. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein if receiving the configuration information, the processor maps the first DMRS to a subcarrier k,

wherein when the first DMRS corresponds to DMRS configuration type 1, k=8n+2k′+Δ (n=0, 1, . . . ; k′=0, 1, 2, 3), and

when the first DMRS corresponds to DMRS configuration type 2, k=12n+k′+Δ (n=0, 1, . . . ; k′=0, 1) or k=12n+k′+Δ+4 (n=0, 1, . . . ; k′=2, 3).

4. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein a sequence of the FD-OCC having the sequence length of the number greater than two is any one of {+1, +1, +1, +1}, {+1, −1, +1, −1}, {+1, +j, −1, −j}, and {+1, −j, −1, +j}.

5. The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein if receiving the configuration information, the processor maps the first DMRS to a subcarrier k,

wherein when the first DMRS corresponds to DMRS configuration type 1, k=8n+2k′+Δ (n=0, 1, . . . ; k′=0, 1, 2, 3), and

when the first DMRS corresponds to DMRS configuration type 2, k=12n+k′+Δ (n=0, 1, . . . ; k′=0, 1) or k=12n+k′+Δ+4 (n=0, 1, . . . ; k′=2, 3).

6. The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein a sequence of the FD-OCC having the sequence length of the number greater than two is any one of {+1, +1, +1, +1}, {+1, −1, +1, −1}, {+1, +j, −1, −j}, and {+1, −j, −1, −Fj}.

7. The terminal according to claim 3 , wherein a sequence of the FD-OCC having the sequence length of the number greater than two is any one of {+1, +1, +1, +1}, {+1, −1, +1, −1}, {+1, +j, −1, −j}, and {+1, −j, −1, −Fj}.

8. A radio communication method for a terminal, comprising:

in response to configuration information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) having a greater number of configurable ports than a given number being received, applying a frequency domain orthogonal cover code (FD-OCC) having a sequence length of a number greater than two to a first DMRS, the first DMRS being mapped to first resource elements having mutually different frequencies, a number of the first resource elements being the number greater than two, and

in response to the configuration information being not received, applying an FD-OCC having a sequence length of two to a second DMRS, the second DMRS being mapped to second resource elements having mutually different frequencies, a number of the second resource elements being the number greater than two; and

transmitting the first DMRS or the second DMRS.

9. A base station comprising:

a receiver that,

if configuration information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) having a greater number of configurable ports than a given number is transmitted to a terminal, receives a first DMRS that is:

mapped to first resource elements having mutually different frequencies, a number of the first resource elements being a number greater than two, and

transmitted upon a frequency domain orthogonal cover code (FD-OCC) having a sequence length of the number greater than two being applied to the first DMRS, and

if the configuration information is not transmitted to the terminal, receives a second DMRS that is:

mapped to second resource elements having mutually different frequencies, a number of the second resource elements being the number greater than two, and

transmitted upon an FD-OCC having a sequence length of two being applied to the second DMRS; and

a processor that controls a reception process of the first DMRS or the second DMRS.

10. A system comprising a terminal and a base station, wherein

the terminal comprises:

a processor that,

if receiving configuration information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) having a greater number of configurable ports than a given number, applies a frequency domain orthogonal cover code (FD-OCC) having a sequence length of a number greater than two to a first DMRS, the first DMRS being mapped to first resource elements having mutually different frequencies, a number of the first resource elements being the number greater than two, and

if not receiving the configuration information, applies an FD-OCC having a sequence length of two to a second DMRS, the second DMRS being mapped to second resource elements having mutually different frequencies, a number of the second resource elements being the number greater than two; and

a transmitter that transmits the first DMRS or the second DMRS, and

the base station comprises:

a receiver that receives the first DMRS or the second DMRS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2022
From: MATSUMURA, YUKI; KAKISHIMA, YUICHI; NAGATA, SATOSHI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Reel/Frame 058761/0374 →
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