IP Library Granted Patent US 12,531,611
Granted Patent B2
US 12,531,611 · App. 18/195,382 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Method and device for multi-antenna transmission in UE and base station

Inventor: Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Apogee Networks, LLC
H04B7/0617H04B7/0456H04B7/0686H04L5/0053
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Patent No.
US 12,531,611
App. No.
18/195,382
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides a method and a device for multi-antenna transmission in a base station and a User Equipment (UE). The UE, in turn, receives a first higher-layer signaling, monitors a first-type physical layer signaling in a first radio resource pool, and receives second downlink information in a second radio resource pool. The first higher-layer signaling is used for determining first information and second information, and the first information is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the first radio resource pool. The first-type physical layer signaling is detected, and the first-type physical layer signaling is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool, or, the first-type physical layer signaling is not detected, and the second information is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool. The second radio resource pool is related to the first radio resource pool.

Claims (56)

1 . A method in a User Equipment (UE) for multi-antenna transmission, comprising:

receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Reconfiguration signaling;

monitoring a physical layer signaling in a first radio resource pool; and

receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission in a second radio resource pool;

wherein the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is used, by the UE, for determining first information and second information, and the first information is used, by the UE, for multi-antenna related receiving in the first radio resource pool;

wherein, prior to receiving the PDCCH transmission in the second radio resource pool, when the UE receives an indication of an antenna port group for the PDCCH in the second radio resource pool, the UE uses the indicated antenna port group for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool, and when the UE does not receive such an indication, the UE uses the second information for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool;

wherein the second radio resource pool is related to the first radio resource pool;

wherein the first information is used, by the UE, for determining a first antenna port group, the second information is used, by the UE, for determining a second antenna port group, the first antenna port group and the second antenna port group each comprising one or more antenna ports;

wherein the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is further used for determining the first radio resource pool and the second radio resource pool.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first radio resource pool and the second radio resource pool are each a control resource set.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein an antenna port group used for transmitting the physical layer signaling is quasi co-located (QCL) with the first antenna port group, and in response to receiving the indication, an antenna-port group used for transmitting the PDCCH in the second radio resource pool is quasi-co-located with an antenna-port group selected based on the indication.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information, in combination with other physical layer or Medium Access Control (MAC) layer information, is used for determining the first antenna port group.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the physical layer signaling is a PDCCH; or, the physical layer signaling is Downlink Control Information (DCI) and used for determining a downlink scheduling assignment.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the physical layer signaling is detected on a first radio resource, the second radio resource pool is located behind the first radio resource in time domain, and the first radio resource is used for calculating the second radio resource pool; or the physical layer signaling is detected on a first radio resource, the second radio resource pool is located behind the first radio resource in time domain, and the first radio resource is used for calculating the second radio resource pool, the second radio resource pool is one or more consecutive subframes starting from at least one subframe behind the first radio resource.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, when the UE demodulates the PDCCH transmission in the second radio resource pool, the UE uses a PDCCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna port group that is quasi co-located with the second antenna port group when no such indication is received or with an antenna port group selected based on the indication when the indication is received.

8 . A method in a base station for multi-antenna transmission, comprising:

transmitting a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Reconfiguration signaling;

transmitting a physical layer signaling in a first radio resource pool; and

transmitting a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission in a second radio resource pool;

wherein the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is used, by a receiving site, for determining first information and second information, and the first information is used, by the receiving site, for multi-antenna related receiving in the first radio resource pool;

wherein, prior to transmitting the PDCCH transmission in the second radio resource pool, the base station transmits an indication of an antenna port group for the PDCCH in the second radio resource pool, and responsive to the indication being detected at the receiving site, the receiving site uses the indicated antenna port group for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool, otherwise, the receiving site uses the second information for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool;

wherein the second radio resource pool is related to the first radio resource pool;

wherein the first information is used, by the receiving site, for determining a first antenna port group, the second information is used, by the receiving site, for determining a second antenna port group, the first antenna port group and the second antenna port group each comprising one or more antenna ports;

wherein the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is further used for determining the first radio resource pool and the second radio resource pool.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein, when transmitting the PDCCH in the second radio resource pool, the base station uses a PDCCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna port group that is quasi co-located with the second antenna port group when no such indication is received at the receiving site or an antenna port group selected based on the indication when the indication is received at the receiving site.

10 . A UE for multi-antenna transmission, comprising:

one or more receivers configured to:

receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Reconfiguration signaling; and

monitor a physical layer signaling in a first radio resource pool; and

receive a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission in a second radio resource pool;

wherein the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is used, by the UE, for determining first information and second information, and the first information is used, by the UE, for multi-antenna related receiving in the first radio resource pool;

wherein, prior to receiving the PDCCH transmission in the second radio resource pool, when the UE receives an indication of an antenna port group for the PDCCH in the second radio resource pool, the UE uses the indicated antenna port group for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool, and when the UE does not receive such an indication, the UE uses the second information for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool;

wherein the second radio resource pool is related to the first radio resource pool;

wherein the first information is used, by the UE, for determining a first antenna port group, the second information is used, by the UE, for determining a second antenna port group, the first antenna port group and the second antenna port group each comprising one or more antenna ports;

wherein the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is further used for determining the first radio resource pool and the second radio resource pool.

11 . The UE according to claim 10 , wherein the first radio resource pool and the second radio resource pool are each a control resource set.

12 . The UE according to claim 10 , wherein an antenna port group used for transmitting the physical layer signaling is quasi co-located (QCL) with the first antenna port group, and in response to detecting the indication, an antenna-port group used for transmitting the PDCCH in the second radio resource pool is quasi-co-located with an antenna-port group selected based on the indication.

13 . The UE according to claim 10 , wherein the first information, in combination with other physical layer or Medium Access Control (MAC) layer information, is used for determining the first antenna port group.

14 . The UE according to claim 10 , wherein the physical layer signaling is a PDCCH or the physical layer signaling is Downlink Control Information (DCI) and used for determining a downlink scheduling assignment.

15 . The UE according to claim 10 , wherein the physical layer signaling is detected on a first radio resource, the second radio resource pool is located behind the first radio resource in time domain, and the first radio resource is used for calculating the second radio resource pool; or the physical layer signaling is detected on a first radio resource, the second radio resource pool is located behind the first radio resource in time domain, and the first radio resource is used for calculating the second radio resource pool, the second radio resource pool is one or more consecutive subframes starting from at least one subframe behind the first radio resource.

16 . The UE according to claim 10 , wherein when the UE demodulates the PDCCH transmission in the second radio resource pool, the UE uses a PDCCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna port group that is quasi co-located with the second antenna port group when no such indication is received or with an antenna port group selected based on the indication when the indication is received.

17 . A base station for multi-antenna transmission, comprising:

one or more transmitters configured to:

transmit a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Reconfiguration signaling

transmit a physical layer signaling in a first radio resource pool; and

transmit a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission in a second radio resource pool;

wherein the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is used, by a receiving site, for determining first information and second information, and the first information is used, by the receiving site, for multi-antenna related receiving in the first radio resource pool;

wherein, prior to transmitting the PDCCH transmission in the second radio resource pool, the base station transmits an indication of an antenna port group for the PDCCH in the second radio resource pool, and responsive to the indication being detected at the receiving site, the receiving site uses the indicated antenna port group for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool, otherwise, the receiving site uses the second information for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool;

wherein the second radio resource pool is related to the first radio resource pool;

wherein the first information is used, by the receiving site, for determining a first antenna port group, the second information is used, by the receiving site, for determining a second antenna port group, the first antenna port group and the second antenna port group each comprising one or more antenna ports;

the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is further used for determining the first radio resource pool and the second radio resource pool.

18 . The base station according to claim 17 , when transmitting the PDCCH in the second radio resource pool, the base station uses a PDCCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna port group that is quasi co-located with the second antenna port group when no such indication is received at the receiving site or an antenna port group selected based on the indication when the indication is received at the receiving site.

19 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is further used for determining the first radio resource pool and a second radio resource set, the first radio resource pool and the second radio resource set are orthogonal in time domain or frequency domain, and radio resources in the second radio resource pool are in the second radio resource set.

20 . The UE according to claim 10 , wherein the RRC Reconfiguration signaling is further used for determining the first radio resource pool and a second radio resource set, the first radio resource pool and the second radio resource set are orthogonal in time domain or frequency domain, and radio resources in the second radio resource pool are in the second radio resource set.

21 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein, when the UE does not receive the indication, the second information is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource set, and when the UE receives the indication, the second information is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource set other than the second radio resource pool.

22 . The UE according to claim 20 , when the UE does not receive the indication, the second information is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource set, and when the UE receives the indication, the second information is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource set other than the second radio resource pool.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
To: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070741/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2023
From: ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064584/0390 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17860039 · Jul 7, 2022
Continuation 17239701 · Apr 26, 2021
Continuation 16554635 · Aug 29, 2019
Continuation PCTCN2017077175 · Mar 18, 2017
Related Publication 20230275633A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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