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US 12,284,535 · App. 18/585,406 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Method and apparatus for signal transmission and reception in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hoon Dong Noh (Daejeon, KR); Moon Sik Lee (Daejeon, KR); Jae Seung Lee (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
H04W16/28H04W56/001H04W72/02H04W72/046H04W72/51H04W74/0841
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Patent No.
US 12,284,535
App. No.
18/585,406
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An operation method of a repeater relaying wireless communications between a base station and at least one terminal in a communication system may include: transmitting, to the base station, a first capability report including information on beam-related capability supported by the repeater; transmitting, to the base station, a first request signal for requesting to perform first configuration for coverage extension of the repeater; receiving, from the base station, information on the first configuration configured based on the first capability report and the first request signal; and relaying the wireless communications between the base station and the at least one terminal based on one or more beams formed based on the received first configuration.

Claims (31)

1. An operation method of a repeater relaying wireless communications between a base station and at least one terminal in a communication system, the operation method comprising:

transmitting a capability report message, to the base station, the capability report message including first information indicating a number of beams supportable by the repeater on a first link between the base station and the repeater, the capability report message further including second information indicating a time required for application of a beam indicated by beam indication information of the base station;

in response to the first information indicating that the number of beams supportable by the repeater on the first link is one, receiving, from the base station, configuration information of one beam on the first link;

in response to the first information indicating that the number of beams supportable by the repeater on the first link is two or more, receiving, from the base station, configuration information of one or more beams on the first link;

performing communication with the base station using the one beam or the one or more beams, based on the first information, to relay the wireless communications on a second link between the base station and the at least one terminal;

receiving the beam indication information from the base station; and

applying the beam indicated by the beam indication information on the second link between the repeater and the at least one terminal, after the time elapses from a reference slot.

2. The operation method according to claim 1 , wherein the capability report message is transmitted as a user equipment (UE) capability report message of a mobile terminal (MT) included in the repeater.

3. The operation method according to claim 1 , wherein the time indicated by the second information is configured as an offset from the reference slot.

4. The operation method according to claim 1 , wherein the reference slot is a slot in which the beam indication information is received, and the time is configured as a number of slots, a number of orthogonal frequency multiplexing modulation (OFDM) symbols, or an absolute time.

5. An operation method of a repeater relaying wireless communications between a base station and at least one terminal in a communication system, the operation method comprising:

transmitting a capability report message to the base station, the capability report message including first information indicating a number of beams supportable by the repeater on a first link between the base station and the repeater, the capability report message further including second information indicating a time required for application of a beam indicated by beam indication information of the base station;

in response to the first information, receiving, from the base station, configuration information of one or more beams on the first link;

determining beam(s) used for communication with the base station from among the one or more beams, based on an indication from the base station;

performing communication with the base station using the determined beam(s) to relay the wireless communications on a second link between the base station and the at least one terminal;

receiving the beam indication information from the base station; and

applying the beam indicated by the beam indication information on the second link between the repeater and the at least one terminal, after the time elapses from a reference slot.

6. The operation method according to claim 5 , wherein the determining of the beam(s) is performed when the repeater has capability to determine the beam(s) from the one or more beams based on the indication of the base station.

7. The operation method according to claim 5 , wherein the capability report message is transmitted as a user equipment (UE) capability report message of a mobile terminal (MT) included in the repeater.

8. The operation method according to claim 5 , wherein the time indicated by the second information is configured as an offset from the reference slot.

9. The operation method according to claim 5 , wherein the reference slot is determined based on a slot in which the beam indication information is received, and the time is configured as a number of slots, a number of orthogonal frequency multiplexing modulation (OFDM) symbols, or an absolute time.

10. An operation method of a base station controlling a repeater relaying wireless communications between the base station and at least one terminal in a communication system, the operation method comprising:

receiving a capability report message from the repeater, the capability report message including first information indicating a number of beams supportable by the repeater on a first link between the base station and the repeater, the capability report message further including second information indicating a time required for application of a beam indicated by beam indication information of the base station;

in response to the first information, transmitting, to the repeater, configuration information of one or more beams on the first link;

transmitting, to the repeater, an indication of beam(s) determined from the one or more beams based on the first information;

performing communication with the repeater using the determined beam(s) to relay the wireless communications on a second link between the base station and the at least one terminal; and

transmitting the beam indication information to the repeater to allow the repeater to apply the beam indicated by the beam indication information on the second link between the repeater and the at least one terminal, after the time elapses from a reference slot.

11. The operation method according to 10 , wherein the transmitting of the indication is performed when the repeater has capability to determine the beam(s) from the one or more beams based on the indication of the base station.

12. The operation method according to claim 10 , wherein the capability report message is received as a user equipment (UE) capability report message of a mobile terminal (MT) included in the repeater.

13. The operation method according to claim 10 , wherein the time indicated by the second information is configured as an offset from the reference slot.

14. The operation method according to claim 10 , wherein the reference slot is determined based on a slot in which the beam indication information is received at the repeater, and the time is configured as a number of slots, a number of orthogonal frequency multiplexing modulation (OFDM) symbols, or an absolute time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2024
From: NOH, HOON DONG; LEE, MOON SIK; LEE, JAE SEUNG
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 066542/0130 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0166948 · Dec 2, 2020 · national
KR 10-2021-0170375 · Dec 1, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17539885 · Dec 1, 2021
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