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US 10,230,508 · App. 15/321,506 · Granted Mar 12, 2019

Method and apparatus for transmitting information related to a reference signal

Inventors: Cheolkyu Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Youngwoo Kwak (Suwon-si, KR); Hoondong Noh (Suwon-si, KR); Younsun Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Jinyoung Oh (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L5/0048H04J13/004H04W72/0406H04B7/0452
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Patent No.
US 10,230,508
App. No.
15/321,506
Granted
Mar 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5 th -Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4 th -Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The method for transmitting/receiving signals in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving control information; obtaining information related to the orthogonal cover code (OCC) length, based on the received control information; and receiving a reference signal, based on the information related to the OCC length. In a mobile communication system according to embodiments of the present invention, the base station transmits information related to a reference signal to a terminal, and the terminal receives the reference signal based on the received information, thereby improving the performance of channel estimation.

Claims (378)

1. A method for transmitting and receiving a signal by a terminal in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving configuration information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) on higher layer signaling;

receiving control information including DMRS information;

identifying information of an orthogonal cover code (OCC) length, a number of layers, and an antenna port associated with the DMRS based on the DMRS information; and

receiving the DMRS based on the control information,

wherein a length of the DMRS information is based on the configuration information of the DMRS.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the OCC length is identified as one of 2 or 4 when the length of the DMRS information is 4 bits.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a scrambling identity is further indicated by the DMRS information when the DMRS information indicates using up to 2 layers and the length of the DMRS information is 4 bits.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the DMRS information is identified based on the following table,

One Codeword:

Two Codewords:

Codeword 0 enabled,

Codeword 0 enabled,

Codeword 1 disabled

Codeword 1 enabled

Value

Value

of DMRS

Message

of DMRS

Message

information

(indicated information)

information

(indicated information)

0

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

0

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

1

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

1

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

2

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

2

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

3

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

3

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

4

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

4

2 layers, ports 11/13, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

5

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

5

2 layers, ports 11/13, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

6

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

6

3 layers, ports 7-9

7

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

7

4 layers, ports 7-10

8

1 layer, port 11, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

8

5 layers, ports 7-11

9

1 layer, port 11, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

9

6 layers, ports 7-12

10

1 layer, port 13, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

10

7 layers, ports 7-13

11

1 layer, port 13, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

11

8 layers, ports 7-14

12

2 layers, ports 7-8

12

Reserved

13

3 layers, ports 7-9

13

Reserved

14

4 layers, ports 7-10

14

Reserved

15

Reserved

15

Reserved

and

wherein n SCID is a scrambling identity.

5. A method transmitting and receiving a signal by a base station in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting configuration information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) on higher layer signaling;

transmitting control information including DMRS information; and

transmitting the DMRS based on the control information,

wherein information of an orthogonal cover code (OCC) length, a number of layers, and an antenna port associated with the DMRS are identified based on the DMRS information, and

wherein a length of the DMRS information is based on the configuration information of the DMRS.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the OCC length is identified as one of 2 or 4 when the length of the DMRS information is 4 bits.

7. A terminal in a mobile communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive configuration information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) on higher layer signaling,

receive control information including DMRS information,

identify information of an orthogonal cover code (OCC) length, a number of layers, antenna port associated with the DMRS based on the DMRS information, and

receive the DMRS based on the control information,

wherein a length of the DMRS information is based on the configuration information of the DMRS.

8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the OCC length is identified as one of 2 or 4 if the length of the DMRS information is 4 bits.

9. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein a scrambling identity is further indicated by the DMRS information if the DMRS information indicates using up to 2 layers and the length of the DMRS information is 4 bits.

10. The terminal of claim 8 ,

wherein the DMRS information is identified based on the following table,

One Codeword:

Two Codewords:

Codeword 0 enabled,

Codeword 0 enabled,

Codeword 1 disabled

Codeword 1 enabled

Value

Value

of DMRS

Message

of DMRS

Message

information

(indicated information)

information

(indicated information)

0

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

0

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

1

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

1

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

2

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

2

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

3

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

3

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

4

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

4

2 layers, ports 11/13, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

5

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

5

2 layers, ports 11/13, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

6

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

6

3 layers, ports 7-9

7

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

7

4 layers, ports 7-10

8

1 layer, port 11, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

8

5 layers, ports 7-11

9

1 layer, port 11, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

9

6 layers, ports 7-12

10

1 layer, port 13, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

10

7 layers, ports 7-13

11

1 layer, port 13, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

11

8 layers, ports 7-14

12

2 layers, ports 7-8

12

Reserved

13

3 layers, ports 7-9

13

Reserved

14

4 layers, ports 7-10

14

Reserved

15

Reserved

15

Reserved

and

wherein n SCID is a scrambling identity.

11. A base station in a mobile communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit configuration information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) on higher layer signaling;

transmit control information including DMRS information, and

transmit the DMRS based on the control information,

wherein information of an orthogonal cover code (OCC) length, a number of layers, and an antenna port associated with the DMRS are identified based on the DMRS information, and

wherein a length of the DMRS information is based on the configuration information of the DMRS.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the OCC length is identified as one of 2 or 4 if the length of the DMRS information is 4 bits.

13. The base station of claim 11 ,

wherein the DMRS information is identified based on the following table,

One Codeword:

Two Codewords:

Codeword 0 enabled,

Codeword 0 enabled,

Codeword 1 disabled

Codeword 1 enabled

Value

Value

of DMRS

Message

of DMRS

Message

information

(indicated information)

information

(indicated information)

0

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

0

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

1

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

1

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

2

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

2

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

3

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

3

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

4

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

4

2 layers, ports 11/13, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

5

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

5

2 layers, ports 11/13, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

6

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

6

3 layers, ports 7-9

7

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

7

4 layers, ports 7-10

8

1 layer, port 11, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

8

5 layers, ports 7-11

9

1 layer, port 11, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

9

6 layers, ports 7-12

10

1 layer, port 13, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

10

7 layers, ports 7-13

11

1 layer, port 13, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

11

8 layers, ports 7-14

12

2 layers, ports 7-8

12

Reserved

13

3 layers, ports 7-9

13

Reserved

14

4 layers, ports 7-10

14

Reserved

15

Reserved

15

Reserved

and

wherein n SCID is a scrambling identity.

14. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the DMRS information is identified based on the following table,

One Codeword:

Two Codewords:

Codeword 0 enabled,

Codeword 0 enabled,

Codeword 1 disabled

Codeword 1 enabled

Value

Value

of DMRS

Message

of DMRS

Message

information

(indicated information)

information

(indicated information)

0

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

0

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

1

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

1

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

2

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 2)

2

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

3

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 2)

3

2 layers, ports 7-8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

4

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

4

2 layers, ports 11/13, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

5

1 layer, port 7, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

5

2 layers, ports 11/13, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

6

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

6

3 layers, ports 7-9

7

1 layer, port 8, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

7

4 layers, ports 7-10

8

1 layer, port 11, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

8

5 layers, ports 7-11

9

1 layer, port 11, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

9

6 layers, ports 7-12

10

1 layer, port 13, n SCID = 0, (OCC = 4)

10

7 layers, ports 7-13

11

1 layer, port 13, n SCID = 1, (OCC = 4)

11

8 layers, ports 7-14

12

2 layers, ports 7-8

12

Reserved

13

3 layers, ports 7-9

13

Reserved

14

4 layers, ports 7-10

14

Reserved

15

Reserved

15

Reserved

and

wherein n SCID is a scrambling identity.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

estimating channel information based on the DMRS; and

receiving downlink data based on the estimated channel information.

16. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

estimate channel information based on the DMRS, and

receive downlink data based on the estimated channel information.

17. The method of claim 5 , wherein a scrambling identity is identified based on the DMRS information when the DMRS information indicates that up to 2 layers are used and the length of the DMRS information is 4 bits.

18. The base station of claim 11 , wherein a scrambling identity is identified based on the DMRS information when the DMRS information indicates that up to 2 layers are used and the length of the DMRS information is 4 bits.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2016
From: SHIN, CHEOLKYU; KWAK, YOUNGWOO; NOH, HOONDONG; KIM, YOUNSUN; OH, JINYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62311622 · Mar 22, 2016
Provisional Application 62214569 · Sep 4, 2015
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