IP Library Granted Patent US 10,567,201
Granted Patent B2
US 10,567,201 · App. 16/407,167 · Granted Feb 18, 2020

Information transmission method and apparatus

Inventors: Yuxin Wang (Guangdong, CN); Chuangxin Jiang (Guangdong, CN); Shujuan Zhang (Guangdong, CN); Zhaohua Lu (Guangdong, CN); Yu Ngok Li (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04L25/0226H04B1/713H04L5/0048H04L5/0051H04L5/0053H04L27/2605H04L27/2613
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Patent No.
US 10,567,201
App. No.
16/407,167
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an information transmission method. The method includes that: a first communication node determines a resource or parameter for a second communication node to transmit a reference signal, and indicates the resource or parameter to the second communication node through signaling; and the second communication node receives the signaling transmitted by the first communication node, determines the resource or parameter for transmitting the reference signal based on the signaling or based on the signaling and a rule predefined by the first communication node and the second communication node, and uses the determined resource or parameter to transmit the reference signal.

Claims (108)

1. A wireless communication method, comprising:

determining, by a first communication node, a first parameter indicating a bandwidth of a sounding reference signal, a second parameter indicating a bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal, and an offset value of a first frequency domain starting position of the sounding reference signal relative to a second frequency domain starting position,

wherein the first frequency domain starting position is determined based on k 0 (p) =k TC (p) +Δ offset PRB N sc RB , wherein Δ offset PRB is the offset value of the first frequency domain starting position, N sc RB is a number of subcarriers in a physical resource block, and k TP (p) is the second frequency domain starting position, and wherein a transmission bandwidth set of the sounding reference signal is determined according to the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal, the transmission bandwidth set comprising:

112, 56, 28, 4;

120, 60, 20, 4;

128, 64, 32, 4;

136, 68, 4, 4;

144, 72, 36, 4;

144, 48, 16, 4;

160, 80, 40, 4;

160, 80, 20, 4;

168, 84, 28, 4;

176, 88, 44, 4;

192, 96, 48, 4;

208, 104, 52, 4;

216, 108, 36, 4;

240, 120, 60, 4;

240, 80, 20, 4;

256, 128, 64, 4; and

272, 136, 68, 4; and

transmitting a signaling message to a second communication node, wherein the signaling message includes the first parameter, the second parameter, and the offset value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal is an integer in a range from 0 to 63.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

configuring a plurality of resources for the second communication node, wherein the signaling message includes a third parameter to allow the second communication node to switch antennas using the plurality of the resources.

4. A non-transitory storage medium having code stored thereon, the code upon execution by a processor, causing the processor to implement a method of claim 1 .

5. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 4 , wherein the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal is an integer in a range from 0 to 63.

6. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 4 , wherein the method further comprises:

configuring a plurality of resources for the second communication node, wherein the signaling message includes a third parameter to allow the second communication node to switch antennas using the plurality of the resources.

7. A wireless communication method, comprising:

receiving, by a second communication node, a signaling message transmitted by a first communication node, wherein the signaling message includes a first parameter indicating a bandwidth of a sounding reference signal, a second parameter indicating a bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal, and an offset value of a first frequency domain starting position of the sounding reference signal relative to a second frequency domain starting position, wherein the first frequency domain starting position is determined based on k 0 (p) =k TC (p) +Δ offset PRB N sc RB , and wherein Δ offset PRB is the offset value of the first frequency domain starting position, N sc RB is a number of subcarriers in a physical resource block, and k TC (p) is the second frequency domain starting position;

determining, by the second communication node, a transmission bandwidth set of the sounding reference signal according to the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal, wherein the transmission bandwidth set comprises:

112, 56, 28, 4;

120, 60, 20, 4;

128, 64, 32, 4;

136, 68, 4, 4;

144, 72, 36, 4;

144, 48, 16, 4;

160, 80, 40, 4;

160, 80, 20, 4;

168, 84, 28, 4;

176, 88, 44, 4;

192, 96, 48, 4;

208, 104, 52, 4;

216, 108, 36, 4;

240, 120, 60, 4;

240, 80, 20, 4;

256, 128, 64, 4; and

272, 136, 68, 4; and

determining, by the second communication node, a resource based on the first parameter, the second parameter indicating the transmission bandwidth set, and the offset value included in the signaling message;

transmitting, by the second communication node, the sounding reference signal using the resource.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal is an integer in a range from 0 to 63.

9. The method of claim 7 , comprising:

switching, by the second communication node, antennas using a plurality of resources configured by the first communication node.

10. A non-transitory storage medium having code stored thereon, the code upon execution by a processor, causing the processor to implement a method of claim 7 .

11. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal is an integer in a range from 0 to 63.

12. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

switching, by the second communication node, antennas using a plurality of resources configured by the first communication node.

13. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a processor, and

a memory including processor executable code, wherein the processor executable code upon execution by the processor configures the processor to:

determine a first parameter indicating a bandwidth of a sounding reference signal, a second parameter indicating a bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal, and an offset value of a first frequency domain starting position of the sounding reference signal relative to a second frequency domain starting position, wherein the first frequency domain starting position is determined based on k 0 (p) =k TC (p) +Δ offset PRB N sc RB , wherein Δ offset PRB is the offset value of the first frequency domain starting position, N sc RB is a number of subcarriers in a physical resource block, and k TC (p) is the second frequency domain starting position; and wherein a transmission bandwidth set of the sounding reference signal is determined according to the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal, the transmission bandwidth set comprising:

112, 56, 28, 4;

120, 60, 20, 4;

128, 64, 32, 4;

136, 68, 4, 4;

144, 72, 36, 4;

144, 48, 16, 4;

160, 80, 40, 4;

160, 80, 20, 4;

168, 84, 28, 4;

176, 88, 44, 4;

192, 96, 48, 4;

208, 104, 52, 4;

216, 108, 36, 4;

240, 120, 60, 4;

240, 80, 20, 4;

256, 128, 64, 4; and

272, 136, 68, 4; and

transmit a signaling message to a second communication node, wherein the signaling message includes the first parameter, the second parameter, and the offset value.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal is an integer in a range from 0 to 63.

15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the processor executable code upon execution by the processor configures the processor to:

configure a plurality of resources for the second communication node, wherein the signaling message includes a third parameter to allow the second communication node to switch antennas using the plurality of the resources.

16. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a processor, and

a memory including processor executable code, wherein the processor executable code upon execution by the processor configures the processor to:

receive a signaling message transmitted by a first communication node, wherein the signaling message includes a first parameter indicating a bandwidth of a sounding reference signal, a second parameter indicating a bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal, and an offset value of a first frequency domain starting position of the sounding reference signal relative to a second frequency domain starting position, wherein the first frequency domain starting position is determined based on k 0 (p) =k TC (p) +Δ offset PRB N sc RB , and wherein Δ offset PRB is the offset value of the first frequency domain starting position, N sc RB is a number of subcarriers in a physical resource block, and k TC (p) is the second frequency domain starting position;

determine a transmission bandwidth set of the sounding reference signal according to the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal, wherein the transmission bandwidth set comprises:

112, 56, 28, 4;

120, 60, 20, 4;

128, 64, 32, 4;

136, 68, 4, 4;

144, 72, 36, 4;

144, 48, 16, 4;

160, 80, 40, 4;

160, 80, 20, 4;

168, 84, 28, 4;

176, 88, 44, 4;

192, 96, 48, 4;

208, 104, 52, 4;

216, 108, 36, 4;

240, 120, 60, 4;

240, 80, 20, 4;

256, 128, 64, 4; and

272, 136, 68,

determine a resource based on the first parameter, the second parameter indicating the transmission bandwidth set, and the offset value included in the signaling message; and

transmit the sounding reference signal using the resource.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the second parameter indicating the bandwidth configuration of the sounding reference signal is an integer in a range from 0 to 63.

18. The device of claim 16 , wherein the processor executable code upon execution by the processor configures the processor to switch antennas using a plurality of resources configured by the first communication node.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2023
From: ZTE CORPORATION
To: GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1
Reel/Frame 063847/0542 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2019
From: WANG, YUXIN; JIANG, CHUANGXIN; ZHANG, SHUJUAN; LU, ZHAOHUA; LI, YU NGOK
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049121/0032 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0939835 · Sep 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
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