IP Library Granted Patent US 10,771,219
Granted Patent B2
US 10,771,219 · App. 16/654,797 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

Souding reference signal sending and receiving method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

Inventors: Yi Qin (Kista, SE); Binbin Zhang (Chengdu, CN); Zhongfeng Li (Munich, DE); Min Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04L5/0048H04L5/0042H04L5/0058H04L5/0078H04L5/0091H04L5/0094H04W72/042H04W72/044H04W72/0446H04W72/1268H04W72/1289H04B7/06H04L5/0005
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Patent No.
US 10,771,219
App. No.
16/654,797
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A signal sending and receiving method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, at least one piece of resource configuration information for determining N reference signal resource groups, and each of the N reference signal resource groups includes at least one reference signal resource; and sending a reference signal on a resource in an i th reference signal resource group in the N reference signal resource groups by using a j th antenna group corresponding to the i th reference signal resource group, where the j th antenna group includes at least one antenna. The N reference signal resource groups correspond to N antenna groups, and any two of the N antenna groups are different.

Claims (55)

1. A signal sending method, comprising:

receiving at least one piece of resource configuration information for configuring at least one sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set, wherein each SRS resource set of the at least one SRS resource set comprises one or more SRS resources, and wherein different SRS resources comprised in a same SRS resource set occupy different symbols and correspond to different user equipment (UE) antenna ports; and

sending an SRS on at least one SRS resource of the at least one SRS resource set;

wherein a guard period between two SRS resources in a same SRS resource set is greater than or equal to Y symbols, wherein the value of Y and a subcarrier spacing satisfy at least one of:

the value of Y is 1 and the subcarrier spacing is 15 kHz;

the value of Y is 1 and the subcarrier spacing is 30 kHz;

the value of Y is 1 and the subcarrier spacing is 60 kHz; or

the value of Y is 2 and the subcarrier spacing is 120 kHz.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving at least one piece of first information for indicating whether SRS to be transmitted on all SRS resources in one SRS resource set are to be sent in an antenna switching manner.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving at least one piece of first information for indicating whether SRSs are used to measure a channel for antenna selection.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining the value of Y based on the subcarrier spacing, wherein the subcarrier spacing is a subcarrier spacing for sending the SRS;

wherein the value of Y corresponds to the subcarrier spacing for sending the SRS.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, based on an identifier of an SRS resource and an identifier of a UE antenna port, a UE antenna port corresponding to the SRS resource.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors, and

a non-transitory storage medium configured to store program instructions;

wherein the program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, facilitate:

receiving at least one piece of resource configuration information for configuring at least one sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set, wherein each SRS resource set of the at least one SRS resource set comprises one or more SRS resources, and wherein different SRS resources comprised in a same SRS resource set occupy different symbols and correspond to different user equipment (UE) antenna ports; and

sending an SRS on at least one SRS resource of the at least one SRS resource set;

wherein a guard period between two SRS resources in a same SRS resource set is greater than or equal to Y symbols, wherein the value of Y and a subcarrier spacing satisfies at least one of:

the value of Y is 1 and the subcarrier spacing is 15 kHz;

the value of Y is 1 and the subcarrier spacing is 30 kHz;

the value of Y is 1 and the subcarrier spacing is 60 kHz; or

the value of Y is 2 and the subcarrier spacing is 120 kHz.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further facilitate:

receiving at least one piece of first information for indicating whether SRS to be transmitted on all SRS resources in one SRS resource set are to be sent in an antenna switching manner.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further facilitate:

receiving at least one piece of first information for indicating whether SRSs are used to measure a channel for antenna selection.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further facilitate:

determining the value of Y based on the subcarrier spacing, wherein the subcarrier spacing is a subcarrier spacing for sending the SRS;

wherein the value of Y corresponds to the subcarrier spacing for sending the SRS.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further facilitate:

determining, based on an identifier of an SRS resource and an identifier of a UE antenna port, a UE antenna port corresponding to the SRS resource.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a processor of a user equipment (UE), facilitate:

receiving at least one piece of resource configuration information for configuring at least one sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set, wherein each SRS resource set comprises one or more SRS resources, and wherein different SRS resources comprised in a same SRS resource set occupy different symbols and correspond to different UE antenna ports; and

sending an SRS on at least one SRS resource of the at least one SRS resource set;

wherein a guard period between two SRS resources in a same SRS resource set is greater than or equal to Y symbols, wherein

the value of Y and a subcarrier spacing satisfies at least one of:

the value of Y is 1 and the subcarrier spacing is 15 kHz;

the value of Y is 1 and the subcarrier spacing is 30 kHz;

the value of Y is 1 and the subcarrier spacing is 60 kHz; or

the value of Y is 2 and the subcarrier spacing is 120 kHz.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the UE, further facilitate:

receiving at least one piece of first information for indicating whether SRS to be transmitted on all SRS resources in one SRS resource set are to be sent in an antenna switching manner.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the UE, further facilitate:

receiving at least one piece of first information for indicating whether SRSs are used to measure a channel for antenna selection.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the UE, further facilitate:

determining the value of Y based on the subcarrier spacing, wherein the subcarrier spacing is a subcarrier spacing for sending the SRS;

wherein the value of Y corresponds to the subcarrier spacing for sending the SRS.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the UE, further facilitate:

determining, based on an identifier of an SRS resource and an identifier of a UE antenna port, a UE antenna port corresponding to the SRS resource.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2020
From: QIN, YI; ZHANG, BINBIN; LI, ZHONGFENG; ZHANG, MIN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052868/0781 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 1148344 · Nov 17, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
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