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Granted Patent B2
US 10,819,484 · App. 16/180,935 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Sounding reference signal configuration method and apparatus

Inventors: Yi Huang (Shenzhen, CN); Lu Wu (Shenzhen, CN); Yi Qin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04L5/0048H04B17/318H04L5/0051H04L5/0053H04L5/0094H04L5/14H04L5/1469H04W64/006H04W72/0446
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,819,484
App. No.
16/180,935
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a sounding reference signal configuration method and an apparatus. The method includes: determining, by a base station, a movement speed of user equipment UE; determining, by the base station based on the movement speed of the UE, a UE-specific subframe configuration set in a plurality of UE-specific SRS subframe configuration sets corresponding to a used cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set, and determining a UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter in the determined UE-specific subframe configuration set, where the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter is used to indicate a subframe used to send an SRS; and sending, by the base station, the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter and identification information of the UE-specific subframe configuration set to the UE.

Claims (439)

1. A sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration method, comprising:

determining, by a base station, a movement speed of a user equipment (UE);

determining, by the base station based on the movement speed of the UE, a UE-specific subframe configuration set of a plurality of UE-specific SRS subframe configuration sets corresponding to a used cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set, and determining a UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter in the determined UE-specific subframe configuration set, wherein the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter indicates a subframe for sending an SRS;

sending, by the base station, the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter and identification information of the UE-specific subframe configuration set to the UE;

sending, by the base station, a quantity L 1 to the UE, wherein L 1 is a maximum quantity of symbols that are in a subframe and that are used to send an SRS, and L 1 is a positive integer greater than 1; and

sending, by the base station, indication information to the UE, wherein the indication information indicates a manner for the UE to send L 2 SRSs after an aperiodic SRS is triggered, or indicates a manner for the UE to send L 2 SRSs in each period, wherein L 2 is a positive integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to L 1 , and wherein the manner comprises sending the L 2 SRSs in a plurality of subframes starting from a subframe indicated by the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter;

wherein sending the L 2 SRSs further comprises: transmitting Y SRSs in an n th subframe counted from the subframe indicated by the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter, until the L 2 SRSs are sent, wherein:

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2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining movement speeds of all UEs in a cell; and

determining the used cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set of a plurality of cell-specific SRS subframe configuration sets based on the movement speeds of all the UEs in the cell, and determining a cell-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter in the used cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set, wherein the cell-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter indicates a subframe set for sending an SRS in the cell; and

sending identifiers of the cell-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter and the used cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set.

3. A base station, comprising:

a processor, configured to:

determine a movement speed of a user equipment (UE); and

determine, based on the movement speed of the UE, a UE-specific subframe configuration set of a plurality of UE-specific sounding reference signal (SRS) subframe configuration sets corresponding to a used cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set, and determine a UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter in the determined UE-specific subframe configuration set, wherein the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter indicates a subframe for sending an SRS; and

a transmitter, configured to send the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter and identification information of the UE-specific subframe configuration set to the UE;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine movement speeds of all UEs in a cell; and

determine the used cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set of a plurality of cell-specific SRS subframe configuration sets based on the movement speeds of all the UEs in the cell, and determine a cell-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter in the used cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set, wherein the cell-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter indicates a subframe set for sending an SRS in the cell; and

wherein the transmitter is further configured to send identifiers of the cell-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter and the used cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set.

4. The base station according to claim 3 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to send a quantity L 1 to the UE, wherein L 1 is a maximum quantity of symbols that are in a subframe and that are used to send an SRS, and L 1 is a positive integer greater than 1.

5. The base station according to claim 4 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to send indication information to the UE, wherein the indication information indicates a manner for the UE to send L 2 SRSs after an aperiodic SRS is triggered, or indicates a manner for the UE to send L 2 SRSs in each period, wherein L 2 is a positive integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to L 1 .

6. The base station according to claim 5 , wherein the manner comprises: sending the L 2 SRSs in one subframe indicated by the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter.

7. The base station according to claim 5 , wherein the manner comprises: sending the L 2 SRSs in a plurality of subframes starting from a subframe indicated by the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter.

8. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein sending the L 2 SRSs further comprises:

transmitting Y SRSs in an n th subframe counted from the subframe indicated by the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter, until the L 2 SRSs are sent, wherein:

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9. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive, from a base station, identifiers of a UE-specific sounding reference signal (SRS) subframe configuration parameter and a UE-specific subframe configuration set to which the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter belongs, wherein the UE-specific subframe configuration set is based on a movement speed of the UE; and

a processor, configured to determine, based on the identifiers of the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter and the UE-specific subframe configuration set, a subframe for sending an SRS;

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive, from the base station, identifiers of a cell-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter and a cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set to which the cell-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter belongs, wherein the cell-specific SRS subframe configuration set is based on movement speeds of all UEs in a cell;

wherein the processor is further configured to determine, based on the identifiers of the cell-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter and the cell-specific SRS subframe configuration sets, a subframe set for sending an SRS in the cell.

10. The user equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a quantity L 1 from the base station, wherein L 1 is a maximum quantity of symbols that are in a subframe and that are used to send an SRS, and L 1 is a positive integer greater than 1.

11. The user equipment according to claim 10 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive indication information from the base station, wherein the indication information indicates a manner for the UE to send L 2 SRSs after an aperiodic SRS is triggered, or indicates a manner for the UE to send L 2 SRSs in each period, wherein L 2 is a positive integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to L 1 .

12. The user equipment according to claim 11 , wherein the manner comprises: sending the L 2 SRSs in one subframe indicated by the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter.

13. The user equipment according to claim 11 , wherein the manner comprises: sending the L 2 SRSs in a plurality of subframes starting from a subframe indicated by the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter.

14. The user equipment according to claim 13 , wherein sending the L 2 SRSs further comprises:

transmitting Y SRSs in an n th subframe counted from the subframe indicated by the UE-specific SRS subframe configuration parameter, until the L 2 SRSs are sent, wherein:

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Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2020
From: HUANG, YI; WU, LU; QIN, YI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0293651 · May 5, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
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