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Granted Patent B2
US 10,868,608 · App. 15/971,243 · Granted Dec 15, 2020

Method and apparatus for beam association between downlink/uplink

Inventors: Jeehwan Noh (Suwon-si, KR); Taeyoung Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyunil Yoo (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04B7/0695H04B7/0408H04B7/0617H04B7/0626H04B7/088H04W72/042H04W76/27H04W72/046
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Patent No.
US 10,868,608
App. No.
15/971,243
Granted
Dec 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for the convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher a data transfer rate after the 4G system with the IoT technology. The disclosure may be applied to intelligence services (e.g., a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services) based on the 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for a beam association between DL/UL.

Claims (40)

1. A method for a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message including a plurality of identity information related to uplink (UL) transmission, the plurality of identity information including an indication indicating a type of a reference signal related to the UL transmission and an index of the reference signal;

receiving, from a base station, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) including information associated with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and the reference signal;

selecting a beam for the UL transmission based on the indication; and

transmitting an UL signal based on the selected beam,

wherein one identity information among the plurality of identity information is indicated by the MAC CE, and

wherein the UL signal corresponds to control information transmitted on the PUCCH.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the type indicates at least one type of: a channel state information-reference signal (CRI-RS), a synchronization signal block (SSB), or a sounding reference signal (SRS).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the index comprises at least one of: a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource identity information, synchronization signal block (SSB) identity information, or sounding reference signal (SRS) resource identity information.

4. A terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a base station via the transceiver, a radio resource control (RRC) message including a plurality of identity information related to uplink (UL) transmission, the plurality of identity information including an indication indicating a type of a reference signal related to the UL transmission and an index of the reference signal,

receive, from the base station via the transceiver, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) including information associated with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and the reference signal,

select a beam for the UL transmission based on the indication, and

transmit, via the transceiver, an UL signal based on the selected beam,

wherein one identity information among the plurality of identity information is indicated by the MAC CE, and

wherein the UL signal correspond to control information transmitted on the PUCCH.

5. The terminal of claim 4 , wherein the type indicates at least one type of: a channel state information-reference signal (CRI-RS), a synchronization signal block (SSB), or a sounding reference signal (SRS).

6. The terminal of claim 4 , wherein the index comprises at least one of: a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource identity information, synchronization signal block (SSB) identity information, or sounding reference signal (SRS) resource identity information.

7. A method for a base station, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including a plurality of identity information related to uplink (UL) transmission, the plurality of identity information including an indication indicating a type of reference signal related to the UL transmission and an index of the reference signal;

transmitting, to the terminal, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) including information associated with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and the reference signal;

selecting a beam for UL reception based on the indication; and

receiving an UL signal from the terminal based on the selected beam,

wherein one identity information among the plurality of identity information is indicated by the MAC CE, and

wherein the UL signal corresponds to control information transmitted on the PUCCH.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the type indicates at least one type of: a channel state information-reference signal (CRI-RS), a synchronization signal block (SSB), or a sounding reference signal (SRS).

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the index comprises at least one of: a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource identity information, synchronization signal block (SSB) identity information, or sounding reference signal (SRS) resource identity information.

10. A base station, comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

transmit, to a terminal via the transceiver, a radio resource control (RRC) message including a plurality of identity information related to uplink (UL) transmission, the plurality of identity information including an indication indicating a type of reference signal related to the UL transmission and an index of the reference signal,

transmit, to the terminal via the transceiver, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) including information associated with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and the reference signal,

select a beam for UL reception based on the indication, and

receive, via the transceiver, an UL signal from the terminal based on the selected beam,

wherein one identity information among the plurality of identity information is indicated by the MAC CE, and

wherein the UL signal correspond to control information transmitted on the PUCCH.

11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the type indicates at least one type of: a channel state information-reference signal (CRI-RS), a synchronization signal block (SSB), or a sounding reference signal (SRS).

12. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the index comprises at least one of: channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource identity information, synchronization signal block (SSB) identity information, or sounding reference signal (SRS) resource identity information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2018
From: NOH, JEEHWAN; KIM, TAEYOUNG; YOO, HYUNIL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045717/0106 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2017-0056812 · May 4, 2017 · national
KR 10-2017-0075720 · Jun 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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