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US 10,911,166 · App. 16/461,163 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Method and apparatus for measuring channel in wireless communication system

Inventors: Youngwoo Kwak (Suwon-si, KR); Hoondong Noh (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04B17/24H04N7/088H04W72/046H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 10,911,166
App. No.
16/461,163
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure relates to a communication technique that fuses a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than 4G systems, with IoT technology, and a system therefor. This disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security, and safety-related services or the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology. A method for a terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving setting information for a reference signal; confirming whether beam switching is possible in a resource area to which the reference signal is to be transmitted; and measuring the reference signal based on the confirmation result.

Claims (37)

1. A method performed by terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information on a reference signal;

determining whether the terminal is capable of beam switching within resource regions, the resource regions used for transmitting the reference signal; and

measuring, in case that the terminal is not capable of the beam switching within the resource regions, the reference signal for a first subset of the resource regions and the reference signal for a second subset of the resource regions, based on the configuration information,

wherein the first subset is included in a first measurement period and the second subset is included in a second measurement period which is next to the first measurement period.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the configuration information comprises

receiving, from the base station, report configuration information, and

measuring the reference signal comprises reporting measurement information on the reference signal according to the report configuration information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of periodicity information of the measurement period for transmitting the reference signals, offset information, or information on the resource regions in which the reference signal is transmitted within the measurement period.

4. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a terminal, beam switching capability information of the terminal;

determining whether the terminal is capable of beam switching within resource regions, used for transmitting a reference signal based on the beam switching capability information; and

transmitting, to the terminal, configuration information on the reference signal based on a result of the determination,

wherein, in case that the terminal is not capable of the beam switching within the resource regions, the configuration information instructs the terminal to measure the reference signal for a first subset of the resource regions and the reference signal for a second subset of the resource regions, and

wherein the first subset is included in a first measurement period and the second subset is included in a second measurement period which is next to the first measurement period.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein transmitting, to the terminal, the configuration information comprises transmitting, to the terminal, report configuration information for receiving a measurement result on the reference signal and receiving the measurement result according to the report configuration information.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the configuration information includes at least one of periodicity information of a measurement period for transmitting the reference signal, offset information, or information on the resource regions for the terminal to perform a measurement within the measurement period.

7. A terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

receive, via the transceiver from a base station, configuration information on a reference signal,

determine whether the terminal is capable of beam switching within resource regions, the resource regions used for transmitting the reference signal, and

measure, in case that the terminal is not capable of the beam switching within the resource regions, the reference signal for a first subset of the resource regions and the reference signal for a second subset of the resource regions, based on the configuration information,

wherein the first subset is included in a first measurement period and the second subset is included in a second measurement period which is next to the first measurement period.

8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to receive, via the transceiver from the base station, report configuration information and report measurement information on the reference signal according to the report configuration information.

9. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of periodicity information of a measurement period for transmitting the reference signal, offset information, or information on the resource regions in which the reference signal is transmitted within the measurement period.

10. A base station in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

receive, via the transceiver from a terminal, beam switching capability information of the terminal,

determine whether the terminal is capable of beam switching within resource regions, used for transmitting a reference signal, based on the beam switching capability information, and

transmit, via the transceiver to the terminal, configuration information on the reference signal based on a result of the determination,

wherein, in case that the terminal is not capable of the beam switching within the resource regions, the configuration information instructs the terminal to measure the reference signal for a first subset of the resource regions and the reference signal for a second subset of the resource regions, and

wherein the first subset is included in a first measurement period and the second subset is included in a second measurement period which is next to the first measurement period.

11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to control to

transmit, via the transceiver to the terminal, report configuration information for receiving a measurement result on the reference signal, and

receive, via the transceiver from the terminal, the measurement result according to the report configuration information, and the configuration information comprises at least one of periodicity information of a measurement period for transmitting the reference signal, offset information, or information on the resource regions for the terminal to perform a measurement within the measurement period.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2019
From: KWAK, YOUNGWOO; NOH, HOONDONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049185/0789 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0172766 · Dec 16, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190280784A1 · Sep 12, 2019
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