IP Library Granted Patent US 10,944,530
Granted Patent B2
US 10,944,530 · App. 16/412,892 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving reference signal in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hoondong Noh (Suwon-si, KR); Youngwoo Kwak (Suwon-si, KR); Cheolkyu Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Taehan Bae (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L5/0051H04L1/0026H04L5/0098H04W72/042H04W72/046H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 10,944,530
App. No.
16/412,892
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are provided. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for configuring, transmitting, and receiving a reference signal in a wireless communication system.

Claims (44)

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

receiving, from a base station, a first tracking reference signal (TRS) for time and frequency tracking;

performing a bandwidth change or a beam change;

identifying whether a condition for receiving a TRS for a changed bandwidth or a changed beam is satisfied or not; and

receiving, from the base station, a second TRS for the changed bandwidth or the changed beam, in case that the condition is satisfied,

wherein the condition is identified to be satisfied based on a difference between a last TRS reception time before the bandwidth change or the beam change and a first TRS reception time after the bandwidth change or the beam change.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the condition is identified to be satisfied, in case that a first difference between the last TRS reception time before the bandwidth change and the first TRS reception time after the bandwidth change is greater than a first threshold value, or in case that a second difference between the last TRS reception time before the beam change and the first TRS reception time after the beam change is greater than a second threshold value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second TRS includes an aperiodic TRS (A-TRS) to be triggered by first downlink control information (DCI) for changing a bandwidth part (BWP) or an A-TRS to be triggered by second DCI for requesting channel state information (CSI) subsequent to the first DCI.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second TRS includes a semi persistent TRS (SP-TRS) activated by a medium access control (MAC) control component (CE) for activating a secondary cell (SCell) or an aperiodic TRS (A-TRS) to be triggered by downlink control information (DCI) for requesting channel state information (CSI) subsequent to the MAC CE.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a tracking in the changed bandwidth or the changed beam is performed based on the first TRS, in case that the condition is not satisfied.

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

transmitting, to a terminal, a first tracking reference signal (TRS) for time and frequency tracking;

performing a bandwidth change or a beam change for the terminal;

identifying whether a condition for transmitting a TRS for a changed bandwidth or a change beam is satisfied or not; and

transmitting, to the terminal, a second TRS for the changed bandwidth or the changed beam, in case that the condition is satisfied,

wherein the condition is identified to be satisfied based on a difference between a last TRS reception time before the bandwidth change or the beam change and a first TRS reception time after the bandwidth change or the beam change.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the condition is identified to be satisfied, in case that a first difference between the last TRS reception time before the bandwidth change and the first TRS reception time after the bandwidth change is greater than a first threshold value, or in case that a second difference between the last TRS reception time before the beam change and the first TRS reception time after the beam change is greater than a second threshold value.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second TRS includes an aperiodic TRS (A-TRS) to be triggered by first downlink control information (DCI) for changing a bandwidth part (BWP) or an A-TRS to be triggered by second DCI for requesting channel state information (CSI) subsequent to the first DCI.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second TRS includes a semi persistent TRS (SP-TRS) activated by a medium access control (MAC) control component (CE) for activating a secondary cell (SCell) or an aperiodic TRS (A-TRS) to be triggered by downlink control information (DCI) for requesting channel state information (CSI) subsequent to the MAC CE.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein a tracking in the changed bandwidth or the changed beam is performed based on the first TRS, in case that the condition is not satisfied.

11. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to:

receive, from a base station, a first tracking reference signal (TRS) for time and frequency tracking,

perform a bandwidth change or a beam change,

identify whether a condition for receiving a TRS in a changed bandwidth or a changed beam is satisfied or not, and

receive, from the base station, a second TRS for the changed bandwidth or the changed beam, in case that the condition is satisfied,

wherein the condition is identified to be satisfied based on a difference between a last TRS reception time before the bandwidth change or the beam change and a first TRS reception time after the bandwidth change or the beam change.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the condition is identified to be satisfied, in case that a first difference between the last TRS reception time before the bandwidth change and the first TRS reception time after the bandwidth change is greater than a first threshold value, or in case that a second difference between the last TRS reception time before the beam change and the first TRS reception time after the beam change is greater than a second threshold value.

13. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the second TRS includes an aperiodic TRS (A-TRS) to be triggered by first downlink control information (DCI) for changing a bandwidth part (BWP) or an A-TRS to be triggered by second DCI for requesting channel state information (CSI) subsequent to the first DCI.

14. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the second TRS includes a semi persistent TRS (SP-TRS) activated by a medium access control (MAC) control component (CE) for activating a secondary cell (SCell) or an aperiodic TRS (A-TRS) to be triggered by downlink control information (DCI) for requesting channel state information (CSI) subsequent to the MAC CE.

15. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein a tracking in the changed bandwidth or the changed beam is performed based on the first TRS, in case that the condition is not satisfied.

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

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, a first tracking reference signal (TRS) for time and frequency tracking,

perform a bandwidth change or a beam change for the terminal,

identify whether a condition for transmitting a TRS for a changed bandwidth or a changed beam is satisfied or not, and

transmit, to the terminal, a second TRS for the changed bandwidth or the changed beam, in case that the condition is satisfied,

wherein the condition is identified to be satisfied based on a difference between a last TRS reception time before the bandwidth change or the beam change and a first TRS reception time after the bandwidth change or the beam change.

17. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the condition is identified to be satisfied, in case that a first difference between the last TRS reception time before the bandwidth change and the first TRS reception time after the bandwidth change is greater than a first threshold value, or in case that a second difference between the last TRS reception time before the beam change and the first TRS reception time after the beam change is greater than a second threshold value.

18. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the second TRS includes an aperiodic TRS (A-TRS) to be triggered by first downlink control information (DCI) for changing a bandwidth part (BWP) or an A-TRS to be triggered by second DCI for requesting channel state information (CSI) subsequent to the first DCI.

19. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the second TRS includes a semi persistent TRS (SP-TRS) activated by a medium access control (MAC) control component (CE) activating a secondary cell (SCell) or an aperiodic TRS (A-TRS) to be triggered by downlink control information (DCI) for requesting channel state information (CSI) subsequent to the MAC CE.

20. The base station of claim 16 , wherein a tracking in the changed bandwidth or the changed beam is performed based on the first TRS, in case that the condition is not satisfied.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2019
From: NOH, HOONDONG; KWAK, YOUNGWOO; SHIN, CHEOLKYU; BAE, TAEHAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0057773 · May 21, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190356444A1 · Nov 21, 2019
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