Method of transmitting uplink phase tracking reference signal by user equipment in wireless communication system and apparatus supporting same
Systems and techniques for transmitting and receiving an uplink phase tracking reference signal between a user equipment and a base station in a wireless communication system and an apparatus. According to one implementation, the user equipment can transmit an uplink phase tracking reference signal to the base station using a power boosting level determined based on first information and second information received from the base station.
1. A method of transmitting a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
determining a power boosting level of the PT-RS based on a precoding matrix type related to Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission, wherein a radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the power boosting level is not configured to the UE; and
transmitting the PT-RS based on the power boosting level,
wherein the power boosting level is related to a PUSCH to PT-RS power ratio per layer per resource element (RE),
wherein, based on the precoding matrix type being a full coherent precoding matrix, the power boosting level is determined based on a number of PUSCH layer,
wherein, based on the precoding matrix type being a partial coherent precoding matrix or a non-coherent precoding matrix, the power boosting level is determined based on an actual number of PT-RS ports configured to the UE,
wherein, based on (i) the precoding matrix type being the non-coherent precoding matrix, and (ii) the actual number of PT-RS ports being equal to 1, the power boosting level is determined to be 0 dB,
wherein, based on (i) the precoding matrix type being the non-coherent precoding matrix, and (ii) the actual number of PT-RS ports being equal to 2, the power boosting level is determined to be 3 dB,
wherein, based on a higher layer parameter related to a number of PT-RS ports being equal to 2, the actual number of PT-RS ports is determined based on an indicated transmitted precoding matrix indicator (TPMI),
wherein sounding reference signal (SRS) port 0 and SRS port 2 in the indicated TPMI share PT-RS port 0, and
wherein SRS port 1 and SRS port 3 in the indicated TPMI share PT-RS port 1.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on the RRC parameter for the power boosting level being not configured, the RRC parameter is assumed to have a state “00”.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on (i) the precoding matrix type being the partial coherent precoding matrix and (ii) the actual number of PT-RS ports equal to 1:
the power boosting level is determined to be 0 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 2 or 3, or
the power boosting level is determined to be 3 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 4.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on (i) the precoding matrix type being the partial coherent precoding matrix and (ii) the actual number of PT-RS ports equal to 2:
the power boosting level is determined to be 3 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 2 or 3, or the power boosting level is determined to be 6 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 4.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on the precoding matrix type being the full coherent precoding matrix:
the power boosting level is determined to be 3 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 2,
the power boosting level is determined to be 4.77 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 3, or
the power boosting level is determined to be 6 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 4.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the precoding matrix type is obtained via downlink control information (DCI).
7. A user equipment (UE) configured to transmit a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) module;
at least one processor; and
at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a power boosting level of the PT-RS based on a precoding matrix type related to Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission, wherein a radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the power boosting level is not configured to the UE; and
transmitting the PT-RS based on the power boosting level,
wherein the power boosting level is related to a PUSCH to PT-RS power ratio per layer per resource element (RE),
wherein, based on the precoding matrix type being a full coherent precoding matrix, the power boosting level is determined based on a number of PUSCH layer,
wherein, based on the precoding matrix type being a partial coherent precoding matrix or a non-coherent precoding matrix, the power boosting level is determined based on an actual number of PT-RS ports configured to the UE,
wherein, based on (i) the precoding matrix type being the non-coherent precoding matrix, and (ii) the actual number of PT-RS ports being equal to 1, the power boosting level is determined to be 0 dB,
wherein, based on (i) the precoding matrix type being the non-coherent precoding matrix, and (ii) the actual number of PT-RS ports being equal to 2, the power boosting level is determined to be 3 dB,
wherein, based on a higher layer parameter related to a number of PT-RS ports being equal to 2, the actual number of PT-RS ports is determined based on an indicated transmitted precoding matrix indicator (TPMI),
wherein sounding reference signal (SRS) port 0 and SRS port 2 in the indicated TPMI share PT-RS port 0, and
wherein SRS port 1 and SRS port 3 in the indicated TPMI share PT-RS port 1.
8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein, based on the RRC parameter for the power boosting level being not configured, the RRC parameter is assumed to have a state “00”.
9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein, based on (i) the precoding matrix type being the partial coherent precoding matrix and (ii) the actual number of PT-RS ports equal to 1:
the power boosting level is determined to be 0 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 2 or 3, or
the power boosting level is determined to be 3 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 4.
10. The UE of claim 7 , wherein, based on (i) the precoding matrix type being the partial coherent precoding matrix and (ii) the actual number of PT-RS ports equal to 2:
the power boosting level is determined to be 3 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 2 or 3, or
the power boosting level is determined to be 6 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 4.
11. The UE of claim 7 , wherein, based on the precoding matrix type being the full coherent precoding matrix:
the power boosting level is determined to be 3 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 2,
the power boosting level is determined to be 4.77 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 3, or
the power boosting level is determined to be 6 dB in a case where the number of PUSCH layers is equal to 4.
12. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the precoding matrix type is obtained via downlink control information (DCI).