IP Library Granted Patent US 11,115,973
Granted Patent B2
US 11,115,973 · App. 16/833,293 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal by using multiple beams in wireless communication system

Inventors: Seungri Jin (Suwon-si, KR); Hoondong Noh (Suwon-si, KR); Anil Agiwal (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehyuk Jang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/042H04W72/046
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Patent No.
US 11,115,973
App. No.
16/833,293
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station (BS), physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration information including a list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, receiving, from the BS, a PDSCH media access control element (MAC CE) including information indicating activation of at least one TCI state in the list, identifying whether the PDSCH MAC CE is a MAC CE capable of indicating two or more TCI states for one TCI codepoint, receiving, from the BS, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating a TCI codepoint, and receiving, from the BS, data via a PDSCH based on the information indicating activation of the at least one TCI state, a result of the identifying, and the information indicating the TCI codepoint.

Claims (62)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station (BS), physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration information including a list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states;

receiving, from the BS, a PDSCH media access control element (MAC CE) including information indicating an activation of at least one TCI state in the list of TCI states, the PDSCH MAC CE being associated with a logical channel identifier (LCD) value;

identifying that the PDSCH MAC CE is a MAC CE capable of indicating two or more TCI states for one TCI codepoint based on the LCD value associated with the PDSCH MAC CE;

receiving, from the BS, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating a TCI codepoint; and

receiving, from the BS, data via a PDSCH based on the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state and the information indicating the TCI codepoint,

wherein the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state comprises an identifier of a first TCI state mapped to a first TCI codepoint and an indicator indicating whether an identifier of a second TCI state mapped to the first TCI codepoint is present,

wherein the identifier of the second TCI state is included in the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state in case that a value of the indicator is 1,

wherein the identifier of the second TCI state is not included in the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state in case that a value of the indicator is 0, and

wherein by the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state, for at least one TCI codepoint, two TCI states are indicated.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving, from the BS, of the data via the PDSCH comprises receiving a first PDSCH transmission to which the first TCI state is applied and a second PDSCH transmission to which the second TCI state is applied, and

wherein the first PDSCH transmission and the second PDSCH transmission are associated with a same transport block (TB).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state comprises TCI state identifiers for up to eight TCI codepoints, and

one or two TCI states are mapped to each of the TCI codepoints.

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

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration information including a list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states;

transmitting, to the UE, a PDSCH media access control element (MAC CE) including information indicating an activation of at least one TCI state in the list of TCI states, the PDSCH MAC CE being capable of indicating two or more TCI states for one TCI codepoint, the PDSCH MAC CE being associated with a logical channel identifier (LCD) value;

transmitting, to the UE, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating a TCI codepoint; and

transmitting, to the UE, data via a PDSCH based on the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state and the information indicating the TCI codepoint,

wherein the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state comprises an identifier of a first TCI state mapped to a first TCI codepoint and an indicator indicating whether an identifier of a second TCI state mapped to the first TCI codepoint is present,

wherein the identifier of the second TCI state is included in the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state in case that a value of the indicator is 1,

wherein the identifier of the second TCI state is not included in the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state in case that a value of the indicator is 0, and

wherein by the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state, for at least one TCI codepoint, two TCI states are indicated.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein transmitting, to the UE, the data via the PDSCH comprises transmitting a first PDSCH transmission to which the first TCI state is applied and a second PDSCH transmission to which the second TCI state is applied, and

wherein the first PDSCH transmission and the second PDSCH transmission are associated with a same transport block (TB).

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state comprises TCI state identifiers for up to eight TCI codepoints, and

one or two TCI states are mapped to each of the TCI codepoints.

7. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor operably connected to the transceiver, the processor configured to:

receive, from a base station (BS), physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration information including a list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states,

receive, from the BS, a PDSCH media access control element (MAC CE) including information indicating an activation of at least one TCI state in the list of TCI states, the PDSCH MAC CE being associated with a logical channel identifier (LCD) value,

identify that the PDSCH MAC CE is a MAC CE capable of indicating two or more TCI states for one TCI codepoint based on the LCID value associated with the PDSCH MAC CE,

receive, from the BS, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating a TCI codepoint, and

receive, from the BS, data via a PDSCH based on the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state and the information indicating the TCI codepoint,

wherein the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state comprises an identifier of a first TCI state mapped to a first TCI codepoint and an indicator indicating whether an identifier of a second TCI state mapped to the first TCI codepoint is present,

wherein the identifier of the second TCI state is included in the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state in case that a value of the indicator is 1,

wherein the identifier of the second TCI state is not included in the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state in case that a value of the indicator is 0, and

wherein by the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state, for at least one TCI codepoint, two TCI states are indicated.

8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive, from the BS, a first PDSCH transmission to which the first TCI state is applied and a second PDSCH transmission to which the second TCI state is applied, and

wherein the first PDSCH transmission and the second PDSCH transmission are associated with a same transport block (TB).

9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein:

the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state comprises TCI state identifiers for up to eight TCI codepoints, and

one or two TCI states are mapped to each of the TCI codepoints.

10. A base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor operably connected to the transceiver, the processor configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration information including a list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states,

transmit, to the UE, a PDSCH media access control element (MAC CE) including information indicating an activation of at least one TCI state in the list of TCI states, the PDSCH MAC CE being capable of indicating two or more TCI states for one TCI codepoint, the PDSCH MAC CE being associated with a logical channel identifier (LCD) value,

transmit, to the UE, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating a TCI codepoint, and

transmit, to the UE, data via a PDSCH based on the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state and the information indicating the TCI codepoint,

wherein the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state comprises an identifier of a first TCI state mapped to a first TCI codepoint and an indicator indicating whether an identifier of a second TCI state mapped to the first TCI codepoint is present,

wherein the identifier of the second TCI state is included in the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state in case that a value of the indicator is 1,

wherein the identifier of the second TCI state is not included in the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state in case that a value of the indicator is 0, and

wherein by the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state, for at least one TCI codepoint, two TCI states are indicated.

11. The BS of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a first PDSCH transmission to which the first TCI state is applied and a second PDSCH transmission to which the second TCI state is applied,

wherein the first PDSCH transmission and the second PDSCH transmission are associated with a same transport block (TB).

12. The BS of claim 10 , wherein:

the information indicating the activation of the at least one TCI state comprises TCI state identifiers for up to eight TCI codepoints, and

one or two TCI states are mapped to each of the TCI codepoints.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2020
From: JIN, SEUNGRI; NOH, HOONDONG; AGIWAL, ANIL; KIM, SOENGHUN; JANG, JAEHYUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052250/0267 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0036223 · Mar 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200314818A1 · Oct 1, 2020
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