IP Library Granted Patent US 11,159,291
Granted Patent B2
US 11,159,291 · App. 16/495,575 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Determining a number of symbols for sounding reference signal transmission

Inventors: Chenxi Zhu (Beijing, CN); Wei Ling (Beijing, CN); Tyler Brown (Lake Zurich, IL)
Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
H04L5/0048H04L5/0007H04L5/0053H04L27/2613H04W72/042
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Patent No.
US 11,159,291
App. No.
16/495,575
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a number of symbols for sounding reference signal transmission. One apparatus ( 200 ) includes a processor ( 202 ) that determines ( 602 ) a number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols for sounding reference signal transmission. The apparatus ( 200 ) includes a transmitter ( 210 ) that transmits ( 604 ) an indication of the number to a base unit.

Claims (30)

1. An apparatus comprising a user equipment, the apparatus further comprising:

a processor that determines at the user equipment a number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols for sounding reference signal transmission; and

a transmitter that transmits an indication of the number from the user equipment to a base unit.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols comprises 1, 2, 3, or 4.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols corresponds to a number of sounding reference signal ports.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein, in response to the number of sounding reference signal ports being 1, the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols is 1.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein, in response to the number of sounding reference signal ports being 2, the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols is 1 or 2.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein, in response to the number of sounding reference signal ports being 4, the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols is 1, 2, 3, or 4.

7. A method comprising:

determining, at a user equipment, a number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols for sounding reference signal transmission; and

transmitting, from the user equipment, an indication of the number to a base unit.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols comprises 1, 2, 3, or 4.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols corresponds to a number of sounding reference signal ports.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein, in response to the number of sounding reference signal ports being 1, the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols is 1.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein, in response to the number of sounding reference signal ports being 2, the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols is 1 or 2.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein, in response to the number of sounding reference signal ports being 4, the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols is 1, 2, 3, or 4.

13. An apparatus comprising a base station, the apparatus further comprising:

a receiver that receives from a user equipment an indication of a number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols for sounding reference signal transmission;

a processor that determines sounding reference signal port and resource assignments based on the indication; and

a transmitter that transmits information indicating the sounding reference signal port and resource assignments to the user equipment.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols comprises 1, 2, 3, or 4.

15. A method comprising:

receiving, at a base station from a user equipment, an indication of a number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols for sounding reference signal transmission;

determining, at the base station, sounding reference signal port and resource assignments based on the indication; and

transmitting, from the base station, information indicating the sounding reference signal port and resource assignments to the user equipment.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols comprises 1, 2, 3, or 4.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols corresponds to a number of sounding reference signal ports.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein, in response to the number of sounding reference signal ports being 1, the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols is 1.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein, in response to the number of sounding reference signal ports being 2, the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols is 1 or 2.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein, in response to the number of sounding reference signal ports being 4, the number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols is 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2019
From: ZHU, CHENXI; LING, WEI; BROWN, TYLER
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
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Continuity (1)
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