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Granted Patent B2
US 11,297,598 · App. 16/476,469 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Method and device for transmitting signals

Inventors: Yingyang Li (Beijing, CN); Shichang Zhang (Beijing, CN); Yi Wang (Beijing, CN)
H04W72/005H04B7/0626H04W56/001H04W72/042H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W80/02H04L5/0005
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Patent No.
US 11,297,598
App. No.
16/476,469
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a method for transmitting signals, which includes the following. A device determines time-frequency resources for transmitting a first type of system information and a second type of system information according to a synchronizing signal and/or a broadcast channel, determines a reference signal (RS) for demodulating the first type of system information and the second type of system information according to the time-frequency resources, and transmits the first type of system information, the second type of system information and the corresponding reference signal.

Claims (44)

1. A method performed by a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving system information transmitted on a broadcast channel;

obtaining, from the system information, information regarding a number of resource blocks (RBs) for a control resource set and an offset from a predetermined RB on a resource of a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block;

identifying the control resource set based on the information regarding the number of RBs and the offset;

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on the identified control resource set; and

receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the PDCCH,

wherein a resource element of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PDSCH is identified based on a subcarrier 0 of a lowest numbered resource block in the control resource set.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, a resource element of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PDCCH is identified based on the subcarrier 0 of the lowest numbered resource block in the control resource set.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a resource element unavailable for the PDSCH according to one or more higher layer parameters for a configuration of a zero power-channel state information-reference signal (ZP-CSI-RS),

wherein the one or more higher layer parameters includes at least one of a configuration identity parameter and a frequency occupancy parameter.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein, based on the ZP-CSI-RS being set periodic or semi-persistent, the one or more higher layer parameters further includes a periodicity and a slot offset.

5. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the method of claim 1 is recorded.

6. A method performed by a base station, the method comprising:

identifying an offset and a number of resource blocks (RBs) for a control resource set;

transmitting system information including information regarding the offset and the number of the RBs for the control resource set, on a broadcast channel;

transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on the control resource set; and

transmitting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the PDCCH,

wherein the offset for the control resource set is identified from a predetermined RB on a resource of a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block, and a resource element of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PDSCH is identified based on a subcarrier 0 of a lowest numbered resource block in the control resource set.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein, a resource element of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PDCCH is identified based on the subcarrier 0 of the lowest numbered resource block in the control resource set.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein a resource element unavailable for the PDSCH is identified according to one or more higher layer parameters for a configuration of a zero power-channel state information-reference signal (ZP-CSI-RS) and the one or more higher layer parameters include at least one of a configuration identity parameter and a frequency occupancy parameter.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein, based on the ZP-CSI-RS being set periodic or semi-persistent, the one or more higher layer parameters further includes a periodicity and a slot offset.

10. A terminal, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, system information transmitted on a broadcast channel,

obtain, from the system information, information regarding a number of resource blocks (RBs) for a control resource set and an offset from a predetermined RB on a resource of a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block,

identify the control resource set based on the information regarding the number of RBs and the offset,

receive, via the transceiver, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on the identified control resource set, and

receive, via the transceiver, physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the PDCCH,

wherein a resource element of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PDSCH is identified based on a subcarrier 0 of a lowest numbered resource block in the control resource set.

11. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein a resource element of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PDCCH is identified based on the subcarrier 0 of the lowest numbered resource block in the control resource set.

12. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a resource element unavailable for a PDSCH according to one or more higher layer parameters for a configuration of a zero power-channel state information-reference signal (ZP-CSI-RS),

wherein the one or more higher layer parameters include at least one of a configuration identity parameter and a frequency occupancy parameter.

13. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein, based on the ZP-CSI-RS being set periodic or semi-persistent, the one or more higher layer parameters further includes a periodicity and a slot offset.

14. A base station, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

identify an offset and a number of resource blocks (RBs),

transmit, via the transceiver, system information including information regarding the offset and the number of the RBs for the control resource set, on a broadcast channel,

transmit, via the transceiver, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) channel based on the control resource set, and

transmit, via the transceiver, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the PDCCH,

wherein the offset for the control resource set is identified from a predetermined RB on a resource of a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block, and a resource element of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PDSCH is identified based on a subcarrier 0 of a lowest numbered resource block in the control resource set.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2019
From: LI, YINGYANG; ZHANG, SHICHANG; WANG, YI
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049712/0970 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710011313.0 · Jan 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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