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US 11,303,411 · App. 16/968,509 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Method and device for indicating PT-RS port for non-codebook-based uplink PUSCH transmission, and base station

Inventor: Su Huang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04L5/0091H04W72/042
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Patent No.
US 11,303,411
App. No.
16/968,509
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and a device for indicating PT-RS port for non-codebook-based uplink PUSCH transmission, and a base station. The method includes: determining a number of bits of a PTRS-DMRS association in a DCI to be transmitted according to a number of SRS resources, a number of PT-RS ports, and a maximum uplink rank number supported by a UE; and transmitting the DCI to the UE, wherein the DCI carries indication bits which have a same number with the bits and apply to indicate an association relationship between the PT-RS ports and the DMRS ports. The present disclosure realizes indication of association relationships between PT-RS ports and DMRS ports in the event of multiple PT-RS ports.

Claims (20)

1. A method for indicating PT-RS port for non-codebook-based uplink PUSCH transmission, comprising:

according to a number of SRS resources, a number of PT-RS ports, and a maximum uplink rank supported by a UE, determining a number of bits of a PTRS-DMRS association in a DCI to be sent; and

sending the DCI to the UE, wherein the DCI carries indication bits which have a same number with the bits and apply to indicate an association relationship between the PT-RS ports and the DMRS ports.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein according to a number of SRS resources, a number of PT-RS ports, and a maximum uplink rank supported by a UE, determining a number of bits of a PTRS-DMRS association in a DCI to be sent comprises:

according to the number of SRS resources, the number of PT-RS ports, the maximum uplink rank supported by the UE and a PT-RS distribution associated with the SRS resources, determining the number of bits of the PTRS-DMRS association in the DCI to be sent.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the number of SRS resources is a number of SRS resources used for non codebook-based transmission.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the number of PT-RS ports is a number of PT-RS ports configured by a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or a total number of PT-RSs associated with the SRS resources.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the number of bits is determined to be one, and if there are SRS resources to which two DMRS ports are mapped sharing a same PT-RS, the indication bit carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the two DMRS ports the same PT-RS is associated with.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the number of bits is determined to be two, and if there are SRS resources to which two DMRS ports are mapped sharing a same PT-RS, one indication bit of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the two DMRS ports the same PT-RS is associated with; if there are SRS resources to which three DMRS ports are mapped sharing a same PT-RS, two indication bits of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the three DMRS ports the same PT-RS is associated with; and if there are SRS resources to which four DMRS ports are mapped sharing a same PT-RS, two indication bits of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the four DMRS ports the same PT-RS is associated with.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the number of bits is determined to be two, and if there are SRS resources to which two DMRS ports are mapped sharing a first PT-RS and there are SRS resources to which another two DMRS ports are mapped sharing a second PT-RS, one indication bit of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the two DMRS ports the first PT-RS is associated with and the other indication bit of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the another two DMRS ports the second PT-RS is associated with.

8. A device for indicating PT-RS port for non-codebook-based uplink PUSCH transmission, comprising:

a determination unit, configured to determine a number of bits of a PTRS-DMRS association in a DCI to be sent, according to a number of SRS resources, a number of PT-RS ports, and a maximum uplink rank supported by a UE; and

a transmission unit, configured to send the DCI to the UE, wherein the DCI carries indication bits which have a same number with the bits and apply to indicate an association relationship between the PT-RS ports and the DMRS ports.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the determination unit is configured to determine the number of bits of the PTRS-DMRS association in the DCI to be sent according to the number of the SRS resources, the number of the PT-RS ports, the maximum uplink rank supported by the UE and a PT-RS distribution associated with the SRS resources.

10. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the number of SRS resources is a number of SRS resources used for non-codebook-based transmission.

11. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the number of PT-RS ports is a number of PT-RS ports configured by a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or a total number of PT-RSs associated with the SRS resources.

12. The device according to claim 8 , wherein when the number of bits is determined to be one, and if there a SRS resources to which two DMRS ports are mapped sharing a same PT-RS, the indication bit carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the two DMRS ports the same PT-RS is associated with.

13. The device according to claim 8 , wherein when the number of bits is determined to be two, and if there are SRS resources to which two DMRS ports are mapped sharing a same PT-RS, one indication bit of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the two DMRS ports the same PT-RS is associated with; if there are SRS resources to which three DMRS ports are mapped sharing a same PT-RS, two indication bits of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the three DMRS ports the same PT-RS is associated with; and if there are SRS resources to which four DMRS ports are mapped sharing a same PT-RS, two indication bits of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the four DMRS ports the same PT-RS is associated with.

14. The device according to claim 8 , wherein when the number of bits is determined to be two, and if there are SRS resources to which two DMRS ports are mapped sharing a first PT-RS and there are SRS resources to which another two DMRS ports are mapped sharing a second PT-RS, one indication bit of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the two DMRS ports the first PT-RS is associated with and the other indication bit of the indication bits carried in the DCI is used to indicate which one of the another two DMRS ports the second PT-RS is associated with.

15. A base station, comprising the device for indicating PT-RS port for non-codebook-based uplink PUSCH transmission according to claim 8 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2020
From: HUANG, SU
To: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810290173.X · Apr 3, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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