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Granted Patent B2
US 11,343,039 · App. 16/610,768 · Granted May 24, 2022

Demodulation reference signaling for mini-slots

Inventors: Zhao Wang (Solna, SE); Robert Baldemair (Solna, SE); Stefan Parkvall (Bromma, SE); Karl Werner (Segeltorp, SE)
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
H04L5/0048H04L5/0094H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 11,343,039
App. No.
16/610,768
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a radio access network. The method includes transmitting and/or receiving reference signaling in a mini-slot, the timing of the reference signaling being determined based on a structure configuration of a transmission timing structure relative to which the mini-slot is positioned. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Claims (18)

1. A method of operating a radio node in a radio access network, the method comprising at least one of transmitting and receiving reference signaling in a mini-slot, the timing of the reference signaling being determined based on a structure configuration of a transmission timing structure relative to which the mini-slot is positioned, the structure configuration indicating the timing of structure reference signaling, the structure reference signaling indicating the reference signaling, the transmission timing structure including at least a slot.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reference signaling is at least one of demodulation reference signaling and UE-specific reference signaling.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mini-slot is transmitted in one of a downlink and uplink and a sidelink.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the timing of reference signaling coincides with indicated timing of structure reference signaling.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reference signaling in the mini-slot is multiplexed with structure reference signaling.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reference signaling is associated to signaling on a physical channel in the mini-slot.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a transmission parameter of the reference signaling is determined based on the structure configuration.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mini-slot is scheduled for transmission having a position in time relative to the transmission timing structure.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission timing structure defines a timing grid.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a timing structure for at least one of the mini-slot and the transmission timing structure is based on a symbol time length, the symbol time length depending on a numerology.

11. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the demodulation reference signaling is DM-RS signaling.

12. A radio node for a radio access network, the radio node comprising processing circuitry configured to cause the radio node to at least one of transmit and receive reference signaling in a mini-slot, the timing of the reference signaling being determined based on a structure configuration of a transmission timing structure relative to which the mini-slot is positioned, the structure configuration indicating the timing of structure reference signaling, the structure reference signaling indicating the reference signaling, the transmission timing structure including at least a slot.

13. The radio node according to claim 12 , wherein the reference signaling is at least one of demodulation reference signaling and UE-specific reference signaling.

14. The radio node according to claim 13 , wherein the demodulation reference signaling is DM-RS signaling.

15. The radio node according to claim 12 , wherein the mini-slot is transmitted in one of a downlink, and uplink and a sidelink.

16. The radio node according to claim 12 , wherein the timing of reference signaling coincides with indicated timing of structure reference signaling.

17. The radio node according to claim 12 , wherein the reference signaling in the mini-slot is multiplexed with structure reference signaling.

18. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing an executable computer program comprising instructions that when executed, cause processing circuitry to at least one of control and perform a method of operating a radio node in a radio access network, the method comprising at least one of transmitting and receiving reference signaling in a mini-slot, the timing of the reference signaling being determined based on a structure configuration of a transmission timing structure relative to which the mini-slot is positioned, the structure configuration indicating the timing of structure reference signaling, the structure reference signaling indicating the reference signaling, the transmission timing structure including at least a slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2019
From: WANG, ZHAO; BALDEMAIR, ROBERT; PARKVALL, STEFAN; WERNER, KARL
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Reel/Frame 051309/0094 →
Continuity (1)
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