Method and apparatus for configuring and signalling PTRS in a telecommunication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method of defining a resource block or resource element offset for mapping PTRS to a symbol, wherein the offset is determined based on an identifier of a particular user equipment, UE.
1. A method performed by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a user equipment (UE), UE capability information including:
a first set of thresholds including frequency density thresholds and time density thresholds, wherein the first set of thresholds is associated with a first subcarrier spacing of subcarrier spacings, and
a second set of thresholds including frequency density thresholds and time density thresholds, wherein the second set of thresholds is associated with a second subcarrier spacing different from the first subcarrier spacing of the subcarrier spacings;
identifying a resource block (RB) offset associated with a bandwidth part (BWP) based on a frequency density and an identifier of the UE; and
mapping at least one phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) based on the RB offset,
wherein the BWP corresponds to one of the subcarrier spacings.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first set of thresholds and the second set of thresholds is associated with one of a downlink (DL) PTRS and an uplink (UL) PTRS.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RB offset is identified based on a modulo operation of the identifier of the UE and the frequency density.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, to the UE via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a PTRS configuration for the BWP including information on a resource element (RE) offset, information related to the frequency density, and information related to a time density,
wherein the at least one PTRS is mapped to a resource based on the RB offset and the RE offset.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RB offset is configured per a BWP.
6. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a base station (BS), UE capability information including:
a first set of thresholds including frequency density thresholds and time density thresholds, wherein the first set of thresholds is associated with a first subcarrier spacing of subcarrier spacings, and
a second set of thresholds including frequency density thresholds and time density thresholds, the second set of thresholds being associated with a second subcarrier spacing different from the first subcarrier spacing of the subcarrier spacings,
wherein:
a bandwidth part (BWP) corresponds to one of the subcarrier spacings,
a resource block (RB) offset associated with the BWP is identified based on a frequency density and an identifier of the UE, and
the RB offset is used to map at least one phase tracking reference signal (PTRS).
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein each of the first set of thresholds and the second set of thresholds is associated with one of a downlink (DL) PTRS and an uplink (UL) PTRS.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the RB offset is identified based on a modulo operation of the identifier of the UE and the frequency density.
9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
receiving, from the BS via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a PTRS configuration for the BWP including information on a resource element (RE) offset, information related to the frequency density and information related to a time density,
wherein the at least one PTRS is mapped to a resource based on the RB offset and the RE offset.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the RB offset is configured per a BWP.
11. A base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:
a transceiver; and
at least one processor coupled to the transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:
receive, from a user equipment (UE), UE capability information including:
a first set of thresholds including frequency density thresholds and time density thresholds, wherein the first set of thresholds is associated with a first subcarrier spacing of subcarrier spacings, and
a second set of thresholds including frequency density thresholds and time density thresholds, wherein the second set of thresholds is associated with a second subcarrier spacing different from the first subcarrier spacing of the subcarrier spacings,
identify a resource block (RB) offset associated with a bandwidth part (BWP) based on a frequency density and an identifier of the UE, and
map at least one phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) based on the RB offset,
wherein the BWP corresponds to one of the subcarrier spacings.
12. The BS of claim 11 , wherein each of the first set of thresholds and the second set of thresholds is associated with one of a downlink (DL) PTRS and an uplink (UL) PTRS.
13. The BS of claim 11 , wherein the RB offset is identified based on a modulo operation of the identifier of the UE and the frequency density.
14. The BS of claim 11 , wherein:
the at least one processor is further configured to transmit, to the UE via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a PTRS configuration for the BWP including information on a resource element (RE) offset, information related to the frequency density and information related to a time density; and
the at least one PTRS is mapped to a resource based on the RB offset and the RE offset.
15. The BS of claim 11 , wherein the RB offset is configured per a BWP.
16. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
a transceiver; and
at least one processor coupled to the transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:
transmit, to a base station (BS), UE capability information including:
a first set of thresholds including frequency density thresholds and time density thresholds, wherein the first set of thresholds is associated with a first subcarrier spacing of subcarrier spacings, and
a second set of thresholds including frequency density thresholds and time density thresholds, the second set of thresholds being associated with a second subcarrier spacing different from the first subcarrier spacing of the subcarrier spacings,
wherein:
a bandwidth part (BWP) corresponds to one of the subcarrier spacings,
a resource block (RB) offset associated with the BWP is identified based on a frequency density and an identifier of the UE, and
the RB offset is used to map at least one phase tracking reference signal (PTRS).
17. The UE of claim 16 , wherein each of the first set of thresholds and the second set of thresholds is associated with one of a downlink (DL) PTRS and an uplink (UL) PTRS.
18. The UE of claim 16 , wherein the RB offset is identified based on a modulo operation of the identifier of the UE and the frequency density.
19. The UE of claim 16 , wherein:
the at least one processor is further configured to receive, from the BS via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a PTRS configuration for the BWP including information on a resource element (RE) offset, information related to the frequency density and information related to a time density; and
the at least one PTRS is mapped to a resource based on the RB offset and the RE offset.
20. The UE of claim 16 , wherein the RB offset is configured per a BWP.