IP Library Granted Patent US 11,626,948
Granted Patent B2
US 11,626,948 · App. 17/093,379 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Antenna port indication based on maximum number of transmission layers

Inventors: Youngwoo Kwak (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04L5/0048H04W72/042H04W72/048
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Patent No.
US 11,626,948
App. No.
17/093,379
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating a bandwidth part (BWP), of a cell, associated with a maximum number of transmission layers and a plurality of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports. The wireless device receives a downlink control information comprising an antenna port indication value. A subset of DMRS ports, from the plurality of DMRS ports, is determined based on the maximum number of transmission layers associated with the BWP. A transport block is received via the BWP with one or more DMRS ports selected, based on the antenna port indication value, from the subset of DMRS ports.

Claims (53)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters indicating:

a bandwidth part (BWP), of a cell, associated with a maximum number of transmission layers; and

a plurality of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports;

receiving a downlink control information comprising an antenna port indication value;

determining a subset of DMRS ports, from the plurality of DMRS ports, based on the maximum number of transmission layers associated with the BWP;

selecting, based on the antenna port indication value, one or more DMRS ports from the subset of DMRS ports; and

receiving, via the BWP, a transport block with the one or more selected DMRS ports and with a number of transmission layers, wherein the number is less than or equal to the maximum number in response to the BWP being associated with the maximum number of transmission layers.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising the configuration parameters of the cell, wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise a DMRS type associated with the plurality of DMRS ports.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the DMRS type comprises at least one of:

a first DMRS type; and

a second DMRS type.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise a position indication for the plurality of DMRS ports.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the position indication indicates one or more symbol indexes of one or more DMRS symbols for the plurality of DMRS ports in a slot.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number is indicated in the downlink control information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink control information is received via the BWP, and wherein the downlink control information comprises downlink assignment parameters of a physical downlink shared channel resource for reception of the transport block.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise a maximum length of a DMRS.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise a position indication for the plurality of DMRS ports, and the method further comprises determining the subset of DMRS ports from the plurality of DMRS ports based on the position indication and the maximum length of the DMRS.

10. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive configuration parameters indicating:

a bandwidth part (BWP), of a cell, associated with a maximum number of transmission layers; and

a plurality of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports;

receive a downlink control information comprising an antenna port indication value;

determine a subset of DMRS ports, from the plurality of DMRS ports, based on the maximum number of transmission layers associated with the BWP;

select, based on the antenna port indication value, one or more DMRS ports from the subset of DMRS ports; and

receive, via the BWP, a transport block with the one or more selected DMRS ports and with a number of transmission layers, wherein the number is less than or equal to the maximum number in response to the BWP being associated with the maximum number of transmission layers.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising the configuration parameters of the cell, wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise a DMRS type associated with the plurality of DMRS ports.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the DMRS type comprises at least one of:

a first DMRS type; and

a second DMRS type.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise a position indication for the plurality of DMRS ports.

14. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the position indication indicates one or more symbol indexes of one or more DMRS symbols for the plurality of DMRS ports in a slot.

15. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the number is indicated in the downlink control information.

16. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the downlink control information is received via the BWP, and wherein the downlink control information comprises downlink assignment parameters of a physical downlink shared channel resource for reception of the transport block.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise a maximum length of a DMRS.

18. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more first processors; and

memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to:

transmit configuration parameters indicating:

a bandwidth part (BWP), of a cell, associated with a maximum number of transmission layers; and

a plurality of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports; and

transmit a downlink control information comprising an antenna port indication value; and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more second processors; and

memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive the configuration parameters;

receive the downlink control information;

determine a subset of DMRS ports, from the plurality of DMRS ports, based on the maximum number of transmission layers associated with the BWP;

select, based on the antenna port indication value, one or more DMRS ports from the subset of DMRS ports; and

receive, via the BWP, a transport block with the one or more selected DMRS ports and with a number of transmission layers, wherein the number is less than or equal to the maximum number in response to the BWP being associated with the maximum number of transmission layers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2021
From: KWAK, YOUNGWOO; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; YI, YUNJUNG; ZHOU, HUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 056702/0025 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62932075 · Nov 7, 2019
Related Publication 20210167914A1 · Jun 3, 2021
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