IP Library Granted Patent US 11,902,199
Granted Patent B2
US 11,902,199 · App. 17/825,126 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Indicating DMRS configuration for sidelink

Inventors: Hyukjin Chae (Fairfax, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Youngwoo Kwak (Woodbury, NY); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04L5/0048H04L5/0023H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 11,902,199
App. No.
17/825,126
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first wireless device receives, from a base station, one or more radio resource control messages indicating a type of demodulation reference signal (DMRS). A DMRS configuration of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) is determined based on the type of DMRS and a length of the DMRS. The first wireless device transmits, to a second wireless device, sidelink control information indicating the DMRS configuration of the PSSCH.

Claims (38)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a first wireless device from a base station, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating a type of demodulation reference signal (DMRS);

determining a DMRS configuration of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) based on the type and a length of the DMRS; and

transmitting, to a second wireless device, sidelink control information (SCI) indicating the DMRS configuration of the PSSCH.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DMRS configuration is determined from a plurality of DMRS configurations.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the length of the DMRS indicates, in units of symbols, the length of the DMRS at a position in a slot.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SCI comprises a field indicating one or more antenna ports of DMRS for the PSSCH, and wherein a size of the field is based on the type.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SCI comprises an index indicating the DMRS configuration.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SCI further indicates a sidelink radio resource of the PSSCH.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SCI further indicates one or more antenna ports of DMRS for the PSSCH.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DMRS configuration is activated by a medium access control control element (MAC CE) signaling.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the SCI comprises an indication of the DMRS configuration activated by the MAC CE signaling, and wherein the indication is based on an identity of the activated DMRS configuration.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the indication of the activated DMRS configuration is based on an increasing order of identities of a plurality of activated DMRS configurations.

11. 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 one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating a type of demodulation reference signal (DMRS);

determine a DMRS configuration of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) based on the type and a length of the DMRS; and

transmit, to a second wireless device, sidelink control information (SCI) indicating the DMRS configuration of the PSSCH.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the DMRS configuration is determined from a plurality of DMRS configurations.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the length of the DMRS indicates, in units of symbols, the length of the DMRS at a position in a slot.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the SCI comprises a field indicating one or more antenna ports of DMRS for the PSSCH, and wherein a size of the field is based on the type.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the SCI comprises an index indicating the DMRS configuration.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the SCI further indicates a sidelink radio resource of the PSSCH.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the SCI further indicates one or more antenna ports of DMRS for the PSSCH.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the DMRS configuration is activated by a medium access control control element (MAC CE) signaling.

19. The wireless device of claim 18 , wherein the SCI comprises an indication of the DMRS configuration activated by the MAC SE CE signaling, and wherein the indication is based on an identity of the activated DMRS configuration.

20. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more first processors; and

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

transmit one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating a type of demodulation reference signal (DMRS); and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more second processors; and

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

receive the one or more RRC messages;

determine a DMRS configuration of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) based on the type and a length of DMRS; and

transmit, to a second wireless device, sidelink control information (SCI) indicating the DMRS configuration of the PSSCH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2022
From: CHAE, HYUKJIN; DINAN, ESMAEL; KWAK, YOUNGWOO; YI, YUNJUNG
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 17062841 · Oct 5, 2020
Provisional Application 62910215 · Oct 3, 2019
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