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US 11,949,607 · App. 17/080,113 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Method and apparatus for coexistance of device-to-device communications and cellular communications in mobile communications system

Inventors: Hoondong Noh (Suwon-si, KR); Yongjun Kwak (Yongin-si, KR); Donghan Kim (Osan-si, KR); Jinyoung Oh (Seoul, KR); Seunghoon Choi (Seongnam-si, KR); Jeongho Yeo (Hwaseong-si, KR); Youngbum Kim (Seoul, KR); Youngwoo Kwak (Suwon-si, KR); Younsun Kim (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04L5/0032H04L5/0053H04L5/0062H04L27/0006H04L27/26H04W72/1215H04W72/23H04W72/30H04W72/51H04W88/06H04B7/00H04L5/0023H04L27/2602H04L27/2603H04W72/1268H04W72/1273
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Patent No.
US 11,949,607
App. No.
17/080,113
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for coexistence of device-to-device communications and cellular communications in a mobile communications system.

Claims (54)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information for a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), the configuration information including information on a number of CSI-RS antenna ports, a type of code division multiplexing (CDM), and a plurality of CSI-RS configurations, wherein a CSI-RS configuration is associated with locations of CSI-RS resource elements (REs) of the CSI-RS configuration;

receiving, from the base station, the CSI-RS based on the configuration information for the CSI-RS;

obtaining channel state information (CSI) based on the received CSI-RS; and

transmitting, to the base station, the CSI,

wherein in case that the number of CSI-RS antenna ports is 24 or 32 and the type of CDM indicates CDM-8, the CSI-RS is based on a plurality of RE sets for a plurality of CDM-8 patterns, respectively, and an RE set includes 8 REs in a subframe, and

wherein the 8 REs are composed of a plurality of REs from each of the plurality of CSI-RS configurations.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the 8 REs of the RE set for a CDM-8 pattern include 4 REs from different CSI-RS configurations.

3. A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information for a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), the configuration information including information on a number of CSI-RS antenna ports, a type of code division multiplexing (CDM), and a plurality of CSI-RS configurations, wherein a CSI-RS configuration is associated with locations of CSI-RS resource elements (REs) of the CSI-RS configuration;

transmitting, to the terminal, the CSI-RS based on the configuration information for the CSI-RS; and

receiving, from the terminal, channel state information (CSI) corresponding to the CSI-RS,

wherein in case that the number of CSI-RS antenna ports is 24 or 32 and the type of CDM indicates CDM-8, the CSI-RS is based on a plurality of RE sets for a plurality of CDM-8 patterns, respectively, and an RE set includes 8 REs in a subframe, and

wherein the 8 REs are composed of a plurality of REs from each of the plurality of CSI-RS configurations.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the 8 REs of the RE set for a CDM-8 pattern include 4 REs from different CSI-RS configurations.

5. A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station, configuration information for a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), the configuration information including information on a number of CSI-RS antenna ports, a type of code division multiplexing (CDM), and a plurality of CSI-RS configurations, wherein a CSI-RS configuration is associated with locations of CSI-RS resource elements (REs) of the CSI-RS configuration,

receive, from the base station, the CSI-RS based on the configuration information for the CSI-RS,

obtain channel state information (CSI) based on the received CSI-RS, and

transmit, to the base station, the CSI,

wherein in case that the number of CSI-RS antenna ports is 24 or 32 and the type of CDM indicates CDM-8, the CSI-RS is based on a plurality of RE sets for a plurality of CDM-8 patterns, respectively, and an RE set includes 8 REs in a subframe, and

wherein the 8 REs are composed of a plurality of REs from each of the plurality of CSI-RS configurations.

6. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the 8 REs of the RE set for a CDM-8 pattern include 4 REs from different CSI-RS configurations.

7. A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, configuration information for a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), the configuration information including information on a number of CSI-RS antenna ports, a type of code division multiplexing (CDM), and a plurality of CSI-RS configurations, wherein a CSI-RS configuration is associated with locations of CSI-RS resource elements (REs) of the CSI-RS configuration,

transmit, to the terminal, the CSI-RS based on the configuration information for the CSI-RS; and

receiving, from the terminal, channel state information (CSI) corresponding to the CSI-RS,

wherein in case that the number of CSI-RS antenna ports is 24 or 32 and the type of CDM indicates CDM-8, the CSI-RS is based on a plurality of RE sets for a plurality of CDM-8 patterns, respectively, and an RE set includes 8 REs in a subframe, and

wherein the 8 REs are composed of a plurality of REs from each of the plurality of CSI-RS configurations.

8. The base station of claim 7 , wherein the 8 REs of the RE set for a CDM-8 pattern include 4 REs from different CSI-RS configurations.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of antenna ports is 32, 4 CSI-RS configurations are configured for 32-antenna port CSI-RS.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein 8 REs of a first CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 15 and 16 of 4 CSI-RS configurations,

8 REs of a second CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 17 and 18 of 4 CSI-RS configurations,

8 REs of a third CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 19 and 20 of 4 CSI-RS configurations, and

8 REs of a fourth CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 21 and 22 of 4 CSI-RS configurations.

11. The method of claim 3 , wherein the number of antenna ports is 32, 4 CSI-RS configurations are configured for 32-antenna port CSI-RS.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein 8 REs of a first CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 15 and 16 of 4 CSI-RS configurations,

8 REs of a second CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 17 and 18 of 4 CSI-RS configurations,

8 REs of a third CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 19 and 20 of 4 CSI-RS configurations, and

8 REs of a fourth CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 21 and 22 of 4 CSI-RS configurations.

13. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the number of antenna ports is 32, 4 CSI-RS configurations are configured for 32-antenna port CSI-RS.

14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein 8 REs of a first CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 15 and 16 of 4 CSI-RS configurations,

8 REs of a second CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 17 and 18 of 4 CSI-RS configurations,

8 REs of a third CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 19 and 20 of 4 CSI-RS configurations, and

8 REs of a fourth CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 21 and 22 of 4 CSI-RS configurations.

15. The base station of claim 7 , wherein the number of antenna ports is 32, 4 CSI-RS configurations are configured for 32-antenna port CSI-RS.

16. The base station of claim 15 , wherein 8 REs of a first CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 15 and 16 of 4 CSI-RS configurations,

8 REs of a second CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 17 and 18 of 4 CSI-RS configurations,

8 REs of a third CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 19 and 20 of 4 CSI-RS configurations, and

8 REs of a fourth CDM-8 group include 2 REs of antenna port 21 and 22 of 4 CSI-RS configurations.

Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2016-0039964 · Apr 1, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0042513 · Apr 6, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0057915 · May 12, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0144884 · Nov 2, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16089940
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