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US 11,962,535 · App. 17/833,139 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Method and apparatus for configuring reference signal channel characteristics, and communication device

Inventors: Bo Gao (Guangdong, CN); Yu Ngok Li (Guangdong, CN); Zhaohua Lu (Guangdong, CN); Yijian Chen (Guangdong, CN); Yifei Yuan (Guangdong, CN); Xinhui Wang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04L5/0051H04L5/0048H04L5/0098H04L27/2613H04W72/23H04W76/27H04L27/26136
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Patent No.
US 11,962,535
App. No.
17/833,139
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method and apparatus for configuring channel characteristics of a reference signal, and a communication device are described. The method includes determining first type signaling, where the first type signaling carries a first type set and the first set includes a plurality of index elements; and sending the first type signaling to a second communication node.

Claims (87)

1. A method of configuring reference signal channel characteristics, comprising:

receiving, by a second communication node from a first communication node, a radio resource control (RRC) signaling that carries information that describes a first set of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states,

wherein each TCI state in the first set of TCI states comprises one or more index elements that identify one or more reference signals; and

receiving, by the second communication node from the first communication node, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling that carries information that indicates that a second set of TCI states are activated,

wherein the second set of TCI states include at least one TCI state that is activated from the first set of TCI states; and

receiving a downlink control information (DCI) signaling sent by the first communication node,

wherein the DCI signaling comprises indication information related to a TCI state from the second set of TCI states, and

wherein the indication information indicates a channel characteristic of a downlink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a channel characteristic assumption of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein after the receiving the RRC signaling, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the second communication node from the first communication node, a reconfigured RRC signaling that carries at least one TCI state from the first set of TCI states; and

deleting the at least one TCI state indicated by the reconfigured RRC signaling.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first set of TCI states comprises M sets,

wherein the second set of TCI states comprises S sets, and

wherein S and M are integers greater than or equal to 1.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication information related to the TCI state further indicates a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication information related to the TCI state further indicates a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a reference signal from the one or more reference signals comprises a synchronization signal block (SS block), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a sounding reference signal (SRS).

7. A method of configuring reference signal channel characteristics, comprising:

transmitting, by a first communication node to a second communication node, a radio resource control (RRC) signaling that carries information that describes a first set of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states,

wherein each TCI state in the first set of TCI states comprises one or more index elements that identify one or more reference signals;

transmitting, by the first communication node to the second communication node, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling that carries information that indicates that a second set of TCI states are activated,

wherein the second set of TCI states include at least one TCI state that is activated from the first set of TCI states; and

transmitting a downlink control information (DCI) signaling by the first communication node,

wherein the DCI signaling comprises indication information related to a TCI state from the second set of TCI states, and

wherein the indication information indicates a channel characteristic of a downlink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a channel characteristic assumption of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein after the transmitting the RRC signaling, the method further comprises:

transmitting, by the first communication node to the second communication node, a reconfigured RRC signaling that carries at least one TCI state from the first set of TCI states to be deleted.

9. The method of claim 7 ,

wherein the first set of TCI states comprises M sets,

wherein the second set of TCI states comprises S sets, and

wherein S and M are integers greater than or equal to 1.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the indication information related to the TCI state further indicates a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the indication information related to the TCI state further indicates a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein a reference signal from the one or more reference signals comprises a synchronization signal block (SS block), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a sounding reference signal (SRS).

13. A second communication node, comprising:

a processor configured to execute a method, the processor configured to:

receive, by a second communication node from a first communication node, a radio resource control (RRC) signaling that carries information that describes a first set of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states,

wherein each TCI state in the first set of TCI states comprises one or more index elements that identify one or more reference signals; and

receive, by the second communication node from the first communication node, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling that carries information that indicates that a second set of TCI states are activated,

wherein the second set of TCI states include at least one TCI state that is activated from the first set of TCI states; and

receive a downlink control information (DCI) signaling sent by the first communication node,

wherein the DCI signaling comprises indication information related to a TCI state from the second set of TCI states, and

wherein the indication information indicates a channel characteristic of a downlink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a channel characteristic assumption of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

14. A second communication node, comprising:

a processor configured to execute a method, the processor configured to:

receive, by a second communication node from a first communication node, a radio resource control (RRC) signaling that carries information that describes a first set of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states,

wherein each TCI state in the first set of TCI states comprises one or more index elements that identify one or more reference signals; and

receive, by the second communication node from the first communication node, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling that carries information that indicates that a second set of TCI states are activated,

wherein the second set of TCI states include at least one TCI state that is activated from the first set of TCI states; and

receive a downlink control information (DCI) signaling sent by the first communication node,

wherein the DCI signaling comprises indication information related to a TCI state from a range of the second set of TCI states, and

wherein the indication information indicates a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a channel characteristic of a downlink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a channel characteristic assumption of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

15. A second communication node, comprising:

a processor configured to execute a method, the processor configured to:

receive, by a second communication node from a first communication node, a radio resource control (RRC) signaling that carries information that describes a first set of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states,

wherein each TCI state in the first set of TCI states comprises one or more index elements that identify one or more reference signals; and

receive, by the second communication node from the first communication node, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling that carries information that indicates that a second set of TCI states are activated,

wherein the second set of TCI states include at least one TCI state that is activated from the first set of TCI states; and

receive a downlink control information (DCI) signaling sent by the first communication node,

wherein the DCI signaling comprises indication information related to a TCI state from the second set of TCI states, and

wherein the indication information indicates a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a channel characteristic of a downlink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a channel characteristic assumption of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

16. A second communication node, comprising:

a processor configured to execute a method, the processor configured to:

receive, by a second communication node from a first communication node, a radio resource control (RRC) signaling that carries information that describes a first set of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states,

wherein each TCI state in the first set of TCI states comprises one or more index elements that identify one or more reference signals; and

receive, by the second communication node from the first communication node, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling that carries information that indicates that a second set of TCI states are activated,

wherein the second set of TCI states include at least one TCI state that is activated from the first set of TCI states; and

receive a downlink control information (DCI) signaling sent by the first communication node,

wherein the DCI signaling comprises indication information related to a TCI state from the second set of TCI states, and

wherein the indication information indicates a channel characteristic of a downlink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a channel characteristic assumption of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

17. A first communication node, comprising:

a processor configured to execute a method, the processor configured to:

transmit, by a first communication node to a second communication node, a radio resource control (RRC) signaling that carries information that describes a first set of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states,

wherein each TCI state in the first set of TCI states comprises one or more index elements that identify one or more reference signals;

transmit, by the first communication node to the second communication node, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling that carries information that indicates that a second set of TCI states are activated,

wherein the second set of TCI states include at least one TCI state that is activated from the first set of TCI states; and

transmit a downlink control information (DCI) signaling by the first communication node,

wherein the DCI signaling comprises indication information related to a TCI state from the second set of TCI states, and

wherein the indication information indicates a channel characteristic of a downlink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a channel characteristic assumption of a sounding reference signal (SRS).

18. The first communication node of claim 17 , wherein the indication information related to the TCI state further indicates any one or more of the following: a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein after the transmit the RRC signaling, the processor is further configured to:

transmit, by the first communication node to the second communication node, a reconfigured RRC signaling that carries at least one TCI state from the first set of TCI states to be deleted.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 ,

wherein the first set of TCI states comprises M sets,

wherein the second set of TCI states comprises S sets, and

wherein S and M are integers greater than or equal to 1.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2022
From: GAO, BO; LI, YU NGOK; LU, ZHAOHUA; CHEN, YIJIAN; YUAN, YIFEI; WANG, XINHUI
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
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