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Granted Patent B2
US 12,004,151 · App. 17/242,358 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Coverage enhancement with frequency selective transmission

Inventors: Kai Xu (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Jonghyun Park (Vienna, VA); Hyukjin Chae (Reston, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W72/1268H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,004,151
App. No.
17/242,358
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described are embodiments for frequency selective transmission. In an embodiment, a wireless device receives a downlink control information indicating a transmission via uplink resources comprising sub-bands; and a sounding reference signal resource indicator (SRI). The wireless device selects, based on the SRI, one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resources. Uplink precoders are determined for the transmission. The uplink precoders include an uplink precoder that is determined, for each respective sub-band of the sub-bands, based on a transmission precoder of the one or more SRS resources transmitted via the respective sub-band. The wireless device transmits, based on the determined uplink precoders, a transport block of the transmission via the uplink resources.

Claims (52)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, a downlink control information indicating:

a transmission via uplink resources comprising sub-bands; and

a sounding reference signal resource indicator (SRI);

selecting, based on the SRI, one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resources;

determining uplink precoders for the transmission, wherein the uplink precoders comprise an uplink precoder determined, for each respective sub-band of the sub-bands, based on a transmission precoder of the one or more SRS resources transmitted via the respective sub-band; and

transmitting, based on the determined uplink precoders, a transport block of the transmission via the uplink resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, to a base station, the one or more SRS resources before receiving the downlink control information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the one or more SRS resources comprises:

selecting the one or more SRS resources indicated by the SRI.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the one or more SRS resources comprises:

determining, based on the SRI, one or more transmission occasions of the one or more SRS resources.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more transmission occasions comprise one or more occasions in which the one or more SRS resources are transmitted via the sub-bands.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more occasions comprise a plurality of occasions, and each occasion is associated with one of the sub-bands.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the one or more SRS resources via the sub-bands, wherein the one or more SRS resources transmitted via a respective sub-band of the sub-bands is transmitted in a transmission occasion with a respective transmission precoder.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the transmission occasion comprises one or more symbols, one or more mini slots, or one or more slots.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the sub-bands has a same sub-band bandwidth.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink precoder determined for each sub-band, of the sub-bands, comprises a transmission precoder transmitted with the one or more SRS resources via the sub-band.

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 a downlink control information indicating:

a transmission via uplink resources comprising sub-bands; and

a sounding reference signal resource indicator (SRI);

select, based on the SRI, one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resources;

determine uplink precoders for the transmission, wherein the uplink precoders comprise an uplink precoder determined, for each respective sub-band of the sub-bands, based on a transmission precoder of the one or more SRS resources transmitted via the respective sub-band; and

transmit, based on the determined uplink precoders, a transport block of the transmission via the uplink resources.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

transmit, to a base station, the one or more SRS resources before receiving the downlink control information.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein to select the one or more SRS resources, the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

select the one or more SRS resources indicated by the SRI.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein to select the one or more SRS resources, the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

determine, based on the SRI, one or more transmission occasions of the one or more SRS resources.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more transmission occasions comprise one or more occasions in which the one or more SRS resources are transmitted via the sub-bands.

16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more occasions comprise a plurality of occasions, and each occasion is associated with one of the sub-bands.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

transmit the one or more SRS resources via the sub-bands, wherein the one or more SRS resources transmitted via a respective sub-band of the sub-bands is transmitted in a transmission occasion with a respective transmission precoder, wherein the transmission occasion comprises one or more symbols, one or more mini slots, or one or more slots.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein each of the sub-bands has a same sub-band bandwidth.

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the uplink precoder determined for each sub-band, of the sub-bands, comprises a transmission precoder transmitted with the one or more SRS resources via the sub-band.

20. A system comprising:

a base station; and

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, from the base station, a downlink control information indicating:

a transmission via uplink resources comprising sub-bands; and

a sounding reference signal resource indicator (SRI);

select, based on the SRI, one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resources;

determine uplink precoders for the transmission, wherein the uplink precoders comprise an uplink precoder determined, for each respective sub-band of the sub-bands, based on a transmission precoder of the one or more SRS resources transmitted via the respective sub-band; and

transmit, to the base station and based on the determined uplink precoders, a transport block of the transmission via the uplink resources.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2021
From: XU, KAI; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; YI, YUNJUNG; PARK, JONGHYUN; CHAE, HYUKJIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63016486 · Apr 28, 2020
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