Implicit sounding reference signal aperiodic triggering offset
A method is performed by a wireless device for transmitting a Sounding Reference Signal, SRS. The method comprises receiving downlink control information triggering an aperiodic SRS transmission, and identifying a slot indicated by the downlink control information. If the slot indicated by the downlink control information is a downlink slot, the wireless device transmits the SRS in a slot that is not a downlink slot.
1. A method performed by a wireless device for transmitting an aperiodic Sounding Reference Signal, SRS, the method comprising:
receiving, in a first slot, a downlink control information (DCI) message triggering an aperiodic SRS transmission;
identifying a second slot, indicated by the DCI message, for the aperiodic SRS transmission; and
if at least one symbol of the aperiodic SRS transmission would occur in a downlink symbol of the second slot, transmitting the aperiodic SRS transmission in a third slot in which no symbol of the aperiodic SRS transmission occurs in a downlink symbol of the second slot.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third slot is subsequent to the second slot.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third slot is an uplink slot in which all symbols are uplink symbols.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third slot is a flexible slot and transmitting the aperiodic SRS transmission comprises transmitting the aperiodic SRS transmission in specified symbols of the flexible slot, wherein the specified symbols are not downlink symbols.
5. The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving the DCI message on a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second slot is identified by an offset indicated by the DCI message.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the offset is indicated implicitly by an SRS request field of the DCI message.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the offset is selected from a plurality of predetermined possible slot offsets.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each one of the possible slot offsets is configured using an RRC field, and wherein each codepoint of the SRS request field triggers one or more SRS resource set and each SRS resource set is associated with a slot offset.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, as a preliminary step, obtaining a slot format configuration.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the slot format configuration is a semi-static Time Division Duplex configuration provided by a higher protocol layer.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the semi-static Time Division Duplex configuration is provided by a Radio Resource Control protocol layer.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the slot format configuration is indicated by another DCI message separate from the DCI message triggering the aperiodic SRS transmission.
14. A method performed by a base station for triggering an aperiodic Sounding Reference Signal, SRS, transmission, the method comprising:
transmitting, in a first slot, a DCI message to a UE, wherein the DCI message triggers the aperiodic SRS transmission,
wherein the DCI message indicates a second slot for the aperiodic SRS transmission; and
receiving the aperiodic SRS transmission in a third slot in which no symbol of the aperiodic SRS transmission occurs in a downlink symbol if said second slot includes at least one downlink symbol in which a symbol of the aperiodic SRS transmission would occur.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the DCI message identifies the second slot for the aperiodic SRS transmission by the UE by indicating an offset relative to said first slot.
16. The method of claim 15 , comprising indicating said offset implicitly by an SRS request field of the DCI message.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein said offset is selected from a plurality of predetermined possible slot offsets.
18. The method of claim 14 , comprising indicating a slot format configuration in the downlink control information.
19. The method of claim 14 , comprising transmitting the downlink control information on a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the third slot is subsequent to the second slot.
21. A wireless device comprising:
a transmitter;
a receiver;
a processing circuitry; and
a memory, wherein the memory contains instructions, which when executed by the processing circuitry causes the wireless device to:
receive, in a first slot, a DCI message triggering an aperiodic SRS transmission;
identify a second slot, indicated by the DCI message, for the aperiodic SRS transmission; and
if at least one symbol of the aperiodic SRS transmission would occur in a downlink symbol of the second slot, transmit the aperiodic SRS transmission in a third slot in which no symbol of the aperiodic SRS transmission occurs in a downlink symbol of the second slot.
22. A base station comprising:
a transmitter;
a receiver;
a processing circuitry; and
a memory, wherein the memory contains instructions, which when executed by the processing circuitry causes the base station to:
transmit, in a first slot, a DCI message to a UE, wherein the DCI message triggers the aperiodic SRS transmission,
wherein the DCI message indicates a second slot for the aperiodic SRS transmission; and
receive the aperiodic SRS transmission in a third slot in which no symbol of the aperiodic SRS occurs in a downlink symbol if said second slot includes at least one downlink symbol in which a symbol of the aperiodic SRS transmission would occur.