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US 12,267,267 · App. 17/775,286 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Position determination method for reference signal, communication node, and storage medium

Inventors: Xinquan Ye (Guangdong, CN); Chuangxin Jiang (Guangdong, CN); Zhaohua Lu (Guangdong, CN); Shujuan Zhang (Guangdong, CN); Huahua Xiao (Guangdong, CN); Yijian Chen (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04L5/0048H04L5/0094
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Patent No.
US 12,267,267
App. No.
17/775,286
Filed
May 7, 2022
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2463
USPC
370/329
Abstract

Provided are a position determination method and device for a reference signal, a communication node and a storage medium. The position determination method for a reference signal includes acquiring indication information; and determining the frequency domain position of a first PTRS and the frequency domain position of a second PTRS according to the indication information and a predefined mapping relationship. The predefined mapping relationship indicates a mapping relationship between the indication information and the frequency domain position of the first PTRS and a mapping relationship between the indication information and the frequency domain position of the second PTRS.

Claims (101)

1. A position determination method for a reference signal, comprising:

acquiring indication information; and

determining a frequency domain position of a first phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and a frequency domain position of a second PTRS according to the indication information and a predefined mapping relationship, wherein the predefined mapping relationship indicates a mapping relationship between the indication information and the frequency domain position of the first PTRS and a mapping relationship between the indication information and the frequency domain position of the second PTRS,

wherein the frequency domain position of the first PTRS is a frequency domain position of a downlink PTRS indicated by first beam-related information or a frequency domain position of an uplink PTRS indicated by first beam-related information; the frequency domain position of the second PTRS is a frequency domain position of a downlink PTRS indicated by second beam-related information or a frequency domain position of an uplink PTRS indicated by second beam-related information; and beam-related information is transmission configuration indication or spatial relationship information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

a size of a first resource block, wherein the size of the first resource block is a size of a downlink scheduled resource block indicated by the first beam-related information or a size of an uplink scheduled resource block indicated by the first beam-related information;

a size of a second resource block, wherein the size of the second resource block is a size of a downlink scheduled resource block indicated by the second beam-related information or a size of an uplink scheduled resource block indicated by the second beam-related information;

a resource block index of the first PTRS, wherein the resource block index of the first PTRS is a resource block index of a downlink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a resource block index of an uplink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a resource block index of the second PTRS, wherein the resource block index of the second PTRS is a resource block index of a downlink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a resource block index of an uplink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a port number of a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS), wherein the port number of the first DMRS is a port number of a downlink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a port number of an uplink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a port number of a second DMRS, wherein the port number of the second DMRS is a port number of a downlink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a port number of an uplink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a resource configuration type of the first DMRS, wherein the resource configuration type of the first DMRS is a resource configuration type of a downlink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a resource configuration type of an uplink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a resource configuration type of the second DMRS, wherein the resource configuration type of the second DMRS is a resource configuration type of a downlink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a resource configuration type of an uplink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a port number of the first PTRS, wherein the port number of the first PTRS is a port number of a downlink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a port number of an uplink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a port number of the second PTRS, wherein the port number of the second PTRS is a port number of a downlink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a port number of an uplink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a first transmission configuration indication, wherein the first transmission configuration indication is determined by a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a media access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling or a downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

a second transmission configuration indication, wherein the second transmission configuration indication is determined by an RRC signaling, a MAC-CE signaling or a DCI signaling;

first spatial relationship information, wherein the first spatial relationship information is determined by an RRC signaling, a MAC-CE signaling or a DCI signaling;

second spatial relationship information, wherein the second spatial relationship information is determined by an RRC signaling, a MAC-CE signaling or a DCI signaling;

a radio network temporary identifier; or

a number of subcarriers in each resource block.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information comprises a size of a precoding resource block group.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information comprises at least one of: a first transmission occasion index or a second transmission occasion index, wherein

the first transmission occasion index is a transmission occasion index of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) indicated by the first beam-related information or a transmission occasion index of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) indicated by the first beam-related information; and the second transmission occasion index is a transmission occasion index of a PDSCH indicated by the second beam-related information or a transmission occasion index of a PUSCH indicated by the second beam-related information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the predefined mapping relationship comprises at least one of:

a mapping relationship between a PTRS frequency domain density and a size of a scheduled resource block;

a mapping relationship between a port number of a DMRS, a resource configuration type of the DMRS and a reference resource element;

a mapping relationship between a PTRS frequency domain density, a size of a scheduled resource block, a radio network temporary identifier and a reference resource block; or

a mapping relationship between a PTRS port and beam-related information.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the predefined mapping relationship comprises:

a mapping relationship between a reference resource element, a reference resource block, a PTRS frequency domain density, a resource block index of a PTRS, a number of subcarriers in each resource block and a PTRS frequency domain position.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the predefined mapping relationship comprises at least one of the following:

a mapping relationship between a transmission configuration indication, a PTRS frequency domain density, a size of a precoding resource block group and a reference resource block offset; or

a mapping relationship between a PTRS port, a PTRS frequency domain density, a size of a precoding resource block group and a reference resource block offset.

8. A communication node, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a storage device configured to store at least one program,

wherein the at least one processor, when executing the at least one program, implements:

acquiring indication information; and

determining a frequency domain position of a first phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and a frequency domain position of a second PTRS according to the indication information and a predefined mapping relationship, wherein the predefined mapping relationship indicates a mapping relationship between the indication information and the frequency domain position of the first PTRS and a mapping relationship between the indication information and the frequency domain position of the second PTRS,

wherein the frequency domain position of the first PTRS is a frequency domain position of a downlink PTRS indicated by first beam-related information or a frequency domain position of an uplink PTRS indicated by first beam-related information; the frequency domain position of the second PTRS is a frequency domain position of a downlink PTRS indicated by second beam-related information or a frequency domain position of an uplink PTRS indicated by second beam-related information; and beam-related information is transmission configuration indication or spatial relationship information.

9. The communication node according to claim 8 , wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

a size of a first resource block, wherein the size of the first resource block is a size of a downlink scheduled resource block indicated by the first beam-related information or a size of an uplink scheduled resource block indicated by the first beam-related information;

a size of a second resource block, wherein the size of the second resource block is a size of a downlink scheduled resource block indicated by the second beam-related information or a size of an uplink scheduled resource block indicated by the second beam-related information;

a resource block index of the first PTRS, wherein the resource block index of the first PTRS is a resource block index of a downlink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a resource block index of an uplink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a resource block index of the second PTRS, wherein the resource block index of the second PTRS is a resource block index of a downlink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a resource block index of an uplink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a port number of a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS), wherein the port number of the first DMRS is a port number of a downlink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a port number of an uplink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a port number of a second DMRS, wherein the port number of the second DMRS is a port number of a downlink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a port number of an uplink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a resource configuration type of the first DMRS, wherein the resource configuration type of the first DMRS is a resource configuration type of a downlink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a resource configuration type of an uplink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a resource configuration type of the second DMRS, wherein the resource configuration type of the second DMRS is a resource configuration type of a downlink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a resource configuration type of an uplink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a port number of the first PTRS, wherein the port number of the first PTRS is a port number of a downlink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a port number of an uplink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a port number of the second PTRS, wherein the port number of the second PTRS is a port number of a downlink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a port number of an uplink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a first transmission configuration indication, wherein the first transmission configuration indication is determined by a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a media access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling or a downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

a second transmission configuration indication, wherein the second transmission configuration indication is determined by an RRC signaling, a MAC-CE signaling or a DCI signaling;

first spatial relationship information, wherein the first spatial relationship information is determined by an RRC signaling, a MAC-CE signaling or a DCI signaling;

second spatial relationship information, wherein the second spatial relationship information is determined by an RRC signaling, a MAC-CE signaling or a DCI signaling;

a radio network temporary identifier; or

a number of subcarriers in each resource block.

10. The communication node according to claim 8 , wherein the indication information comprises a size of a precoding resource block group.

11. The communication node according to claim 8 , wherein the indication information comprises at least one of: a first transmission occasion index or a second transmission occasion index, wherein

the first transmission occasion index is a transmission occasion index of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) indicated by the first beam-related information or a transmission occasion index of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) indicated by the first beam-related information; and the second transmission occasion index is a transmission occasion index of a PDSCH indicated by the second beam-related information or a transmission occasion index of a PUSCH indicated by the second beam-related information.

12. The communication node according to claim 8 , wherein the predefined mapping relationship comprises at least one of:

a mapping relationship between a PTRS frequency domain density and a size of a scheduled resource block;

a mapping relationship between a port number of a DMRS, a resource configuration type of the DMRS and a reference resource element;

a mapping relationship between a PTRS frequency domain density, a size of a scheduled resource block, a radio network temporary identifier and a reference resource block; or

a mapping relationship between a PTRS port and beam-related information.

13. The communication node according to claim 8 , wherein the predefined mapping relationship comprises:

a mapping relationship between a reference resource element, a reference resource block, a PTRS frequency domain density, a resource block index of a PTRS, a number of subcarriers in each resource block and a PTRS frequency domain position.

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements acquiring indication information; and

determining a frequency domain position of a first phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and a frequency domain position of a second PTRS according to the indication information and a predefined mapping relationship, wherein the predefined mapping relationship indicates a mapping relationship between the indication information and the frequency domain position of the first PTRS and a mapping relationship between the indication information and the frequency domain position of the second PTRS,

wherein the frequency domain position of the first PTRS is a frequency domain position of a downlink PTRS indicated by first beam-related information or a frequency domain position of an uplink PTRS indicated by first beam-related information; the frequency domain position of the second PTRS is a frequency domain position of a downlink PTRS indicated by second beam-related information or a frequency domain position of an uplink PTRS indicated by second beam-related information; and beam-related information is transmission configuration indication or spatial relationship information.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the predefined mapping relationship comprises at least one of the following:

a mapping relationship between a transmission configuration indication, a PTRS frequency domain density, a size of a precoding resource block group and a reference resource block offset; or

a mapping relationship between a PTRS port, a PTRS frequency domain density, a size of a precoding resource block group and a reference resource block offset.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

a size of a first resource block, wherein the size of the first resource block is a size of a downlink scheduled resource block indicated by the first beam-related information or a size of an uplink scheduled resource block indicated by the first beam-related information;

a size of a second resource block, wherein the size of the second resource block is a size of a downlink scheduled resource block indicated by the second beam-related information or a size of an uplink scheduled resource block indicated by the second beam-related information;

a resource block index of the first PTRS, wherein the resource block index of the first PTRS is a resource block index of a downlink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a resource block index of an uplink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a resource block index of the second PTRS, wherein the resource block index of the second PTRS is a resource block index of a downlink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a resource block index of an uplink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a port number of a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS), wherein the port number of the first DMRS is a port number of a downlink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a port number of an uplink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a port number of a second DMRS, wherein the port number of the second DMRS is a port number of a downlink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a port number of an uplink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a resource configuration type of the first DMRS, wherein the resource configuration type of the first DMRS is a resource configuration type of a downlink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a resource configuration type of an uplink DMRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a resource configuration type of the second DMRS, wherein the resource configuration type of the second DMRS is a resource configuration type of a downlink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a resource configuration type of an uplink DMRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a port number of the first PTRS, wherein the port number of the first PTRS is a port number of a downlink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information or a port number of an uplink PTRS indicated by the first beam-related information;

a port number of the second PTRS, wherein the port number of the second PTRS is a port number of a downlink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information or a port number of an uplink PTRS indicated by the second beam-related information;

a first transmission configuration indication, wherein the first transmission configuration indication is determined by a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a media access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling or a downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

a second transmission configuration indication, wherein the second transmission configuration indication is determined by an RRC signaling, a MAC-CE signaling or a DCI signaling;

first spatial relationship information, wherein the first spatial relationship information is determined by an RRC signaling, a MAC-CE signaling or a DCI signaling;

second spatial relationship information, wherein the second spatial relationship information is determined by an RRC signaling, a MAC-CE signaling or a DCI signaling;

a radio network temporary identifier; or

a number of subcarriers in each resource block.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the indication information comprises a size of a precoding resource block group.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the indication information comprises at least one of: a first transmission occasion index or a second transmission occasion index, wherein

the first transmission occasion index is a transmission occasion index of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) indicated by the first beam-related information or a transmission occasion index of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) indicated by the first beam-related information; and the second transmission occasion index is a transmission occasion index of a PDSCH indicated by the second beam-related information or a transmission occasion index of a PUSCH indicated by the second beam-related information.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the predefined mapping relationship comprises at least one of:

a mapping relationship between a PTRS frequency domain density and a size of a scheduled resource block;

a mapping relationship between a port number of a DMRS, a resource configuration type of the DMRS and a reference resource element;

a mapping relationship between a PTRS frequency domain density, a size of a scheduled resource block, a radio network temporary identifier and a reference resource block; or

a mapping relationship between a PTRS port and beam-related information.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the predefined mapping relationship comprises:

a mapping relationship between a reference resource element, a reference resource block, a PTRS frequency domain density, a resource block index of a PTRS, a number of subcarriers in each resource block and a PTRS frequency domain position.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2022
From: YE, XINQUAN; JIANG, CHUANGXIN; LU, ZHAOHUA; ZHANG, SHUJUAN; XIAO, HUAHUA; CHEN, YIJIAN
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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