Demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and sounding reference signal (SRS) bundling under uplink timing advance (TA)
Wireless communication devices, systems, and methods related to bundling of uplink communication signals under timing advance (TA) conditions are provided. For example, a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment can include receiving, from a base station, a timing advance (TA), wherein the TA is scheduled to be implemented by the user equipment at a first time, the first time being after a start of a first uplink communication of a group of bundled uplink communications scheduled with phase coherence and before a start of a second uplink communication of the group of bundled uplink communications; determining whether to implement the TA at the first time or a second time, the second time being after transmission of the second uplink communication; and implementing the TA based on the determining.
1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, the method comprising:
receiving a timing advance (TA) communication;
performing, based on the TA communication and a TA value, uplink timing adjustment after a start of a first uplink communication of a group of bundled uplink communications to be transmitted with phase continuity and before a start of a second uplink communication of the group of bundled uplink communications; and
transmitting, after the uplink timing adjustment, the second communication without phase continuity with the first uplink communication.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the group of bundled uplink communications includes at least one of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) or a sounding reference signal (SRS).
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the group of bundled uplink communications includes at least one of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) communication or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a configuration indicating when to delay performing the uplink timing adjustment, wherein the performing the uplink timing adjustment is based on the configuration.
5. A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a user equipment, a timing advance (TA) communication;
receiving, from the user equipment, a first uplink communication of a group of bundled uplink communications to be communicated with phase continuity; and
receiving, from the user equipment after the user equipment has performed uplink timing adjustment after a start of the first uplink communication and before a start of a second uplink communication of the group of bundled uplink communications, the second uplink communication without phase continuity with the first uplink communication.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein:
the group of uplink communications includes at least one of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) or a sounding reference signal (SRS).
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein:
the group of uplink communications includes at least one of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) communication or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication.
8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
processing the first uplink communication together with a third uplink communication received after the first uplink communication and prior to the second uplink communication.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving, before the user equipment performs the uplink timing adjustment, the first uplink communication and the third uplink communication, wherein the first uplink communication and the third uplink communication have phase continuity.
10. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
transmitting, to the user equipment, a configuration indicating when to delay performing the uplink timing adjustment.
11. A user equipment comprising:
at least one memory;
at least one transceiver; and
at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and the at least one transceiver, wherein the user equipment is configured to:
receive a timing advance (TA) communication;
perform, based on the TA communication and a TA value, uplink timing adjustment after a start of a first uplink communication of a group of bundled uplink communications to be transmitted with phase continuity and before a start of a second uplink communication of the group of bundled uplink communications; and
transmit, after the uplink timing adjustment, the second communication without phase continuity with the first uplink communication.
12. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the user equipment is further configured to:
receive a configuration indicating when to delay performance of the uplink timing adjustment, wherein, to perform the uplink timing adjustment, the user equipment is configured to perform the uplink timing adjustment based on the configuration.
13. A user equipment, comprising:
means for receiving a timing advance (TA) communication;
means for performing, based on the TA communication and a TA value, uplink timing adjustment after a start of a first uplink communication of a group of bundled uplink communications to be transmitted with phase continuity and before a start of a second uplink communication of the group of bundled uplink communications; and
means for transmitting, after the uplink timing adjustment the second communication without phase continuity with the first uplink communication.
14. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein:
the group of bundled uplink communications includes at least one of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) or a sounding reference signal (SRS).
15. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein:
the group of bundled uplink communications includes at least one of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) communication or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the TA communication comprises receiving a media access control control element (MAC-CE).
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first uplink communication includes a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS); and
the second uplink communication includes a second DMRS.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first uplink communication includes a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) communication; and
the second uplink communication includes a second PUCCH communication.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first uplink communication includes a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication; and
the second uplink communication includes a second PUSCH communication.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first uplink communication includes at least one of a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) communication or a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication; and
the second uplink communication includes at least one of a second PUCCH communication or a second PUSCH communication.
21. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein:
the first uplink communication includes a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS); and
the second uplink communication includes a second DMRS.
22. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein:
the first uplink communication includes a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) communication; and
the second uplink communication includes a second PUCCH communication.
23. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein:
the first uplink communication includes a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication; and
the second uplink communication includes a second PUSCH communication.
24. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein:
the first uplink communication includes at least one of a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) communication or a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication; and
the second uplink communication includes at least one of a second PUCCH communication or a second PUSCH communication.