IP Library Granted Patent US 12,309,780
Granted Patent B2
US 12,309,780 · App. 18/182,267 · Granted May 20, 2025

Avoiding collisions with reference signals

Inventors: Hamed Pezeshki (San Diego, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan (San Diego, CA); Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/20H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 12,309,780
App. No.
18/182,267
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration for a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) of a data transmission that rate matches the data transmission around one or more resource elements that are to be used for a cell-specific reference signal pattern. The UE may receive an SPS communication based at least in part on the configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (50)

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving control information that schedules a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with a downlink data transmission so as to avoid a collision with a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) in one or more first resource elements;

determining, based at least in part on the control information, a potential collision, in the one or more first resource elements, between the CRS and a second DMRS associated with a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) of a data transmission;

determining that the second DMRS is to be shifted to a position associated with one or more second resource elements based at least in part on the potential collision, wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first CRS pattern of a first cell, and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second CRS pattern of a second cell; and

receiving the second DMRS in the one or more second resource elements.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control information schedules the first DMRS in the one or more second resource elements.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second resource elements are offset from one or more third resource elements in which the control information schedules the first DMRS.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP), and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second TRP.

5. A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising:

determining that a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with a downlink data transmission is scheduled so as to avoid a collision with a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) in one or more first resource elements;

determining a potential collision, in the one or more first resource elements, between the CRS and a second DMRS associated with a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) of a data transmission, wherein the second DMRS is shifted to a position of one or more second resource elements, and wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first CRS pattern of a first cell, and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second CRS pattern of a second cell; and

transmitting the second DMRS in the one or more second resource elements based at least in part on the potential collision.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first DMRS is scheduled in the one or more second resource elements.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more second resource elements are offset from one or more third resource elements in which the first DMRS is scheduled.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP), and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second TRP.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first base station associated with the first cell, and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second base station associated with the second cell.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second DMRS is shifted in time to the position of the one or more second resource elements, and wherein the first DMRS and the second DMRS are associated with different code-division multiplexing (CDM) groups.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first base station associated with the first cell, and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second base station associated with the second cell.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second DMRS is shifted in time to the position of the one or more second resource elements, and wherein the first DMRS and the second DMRS are associated with different code-division multiplexing (CDM) groups.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the second DMRS is to be shifted in time to the position associated with the one or more second resource elements based on an offset from a position of one or more third resource elements via which the first DMRS is to be received.

14. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to:

receive control information that schedules a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with a downlink data transmission so as to avoid a collision with a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) in one or more first resource elements;

determine, based at least in part on the control information, a potential collision, in the one or more first resource elements, between the CRS and a second DMRS associated with a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) of a data transmission;

determine that the second DMRS is to be shifted to a position associated with one or more second resource elements based at least in part on the potential collision, wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first CRS pattern of a first cell, and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second CRS pattern of a second cell; and

receive the second DMRS in the one or more second resource elements.

15. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the control information schedules the first DMRS in the one or more second resource elements.

16. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the one or more second resource elements are offset from one or more third resource elements in which the control information schedules the first DMRS.

17. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP), and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second TRP.

18. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first base station associated with the first cell, and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second base station associated with the second cell.

19. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the second DMRS is shifted in time to the position of the one or more second resource elements, and wherein the first DMRS and the second DMRS are associated with different code-division multiplexing (CDM) groups.

20. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to:

determine that the second DMRS is to be shifted in time to the position associated with the one or more second resource elements based on an offset from a position of one or more third resource elements via which the first DMRS is to be received.

21. A base station for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to cause the base station to:

determine that a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with a downlink data transmission is scheduled so as to avoid a collision with a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) in one or more first resource elements;

determine a potential collision, in the one or more first resource elements, between the CRS and a second DMRS associated with a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) of a data transmission, wherein the second DMRS is shifted to a position associated with one or more second resource elements, and wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first CRS pattern of a first cell, and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second CRS pattern of a second cell; and

transmit the second DMRS in the one or more second resource elements based at least in part on the potential collision.

22. The base station of claim 21 , wherein the first DMRS is scheduled in the one or more second resource elements.

23. The base station of claim 21 , wherein the one or more second resource elements are offset from one or more third resource elements in which the first DMRS is scheduled.

24. The base station of claim 21 , wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP), and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second TRP.

25. The base station of claim 21 , wherein the downlink data transmission is associated with a first base station associated with the first cell, and the SPS of the data transmission is associated with a second base station associated with the second cell.

26. The base station of claim 21 , wherein the second DMRS is shifted in time to the position of the one or more second resource elements, and wherein the first DMRS and the second DMRS are associated with different code-division multiplexing (CDM) groups.

27. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first CRS pattern and the second CRS pattern are associated with respective higher-layer-signaling index values per control resource set configured for the UE.

28. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first CRS pattern and the second CRS pattern are associated with respective higher-layer-signaling index values per control resource set configured for a user equipment (UE).

29. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the first CRS pattern and the second CRS pattern are associated with respective higher-layer-signaling index values per control resource set configured for the UE.

30. The base station of claim 21 , wherein the first CRS pattern and the second CRS pattern are associated with respective higher-layer-signaling index values per control resource set configured for a user equipment (UE).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: PEZESHKI, HAMED; LUO, TAO; CHENDAMARAI KANNAN, ARUMUGAM; ZHOU, YAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 064034/0672 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16949247 · Oct 21, 2020
Provisional Application 62925209 · Oct 23, 2019
Related Publication 20230337236A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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