Method and apparatus for indicating semi-persistent sounding reference signal as reference signal of neighboring cell in next-generation mobile communication system
A communication method and a system for converging a 5 th generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4 th generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT) are provided. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method of performing activation and deactivation of a semi-persistent sounding reference signal (SP SRS) through a medium access control element (MAC CE) when activation/deactivation of the SP SRS is indicated in a next-generation mobile communication system.
1. A method by a terminal, the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station, information for a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration;
receiving, from the base station, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) for activating a semi-persistent (SP) SRS; and
transmitting, to the base station, an SRS on a first cell based on the information for the SRS configuration and the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS,
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS includes an indicator for indicating whether serving cell information and bandwidth part (BWP) information for a reference signal associated with spatial relationship are present in the MAC CE, and
wherein the BWP information indicates a BWP on which a resource used for spatial relationship derivation for an SRS resource of the SRS is located.
2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS includes the serving cell information and the BWP information, in a case that the indicator is set to 1, and
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS does not include the serving cell information and the BWP information, in a case that the indicator is set to 0.
3. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the serving cell information indicates an identity of a second cell on which the resource used for spatial relationship derivation for the SRS resource of the SRS is located.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC CE includes at least one of serving cell information for the SRS, BWP information for the SRS, or SRS resource information for an SRS resource of the SRS.
5. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the reference signal is one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), or another SRS, and
wherein the serving cell information and the BWP information are included in the MAC CE, in a case that a cell of the reference signal is different from the first cell on which the SRS is transmitted.
6. A terminal comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
receive information for a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration,
receive a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) for activating a semi-persistent (SP) SRS, and
transmit an SRS on a first cell based on the information for the SRS configuration and the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS,
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS includes an indicator for indicating whether serving cell information and bandwidth part (BWP) information for a reference signal associated with spatial relationship are present in the MAC CE, and
wherein the BWP information indicates a BWP on which a resource used for spatial relationship derivation for an SRS resource of the SRS is located.
7. The terminal of claim 6 ,
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS includes the serving cell information and the BWP information, in a case that the indicator is set to 1, and
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS does not include the serving cell information and the BWP information, in a case that the indicator is set to 0.
8. The terminal of claim 6 ,
wherein the serving cell information indicates an identity of a second cell on which the resource used for spatial relationship derivation for the SRS resource of the SRS is located.
9. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the MAC CE includes at least one of serving cell information for the SRS, BWP information for the SRS, or SRS resource information for an SRS resource of the SRS.
10. The terminal of claim 6 ,
wherein the reference signal is one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), or another SRS, and
wherein the serving cell information and the BWP information are included in the MAC CE, in a case that a cell of the reference signal is different from the first cell on which the SRS is transmitted.
11. A method by a base station, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a terminal, information for a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration;
transmitting, to the terminal, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) for activating a semi-persistent (SP) SRS; and
receiving, from the terminal, an SRS on a first cell based on the information for the SRS configuration and the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS,
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS includes an indicator for indicating whether serving cell information and bandwidth part (BWP) information for a reference signal associated with spatial relationship are present in the MAC CE, and
wherein the BWP information indicates a BWP on which a resource used for spatial relationship derivation for an SRS resource of the SRS is located.
12. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS includes the serving cell information and the BWP information, in a case that the indicator is set to 1, and
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS does not include the serving cell information and the BWP information, in a case that the indicator is set to 0.
13. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein the serving cell information indicates an identity of a second cell on which the resource used for spatial relationship derivation for the SRS resource of the SRS is located.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the MAC CE includes at least one of serving cell information for the SRS, BWP information for the SRS, or SRS resource information for an SRS resource of the SRS.
15. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein the reference signal is one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), or another SRS, and
wherein the serving cell information and the BWP information are included in the MAC CE, in a case that a cell of the reference signal is different from the first cell on which the SRS is transmitted.
16. A base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
transmit, to a terminal, information for a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration,
transmit, to the terminal, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) for activating a semi-persistent (SP) SRS, and
receive, from the terminal, an SRS on a first cell based on the information for the SRS configuration and the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS,
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS includes an indicator for indicating whether serving cell information and bandwidth part (BWP) information for a reference signal associated with spatial relationship are present in the MAC CE, and
wherein the BWP information indicates a BWP on which a resource used for spatial relationship derivation for an SRS resource of the SRS is located.
17. The base station of claim 16 ,
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS includes the serving cell information and the BWP information, in a case that the indicator is set to 1, and
wherein the MAC CE for activating the SP SRS does not include the serving cell information and the BWP information, in a case that the indicator is set to 0.
18. The base station of claim 16 ,
wherein the serving cell information indicates an identity of a second cell on which the resource used for spatial relationship derivation for the SRS resource of the SRS is located.
19. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the MAC CE includes at least one of serving cell information for the SRS, BWP information for the SRS, or SRS resource information for an SRS resource of the SRS.
20. The base station of claim 16 ,
wherein the reference signal is one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), or another SRS, and
wherein the serving cell information and the BWP information are included in the MAC CE, in a case that a cell of the reference signal is different from the first cell on which the SRS is transmitted.