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US 12,381,694 · App. 17/606,353 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving sounding reference signal in wireless communication system

Inventors: Seongwon Go (Seoul, KR); Jonghyun Park (Seoul, KR); Jiwon Kang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04L5/0082H04L5/0051H04W72/0446H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,381,694
App. No.
17/606,353
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present specification comprises the steps of: receiving configuration information relating to transmission of a sounding reference signal (SRS); receiving downlink control information (DCI) triggering the transmission of the SRS; and transmitting the SRS. The SRS is based on at least one of a first SRS and a second SRS configured in a region different from that of the first SRS, and the second SRS is transmitted on the basis of a configuration relating to the timing of transmission of the first SRS.

Claims (36)

1. A method for transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving configuration information related to transmission of the SRS;

receiving downlink control information (DCI) which triggers transmission of the SRS; and

transmitting the SRS,

wherein the SRS is based on both of a first SRS and a second SRS, the second SRS being configured in a time resource region different from the first SRS,

wherein the first SRS is configured in 4 symbols of a special subframe,

wherein the second SRS is configured in one or more symbols other than a last symbol of a normal Uplink (UL) subframe excluding the special subframe,

wherein, based on the SRS being the second SRS, the normal UL subframe in which the second SRS is transmitted is determined based on a UE-specific configuration related to a transmission timing of the first SRS, and

wherein the UE-specific configuration is related to a transmission periodicity and a transmission offset of the first SRS.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the normal UL subframe in which the second SRS is transmitted is based on a normal UL subframe after a subframe in which the DCI is detected.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein, based on the normal UL subframe after the subframe in which the DCI is detected overlapping wholly or partially with a time resource region in which another uplink channel is transmitted, the second SRS is delayed and transmitted.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second SRS is transmitted in a normal UL subframe after the normal UL subframe in which the second SRS is configured.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the normal UL subframe after the normal UL subframe in which the second SRS is configured is a normal UL subframe based on the UE-specific configuration related to a transmission timing of the first SRS.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein, based on the normal UL subframe in which the delayed transmission of the second SRS is performed overlapping wholly or partially with a time resource region in which another uplink channel is transmitted, the second SRS is redelayed and transmitted.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the transmission of the second SRS is dropped based on a number of times of delay of the transmission of the second SRS exceeding a predetermined value.

8. A user equipment (UE) configured to transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

one or more transceivers;

one or more processors; and

one or more memories operably connected to the one or more processors and storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving configuration information related to transmission of the SRS;

receiving downlink control information (DCI) which triggers transmission of the SRS; and

transmitting the SRS,

wherein the SRS is based on both of a first SRS and a second SRS, the second SRS being configured in a time resource region different from the first SRS,

wherein the first SRS is configured in 4 symbols of a special subframe,

wherein the second SRS is configured in one or more symbols other than a last symbol of a normal Uplink (UL) subframe excluding the special subframe,

wherein, based on the SRS being the second SRS, the normal UL subframe in which the second SRS is transmitted is determined based on a UE-specific configuration related to a transmission timing of the first SRS, and

wherein the UE-specific configuration is related to a transmission periodicity and a transmission offset of the first SRS.

9. A method for receiving a sounding reference signal (SRS) by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting configuration information related to transmission of the SRS;

transmitting downlink control information (DCI) which triggers transmission of the SRS; and

receiving the SRS,

wherein the SRS is based on both of a first SRS and a second SRS, the second SRS being configured in a time resource region different from the first SRS,

wherein the first SRS is configured in 4 symbols of a special subframe,

wherein the second SRS is configured in one or more symbols other than a last symbol of a normal Uplink (UL) subframe excluding the special subframe,

wherein, based on the SRS being the second SRS, the normal UL subframe in which the second SRS is transmitted is determined based on a UE-specific configuration related to a transmission timing of the first SRS, and

wherein the UE-specific configuration is related to a transmission periodicity and a transmission offset of the first SRS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2021
From: GO, SEONGWON; PARK, JONGHYUN; KANG, JIWON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62838910 · Apr 25, 2019
Related Publication 20220200768A1 · Jun 23, 2022
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