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US 12,408,114 · App. 17/800,882 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving uplink in wireless communication system

Inventors: Seongwon Go (Seoul, KR); Jaehoon Chung (Seoul, KR); Jiwon Kang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W52/146H04W52/242
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Patent No.
US 12,408,114
App. No.
17/800,882
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving an uplink in a wireless communication system. The method for transmitting an uplink according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, configuration information associated with a pathloss reference signal (PL RS) of the uplink; receiving, from the base station, control information for updating a first PL RS; and transmitting the uplink to the base station, on the basis of an updated second PL RS. PL RSs for all uplinks that refer to the first PL RS may be updated to the second PL RS.

Claims (24)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a terminal, from a base station, configuration information related to a plurality of reference signals for estimating pathloss;

receiving, by the terminal, from the base station, control information for updating a first reference signal for a specific target uplink channel or signal to a second reference signal, wherein the first reference signal and the second reference signal belong to the plurality of reference signals, the first reference signal is referenced by multiple uplink channels or signals, and the multiple uplink channels or signals include the specific target uplink channel or signal;

based on the second reference signal being not an activated reference signal for the terminal, updating the first reference signal for the multiple uplink channels or signals to the second reference signal; and

transmitting, to the base station, an uplink the multiple uplink channels or signals based on the second reference signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on all reference signals previously activated for the terminal being equal to a maximum number according to capability of the terminal, the first reference signal for the multiple uplink channels or signals are updated to the second reference signal.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on all reference signals previously activated for the terminal being less than a maximum number according to capability of the terminal, the first reference signal for the multiple uplink channels or signals are updated to the second reference signal.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein uplink transmission power is determined based on a pathloss value estimated based on the second reference signal.

5. A terminal comprising:

at least one transceiver for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal; and

at least one processor for controlling the at least one transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a base station, configuration information related to a plurality of reference signals for estimating pathloss;

receive, from the base station, control information for updating a first reference signal for a specific target uplink channel or signal to a second reference signal, wherein the first reference signal and the second reference signal belong to the plurality of reference signals, the first reference signal is referenced by multiple uplink channels or signals, and the multiple uplink channels or signals include the specific target uplink channel or signal;

based on the second reference signal being not an activated reference signal for the terminal, updating the first reference signal for the multiple uplink channels or signals to the second reference signal; and

transmit, to the base station, the multiple uplink channels or signals based on the second reference signal.

6. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein, based on all reference signals previously activated for the terminal being equal to a maximum number according to capability of the terminal, the first reference signal for the multiple uplink channels or signals are updated to the second reference signal.

7. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein, based on all reference signals previously activated for the terminal being less than a maximum number according to capability of the terminal, the first reference signal for the multiple uplink channels or signals are updated to the second reference signal.

8. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein uplink transmission power is determined based on a pathloss value estimated based on the second reference signal.

9. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one instruction executable by at least one processor controls a device to:

receive, from a base station, configuration information related to a plurality of reference signals for estimating pathloss;

receive, from the base station, control information for updating a first reference signal for a specific target uplink channel or signal to a second reference signal, wherein the first reference signal and the second reference signal belong to the plurality of reference signals, the first reference signal is referenced by multiple uplink channels or signals, and the multiple uplink channels or signals include the specific target uplink channel or signal;

based on the second reference signal being not an activated reference signal for the device, updating the first reference signal for the multiple uplink channels or signals to the second reference signal; and

transmit, to the base station, the multiple uplink channels or signals based on the second reference signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2022
From: GO, SEONGWON; CHUNG, JAEHOON; KANG, JIWON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0021296 · Feb 20, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230337142A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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