IP Library Granted Patent US 12,557,083
Granted Patent B2
US 12,557,083 · App. 17/925,150 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Wireless device, network node, and methods performed thereby, for configuring frequency allocation of sounding reference signals

Inventors: Andreas Nilsson (Gothenburg, SE); Robert Mark Harrison (Grapevine, TX); Sven Petersson (Sävedalen, SE); Mattias Frenne (Uppsala, SE)
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
H04W72/0453H04W72/232
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Patent No.
US 12,557,083
App. No.
17/925,150
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method performed by a wireless device of configuring uplink sounding transmissions is provided. The method includes receiving, from a network node, downlink control information, DCI. The DCI triggering a SRS transmission and includes a configuration parameter for uplink sounding reference signal, SRS, transmissions for the wireless device. The DCI further includes frequency domain resource assignment, FDRA, that indicates the frequency allocation for the triggered SRS transmission. The method further includes generating a sounding reference signal based on the received DCI. Methods performed by a network node is also provided.

Claims (50)

1 . A method performed by a wireless device of configuring uplink sounding transmissions, the method comprising:

receiving, from a network node, downlink control information, DCI, triggering a SRS transmission and comprising a configuration parameter for uplink sounding reference signal, SRS, transmissions for the wireless device, the DCI comprising:

a frequency domain resource assignment, FDRA, that indicates a frequency allocation for the triggered SRS transmission;

an indicator indicating whether a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, is to be transmitted; and

an indicator indicating whether a channel state information, CSI, report is to be transmitted;

generating a sounding reference signal based on the DCI if the indicators indicate that the PUSCH is not to be transmitted and a CSI report is not to be transmitted; and

if the DCI indicates a periodic SRS transmission, transmitting an SRS signal based on the frequency allocation indicated by a bitfield of the FDRA that is normally used to determine the frequency allocation for triggered PUSCH transmission.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a higher layer configuration from a network node, wherein the higher layer configuration indicates that if the indicators indicate that the PUSCH is not to be transmitted and a CSI report is not to be transmitted then the wireless device should generate a sounding reference signal based on the DCI.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the higher layer configuration is a radio resource control, RRC, configuration.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the FDRA additionally indicates a frequency allocation for a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, transmission.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency allocation indicates which resource block, RB, to use for the SRS transmission.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a higher layer parameter that comprises information that indicates that frequency allocation of a SRS transmission is comprised in the DCI that triggers the SRS transmission.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the higher layer parameter is comprised in a radio resource control, RRC, message.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency allocation comprises one or more of parameters freqDomainPosition, freqDomainShift, c-SRS, b-SRS and b-hop.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein if the wireless device is configured with a configured grant (CG) for a frequency band comprising at least one RB, then the wireless device shall not generate a SRS with frequency allocation in the at least one RB.

10 . A wireless device comprising:

processing circuitry; and

memory coupled with the processing circuitry, the memory including instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry causes the wireless device to configure uplink sounding transmissions by:

receiving, from a network node, downlink control information, DCI, triggering a SRS transmission and comprising a configuration parameter for uplink sounding reference signal, SRS, transmissions for the wireless device, the DCI comprising:

a frequency domain resource assignment, FDRA, that indicates a frequency allocation for the triggered SRS transmission;

an indicator indicating whether a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, is to be transmitted; and

an indicator indicating whether a channel state information, CSI, report is to be transmitted;

generating a sounding reference signal based on the DCI if the indicators indicate that the PUSCH is not to be transmitted and a CSI report is not to be transmitted; and

if the DCI indicates a periodic SRS transmission, transmitting an SRS signal based on the frequency allocation indicated by a bitfield of the FDRA that is normally used to determine the frequency allocation for triggered PUSCH transmission.

11 . A method performed by a network node of configuring uplink sounding transmissions by wireless devices in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

sending, to a wireless device, downlink control information, DCI, triggering a SRS transmission and comprising a configuration parameter for uplink sounding reference signal, SRS, transmissions for the wireless device, the DCI comprising:

frequency domain resource assignment, FDRA, that indicates the frequency allocation for the triggered SRS transmission;

an indicator indicating whether physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, is to be transmitted; and

an indicator indication whether a channel state information, CSI, report is to be transmitted;

the DCI being configured to be usable by the wireless device to generate a sounding reference signal based on the DCI if the indicators indicate that the PUSCH is not to be transmitted and a CSI report is not to be transmitted; and

if the DCI indicates a periodic SRS transmission, transmitting an SRS signal based on the frequency allocation indicated by a bitfield of the FDRA that is normally used to determine the frequency allocation for triggered PUSCH transmission.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending a higher layer configuration from a network node, wherein the higher layer configuration indicates that if the indicators indicate that the PUSCH is not to be transmitted and a CSI report is not to be transmitted then the wireless device should generate a sounding reference signal based on the DCI.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the higher layer configuration is a radio resource control, RRC, configuration.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the frequency allocation indicates which resource block, RB, to use for the SRS transmission.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending, to the wireless device, a higher layer parameter that comprises information that indicates frequency allocation of a SRS transmission is comprised in the DCI that triggers the SRS transmission.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the higher layer parameter is comprised in a radio resource control, RRC, message.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the frequency allocation comprises one or more of parameters freqDomainPosition, freqDomainShift, c-SRS, b-SRS and b-hop.

18 . A network node comprising:

processing circuitry; and

memory coupled with the processing circuitry, the memory including instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry causes the first network node to configure uplink sounding transmissions by wireless devices by:

sending, to a wireless device, downlink control information, DCI, triggering a SRS transmission and comprising a configuration parameter for uplink sounding reference signal, SRS, transmissions for the wireless device, the DCI comprising:

frequency domain resource assignment, FDRA, that indicates the frequency allocation for the triggered SRS transmission;

an indicator indicating whether physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, is to be transmitted; and

an indicator indication whether a channel state information, CSI, report is to be transmitted;

the DCI being configured to be usable by the wireless device to generate a sounding reference signal based on the DCI if the indicators indicate that the PUSCH is not to be transmitted and a CSI report is not to be transmitted; and

if the DCI indicates a periodic SRS transmission, transmitting an SRS signal based on the frequency allocation indicated by a bitfield of the FDRA that is normally used to determine the frequency allocation for triggered PUSCH transmission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2022
From: NILSSON, ANDREAS; FRENNE, MATTIAS; HARRISON, ROBERT MARK; PETERSSON, SVEN
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Reel/Frame 061767/0527 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63025599 · May 15, 2020
Related Publication 20230189228A1 · Jun 15, 2023
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