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US 12,567,929 · App. 18/347,200 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Method for SRS transmission resource configuration, terminal device, and network device

Inventors: Jiejiao Tian (Guangdong, CN); Wenhong Chen (Guangdong, CN); Zhihua Shi (Guangdong, CN); Yingpei Huang (Guangdong, CN); Yun Fang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04L5/0048H04L5/0012H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 12,567,929
App. No.
18/347,200
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Implementations of the disclosure provide a method for sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission resource configuration, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes the following. A terminal device receives first information transmitted by a network device, where the first information indicates a frequency-domain position of a first SRS resource or a frequency-domain position of a second SRS resource, and the second SRS resource is an SRS resource for cross-subband transmission. The terminal device transmits the first SRS resource or the second SRS resource to the network device according to the first information.

Claims (55)

1 . A method for sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission resource configuration, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, second information transmitted by a network device, wherein the second information comprises configuration information of an SRS resource set;

receiving, by the terminal device, first information transmitted by the network device, the first information indicating a frequency-domain position of a first SRS resource;

determining, by the terminal device, a bandwidth available for SRS resource transmission according to the second information;

dividing, by the terminal device, the bandwidth available for SRS resource transmission into S segments equally according to first indication information in the first information, wherein S is an integer greater than 0;

determining, by the terminal device, a target segment among the S segments as the frequency-domain position of the first SRS resource according to second indication information in the first information; and

transmitting, by the terminal device, the first SRS resource to the network device according to the first information and the second information, wherein the SRS resource set comprises the first SRS resource;

wherein when the first information indicates the frequency-domain position of the first SRS resource, the first indication information is configured by a first field in a radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

wherein when the target segment is a specific position, the second indication information is configured by a second field in an RRC signaling, wherein a value of the second field ranges [0, S−1].

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:

determining, by the terminal device, a time-domain transmission position and/or a frequency hopping parameter according to the second information;

determining, by the terminal device, a number of physical resource blocks (PRB) transmitted in the first SRS resource according to the first indication information in the first information;

determining, by the terminal device, a number of subcarriers occupied in frequency domain according to the first indication information in the first information;

determining, by the terminal device, an initial transmission position in the frequency domain according to the second indication information in the first information, wherein the frequency-domain position of the first SRS resource is a sum of the initial transmission position in the frequency domain and 1/S of the bandwidth available for SRS resource transmission; and

determining, by the terminal device, whether to perform frequency hopping according to the second information.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining, by the terminal device, the number of PRBs transmitted in the first SRS resource according to the first indication information in the first information comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, m SRS,b according to the second information, wherein m SRS,b is a number of PRBs transmitted in an SRS resource; and

determining, by the terminal device, m′ SRS,b according to the first indication information in the first information and M SRS,b , wherein m′ SRS,b is 1/S of m SRS,b , and m′ SRS,b is the number of PRBs transmitted in the first SRS resource.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining, by the terminal device, the number of subcarriers occupied in the frequency domain according to the first indication information in the first information comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, a number of subcarriers for transmitting an SRS resource according to the second information; and

determining, by the terminal device, 1/S of the number of subcarriers for transmitting the SRS resource as the number of subcarriers occupied in the frequency domain according to the first indication information in the first information.

5 . A terminal device, comprising:

a memory configured to store executable program codes;

a processor configured to execute the executable program codes stored in the memory to cause the terminal device to:

receive second information transmitted by a network device, wherein the second information comprises configuration information of an SRS resource set;

receive first information transmitted by the network device, the first information indicating a frequency-domain position of a first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource;

determine a bandwidth available for SRS resource transmission according to the second information;

divide the bandwidth available for SRS resource transmission into S segments equally according to first indication information in the first information, wherein S is an integer greater than 0;

determine a target segment among the S segments as the frequency-domain position of the first SRS resource according to second indication information in the first information; and

transmit the first SRS resource to the network device according to the first information and the second information, wherein the SRS resource set comprises the first SRS resource;

wherein when the first information indicates the frequency-domain position of the first SRS resource, the first indication information is configured by a first field in a radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

wherein when the target segment is a specific position, the second indication information is configured by a second field in an RRC signaling, wherein a value of the second field ranges [0, S−1].

6 . The terminal device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured for at least one of:

determining a time-domain transmission position and/or a frequency hopping parameter according to the second information;

determining a number of physical resource blocks (PRB) transmitted in the first SRS resource according to the first indication information in the first information;

determining a number of subcarriers occupied in frequency domain according to the first indication information in the first information;

determining an initial transmission position in the frequency domain according to the second indication information in the first information, wherein the frequency-domain position of the first SRS resource is a sum of the initial transmission position in the frequency domain and 1/S of the bandwidth available for SRS resource transmission; and

determining whether to perform frequency hopping according to the second information.

7 . The terminal device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

determine m SRS,b according to the second information, wherein m SRS,b is a number of PRBs transmitted in an SRS resource; and

determine m′ SRS,b according to the first indication information in the first information and m SRS,b , wherein m′ SRS,b is 1/S of m SRS,b , and m′ SRS,b is the number of PRBs transmitted in the first SRS resource.

8 . The terminal device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

determine a number of subcarriers for transmitting an SRS resource according to the second information; and

determine 1/S of the number of subcarriers for transmitting the SRS resource as the number of subcarriers occupied in the frequency domain according to the first indication information in the first information.

9 . A network device, comprising:

a memory configured to store executable program codes;

a processor configured to execute the executable program codes stored in the memory to cause the terminal device to:

transmit second information to a terminal device, wherein the second information comprises configuration information of an SRS resource set;

transmit first information to the terminal device, the first information indicating a frequency-domain position of a first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource;

wherein the second information is used for the terminal device to determine a bandwidth available for SRS resource transmission;

wherein first indication information in the first information is used for the terminal device to divide the bandwidth available for SRS resource transmission into S segments equally, wherein S is an integer greater than 0; and

wherein second indication information in the first information is used for the terminal device to determine a target segment among the S segments as the frequency-domain position of the first SRS resource; and

receive the first SRS resource transmitted by the terminal device according to the first information and the second information, wherein the SRS resource set comprises the first SRS resource;

wherein when the first information indicates the frequency-domain position of the first SRS resource, the first indication information is configured by a first field in a radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

wherein when the target segment is a specific position, the second indication information is configured by a second field in an RRC signaling, wherein a value of the second field ranges [0, S−1].

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2023
From: TIAN, JIEJIAO; CHEN, WENHONG; SHI, ZHIHUA; HUANG, YINGPEI; FANG, YUN
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021072569 · Jan 18, 2021
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