Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving downlink data channel signal transmission information in cellular radio communication cooperative multi-point scheme

• US 10,536,938 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2019
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zeno Semiconductor, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Hyo-Jin, Kim, Youn-Sun, Kim, Ki-Il, Ji, Hyoung-Ju, Cho, Joon-Young, Lee, Ju-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Brandt, Christopher M
• Application Number:
  US16/242,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20190141689A1
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/003 Arrangements for allocating sub-channels of the transmission path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0035 Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0073 Allocation arrangements that take into account other cell interferences for intercell interference mitigation or co-ordination in orthogonal multiplex systems H04J11/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for transmitting/receiving downlink data channel signal transmission information in a cellular radio communication system using a Cooperative Multi-Point (CoMP) scheme are provided. In the downlink data channel signal transmission information transmission method, a Base Station (BS) transmits downlink data channel signal transmission information including information related to Resource Elements (REs) scheduled for a downlink data channel signal transmission to a User Equipment (UE), and transmits downlink data channel signal non-transmission information including information related to REs through which a downlink data channel signal is not transmitted among the REs scheduled for the downlink data channel signal transmission to the UE.

Claims

1. A method by a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the method comprising:

receiving, by the UE, configuration information comprising first information related to resources being not available for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a serving cell;

receiving, by the UE, a signaling message comprising second information indicating a plurality of starting symbols related to the PDSCH;

receiving, by the UE, control information for scheduling the PDSCH, the control information comprising a first information field indicating a starting symbol among the plurality of starting symbols; and

receiving, by the UE, downlink data on resources of the PDSCH based on the starting symbol indicated by the first information field,

wherein the resources of the PDSCH are determined based on the first information in the configuration information, and the starting symbol is identified based on the second information in the signaling message and the first information field in the control information.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the signaling message further comprises information comprising at least two scrambling identities for a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) related to the PDSCH, and

wherein the control information further comprises a second information field indicating a scrambling identity from among the at least two scrambling identities.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

identifying a sequence of the DMRS based on the scrambling identity identified by the second information field from among the at least two scrambling identities.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first information in the configuration information comprises information for a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) sub-frame configuration, the number of a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) ports, and information of CRS resource position.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signaling message further comprises configuration information for co-location between at least one downlink reference signal and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the PDSCH, and configuration information for resources of at least one channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

6. A method by a base station for wireless communication, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the base station, configuration information comprising first information related to resources being not available for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a serving cell;

transmitting, by the base station, a signaling message comprising second information indicating a plurality of starting symbols related to the PDSCH;

transmitting, by the base station, control information for scheduling the PDSCH, the control information comprising a first information field indicating a starting symbol among the plurality of starting symbols; and

transmitting, by the base station, downlink data on resources of the PDSCH based on the starting symbol indicated by the first information field,

wherein the resources of the PDSCH are determined based on the first information in the configuration information, and the starting symbol is identified based on the second information in the signaling message and the first information field in the control information.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6,

wherein the signaling message further comprises information comprising at least two scrambling identities for a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) related to the PDSCH, and

wherein the control information further comprises a second information field indicating a scrambling identity from among the at least two scrambling identities.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

identifying a sequence of the DMRS based on the scrambling identity indicated by the second information field from among the at least two scrambling identities.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first information in the configuration information comprises information for a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) sub-frame configuration, the number of a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) ports, and information of CRS resource position.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the signaling message further comprises configuration information for co-location between at least one downlink reference signal and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the PDSCH, and configuration information for resources of at least one channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

11. An apparatus of a user equipment for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to;

receive configuration information comprising first information related to resources being not available for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a serving cell,

receive a signaling message comprising second information indicating a plurality of starting symbols related to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH),

receive control information for scheduling the PDSCH, the control information comprising a first information field indicating a starting symbol among the plurality of starting symbols, and

receive downlink data on resources of the PDSCH based on the starting symbol indicated by the first information field; and

a controller coupled with the receiver and configured to;

determine the resources of the PDSCH based on the first information in the configuration information, and

identify the starting symbol based on the second information in the signaling message and the first information field in the control information.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11,

wherein the signaling message further comprises information comprising at least two scrambling identities for a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) related to the PDSCH, and

wherein the control information further comprises a second information field indicating a scrambling identity from among the at least two scrambling identities.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the controller is configured to identify a sequence of the DMRS based on the scrambling identity indicated by the second information field from among the at least two scrambling identities.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first information in the configuration information comprises information for a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) sub-frame configuration, the number of a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) ports, and information of CRS resource position.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the signaling message further comprises configuration information for co-location between at least one downlink reference signal and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the PDSCH, and configuration information for resources of at least one channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

16. An apparatus of a base station for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:

a transmitter configured to;

transmit configuration information comprising first information related to resources being not available for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a serving cell,

transmit a signaling message comprising first configuration information indicating a plurality of starting symbols related to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH),

transmit control information for scheduling the PDSCH, the control information comprising a first information field indicating a starting symbol among the plurality of starting symbols, and

transmit downlink data on resources of the PDSCH based on the starting symbol indicated by the first information field; and

a controller coupled with the transmitter and configured to;

determine the resources of the PDSCH based on the first information in the configuration information, and

identify the starting symbol based on second information in the signaling message and the first information field in the control information.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16,

wherein the signaling message further comprises information comprising at least two scrambling identities for the DMRS of the PDSCH, and

wherein the control information further comprises a second information field indicating a scrambling identity from among the at least two scrambling identities.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to identify a sequence of the DMRS based on the scrambling identity indicated by the second information field from among the at least two scrambling identities.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first information in the configuration information comprises information for a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) sub-frame configuration, the number of a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) ports, and information of CRS resource position.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the signaling message further comprises configuration information for co-location between at least one downlink reference signal and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the PDSCH, and configuration information for resources of at least one channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).