Method for transmitting a reference signal, method for determining phase noise and related apparatuses
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting a reference signal, comprising:
- pre-coding, by a transmitter, each data stream, and transmitting each data stream over its corresponding one or more antenna groups, wherein antenna elements or antenna ports in a same antenna group have a same phase noise, and all antenna groups corresponding to one data stream have a same phase noise;
pre-coding, by the transmitter, a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) of each DMRS port, and transmitting each DMRS over its corresponding one or more antenna groups, wherein all antenna groups corresponding to one DMRS port have a same phase noise, and one data stream corresponds to one DMRS port; and
pre-coding, by the transmitter, a Phase-Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS) of each PTRS port, and transmitting each PTRS over its corresponding one or more antenna groups, wherein all antenna groups corresponding to one PTRS port have a same phase noise, and one PTRS port corresponds to at least one DMRS port.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of wireless communications, and in particular, to a method for transmitting a reference signal, a method for determining a phase noise, and related apparatuses, to resolve the problem in the prior art that different phase noises of different antenna units or antenna ports of a transmitter cannot be accurately estimated and compensated for. The method comprises: the transmitter respectively transmitting each precoded DMRS and PTRS to a receiver via respective corresponding antenna groups having a same phase noise, and when the receiver receives the PTRS, performing channel estimation based on each received PTRS, to determine phase changes caused by phase noises corresponding to different antenna groups. In this way, even if different antennas of a transmitter have different phase noises, phase changes caused by the different phase noises can still be accurately determined, so that all data transmitted by the different antenna groups can be accurately demodulated according to different phase changes.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting a reference signal, comprising:
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pre-coding, by a transmitter, each data stream, and transmitting each data stream over its corresponding one or more antenna groups, wherein antenna elements or antenna ports in a same antenna group have a same phase noise, and all antenna groups corresponding to one data stream have a same phase noise; pre-coding, by the transmitter, a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) of each DMRS port, and transmitting each DMRS over its corresponding one or more antenna groups, wherein all antenna groups corresponding to one DMRS port have a same phase noise, and one data stream corresponds to one DMRS port; and pre-coding, by the transmitter, a Phase-Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS) of each PTRS port, and transmitting each PTRS over its corresponding one or more antenna groups, wherein all antenna groups corresponding to one PTRS port have a same phase noise, and one PTRS port corresponds to at least one DMRS port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for transmitting a reference signal, comprising:
- a processor, a transceiver, and a memory, wherein;
the processor is configured to read and execute program in the memory;
to transmit data streams, Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs), and Phase-Tracking Reference Signals (PTRSs) through the transceiver;
to pre-code each data stream, and then transmit each data stream over its corresponding one or more antenna groups, wherein antenna elements or antenna ports in a same antenna group have a same phase noise, and all antenna groups corresponding to one data stream have a same phase noise;
to pre-code a DMRS of each DMRS port, and transmit each DMRS over its corresponding one or more antenna groups, wherein all antenna groups corresponding to one DMRS port have a same phase noise, and one data stream corresponds to one DMRS port; and
to pre-code a PTRS of each PTRS port, and transmit each PTRS over its corresponding one or more antenna groups, wherein all antenna groups corresponding to one PTRS port have a same phase noise, and one PTRS port corresponds to at least one DMRS port; andthe transceiver is configured to transmit and receive data under a control of the processor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a processor, a transceiver, and a memory, wherein;
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