Method and apparatus for channel estimation and data decoding in wireless communication system

• US 10,721,038 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2017
• Issued: 07/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwak, Youngwoo, Kim, Younsun, Noh, Hoondong, Shin, Cheolkyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Chu, Wutchung
• Application Number:
  US15/821,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20180145809A1
• Time in Patent Office: 972 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0417 Feedback systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0222 Estimation of channel variability, e.g. coherence bandwidth, coherence time, fading frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0228 with direct estimation from sounding signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0051 of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0094 Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/044 based on the type of the allocated resource
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A communication method and system that combine the internet of things (IoT) technology with fifth generation (5G) communication systems supporting a higher data rate after fourth generation (4G) systems are provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, and security and safety related services on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT related technologies. A method of a terminal in a wireless communication system to improve DMRS channel estimation performance is provided. The method includes receiving first information configuring a physical resource block (PRB) bundling size indication based on second information, receiving the second information indicating the number of at least one PRB, if the PRB bundling size indication is configured, and estimating the channel state based on an assumption that the same precoding is applied to the at least one PRB based on the second information.

Claims

1. A method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information on a physical resource block (PRB) bundling via higher layer signaling, the configuration information including first information indicating that a precoding resource block group (PRG) size is indicated via downlink control information (DCI) and second information including one or more PRG size values among a set of PRG size values which includes 2, 4, and an allocated bandwidth for the terminal;

receiving, from the base station, the DCI including a PRG size indicator on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the PRG size indicator is set as a value corresponding to a PRG size value which is one of the one or more PRG size values; and

identifying the PRG size based on the PRG size indicator.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in case that the PRG size is not to be indicated via the DCI, identifying the PRG size based on the configuration information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

estimating a channel state based on an assumption that a same precoding is applied to PRBs based on the identified PRG size.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) with downlink data,

wherein the channel state is estimated based on the DMRSs, to which the same precoding is applied based on the identified PRG size.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the configuration information is included in a first message, and

wherein the DCI is included in a second message, different from the first message.

6. A method of a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information on a physical resource block (PRB) bundling via higher layer signaling, the configuration information including first information indicating that a precoding resource block group (PRG) size is indicated via downlink control information (DCI) and second information including one or more PRG size values among a set of PRG size values which includes 2, 4, and an allocated bandwidth for the terminal;

transmitting, to the terminal, the DCI including a PRG size indicator on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the PRG size indicator is set as a value corresponding to a PRG size value which is one of the one or more PRG size values; and

transmitting, to the terminal, downlink data based on the PRG size.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein in case that the PRG size is not to be indicated via the DCI, the PRG size is configured based on the configuration information.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein a channel state is estimated based on an assumption that a same precoding is applied to PRBs based on the PRG size.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) with the downlink data, and

wherein the channel state is estimated based on the DMRSs, to which the same precoding is applied based on the PRG size.

10. The method of claim 6,

wherein the configuration information is included in a first message, and

wherein the DCI is included in a second message, different from the first message.

11. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to;

receive, from a base station via the transceiver, configuration information on a physical resource block (PRB) bundling via higher layer signaling, the configuration information including first information indicating that a precoding resource block group (PRG) size is indicated via downlink control information (DCI) and second information including one or more PRG size values among a set of PRG size values which includes 2, 4, and an allocated bandwidth for the terminal,

receive, from the base station, the DCI including a PRG size indicator on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the PRG size indicator is set as a value corresponding to a PRG size value which is one of the one or more PRG size values, and

identify the PRG size based on the PRG size indicator.

12. The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to identify the PRG size based on the configuration information in case that the PRG size is not to be indicated via the DCI.

13. The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to estimate a channel state based on an assumption that a same precoding is applied to PRBs based on the identified PRG size.

14. The terminal of claim 13,

wherein the controller is further configured to receive demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) with downlink data, and

wherein the channel state is estimated based on the DMRSs, to which the same precoding is applied based on the identified PRG size.

15. The terminal of claim 11,

wherein the configuration information is included in a first message, and

wherein the DCI is included in a second message, different from the first message.

16. A base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to;

transmit, to a terminal via the transceiver, configuration information on a physical resource block (PRB) bundling via higher layer signaling, the configuration information including first information indicating that a precoding resource block group (PRG) size is indicated via downlink control information (DCI) and second information including one or more PRG size values among a set of PRG size values which includes 2, 4, and an allocated bandwidth for the terminal,

transmit, to the terminal, the DCI including a PRG size indicator on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the PRG size indicator is set as a value corresponding to a PRG size value which is one of the one or more PRG size values, and

transmit, to the terminal, downlink data based on the PRG size.

17. The BS of claim 16, wherein in case that the PRG size is not to be indicated via the DCI, the PRG size is configured based on the configuration information.

18. The BS of claim 16, wherein a channel state is estimated based on an assumption that a same precoding is applied to PRBs based on the PRG size.

19. The BS of claim 18,

wherein the controller is further configured to transmit demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) with the downlink data, and

wherein the channel state is estimated based on the DMRSs, to which the same precoding is applied based on the PRG size.

20. The base station of claim 16,

wherein the configuration information is included in a first message, and

wherein the DCI is included in a second message, different from the first message.