DYNAMIC SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL SCHEDULING

• US 20170288832A1
• Filed: 11/21/2016
• Published: 10/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Islam, Muhammad Nazmul, Subramanian, Sundar, Luo, Tao, Cezanne, Juergen, Sadiq, Bilal, Li, Junyi
• Granted Patent: US 10,447,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/36 with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may identify a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration for user equipment (UE). The base station may transmit an SRS grant message to a UE indicating the SRS configuration. An indication of SRS parameters may be included in the SRS grant message, and may include the SRS parameters or a location of the SRS parameters. That is, SRS parameters may be transmitted in a control channel with the SRS grant message or may be separately sent in a data channel as indicated by the indication of SRS parameters. In some cases, SRS parameters may be determined based on previously received UE feedback regarding channel conditions or power limitations. Alternatively, the base station may make its own environment measurements or assign SRS parameters autonomously. The UE may signal SRS transmissions to the base station according to the SRS grant message.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a sounding reference signal (SRS) grant message from a base station, the SRS grant message based at least in part on an identified SRS configuration, the SRS grant message comprising an indication of SRS parameters;

receiving, at the UE, downlink control information (DCI), wherein information in the DCI contradicts the indication of SRS parameters in the SRS grant message;

determining to ignore information received at the UE based at least in part on the SRS grant message and the DCI; and

transmitting, to the base station, one or more SRS transmissions based at least in part on the determination.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the SRS grant message and the DCI, wherein determining to ignore information comprises determining to ignore information transmitted in the DCI and information transmitted in the SRS grant message based at least in part on the comparison.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the SRS grant message and the DCI, wherein determining to ignore information comprises determining to ignore information transmitted in the DCI and follow information transmitted in the SRS grant message based at least in part on the comparison, and wherein transmitting one or more SRS transmissions comprises transmitting an SRS message according to the indication of SRS parameters.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the SRS grant message and the DCI, wherein determining to ignore information comprises determining to ignore information transmitted in the SRS grant message and follow information transmitted in the DCI based at least in part on the comparison, wherein transmitting one or more SRS transmissions comprises transmitting an SRS message according to the DCI.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the DCI is received in a subframe before the SRS grant message is received.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the DCI is received in a subframe after the SRS grant message is received.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the DCI is received in a same subframe as the SRS grant message.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the SRS grant message is received in a second DCI.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the information transmitted in the DCI that contradicts the indication of SRS parameters in the SRS grant message comprises one or more of a subframe index associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an occupied bandwidth parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a symbol index value associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a base station antenna port associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a user equipment (UE) antenna port indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a cyclic shift parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a comb offset parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, or a combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the SRS parameters comprise one or more of a repetition parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a starting position pointer associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an occupied bandwidth parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a symbol index value associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an UE antenna port indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an UE antenna subarray indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a UE beam indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a cyclic shift parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a comb offset parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, or combinations thereof.

11. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

identifying a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration for a user equipment (UE);

transmitting an SRS grant message to the UE, the SRS grant message based at least in part on the SRS configuration for the UE, the SRS grant message comprising an indication of SRS parameters;

transmitting downlink control information (DCI), wherein information transmitted in the DCI contradicts the indication of SRS parameters in the SRS grant message; and

receiving, from the UE, one or more SRS transmissions.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the DCI is transmitted in a subframe before the SRS grant message is transmitted.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the DCI is transmitted in a subframe after the SRS grant message is transmitted.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the DCI is transmitted in a same subframe as the SRS grant message.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving an SRS message according to the indication of SRS parameters in the SRS grant message.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving an SRS message according to information transmitted in the DCI.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the SRS grant message is transmitted in a second DCI.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the information transmitted in the DCI that contradicts the indication of SRS parameters in the SRS grant message comprises one or more of a subframe index associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an occupied bandwidth parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a symbol index value associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a base station antenna port associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a user equipment (UE) antenna port indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a cyclic shift parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a comb offset parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, or a combination thereof.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the SRS parameters comprise one or more of a repetition parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a starting position pointer associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an occupied bandwidth parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a symbol index value associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an UE antenna port indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an UE antenna subarray indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a UE beam indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a cyclic shift parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a comb offset parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, or combinations.

20. An apparatus for wireless communication, in a system comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to;

receive, at a user equipment (UE), a sounding reference signal (SRS) grant message from a base station, the SRS grant message based at least in part on an identified SRS configuration, the SRS grant message comprising an indication of SRS parameters;

receive, at the UE, downlink control information (DCI), wherein information in the DCI contradicts the indication of SRS parameters in the SRS grant message;

determine to ignore information received at the UE based at least in part on the SRS grant message and the DCI; and

transmit, to the base station, one or more SRS transmissions based at least in part on the determination.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

compare the SRS grant message and the DCI, wherein determining to ignore information comprises determining to ignore information transmitted in the DCI and information transmitted in the SRS grant message based at least in part on the comparison.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

compare the SRS grant message and the DCI, wherein determining to ignore information comprises determining to ignore information transmitted in the DCI and follow information transmitted in the SRS grant message based at least in part on the comparison, and wherein transmitting one or more SRS transmissions comprises transmitting an SRS message according to the indication of SRS parameters.

23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

compare the SRS grant message and the DCI, wherein determining to ignore information comprises determining to ignore information transmitted in the SRS grant message and follow information transmitted in the DCI based at least in part on the comparison, wherein transmitting one or more SRS transmissions comprises transmitting an SRS message according to the DCI.

24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein:

the DCI is received in a subframe before the SRS grant message is received.

25. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein:

the DCI is received in a subframe after the SRS grant message is received.

26. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein:

the DCI is received in a same subframe as the SRS grant message.

27. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein:

the SRS grant message is received in a second DCI.

28. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein:

the information transmitted in the DCI that contradicts the indication of SRS parameters in the SRS grant message comprises one or more of a subframe index associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an occupied bandwidth parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a symbol index value associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a base station antenna port associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a user equipment (UE) antenna port indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a cyclic shift parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a comb offset parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, or a combination thereof.

29. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein:

the SRS parameters comprise one or more of a repetition parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a starting position pointer associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an occupied bandwidth parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a symbol index value associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an UE antenna port indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, an UE antenna subarray indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a UE beam indication associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a cyclic shift parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, a comb offset parameter associated with the one or more SRS transmissions, or combinations thereof.

30. An apparatus for wireless communication, in a system comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to;

identify a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration for a user equipment (UE);

transmit an SRS grant message to the UE, the SRS grant message based at least in part on the SRS configuration for the UE, the SRS grant message comprising an indication of SRS parameters;

transmit downlink control information (DCI), wherein information transmitted in the DCI contradicts the indication of SRS parameters in the SRS grant message; and

receive, from the UE, one or more SRS transmissions.