# US 10,771,212 B2 · Reference signal having variable structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,771,212 B2 - Document ID: US10771212B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/065,113 - Filed: 2017-07-27 - Published: 2019-01-31 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-08 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Hyunsoo Ko; Kijun Kim; Eunsun Kim; Suckchel Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10771212B2 ## CPC - H04L 27/2602: {Signal structure} - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal} - H04L 5/006: {Quality of the received signal, e.g. BER, SNR, water filling} - H04L 27/2613: {Structure of the reference signals} - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04L 27/2626: {Arrangements specific to the transmitter only} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method for transmitting a data demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a wireless communication system and a device therefor are disclosed. To this end, a basic DMRS is transmitted via the first OFDM symbol in a data transmission region of a predetermined subframe, and an additional DMRS is transmitted in the predetermined subframe in accordance with a level determined by a transmission environment, wherein the basic DMRS is characterized by being transmitted via the first OFDM symbol in the data transmission region of the predetermined subframe regardless of a transmission link, the structure of the subframe, and the transmission environment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of transmitting a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting a DMRS via a first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within a time domain unit; and transmitting one or more additional DMRSs on one or more second OFDM symbols located only after the first OFDM symbol within the time domain unit, wherein a position of the first OFDM symbol is differently determined based on mapping type of a data region, wherein the mapping type is related with a position of a starting OFDM symbol of the data region within the time domain unit, and wherein positions of the one or more second OFDM symbols are determined based on a number of the one or more second OFDM symbols and a number of OFDM symbols within the time domain unit, and fixed regardless of the position of the first OFDM symbol which is differently determined based on the mapping type. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the DMRS is transmitted via the first OFDM symbol within a common data transmission region common to both a case that a data transmission region of the time domain unit starts with a downlink data transmission region and a case that the data transmission region of the time domain unit starts with an uplink data transmission region. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the time domain unit transmits a downlink control channel via the first OFDM symbol, transmits an uplink control channel via the last OFDM symbol, and has a structure transmitting data between a region in which the downlink control channel is transmitted and a region in which the uplink control channel is transmitted. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the additional DMRS contains a first type DMRS using the whole of REs (resource elements) of a single OFDM symbol and a second type DMRS using a partial RE in a specific time region. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the second type DMRS is transmitted in a prescribed OFDM symbol with an equal frequency space. ### Claim 6 A device for transmitting a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a wireless communication system, the device comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit a DMRS via a first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within a time domain unit and transmit one or more additional DMRSs on one or more second OFDM symbols located only after the first OFDM symbol within the time domain unit; and a processor configured to: differently determine a position of the first OFDM symbol based on mapping type of a data region, wherein the mapping type is related with a position of a starting OFDM symbol of the data region within the time domain unit, and determine positions of the one or more second OFDM symbols based on a number of the one or more second OFDM symbols and a number of OFDM symbols within the time domain unit, wherein the processor fixes the positions of the one or more second OFDM symbols regardless of the position of the first OFDM symbol which is differently determined based on the mapping type. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to control the DMRS to be transmitted via the first OFDM symbol within a common data transmission region common to both a case that a data transmission region of the time domain unit starts with a downlink data transmission region and a case that the data transmission region of the time domain unit starts with an uplink data transmission region. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the time domain unit transmits a downlink control channel via the first OFDM symbol, transmits an uplink control channel via the last OFDM symbol, and has a structure transmitting data between a region in which the downlink control channel is transmitted and a region in which the uplink control channel is transmitted. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the additional DMRS contains a first type DMRS using the whole of REs (resource elements) of a single OFDM symbol and a second type DMRS using a partial RE in a specific time region.