Method and apparatus for receiving reference signals in support of flexible radio communication
AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC
InventorsHyejung Jung, Vijay Nangia, Ravikiran Nory, Ziad Ahmad
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Abstract
A method and apparatus include receiving a measurement configuration by higher layer signaling, where the higher layer signaling is above the physical layer. The measurement configuration includes at least information of frequency location of synchronization signals, a carrier frequency, and a maximum allowed measurement bandwidth. A measurement reference signal is then received based on the received measurement configuration, and a measurement based on the received measurement reference signal is performed.
Claims22
A method in a communication network including at least a first base station, the method comprising:
- determining for use with a user equipment a measurement configuration, which includes at least information on a frequency location of synchronization signals, a carrier frequency value, and a measurement bandwidth;
- transmitting the measurement configuration to the user equipment by higher layer signaling, where the higher layer signaling is above the physical layer;
- transmitting one or more synchronization signals on the frequency location, from which a first identity value can be determined;
- transmitting to the user equipment a broadcast channel from which a second identity value can be determined, the broadcast channel including a first reference signal based on the first identity value;
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- transmitting a second reference signal based on the first identity value, the second identity value, the frequency location of synchronization signals, the carrier frequency value, and the measurement bandwidth.
A network entity in a communication network, the network entity comprising:
- a controller that determines for use with a user equipment a measurement configuration, which includes at least information on a frequency location of synchronization signals, a carrier frequency value, and a measurement bandwidth;
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- a transceiver that transmits the measurement configuration to the user equipment by higher layer signaling, where the higher layer signaling is above the physical layer;
- wherein one or more synchronization signals on the frequency location are transmitted, from which a first identity value can be determined;
- wherein a broadcast channel is transmitted to the user equipment from which a second identity value can be determined, the broadcast channel including a first reference signal based on the first identity value;
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- wherein a second reference signal is transmitted, the second reference signal being based on the first identity value, the second identity value, the frequency location of synchronization signals, the carrier frequency value, and the measurement bandwidth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.