Reference signal pattern transmission method and apparatus therefor

A reference signal pattern transmission method, comprising:

• receiving, by a terminal device, configuration information that corresponds to a pattern of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource and that is sent by a network device, wherein the pattern of the CSI-RS resource corresponds to a quantity N of symbols occupied by the CSI-RS resource, wherein if N=2, and a quantity of ports of the CSI-RS resource is 16, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies two consecutive resource elements (REs) in a time domain, and occupies eight REs in a frequency domain;
• wherein the eight REs are occupying:
• subcarriers 0 to 3 and 6, 7, 10, and 11;
• or subcarriers 0 to 5 and 10, and 11;
• and
• performing, by the terminal device, a CSI-RS measurement based on the pattern of the CSI-RS resource that is determined based on the configuration information.

A network device, comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein:

• the processor is configured to determine a pattern of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource, wherein the pattern of the CSI-RS resource corresponds to a quantity N of symbols occupied by the channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource, wherein if N=2, and a quantity of ports of the CSI-RS resource is 16, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies two consecutive resource elements (REs) in a time domain, and occupies eight REs in a frequency domain;
• wherein the eight REs are occupying:
• subcarriers 0 to 3 and 6, 7, 10, and 11;
• or subcarriers 0 to 5 and 10, and 11;
• and
• the transceiver is configured to send configuration information corresponding to the pattern of the CSI-RS resource to a terminal device.

A terminal device, comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein:

• the transceiver is configured to receive configuration information that corresponds to a pattern of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource and that is sent by a network device, wherein the pattern of the CSI-RS resource corresponds to a quantity N of symbols occupied by the CSI-RS resource, wherein if N=2, and a quantity of ports of the CSI-RS resource is 16, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies two consecutive resource elements (REs) in a time domain, and occupies eight REs in a frequency domain;
• wherein the eight REs are occupying:
• subcarriers 0 to 3 and 6, 7, 10, and 11;
• or subcarriers 0 to 5 and 10, and 11;
• and
• the processor is configured to perform CSI-RS measurement based on the pattern of the CSI-RS resource that is determined based on the configuration information.

A network device, comprising:

• a processing unit, configured to determine a pattern of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource, wherein the pattern of the CSI-RS resource corresponds to a quantity N of symbols occupied by the CSI-RS resource, wherein if N=2, and a quantity of ports of the CSI-RS resource is 16, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies two consecutive resource elements (REs) in a time domain, and occupies eight REs in a frequency domain;
• wherein the eight REs are occupying:
• subcarriers 0 to 3 and 6, 7, 10, and 11;
• or subcarriers 0 to 5 and 10, and 11;
• and
• a sending unit, configured to send configuration information corresponding to the pattern of the CSI-RS resource to a terminal device.

A terminal device, comprising:

• a transceiver unit, configured to receive configuration information that corresponds to a pattern of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource and that is sent by a network device, wherein the pattern of the CSI-RS resource corresponds to a quantity N of symbols occupied by the CSI-RS resource, wherein if N=2, and a quantity of ports of the CSI-RS resource is 16, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies two consecutive resource elements (REs) in a time domain, and occupies eight REs in a frequency domain;
• wherein the eight REs are occupying:
• subcarriers 0 to 3 and 6, 7, 10, and 11;
• or subcarriers 0 to 5 and 10, and 11;
• and
• a processing unit, configured to perform CSI-RS measurement based on the pattern of the CSI-RS resource that is determined based on the configuration information.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a network device, enable the network device to perform a reference signal pattern transmission method comprising:

• determining a pattern of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource, wherein the pattern of the CSI-RS resource corresponds to a quantity N of symbols occupied by the channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource, wherein if N=2, and a quantity of ports of the CSI-RS resource is 16, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies two consecutive resource elements (REs) in a time domain, and occupies eight REs in a frequency domain;
• wherein the eight REs are occupying:
• subcarriers 0 to 3 and 6, 7, 10, and 11;
• or subcarriers 0 to 5 and 10, and 11;
• and
• sending configuration information corresponding to the pattern of the CSI-RS resource to a terminal device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, enable the terminal device to perform a reference signal pattern transmission method comprising:

• receiving, configuration information that corresponds to a pattern of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource and that is sent by a network device, wherein the pattern of the CSI-RS resource corresponds to a quantity N of symbols occupied by the CSI-RS resource, wherein if N=2, and a quantity of ports of the CSI-RS resource is 16, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies two consecutive resource elements (REs) in a time domain, and occupies eight REs in a frequency domain;
• wherein the eight REs are occupying:
• subcarriers 0 to 3 and 6, 7, 10, and 11;
• or subcarriers 0 to 5 and 10, and 11;
• and
• performing a CSI-RS measurement based on the pattern of the CSI-RS resource that is determined based on the configuration information.