# US 11,910,202 B2 · Transmission control method, sounding reference signal transmission method, terminal, base station and medium

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- Number: US 11,910,202 B2
- Document ID: US11910202B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/266,988
- Filed: 2019-08-06
- Published: 2021-10-07
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2018-08-08
- Assignees: Zte Corporation
- Applicants: Zte Corporation
- Inventors: Bo Gao; Yu Ngok Li; Zhaohua Lu; Ke Yao; Shujuan Zhang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910202B2

## CPC

- H04L 5/0091: {Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information}
- H04W 16/28: using beam steering
- H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]}
- H04B 7/0691: {using subgroups of transmit antennas}
- H04B 7/06956: {using a selection of antenna panels}
- H04B 7/088: {using beam selection}
- 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 25/0226: {sounding signals per se}
- H04L 5/0023: {Time-frequency-space}
- 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)
- H04B: TRANSMISSION

## Abstract

Provided are a transmission control method, sounding reference signal transmission method, terminal, base station and medium. The transmission control method includes: receiving the configuration information sent by the network side, the configuration information including an association relationship between a group index and first information, where the first information has an association relationship with a channel or a reference signal; and determining a receiving mode or a sending mode of the channel or reference signal associated with the first information according to the group index.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A transmission control method, comprising:
receiving configuration information sent from a network side, the configuration information comprising an association relationship between a reference signal resource set index and a sounding reference signal resource set, wherein the sounding reference signal resource set has an association relationship with a channel; and
transmitting the channel associated with the sounding reference signal resource set according to the reference signal resource set index;
wherein a channel associated with the reference signal resource set index satisfies:
channels associated with different reference signal resource set indexes are capable of being sent simultaneously.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a group associated with the reference signal resource set index comprises at least one of: a class A group, a class B group, or a class C group.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein a channel associated with the class A group satisfies at least one of:
channels associated with different groups are capable of being sent simultaneously; or
channels associated with a same group are not capable of being sent simultaneously, or channels that are associated with a same group and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are not capable of being sent simultaneously.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein a channel associated with the class A group satisfies at least one of:
no more than E channels associated with a same group are capable of being sent simultaneously, or no more than E channels that are associated with a same group and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are capable of being sent simultaneously; or
more than E channels associated with a same group are not capable of being sent simultaneously, or more than E channels that are associated with a same group and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are not capable of being sent simultaneously;
wherein the E is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the class A group comprises E class B groups, wherein E is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein a channel associated with the class B group satisfies at least one of:
channels associated with different groups are capable of being sent simultaneously; or
channels associated with a same group are not capable of being sent simultaneously, or channels that are associated with a same group and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are not capable of being sent simultaneously.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein a channel associated with the class C group satisfies at least one of:
channels associated with different groups are not capable of being sent simultaneously; or
channels associated with a same group are capable of being sent simultaneously, or channels that are associated with a same group and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are capable of being sent simultaneously.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a channel associated with the reference signal resource set index further satisfies at least one of:
channels that are associated with a same reference signal resource set index and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are not capable of being sent simultaneously.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a channel associated with the reference signal resource set index further satisfies at least one of:
no more than E channels associated with a same reference signal resource set index are capable of being sent simultaneously, or no more than E channels that are associated with a same reference signal resource set index and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are capable of being sent simultaneously; or
more than E channels associated with a same reference signal resource set index are not capable of being sent simultaneously, or more than E channels that are associated with a same reference signal resource set index and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are not capable of being sent simultaneously;
wherein the E is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a channel associated with the reference signal resource set index further satisfies at least one of:
channels associated with a same reference signal resource set index are not capable of being sent simultaneously, or channels that are associated with a same reference signal resource set index and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are not capable of being sent simultaneously.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein a reference signal associated with the class A group satisfies at least one of:
no more than E reference signals associated with a same group are capable of being sent simultaneously, or no more than E reference signals that are associated with a same group and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are capable of being sent simultaneously; or
more than E reference signals associated with a same group are not capable of being sent simultaneously, or more than E reference signals that are associated with a same group and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are not capable of being sent simultaneously;
wherein the E is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a reference signal associated with the reference signal resource set index satisfies at least one of:
no more than E reference signals associated with a same reference signal resource set index are capable of being sent simultaneously, or no more than E reference signals that are associated with a same reference signal resource set index and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are capable of being sent simultaneously; or
more than E reference signals associated with a same reference signal resource set index are not capable of being sent simultaneously, or more than E reference signals that are associated with a same reference signal resource set index and that have different spatial relationships or different spatial filters are not capable of being sent simultaneously;
wherein the E is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

### Claim 13

A transmission control method, comprising:
sending configuration information a terminal, the configuration information comprising an association relationship between a reference signal resource set index and a sounding reference signal resource set, wherein the sounding reference signal resource set has an association relationship with a channel; and
transmitting the channel associated with the sounding reference signal resource set according to the reference signal resource set index;
wherein a channel associated with the reference signal resource set index satisfies:
channels associated with different reference signal resource set indexes are capable of being sent simultaneously.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

A base station, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a program which, when read and executed by the processor, implements the transmission control method of claim 13.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein a group associated with the reference signal resource set index comprises at least one of: a class A group, a class B group, or a class C group.

### Claim 16

A terminal, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a program which, when read and executed by the processor, implements a transmission control method, and the transmission control method comprises receiving configuration information sent from a network side, the configuration information comprising an association relationship between a reference signal resource set index and a sounding reference signal resource set, wherein the a sounding reference signal resource set has an association relationship with a channel; and
transmitting the channel associated with the sounding reference signal resource set according to the reference signal resource set index;
wherein a channel associated with the reference signal resource set index satisfies:
channels associated with different reference signal resource set indexes are capable of being sent simultaneously.
