Method and Apparatus for Configuring Sounding Signals in a Wireless Communication Network

A method of controlling the transmission of sounding signals by a mobile station operating in a wireless communication network comprising:

• sending configuration parameters for a sounding signal to be transmitted by the mobile station;
• and
• subsequently sending a command or other initiating signal to the mobile station separately from said configuration parameters, to cause the mobile station to transmit the sounding signal according to said configuration parameters.

A base station configured to control the transmission of sounding signals by a mobile station, said base station comprising one or more processing circuits configured to:

• send configuration parameters for a sounding signal to be transmitted by the mobile station;
• and
• subsequently send a command or other initiating signal to the mobile station separately from said configuration parameters, to cause the mobile station to transmit the sounding signal according to said configuration parameters.

A mobile station configured for operation in a wireless communication network and comprising one or more processing circuits configured to:

• receive configuration parameters for a sounding signal to be transmitted by the mobile station;
• and
• subsequently transmit a sounding signal in accordance with the configuration parameters, in response to receiving a separate command or other initiating signal.