# US 2021/0243635 A1 · Method and Apparatus for Determining Measured Value of Reference Signal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0243635 A1 - Document ID: US20210243635A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/237,658 - Filed: 2021-04-22 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-22 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Mao Yan; Huang Huang; Hua Shao; Lei Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210243635A1 ## CPC - H04L 27/2613: {Structure of the reference signals} - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - G01S 5/0036: {of measured values, i.e. measurement on mobile and position calculation on base station} - 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 27/26025: {Numerology, i.e. varying one or more of symbol duration, subcarrier spacing, Fourier transform size, sampling rate or down-clocking (allocating sub-channels of the transmission path H04L5/003)} - H04L 27/2607: {Cyclic extensions} - H04L 27/2662: {Symbol synchronisation} - G01S 1/68: Marker, boundary, call-sign, or like beacons transmitting signals not carrying directional information - G01S 5/10: Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements {, e.g. omega or decca systems}(G01S5/12 takes precedence {; beacons and receivers cooperating therewith G01S1/306, G01S1/308}) - G01S 2205/008: using a mobile telephone network - 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) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract This application relates to the field of communications technologies. A method includes: A first device receives first configuration information sent by a second device. The first configuration information includes at least one of information about a reference signal, frequency range information of a radio frequency signal, or bandwidth range information. The first device measures a first reference signal set, to obtain a first measured value. The first reference signal set includes at least two reference signals. The first device determines an expansion factor α based on the first configuration information. The first device determines a second measured value based on the first measured value and the expansion factor α. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -20. (canceled) ### Claim 21 A method, comprising: receiving, by a first device, first configuration information sent by a second device, wherein the first configuration information comprises at least one of information about a reference signal, frequency range information of a radio frequency signal, or bandwidth range information; measuring, by the first device, a first reference signal set, to obtain a first measured value, wherein the first reference signal set comprises at least two reference signals; determining, by the first device, an expansion factor α based on the first configuration information; and determining, by the first device, a reported value based on the first measured value, wherein the reported value indicates a quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value, and the quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value is related to the expansion factor α. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21, wherein the information about the reference signal comprises at least one of a subcarrier spacing, a frequency domain density, a time domain density, time location information, a frequency domain position offset, a scrambling ID, a frequency channel number, waveform information, bandwidth part (BWP) information, or quasi co-location (QCL) information. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21, wherein determining, by the first device, the expansion factor α based on the first configuration information comprises: determining, by the first device, the expansion factor α based on a carrier frequency range of at least one reference signal of the at least two reference signals. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The method according to claim 23, further comprising: sending, by the first device, the expansion factor α to the second device. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21, wherein the quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value is determined based on a quantization unit and the first measured value, a value of the quantization unit depends on a value of the expansion factor α and is one of Tc, 2×Tc, 4×Tc, 8×Tc, 16×Tc, or 32×Tc, and wherein Tc=1/(480000×4096) seconds. ### Claim 26 A first device, comprising: a receiver, configured to receive first configuration information sent by a second device, wherein the first configuration information comprises at least one of information about a reference signal, frequency range information of a radio frequency signal, or bandwidth range information; at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program executable by the at least one processor, the program including instructions for: measuring a first reference signal set, to obtain a first measured value, wherein the first reference signal set comprises at least two reference signals; determining an expansion factor α based on the first configuration information; and determining a reported value based on the first measured value, wherein the reported value indicates a quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value, and the quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value is related to the expansion factor α. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The first device according to claim 26, wherein the information about the reference signal comprises at least one of a subcarrier spacing, a frequency domain density, a time domain density, time location information, a frequency domain position offset, a scrambling ID, a frequency channel number, waveform information, bandwidth part (BWP) information, or quasi co-location (QCL) information. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The first device according to claim 26, wherein the instructions for determining the expansion factor α based on the first configuration information comprise instructions for determining the expansion factor α based on a carrier frequency range of at least one reference signal of the at least two reference signals. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The first device according to claim 26, wherein the first device further comprises a transmitter, configured to send the reported value to the second device. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The first device according to claim 29, wherein the transmitter is further configured to send the expansion factor α to the second device. ### Claim 31 (depends on 26) The first device according to claim 26, wherein the quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value is determined based on a quantization unit and the first measured value, a value of the quantization unit depends on a value of the expansion factor α and is one of Tc, 2×Tc, 4×Tc, 8×Tc, 16×Tc, or 32×Tc, and wherein Tc=1/(480000×4096) seconds. ### Claim 32 A system comprising: a first device, configured to: receive first configuration information sent by a second device, wherein the first configuration information comprises at least one of information about a reference signal, frequency range information of a radio frequency signal, or bandwidth range information; measure a first reference signal set, to obtain a first measured value, wherein the first reference signal set comprises at least two reference signals; determine an expansion factor α based on the first configuration information; and determine a reported value based on the first measured value, wherein the reported value indicates a quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value, and the quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value is related to the expansion factor α; and the second device, configured to send the configuration information to the first device. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The system according to claim 32, wherein the information about the reference signal comprises at least one of a subcarrier spacing, a frequency domain density, a time domain density, time location information, a frequency domain position offset, a scrambling ID, a frequency channel number, waveform information, bandwidth part (BWP) information, or quasi co-location (QCL) information. ### Claim 34 (depends on 32) The system according to claim 32, wherein the first device is configured to determine the expansion factor α based on a carrier frequency range of at least one reference signal of the at least two reference signals. ### Claim 35 (depends on 32) The system according to claim 32, wherein the first device is further configured to send the reported value to the second device. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The system according to claim 35, wherein the first device is further configured to send the expansion factor α to the second device. ### Claim 37 (depends on 32) The system according to claim 32, wherein the quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value is determined based on a quantization unit and the first measured value, a value of the quantization unit depends on a value of the expansion factor α and is one of Tc, 2×Tc, 4×Tc, 8×Tc, 16×Tc, or 32×Tc, and wherein Tc=1/(480000×4096) seconds. ### Claim 38 (depends on 32) The system according to claim 32, wherein the second device is further configured to receive the reported value from the first device. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The system according to claim 38, wherein the second device is further configured to receive the expansion factor α from the first device. ### Claim 40 A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, wherein when the instructions are run on a computer, the computer is caused to: receive first configuration information sent by a second device, wherein the first configuration information comprises at least one of information about a reference signal, frequency range information of a radio frequency signal, or bandwidth range information; measure a first reference signal set, to obtain a first measured value, wherein the first reference signal set comprises at least two reference signals; determine an expansion factor α based on the first configuration information; and determine a reported value based on the first measured value, wherein the reported value indicates a quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value, and the quantized value range corresponding to the first measured value is related to the expansion factor α.