Joint Channel Estimation Configuration for DMRS Bundling

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for improving network coverage performance through repeated transmission in the time domain result in low spectrum resource utilization and additional delay, while joint channel estimation using DMRS bundling across slots or repeated transmissions aim to enhance accuracy but require power consistency and phase continuity, which can be challenging to maintain.

Innovation Solution

A configuration method and apparatus for joint channel estimation that involves receiving and delivering configuration information for terminals to perform joint channel estimation, including DMRS bundling across slots or repeated transmissions, ensuring power consistency and phase continuity within specified thresholds, facilitating accurate channel estimation and improved network coverage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If repeated transmission in the time domain is used to improve network coverage performance, then coverage performance is improved, but spectrum resource utilization decreases and additional delay is introduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork coverage performanceVSAvoidspectrum resource utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple DMRS from different slots or repeated transmissions into a joint channel estimation process. By merging the reference signals across multiple time instances, the system achieves better channel estimation accuracy without requiring additional repeated transmissions, thus improving coverage performance while maintaining spectrum resource utilization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs channel estimation using DMRS bundling across slots or repeated transmissions before actual data transmission. This preliminary channel estimation allows the system to compensate for channel variations in advance, improving coverage performance without introducing additional delay during the data transmission phase.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If joint channel estimation using DMRS bundling across slots or repeated transmissions is performed to improve channel estimation accuracy, then channel estimation accuracy is improved, but power consistency and phase continuity become challenging to maintain

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechannel estimation accuracyVSAvoidpower consistency and phase continuity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces configuration information that allows dynamic adjustment of DMRS bundling parameters such as time range, frequency range, and resource indicators. By changing these parameters based on channel conditions, the system can maintain power consistency and phase continuity while achieving accurate channel estimation across slots or repeated transmissions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables dynamic configuration of joint channel estimation parameters through network device control. The configuration information can be adjusted in real-time to maintain power consistency and phase continuity requirements, allowing the system to adapt to changing channel conditions while preserving the reliability needed for accurate channel estimation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20240163135A1Configuration method and apparatus for joint channel estimation, and device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.05.16 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a configuration method and apparatus for joint channel estimation, and a device and a storage medium. The configuration method for joint channel estimation provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure is executed by a terminal, and comprises: receiving configuration information of joint channel estimation, wherein the configuration information is used by the terminal to perform joint channel estimation.