SRS Priority Handling for Wireless Resource Collision

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently transmitting sounding reference signals (SRS) due to collisions between SRS resources, particularly when multiple SRS resources have overlapping transmission times, leading to prioritization issues and resource management complexities.

Innovation Solution

A method for determining the priority of SRS transmission based on type information (periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic) and usage information (beam-management, codebook, or antenna switching) is implemented, where priorities are received via higher layer signaling, and resources with lower priority are either dropped or delayed when transmission times overlap.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If multiple SRS resources are transmitted simultaneously, then resource utilization increases, but transmission reliability deteriorates due to collisions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource utilizationVSAvoidtransmission reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically adjusting the transmission timing of SRS resources based on priority levels. When a collision is detected, the UE changes the time parameter of the lower-priority SRS transmission by delaying it to a subsequent symbol or slot, while maintaining the original timing of higher-priority SRS. This parameter adjustment resolves the contradiction by ensuring reliable transmission of critical SRS while still utilizing multiple SRS resources for improved overall resource utilization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If SRS transmission timing is adjusted to avoid collisions, then transmission reliability improves, but time delay increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission reliabilityVSAvoidtime delay
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements partial action by selectively delaying only the lower-priority SRS transmissions that cause collisions, rather than delaying all SRS transmissions uniformly. The UE evaluates each SRS resource's priority and applies timing adjustments only where necessary to resolve conflicts. This approach maintains transmission reliability for high-priority SRS while minimizing unnecessary time delays for low-priority SRS, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Productivity

If priority-based SRS transmission is implemented, then transmission efficiency improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring priority levels for different SRS resources through higher-layer signaling before transmission occurs. The UE receives and stores priority information for each SRS resource in advance, which simplifies the real-time decision-making process during transmission. When collisions occur, the UE can quickly determine which SRS to prioritize based on the pre-established priority rules, thereby improving transmission efficiency without significantly increasing system complexity during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11424883B2Method for transmitting sounding reference signal (SRS) in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Publication Date: 2022.08.23 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A method for a user equipment (UE) to transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a base station, configuration information related to a first SRS resource assigned for transmission of a first SRS and a second SRS resource assigned for transmission of a second SRS, wherein the configuration information includes type information representing whether or not a SRS transmission has periodicity, and usage information representing which usage the SRS has; and when a transmission time of the first SRS is the same as a transmission time of the second SRS, transmitting the first SRS or the second SRS to the base station based on a priority between the first SRS and the second SRS, wherein the priority is determined based on at least one of the type information or the usage information.