Terminal DMRS Port Allocation With Extended FD-OCC for Throughput
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Solution Overview
Problem
Future radio communication systems require an increased number of DMRS ports to maintain communication throughput and quality, but existing methods to achieve this are inadequate, leading to potential deterioration in communication quality and throughput.
Innovation Solution
A terminal and base station that utilize a frequency domain orthogonal cover code (FD-OCC) longer than 2 to manage DMRS ports, allowing for appropriate allocation of antenna ports for downlink shared channels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the number of DMRS ports is increased to meet future radio communication system requirements, then communication throughput and quality can be maintained, but existing allocation methods become inadequate leading to resource management complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the FD-OCC length from the conventional value of 2 to a longer value (e.g., 4 or 6). This parameter change enables more antenna ports to be multiplexed within the same CDM group, thereby increasing the total number of available DMRS ports without requiring additional CDM groups or frequency resources. The terminal determines the FD-OCC length based on higher-layer signaling or pre-agreed rules, and uses this extended parameter to allocate DMRS ports for multiple terminals, resolving the contradiction between maintaining throughput and managing allocation complexity.
2Reliability
If an appropriate number of DMRS ports is allocated to multiple terminals, then communication quality is maintained, but improper allocation leads to deterioration in communication throughput and quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the terminal determines whether remaining antenna ports in CDM groups are allocated to downlink shared channels for other terminals based on higher-layer signaling or pre-agreed rules. This feedback loop ensures that DMRS port allocation is dynamically adjusted according to actual system conditions, allowing the base station to properly allocate ports to multiple terminals without interference. The terminal's determination process provides feedback information that helps maintain communication quality while optimizing throughput by preventing improper port allocation.
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AI summary
A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives an indication of one or more antenna ports in one or more code division multiplexing (CDM) groups for a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) to which a frequency domain orthogonal cover code (FD-OCC) longer than 2 is applied, and a control section that determines, based on the indication, whether to assume that a remaining antenna port of the one or more antenna ports in the one or more CDM groups is allocated to transmission of a downlink shared channel to another terminal. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to use an appropriate number of DMRS ports.