Replies to post #422372 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,960,935
Pan , et al. May 1, 2018

Hybrid dedicated reference signal method and system


Abstract

The transmission and decoding of resource blocks (RBs) transmitted via a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna having a plurality of transmit antennas is disclosed. Each RB includes a plurality of resource elements (REs). Each RE is reserved for one of a common reference signal (CRS) associated with one of the transmit antennas, a dedicated reference signal (DRS) including a single beamformed or precoded pilot, a DRS including a composite beamformed or precoded pilot, and a data symbol. Each RB may include a "control type" data symbol that indicates a DRS mode associated with the RB. In one DRS mode, each DRS includes a single beamformed or precoded pilot. In another DRS mode, each DRS includes a composite beamformed or precoded pilot. In yet another DRS mode, single beamformed or precoded pilots, and composite beamformed or precoded pilots, may coexist and be transmitted simultaneously within the same RBs or in different RBs.



Inventors:
Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin (Saint James, NY), Grieco; Donald M. (Manhasset, NY)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000003265595

Appl. No.:
15/414,762

Filed:
January 25, 2017


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20170134188 A1 May 11, 2017



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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 25/0224 (20130101); H04B 7/0413 (20130101); H04L 5/005 (20130101); H04B 7/0617 (20130101); H04W 28/04 (20130101); H04L 27/2647 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 25/02 (20060101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04B 7/0413 (20170101); H04B 7/06 (20060101); H04W 28/04 (20090101); H04L 27/26 (20060101)

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