Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving channel state information—reference signal (CSI-RS)

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for transmitting and receiving a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method performed by a base station may include: configuring control information indicating that an antenna port for all CSI-RS resources included in a CSI-RS resource set is same, wherein the CSI-RS resource set is used for tracking at least one of a time or a frequency; transmitting the configured control information to a user equipment (UE); and transmitting the CSI-RS to the UE through all the CSI-RS resources. In doing so, the UE is capable of performing time/frequency tracking more precisely.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of transmitting, by a base station, a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
 configuring control information for a plurality of CSI-RS resources, with the control information indicating that an antenna port for the plurality of CSI-RS resources configured for tracking at least one of a time or a frequency is the same;   transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the control information; and   transmitting, to the UE, the CSI-RS through the same antenna port on the plurality of CSI-RS resources based on the control information,   wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured in a single slot and located at different symbol locations in the single slot, and only one of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is located at a single symbol in the single slot,   wherein different symbol locations of the plurality of CSI-RS resources in the single slot are not contiguous,   wherein each of the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured with the same periodicity, and   wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are not configured both for the tracking and for reporting L1(layer1)-RSRP(reference signal received power).   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein code division multiplexing (CDM) is not applied to the plurality of CSI-RS resources. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a frequency domain density of each of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is greater than 1. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a first CSI-RS resource, among the plurality of CSI-RS resources that are used for the tracking is quasi co-located (QCL) with (i) a second CSI-RS resource that is used for CSI acquisition, (ii) a third CSI-RS resource that is used for beam management, or (iii) an synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB). 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a linkage between the plurality of CSI-RS resources and a specific report setting is set. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the specific report setting is null report setting. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the UE, information related to a time-domain density of the CSI-RS resources.   
     
     
         9 . A method of receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
 receiving, from a base station, configuration information for a plurality of CSI-RS resources, wherein the configuration information comprises control information indicating that an antenna port for the plurality of CSI-RS resources configured for tracking at least one of a time or a frequency is the same;   receiving, from the base station, the CSI-RS through the same antenna port on the plurality of CSI-RS resources based on the control information; and   tracking at least one of the time or the frequency based on the CSI-RS,   wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured in a single slot and located at different symbol locations in the single slot, and only one of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is located at a single symbol in the single slot,   wherein different symbol locations of the plurality of CSI-RS resources in the single slot are not contiguous,   wherein each of the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured with the same periodicity, and   wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are not configured both for the tracking and for reporting L1(layer1)-RSRP(reference signal received power).   
     
     
         10 . A base station configured to transmit a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
 a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal;   a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal;   at least one processor; and   at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:   configuring control information for a plurality of CSI-RS resources, with the control information indicating that an antenna port for the plurality of CSI-RS resources configured for tracking at least one of a time or a frequency is the same;   transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the control information; and   transmitting, to the UE, the CSI-RS through the same antenna port on the plurality of CSI-RS resources based on the control information,   wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured in a single slot and located at different symbol locations in the single slot, and only one of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is located at a single symbol in the single slot,   wherein different symbol locations of the plurality of CSI-RS resources in the single slot are not contiguous,   wherein each of the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured with the same periodicity, and   wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are not configured both for the tracking and for reporting L1(layer1)-RSRP(reference signal received power).   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein code division multiplexing (CDM) is not applied to the plurality of CSI-RS resources. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein a frequency domain density of each of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is greater than 1. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein a first CSI-RS resource, among the plurality of CSI-RS resources that are used for the tracking is quasi co-located (QCL) with (i) a second CSI-RS resource that is used for CSI acquisition, (ii) a third CSI-RS resource that is used for beam management, or (iii) an synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB). 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein a linkage between the plurality of CSI-RS resources and a specific report setting is set. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the specific report setting is null report setting. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured for the tracking. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured for the reporting of the L1-RSRP. 
     
     
         19 . A terminal configured to receive a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:
 a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal;   a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal;   at least one processor; and   at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor perform operations comprising:   receiving, from a base station, configuration information for a plurality of CSI-RS resources, wherein the configuration information comprises control information indicating that an antenna port for the plurality of CSI-RS resources configured for tracking at least one of a time or a frequency is the same;   receiving, from the base station, the CSI-RS through the same antenna port on the plurality of CSI-RS resources based on the control information; and   tracking at least one of the time or the frequency based on the CSI-RS,   wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured in a single slot and located at different symbol locations in the single slot, and only one of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is located at a single symbol in the single slot,   wherein different symbol locations of the plurality of CSI-RS resources in the single slot are not contiguous,   wherein each of the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured with the same periodicity, and   wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are not configured both for the tracking and for reporting L1(layer1)-RSRP(reference signal received power).   
     
     
       20. A method comprising:
 transmitting, by a base station, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information related to a plurality of channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resources, wherein the configuration information comprises information indicating that antenna ports for the plurality of CSI-RS resources configured for tracking a time and a frequency are the same, wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured in a single slot and located at different symbol locations in the single slot, and one of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is located at a single symbol in the single slot, wherein the different symbol locations of the plurality of CSI-RS resources in the single slot are not contiguous, wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured with same periodicity, and wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured for one of i) the tracking and ii) transmission with a same spatial domain transmission filter in different symbols; and   transmitting by the base station, to the UE, the CSI-RS on the plurality of CSI-RS resources based on the information.   
     
     
       21. The method of  claim 20 , wherein the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state. 
     
     
       22. The method of  claim 20 , wherein code division multiplexing (CDM) is not applied to the plurality of CSI-RS resources. 
     
     
       23. The method of  claim 20 , wherein a frequency domain density of each of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is greater than 1. 
     
     
       24. The method of  claim 20 , wherein a first CSI-RS resource, among the plurality of CSI-RS resources that are used for the tracking is quasi co-located (QCL) with (i) a second CSI-RS resource that is used for CSI acquisition, (ii) a third CSI-RS resource that is used for beam management, or (iii) an synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB). 
     
     
       25. The method of  claim 20 , wherein a linkage between the plurality of CSI-RS resources and a specific report setting is set. 
     
     
       26. The method of  claim 25 , wherein the specific report setting is null report setting. 
     
     
       27. The method of  claim 20 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the UE, information related to a time-domain density of the CSI-RS resources.   
     
     
       28. The method of  claim 20 , wherein the configuration information is configured such that the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured for the reporting of a layer 1 (L1)-reference signal received power (RSRP). 
     
     
       29. A method comprising:
 receiving, by a user equipment (UE), from a base station, configuration information related to a plurality of channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS) resources, wherein the configuration information comprises information indicating that antenna ports for the plurality of CSI-RS resources configured for tracking a time and a frequency are the same, wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured in a single slot and located at different symbol locations in the single slot, and one of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is located at a single symbol in the single slot, wherein the different symbol locations of the plurality of CSI-RS resources in the single slot are not contiguous, wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured with same periodicity, and wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured for one of i) the tracking and ii) transmission with a same spatial domain transmission filter in different symbols;   receiving, by the UE, from the base station, the CSI-RS on the plurality of CSI-RS resources based on the information; and   tracking by the UE, the time and the frequency based on the CSI-RS.   
     
     
       30. The method of  claim 29 , wherein the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state. 
     
     
       31. The method of  claim 29 , wherein code division multiplexing (CDM) is not applied to the plurality of CSI-RS resources. 
     
     
       32. The method of  claim 29 , wherein a frequency domain density of each of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is greater than 1. 
     
     
       33. The method of  claim 29 , wherein a first CSI-RS resource, among the plurality of CSI-RS resources that are used for the tracking is quasi co-located (QCL) with (i) a second CSI-RS resource that is used for CSI acquisition, (ii) a third CSI-RS resource that is used for beam management, or (iii) an synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB). 
     
     
       34. The method of  claim 29 , wherein a linkage between the plurality of CSI-RS resources and a specific report setting is set. 
     
     
       35. The method of  claim 34 , wherein the specific report setting is null report setting. 
     
     
       36. A base station comprising:
 a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal;   a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal;   at least one processor; and   at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:   transmitting to a user equipment (UE); configuration information related to a plurality of channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resources, wherein the configuration information comprises information indicating that antenna ports for the plurality of CSI-RS resources configured for tracking a time and a frequency are the same; wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured in a single slot and located at different symbol locations in the single slot; and one of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is located at a single symbol in the single slot; wherein the different symbol locations of the plurality of CSI-RS resources in the single slot are not contiguous, wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured with same periodicity; and wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured for one of i) the tracking and ii) transmission with a same spatial domain transmission filter in different symbols; and   transmitting to the UE; the CSI-RS on the plurality of CSI-RS resources based on the information.   
     
     
       37. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
 a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal;   a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal;   at least one processor; and   at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that; based on being executed by the at least one processor; perform operations comprising:   receiving; from a base station; configuration information related to a plurality of channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resources; wherein the configuration information comprises information indicating that antenna ports for the plurality of CSI-RS resources configured for tracking a time and a frequency are the same; wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured in a single slot and located at different symbol locations in the single slot; and one of the plurality of CSI-RS resources is located at a single symbol in the single slot; wherein the different symbol locations of the plurality of CSI-RS resources in the single slot are not contiguous; wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured with same periodicity; and wherein the plurality of CSI-RS resources are configured for one of i) the tracking and ii) transmission with a same spatial domain transmission filter in different symbols;   receiving, from the base station, the CSI-RS on the plurality of CSI-RS resources based on the information; and   tracking the time and the frequency based on the CSI-RS.