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WO2014109686A1 - Équipement utilisateur, nœud réseau et procédé correspondant pour transmettre des signaux de référence de sondage - Google Patents

Équipement utilisateur, nœud réseau et procédé correspondant pour transmettre des signaux de référence de sondage Download PDF

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WO2014109686A1
WO2014109686A1 PCT/SE2013/050888 SE2013050888W WO2014109686A1 WO 2014109686 A1 WO2014109686 A1 WO 2014109686A1 SE 2013050888 W SE2013050888 W SE 2013050888W WO 2014109686 A1 WO2014109686 A1 WO 2014109686A1
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Xinghua SONG
Ali Behravan
Eliane SEMAAN
Muhammad Imadur Rahman
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  • the present disclosure relates to telecommunications, and particularly to the transmission of Sounding Reference Signals SRSs.
  • wireless terminals also known as mobile stations and/or User Equipments, UEs communicate via a Radio Access Network, RAN, to one or more core networks.
  • the RAN covers a geographical area which is divided into cell areas, with each cell area being served by a base station, e.g., a Radio Base Station, RBS, which in some networks may also be called, for example, a "NodeB” (UMTS) or "eNodeB” (LTE).
  • RBS Radio Base Station
  • a cell is a Radio Base Station
  • Each cell is identified by an identity within the local radio area, which is broadcast in the cell.
  • the base stations communicate over the air interface operating on radio frequencies with the user UEs within range of the base stations.
  • a controller node such as a Radio Network Controller, RNC, or a Base Station Controller ,BSC which supervises and coordinates various activities of the plural base stations connected thereto.
  • the radio network controllers are typically connected to one or more core networks.
  • the UMTS is a third generation mobile communication system, which evolved from the second generation (2G) Global System for Mobile
  • UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network is essentially a radio access network using Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA, for UEs.
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
  • telecommunications suppliers propose and agree upon standards for third generation networks and UTRAN specifically, and investigate enhanced data rate and radio capacity.
  • the 3GPP has developed specifications for the Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, E-UTRAN.
  • the E-UTRAN comprises the LTE and System Architecture Evolution, SAE.
  • LTE is a variant of a 3GPP radio access technology wherein the radio base station nodes are connected to a core network (via Access Gateways, or AGWs) rather than to RNC nodes.
  • the functions of an RNC node are distributed between the RBS nodes (eNodeBs in LTE) and AGWs.
  • the RAN of an LTE system has an essentially "flat" architecture comprising radio base station nodes without reporting to RNC nodes.
  • LTE uses Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing, OFDM, in the downlink and Discrete Fourier Transform, DFT,-spread OFDM in the uplink.
  • OFDM Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing
  • DFT Discrete Fourier Transform
  • Figure 1 a illustrates a basic LTE downlink physical resource in terms of a time- frequency grid, where each resource element corresponds to one OFDM
  • the resource allocation in LTE is typically described in terms of resource blocks, RB, where an RB corresponds to one slot (0.5 ms) in the time domain and 12 contiguous subcarriers in the frequency domain.
  • RB resource blocks
  • a pair of two adjacent RBs in time direction (1 .0 ms) is known as a RB pair.
  • RBs are numbered in the frequency domain, starting with 0 from one end of the system bandwidth.
  • LTE downlink uses a 15 KHz sub-carrier spacing.
  • an RB corresponds to one slot (0.5 ms) in the time domain and 12 contiguous sub-carriers in the frequency domain.
  • a Resource Element, RE is then defined as one sub-carrier in the frequency domain, and the duration of one OFDM symbol in the time domain.
  • Physical layer channels in the LTE uplink are provided by the Physical Random Access Channel, PRACH; the Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH); and the Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH.
  • PUCCH transmissions are allocated specific frequency resources at the edges of the uplink bandwidth (e.g. multiples of 180 KHz in LTE depending on the system bandwidth).
  • PUCCH is mainly used by the UE to transmit control information in the uplink, only in sub- frames in which the UE has not been allocated any RBs for PUSCH transmission.
  • the control signalling may consist of Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, feedback as a response to a downlink transmission, Channel Status Reports, CSRs, scheduling requests, Channel Quality Indicators, CQIs, etc.
  • PUSCH is mainly used for data transmissions.
  • this channel is also used for data-associated control signalling (e.g. transport format indications, Multiple Input Multiple Output, MIMO, parameters, etc.).
  • This control information is crucial for processing the uplink data and is therefore transmitted together with that data.
  • VRBs Virtual Resource Blocks
  • Physical RBs Physical RBs
  • PRBs Physical RBs
  • the actual resource allocation to a UE is made in terms of VRB pairs.
  • a VRB pair is directly mapped to a PRB pair, hence two consecutive and localised VRB are also placed as
  • the distributed VRBs are not mapped to consecutive PRBs in the frequency domain, thereby providing frequency diversity for data channel transmitted using these distributed VRBs.
  • Downlink transmissions are dynamically scheduled, e.g., in each subframe the base station transmits control information about to which terminals data is transmitted and upon which resource blocks the data is transmitted, in the current downlink subframe.
  • the control region also contains Physical Downlink Control CHannels, PDCCH and possibly also Physical HARQ Indication Channels, PHICH, carrying ACK/NACK for the uplink transmission.
  • the downlink subframe also comprises Common Reference Symbols, CRS, which are known to the receiver and used for coherent demodulation of e.g. the control information.
  • CRS Common Reference Symbols
  • FIG. 1 d shows an example uplink transmission subframe.
  • SRSs Sounding Reference Signals
  • the RSRs have time duration of a single OFDM symbol. These estimates may be used for uplink scheduling and link adaptation but also for downlink multiple antenna transmission, especially in case of Time Division Duplex, TDD, where the uplink and downlink use the same frequencies.
  • the SRSs are defined in 3GPP TS 36.21 1 "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E- UTRA); Physical channels and modulation", incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • the SRSs may be transmitted in the last symbol of a 1 ms uplink subframe.
  • the SRSs may also be transmitted in the special slot, Uplink Pilot Time Slot, UpPTS.
  • the length of UpPTS may be configured to be one or two symbols.
  • Figure 1 e shows an example 10ms radio frame for TDD, wherein in each of the two 5-slot subframes the ratio of downlink, DL, slots to UL slots is 3DL:2UL, and wherein up to eight symbols may be set aside for SRSs.
  • SRS symbols such as SRS bandwidth, SRS frequency domain position, SRS hopping pattern and SRS subframe configuration are set semi-statical ly as a part of Radio Resource Control, RRC, information element, as explained by 3GPP TS 36.331 "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification", incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • Protocol specification incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • the Information Element, IE, SoundingRS-UL-Config is used to specify the uplink Sounding RS configuration for periodic and aperiodic sounding.
  • Periodic SRS is transmitted at regular time instances as configured by means of RRC signalling.
  • Aperiodic SRS is one shot transmission that is triggered by signalling in the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).
  • PDCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
  • the cell specific configuration in essence indicates which subframes may be used for SRS transmissions within the cell as illustrated in figure 1 e.
  • the UE specific configuration indicates to the terminal (e.g. the UE) a pattern of subframes (among the subframes reserved for SRS transmission within the cell) and frequency domain resources to be used for SRS transmission of that specific UE. It also includes other parameters that the UE shall use when transmitting the signal, such as frequency domain comb and cyclic shift.
  • SRSs from different UEs may be multiplexed in the time domain, by using UE-specific configurations such that the SRS of the two UEs are transmitted in different subframes.
  • SRSs may be multiplexed in the frequency domain.
  • a set of subcarriers is divided into two sets of subcarriers, or combs with the even and odd subcarriers respectively in each such set.
  • UEs may have different bandwidths to get additional Frequency Division Multiplexing, FDM.
  • FDM Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • the comb enables frequency domain multiplexing of signals with different bandwidths and also overlapping.
  • Code Division Multiplexing, CDM may be used. Then different users (or UEs) may use exactly the same time and frequency domain resources by using different shifts of a basic base sequence.
  • Dual connectivity is a feature defined from the UE perspective wherein the UE may simultaneously receive and transmit to at least two different network points.
  • figure 1f illustrates a dual connectivity scenario wherein a wireless terminal (e.g. a UE) participates both in a connection with a macro RBS node and a Low Power Node, LPN, node.
  • Dual connectivity is one of the features that are considered for standardisation within the umbrella work of small cell enhancements for LTE within 3GPP Rel-12.
  • Dual connectivity is defined for the case when the aggregated network points operate on the same or separate frequency. Each network point that the UE is aggregating may define a stand-alone cell or it may not define a stand-alone cell (or RBS).
  • the UE may apply some form of Time Division Multiplexing, TDM, scheme between the different network points that the UE is aggregating. This implies that the communication on the physical layer to and from the different aggregated network points may not be truly simultaneous.
  • TDM Time Division Multiplexing
  • Dual connectivity as a feature bears many similarities with carrier aggregation and Coordinated Multi Point, CoMP.
  • a differentiating factor is that dual connectivity is designed considering a relaxed backhaul and less stringent requirements on synchronisation requirements between the network points, and thus is in contrast to carrier aggregation and CoMP wherein tight synchronisation and a low-delay backhaul are assumed between connected network points.
  • SRS triggering collision may refer to any two or more SRS triggering that configure SRSs in same resources, overlapping resources, similar bases sequence or cyclic shift, etc.
  • the object is to obviate at least some of the problems outlined above.
  • it is an object to provide a UE and a method performed by the UE for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode to at least a first network node and a second network node.
  • a method performed by a UE for transmitting SRSs the UE being in dual connectivity mode to at least a first network node and a second network node.
  • the method comprises receiving, from the network nodes, a first and a second SRS configuration; and determining if the received first and the second SRS configurations at least partly collide. If the received first and the second SRS configuration collide, the method comprises prioritising between which SRSs to transmit of the received first and second SRS configuration according to a predetermined rule; and transmitting SRSs according to the predetermined rule.
  • a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs the UE being in dual connectivity mode to at least a first network node and a second network node.
  • the UE comprises a receiving unit adapted for receiving, from the network nodes, a first and a second SRS configuration; and a determining unit adapted for determining if the received first and the second SRS configurations at least partly collide.
  • the UE further comprises a prioritising unit adapted for, if the first and the second SRS configurations collide, prioritising between which SRSs to transmit of the received first and second SRS
  • the UE and the method performed by the UE may have several advantages.
  • One possible advantage is that at least one SRS transmission has a higher chance of being successfully received due to the prioritisation.
  • Another possible advantage is that ambiguity of the network nodes and the UE may be removed. Colliding or partial colliding SRS may be permitted depending on the prioritisation. Further, SRS configuration constraint may be reduced and also the allocated resources for SRS thus improving SRS resource utilisation efficiency.
  • a method performed by a first network node for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being connected in dual connectivity mode to at least the first network node and a second network node is provided.
  • the method comprises coordinating, with the second network node, SRS configurations to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to both the first and the second network node; and determining at least a first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node based on the coordination with the second network node.
  • the method further comprises transmitting, to the UE, at least the determined first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node.
  • a first network node adapted for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being connected in dual connectivity mode to at least the first network node and a second network node.
  • the first network node comprises a coordinating unit adapted for coordinating, with the second network node, SRS configurations to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to both the first and the second network node; and a determining unit adapted for determining at least a first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node based on the coordination with the second network node.
  • the first network node further comprises a transmitting unit adapted for transmitting, to the UE, at least the determined first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node.
  • the first network and the method performed by the first network node may have several advantages.
  • One possible advantage is that the UE may not need to check if the first and the second SRS configuration collide.
  • Another possible advantage is that the first and the second SRS configuration may be optimised for their purpose without colliding at least not more than to a minimum.
  • Still another possible advantage is that ambiguity of the network nodes and the UE may be removed. Colliding or partial colliding SRS may be permitted depending on the prioritisation. Further, SRS configuration constraint may be reduced and also the allocated resources for SRS thus improving SRS resource utilisation efficiency.
  • Figure 1 a illustrates a basic LTE downlink physical resource in terms of a time-frequency grid.
  • Figure 1 b illustrates LTE downlink transmissions organised into radio frames of 10 ms, each radio frame consisting of ten equally-sized subframes.
  • Figure 1 c illustrates a downlink subframe wherein the three first OFDM symbols are reserved for control signalling.
  • Figure 1 d illustrates an example uplink transmission subframe.
  • Figure 1 e shows an example 10ms radio frame for TDD, wherein in each of the two 5-slot subframes the ratio of DL slots to UL slots is 3DL:2UL, and wherein up to eight symbols may be set aside for sounding reference signals.
  • Figure 1f illustrates a dual connectivity scenario wherein a wireless terminal participates both in a connection with a macro RBS node and an LPN node.
  • Figure 2a is a flowchart of a method performed by a UE for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 2b is a flowchart of a method performed by a UE for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to still an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 3a is a flowchart of a method performed by a first network node for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 3b is a flowchart of a method performed by a first network node for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to still an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 4 is a block diagram of a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 5 is a block diagram of a first network node adapted for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 6a is a block diagram of a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • FIG. 6b is block diagram of a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to still an exemplifying
  • Figure 6c is a block diagram of a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to yet an exemplifying embodiment.
  • FIG. 6d is block diagram of a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to another exemplifying
  • Figure 6e is a block diagram of a first network node and a second network node and a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode with the first and the second network node, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 6f is block diagram of a first network node adapted for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 6g is a block diagram of a first network node adapted for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 6h is block diagram of a first network node adapted for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to another exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 6k is block diagram of a first network node adapted for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to yet another exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 7 is a block diagram of an arrangement in a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 8 is a block diagram of an arrangement in a first network node adapted for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • a first network node and a method performed by the first network node for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being in dual connectivity mode with the first network node and a second network node are provided.
  • the UE considers transmissions to both the first and the second network node when the UE determines which respective SRS configurations to transmit.
  • equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future, i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure.
  • the functional blocks may include or encompass, without limitation, digital signal processor (DSP) hardware, reduced instruction set processor, hardware (e.g., digital or analogue) circuitry including but not limited to application specific integrated circuit(s) [ASIC], and/or Field Programmable Gate Array(s), FPGA(s), and (where appropriate) state machines capable of performing such functions.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • a computer is generally understood to comprise one or more processors or one or more controllers, and the terms computer and processor and controller may be employed
  • processor or controller When provided by a computer or processor or controller, the functions may be provided by a single dedicated computer or processor or controller, by a single shared computer or processor or controller, or by a plurality of individual computers or processors or controllers, some of which may be shared or distributed.
  • processor or “controller” shall also be construed to refer to other hardware capable of performing such functions and/or executing software, such as the example hardware recited above.
  • node and/or “network node” may
  • nodes using any technology including, e.g., High Speed Packet Access, HSPA, LTE, CDMA2000, GSM, etc. or a mixture of technologies such as with a multi-standard radio (MSR) node (e.g., LTE/HSPA, GSM/HS/LTE,
  • MSR multi-standard radio
  • CDMA2000/LTE etc. may apply to different types of nodes e.g., base station, eNode B, Node B, relay, Base
  • BTS Transceiver Station
  • donor node serving a relay node (e.g., donor base station, donor Node B, donor eNB), supporting one or more radio access technologies.
  • relay node e.g., donor base station, donor Node B, donor eNB
  • Nodes that communicate using the air interface also have suitable radio communications circuitry.
  • the technology can additionally be considered to be embodied entirely within any form of computer-readable memory, such as solid-state memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk containing an appropriate set of computer instructions that would cause a processor to carry out the techniques described herein.
  • FIG. 2a illustrates the method comprising receiving 210, from the network nodes, a first and a second SRS configuration; and determining 220 if the received first and the second SRS configurations at least partly collide. If the received first and the second SRS configuration collide, the method comprises prioritising 240 between which SRSs to transmit of the received first and second SRS
  • Figure 2a illustrates that if the received first and the second SRS configurations do not collide, then the UE transmit 230 SRSs according to the received first and second SRS configuration. However, if the received first and the second SRS configuration collide, then the UE should prioritise between the at least two configurations. If the UE should transmit colliding SRSs, they may interfere with each other and the first and/or the second network node may not be able to successfully receive the SRSs.
  • colliding SRSs or colliding SRS configurations means that at least one resource element is comprised in both SRS configurations so that at least one resource element needs to carry one sounding reference symbol intended for the first network node and also a second reference symbol intended for the second network node. It shall be pointed out that there may be more than one resource element is comprised in both SRS configurations and hence the SRS configuration may be partly or completely overlapping.
  • An SRS configuration may define at least one of periodicity and offset, transmission comb, frequency start position, sounding bandwidth and frequency hopping of the SRSs.
  • the UE receives a first SRS configuration from the first network node and a second SRS configuration from the second network node.
  • the network nodes inform the UE how it should transmit SRSs in order for the respective network node to receive the SRSs.
  • the two network nodes may not be aware of each other's respective SRS configuration.
  • the UE receives the first and the second SRS
  • the UE determines if the SRS configurations at least partly collide, or overlap. If they do not, then the UE may transmit SRSs accordingly. However, if the two SRS configurations at least partly collide, then the UE prioritises between the first and the second SRS configuration according to a predetermined rule.
  • the predetermined rule will be explained in more detail below. The UE may then transmit SRS according to the predetermined rule, or according to the prioritisation govern by the predetermined rule.
  • the method performed by the UE may have several advantages.
  • One possible advantage is that at least one SRS transmission has a higher chance of being successfully received due to the prioritisation.
  • Another possible advantage is that ambiguity of the network nodes and the UE may be removed. Colliding or partial colliding SRS may be permitted depending on the prioritisation. Further, SRS configuration constraint may be reduced and also the allocated resources for SRS thus improving SRS resource utilisation efficiency.
  • the SRSs may be periodic SRSs or aperiodic SRSs.
  • Periodic SRS is transmitted at regular time instances as configured by means of RRC signalling.
  • Aperiodic SRS is one shot transmission that is triggered by signalling in the Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH.
  • a periodic SRS transmission is performed using a specific set of SRS parameters that is associated with an SRS process or configuration.
  • the triggering may be given by RRC signalling. This can be done by assigning each SRS processes or configuration with a unique identifier and the identifier is signalled via RRC signalling to invoke the corresponding SRS configuration.
  • the SRS configuration may also be identified by the signalling structure. By detecting the signalling structure, it determines which SRS is triggered.
  • Each SRS configuration is independently configured from each other, e.g. defined within a unique RRC IE.
  • a basic configuration may be configured through RRC signalling in a similar manner as for the periodic SRS, and which SRS configuration is triggered is dynamically signalled.
  • Two ePDCCH set may be configured simultaneously for each node. Each ePDCCH set is with
  • an SRS configuration is associated with the ePDCCH set in a predefined manner.
  • SRS configuration is implicitly signalled by the ePDCCH set.
  • Radio Network Temporary Identifier that scrambled the DCI messages Cyclic Redundancy Check, CRC.
  • RNTI Radio Network Temporary Identifier
  • CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
  • Different types of DCI message that triggers aperiodic SRS For example, if the SRS trigger is carried in a DCI formats that schedule DL assignments, it may trigger one SRS configuration, and if the SRS trigger is carried in a DCI message that is associated with an UL grant, it may trigger another SRS configuration.
  • the method may further comprise receiving, from the network nodes, a first and a second trigger for transmitting aperiodic SRSs.
  • aperiodic SRS the UE may receive the first and the second trigger for transmitting aperiodic SRSs, e.g. by means of signalling in the PDCCH.
  • the trigger informs the UE that it shall transmit SRSs according to the first and the second received SRS configuration.
  • the UE determines if the received first and the second SRS configurations at least partly collide and if not, the UE will transmit the aperiodic SRSs according to the received first and second SRS configuration. If the SRS configurations do collide, the UE prioritises according to the predetermined rule as described above.
  • the predetermined rule may indicate to the UE to prioritise aperiodic SRS transmission over periodic SRS transmission.
  • the UE may prioritise the aperiodic SRS transmission over periodic SRS transmission. In other words, the UE may transmit only the aperiodic SRS and refrain from transmitting the periodic SRS configuration. Since the transmission of periodic SRSs will be done periodically and the transmission of the aperiodic SRS is to be done only one, the UE will thus skip the transmission of the periodic SRS and only transmit the aperiodic SRS.
  • the reason may be that the base station expecting to receive a periodic SRS may recover from not receiving an instance of the periodic SRS, whereas the network node expecting to receive one aperiodic SRS may be more severely affected by not receiving the expected aperiodic SRS.
  • the predetermined rule may indicate to the UE to prioritise SRS transmission used for estimating the least static uplink channel.
  • Different uplink channels may be more or less static.
  • One of the uplinks channels may be relatively static whereas the other is relatively varying or fluctuating. Since the SRSs may be used for estimating the channel, it may be more important to estimate a relatively varying or fluctuating channel than a relatively static channel.
  • the predetermined rule may indicate to the UE to prioritise SRS transmission used for estimating the least static uplink channel, i.e. the most relatively varying or fluctuating channel.
  • an uplink channel to a LPN network node may be more static than the uplink channel to a macro network node. If so, then the SRS transmission to the LPN network node may be prioritised.
  • the predetermined rule may indicate to the UE, in case of Time division Duplex, TDD, operations, to prioritise SRS transmission to one of the two network nodes in the last symbol of a subframe and to the other network node in an Uplink Pilot Time Slot, UpPTS.
  • TDD Time division Duplex
  • UpPTS Uplink Pilot Time Slot
  • the uplink and downlink channels are separated in the time domain and sharing the same frequency.
  • the duration of one LTE radio frame is 10 ms.
  • One frame is divided into 10 subframes of 1 ms each, and each subframe is divided into two slots of 0.5 ms each.
  • Each slot contains either six or seven OFDM symbols, depending on the Cyclic Prefix, CP, length.
  • Subframes 0 and 5 are downlink subframes as they contain synchronisation signal and broadcast information necessary for the UE to perform synchronisation and obtain relevant system information.
  • Subframe 1 is a special subframe that serves as a switching point between downlink to uplink transmission. It contains three fields - Downlink Pilot Time Slot, DwPTS, Guard Period, GP, and UpPTS.
  • the predetermined rule may thus indicate to the UE to prioritise SRS transmission to one of the two network nodes in the last symbol of a subframe and to the other network node in an Uplink Pilot Time Slot, UpPTS.
  • both network nodes may receive SRSs
  • one of the network nodes receives the SRS in the last symbol of a subframe
  • the other node receives the SRS in a UpPTS.
  • SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • either two SC-FDMA symbols may be used for one SRS transmission as in above example or each SC- FDMA symbol may be used separately for SRS transmission intended for different network nodes.
  • the method may further comprise receiving signalling from the network nodes indicating an intended purpose of the respective SRS transmissions, wherein the predetermined rule indicates to the UE which SRS transmission to prioritise based on the intended purpose of the respective SRS transmissions.
  • the network nodes may signal to the UE the purpose of SRSs and the UE may then prioritise according to the predetermined rule.
  • the rule may be that transmissions of SRSs for frequency selective
  • SRS scheduling must take precedence over transmissions of SRSs for downlink beamforming.
  • dual connectivity with UL/DL split in Frequency Division Duplex, FDD the purpose of SRS transmission may be clear.
  • the SRS In an UL data link, the SRS is likely to be used for UL scheduling, but not for DL beamforming.
  • the UL SRS In the case of TDD, the UL SRS may be used for beamforming in DL, thus the decision may be reversed.
  • the predetermined rule may indicate to the UE to prioritise SRS transmission autonomously.
  • the UE may determine which SRS to prioritise at its own volition, i.e. selecting for itself which SRS to prioritise. For example, the UE may, in the event of colliding SRS transmission, select to transmit one SRS and deny another one.
  • the selection which SRS to prioritise may be based on quality of the link or the ongoing UL traffic, etc.
  • the UE may inform the relevant network node about a denied SRS transmission.
  • the UE may select to which network node the SRS is to be transmitted to, based on its previous SRS transmission, thus finding a fair SRS transmission between the network nodes. For example, if the UE has transmitted an aperiodic SRS to one network node, then the other network node may be prioritised when the UE transmits the next SRS.
  • the method may further comprise the UE informing 250 at least one of the first and the second network node about the determined collision between the first and the second SRS configuration.
  • the collision may result in that at least one of the network nodes may not receive SRS according to the SRS configuration it has previously sent to the UE.
  • the UE informs at least one of the first and the second network node, for example the network node which will not receive an expected SRS, about the collision and optionally also about the prioritisation between the first and the second SRS configuration.
  • the network node is enabled to send a new SRS configuration, or optionally also a new trigger, to the UE in order to receive SRS at a later stage.
  • the information may comprise the second SRS configuration. If the UE received the second SRS configuration from the second network node, the first network node may be unaware of the second SRS configuration. Likewise, the UE may send the first SRS configuration to the second network node when informing the second network node of the collision.
  • the first and second SRS configuration are associated with a respective SRS process defining at least one of periodicity and offset, transmission comb, frequency start position, sounding bandwidth and frequency hopping of the SRSs.
  • the network node may simply send an indicator to identify which SRS configuration the network node requests the UE to use for transmitting SRSs.
  • the indicator may in an example be an index of an SRS-book of SRS configurations.
  • each SRS configuration of the SRS-book may be identified by an indicator.
  • the network nodes need not send all information pertaining to the respective SRS configuration, but merely an indicator, which saves downlink signalling resources.
  • the first and a second SRS trigger may be received by means of evolved ePDCCH set that a DCI was sent from, or RNTI that was used to scramble the CRC of the DCI message, or the type of the DCI message, or a bit combination and DCI format that was used to trigger an aperiodic SRS.
  • Embodiments herein also relate to a method performed by a first network node for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being connected in dual connectivity mode to at least the first network node and a second network node. Embodiments of such a method will now be described with reference to figures 3a and 3b.
  • Figure 3a illustrates the method comprising coordinating 310, with the second network node, SRS configurations to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to both the first and the second network node; and determining 320 at least a first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node based on the coordination with the second network node.
  • the method further comprises transmitting 330, to the UE, at least the determined first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node.
  • the first network node may communicate with the second network node, e.g. by means of an X2-interface if the two network nodes are employed in an LTE based communication system.
  • the two network nodes may possibly not communicate directly but instead via e.g. BSC or an RNC.
  • the first and the second network node coordinate with each other which SRS configurations they would like to use. Different uplink radio conditions such as e.g. interference level and bit or block error rate may require a specific SRS configuration. Further, the purpose for the SRSs may require another specific SRS configuration.
  • the first and the second network node coordinate which SRS configuration the first network node should request and which SRS configuration the second network node should request. In this manner, the first and the second network node may ensure that the two SRS
  • the coordination may in an example be a sort of negotiation between the first and the second network node. For example, they may compare their respective desired SRS configurations in order to find two SRS configurations (one desired by the first network node and one desired by the second network node) that does not collide or only collide to a minimum with each other. Then the first network node may determine one of them to be the first SRS configuration, and optionally also determine the other SRS configuration to be the second SRS configuration.
  • the first network node may alternatively be in control of both SRS configurations so that it is the first network node that determines both the first and the second SRS configuration, based on the coordination with the second network node.
  • the coordination is more controlled by the first network node such that the first network node receives at least one desired SRS
  • the first network node may receive a couple of different SRS configurations from the second network node and the first network node may compare the received SRS configurations with the SRS configuration(s) it desires itself. Possibly at least one of the SRS configurations desired by the second network node does not collide or only collide to a minimum with an SRS configuration desired by the first network node. Then the first network node may simply determine both the first and the second SRS configuration based on the at least one of the SRS configurations desired by the second network node that does not collide or only collide to a minimum with the SRS configuration desired by the first network node.
  • the first network node receives one or more SRS configurations from the second network node but that all of the received SRS configurations do collide with SRS configurations desired by the first network node. If so, the first network node may determine the first network node to be any of the SRS configurations desired by the first network node. The first network node may identify an SRS configuration that is somewhat similar to the received one or more SRS configurations but that does not collide with the determined first SRS configuration. Thus the first network node determines the second SRS
  • the first network node transmits at least the determined first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node.
  • the first network node may be in control of the second network node and hence may determine both the first and the second SRS configuration and optionally also send both the first and the second SRS configuration to the UE.
  • the method performed by the first network node may have several advantages.
  • One possible advantage is that the UE may not need to check if the first and the second SRS configuration collide.
  • Another possible advantage is that the first and the second SRS configuration may be optimised for their purpose without colliding at least not more than to a minimum.
  • Still another possible advantage is that ambiguity of the network nodes and the UE may be removed. Colliding or partial colliding SRS may be permitted depending on the prioritisation. Further, SRS configuration constraint may be reduced and also the allocated resources for SRS thus improving SRS resource utilisation efficiency.
  • the SRS configurations may be intended for aperiodic SRS
  • the method further comprises transmitting a trigger for the transmission of aperiodic SRS to the UE.
  • the SRS configurations are intended for periodic SRS transmission, no trigger is needed but the first and the second SRS configuration can be seen as a trigger themselves.
  • the first network node may transmit at least a trigger for the first SRS configuration, meaning that the first network node sends at least a first trigger for triggering the UE to send at least an SRS transmission to the first network node according to the first SRS configuration.
  • the first network node may optionally also send a second trigger to the UE for triggering the UE to send an SRS transmission to the second network node according to the second SRS configuration.
  • Coordinating 310 SRS configurations may comprise determining to multiplex the SRS resources in time or frequency the first SRS configuration associated with the first network node and a second SRS configuration associated with the second network node.
  • both the first and the second network node are aware of how the UE will multiplex the SRS resources when transmitting SRSs according to the first and the second SRS configuration, both the first and the second network node will be able to receive their respective SRS transmission accordingly.
  • coordinating 310 SRS configurations may comprise exchanging cell specific SRS configurations between the first and the second network node.
  • the method may further comprise receiving 305 information from the UE indicating collision between the first SRS configuration and a second SRS configuration associated with the second network node, wherein determining 320 at least a first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node further is based on the received information indicating collision between the first SRS configuration and the second SRS configuration.
  • the first network node has transmitted at least the first SRS configuration to the UE. If the first network node has not also transmitted the second SRS configuration to the UE, then the second network node has transmitted the second SRS configuration to the UE.
  • the UE has determined that the first and the second SRS configuration at least partly collide, meaning that a transmission of SRS according the first SRS configuration would at least partly collide with a transmission of SRS according the second SRS configuration.
  • the UE informs at least the first network node about the detected collision between the first SRS configuration and the second SRS configuration.
  • the first network node may take this information into account when determining a new first SRS configuration and/or a new second SRS configuration.
  • the first network node may itself, or by coordinating with the second network node, modify one or both of the first and the second SRS configuration in order to find two individual SRS configurations that do not collide.
  • the first network node may choose another first SRS configuration, there is no need to coordinate with the second network node in order to determine the new first network node.
  • the first network node wants to change, or find a new, second SRS configuration then the first network node may coordinate with the second network node since the second SRS configuration is relevant for the second network node.
  • Embodiments herein also relate to a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs the UE being connected in dual connectivity mode to at least a first network node and a second network node.
  • the UE has the same technical features, objects and advantages as the method performed by the UE. The UE will only be described in brief in order to avoid unnecessary repetition.
  • Figure 4 is a block diagram of a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs the UE being connected in dual connectivity mode to at least a first network node and a second network node, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 4 illustrates the UE 400 comprising a receiving unit 402 adapted for receiving, from the network nodes, a first and a second SRS configuration; and a determining unit 403 adapted for determining if the received first and the second SRS configurations at least partly collide.
  • the UE 400 further comprises a prioritising unit 404 adapted for, if the first and the second SRS configurations collide, prioritising between which SRSs to transmit of the received first and second SRS configuration according to a predetermined rule; and a transmitting unit 405 adapted for transmitting SRSs according to the
  • the UE has the same possible advantages as the method performed by the UE.
  • One possible advantage is that at least one SRS transmission has a higher chance of being successfully received due to the prioritisation.
  • Another possible advantage is that ambiguity of the network nodes and the UE may be removed. Colliding or partial colliding SRS may be permitted depending on the prioritisation. Further, SRS configuration constraint may be reduced and also the allocated resources for SRS thus improving SRS resource utilisation efficiency.
  • the SRSs may be periodic SRSs or aperiodic SRSs.
  • the receiving unit 402 may further be adapted for receiving, from the network nodes, a first and a second trigger for transmitting aperiodic SRSs.
  • the predetermined rule may indicate to the UE to prioritise aperiodic SRS transmission over periodic SRS transmission.
  • the predetermined rule may indicate to the UE to prioritise SRS transmission used for estimating the least static uplink channel.
  • the predetermined rule may indicate to the UE to, in case of TDD, operations, to prioritise SRS transmission to one of the two network nodes in the last symbol of a subframe and to the other network node in an UpPTS.
  • the receiving unit 402 may further be adapted for receiving signalling from the network nodes indicating an intended purpose of the respective SRS transmissions, wherein the predetermined rule indicates to the UE which SRS transmission to prioritise based on the intended purpose of the respective SRS transmissions.
  • the predetermined rule may indicate to the UE to prioritise SRS transmission autonomously.
  • the UE may further comprise an informing unit 406 adapted for informing at least one of the first and the second network node about the determined collision between the first and the second SRS configuration.
  • the first and second SRS configuration are associated with a respective SRS process defining at least one of periodicity and offset, transmission comb, frequency start position, sounding bandwidth and frequency hopping of the SRSs.
  • the receiving unit 402 may further be adapted for receiving the first and a second SRS trigger by means of ePDCCH, set that a DCI was sent from, or RNTI that was used to scramble the CRC of the DCI message, or the type of the DCI message, or a bit combination and DCI format that was used to trigger an aperiodic SRS.
  • Embodiments herein also relate to a first network node adapted for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being connected in dual connectivity mode to at least the first network node and a second network node.
  • the first network node has the same technical features, objects and advantages as the method performed by the first network node.
  • the first network node will only be described in brief in order to avoid unnecessary repetition.
  • Figure 5 is a block diagram of a first network node adapted for enabling transmission of SRSs from a UE being connected in dual connectivity mode to at least the first network node and the second network node, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 5 illustrates the first network node 500 comprising a
  • the first network node further comprises a transmitting unit 504 adapted for
  • the first network node has the same possible advantages as the method performed by the first network node.
  • One possible advantage is that the UE may not need to check if the first and the second SRS configuration collide.
  • Another possible advantage is that the first and the second SRS configuration may be optimised for their purpose without colliding at least not more than to a minimum.
  • Still another possible advantage is that ambiguity of the network nodes and the UE may be removed. Colliding or partial colliding SRS may be permitted depending on the prioritisation. Further, SRS configuration constraint may be reduced and also the allocated resources for SRS thus improving SRS resource utilisation efficiency.
  • the SRS configurations may be intended for aperiodic SRS
  • the transmitting unit 504 further is adapted for transmitting a trigger for the transmission of aperiodic SRS to the UE.
  • the coordinating unit 502 may be adapted for coordinating SRS configurations by determining to multiplex the SRS resources in time or frequency the first SRS configuration associated with the first network node and a second SRS configuration associated with the second network node.
  • the coordinating unit 502 may further be adapted for coordinating SRS configurations by exchanging cell specific SRS configurations between the first and the second network node.
  • the first network node may further comprise a receiving unit 505 adapted for receiving information from the UE indicating collision between the first SRS configuration and a second SRS configuration associated with the second network node, wherein the determining unit 503 further is adapted for determining at least a first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node further is based on the received information indicating collision between the first SRS configuration and the second SRS configuration.
  • Figure 6a is a block diagram of a UE adapted for transmitting SRSs, the UE being in dual connectivity mode, according to an exemplifying embodiment.
  • Figure 6a illustrates a network including a wireless terminal, i.e. the UE,
  • Figure 6a shows portions of an example telecommunications network, and particularly two network nodes, e.g., first network node 630 and second network node 640 and a UE 600.
  • the first network node 630 and second network node 640 may or may not be members of a same RAN.
  • the first network node and the second network node may be base station nodes.
  • the first network node and the second network node may be a base station node or other type of node, such as an RNC node, for example.
  • Figure 6a further also shows a UE 600 which communicates over a radio or air interface (indicated by the dotted-dashed line) with the two network nodes 630 and 640.
  • the UE 600 comprises a communications interface 601 configured to facilitate communications over the radio interface between the UE and the network nodes, including dual connectivity wireless communications utilising a radio frame structure. In the dual connectivity wireless communications transmissions occur essentially concurrently between the UE and the plural network nodes.
  • the UE also comprises a processor 602, also known as a frame processor.
  • the processor 602 is configured to handle both uplink and downlink transmissions which are scheduled in the radio frame structure.
  • the radio frame structure may be described, at least in part, with reference to figure 1 d and/or figure 1 e.
  • the organisation of the frame structure may be specified by one or more network nodes and expressed in one or more control channels of the radio frame, as previously explained.
  • the frame processor of the UE receives signals and data in downlink transmissions of the frame structure and transmits appropriate signals and data in uplink transmissions of the frame structure, and does so for both network nodes when participating in dual connectivity operations.
  • the frame processor 602 includes an SRS processor 603 which executes plural SRS processes 604 and 605 when engaging in the dual connectivity wireless communications.
  • SRS processes 604 and 605 are configured to provide SRSs in the frame structure to a respective one of the plural network nodes 630 and 640.
  • SRS process may be defined by a set of specific, unique parameters that define the possibility to transmit SRS in a set of subframes. Such parameters may be, for example, separate SRS configurations such as sounding subframe configuration (periodicity and offset), transmission comb [SRS
  • each set of SRS configurations is associated (implicitly or explicitly) with one node.
  • the UE can be configured so that one periodic SRS transmission is performed using a specific set of SRS parameters that is associated with the SRS process.
  • SRS process 1 having reference sign 604
  • Figure 6b shows that the configuration of the SRS process may occur via higher layer signalling.
  • “higher layer signalling” includes any signalling that is out-of-band of the radio frame structure, e.g., that is transmitted or received outside of the radio frame structure.
  • “higher layer signalling” may include RRC signalling, for example.
  • the source of the higher layer signalling that configures the SRS process of the UE is not explicitly illustrated in figure 6b, it being understood that such higher layer signalling may originate at either the network first node or the network second node.
  • Figure 6b further indicates that the signalling which configures the SRS process, e.g. provides SRS parameters to the SRS process, may also provide other parameters for the UE.
  • Such other parameters may comprise, for example, pathloss reference, timing advance and power control commands associated with a specific reference cell or reference node.
  • Figure 6c illustrates that the SRS processor 603 may have access to a bank of SRS processes 607, one or more of which may be configured, e.g. in the manner of figure 6b.
  • the SRS processes 604-606 available to the UE may be SRS process 1 , SRS process 2, up to and including SRS process n, having reference signs 604, 605 and 606.
  • FIG. 6d illustrates that the SRS processor 603 may receive an execution signal or the like which specifies which of the SRS processes 604-606 is to be executed by the UE when the UE is in dual connectivity.
  • the SRS processor 603 comprises an execution trigger detector 607which detects an indication of which of the SRS processes is to be triggered for execution by the UE.
  • which SRS processes that are triggered to be transmitted may be given in different ways.
  • the SRS is a periodic SRS the triggering may be given by RRC configuration. This may be done by assigning each SRS processes with a unique identifier, and the identifier is signalled via RRC signalling to invoke the corresponding SRS process.
  • the SRS process can also be identified by the signalling structure.
  • Each SRS process is independently configured from each other, e.g. defined within a unique RRC IE.
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • the two network nodes may coordinate the SRS configurations for the two uplinks such that the two SRS transmissions do not collide or overlap or interfere with each other.
  • the SRS for the two network nodes may be multiplexed in time, or multiplexed in frequency by using different subcarriers for the two SRS transmissions.
  • FIG. 6e shows each of the network nodes 630 and 640 as comprising a communications interface 631 and 641 respectively for
  • the node frame processor 633 and 643 respectively includes an SRS scheduler 634 and 644 respectively, which in turn comprises a dual connectivity SRS coordinator 635 and 645 respectively.
  • pre- configured cell specific SRS configurations may be exchanged between (or made available at) the at least two network nodes 630 and 640 participating in a dual connection to the UE 600.
  • an eNodeB or network node could be informed (or determine), which (if not all) of these cell-specific SRS configurations are configured for a specific UE.
  • a UE When a UE transmits uplink channels not mapped onto resource elements reserved for SRS transmissions (such as PUSCH and PUCCH), the UE will respect all (or at least a plurality) of the cell specific SRS configurations configured for the UE.
  • an eNodeB e.g. a network node
  • it can derive the used resource element mapping from the cell specific SRS configurations received from the other nodes.
  • each eNodeB may schedule and configure SRS transmissions, for a UE, in a particular associated cell-specific SRS configuration.
  • At least two configured cell-specific SRS configurations are non-overlapping, in which case the SRS transmissions for the two network nodes may be uncoordinated, since the SRS transmissions cannot collide.
  • the cell-specific configurations at least partially overlap or collide, in which case a collision handling mechanism as outlined herein could be applied.
  • One example of identifying at least two non-colliding SRS configurations is the coordination between the network nodes as illustrated in figure 6e.
  • Figure 6f shows the dual connectivity SRS coordinator 635 of one network node, e.g. the first network node, 630 as comprising selection logic 636.
  • the function of selection logic in the figure 6f example is to select between time multiplexing 637 of the SRSs for the two connections or frequency multiplexing 638 of the SRSs for the two connections.
  • the selection performed by the logic 636 may be either predefined or autonomous (e.g., not predefined, but based on other criteria within the discretion of the network node).
  • the selection logic of figure 6g differs in that the selection pertains to which of the network nodes will be allocated its SRS in a normal uplink subframe and which will be allocated its SRS in UpPTS.
  • Figure 6g thus reflects a special embodiment for TDD, wherein the SRS transmission may be configured for one node in UpPTS and the SRS transmission to another node in a normal uplink subframe.
  • the attachment of the SRS transmission to the network nodes either with UpPTS or with normal uplink subframes may either be predefined, or it can be decided by one network node which can also inform the other network node in dual
  • the UpPTS is configured with two OFDM symbols wherein each network node is using a specific OFDM symbol for its transmissions of SRS, for a UE being connected to both nodes.
  • FIG. 6h when a UE receives colliding SRS configurations either in time or in frequency, the UE may prioritise according to a predetermined rule.
  • Figure 6h shows that the SRS processor 603 may include a SRS conflict prioritiser 608.
  • the SRS conflict prioritiser 608 is configured to operate based on certain conflict rules. Example conflict rules are described above.
  • the UE 600 may select to transmit one SRS and deny another one autonomously.
  • Figure 6k particularly shows the SRS processor 603 as comprising a SRS selector 609.
  • the SRS selector 609 operates on the basis of selection criteria.
  • the selection can be based on quality of the link or the ongoing uplink traffic, etc.
  • the UE may inform the relevant network node about a denied SRS transmission.
  • the UE may select to which network node the SRS is to be transmitted to, based on its previous SRS transmission, thus finding a fair SRS transmission between the network nodes. For example, if a UE has transmitted an aperiodic SRS to one network node, then the other network node may be prioritised when the UE transmits the next SRS.
  • All periodic SRS configurations, for both nodes, may be constrained to the same cell specific SRS configuration.
  • the cell specific SRS configuration of a first network node is transmitted to a second network node, which will respect the cell specific SRS configuration when configuring any periodic SRS or when scheduling dynamic SRS transmissions.
  • machine platform is a way of describing how the functional units may be implemented or realised by machine.
  • the machine platform can take any of several forms, such as (for example) electronic circuitry in the form of a computer implementation platform or a hardware circuit platform.
  • a computer implementation of the machine platform may be realised by or implemented as one or more computer processors or controllers as those terms are herein expansively defined, and which may execute instructions stored on non-transient computer-readable storage media. In such a computer
  • the machine platform may comprise, in addition to a processor(s), a memory section (which in turn can comprise random access memory; read only memory; an application memory (a non-transitory computer readable medium which stores, e.g. coded non instructions which can be executed by the processor to perform acts described herein); and any other memory such as cache memory, for example).
  • a hardware circuit e.g. an Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC, wherein circuit elements are structured and operated to perform the various acts described herein.
  • the UE 400 is also illustrated comprising a receiving interface 41 1 and a transmitting interface 412. Through these two interfaces, the UE 400 is adapted to communicate with other nodes and/or entities in the wireless communication network.
  • the receiving interface 41 1 may comprise more than one receiving arrangement.
  • the receiving interface may be connected to both a wire and an antenna, by means of which the UE 400 is enabled to communicate with other nodes and/or entities in the wireless communication network.
  • the transmitting interface 412 may comprise more than one transmitting arrangement, which in turn are connected to both a wire and an antenna, by means of which the UE 400 is enabled to communicate with other nodes and/or entities in the wireless communication network.
  • the UE 400 further comprises a memory 401 for storing data.
  • the UE 400 is illustrated comprising a control or processing unit 406 which in turns is connected to the different units 402-405. It shall be pointed out that this is merely an illustrative example and the UE 400 may comprise more, less or other units or modules which execute the functions of the UE 400 in the same manner as the units illustrated in figure 4.
  • figure 4 merely illustrates various functional units in the UE 400 in a logical sense. The functions in practice may be
  • one embodiment includes a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by the control or processing unit 406 for executing the method steps in the UE 400.
  • the instructions executable by the computing system and stored on the computer-readable medium perform the method steps of the UE 400 as set forth in the claims.
  • the Network Node 500 is also illustrated comprising a receiving interface 51 1 and a transmitting interface 512. Through these two interfaces, the Network Node 500 is adapted to communicate with other nodes and/or entities in the wireless communication network.
  • the receiving interface 51 1 may comprise more than one receiving arrangement.
  • the receiving unit may be connected to both a wire and an antenna, by means of which the Network Node 500 is enabled to communicate with other nodes and/or entities in the wireless communication network.
  • the transmitting interface 512 may comprise more than one transmitting arrangement, which in turn are connected to both a wire and an antenna, by means of which the Network Node 500 is enabled to communicate with other nodes and/or entities in the wireless communication network.
  • the Network Node 500 further comprises a memory 501 for storing data. Further, the Network Node 500 is illustrated comprising a control or processing unit 506 which in turns is connected to the different units 502-505. It shall be pointed out that this is merely an illustrative example and the Network Node 500 may comprise more, less or other units or modules which execute the functions of the Network Node 500 in the same manner as the units illustrated in figure 5.
  • figure 5 merely illustrates various functional units in the Network Node 500 in a logical sense.
  • the functions in practice may be implemented using any suitable software and hardware means/circuits etc.
  • the embodiments are generally not limited to the shown structures of the Network Node 500 and the functional units.
  • the previously described exemplary embodiments may be realised in many ways.
  • one embodiment includes a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by the control or processing unit 506 for executing the method steps in the Network Node 500.
  • the instructions executable by the computing system and stored on the computer-readable medium perform the method steps of the
  • Network Node 500 as set forth in the claims.
  • FIG. 7 schematically shows an embodiment of an arrangement in a UE 700.
  • a processing unit 706 e.g. with a DSP (Digital Signal Processor).
  • the processing unit 706 may be a single unit or a plurality of units to perform different actions of procedures described herein.
  • the UE 700 may also comprise an input unit 702 for receiving signals from other entities, and an output unit 704 for providing signal(s) to other entities.
  • the input unit and the output unit may be arranged as an integrated entity or as illustrated in the example of figure 4, as one or more interfaces 41 1/412.
  • the UE 700 comprises at least one computer program product 708 in the form of a non-volatile memory, e.g. an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), a flash memory and a hard drive.
  • the computer program product 708 comprises a computer program 710, which comprises code means, which when executed in the processing unit 706 in the UE 700 causes the UE 700 to perform the actions e.g. of the procedure described earlier in conjunction with figures 2a and 2b.
  • the computer program 710 may be configured as a computer program code structured in computer program modules 710a-710e. Hence, in an
  • the code means in the computer program of the UE 700 comprises a receiving unit, or module, for receiving, from the network nodes, a first and a second SRS configuration.
  • the computer program further comprises a determining unit, or module, for determining, if the received first and the second SRS configurations at least partly collide.
  • the computer program further comprises a prioritising unit, or module, for prioritising between which SRSs to transmit of the received first and second SRS configuration according to a predetermined rule if the first and the second SRS configurations collide.
  • the computer program still further comprises a transmitting unit, or module, for transmitting, SRSs according to the predetermined rule.
  • the computer program modules could essentially perform the actions of the flow illustrated in figures 2a and 2b, to emulate the UE 400, 700.
  • the different computer program modules when executed in the processing unit 706, they may correspond to the units 402-405 of figure 4.
  • FIG. 8 schematically shows an embodiment of an arrangement in a network node 800.
  • a processing unit 806 e.g. with a DSP (Digital Signal Processor).
  • the processing unit 806 may be a single unit or a plurality of units to perform different actions of procedures described herein.
  • the network node 800 may also comprise an input unit 802 for receiving signals from other entities, and an output unit 804 for providing signal(s) to other entities.
  • the input unit and the output unit may be arranged as an integrated entity or as illustrated in the example of figure 5, as one or more interfaces 51 1/512.
  • the network node 800 comprises at least one computer program product 808 in the form of a non-volatile memory, e.g. an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), a flash memory and a hard drive.
  • the computer program product 808 comprises a computer program 810, which comprises code means, which when executed in the processing unit 806 in the network node 800 causes the network node 800 to perform the actions e.g. of the procedure described earlier in conjunction with figures 3a and 3b.
  • the computer program 810 may be configured as a computer program code structured in computer program modules 810a-810e. Hence, in an
  • the code means in the computer program of the network node 800 comprises a coordinating unit, or module, for coordinating, with the second network node, SRS configurations to be used by the UE for
  • the computer program further comprises a determining unit, or module, for determining at least a first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node based on the coordination with the second network node.
  • the computer program further comprises a transmitting unit, or module, for transmitting, to the UE, at least the determined first SRS configuration to be used by the UE for transmitting SRSs to the first network node.
  • the computer program modules could essentially perform the actions of the flow illustrated in figures 3a and 3b, to emulate the network node 500, 800.
  • the different computer program modules when executed in the processing unit 806, they may correspond to the units 502-5058 of figure 5.
  • code means in the respective embodiments disclosed above in conjunction with figures 4 and 5 are implemented as computer program modules which when executed in the respective processing unit causes the UE and the network node respectively to perform the actions described above in the conjunction with figures mentioned above, at least one of the code means may in alternative embodiments be implemented at least partly as hardware circuits.
  • the processor may be a single CPU (Central processing unit), but could also comprise two or more processing units.
  • the processor may include general purpose microprocessors; instruction set processors and/or related chips sets and/or special purpose microprocessors such as ASICs
  • the processor may also comprise board memory for caching purposes.
  • the computer program may be carried by a computer program product connected to the processor.
  • the computer program product may comprise a computer readable medium on which the computer program is stored.
  • the computer program product may be a flash memory, a RAM (Random-access memory) ROM (Read-Only Memory) or an EEPROM, and the computer program modules described above could in alternative embodiments be distributed on different computer program products in the form of memories within the UE and the network node respectively.
  • eNodeB wireless terminal
  • UE wireless terminal

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L'invention concerne un UE et un procédé réalisé par l'UE pour transmettre des SRS, l'UE étant en mode double connectivité à au moins un premier nœud de réseau et à un second nœud du réseau. L'invention concerne également un premier nœud de réseau et un procédé réalisé par le premier nœud de réseau pour activer la transmission de SRS depuis un UE étant relié en mode double connectivité au moins au premier nœud de réseau et au second nœud du réseau. Le procédé réalisé par l'UE consiste à recevoir (210), à partir des nœuds de réseau, une première configuration SRS et une seconde configuration SRS ; et à déterminer (220) si la première et la seconde configuration SRS reçues entrent en collision au moins en partie. Si la première et la seconde configuration SRS reçues entrent en collision, le procédé consiste à déterminer à laquelle des SRS donner priorité (240) de transmission entre la première et la seconde configuration SRS reçues, selon une règle prédéterminée ; et à transmettre (250) des SRS selon la règle prédéterminée.
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