CHANNEL MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a channel measurement method and apparatus. The method includes: configuring for each frequency band of N frequency bands having a same carrier frequency according to a measurement demand reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band so that reference signal densities included in configured reference signal information of at least two frequency bands of the N frequency bands are different where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2 the reference signal information refers to information required to generate a reference signal the reference signal density refers to a distribution density on a time domain or a distribution density on a frequency domain of the reference signal or a pattern of the reference signal; and notifying a user equipment of the reference signal information so that the user equipment performs channel measurement according to the reference signal information.

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Claim

1. A channel measurement method, comprising:
identifying, by a base station, for each frequency band of N frequency bands having a same carrier frequency, reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band, so that reference signal densities of the reference signal information of at least two frequency bands of the N frequency bands differ according to a corresponding measurement demand of the at least two frequency bands,
wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, the reference signal information refers to information used to generate a reference signal, the reference signal densities refer to any one of: a distribution density on a time domain of the reference signal, a distribution density on a frequency domain of the reference signal, a distribution density on a time domain of a pattern of the reference signal and a distribution density on a frequency domain of a pattern of the reference signal; and
notifying, by the base station, a user equipment of the reference signal information to allow channel measurement to be performed according to the reference signal information.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the identifying of the reference signal information the method further comprises:
notifying the user equipment of a correspondence between the reference signal information and each frequency band of the N frequency bands, so that the user equipment acquires, according to the correspondence, reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band of the N frequency bands.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the reference signal information further comprises:
a bandwidth based on which the reference signal is generated, so that the user equipment generates the reference signal according to the bandwidth, wherein the bandwidth is a bandwidth of a frequency band corresponding to the reference signal information, or a bandwidth of any one frequency band of the N frequency bands, or a maximum bandwidth in the N frequency bands, or a total bandwidth of K frequency bands of the N frequency bands, wherein K is a positive integer smaller than or equal to N.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1, wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a channel-state information reference signal CSI-RS; and
the reference signal information corresponding to at least one frequency band of the N frequency bands further comprises: CSI-RS location index information, CSI-RS transmit power control information, CSI-RS port information and CSI-RS muting mode information; or
a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a cell-specific reference signal CRS; and reference signal information corresponding to at least one frequency band of the N frequency bands further comprises the following CRS reference signal information: CRS port information and CRS transmit power information.
5. A channel measurement method, comprising:
receiving, by a user equipment, reference signal information which corresponds to each frequency band of N frequency bands and is notified by a network device, wherein the N frequency bands have a same carrier frequency, the reference signal information is identified for each frequency band by the network device, and reference signal densities of the reference signal information of at least two frequency bands of the N frequency bands differ according to a corresponding measurement demand of the at least two frequency bands,
wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, the reference signal information refers to information used to generate a reference signal, the reference signal refer to any one of: a distribution density on a time domain of the reference signal, a distribution density on a frequency domain of the reference signal, a distribution density on a time domain of a pattern of the reference signal, and a distribution density on a frequency domain of a pattern of the reference signal; and
performing, by the user equipment, channel measurement according to the reference signal information.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein before the performing channel measurement according to the reference signal information, the method further comprises:
receiving a correspondence between the reference signal information notified by the network device and each frequency band of the N frequency bands; and
acquiring, according to the correspondence, the reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band of the N frequency bands.
7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the reference signal information further comprises a bandwidth based on which the reference signal is generated; and
the performing channel measurement according to the reference signal information comprises:
generating the reference signal according to the bandwidth; and
performing the channel measurement by utilizing the reference signal,
wherein the bandwidth is a bandwidth of a frequency band corresponding to the reference signal information, or a bandwidth of any one frequency band of the N frequency bands, or a maximum bandwidth in the N frequency bands, or a total bandwidth of K frequency bands of the N frequency bands, wherein K is a positive integer smaller than or equal to N.
8. The method according to claim 5,
wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a channel-state information reference signal CSI-RS; and the reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band further comprises: CSI-RS location index information, CSI-RS transmit power control information, CSI-RS port information and CSI-RS muting mode information; or
wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a cell-specific reference signal CRS; and the reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band further comprises: CRS port information and CRS transmit power information.
9. The method according to claim 5, wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a channel-state information reference signal CSI-RS;
at least one piece of the following information is missing in the reference signal information corresponding to the at least one frequency band of the N frequency bands: CSI-RS location index information, CSI-RS transmit power control information, CSI-RS port information and CSI-RS muting mode information; and
the performing channel measurement according to the reference signal information further comprises:
obtaining the missing information according to reference signal information corresponding to other frequency bands of the N frequency bands, wherein the reference signal information corresponding to the other frequency bands comprises the missing information; and
performing channel measurement according to all reference signal information after obtaining the missing information.
10. The method according to claim 5, wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a cell-specific reference signal CRS;
at least one piece of the following information is missing in the reference signal information corresponding to the at least one frequency band of the N frequency bands: CRS port information and CRS transmit power information; and
the performing channel measurement according to the reference signal information further comprises:
obtaining the missing information according to reference signal information corresponding to other frequency bands of the N frequency bands, wherein the reference signal information corresponding to the other frequency bands comprises the missing information; and
performing channel measurement according to all reference signal information after obtaining the missing information.
11. A base station, comprising:
a processor configured to identify, for each frequency band of N frequency bands having a same carrier frequency, reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band, so that reference signal densities of the reference signal information of at least two frequency bands of the N frequency bands differ according to a corresponding measurement demand of the at least two frequency bands, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, the reference signal information refers to information used to generate a reference signal, the reference signal densities refer to any one of: a distribution density on a time domain of the reference signal, a distribution density on a frequency domain of the reference signal, a distribution density on a time domain of a pattern of the reference signal and a distribution density on a frequency domain of a pattern of the reference signal; and
a transmitter configured to notify a user equipment of the reference signal information configured by the processor to allow channel measurement to be performed according to the reference signal information.
12. The base station according to claim 11, wherein the transmitter is configured to notify the user equipment of correspondence between the reference signal information and each frequency band of the N frequency bands, so that the user equipment acquires, according to the correspondence, reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band of the N frequency bands.
13. The base station according to claim 11, wherein the reference signal information configured by the processor comprises a bandwidth based on which the reference signal is generated, so that the user equipment generates the reference signal according to the bandwidth, wherein the bandwidth is a bandwidth of a frequency band corresponding to the reference signal information, or a bandwidth of any one frequency band of the N frequency bands, or a maximum bandwidth in the N frequency bands, or a total bandwidth of K frequency bands of the N frequency bands, wherein K is a positive integer smaller than or equal to N.
14. The base station according to claim 11,
wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a channel-state information reference signal CSI-RS; and reference signal information which corresponds to at least one frequency band of the N frequency bands and is configured by the processor according to CSI-RS location index information, CSI-RS transmit power control information, CSI-RS port information and CSI-RS muting mode information; or
wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a cell-specific reference signal CRS; and reference signal information which corresponds to at least one frequency band of the N frequency bands and is configured by the processor according to CRS reference signal information, CRS port information and CRS transmit power information.
15. A user equipment, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive reference signal information which corresponds to each frequency band of N frequency bands from a network device, wherein the N frequency bands have a same carrier frequency, the reference signal information is identified for each frequency band by the network device, and reference signal densities of the reference signal information of at least two frequency bands of the N frequency bands differ according to a corresponding measurement demand of the at least two frequency bands, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, the reference signal information refers to information used to generate a reference signal, the reference signal densities refer to any one of: a distribution density on a time domain of the reference signal, a distribution density on a frequency domain of the reference signal, a distribution density on a time domain of a pattern of the reference signal and a distribution density on a frequency domain of a pattern of the reference signal; and
a processor configured to perform channel measurement according to the reference signal information received by the receiver.
16. The user equipment according to claim 15, wherein
the receiver is further configured to receive correspondence which is between the reference signal information and each frequency band of the N frequency bands and is notified by the network device, and acquire, according to the correspondence, reference signal information corresponding to each frequency band of the N frequency bands.
17. The user equipment according to claim 15, wherein
the reference signal information received by the receiver further comprises a bandwidth based on which the reference signal is generated; and
the processor generates the reference signal according to the bandwidth, and performs the channel measurement by utilizing the reference signal,
wherein the bandwidth is a bandwidth of a frequency band corresponding to the reference signal information, or a bandwidth of any one frequency band of the N frequency bands, or a maximum bandwidth in the N frequency bands, or a total bandwidth of K frequency bands of the N frequency bands, wherein K is a positive integer smaller than or equal to N.
18. The user equipment according to claim 15,
wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a channel-state information reference signal CSI-RS; and the reference signal information which corresponds to each frequency band and is received by the receiver further comprises: CSI-RS location index information, CSI-RS transmit power control information, CSI-RS port information and CSI-RS muting mode information; or
wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a cell-specific reference signal CRS; and the reference signal information which corresponds to each frequency band and is received by the receiver further comprises: CRS port information and CRS transmit power information.
19. The method according to claim 15, wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a channel-state information reference signal CSI-RS;
at least one piece of the following information is missing in reference signal information which corresponds to at least one frequency band of the N frequency bands and is received by the receiver: CSI-RS location index information, CSI-RS transmit power control information, CSI-RS port information and CSI-RS muting mode information; and
the processor is further configured to obtain the missing information according to reference signal information corresponding to other frequency bands of the N frequency bands, wherein the reference signal information corresponding to the other frequency bands comprises the missing information, and perform channel measurement according to all reference signal information after obtaining the missing information.
20. The user equipment according to claim 15, wherein a reference signal configured within each frequency band of the N frequency bands is a cell-specific reference signal CRS;
at least one piece of the following information is missing in reference signal information which corresponds to at least one frequency band of the N frequency bands and is received by the receiver: CRS port information and CRS transmit power information; and
the processor is further configured to obtain the missing information according to reference signal information corresponding to other frequency bands of the N frequency bands, wherein the reference signal information corresponding to the other frequency bands comprises the missing information, and perform channel measurement according to all reference signal information after obtaining the missing information.

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