MBSFN subframe usage for LTE-NR spectrum sharing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12075260-B2
Application number	US-202017426877-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2020
Priority date	Feb 13, 2019
Publication date	Aug 27, 2024
Grant date	Aug 27, 2024

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed for LTE-NR spectrum sharing. In one embodiment, a method for a wireless device (WD) includes obtaining a configuration of at least one reference signal of a first radio access technology that overlaps in time with a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network, MBSFN, subframe of a second radio access technology. In another embodiment, a method for a network node includes configuring at least one reference signal of a first radio access technology to overlap in time with a MBSFN subframe of a second radio access technology.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device, the network node comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to:
configure at least one reference signal of a first radio access technology to overlap in time with a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network, MBSFN, subframe of a second radio access technology, the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology including a synchronization signal block, SSB, and a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS.

2. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the network node to:
transmit the at least one reference signal on at least one radio resource according to the configured overlap in time; and
receive feedback based on measurements of the at least one reference signal on the at least one radio resource.

3. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology further includes a tracking reference signal, TRS.

4. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the first radio access technology is Third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, New Radio, NR, and the second radio access technology is 3GPP Long Term Evolution, LTE.

5. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the network node to configure the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology to overlap in time with the MBSFN subframe of the second radio access technology by being configured to cause the processing circuitry to cause the network node to:
configure the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology in at least one slot defined by the first radio access technology to overlap with at least one subframe defined by the second radio access technology.

6. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the network node to configure the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology to overlap in time with the MBSFN subframe of the second radio access technology by being configured to cause the processing circuitry to cause the network node to:
configure the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology in one of one slot and at least two slots defined by the first radio access technology to overlap with one subframe defined by the second radio access technology, the one of the one slot and the at least two slots being based at least in part on a subcarrier spacing that is used for the first radio access technology.

7. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the network node to:
configure a synchronization signal block, SSB, of the first radio access technology to overlap in time with the MBSFN subframe of the second radio access technology; and
transmit the SSB on at least one radio resource according to the configured overlap in time.

8. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the configuration of the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology to overlap in time with the MBSFN subframe of the second radio access technology is further configured to cause the network node to:
avoid a collision of the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology with at least one of:
a cell-specific reference signal, CRS, of the second radio access technology; and
signaling on one of a first one and a first two orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, symbols of the MBSFN subframe of the second radio access technology.

9. A wireless device, WD, configured to communicate with a network node, the wireless device comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to cause the wireless device to:
obtain a configuration of at least one reference signal of a first radio access technology to overlap in time with a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network, MBSFN, subframe of a second radio access technology, the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology including a synchronization signal block, SSB, and a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the wireless device to:
receive and/or perform measurements of the at least one reference signal on at least one radio resource according to the configured overlap in time.

11. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology further includes a tracking reference signal, TRS.

12. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the first radio access technology is Third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, New Radio, NR, and/or the second radio access technology is Third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, Long Term Evolution, LTE.

13. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the overlap in time is an overlap of the at least one reference signal in at least one slot defined by the first radio access technology with at least one subframe defined by the second radio access technology.

14. A method implemented in a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device, the method comprising:
configuring at least one reference signal of a first radio access technology to overlap in time with a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network, MBSFN, subframe of a second radio access technology, the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology including a synchronization signal block, SSB, and a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS.

15. A method implemented in a wireless device, WD, configured to communicate with a network node, the method comprising:
obtaining a configuration of at least one reference signal of a first radio access technology to overlap in time with a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network, MBSFN, subframe of a second radio access technology, the at least one reference signal of the first radio access technology including a synchronization signal block, SSB, and a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS.

Assignees

• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M

Inventors

• Baldemair Robert
• Huss Fredrik
• Heiser Franz
• Boudreau Gary
• Williams Luke
• Björkegren Håkan
• Parkvall Stefan
• Mauritz Oskar

Classifications

• H04L5/0053

  Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals · CPC title

• H04W72/30

  Resource management for broadcast services · CPC title

• H04W16/14 Primary

  Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} · CPC title

• H04L5/0007

  the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT · CPC title

• H04L5/0094

  Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated · CPC title