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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Sven Petersson, Sävedalen, SE;
Fredrik Athley, Kullavik, SE;
Andreas Nilsson, Gothenburg, SE;
Roy Timo, Järfälla, SE;
Xinlin Zhang, Gothenburg, SE;
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/0404 (2017.01); H04B 7/0456 (2017.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0404 (2013.01); H04B 7/0469 (2013.01); H04B 7/0608 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04B 7/0697 (2013.01); H04L 5/005 (2013.01); H04L 25/0226 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided mechanisms for transmission of reference signals. A method is performed by a terminal device. The terminal device comprises at least two physical antenna ports. The method comprises creating a virtual antenna port for, and applied over, at least two of the physical antenna ports. The method comprises transmitting, in the virtual antenna port, as many uplink reference signals as there are physical antenna ports.