US 12,170,629 B2
DMRS sharing for downlink control information scheduling
Qingjiang Tian, San Diego, CA (US); Jing Sun, San Diego, CA (US); Xiaoxia Zhang, San Diego, CA (US); and Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/647,921.
Prior Publication US 2023/0224120 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 5/0051 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0037 (2013.01); H04L 5/0053 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
receive a first configuration communication associated with a first shared channel communication that includes a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) having a first configurable DMRS lifespan, wherein the first configuration communication comprises a DMRS sharing indication associated with reuse of the first DMRS associated with a second shared channel communication;
receive a control channel communication comprising a DMRS reuse indication that indicates:
an association between the first DMRS and the second shared channel communication, and
a slot offset value that indicates a slot offset from a reference slot to a target slot;
receive, in the target slot, the first shared channel communication based at least in part on the first DMRS; and
receive the second shared channel communication based at least in part on the DMRS sharing indication and the first DMRS.