Patent ID: 11937244
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. The method of claim 11, wherein:
the pattern of one or more demodulation reference signals associated with the first slot comprises a first pattern comprising more than one demodulation reference signal; and
one or more of the pattern of one or more demodulation reference signals associated with the full slot and the pattern of one or more demodulation reference signals associated with the last slot comprises a subset of demodulation reference signals included in the first pattern, the method further comprising:
detecting demodulation reference signals in the first pattern, the pattern of one or more demodulation reference signals associated with the full slot, and the pattern of one or more demodulation reference signals associated with the last slot;
determining a number of demodulation reference signals in the first pattern, the pattern of one or more demodulation reference signals associated with the full slot, and the pattern of one or more demodulation reference signals associated with the last slot; and
determining that the first pattern is associated with the first slot type based on the first pattern comprising a larger number of demodulation reference signals than the pattern of one or more demodulation reference signals associated with the full slot and the pattern of one or more demodulation reference signals associated with the last slot.