Patent ID: 9313679
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: H04J,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for indicating a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration, comprising: generating at least two pieces of downlink control signaling DCI, wherein each of the at least two pieces of DCI comprises a sounding reference signal SRS configuration information element; and transmitting the at least two pieces of DCI in a subframe to a terminal, for using the SRS configuration information elements in the at least two pieces of DCI to jointly indicate an SRS configuration, wherein using the SRS configuration information elements in the at least two pieces of DCI to jointly indicate the SRS configuration comprises: when an SRS configuration information element of only one piece of DCI in the at least two pieces of DCI indicates the SRS configuration, using the SRS configuration indicated by the SRS configuration information element of the one piece of DCI as the SRS configuration jointly indicated by the SRS configuration information elements in the at least two pieces of DCI; and when the SRS configuration information elements of the at least two pieces of DCI all indicate the SRS configuration, the SRS configuration information elements in the at least two pieces of DCI jointly indicating an invalid SRS configuration.