Method and apparatus for high rank CSI reporting in a wireless communication system

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阅读说明：本技术 无线通信系统中用于高秩csi报告的方法和装置 (Method and apparatus for high rank CSI reporting in a wireless communication system ) 是由 E.昂戈萨努西 M.S.拉曼于 2020-02-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开涉及通信方法和系统,用于将用于支持超过第四代(4G)系统的更高数据速率的第五代(5G)通信系统与用于物联网(IoT)的技术融合。本公开可以应用于基于5G通信技术和IoT相关技术的智能服务,诸如智能家庭、智能建筑、智能城市、智能汽车、联网汽车、医疗保健、数字教育、智能零售、安全和安保服务。一种用于无线通信系统中操作用户设备(UE)进行信道状态信息(CSI)反馈的方法,包括：从基站(BS)接收CSI反馈配置信息,该CSI反馈配置信息包括用于确定M个基向量的集的两个参数(p0,p1),第一参数(p0)用于第一秩集,第二参数(p1)用于第二秩集；基于所述CSI反馈配置信息生成CSI反馈,所述CSI反馈是针对来自所述第一和第二秩集之一的秩值υ生成的,并且所述CSI反馈包括所述M个基向量的集,如果所述秩值υ属于所述第一秩集,则基于所述(p0)确定M,如果所述秩值υ属于所述第二秩集,则基于所述(p1)确定M；以及通过上行链路信道向BS发送CSI反馈。(The present disclosure relates to communication methods and systems for merging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates than a fourth generation (4G) system with technologies for internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on 5G communication technologies and IoT related technologies, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars, networked cars, healthcare, digital education, smart retail, security and security services. A method for operating a User Equipment (UE) for Channel State Information (CSI) feedback in a wireless communication system, comprising: receiving CSI feedback configuration information from a Base Station (BS), the CSI feedback configuration information including two parameters (p0, p1) for determining a set of M basis vectors, a first parameter (p0) for a first rank set, and a second parameter (p1) for a second rank set; generating CSI feedback based on the CSI feedback configuration information, the CSI feedback being generated for a rank value v from one of the first and second rank sets, and the CSI feedback comprising a set of the M basis vectors, determining M based on the (p0) if the rank value v belongs to the first rank set, and determining M based on the (p1) if the rank value v belongs to the second rank set; and transmitting the CSI feedback to the BS through an uplink channel.)

1. A user equipment, UE, for channel state information, CSI, feedback in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

A transceiver configured to receive CSI feedback configuration information from a base station BS, the CSI feedback configuration information including two parameters (p0, p1) for determining a set of M basis vectors, wherein a first parameter p0 is for a first rank set and a second parameter p1 is for a second rank set; and

a processor operatively connected to the transceiver, the processor configured to generate CSI feedback based on CSI feedback configuration information, wherein the CSI feedback is generated for a rank value v from one of a first rank set and a second rank set, and the CSI feedback comprises a set of M basis vectors, wherein M is determined based on a first parameter p0 if the rank value v belongs to the first rank set, and M is determined based on a second parameter p1 if the rank value v belongs to the second rank set,

wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit the CSI feedback over an uplink channel.

2. The UE of claim 1, wherein the UE is further configured to,

wherein the first set of ranks includes rank values 1, 2 and the second set of ranks includes rank values 3, 4,

wherein the set of values of the first and second parameters (p0, p1) comprises:

(p0，p1)＝(1/2，1/4)；

(p0，p1)＝(1/4，1/8)；

(p0，p1)＝(1/4，1/4)。

3. the UE of claim 1, wherein the UE is further configured to,

wherein the values of the first parameter p0 and the second parameter p1 are configured jointly via a single radio resource control, RRC, parameter or separately via respective first and second radio resource control, RRC, parameters.

4. The UE of claim 1, wherein the UE is further configured to,

wherein:

p is one of p0 and p1,

is the function of taking the top of the image,

N₃is the total number of frequency domain FD units, and

r is the number of FD units in each subband configured for CSI feedback.

5. The UE of claim 4, wherein the CSI feedback packetIncluding a 2 lxm coefficient matrix C indicating for each layer L1_lThe spatial domain SD basis matrix A_lAnd FD base matrix B_lA precoding matrix indicator PMI, and

wherein:

for total number N₃The precoding matrix of each FD unit is composed of Is determined by the column of (1), wherein

A_l＝[a_l，0 a_l，1 ... a_l，L-1]Comprising L basis vectors, a, for SD antenna ports_l，iIs N₁N₂X 1 column vector, where N₁And N₂The number of antenna ports is respectively, and the first dimension and the second dimension of the two-dimensional dual-polarized channel state information reference signal CSI-RS antenna port at the BS have the same antenna polarization;

B_l＝[b_l，0 b_l，1 ... b_l，M-1]comprising M basis vectors for FD units, b_l，kIs N₃X 1 column vector;

C_lis composed of a complex coefficient C_l，i，k2 lxm matrix of (a); and

number of column vectors L of SD antenna ports, number of column vectors M of FD units, and total number of FD units N₃Is configured via higher layer signaling.

6. A base station, BS, in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

A processor configured to generate CSI feedback configuration information; and

a transceiver operatively connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to:

transmitting CSI feedback configuration information to a user Equipment, UE, the CSI feedback configuration information comprising two parameters (p0, p1) for determining a set of M basis vectors, wherein a first parameter p0 is for a first rank set and a second parameter p1 is for a second rank set, and

receiving, from the UE, CSI feedback generated for a rank value v from one of a first rank set and a second rank set over an uplink UL channel, the CSI feedback comprising a set of M basis vectors, wherein M is determined based on a first parameter p0 if the rank value v belongs to the first rank set, and M is determined based on a second parameter p1 if the rank value v belongs to the second rank set.

7. The BS of claim 6,

wherein the first set of ranks includes rank values 1, 2 and the second set of ranks includes rank values 3, 4,

wherein the set of values of the first and second parameters (p0, p1) comprises:

(p0，p1)＝(1/2，1/4)；

(p0，p1)＝(1/4，1/8)；

(p0，p1)＝(1/4，1/4)。

8. the BS of claim 6,

9. The BS of claim 6, wherein:

wherein:

p is one of p0 and p1,

is the function of taking the top of the image,

N₃is the total number of frequency domain FD units, and

r is the number of FD units in each subband configured for CSI feedback.

10. The BS of claim 9, wherein the CSI feedback comprises a 2 lxm coefficient matrix C indicating 1_lThe spatial domain SD basis matrix A_lAnd FD base matrix B_lA precoding matrix indicator PMI, and

wherein:

for total number N₃The precoding matrix of each FD unit is composed of Is determined by the column of (1), wherein

A_l＝[a_l，0 a_l，1 ... a_l，L-1]Comprising L basis vectors, a, for SD antenna ports_l，iIs N₁N₂X 1 column vector, where N₁And N₂The number of antenna ports, respectively, having the same antenna polarization in the first and second dimensions of the two-dimensional dual-polarized channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS, antenna port at the BS;

B_l＝[b_l，0 b_l，1 ... b_l，M-1]comprising M basis vectors for FD units, b_l，kIs N₃X 1 columnVector quantity;

C_lis composed of complex coefficients c_l，i，k2 lxm matrix of (a); and

number of column vectors L of SD antenna ports, number of column vectors M of FD units, and total number of FD units N₃Is configured via higher layer signaling.

11. A method in a wireless communication system for operating a user equipment, UE, for channel state information, CSI, feedback, the method comprising:

Receiving CSI feedback configuration information from a base station, BS, the CSI feedback configuration information comprising two parameters (p0, p1) for determining a set of M basis vectors, wherein a first parameter p0 is for a first rank set and a second parameter p1 is for a second rank set;

generating CSI feedback based on the CSI feedback configuration information, wherein the CSI feedback is generated for a rank value v from one of a first rank set and a second rank set, and the CSI feedback comprises a set of M basis vectors, wherein M is determined based on a first parameter p0 if the rank value v belongs to the first rank set and M is determined based on a second parameter p1 if the rank value v belongs to the second rank set; and

the CSI feedback is sent to the BS over an uplink channel.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second light sources are selected from the group consisting of,

wherein the first set of ranks includes rank values 1, 2 and the second set of ranks includes rank values 3, 4,

wherein the set of values of the first and second parameters (p0, p1) comprises:

(p0，p1)＝(1/2，1/4)；

(p0，p1)＝(1/4，1/8)；

(p0，p1)＝(1/4，1/4)。

13. the method of claim 11, wherein the first and second light sources are selected from the group consisting of,

14. The method of claim 11, wherein:

Wherein:

p is one of p0 and p1,

is the function of taking the top of the image,

N₃is the total number of frequency domain FD units, and

r is the number of FD units in each subband configured for CSI feedback.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communication systems, and more particularly to Channel State Information (CSI) feedback indicative of a downlink channel.

Background

In order to meet the increasing demand for wireless data traffic since the deployment of 4G communication systems, efforts have been made to develop improved 5G or pre-5G communication systems. Accordingly, the 5G or pre-5G communication system is also referred to as a "super 4G network" or a "post-LTE system". The 5G communication system is considered to be implemented in a higher frequency (millimeter wave) band, for example, a 60GHz band, in order to achieve a higher data rate. In order to reduce propagation loss of radio waves and increase transmission distance, beamforming, massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beamforming, massive antenna technology are discussed in the 5G communication system. Further, in the 5G communication system, development of system network improvement is ongoing based on advanced small cells, cloud Radio Access Networks (RANs), ultra dense networks, device-to-device (D2D) communication, wireless backhaul, mobile networks, cooperative communication, coordinated multipoint (CoMP), reception-side interference cancellation, and the like. In 5G systems, hybrid FSK and QAM modulation (FQAM) and Sliding Window Superposition Coding (SWSC) have been developed as Advanced Coding Modulation (ACM), and filter bank multi-carrier (FBMC), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), and Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA) as advanced access techniques.

The internet, which is a human-centric network-connected internet in which humans generate and consume information, is now evolving towards the internet of things (IoT), where distributed entities, such as things, exchange and process information without human intervention. Internet of everything (IoE) has emerged as a combination of IoT technology and big data processing technology through connection with cloud servers. As technical elements such as "sensing technologies", "wired/wireless communication and network infrastructure", "service interface technologies", and "security technologies" have become the needs of IoT implementation, sensor networks, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, Machine Type Communication (MTC), etc. have recently been studied. Such IoT environments can provide intelligent internet technology services that create new value for human life by collecting and analyzing data generated by internet things. Through the fusion and integration of existing Information Technology (IT) with various industrial applications, IoT is applicable to various fields including smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or networked cars, smart grids, healthcare, smart appliances, and advanced medical services.

In line with this, various attempts have been made to apply the 5G communication system to the IoT network. For example, technologies such as sensor networks, Machine Type Communication (MTC), and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication may be implemented through beamforming, MIMO, and array antennas. The application of cloud Radio Access Networks (RANs) as the big data processing technology described above may also be considered as an example of the convergence between 5G technology and IoT technology.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

Understanding and correctly estimating the channel between a User Equipment (UE) and a Base Station (BS), such as a enode B (gNB), is important for efficient and effective wireless communication. To correctly estimate DL channel conditions, the gNB may send reference signals, e.g., CSI-RS, to the UE for DL channel measurements, and the UE may report (e.g., feed back) information about the channel measurements, e.g., CSI, to the gNB. Through such DL channel measurements, the gNB is able to select appropriate communication parameters to efficiently and effectively perform wireless data communication with the UE.

Technical scheme

In one embodiment, a UE for CSI feedback in a wireless communication system is provided. The UE includes a transceiver configured to receive CSI feedback configuration information from the BS including two parameters (p0, p1) for determining a set of M basis vectors, wherein a first parameter (p0) is for a first rank set and a second parameter (p1) is for a second rank set. The UE also includes a processor operatively connected to the transceiver. The processor is configured to generate CSI feedback based on the CSI feedback configuration information, wherein the CSI feedback is generated for a rank value v from one of the first and second rank sets, and the CSI feedback comprises a set of M basis vectors, wherein M is determined based on a first parameter (p0) if the rank value v belongs to the first rank set and M is determined based on a second parameter (p1) if the rank value v belongs to the second rank set. The transceiver is further configured to transmit CSI feedback over an uplink channel

In another embodiment, a BS in a wireless communication system is provided. The BS includes a processor configured to generate CSI feedback configuration information. The BS further includes a transceiver operatively connected to the processor. The transceiver is configured to transmit CSI feedback configuration information to the UE comprising two parameters (p0, p1) for determining a set of M basis vectors, wherein a first parameter (p0) is for a first rank set and a second parameter (p1) is for a second rank set; and receiving, from the UE over an Uplink (UL) channel, CSI feedback generated for a rank value v from one of a first rank set and a second rank set, the CSI feedback comprising a set of M basis vectors, wherein M is determined based on a first parameter (p0) if the rank value v belongs to the first rank set, and M is determined based on a second parameter (p1) if the rank value v belongs to the second rank set.

In yet another embodiment, a method for operating a UE for CSI feedback in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving CSI feedback configuration information from the BS comprising two parameters (p0, p1) for determining a set of M basis vectors, wherein a first parameter (p0) is for a first rank set and a second parameter (p1) is for a second rank set; generating CSI feedback based on CSI feedback configuration information, wherein CSI feedback is generated for a rank value v from one of the first rank set and a second rank set, and the CSI feedback comprises a set of the M basis vectors, wherein M is determined based on a first parameter (p0) if the rank value v belongs to a first rank set, and M is determined based on a second parameter (p1) if the rank value v belongs to the second rank set; and transmitting the CSI feedback to the BS through an uplink channel.

Other technical features may be readily apparent to one skilled in the art from the following figures, descriptions, and claims.

Before proceeding with the following detailed description, it may be advantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases used throughout this patent document. The term "couple" and its derivatives refer to any direct or indirect communication between two or more elements, whether or not those elements are in physical contact with one another. The terms "transmit," "receive," and "communicate," as well as derivatives thereof, include both direct and indirect communication. The terms "include" and "comprise," as well as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion without limitation. The term "or" is inclusive, meaning and/or. The phrase "associated with … …" and derivatives thereof means including, included within, interconnected with … …, contained within, connected to or connected with … …, coupled to or coupled with … …, communicable with … …, cooperative with … …, interleaved, juxtaposed, proximate, joined or joined with … …, having properties of … …, having a relationship with … …, and the like. The term "controller" means any device, system, or part thereof that controls at least one operation. Such a controller may be implemented in hardware, or in a combination of hardware and software and/or firmware. The functionality associated with any particular controller may be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely. At least one of the phrases "when used with a list of items means that a different combination of one or more of the listed items may be used and only one item in the list may be required. For example, "at least one of A, B and C" includes any one of the following combinations: A. b, C, A and B, A and C, B and C and a and B and C.

Furthermore, the various functions described below may be implemented or supported by one or more computer programs, each computer program formed from computer readable program code and embodied in a computer readable medium. The terms "application" and "program" refer to one or more computer programs, software components, sets of instructions, programs, functions, objects, classes, instances, related data, or a portion thereof adapted for implementation in suitable computer readable program code. The phrase "computer readable program code" includes any type of computer code, including source code, object code, and executable code. The phrase "computer readable medium" includes any type of medium capable of being accessed by a computer, such as Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), a hard disk drive, a Compact Disc (CD), a Digital Video Disc (DVD), or any other type of memory. A "non-transitory" computer-readable medium does not include a wired, wireless, optical, or other communication link that propagates transitory electrical or other signals. Non-transitory computer-readable media include media in which data can be permanently stored and media in which data can be stored and subsequently rewritten, such as rewritable optical disks or erasable storage devices.

Definitions for other specific words and phrases are provided throughout this patent document. Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior, as well as future uses of such defined words and phrases.

Advantageous effects

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for CSI reporting in a wireless communication system.

Drawings

For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers represent like parts:

fig. 1 illustrates an example wireless network in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 illustrates an example gNB in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 illustrates an example UE in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4A illustrates a high-level diagram of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access transmission path according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 4B illustrates a high-level diagram of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access receive path according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 5 shows a transmitter block diagram for PDSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 6 shows a receiver block diagram for PDSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

Fig. 7 shows a transmitter block diagram for PUSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8 shows a receiver block diagram for PUSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 9 illustrates an example multiplexing of two slices (slices) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 10 illustrates an example antenna block in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 illustrates an example network configuration according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

fig. 12 illustrates an example antenna port layout in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 illustrates a 3D grid of oversampled DFT beams in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 14 shows a flow diagram of a method for sending UL transmissions including CSI feedback that may be performed by a UE in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

fig. 15 shows a flowchart of another method for receiving UL transmission including CSI feedback that may be performed by a BS according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a Base Station (BS) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 17 illustrates a User Equipment (UE) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Figures 1 through 15, discussed below, and the various embodiments used to describe the principles of the present disclosure in this patent document are by way of illustration only and should not be construed in any way to limit the scope of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented in any suitably arranged system or device.

The following documents and standard descriptions are incorporated by reference into this disclosure as if fully set forth herein: 3GPP TS 36.211 v16.0.0 ", E-UTRA, physical channel and modulation"; 3GPP TS 36.212 v16.0.0, "E-UTRA, multiplexing and channel coding"; 3GPP TS 36.213 v16.0.0, E-UTRA, physical layer procedure "; 3GPP TS 36.321 v16.0.0, E-UTRA, Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification "; 3GPP TS 36.331 v16.0.0, "E-UTRA, Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol specification"; 3GPP TR 22.891 v14.2.0, 3GPP TS 38.211 v16.0.0, "E-UTRA, NR, physical channel and modulation"; 3GPP TS 38.213 v16.0.0, "E-UTRA, NR, physical layer process of control"; 3GPP TS 38.214 v16.0.0, "E-UTRA, NR, physical layer process of data"; and 3GPP TS 38.212 v16.0.0, "E-UTRA, NR, multiplexing and channel coding".

The aspects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become readily apparent from the following detailed description, simply by illustrating a number of specific embodiments and implementations, including the best mode contemplated for practicing the present disclosure. The disclosure is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details are capable of modifications in various obvious aspects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive. In the drawings, the present disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation.

Hereinafter, for the sake of brevity, both FDD and TDD are considered as duplex methods for both DL and UL signaling.

Although the following exemplary description and embodiments assume Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), the present disclosure may be extended to other OFDM-based transmission waveforms or multiple access schemes, such as filtered OFDM (F-OFDM).

The 5G communication system is considered to be implemented in a higher frequency (millimeter wave) band, for example, a 60GHz band, in order to achieve a higher data rate. In order to reduce propagation loss of radio waves and increase transmission coverage, beamforming, massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beamforming, massive antenna technology, etc. are discussed in the 5G communication system.

Further, in the 5G communication system, development of system network improvement is ongoing based on advanced small cells, cloud Radio Access Networks (RANs), ultra-dense networks, device-to-device (D2D) communication, wireless backhaul communication, mobile networks, cooperative communication, coordinated multipoint (CoMP) transmission and reception, interference mitigation and cancellation, and the like.

In the 5G system, hybrid frequency shift keying with quadrature amplitude modulation (FQAM) and Sliding Window Superposition Coding (SWSC) have been under development as Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) techniques, and filter bank multi-carrier (FBMC), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), and Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA) as advanced access techniques.

Fig. 1-4B below describe various embodiments implemented in a wireless communication system and use Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communication techniques. The descriptions of fig. 1-3 are not intended to imply physical or architectural limitations to the manner in which different embodiments may be implemented. The different embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in any suitably arranged communication system. This disclosure covers several components, which may be used in combination or in combination with each other, or may operate as a stand-alone solution.

Fig. 1 illustrates an example wireless network in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the wireless network shown in fig. 1 is for illustration only. Other embodiments of wireless network 100 may be used without departing from the scope of this disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1, the wireless network includes a gNB 101, a gNB 102, and a gNB 103. gNB 101 communicates with gNB 102 and gNB 103. The gNB 101 also communicates with at least one network 130, such as the internet, a proprietary Internet Protocol (IP) network, or other data network.

gNB 102 provides wireless broadband access to network 130 for a first plurality of User Equipments (UEs) within coverage area 120 of gNB 102. The first plurality of UEs includes UE 111, which may be located in a Small Business (SB); a UE 112, which may be located in an enterprise (E); UE 113, which may be located in a WiFi Hotspot (HS); UE 114, which may be located in a first residence (R); a UE 115, which may be located in a second residence (R); and the UE 116 may be a mobile device (M) such as a cell phone, wireless notebook computer, wireless PDA, or the like. gNB 103 provides wireless broadband access to network 130 for a second plurality of UEs within coverage area 125 of gNB 103. The second plurality of UEs includes UE 115 and UE 116. In some embodiments, one or more of the gNB 101-.

Depending on the network type, the term "base station" or "BS" may refer to any component (or set of components) configured to provide wireless access to a network, such as a Transmission Point (TP), a transmission-reception point (TRP), an enhanced base station (eNodeB or eNB), a 5G base station (gNB), a macrocell, a femtocell, a WiFi Access Point (AP), or other wireless enabled device. The base station may provide wireless access according to one or more wireless communication protocols (e.g., 5G 3GPP new air interface/access (NR), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-advanced (LTE-a), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/G/n/ac, etc.). For convenience, the terms "BS" and "TRP" are used interchangeably throughout this patent document to refer to network infrastructure components that provide wireless access to a remote terminal. Further, the term "user equipment" or "UE" may refer to any component, such as a "mobile station," "subscriber station," "remote terminal," "wireless terminal," "point of reception," or "user equipment (user device)," depending on the type of network. For convenience, the terms "user equipment" and "UE" are used in this patent document to refer to a remote wireless device that wirelessly accesses a BS, whether the UE is a mobile device (such as a mobile phone or smartphone) or a commonly-considered stationary device (such as a desktop computer or vending machine).

The dashed lines illustrate the approximate extent of coverage areas 120 and 125, which are shown as being approximately circular for purposes of illustration and explanation only. It should be clearly understood that coverage areas associated with the gNB, such as coverage areas 120 and 125, may have other shapes, including irregular shapes, depending on the configuration of the gNB and the variations in the radio environment associated with natural and man-made obstructions.

As described in more detail below, one or more of the UEs 111-116 include circuitry, programming, or a combination thereof for CSI acquisition in a wireless communication system. In some embodiments, one or more of the gnbs 101-103 include circuitry, programming, or a combination thereof for CSI acquisition in a wireless communication system.

Although fig. 1 shows one example of a wireless network, various changes may be made to fig. 1. For example, a wireless network may include any number of gnbs and any number of UEs in any suitable arrangement. Further, the gNB 101 may communicate directly with any number of UEs and provide those UEs with wireless broadband access to the network 130. Similarly, each gNB 102-103 may communicate directly with network 130 and provide UEs with direct wireless broadband access to network 130. In addition, the gnbs 101,102, and/or 103 may provide access to other or additional external networks, such as external telephone networks or other types of data networks.

Fig. 2 illustrates an example gNB 102 in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. The embodiment of the gNB 102 shown in fig. 2 is for illustration only, and the gnbs 101 and 103 of fig. 1 may have the same or similar configuration. However, the gNB has a wide variety of configurations, and fig. 2 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of the gNB.

As shown in fig. 2, the gNB 102 includes a plurality of antennas 205a-205n, a plurality of RF transceivers 210a-210n, Transmit (TX) processing circuitry 215, and Receive (RX) processing circuitry 220. The gNB 102 also includes a controller/processor 225, a memory 230, and a backhaul or network interface 235.

The RF transceivers 210a-210n receive incoming RF signals, such as signals transmitted by UEs in the network 100, from the antennas 205a-205 n. The RF transceivers 210a-210n down-convert the incoming RF signals to produce IF or baseband signals. The IF or baseband signal is sent to RX processing circuitry 220, and RX processing circuitry 220 generates a processed baseband signal by filtering, decoding, and/or digitizing the baseband or IF signal. The RX processing circuit 220 sends the processed baseband signals to the controller/processor 225 for further processing.

TX processing circuitry 215 receives analog or digital data (such as voice data, network data, e-mail, or interactive video game data) from controller/processor 225. TX processing circuitry 215 encodes, multiplexes, and/or digitizes the outgoing baseband data to produce a processed baseband or IF signal. RF transceivers 210a-210n receive outgoing processed baseband or IF signals from TX processing circuitry 215 and upconvert the baseband or IF signals to RF signals for transmission via antennas 205a-205 n.

Controller/processor 225 can include one or more processors or other processing devices that control the overall operation of gNB 102. For example, the controller/processor 225 may control the reception of forward channel signals and the transmission of reverse channel signals by the RF transceivers 210a-210n, the RX processing circuitry 220, and the TX processing circuitry 215 in accordance with well-known principles. The controller/processor 225 may also support additional functions such as higher level wireless communication functions.

For example, the controller/processor 225 may support beamforming or directional routing operations in which outgoing signals from multiple antennas 205a-205n are weighted differently to effectively direct the outgoing signals in a desired direction. The gNB102 may support any of a variety of other functions through the controller/processor 225.

Controller/processor 225 is also capable of executing programs and other processes resident in memory 230, such as an operating system OS. Controller/processor 225 may move data into and out of memory 230 as needed to execute processes.

The controller/processor 225 is also coupled to a backhaul or network interface 235. Backhaul or network interface 235 allows the gNB102 to communicate with other devices or systems over a backhaul connection or over a network. Interface 235 may support communication via any suitable wired or wireless connection. For example, when gNB102 is implemented as part of a cellular communication system (such as one supporting 5G, LTE or LTE-a), interface 235 may allow gNB102 to communicate with other gnbs over wired or wireless backhaul connections. When gNB102 is implemented as an access point, interface 235 may allow gNB102 to communicate over a wired or wireless local area network, or over a wired or wireless connection to a larger network, such as the internet. Interface 235 includes any suitable structure that supports communication over a wired or wireless connection, such as an ethernet or RF transceiver.

Memory 230 is coupled to controller/processor 225. A portion of memory 230 may include RAM and another portion of memory 230 may include flash memory or other ROM.

Although fig. 2 shows one example of a gNB102, various changes may be made to fig. 2. For example, the gNB102 may include any number of each of the components shown in fig. 2. As a particular example, the access point may include multiple interfaces 235, and the controller/processor 225 may support routing functionality to route data between different network addresses. As another particular example, although shown as including a single instance of TX processing circuitry 215 and a single instance of RX processing circuitry 220, gNB102 may include multiple instances of each (such as one for each RF transceiver). Also, the various components in FIG. 2 may be combined, further subdivided or omitted, and additional components may be added according to particular needs.

Fig. 3 illustrates an example UE 116 in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. The embodiment of the UE 116 shown in fig. 3 is for illustration only, and the UE 111 and 115 of fig. 1 may have the same or similar configuration. However, UEs have a wide variety of configurations, and fig. 3 does not limit the scope of the disclosure to any particular implementation of a UE.

As shown in fig. 3, the UE 116 includes an antenna 305, a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver 310, TX processing circuitry 315, a microphone 320, and Receive (RX) processing circuitry 325. The UE 116 also includes a speaker 330, a processor 340, an input/output (I/O) Interface (IF)345, a touchscreen 350, a display 355, and a memory 360. Memory 360 includes an Operating System (OS)361 and one or more applications 362.

RF transceiver 310 receives incoming RF signals from antenna 305 that are transmitted by the gNB of network 100. The RF transceiver 310 down-converts an incoming RF signal to generate an Intermediate Frequency (IF) or baseband signal. The IF or baseband signal is passed to RX processing circuitry 325, and RX processing circuitry 5 generates a processed baseband signal by filtering, decoding, and/or digitizing the baseband or IF signal. RX processing circuit 325 sends the processed baseband signals to speaker 330 (such as for voice data) or to processor 340 for further processing (such as for web browsing data).

TX processing circuitry 315 receives analog or digital voice data from microphone 320 or other outgoing baseband data (such as network data, e-mail, or interactive video game data) from processor 340. TX processing circuitry 315 encodes, multiplexes, and/or digitizes the outgoing baseband data to generate a processed baseband or IF signal. RF transceiver 310 receives the outgoing processed baseband or IF signal from TX processing circuitry 315 and upconverts the baseband or IF signal to an RF signal, which is transmitted via antenna 305.

The processor 340 may include one or more processors or other processing devices and executes the OS 361 stored in the memory 360 in order to control overall operation of the UE 116. For example, processor 340 may control the reception of forward channel signals and the transmission of reverse channel signals by RF transceiver 310, RX processing circuitry 325, and TX processing circuitry 315 in accordance with well-known principles. In some embodiments, processor 340 includes at least one microprocessor or microcontroller.

Processor 340 is also capable of executing other processes and programs resident in memory 360, such as processes for CSI feedback on the uplink channel. Processor 340 may move data into or out of memory 360 as needed to execute processes. In some embodiments, processor 340 is configured to execute applications 362 based on OS 361 or in response to signals received from the gNB or the operator. The processor 340 is also coupled to an I/O interface 345, the I/O interface 345 providing the UE 116 with the ability to connect to other devices, such as laptop computers and handheld computers. I/O interface 345 is the communication path between these accessories and processor 340.

The processor 340 is also coupled to a touch screen 350 and a display 355. The operator of the UE 116 may input data into the UE 116 using the touch screen 350. Display 355 may be a liquid crystal display, light emitting diode display, or other display capable of presenting text and/or at least limited graphics, such as from a website.

The memory 360 is coupled to the processor 340. A portion of memory 360 may include Random Access Memory (RAM) and another portion of memory 360 may include flash memory or other Read Only Memory (ROM).

Although fig. 3 shows one example of the UE 116, various changes may be made to fig. 3. For example, various components in fig. 3 may be combined, further subdivided, or omitted, and additional components may be added according to particular needs. As a particular example, processor 340 may be divided into multiple processors, such as one or more Central Processing Units (CPUs) and one or more Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). Also, while fig. 3 shows the UE 116 configured as a mobile phone or smartphone, the UE may be configured to operate as other types of mobile or fixed devices.

Fig. 4A is a high level diagram of the transmit path circuitry. For example, the transmit path circuitry may be used for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communications. Fig. 4B is a high level diagram of a receive path circuit. For example, the receive path circuitry may be used for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communications. In fig. 4A and 4B, for downlink communications, the transmit path circuitry may be implemented in the base station (gNB)102 or relay station, and the receive path circuitry may be implemented in user equipment (e.g., user equipment 116 of fig. 1). In other examples, for uplink communications, the receive path circuitry 450 may be implemented in a base station (e.g., the gNB 102 of fig. 1) or a relay station, and the transmit path circuitry may be implemented in a user equipment (e.g., the user equipment 116 of fig. 1).

The transmit path circuitry includes a channel coding and modulation block 405, a serial-to-parallel (S-to-P) block 410, an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block 415 of size N, a parallel-to-serial (P-to-S) block 420, an add cyclic prefix block 425, and an up-converter (UC) 430. The receive path circuitry 450 includes a down-converter (DC)455, a remove cyclic prefix block 460, a serial-to-parallel (S-to-P) block 465, a size-N Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) block 470, a parallel-to-serial (P-to-S) block 475, and a channel decode and demodulation block 480.

At least some of the components in fig. 4a 400 and 4B 450 may be implemented in software, while other components may be implemented in configurable hardware, or a mixture of software and configurable hardware. In particular, note that the FFT blocks and IFFT blocks described in this disclosure document may be implemented as configurable software algorithms, where the value of size N may be modified depending on the implementation.

Furthermore, although the present disclosure relates to embodiments implementing a fast fourier transform and an inverse fast fourier transform, this is merely illustrative and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present disclosure. It will be appreciated that in alternative embodiments of the present disclosure, the fast fourier transform function and the inverse fast fourier transform function may be readily replaced by a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) function and an Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) function, respectively. It is to be understood that the value of the N variable may be any integer (i.e., 1, 4, 3, 4, etc.) for DFT and IDFT functions, and any integer that is a power of 2 (i.e., 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, etc.) for FFT and IFFT functions.

In transmit path circuitry 400, a channel coding and modulation block 405 receives a set of information bits, applies coding (e.g., LDPC coding) and modulation (e.g., Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) or Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)) to the input bits to produce a sequence of frequency domain modulation symbols. Serial-to-parallel block 410 converts (i.e., demultiplexes) the serial modulation symbols into parallel data to produce N parallel symbol streams, where N is the IFFT/FFT size used in BS 102 and UE 116. An IFFT block 415 of size N then performs an IFFT operation on the N parallel symbol streams to produce a time domain output signal. Parallel-to-serial block 420 converts (i.e., multiplexes) the parallel time-domain output symbols from size-N IFFT block 415 to produce a serial time-domain signal. Add cyclic prefix block 425 then inserts a cyclic prefix into the time domain signal. Finally, an upconverter 430 modulates (i.e., upconverts) the output of add cyclic prefix block 425 to an RF frequency for transmission over a wireless channel. The signal may also be filtered at baseband before conversion to RF frequency.

The transmitted RF signal reaches UE 116 after passing through the radio channel, and the reverse operation to that at gNB 102 is performed. Downconverter 455 downconverts the received signal to baseband frequency and remove cyclic prefix block 460 removes the cyclic prefix to produce a serial time-domain baseband signal. Serial-to-parallel block 465 converts the time-domain baseband signal to parallel time-domain signals. An FFT block 470 of size N then performs an FFT algorithm to produce N parallel frequency domain signals. Parallel-to-serial block 475 converts the parallel frequency-domain signals into a sequence of modulated data symbols. Channel decode and demodulation block 480 demodulates and then decodes the modulated symbols to recover the original input data stream.

Each of the gNB 101-. Similarly, each of the user equipments 111 and 116 may implement a transmission path corresponding to an architecture for transmitting to the gNB 101 and 103 in the uplink and may implement a reception path corresponding to an architecture for receiving from the gNB 101 and 103 in the downlink.

A 5G communication system use case has been identified and described. These use cases can be roughly divided into three different groups. In one example, enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) is determined to have high bit/second requirements, with less stringent delay and reliability requirements. In another example, the ultra-reliable and low delay (URLL) are determined with less stringent bit/second requirements. In yet another example, large machine type communication (mtc) is determined, multiple devices may be as many as 100,000 to 1 million/km 2, but reliability/throughput/delay requirements may be less stringent. Such a scenario may also involve power efficiency requirements, as battery consumption should be minimized as much as possible.

A communication system includes: a Downlink (DL) which transmits a signal from a transmission point such as a Base Station (BS) or a NodeB to a User Equipment (UE); and an Uplink (UL) that transmits signals from the UE to a reception point such as a NodeB. A UE, also commonly referred to as a terminal or a mobile station, may be fixed or mobile and may be a cellular telephone, a personal computer device, or an autonomous device. An eNodeB, typically a fixed station, may also be referred to as an access point or other equivalent terminology. For LTE systems, the NodeB is often referred to as eNodeB.

In a communication system such as an LTE system, DL signals may include data signals conveying information content, control signals conveying DL Control Information (DCI), and Reference Signals (RSs), also known as pilot signals. The eNodeB transmits data information through a Physical DL Shared Channel (PDSCH). The eNodeB transmits the DCI through a Physical DL Control Channel (PDCCH) or an enhanced PDCCH (epdcch).

The eNodeB sends acknowledgement information in a physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel (PHICH) in response to a data Transport Block (TB) transmission from the UE. The eNodeB transmits one or more of a variety of RSs including UE common RS (crs), channel state information RS (CSI-RS), or demodulation RS (dmrs). The CRS is sent over the DL system Bandwidth (BW) and may be used by the UE to obtain channel estimates to demodulate data or control information or to perform measurements. To reduce CRS overhead, the eNodeB may transmit CSI-RSs with a smaller density than CRS in the time and/or frequency domain. DMRSs may be transmitted only in BW of a corresponding PDSCH or EPDCCH, and a UE may demodulate data or control information in the PDSCH or EPDCCH, respectively, using the DMRSs. The transmission time interval of the DL channel is called a subframe and may have a duration of, for example, 1 millisecond.

The DL signal also includes the transmission of logical channels carrying system control information. The BCCH is mapped to a transport channel called a Broadcast Channel (BCH) when DL signals transmit a Master Information Block (MIB), or mapped to a DL-shared channel (DL-SCH) when DL signals transmit System Information Blocks (SIBs). Most of the system information is included in different SIBs transmitted using the DL-SCH. The presence of system information on the DL-SCH in a subframe may be indicated by transmission of a corresponding PDCCH transmitting a codeword with a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) scrambled with system information RNTI (SI-RNTI). Alternatively, the scheduling information for the SIB transmission may be provided in an earlier SIB, and the scheduling information for the first SIB (SIB-1) may be provided by the MIB.

DL resource allocation is performed in units of subframes and a set of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs). The transmission BW includes frequency resource units called Resource Blocks (RBs). Each RB comprisesA number of subcarriers or Resource Elements (REs), such as 12 REs. A unit of one RB on one subframe is called a PRB. M may be allocated to a UE for PDSCH transmission BW_PDSCHA total of RB, ofAnd (4) RE.

The UL signal may include a data signal transmitting data information, a control signal transmitting UL Control Information (UCI), and a UL RS. UL RSs include DMRSs and sounding RSs (srs). The UE transmits the DMRS only in the BW of the corresponding PUSCH or PUCCH. The eNodeB may demodulate a data signal or a UCI signal using the DMRS. The UE sends SRS to provide UL CSI to the eNodeB. The UE transmits data information or UCI through a corresponding Physical UL Shared Channel (PUSCH) or Physical UL Control Channel (PUCCH). If the UE needs to send data information and UCI in the same UL subframe, the UE may multiplex both in the PUSCH. The UCI comprises: hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information indicating correct (ACK) or incorrect (NACK) detection or absence of PDCCH Detection (DTX) for data TBs in PDSCH; a Scheduling Request (SR) indicating whether the UE has data in a buffer of the UE; a Rank Indicator (RI); and Channel State Information (CSI), which enables the eNodeB to perform link adaptation for PDSCH transmission to the UE. HARQ-ACK information is also sent by the UE in response to detecting a PDCCH/EPDCCH indicating a release of the semi-persistently scheduled PDSCH.

The UL subframe includes two slots. Each slot including a transmitter for transmitting data information, UCI, DMRS or SRSA symbol. The frequency resource unit of the UL system BW is an RB. The UE is allocated N for transmission BW_RBA total of RB, ofAnd (4) RE. For PUCCH, N_RB1. The last subframe symbol may be used to multiplex SRS transmissions from one or more UEs. The number of subframe symbols available for data/UCI/DMRS transmission isWherein N is the last subframe symbol if used to transmit the SRS_SRS1, otherwise N_SRS＝0。

Fig. 5 shows a transmitter block diagram 500 for PDSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The embodiment of the transmitter block diagram 500 shown in fig. 5 is for illustration only. Fig. 5 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of the transmitter block diagram 500.

As shown in fig. 5, information bits 510 are encoded by an encoder 520, such as a turbo encoder, and modulated by a modulator 530, for example using Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation. Serial-to-parallel (S/P) converter 540 generates M modulation symbols which are then provided to mapper 550 to map to the REs selected by transmission BW selection unit 555 for the assigned PDSCH transmission BW, unit 560 applies an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT), then the output is serialized by parallel-to-serial (P/S) converter 570 to produce a time domain signal, filter 580 applies filtering, and the signal is sent 590. Additional functions such as data scrambling, cyclic prefix insertion, time windowing, interleaving, and the like are well known in the art and are not shown for the sake of brevity.

Fig. 6 shows a transmitter block diagram 600 for PDSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The embodiment of the schematic diagram 600 shown in fig. 6 is for illustration only. Fig. 6 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of the schematic diagram 600.

As shown in fig. 6, received signal 610 is filtered by filter 620, REs 630 for the assigned receive BW are selected by BW selector 635, unit 640 applies a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), and the output is serialized by parallel-to-serial converter 650. Demodulator 660 then coherently demodulates the data symbols by applying channel estimates obtained from DMRS or CRS (not shown), and a decoder 670, such as a turbo decoder, decodes the demodulated data to provide estimates of information data bits 680. For simplicity, additional functions such as time windowing, cyclic prefix removal, descrambling, channel estimation, and deinterleaving are not shown.

Fig. 7 shows a transmitter block diagram 700 for PUSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The embodiment of block diagram 700 shown in fig. 7 is for illustration only. Fig. 7 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of block diagram 700.

As shown in fig. 7, information data bits 710 are encoded by an encoder 720, such as a turbo encoder, and modulated by a modulator 730. Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) unit 740 applies DFT to the modulated data bits, REs 750 corresponding to the assigned PUSCH transmission BW are selected by transmission BW selection unit 755, IFFT is applied by unit 760, and after cyclic prefix insertion (not shown), filtering is applied by filter 770, and the signal is sent 780.

Fig. 8 shows a transmitter block diagram 800 for PUSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The embodiment of block diagram 800 shown in fig. 8 is for illustration only. Fig. 8 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of block diagram 800.

As shown in fig. 8, received signal 810 is filtered by filter 820. Subsequently, after removing the cyclic prefix (not shown), unit 830 applies an FFT, REs 840 corresponding to the assigned PUSCH reception BW are selected by reception BW selector 845, unit 850 applies an inverse dft (idft), demodulator 860 coherently demodulates the data symbols by applying channel estimates obtained from DMRS (not shown), and decoder 870 (such as a turbo decoder) decodes the demodulated data to provide estimates of information data bits 880.

In next generation cellular systems, various use cases are envisaged that exceed the capabilities of LTE systems. Systems capable of operating below 6GHz and above 6GHz (e.g., in millimeter wave mode), referred to as 5G or fifth generation cellular systems, are one of the requirements. In 3GPP TR 22.891, 74 5G use cases have been identified and described; these use cases can be roughly divided into three different groups. The first group, referred to as "enhanced mobile broadband" (eMBB), has less stringent delay and reliability requirements for high data rate services. The second group is called "ultra-reliable and low delay (URLL)", for applications with less stringent data rate requirements but less delay tolerant. The third group is referred to as "large-scale mtc (mtc)", is for a large number of low power device connections, such as 100 million per square kilometer, and has less stringent reliability, data rate, and delay requirements.

In order for 5G networks to support these diverse services with different quality of service (QoS), a method called network slicing has been identified in the 3GPP specifications. To efficiently utilize PHY resources and multiplex various slices (with different resource allocation schemes, parameter sets (numerology) and scheduling strategies) in the DL-SCH, a flexible and self-contained frame or subframe design is utilized.

Fig. 9 illustrates an example multiplexing of two slices 900 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The embodiment of multiplexing of two slices 900 shown in fig. 9 is for illustration only. Fig. 9 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of multiplexing of two slices 900.

Two illustrative examples of multiplexing two slices within a common subframe or frame are depicted in fig. 9. In these exemplary embodiments, a slice may consist of one or two transmission instances, where one transmission instance includes a Control (CTRL) component (e.g., 920a, 960a, 960b, 920b, or 960c) and a data component (e.g., 930a, 970a, 970b, 930b, or 970 c). In embodiment 910, two slices are multiplexed in the frequency domain, while in embodiment 950, two slices are multiplexed in the time domain. The two slices may be transmitted with different sets of parameter sets.

The 3GPP specifications support up to 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, which enables the gNB to be equipped with a larger number of antenna elements (such as 64 or 128). In this case, a plurality of antenna elements are mapped onto one CSI-RS port. For next generation cellular systems, such as 5G, the maximum number of CSI-RS ports may remain the same or increase.

Fig. 10 illustrates an example antenna block 1000 in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the antenna block 1000 shown in fig. 10 is for illustration only. Fig. 10 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of the antenna block 1000.

For the millimeter wave band, although the number of antenna elements may be larger for a given form factor, due to hardware limitations (such as the feasibility of installing ADCs/DACs at a large number of mmWave frequencies), the number of CSI-RS ports, which may correspond to the number of ports for digital precoding, tends to be limited, as shown in fig. 10. In this case, one CSI-RS port is mapped onto a large number of antenna elements, which may be controlled by a set of analog phase shifters. One CSI-RS port may then correspond to a sub-array that produces a narrow analog beam by analog beamforming. By varying the set of phase shifters across symbols or subframes, the analog beam can be configured to scan across a wider range of angles. The number of sub-arrays (equal to the number of RF chains) is the same as the number of CSI-RS PORTs NCSI-PORT. The digital beamforming unit performs linear combining across NCSI-PORT analog beams to further increase the precoding gain. Although the analog beams are wideband (and thus not frequency selective), the digital precoding may vary across frequency sub-bands or resource blocks.

Fig. 11 illustrates an example network configuration 1100 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. The embodiment of the network configuration 1100 shown in fig. 11 is for illustration only. Fig. 11 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of configuration 1100.

In order for 5G networks to support these diverse services with different quality of service (QoS), a scheme called network slicing has been identified in the 3GPP specifications.

As shown in fig. 11, the operator network 1110 includes a plurality of radio access networks 1120 (RANs) that are associated with network devices such as gnbs 1130a and 1130b, small cell base stations (femto/pico gnnb or Wi-Fi access points) 1135a and 1135 b. The network 1110 may support various services, each represented as a slice.

In this example, the URLL slice 1140a serves UEs that require URLL services, such as car 1145b, truck 1145c, smart watch 1145a, and smart glasses 1145 d. Two mtc slices 1150a and 550b serve UEs requiring mtc services, such as a power meter 555b and a temperature control box 1155 b. One eMBB slice 1160a serves UEs that require eMBB services, such as a cellular phone 1165a, a notebook computer 1165b, and a tablet computer 1165 c. A device configured with two slices is also envisaged.

To implement digital precoding, efficient design of CSI-RS is a key factor. For this purpose, three types of CSI reporting mechanisms are supported corresponding to three types of CSI-RS measurement behavior, e.g., "CLASS a" CSI reports corresponding to non-precoded CSI-RS, "CLASS B" reports having CSI-RS resources with K ═ 1 corresponding to UE-specific beamformed CSI-RS, and "CLASS B" reports having CSI-RS resources with K >1 corresponding to cell-specific beamformed CSI-RS.

For non-precoded CSI-RS, a cell-specific one-to-one mapping between CSI-RS ports and TXRUs is utilized. Different CSI-RS ports have the same wide beam width and direction and are therefore typically cell wide coverage. For beamformed CSI-RS, cell-specific or UE-specific beamforming operations are applied on non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resources (e.g., comprising multiple ports). At least at a given time/frequency, and at least from the perspective of the gNB, the CSI-RS ports have narrow beamwidths and are therefore not cell-wide coverage. At least some of the CSI-RS port resource combinations have different beam directions.

In case DL long term channel statistics can be measured by UL signals at the serving eNodeB, the UE specific BF CSI-RS can be easily used. This is generally feasible when the UL-DL duplex distance is sufficiently small. However, when this condition is not true, some UE feedback is necessary for the eNodeB to obtain an estimate of the DL long-term channel statistics (or any representation thereof). To facilitate such a process, the first BF CSI-RS is transmitted with a periodicity of T1(ms) and the second NP CSI-RS is transmitted with a periodicity of T2(ms), where T1 ≦ T2. This method is called hybrid CSI-RS. The implementation of the hybrid CSI-RS depends to a large extent on the CSI processing and the definition of NZP CSI-RS resources.

In the 3GPP LTE specifications, MIMO has been identified as an essential feature to achieve high system throughput requirements, and will continue to do so in NR as well. One of the key components of the MIMO transmission scheme is accurate CSI acquisition at the eNB (or TRP). Especially for MU-MIMO, the availability of accurate CSI is necessary in order to guarantee high MU performance. For TDD systems, SRS transmission may be used to acquire CSI depending on channel reciprocity. For FDD systems, on the other hand, CSI may be acquired using CSI-RS transmissions from the eNB and CSI acquisition and feedback from the UE. In conventional FDD systems, the CSI feedback framework is "implicit" in the form of deriving the CQI/PMI/RI from a codebook assuming SU transmission from the eNB. This implicit CSI feedback is not sufficient for MU transmissions due to the SU assumption inherent in deriving CSI. Since future (e.g., NR) systems may be more MU-centric, this SU-MU CSI mismatch will become a bottleneck to achieve high MU performance gain. Another problem with implicit feedback is the scalability to use a larger number of antenna ports at the eNB. For a large number of antenna ports, the codebook design for implicit feedback is quite complex, and the designed codebook cannot be guaranteed to bring reasonable performance advantages (e.g., only a small percentage gain can be shown at most) in a practical deployment scenario.

In 5G or NR systems, the above CSI reporting paradigm from LTE is also supported and is referred to as Type I CSI (Type I CSI) reporting. In addition to Type I, high resolution CSI reporting, referred to as Type II CSI (Type II CSI) reporting, is supported to provide more accurate CSI information for the gNB for use cases such as higher order MU-MIMO.

Fig. 12 shows an antenna port layout 1200, where N1 and N2 are the number of antenna ports with the same polarization in the first and second dimensions, respectively. For a 2D antenna port layout, N1>1, N2>1, and for a 1D antenna port layout, N1>1, N2 equals 1. Thus, for a dual-polarized antenna port layout, the total number of antenna ports is 2N1N 2.

As described in U.S. patent application serial No. 15/490, 561 (which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety) entitled "Method and Apparatus for Explicit CSI Reporting in Advanced Wireless Communication Systems," filed on 2017, 4/18/4, UE is configured with high resolution (e.g., Type II) CSI Reporting, wherein a linear combination based Type II CSI Reporting framework is extended to include a frequency dimension in addition to first and second antenna port dimensions.

FIG. 13 shows a 3D grid 1300 of oversampled DFT beams (first port dimension, second port dimension, frequency dimension), where

The first dimension is associated with a first port dimension,

the second dimension is associated with a second port dimension, an

The third dimension is associated with the frequency dimension.

The base sets of the first and second port domain representations are oversampled DFT codebooks of length N1 and length N2, respectively, and have oversampling factors O1 and O2, respectively. Likewise, the basis set of the frequency domain representation (i.e., the third dimension) is an oversampled DFT codebook of length N3 and having an oversampling factor O3. In one example, O1 ═ O2 ═ O3 ═ 4. In another example, the oversampling factor Oi belongs to {2, 4, 8 }. In yet another example, at least one of O1, O2, and O3 is higher layer configured (via RRC signaling).

For enhanced Type II CSI reporting, the UE is configured with a higher layer parameter, codebook Type, set to "Type II-Compression" or "Type III", where the precoder for all SBs and a given layer l ═ 1., v (where v is the associated RI value) is given by either:

Wherein

N₁Is the number of antenna ports in the first antenna port dimension,

N₂Is the number of antenna ports in the second antenna port dimension,

N₃is the number of SB or Frequency Domain (FD) units/components used for PMI reporting (including CSI reporting bands), which may be different from (e.g., less than) the number of SBs used for CQI reporting.

a_iIs 2N₁N₂X 1 (equation 1) or N₁N₂X 1 (equation 2) column vector,

b_kis N₃A vector of x 1 columns,

c_l,i,kare complex coefficients.

In a variant, when the subset K<2LM coefficients (where K is fixed, or configured by the gNB, or reported by the UE), then the precoder equation 1 or the coefficients in equation 2c_l,i,mBy v_l,i,k×c_l,i,mReplacement of wherein

If according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, coefficient c_l,i,mIs reported by the UE, then v_l,i,m＝1。

Otherwise (i.e., c)_l,i,mNot reported by the UE), v_l,i,m＝0。

v_l,i,mThe indication of whether 1 or 0 is in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In one variation, precoder equation 1 or equation 2 is generalized to

And

where for a given i, the number of basis vectors is M_iAnd the corresponding basis vector is { b }_i,m}. Note that for a given i, M_iIs the coefficient c reported by the UE_l,i,mOf where M is_iM ≦ M (wherein, { M_iΣ or Σ M_iFixed, or configured by the gNB, or reported by the UE).

W^lIs normalized to norm (norm) 1. For rank R or R layer (ν R), the precoding matrix consists of It is given. Equation 2 is assumed to hold in the remainder of this disclosure. However, embodiments of the present disclosure are general and also apply to equations 1, 3, and 4.

Here L.ltoreq.2N 1N2 and K.ltoreq.N 3. If L ═ 2N1N2, then a is the identity matrix and therefore is not reported. Likewise, if K is N3, then B is the identity matrix and is not reported. Suppose L<2N1N2, in the example, to report the column of a, an oversampled DFT codebook is used. For example a_i＝v_l,mWherein the amount v_l,mGiven by:

similarly, assume K<N3, in an example, to report the column of B, an oversampled DFT codebook is used. E.g. b_k＝w_kWherein the amount w_kGiven by:

in another example, discrete cosine transform DCT bases are used to construct/report base B in the third dimension. The mth column of the DCT compression matrix is simply given by:

K＝N₃and m is 0, …, N₃-1。

Since the DCT is applied to real-valued coefficients, the DCT is applied to the real and imaginary parts (of the channel or channel feature vector), respectively. Alternatively, the DCT is applied to the amplitude and phase components (of the channel or channel eigenvector), respectively. The use of DFT or DCT bases is for illustrative purposes only. The present disclosure is applicable to constructing/reporting any other basis vectors for A and B

Further, in an alternative, for reciprocity-based Type II CSI reporting, for enhanced Type II CSI reporting with port selection, the UE is configured with a higher layer parameter codebook Type set to "Type II-PortSelection-Compression" or "Type III-PortSelection", where for all SBs and for a given layer l 1, v (where v is the associated RI value), by W precoder^l＝AC_lB^HGiven is wherein N₁、N₂、N₃And c_l,i,kAs defined above, except that matrix a includes port selection vectors. For example, the column vector of L antenna ports or A per polarization is indexed by q₁Selection of wherein(this requires)Bits), the value of d is configured with a higher layer parameter portselectesamplingsize, where d ∈ {1,2,3,4} andto report the column of A, a port selection vector is used, e.g., a_i＝v_mWherein the amount v_mIs P_CSI-RSColumn vector of/2 element at element (mmod P)_CSI-RSA value of 1 is included in/2) and 0 is included elsewhere (where the first element is element 0).

At high level (high level), precoder W^lCan be described as follows.

WhereinCorresponding to W in Type II CSI codebook₁And B ═ W _fWherein { a_iAnd { b }and_mCorresponding to the Spatial (SD) and Frequency (FD) basis vectors.The matrix includes all required linear combination coefficients (e.g., amplitude and phase or real or imaginary parts).

The present disclosure focuses on CSI reporting for high ranks (e.g., rank >1 or rank >2), where rank corresponds to the number of layers v (or RI value) to which the reported CSI corresponds. In this disclosure, v layers are indexed as 0, 1, 2, ·, v-1.

In example 0, dimension N of each FD basis vector₃Is (a) N₃＝R×N_SB(ii) a Or (b) N₃Is a minimum multiple of 2,3 or 5, such that N₃≥R×N_SB(ii) a Or (c) N₃Is a multiple of 2,3 or 5, such that N₃≥R×N_SBAnd is divided into two parts with a potential overlap between the two parts, wherein

N_SBNumber of SB's used for CQI reporting

R-the number of FD units per SB. Two example values R ═ 1, 2. In one example, the value R is configured via higher layer signaling.

Let R_x,yR values representing RI ═ x and layer ═ y. For rank>The parameter R of 1 (e.g. RI ∈ {2,3,4} or {3,4}) is according to at least one of the following alternatives. If multiple alternatives are supported, at least one of the supported alternatives is configured (e.g., via higher layer RRC signaling) or reported by the UE.

In one alternative Alt 0-0: the parameter R is layer-common and RI-common, i.e. a single R value is used/configured for all layer 0, 1, …, v-1, and for all RI or v values. As shown in Table 1, R is for all x and y_x,yR, a single R value is therefore used/configured.

In an alternative Alt 0-1: the parameter R is layer-common and RI-specific, i.e. for all layers 0, 1, …, v-1 of a given v-value a single R-value is used/configured, but for different RI or v-values the R-value may be different (hence the R-value is used/configured independently for each RI). As shown in Table 1, R is for all y_x,y＝R_xThe R value is thus used/configured for each RI value.

In an alternative Alt 0-2: the parameter R is layer-specific and RI-common, i.e., for a given RI or v value, the R value may be different across layers (thus, the R value is used/configured independently for each layer of the given RI or v value), but for a given layer value of 0,1, …, v-1, using/configuring a single R value regardless of RI or v value. As shown in Table 1, R for all x_x,y＝R_yThe R value is thus used/configured for each tier value.

In an alternative Alt 0-3: the parameter R is layer-specific and RI-specific, i.e. the R value may differ across layers and RI or v values (thus, the R value is used/configured independently for each layer and for each RI or v value). As shown in table 1, R values are used/configured for each layer value and each RI value.

Table 1: alternative to the R value

In embodiment 2, the rank is selected based on the configuration of the higher layer parameter L>An SD basis vector of 1 (e.g., RI ∈ {2,3,4} or {3,4 }). Let L_x,yDenotes the L value for RI ═ x and layer ═ y. At least one of the following alternatives is used for higher layer setup/configuration of the SD-based parameter L. If multiple alternatives are supported, at least one of the supported alternatives is configured (e.g., via higher layer RRC signaling) or reported by the UE.

In an alternative Alt 2-0: the parameter L is RI-common and layer-common for RI e {1,2,3,4}, i.e., a single L value is used/configured for all layer 0, 1, …, v-1, and for all RI or v values. As shown in Table 2, L for all x and y_x,yA single L value is therefore used/configured.

In an alternative Alt 2-1: the parameter L is RI common to RI e {1,2,3,4} and layer-specific/group-specific, i.e., for a given layer value of 0, 1, …, v-1 or group of layers value of 0, 1, …, a single L value is used/configured regardless of RI or v value, but for a given RI or v value, the L value may differ across layers or groups of layers (thus, the L value is used/configured independently for each layer or group of layers for a given RI or v value). In one example of layer-specific, L is shown in Table 2 for all x, L _x,y＝L_yThe L value is thus used/configured for each tier value.

In an alternative Alt 2-2: the parameter L is RI-common and layer-common for RI ∈ {3,4}, i.e., a single L value is used/configured for all layer 0, 1, …, v-1, and for all RI or v values.

In an alternative Alt 2-3: the parameter L is layer-common to RI e {3,4} and layer/group-specific, i.e., for a given layer value of 0, 1, …, v-1 or group of layers value of 0, 1, …, a single L value is used/configured regardless of RI or v value, but for a given RI or v value, the L value may differ across layers or groups of layers (thus, the L value is used/configured independently for each layer or group of layers for a given RI or v value).

In an alternative Alt 2-4: the parameter L is RI-specific for RI e {3,4} and is layer-common, i.e., the L value may be different for different RIs or v values (thus, the L value is used/configured independently for each RI), but a single L value is used/configured for all layers 0, 1, …, v-1 for a given v value. In one example specific to RI, as shown in Table 2, for all y L_x,y＝L_xAnd thus the L value is used/configured for each layer RI.

In an alternative Alt 2-5: the parameter L is RI-specific for RI e {3,4} and layer/group-specific, i.e., the L value may vary across layers or group of layers and RI or v values (thus, the L value is used/configured independently for each layer or group of layers and for each RI or v value). In one example of RI-specific and layer-specific, L values are used/configured for each layer value and each RI value as shown in table 2.

In a particular example of a layer group, the layer groups correspond to non-overlapping and consecutive pairs of layers. For example, layer pair (0, 1) includes one layer set, while layer pair (2, 3) includes another layer set.

Table 2: alternative to the value of L

In one example, L is higher layer configured for RI ∈ {1,2}, and { L is configured for RI ∈ {3,4}, respectively_xEither { L } or { L }_yEither { L } or { L }_x,yAre determined based on fixed rules (e.g., using L and RI values), or are configured via higher layer signaling or reported by the UE.

In another example, L is higher layer configured for RI ∈ {1,2}, and { L is configured for RI ∈ {3,4}_xEither r or L_yEither r or L_x,yIs determined based on a fixed rule (e.g., using L and RI values), and { L } is determined_xEither r or L_yEither r or L_x,yThe remaining subset of is configured via higher layer signaling.

In another example, for RI ∈ {1,2}, L is higher layer configured, and for RI ∈ {3,4}, { L_xEither r or L_yEither r or L_x,yIs configured via higher layer signaling, and { l } is _xEither r or l_yEither r or L_x,yThe remaining subset of is reported by the UE.

In one example, { L }_xThe subset (S) of x ∈ {1,2 }. In one example, { L }_yThe subset (S) of y ∈ {0,1 }. In one example, { L }_x,yThe subset (S) of x ∈ {1,2} and y ∈ {0,1 }.

In one alternative, L_xIs the number of SD basis vectors for RI x common to both antenna polarizations. The total number of SD coefficients is 2L_x. In one example, L_xLess than or equal to L. Likewise, L_yIs the number of SD basis vectors for layer y that are common to both antenna polarizations. The total number of SD coefficients is 2L_y. In one example, L_yL is less than or equal to l. Likewise, L_x,yIs a pair for polarizing common layers of two antennasThe number of SD basis vectors in RI x and layer y. The total number of SD coefficients is 2L_x,y. In one example, L_x,y≤L。

In another alternative, L_xIs the number of SD coefficients for RI ═ x. In one example, L_x2L or less, and L is the same_yIs the number of SD coefficients for layer y. In one example, L_yLess than or equal to 2L. Likewise, L_x,yIs the number of SD coefficients for RI x and layer y.

In one example, L_x,y≤2L。

In embodiment 3, selection for rank is based on configuration of higher layer parameter p>FD base vectors of 1 (e.g., RI ∈ {2,3,4} or {3,4}), where p is a fraction (e.g., 1/2) and Let p be_x,yDenotes the p-value for RI ═ x and layer ═ y. For higher layer settings/configurations of FD-based parameter p, at least one of the following alternatives is used. If multiple alternatives are supported, at least one of the supported alternatives is either configured (e.g., via higher layer RRC signaling) or reported by the UE.

In an alternative Alt 3-0: the parameter p is RI-common and layer-common for RI e {1,2,3,4}, i.e., a single p-value is used/configured for all layer 0, 1, …, v-1, and for all RI or v values. As shown in Table 3, p for all x and y_x,yP, a single p value is thus used/configured.

In an alternative Alt 3-1: the parameter p is RI common to RI e {1,2,3,4} and layer-specific/group-specific, i.e., for a given layer value of 0, 1, …, v-1 or group of layers value of 0, 1, …, a single p value is used/configured regardless of RI or v value, but for a given RI or v value, the p value may differ across layers or groups of layers (thus, the p value is used/configured independently for each layer or group of layers for a given RI or v value). In one example of layer specificity, as shown in Table 3, for all x, p_x,y＝p_yThus, a p-value is used/configured for each layer value.

In an alternative Alt 3-2: the parameter p is RI-common and layer-common for RI e {3,4}, i.e., a single p-value is used/configured for all layer 0, 1, …, v-1, and for all RI or v values.

In an alternative Alt 3-3: the parameter p is RI common to RI e {3,4} and is layer-specific/group-specific, i.e., for a given layer value of 0, 1, …, v-1 or group of layers value of 0, 1, …, a single p value is used/configured regardless of RI or v value, but for a given RI or v value, the p value may differ across layers or groups of layers (thus, the p value is used/configured independently for each layer or group of layers for a given RI or v value).

In an alternative Alt 3-4: the parameter p is RI specific for RI e {3,4} and is layer common, i.e., the p-value may be different for different RI or v-values (thus, the p-value is used/configured independently for each RI), but a single p-value is used/configured for all layers 0, 1, …, v-1 for a given v-value. In one example specific to RI, as shown in Table 3, p is present for all y, p_x,y＝p_xThus, a p-value is used/configured for each layer RI.

In an alternative Alt 3-5: the parameter p is RI-specific and layer/group-specific for RI e {3,4}, i.e., the p-value may vary across layers or groups of layers and RI or v-values (thus, the p-value is used/configured independently for each layer or group of layers and for each RI or v-value). In one example of RI-specific and layer-specific, L values are used/configured for each layer value and each RI value, as shown in table 3.

Table 3: alternative to the value of p

In one example, p is higher layer configured for RI ∈ {1,2}, and { p is higher layer configured for RI ∈ {3,4}_xEither or{p_yEither { p } or { p_x,yAre determined based on fixed rules (e.g., using p and RI values), or are configured via higher layer signaling or reported by the UE.

In another example, p is higher layer configured for RI ∈ {1,2}, and { p is higher for RI ∈ {3,4}_xIs { P } or { P }_yIs { P } or { P }_x,yIs determined based on a fixed rule (e.g., using p and RI values), and { p } is determined_xIs { P } or { P }_yIs { P } or { P }_x,yThe remaining subset of is configured via higher layer signaling.

In another example, p is higher layer configured for RI ∈ {1,2}, and { p is higher for RI ∈ {3,4}_xIs { P } or { P } _yIs { P } or { P }_x,yIs configured via higher layer signaling, and { p }_xIs { P } or { P }_yIs { P } or { P }_x,yThe remaining subset of is reported by the UE.

In one example, { p { n }_xThe subset (S) of x ∈ {1,2 }. In one example, { p { n }_yThe subset (S) of y ∈ {0,1 }. In one example, { p { n }_x,yThe subset (S) of x ∈ {1,2} and y ∈ {0,1 }.

In one example, p_xP is less than or equal to p. In one example, p_yP is less than or equal to p. In one example, p_x,y≤p。

In embodiment 4, configuration selection for rank based on higher layer parameters (L, p)>SD and FD basis vectors of 1 (e.g., RI ∈ {2,3,4} or {3,4 }). Let (L)_x,y,p_x,y) The (L, p) pairs for RI ═ x and layer ═ y are indicated. At least one of the following alternatives is used for higher layer setup/configuration of FD-based parameters (L, p). If multiple alternatives are supported, at least one of the supported alternatives is configured (e.g., via higher layer RRC signaling) or reported by the UEThe method is as follows.

In an alternative Alt 4-0: the parameter (L, p) is RI common for RI e {1,2,3,4} and layer common, i.e., a single (L, p) value is used/configured for all layer 0,1, …, ν -1, and for all RI or v values. As shown in tables 2 and 3, (L) for all x and y_x,y,p_x,y) (L, p), so a single L value and a single p value are used/configured.

In an alternative Alt 4-1: the parameter (L, p) is RI common to RI e {1,2,3,4} and layer/group specific, i.e., for a given layer value of 0, 1, …, ν -1 or group of layers value of 0, 1, …, a single (L, p) value is used/configured regardless of RI or v value, but for a given RI or v value, the (L, p) value may be different across layers or groups of layers (thus, the (L, p) value is used/configured independently for each layer or group of layers for a given RI or v value). In one specific example of a layer/layer set, there are three layer sets: layer set 0 includes layers 0 and 1, layer set 1 includes layer 2, and layer set 2 includes layer 3. For RI 1 or 2, (L, p) is RI common and layer common. For RI 3 or 4, L, p or both may be layer group specific as shown in tables 4, 5 and 6. In another example of layer/layer group specificity, there are two layer groups: layer set 0 includes layers 0 and 1 and layer set 1 includes layers 2 and 3. For RI 1 or 2, (L, p) is RI common and layer common. For RI 3 or 4, L, p or both may be layer group specific as shown in tables 7, 8 and 9.

In an alternative Alt 4-2: the parameter (L, p) is RI common for RI e {3,4} and layer common, i.e., a single (L, p) value is used/configured for all RI or v values in all layers 0, 1, …, v-1, and {3,4}, and it may be different from RI 1 or 2. Examples are shown in Table 10.

In an alternative Alt 4-3: the parameter (L, p) is RI common to RI e {3,4} and layer/group specific, i.e., for a given layer value of 0, 1, …, v-1 or group of layers value of 0, 1, …, a single (L, p) value is used/configured regardless of RI or v value, but for a given RI or v value, the (L, p) value may differ across layers or groups of layers (thus, the (L, p) value is used/configured independently for each layer or group of layers of a given RI or v value). In one specific example of a layer/layer set, there are three layer sets: layer set 0 includes layers 0 and 1, layer set 1 includes layer 2, and layer set 2 includes layer 3. For RI 1 or 2, (L, p) is RI common and layer common. For RI 3 or 4, L, p or both may be layer group specific as shown in tables 11, 12 and 13. In another example of layer/layer group specificity, there are two layer groups: layer set 0 includes layers 0 and 1 and layer set 1 includes layers 2 and 3. For RI 1 or 2, (L, p) is RI common and layer common. For RI 3 or 4, L, p or both may be layer group specific as shown in tables 14, 15 and 16.

In an alternative Alt 4-4: the parameter (L, p) is RI-specific for RI e {3,4} and is layer-common, i.e., the (L, p) value may be different for different RI or v values (thus, for each RI, the (L, p) value is used/configured independently), but a single value is used/configured for all layers 0, 1, …, v-1 of a given v value in {3,4} and it may be different from RI 1 or 2. Examples are shown in Table 17.

In an alternative Alt 4-5: the parameter (L, p) is RI-specific and layer/layer group-specific for RI e {3,4}, i.e., the (L, p) value may vary across layers or layer groups and RI or v values (thus, the (L, p) value is used/configured independently for each layer or layer group and for each RI or v value). In one specific example of a layer/layer set, there are three layer sets: layer set 0 includes layers 0 and 1, layer set 1 includes layer 2, and layer set 2 includes layer 3. For RI 1 or 2, (L, p) is RI common and layer common. For RI 3 or 4, L, p or both may be layer group specific as shown in tables 18, 19 and 20. In another example of layer/layer group specificity, there are two layer groups: layer set 0 includes layers 0 and 1 and layer set 1 includes layers 2 and 3. For RI 1 or 2, (L, p) is RI common and layer common. For RI 3 or 4, L, p or both may be layer group specific as shown in tables 21, 22 and 23.

Table 4: alternatives to L and p values

Table 5: alternatives to L and p values

Table 6: alternatives to L and p values

Table 7: alternatives to L and p values

Table 8: alternatives to L and p values

Table 9: alternatives to L and p values

Table 10: alternatives to L and p values

Table 11: alternatives to L and p values

Table 12: alternatives to L and p values

Table 13: alternatives to L and p values

Table 14: alternatives to L and p values

Table 15: alternatives to L and p values

Table 16: alternatives to L and p values

Table 17: alternatives to L and p values

Table 18: alternatives to L and p values

Table 19: alternatives to L and p values

Table 20: alternatives to L and p values

Table 21: alternatives to L and p values

Table 22: alternatives to L and p values

Table 23: alternatives to L and p values

In one example, the same variables (L for layers 0-1 in Table 4) in these parameter tables (Table 1 through Table 23)₀) Implying the same higher-level configuration value, the possibility that different variables imply different higher-level configuration values, or a fixed relationship (e.g., with L in Table 4)₀And L₂Wherein L is₀And L₂Can be independently configured; or L₂Is L₀A fixed function of).

In example 4A, parameter (L)_x,y,p_x,y) The determination/configuration is made according to at least one combination of the alternatives (Alt 4-0 to Alt 4-5) in example 4. Table 24 summarizes all possible combinations of the alternatives (Alt 4-0 to Alt 4-5) in example 4. In one example, only one combination in table 24 is used (supported). In another example, multiple combinations from table 24 may be used (supported), and the UE is configured with one of them via higher layer signaling. In another example, multiple combinations from table 24 may be used (supported), and the UE is configured to report one of them as part of a CSI report.

Table 24: l is_x,yAnd p_x,yAlternative(s) of

In example 4B, parameter (L)_x,y,p_x,y) According to Alt 4-0 for L (i.e., L is layer-common and RI-common for all RIs 1, 2, 3, 4) and Alt 4-2 for p (i.e., p)₀For RI 1, 2 is layer common and RI common, p₁For RI 3, 4 is layer-common and RI-common) are determined/configured. This is illustrated in table 25. The value L is configured for higher layers.

Table 25: alternatives to L and p values

In one example, if the maximum rank or RI value (e.g., higher layer signaling via RI restriction) is 2, then L e {2,4} or L e {2,4,6} is higher layer configured. In another example, if the maximum rank or RI value (e.g., higher layer signaling via RI restriction) is 4, then L e {2,4} is higher layer configured. In one example, if the maximum rank or RI value (e.g., higher layer signaling via RI restriction) is 2, thenIs of a higher layer configuration. If the maximum rank or RI value (e.g., higher layer signaling via RI limitation) is 4, then at least one of the alternatives is used for (p)₀,p₁)。

In Alt 4B-0, a single parameter is jointly used to configure (p)₀,p₁). This configuration is via higher layer parameters, for example.

In Alt 4B-1, two separate parameters are used separately for configuration (p) ₀,p₁). This configuration is, for example, via two separate higher layer parameters.

At least one of the following examples is for (p)₀,p₁) Is calculated as a candidate value of (1).

Ex 4B-0: the individual candidate values are fixed, e.g.,no configuration is required in this case.

Ex 4B-1: two candidate values are supported. One of the candidate values isThe other candidate value is according to at least one of the following examples.

Ex 4B-1-0：

Ex 4B-1-1：

Ex 4B-1-2：

Ex 4B-1-3：

Ex 4B-1-4：

Ex 4B-1-5：

Ex 4B-1-6：

Ex 4B-1-7：

Ex 4B-2: according to at least one of the following examples, two candidate values are supported.

Ex 4B-2-0：

Ex 4B-2-1：

Ex 4B-2-2：

Ex 4B-2-3：

Ex 4B-2-4：

Ex 4B-3: three candidates are supported. One of the candidate values isThe other two candidate values are according to at least one of the following examples.

Ex 4B-3-0：

Ex 4B-3-1：

Ex 4B-3-2：

Ex 4B-3-3：

Ex 4B-4: four candidates are supported. One of the candidate values isThe other three candidate values are according to at least one of the following examples.

Ex 4B-4-0：

Ex 4B-4-1：

Ex 4B-4-2：

Ex 4B-4-3：

In example 4C, parameter (L)_x,y,p_x,y) Determined/configured according to one of the examples in embodiment 4B depending on the value L. In one example, when L ═ 2, then (p)₀,p₁) Is according to Alt 4B-X, and when L ═ 4, then (p)₀,p₁) Is according to Alt 4B-Y. At least one of the following alternatives is used for (X, Y).

Alt 4C-0：X＝0，Y＝0

Alt 4C-1：X＝0，Y＝1

Alt 4C-2：X＝0，Y＝2

Alt 4C-3：X＝0，Y＝3

Alt 4C-4：X＝0，Y＝4

Alt 4C-5：X＝1，Y＝0

Alt 4C-6：X＝1，Y＝1

Alt 4C-7：X＝1，Y＝2

Alt 4C-8：X＝1，Y＝3

Alt 4C-9：X＝1，Y＝4

Alt 4C-10：X＝2，Y＝0

Alt 4C-11：X＝2，Y＝1

Alt 4C-12：X＝2，Y＝2

Alt 4C-13：X＝2，Y＝3

Alt 4C-14：X＝2，Y＝4

Alt 4C-15：X＝3，Y＝0

Alt 4C-16：X＝3，Y＝1

Alt 4C-17：X＝3，Y＝2

Alt 4C-18：X＝3，Y＝3

Alt 4C-19：X＝3，Y＝4

Alt 4C-20：X＝4，Y＝0

Alt 4C-21：X＝4，Y＝1

Alt 4C-22：X＝4，Y＝2

Alt 4C-23：X＝4，Y＝3

Alt 4C-24：X＝4，Y＝4。

In embodiment 5, the UE is configured to select/report up to and including a coefficient matrixMaximum K of the total 2LM coefficients₀A non-zero (NZ) coefficient. The unselected (unreported) coefficients are assumed to be zero. Due to the value of K ₀Is an upper bound on the number of NZ coefficients, so the UE can report K₀Less than one coefficient. Let K_NZNumber of NZ coefficients reported for UE, where K_NZ≤K₀. Upper limit of K₀Can be expressed as Where β is a fraction (e.g., 1/2). The parameter β is either fixed (e.g., 1/2) or higher layer configured or reported by the UE.

For rank>1, e.g., RI ∈ {2,3,4} or {3,4}, parameter β or K₀Configured/determined according to at least one of the following alternatives.

In an alternative Alt 5-0: there is only one value of β for all RI values, e.g., RI ∈ {1,2,3,4 }.

In an alternative Alt 5-1: for RI ∈ {1,2}, β or K₀The values are configured via higher layer signaling, and for RI ∈ {3,4}, the maximum value of the total number of NZ coefficients (the total number) across all layers is less than or equal to 2K₀。

In an alternative Alt 5-2: for RI ∈ {1,2}, β or K₀The values are configured via higher layer signaling, for RI e 3,4, the maximum number of NZ coefficients per layer has only one value, less than K₀。

In an alternative Alt 5-3: maximum number of NZ coefficients across all layersLarge value less than or equal to 2 alpha K₀In which K is₀Configured for RI e 1,2 via higher layer signaling, and where α is fixed. In one example, α is RI-specific, i.e., α may vary across different RI values. In one example, the value α is such that the total overhead (total number of reported NZ coefficients across all layers) for RI 3/4 is at least comparable to RI 2, where comparable implies "less than or equal to" or that the difference between the total overhead for RI 3/4 and RI 2 is less than a fixed threshold.

In an alternative Alt 5-4: for RI ∈ {1,2}, β or K₀The values are configured via higher layer signaling, and for RI ∈ {3,4}, the maximum number of NZ coefficients per layer is only smaller than α K₀Wherein α is fixed. In one example, α is RI-specific, i.e., α may vary across different RI values. In one example, the value α is such that the total overhead (total number of reported NZ coefficients across all layers) for RI 3/4 is at least comparable to RI 2, where comparable implies "less than or equal to" or that the difference between the total overhead for RI 3/4 and RI 2 is less than a fixed threshold.

In one example of Alt 5-0, the maximum value of the total number of non-zero (NZ) coefficients for a given RI x β x 2LM, where the set of values for β depends on the RImax value (in order to ensure that the overhead is not excessive).

In one example Ex 5-0-0: for a given maximum value for ri (rimax) ═ r,where r is e {3,4 }.

In one example Ex 5-0-1: in thatOnly a subset of these three values is used for RImax r, where r ∈ {3,4 }. E.g. using onlyAlternatively, use onlyOr

In another example of Alt 5-0, the β value for RI ═ {1,2} is configured for higher layers, and the β value for RI ═ {3,4} is a fixed fraction of the configured β value. Let a _x,yIs a score for RI ═ x and layer ═ y, where for y<y′，a_x,y≥a_x,y′. Then, the β values for RI ═ {3,4} are shown in table 26, i.e., β ═ a_x,y×β。{a_x,ySeveral examples of which are as follows.

RI＝3：Or

OrOr

In one variant, { a } for RI ═ 3,4}_x,yIs higher layer configured. In another variation, { a ] for RI ═ 3,4}_x,yIs reported by the UE. In the example, the candidate value sets for these two variants are as above.

In one example, β is higher layer configured for RI ∈ {1,2}, and { a } is higher for RI ∈ {3,4}_x,yAre determined based on fixed rules (e.g., using β and RI values), or are configured via higher layer signaling or reported by the UE.

In another example, for RI e 1,2, β is higher layer configured, and for RI e 3,4,determining { a ] based on a fixed rule (e.g., using β and RI values)_x,yA subset of { a } and { b } is larger than_x,yThe remaining subset of is configured via higher layer signaling.

In another example, for RI e {1,2}, β is higher layer configured, and for RI e {3,4}, a { a is determined based on a fixed rule (e.g., using β and RI values)_x,yA subset of { a } and { b } is larger than_x,yThe remaining subset of is reported by the UE.

In another example, β is higher layer configured for RI ∈ {1,2}, and { a } is higher for RI ∈ {3,4} _x,yIs configured via higher layer signaling, and { a }_x,yThe remaining subset of is reported by the UE.

In one example, { a }_x,yThe subset of x e 1,2 and y e 0, 1.

Table 26: beta value for RI {3,4}

	Layer 0	Layer 1	Layer 2	Layer 3
					RI＝1	β
RI＝2	β	β
					RI＝3	a_3,0×β	a_3,1×β	a_3,2×β
RI＝4	a_4,0×β	a_4,1×β	a_4,2×β	a_4,3×β

In one example of Alt 5-1 (and Alt 5-2), the maximum value of the NZ coefficient for each layer is the same, e.g.,RI∈{3,4}。

in another example of Alt 5-1, the maximum value of the number of NZ coefficients per layer may be different, i.e., without per-layer constraints.

In embodiment 5A, the UE is configured to select/report up to and including a coefficient matrixMaximum K of the total 2LM coefficients₀A non-zero (NZ) coefficient. Unselected (unreported) coefficients are assumed to beAnd (4) zero. Due to the value of K₀Is an upper bound on the number of NZ coefficients, so the UE can report less than K₀A coefficient. Let K_NZNumber of NZ coefficients reported for UE, where K_NZ≤K₀. Upper limit of K₀Can be expressed as Where β is a fraction (e.g., 1/2). The parameter β is either fixed (e.g., 1/2) or higher layer configured or reported by the UE.

For rank>1, e.g., RI ∈ {2,3,4} or {3,4}, coefficient matrixMay be smaller than the size of the coefficient matrix for rank 1. For example, for RI ∈ {1,2}, the coefficient matrix Is 2L x M, and for RI e {3,4}, the coefficient matrixIs 2L for layer y ∈ {0, 1., RI-1}_y×M_yWherein L is_y≤L,M_yM ≦ and (L) determined according to at least one of examples 1-4_y,M_y)。

For rank>1, e.g., RI ∈ {2,3,4} or {3,4}, parameter β or K₀Configured/determined according to at least one of the following alternatives.

In an alternative Alt 5A-0: the β value for RI {1, 2} is higher-level configured, and the β value for RI {3,4} (denoted as β)_RI) Is based on a β value, an RI value, and a value pair { (L) for y ∈ {0,1_y,M_y) And (c) derived. In one example, β_RISo that the maximum number of NZ coefficients for RI ═ {3,4} is equal to the maximum number of NZ coefficients for RI ═ 2. Mathematically， Is the maximum number of NZ coefficients for RI 2, and is the maximum number of NZ coefficients for RI {3,4 }. Therefore, S ═ T impliesThe reverse also impliesIn a variant, β_RIIs 1, thusNote that there is a single beta common to all layers_RIValue, so it is layer common, but beta_RIThe value may vary across RI values, so it is RI specific.

In an alternative Alt 5A-1: the β value for RI {1, 2} is higher-level configured, and the β value (denoted β) for RI {3,4} layer y ∈ {0,1 _RI,y) Is based on a β value, an RI value, and a value pair { (L) for y ∈ {0,1_y,M_y) And (c) derived. In one example, β_RI,yA fixed fraction a equal to 2 beta_RI,yThis is the total score for RI 2. In one example Thus, it is possible to provideIn a variant, β_RI,yIs 1, thusIn one example, the maximum number of NZ coefficients for layer y of RI ═ {3,4} is equal toIn another example, the maximum number of NZ coefficients for layer y of RI ═ {3,4} is equal to

In embodiment 5B, the UE is configured to select/report up to and including a coefficient matrixMaximum K of the total 2LM coefficients₀A non-zero (NZ) coefficient. The unselected (unreported) coefficients are assumed to be zero. Due to the value of K₀Is an upper bound on the number of NZ coefficients, so the UE can report less than K₀A coefficient. Let K_NZNumber of NZ coefficients reported for UE, where K_NZ≤K₀. Upper limit of K₀Can be expressed as Where β is a fraction (e.g., 1/2). The parameter β is either fixed (e.g., 1/2) or higher layer configured or reported by the UE.

For rank>1, e.g., RI ∈ {2,3,4} or {3,4}, coefficient matrixMay be smaller than the size of the coefficient matrix for rank 1. For example, for RI ∈ {1,2}, the coefficient matrixIs 2L x M, and for RI e {3,4}, the coefficient matrix Is L for layer y ∈ {0, 1., RI-1}_y×M_yWherein L is_y≤2L,M_yM ≦ and (L) determined according to at least one of examples 1-4_y,M_y)。

For rank>1, e.g., RI ∈ {2,3,4} or {3,4}, parameter β or K₀Configured/determined according to at least one of the following alternatives.

In an alternative Alt 5B-0: the β value for RI {1, 2} is higher-level configured, and the β value for RI {3,4} (denoted as β)_RI) Is based on a β value, an RI value, and a value pair { (L) for y ∈ {0,1_y,M_y) And (c) derived. In one example, β_RISo that the maximum number of NZ coefficients for RI ═ {3,4} is equal to the maximum number of NZ coefficients for RI ═ 2. In the aspect of mathematics, the method for improving the stability of the artificial teeth, is the maximum number of NZ coefficients for RI 2, andis the maximum number of NZ coefficients for RI {3,4 }. Therefore, S ═ T implies The reverse also impliesIn a variant, β_RIThe upper limit of the maximum value of (b) is 1,thus, it is possible to provideNote that there is a single beta common to all layers_RIValue, so it is layer common, but beta_RIThe value may vary across RI values, so it is RI specific.

In an alternative Alt 5B-1: the β value for RI {1, 2} is higher-level configured, and the β value (denoted β) for RI {3,4} layer y ∈ {0,1 _RI,y) Is based on a β value, an RI value, and a value pair { (L) for y ∈ {0,1_y,M_y) And (c) derived. In one example, β_RI,yA fixed fraction a equal to 2 beta_RI，yThis is the total score for RI 2. In one example Thus, it is possible to provideIn a variant, β_Ri,yIs 1, thusIn one example, the maximum number of NZ coefficients for layer y of RI ═ {3,4} is equal toIn another example, the maximum number of NZ coefficients for layer y of RI ═ {3,4} is equal to

In embodiment 6, the UE is configured to select/report rank>1 (e.g., RI ∈ {3,4} or RI ∈ {2,3,4}) CSI report, with a spatial-based (or beam) vector { a ∈ {3,4}, where_i}, Frequency Domain (FD) basis vector { b_mAnd coefficient { c }_l,i,mAre according to what is summarized in Table 27At least one of the generations. In these alternatives, "common" implies that the SD/FD basis or/and coefficient subset selection is common to all layers, so only one subset need be reported on behalf of all layers. Similarly, "independent" implies that SD/FD basis or/and coefficient subset selection is performed independently for each layer, thus requiring a subset to be reported for each layer.

Table 27: alternative to base and coefficient selection for RI {3,4}

In embodiment 6A, the UE is configured to select/report rank >1 (e.g., RI ∈ {3,4} or RI ∈ {2,3,4}) CSI report, with a spatial-based (or beam) vector { a ∈ {3,4}, where_i}, Frequency Domain (FD) basis vector { b_mAnd coefficient { c }_l,i,mIs according to at least one of the alternatives summarized in table 28. In these alternatives, "common" implies that the SD/FD based or/and coefficient subset selection is common to all layers or layer pairs or layer groups, so only one subset need be reported on behalf of all layers or layer pairs or layer groups. Similarly, "independent" implies that SD/FD basis or/and coefficient subset selection is performed independently for each layer, thus requiring a subset to be reported for each layer.

Table 28: alternative to base and coefficient selection for RI {3,4}

In embodiment 7, the UE is configured to select/report rank >1 (e.g., RI ∈ {3,4} or RI ∈ {2,3,4}) CSI reporting, where RI ═ 3 or 4, layers 0 and 1 select solutions using the same SD/FD base and coefficient subset as RI ═ 2. For layer 2 and layer 3, the same SD/FD base or/and coefficient subset selection is according to at least one of the alternatives summarized in table 27.

Fig. 14 shows a flow diagram of a method 1400 for operating a User Equipment (UE) for Channel State Information (CSI) feedback in a wireless communication system, which may be performed by a UE, such as UE 116, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The embodiment of the method 1400 shown in FIG. 14 is for illustration only. Fig. 14 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular embodiment.

As shown in fig. 14, method 1400 begins at step 1402. In step 1402, the UE (e.g., 111-116 as shown in fig. 1) receives CSI feedback configuration information including two parameters (p0, p1) for determining a set of M basis vectors from a Base Station (BS). The first parameter (p0) is for a first rank set and the second parameter (p1) is for a second rank set.

In step 1404, the UE generates CSI feedback based on the CSI feedback configuration information. CSI feedback is generated for a rank value v from one of a first rank set and a second rank set, and comprises a set of M basis vectors, wherein M is determined based on a first parameter (p0) if the rank value v belongs to the first rank set, and M is determined based on a second parameter (p1) if the rank value v belongs to the second rank set.

In step 1406, the UE transmits CSI feedback to the BS through an uplink channel.

In one embodiment, the first set of ranks includes rank values 1, 2, and the second set of ranks includes rank values 3, 4.

In one embodiment, the values of the first parameter (p0) and the second parameter (p1) are jointly configured via a single Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameter.

In one embodiment, the values of the first parameter (p0) and the second parameter (p1) are configured via respective first and second Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameters.

In one embodiment, the set of values of the first and second parameters (p0, p1) comprises: (p0, p1) ═ (1/2, 1/4); (p0, p1) ═ (1/4, 1/8); (p0, p1) ═ (1/4 ).

In one embodiment of the present invention,wherein: p is one of p0 and p1,is a top-taking function, N₃Is the total number of Frequency Domain (FD) units, and R is the number of FD units in each subband configured for CSI feedback.

In one embodiment, the CSI feedback comprises a 2 lxm coefficient matrix C indicating for each layer L1_lSpace Domain (SD) basis matrix A_lAnd FD base matrix B_lAnd wherein: for total number (N)₃) Precoding matrix of each FD unit in FD units Is determined by the column in which A_l＝[a_l,0a_l,1…a_l,L-1]Comprising L basis vectors, a, for SD antenna ports_l,iIs N₁N₂X 1 column vector, where N₁And N₂Respectively the number of antenna ports, having the same antenna polarization in a first and a second dimension of a two-dimensional dual-polarized channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna port at the BS, B_l＝[b_l,0b_l,1…b_l,M-1]Comprising M basis vectors for FD units, b_l,kIs N₃X 1 column vector, C_lIs composed of complex coefficients c_l,i,kAnd the number of column vectors for SD antenna ports (L), the number of column vectors for FD units (M), and the total number of FD units (N) ₃) Configured via higher layer signaling.

Fig. 15 shows a flow diagram of another method 1500, which may be performed by a Base Station (BS), such as BS 102, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the method 1500 shown in FIG. 15 is for illustration only. Fig. 15 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular embodiment.

As shown in fig. 15, method 1500 begins at step 1502. In step 1502, the BS (e.g., 101-103 as shown in fig. 1) generates CSI feedback configuration information.

Step 1504, the BS transmits CSI feedback configuration information including two parameters (p0, p1) for determining a set of M basis vectors to a User Equipment (UE), wherein the first parameter (p0) is for a first rank set and the second parameter (p1) is for a second rank set.

In step 1506, the BS receives CSI feedback generated for a rank value ν from one of a first rank set and a second rank set from the UE through an Uplink (UL) channel. The CSI feedback comprises a set of M basis vectors, wherein M is determined based on a first parameter (p0) if the rank value belongs to a first rank set, and M is determined based on a second parameter (p1) if the rank value belongs to a second rank set.

In one embodiment, the first set of ranks includes rank values 1, 2, and the second set of ranks includes rank values 3, 4.

In one embodiment, the values of the first parameter (p0) and the second parameter (p1) are jointly configured via a single Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameter.

In one embodiment, the values of the first parameter (p0) and the second parameter (p1) are configured via respective first and second Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameters.

In one embodiment, the set of values of the first and second parameters (p0, p1) comprises: (p0, p1) ═ (1/2, 1/4); (p0, p1) ═ (1/4, 1/8); (p0, p1) ═ (1/4 ).

In one embodiment, the CSI feedback comprises a 2 lxm coefficient matrix C indicating for each layer L1_lSpace Domain (SD) basis matrix A_lAnd FD base matrix B_lAnd wherein: for total number (N)₃) Precoding matrix of each FD unit in FD units Is determined by the column in which A_l＝[a_l,0a_l,1…a_l,L-1]Comprising L basis vectors, a, for SD antenna ports_l,iIs N₁N₂X 1 column vector, where N₁And N₂Respectively the number of antenna ports, having the same antenna polarization in a first and a second dimension of a two-dimensional dual-polarized channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna port at the BS, B _l＝[b_l,0b_l,1…b_l,M-1]Comprising M basis vectors for FD units, b_l,kIs N₃X 1 column vector, C_lIs composed of complex coefficients c_l,i,kAnd the number of column vectors (L) for the SD antenna port, the number of column vectors (M) for the FD unit, and the FD unitTotal number (N)₃) Configured via higher layer signaling.

Fig. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a Base Station (BS) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 16, the BS 1600 may include a processor 1610, a transceiver 1620, and a memory 1630. However, not all illustrated components may be required. BS 1600 may be implemented with more or fewer components than shown in fig. 16. Further, according to another embodiment, the processor 1610, the transceiver 1620 and the memory 1630 may be implemented as a single chip.

The above-described components will now be described in detail.

Processor 1610 may include one or more processors or other processing devices that control the proposed functions, processes, and/or methods. Operations of BS 1600 may be performed by processor 1610.

Transceiver 1620 may include an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying a transmission signal and an RF receiver for down-converting a frequency of a received signal. However, according to another embodiment, transceiver 1620 may be implemented by more or fewer components than those shown in the components.

The transceiver 1620 may be connected to the processor 1610 and transmit and/or receive signals. The signals may include control information and data. In addition, the transceiver 1620 may receive a signal through a wireless channel and output the signal to the processor 1610. The transceiver 1620 may transmit a signal output from the processor 1610 through a wireless channel.

The memory 1630 may store control information or data included in signals obtained by the BS 1600. Memory 1630 may be coupled to processor 1610 and store at least one instruction or protocol or parameter for the proposed function, procedure, and/or method. The memory 1630 may include read-only memory (ROM) and/or random-access memory (RAM) and/or a hard disk and/or CD-ROM and/or DVD and/or other storage devices.

Fig. 17 illustrates a User Equipment (UE) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 17, a UE 1700 may include a processor 1710, a transceiver 1720, and a memory 1730. However, not all illustrated components may be required. The UE 1700 may be implemented by more or fewer components than shown in fig. 17. Further, according to another embodiment, the processor 1710, the transceiver 1720, and the memory 1730 may be implemented as a single chip.

The above-described components will now be described in detail.

The processor 1710 may include one or more processors or other processing devices that control the proposed functions, processes, and/or methods. The operations of UE 1700 may be performed by a processor 1710.

Transceiver 1720 may include an RF transmitter to up-convert and amplify a transmitted signal and an RF receiver to down-convert the frequency of a received signal. However, according to another embodiment, the transceiver 1720 may be implemented with more or fewer components than those shown in the components.

The transceiver 1720 may be connected to the processor 1710 and may transmit and/or receive signals. The signals may include control information and data. Further, the transceiver 1720 may receive a signal through a wireless channel and output the signal to the processor 1710. The transceiver 1720 may transmit a signal output from the processor 1710 through a wireless channel.

The memory 1730 may store control information or data included in signals obtained by the UE 1700. Memory 1730 may be connected to processor 1710 and store at least one instruction or protocol or parameter for the proposed function, procedure, and/or method. Memory 1730 may include read-only memory (ROM) and/or random-access memory (RAM) and/or a hard disk and/or a CD-ROM and/or DVD and/or other storage devices.

Certain examples of the present disclosure may be provided in the form of a base station (e.g., a gNB) and/or a method for a base station. Certain examples of the present disclosure may be provided in the form of a mobile device (e.g., a UE) and/or a method for a mobile device. Certain examples of the disclosure may be provided in the form of a system and/or method for a system that includes one or more base stations and one or more mobile devices.

The embodiments described herein may be implemented using any suitably configured devices and/or systems. Such an apparatus and/or system may be configured to perform a method in accordance with any aspect, embodiment, example, or claim disclosed herein. Such an apparatus may include one or more elements, e.g., one or more of a receiver, transmitter, transceiver, processor, controller, module, unit, etc., each element configured to perform one or more corresponding processes, operations, and/or method steps for implementing the techniques described herein. For example, the operations of X may be performed by a module configured to perform X (or an X module). One or more elements may be implemented in hardware, software, or any combination of hardware and software.

Those skilled in the art will understand that a given process, operation, and/or method step disclosed herein may be performed by a single entity (hardware and/or software), or the performance of such process, operation, and/or method step may be distributed and performed by two or more entities acting in concert. One skilled in the art will also appreciate that a single entity (hardware and/or software) may be configured to perform one process, operation, and/or method step disclosed herein, or may be configured to perform two or more such process, operation, and/or method steps.

It should be understood that examples of the present disclosure may be implemented in hardware, software, or any combination of hardware and software. Any such software may be stored in the form of volatile or non-volatile storage, such as storage devices like ROM, whether erasable or rewritable or not, or in the form of memory, such as RAM, memory chips, devices or integrated circuits, or on optically or magnetically readable media, such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes or tapes, and the like.

It should be understood that the storage devices and storage media are embodiments of machine-readable storage that are suitable for storing one or more programs comprising instructions that, when executed, implement certain examples of the present disclosure. Accordingly, certain examples provide a program comprising code for implementing a method, apparatus or system in accordance with any of the examples, embodiments, aspects and/or claims disclosed herein, and/or a machine readable storage device storing such a program. Further, such programs may be electronically transmitted via any medium, such as a communication signal carried over a wired or wireless connection.

The above-described flow charts and flow diagrams illustrate examples of methods and processes that may be implemented in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure, and various changes may be made to the methods and processes illustrated by the flow charts and flow diagrams. For example, while shown as a series of steps, various steps in each figure could overlap, occur in parallel, occur in a different order, or occur multiple times. In another example, steps may be omitted or replaced with other steps.

Although the present disclosure has been described with exemplary embodiments, various changes and modifications may be suggested to one skilled in the art. It is intended that the present disclosure encompass such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

None of the description in this application should be read as implying that any particular element, step, or function is an essential element which must be included in the claimed scope. The scope of patented subject matter is defined only by the claims. Furthermore, none of the claims are intended to refer to 35u.s.c. § 112(f) unless the precise word "means for" is followed by a word separator.

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