Method, transmission device, processing apparatus, and storage medium for transmitting channel state information, and method and reception device for receiving channel state information

1 . A method of transmitting channel state information (CSI) by a transmitting device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining an encoder with S outputs among encoders supported by the transmitting device based on a number of feedback bits B, where B=S×Q;

outputting S real-valued numbers by encoding the CSI through the encoder;

determining B-bit encoded CSI including Q bits representing a respective one of the S real-valued numbers; and

transmitting the B-bit encoded CSI,

wherein the encoders have different numbers of outputs and are predetermined for different ranges of numbers of feedback bits.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting information regarding the encoders to a receiving device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the information regarding the encoders includes a number of candidate outputs supported by the transmitting device.

4 . A method of receiving channel state information (CSI) by a receiving device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining a decoder with S inputs for each of transmitting devices among decoders supported by the receiving device based on a number of feedback bits B, where B=S×Q;

receiving B-bit encoded CSI from a transmitting device;

determining S real-valued numbers based on S×Q bits in the encoded CSI; and

determining a precoding matrix by decoding the S real-valued numbers through the decoder,

wherein the decoders have different numbers of inputs and are predetermined for different ranges of numbers of feedback bits.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving information regarding encoders supported by the transmitting device from the transmitting device.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the information regarding the encoders includes a number of candidate outputs supported by the transmitting device.

7 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

performing downlink transmission to the transmitting device based on the precoding matrix.

8 . A transmitting device configured to transmit channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system, the transmitting device comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connected to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

determining an encoder with S outputs among encoders supported by the transmitting device based on a number of feedback bits B, where B=S×Q;

outputting S real-valued numbers by encoding the CSI through the encoder;

determining B-bit encoded CSI including Q bits representing a respective one of the S real-valued numbers; and

transmitting the B-bit encoded CSI,

wherein the encoders have different numbers of outputs and are predetermined for different ranges of numbers of feedback bits.

9 . A receiving device configured to receive channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system, the receiving device comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connected to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a decoder with S inputs for each of transmitting devices among decoders supported by the receiving device based on a number of feedback bits B, where B=S×Q;

receiving B-bit encoded CSI from a transmitting device;

determining S real-valued numbers based on S×Q bits in the encoded CSI; and

determining a precoding matrix by decoding the S real-valued numbers through the decoder,

wherein the decoders have different numbers of inputs and are predetermined for different ranges of numbers of feedback bits.