Precoding matrices for full-power uplink transmissions

1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:

receive, from a network entity, a configuration of a power mode for transmitting using eight uplink transmission chains, wherein the power mode is one of a full-power mode or a non-full-power mode, and wherein at least a first set of precoding matrices is associated with the full-power mode and at least a second set of precoding matrices is associated with the non-full-power mode;

receive, from the network entity, an indication of a selected precoding matrix associated with transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains, wherein the indication is based at least in part on the configuration of the power mode and one of the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices;

receive, from the network entity, a configuration of a codebook subset, wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix is further based at least in part on the configuration of the codebook subset, wherein the codebook subset is one of a non-coherent (NC) precoding matrices subset, a partially coherent for two ports (PC-2) precoding matrices subset, or a partially coherent for four ports (PC-4) precoding matrices subset,

wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix associated with transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains includes a rank indicator,

wherein, when the codebook subset is the NC precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one through seven,

wherein, when the codebook subset is the PC-2 precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one through three, and

wherein, when the codebook subset is the PC-4 precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one; and

transmit using the eight uplink transmission chains based at least in part on the selected precoding matrix.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first set of precoding matrices and the second set of precoding matrices are based at least in part on a four uplink transmission chain codebook.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive, from the network entity, a configuration of a sounding reference signal resource set including a port-group configuration, wherein transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains is further based at least in part on a specific permutation matrix associated with the port-group configuration.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the port-group configuration indicates two groups of four sounding reference signal ports.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix is associated with a downlink control information (DCI) communication.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the DCI communication includes an indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices is indicated using one bit.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein, when the one bit is equal to one of 0 or 1, two transmitted precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) fields indicate one or more TPMIs associated with the first set of precoding matrices, and wherein, when the one bit is equal to the other one of 0 or 1, the two TPMI fields indicate one or more TPMIs associated with the second set of precoding matrices.

9 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices is indicated using a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator (SRI) field.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a first SRI field indicates one or more SRS resources in one or more SRS resource sets, and wherein a second SRI field indicates whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices.

11 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices is indicated using a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set indicator.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein, when the SRS resource set indicator indicates one of a type 0 indication, a type 1 indication, or a type 2 indication, two transmitted precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) fields indicate one or more TPMIs associated with the second set of precoding matrices, and wherein, when the SRS resource set indicator indicates a type 3 indication, the two TPMI fields indicate one or more TPMIs associated with the first set of precoding matrices.

13 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration of a power mode for transmitting using eight uplink transmission chains, wherein the power mode is one of a full-power mode or a non-full-power mode, and wherein at least a first set of precoding matrices is associated with the full-power mode and at least a second set of precoding matrices is associated with the non-full-power mode;

transmit, to the UE, an indication of a selected precoding matrix associated with transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains, wherein the indication is based at least in part on the configuration of the power mode and one of the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices;

transmit, to the UE, a configuration of a codebook subset, wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix is further based at least in part on the configuration of the codebook subset, wherein the codebook subset is one of a non-coherent (NC) precoding matrices subset, a partially coherent for two ports (PC-2) precoding matrices subset, or a partially coherent for four ports (PC-4) precoding matrices subset,

wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix associated with transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains includes a rank indicator,

wherein, when the codebook subset is the NC precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one through seven,

wherein, when the codebook subset is the PC-2 precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one through three, and

wherein, when the codebook subset is the PC-4 precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one; and

receive, from the UE, transmission using the eight uplink transmission chains based at least in part on the selected precoding matrix.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first set of precoding matrices and the second set of precoding matrices are based at least in part on a four uplink transmission chain codebook.

15 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix is associated with a downlink control information (DCI) communication.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the DCI communication includes an indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices is indicated using one bit.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein, when the one bit is equal to one of 0 or 1, two transmitted precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) fields indicate one or more TPMIs associated with the first set of precoding matrices, and wherein, when the one bit is equal to the other one of 0 or 1, the two TPMI fields indicate one or more TPMIs associated with the second set of precoding matrices.

19 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices is indicated using a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator (SRI) field.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein a first SRI field indicates one or more SRS resources in one or more SRS resource sets, and wherein a second SRI field indicates whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices.

21 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices is indicated using a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set indicator.

22 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein, when the SRS resource set indicator indicates one of a type 0 indication, a type 1 indication, or a type 2 indication, two transmitted precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) fields indicate one or more TPMIs associated with the second set of precoding matrices, and wherein, when the SRS resource set indicator indicates a type 3 indication, the two TPMI fields indicate one or more TPMIs associated with the first set of precoding matrices.

23 . A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a network entity, a configuration of a power mode for transmitting using eight uplink transmission chains, wherein the power mode is one of a full-power mode or a non-full-power mode, and wherein at least a first set of precoding matrices is associated with the full-power mode and at least a second set of precoding matrices is associated with the non-full-power mode;

receiving, from the network entity, an indication of a selected precoding matrix associated with transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains, wherein the indication is based at least in part on the configuration of the power mode and one of the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices;

receiving, from the network entity, a configuration of a codebook subset, wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix is further based at least in part on the configuration of the codebook subset, wherein the codebook subset is one of a non-coherent (NC) precoding matrices subset, a partially coherent for two ports (PC-2) precoding matrices subset, or a partially coherent for four ports (PC-4) precoding matrices subset,

wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix associated with transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains includes a rank indicator,

wherein, when the codebook subset is the NC precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one through seven,

wherein, when the codebook subset is the PC-2 precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one through three, and

wherein, when the codebook subset is the PC-4 precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one; and

transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains based at least in part on the selected precoding matrix.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the first set of precoding matrices and the second set of precoding matrices are based at least in part on a four uplink transmission chain codebook.

25 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix is associated with a downlink control information (DCI) communication.

26 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the DCI communication includes an indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices.

27 . A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration of a power mode for transmitting using eight uplink transmission chains, wherein the power mode is one of a full-power mode or a non-full-power mode, and wherein at least a first set of precoding matrices is associated with the full-power mode and at least a second set of precoding matrices is associated with the non-full-power mode;

transmitting, to the UE, an indication of a selected precoding matrix associated with transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains, wherein the indication is based at least in part on the configuration of the power mode and one of the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices;

transmitting, to the UE, a configuration of a codebook subset, wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix is further based at least in part on the configuration of the codebook subset, wherein the codebook subset is one of a non-coherent (NC) precoding matrices subset, a partially coherent for two ports (PC-2) precoding matrices subset, or a partially coherent for four ports (PC-4) precoding matrices subset,

wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix associated with transmitting using the eight uplink transmission chains includes a rank indicator,

wherein, when the codebook subset is the NC precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one through seven,

wherein, when the codebook subset is the PC-2 precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one through three, and

wherein, when the codebook subset is the PC-4 precoding matrices subset, the first set of precoding matrices is associated with a rank indicator of one; and

receiving, from the UE, transmission using the eight uplink transmission chains based at least in part on the selected precoding matrix.

28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the first set of precoding matrices and the second set of precoding matrices are based at least in part on a four uplink transmission chain codebook.

29 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the indication of the selected precoding matrix is associated with a downlink control information (DCI) communication.

30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the DCI communication includes an indication of whether to use the first set of precoding matrices or the second set of precoding matrices.