Method, base station and system for indicating CSI feedback
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to the technical field of wireless communications. Provided arc an indication method, a base station, and a system for channel state information (CSI) feedback. The indication method comprises: the base station allocating to a user equipment (UE) a CSI feedback method (S 701 ); by means of allocation signaling, the base station transmitting to the UE the CSI feedback method allocated, instructing the CSI feedback method to be employed by the UE when making an aperiodic CSI report (S 702 ). The feedback method comprises: the UE receiving the allocation instruction transmitted by the base station, acquiring the CSI feedback method allocated for the UE by the base station; when the UE confirms the triggering of an aperiodic CSI report, using the CSI feedback method allocated therefor by the base station. In the present invention, the base station can perform the selection of the appropriate aperiodic CSI feedback method on the basis of the status of carrier allocation, thereby optimizing the CSI feedback mechanism, and improving system design flexibility.
1. A method of indicating a Channel State Information (CSI) feedback, comprising:
a base station configuring a User Equipment (UE) with a CSI feedback scheme; and
the base station transmitting the configured CSI feedback scheme to the UE in configuration signaling to indicate the CSI feedback scheme to be adopted by the UE in aperiodic CSI reporting,
wherein the base station configuring the UE with the CSI feedback scheme further comprises:
the base station configuring the UE with the corresponding CSI feedback scheme dependent upon a carrier configuration condition of the UE,
wherein the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station comprises a joint feedback scheme and a second independent feedback scheme; and
the joint feedback scheme is to put CSI of all the activated Downlink Component Carriers (DL CCs) of the UE over a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) scheduled by an Uplink Grant (UL grant) for feedback; and
the second independent feedback scheme is to put CSI, of a DL CC having a system-level paired linking relationship with an Uplink Component Carrier (UL CC) scheduled by a UL grant, over a PUSCH scheduled by the UL grant for feedback.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration signaling is Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) signaling specific to the UE, or Radio Resource Control (RRC) Signaling, or Media Access Control layer Control Element (MAC CE) signaling specific to the UE.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station further comprises a first independent feedback scheme; and
the first independent feedback scheme is to put CSI, of a DL CC over which a UL grant is transmitted from the base station, over a PUSCH scheduled by the UL grant for feedback.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the base station configuring the UE with the corresponding CSI feedback scheme dependent upon the carrier configuration condition of the UE further comprises:
configuring the UE with the second independent feedback scheme when the UE is configured symmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs.
5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the base station configuring the UE with the corresponding CSI feedback scheme dependent upon the carrier configuration condition of the UE further comprises:
configuring the UE with the first independent feedback scheme or the second independent feedback scheme when the UE is configured symmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs and the difference in channel quality between the DL CCs configured for the UE satisfies a preset requirement; and
configuring the UE with the second independent feedback scheme when the UE is configured symmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs and the difference in channel quality between the DL CCs configured for the UE does not satisfy the preset requirement.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the base station configuring the UE with the corresponding CSI feedback scheme dependent upon the carrier configuration condition of the UE further comprises:
configuring the UE with the joint feedback scheme when the UE is configured asymmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs.
7. A method of feeding back Channel State Information (CSI), comprising:
a User Equipment (UE) receiving configuration signaling transmitted from a base station and obtaining a CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station; and
the UE feeding back CSI in the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station upon determining that aperiodic CSI reporting is triggered,
wherein the UE determining that aperiodic CSI reporting is triggered further comprises:
the UE determining that aperiodic CSI reporting is triggered, according to an Uplink Grant (UL grant) transmitted from the base station in which a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) Request is set,
wherein the UE feeding back CSI in the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station further comprises:
putting CSI of all the activated Downlink Component Carriers (DL CCs) of the UE over a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) scheduled by an Uplink Uplink Grant (UL grant) for feedback upon determining the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station as a joint feedback scheme; and
putting CSI, of a DL CC having a system-level paired linking relationship with an Uplink Component Carrier (UL CC) scheduled by a UL grant, over a PUSCH scheduled by the UL grant for feedback upon determining the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station as a second independent feedback scheme.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the configuration signaling is Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) signaling specific to the UE or Radio Resource Control (RRC) Signaling or Media Access Control layer Control Element (MAC CE) signaling specific to the UE.
9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the UE feeding back CSI in the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station further comprises:
putting CSI, of a DL CC over which a UL grant is transmitted from the base station, over a PUSCH scheduled by the UL grant for feedback upon determining the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station as a first independent feedback scheme.
10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the CSI feedback scheme obtained by the UE is the second independent feedback scheme when the UE is configured symmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs; or
the CSI feedback scheme obtained by the UE is the joint feedback scheme when the UE is configured asymmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs.
11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the CSI feedback scheme obtained by the UE is the first independent feedback scheme or the second independent feedback scheme when the UE is configured symmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs and the difference in channel quality between the DL CCs configured for the UE satisfies a preset requirement; and
the CSI feedback scheme obtained by the UE is the second independent feedback scheme when the UE is configured symmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs and the difference in channel quality between the DL CCs configured for the UE does not satisfy the preset requirement.
12. A base station, comprising:
a feedback scheme configuring unit configured to configure a User Equipment (UE) with a Channel State Information (CSI) feedback scheme; and
a feedback scheme indicating unit configured to transmit the configured CSI feedback scheme to the UE in configuration signaling to indicate the CSI feedback scheme to be adopted by the UE in aperiodic CSI reporting,
the feedback scheme configuring unit is further configured to configure the UE with the corresponding CSI feedback scheme dependent upon a carrier configuration condition of the UE,
wherein the feedback scheme configuring unit is further configured to configure the UE with a joint feedback scheme and a second independent feedback scheme; and
the joint feedback scheme is to put CSI of all the activated Downlink Component Carriers (DL CCs) of the UE over a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) scheduled by an Uplink Grant (UL grant) for feedback; and
the second independent feedback scheme is to put CSI, of a DL CC having a system-level paired linking relationship with an Uplink Component Carrier (UL CC) scheduled by a UL grant, over a PUSCH scheduled by the UL grant for feedback.
13. The base station according to claim 12 , wherein the configuration signaling adopted by the feedback scheme indicating unit is Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) signaling specific to the UE or Radio Resource Control (RRC) Signaling or Media Access Control layer Control Element (MAC CE) signaling specific to the UE.
14. The base station according to claim 12 , wherein the feedback scheme configuring unit is further configured to configure the UE with a first independent feedback scheme; and
the first independent feedback scheme is to put CSI, of a DL CC over which a UL grant is transmitted from the base station, over a PUSCH scheduled by the UL grant for feedback.
15. The base station according to claim 12 , wherein the feedback scheme configuring unit is further configured to configure the UE with the second independent feedback scheme when the UE is configured symmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs; or to configure the UE with the joint feedback scheme when the UE is configured asymmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs.
16. A User Equipment (UE), comprising:
a feedback scheme obtaining unit configured to receive configuration signaling transmitted from a base station and to obtain a CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station; and
a CSI feedback unit configured to feed back CSI in the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station upon determining that aperiodic CSI reporting is triggered,
wherein the CSI feedback unit is further configured to determine that aperiodic CSI reporting is triggered, according to the Uplink Grant (UL grant) transmitted from the base station in which a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) Request is set,
wherein the CSI feedback unit is further configured to put CSI of all the activated Downlink Component Carriers (DL CCs) of the UE over a Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH, Channel (PUSCH) scheduled by an Uplink Grant (UL grant) for feedback upon determining the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station as a joint feedback scheme; and to put CSI, of a DL CC having a system-level paired linking relationship with an Uplink Component Carrier (UL CC) scheduled by a UL grant, over a PUSCH scheduled by the UL grant for feedback upon determining the CSI feedback scheme configured for the UE by the base station as a second independent feedback scheme.
17. The UE according to claim 16 , wherein the configuration signaling is Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) signaling specific to the UE or Radio Resource Control (RRC) Signaling or Media Access Control layer Control Element (MAC CE) signaling specific to the UE.
18. The UE according to claim 16 , wherein the CSI feedback scheme obtained by the feedback scheme obtaining unit is the second independent feedback scheme when the UE is configured symmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs; or the CSI feedback scheme obtained by the feedback scheme obtaining unit is the joint feedback scheme when the UE is configured asymmetrically with UL CCs and DL CCs.