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US 9,491,654 · App. 14/404,335 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Method and apparatus for reporting channel state information in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hyunsoo Ko (Anyang-si, KR); Kitae Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Jaehoon Chung (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W24/10H04B7/0413H04B7/0456H04B7/0617H04B7/0626H04L5/0053
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Patent No.
US 9,491,654
App. No.
14/404,335
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for reporting channel status information. A method for reporting the channel status information (CSI) from a user equipment in the wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from a base station a channel status information-reference signal (CSI-RS) on the basis of CSI-RS configuration information, which is provided from the base station; and reporting to the base station the CSI that is generated by using the CSI-RS, wherein the CSI-RS configuration information can include a plurality of CSI-RS configurations with respect to a first domain antenna group having a 2-dimensional antenna structure of the base station.

Claims (31)

1. A method for reporting channel status information (CSI) by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a channel status information-reference signal (CSI-RS) based on CSI-RS configuration information provided from the base station; and

reporting, to the base station, the CSI generated by using the CSI-RS,

wherein the CSI-RS configuration information includes a plurality of CSI-RS configurations for a first domain antenna group of a 2-dimensional antenna structure of the base station,

wherein the plurality of CSI-RS configurations for the first domain antenna group are determined after configuring beamforming in a second domain based on precoding vectors previously determined for a second domain antenna group.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CSI is determined based on one selected from the plurality of CSI-RS configurations.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CSI includes one precoding vector preferred by the user equipment, and the one precoding vector is selected from a plurality of precoding vectors determined based on the plurality of CSI-RS configurations.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of CSI-RS configurations for the first domain antenna group are determined based on the precoding vectors previously determined for the second domain antenna group.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of CSI-RS configurations for the first domain antenna group are determined based on one precoding vector previously determined for the second domain antenna group.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein 3-dimensional beamforming for the 2-dimensional antenna structure is determined by combination of beamforming in the first domain, which is determined considering the CSI, and beamforming in the second domain, which is determined in accordance with the precoding vectors previously determined for the second domain antenna group.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first domain is a horizontal domain, and the second domain is a vertical domain.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first domain is a vertical domain, and the second domain is a horizontal domain.

9. A user equipment for reporting channel status information (CSI) in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a receiver;

a transmitter; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to receive, from a base station, a channel status information-reference signal (CSI-RS) based on CSI-RS configuration information provided from the base station, through the receiver and report, to the base station, the CSI generated by using the CSI-RS, through the transmitter,

wherein the CSI-RS configuration information includes a plurality of CSI-RS configurations for a first domain antenna group of a 2-dimensional antenna structure of the base station,

wherein the plurality of CSI-RS configurations for the first domain antenna group are determined after configuring beamforming in a second domain based on precoding vectors previously determined for a second domain antenna group.

10. A method for receiving channel status information (CSI) by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

providing CSI-RS configuration information to a user equipment, and transmitting, to the user equipment, a channel status information-reference signal (CSI-RS) based on the CSI-RS configuration information; and

receiving the CSI generated by the user equipment by using the CSI-RS from the user equipment,

wherein the CSI-RS configuration information includes a plurality of CSI-RS configurations for a first domain antenna group of a 2-dimensional antenna structure of the base station,

wherein the plurality of CSI-RS configurations for the first domain antenna group are determined after configuring beamforming in a second domain based on precoding vectors previously determined for a second domain antenna group.

11. A base station for receiving channel status information (CSI) in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a receiver;

a transmitter; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to provide CSI-RS configuration information to a user equipment, transmit, to the user equipment, a channel status information-reference signal (CSI-RS) based on the CSI-RS configuration information, through the transmitter, and receive the CSI generated by the user equipment by using the CSI-RS from the user equipment through the receiver,

wherein the CSI-RS configuration information includes a plurality of CSI-RS configurations for a first domain antenna group of a 2-dimensional antenna structure of the base station,

wherein the plurality of CSI-RS configurations for the first domain antenna group are determined after configuring beamforming in a second domain based on precoding vectors previously determined for a second domain antenna group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2014
From: KO, HYUNSOO; KIM, KITAE; CHUNG, JAEHOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 034272/0562 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61663613 · Jun 24, 2012
Provisional Application 61732405 · Dec 3, 2012
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