IP Library Granted Patent US 9,438,328
Granted Patent B2
US 9,438,328 · App. 14/753,490 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Method for feeding backchannel state information, user equipment, and base station

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,438,328
App. No.
14/753,490
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for feeding back channel state information, a user equipment, and a base station, to improve feedback precision of channel state information. The method includes: receiving a reference signal sent by a base station; selecting a precoding matrix W from a codebook according to the reference signal, where a column vector of the precoding matrix W may be expressed as α[v e jφ v] T , v=[1 e jθ ]; and sending a precoding matrix indicator PMI to the base station, where the PMI is corresponding to the selected precoding matrix W. The present invention may further improve quantization precision and achieve balance between overheads and the quantization precision. The base station performs precoding on a sent signal according to a fed back precoding matrix indicator, which can improve precoding precision, thereby improving a data transmission rate and system throughput.

Claims (901)

1. A method for feeding back channel state information performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving a reference signal sent by a base station;

selecting a precoding matrix W from a matrix set based on the reference signal, wherein α column vector of the precoding matrix W is expressed as α[v e jφ v] T , v=[1 e jθ ], wherein α is a constant, θ and φ are phases, and [ ] T indicates transposing of a matrix or vector; and

sending a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) to the base station, wherein the PMI corresponds to the selected precoding matrix W;

wherein the matrix set is one of:

{

1

2

[

1

1

]

,

1

2

[

1

j

jⅇ

]

,

1

2

[

1

-

1

-

]

,

1

2

[

1

-

j

-

jⅇ

]

}

;

{

1

8

[

1

1

1

-

1

-

]

,

1

8

[

1

1

j

-

j

jⅇ

-

jⅇ

]

}

or

{

1

8

[

1

1

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

1

-

1

-

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

]

,

1

8

[

1

1

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

j

-

j

jⅇ

-

jⅇ

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

]

}

wherein

θ

=

π

16

(

2

i

1

+

i

2

/

4

)

,

i

1

=

0

,

,

15

,

i

2

=

0

,

,

15

,

φ

=

π

16

,

π

8

,

,

and └i 2 /4┘ indicates the greatest integer not greater than i 2 /4.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending, by the UE, the precoding matrix indicator (PMI) to the base station comprises:

sending, by the UE, a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI 1 ) and a second precoding matrix indicator (PMI 2 ) to the base station, wherein the PMI 1 and the PMI 2 are respectively used to indicate indexes i 1 and i 2 corresponding to the selected precoding matrix W.

3. A method for receiving channel state information performed by a base station, the method comprising:

sending a reference signal to a user equipment (UE);

receiving a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) sent by the UE, wherein the PMI is corresponding to a precoding matrix W that is selected by the UE from a matrix set based on the reference signal, and a column vector of the precoding matrix W is expressed as α[v e jφ v] T , v=[1 e jθ ], wherein α is a constant, and φ are phases, and [ ] T indicates transposing of a matrix or vector;

wherein the matrix set is:

{

1

2

[

1

1

]

,

1

2

[

1

j

jⅇ

]

,

1

2

[

1

-

1

-

]

,

1

2

[

1

-

j

-

jⅇ

]

}

;

{

1

8

[

1

1

1

-

1

-

]

,

1

8

[

1

1

j

-

j

jⅇ

-

jⅇ

]

}

or

{

1

8

[

1

1

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

1

-

1

-

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

]

,

1

8

[

1

1

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

j

-

j

jⅇ

-

jⅇ

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

]

}

wherein

θ

=

π

16

(

2

i

1

+

i

2

/

4

)

,

i

1

=

0

,

,

15

,

i

2

=

0

,

,

15

,

φ

=

π

16

,

π

8

,

,

and └i 2 /4┘ indicates the greatest integer not greater than i 2 /4.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein receiving the precoding matrix indicator (PMI) sent by the UE comprises:

receiving a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI 1 ) and a second precoding matrix indicator (PM 12 ) that are sent by the UE, wherein the PMI 1 and the PMI 2 are respectively used to indicate indexes i 1 and i 2 corresponding to the selected precoding matrix.

5. A user equipment, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive a reference signal sent by a base station;

a processor, configured to select a precoding matrix W from a matrix set based on the reference signal received by the receiver, wherein α column vector of the precoding matrix W is expressed as α[v e jφ v] T , v=[1 e jθ ], wherein α is a constant, θ and φ are phases, and [ ] T indicates transposing of a matrix or vector; and

a transmitter, configured to send a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) to the base station, wherein the PMI is corresponding to the precoding matrix W selected by the processor;

wherein the matrix set is:

{

1

2

[

1

1

]

,

1

2

[

1

j

jⅇ

]

,

1

2

[

1

-

1

-

]

,

1

2

[

1

-

j

-

jⅇ

]

}

;

{

1

8

[

1

1

1

-

1

-

]

,

1

8

[

1

1

j

-

j

jⅇ

-

jⅇ

]

}

or

{

1

8

[

1

1

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

1

-

1

-

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

]

,

1

8

[

1

1

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

j

-

j

jⅇ

-

jⅇ

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

]

}

wherein

θ

=

π

16

(

2

i

1

+

i

2

/

4

)

,

i

1

=

0

,

,

15

,

i

2

=

0

,

,

15

,

φ

=

π

16

,

π

8

,

,

and └i 2 /4┘ indicates the greatest integer not greater than i 2 /4.

6. The user equipment according to claim 5 , wherein the transmitter is configured to:

send a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI 1 ) and a second precoding matrix indicator (PMI 2 ) to the base station, wherein the PMI 1 and the PMI 2 are respectively used to indicate indexes i 1 and i 2 corresponding to the selected precoding matrix.

7. A base station, comprising:

a transmitter, configured to send a reference signal to a user equipment (UE);

a receiver, configured to receive a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) sent by the UE, wherein the PMI is corresponding to a precoding matrix W that is selected by the UE from a matrix set based on the reference signal, and a column vector of the precoding matrix W is expressed as α[v e jφ v] T , v=[1 e jθ ], wherein α is a constant, θ and φ are phases, and [ ] T indicates transposing of a matrix or vector;

wherein the matrix set is:

{

1

2

[

1

1

]

,

1

2

[

1

j

jⅇ

]

,

1

2

[

1

-

1

-

]

,

1

2

[

1

-

j

-

jⅇ

]

}

;

{

1

8

[

1

1

1

-

1

-

]

,

1

8

[

1

1

j

-

j

jⅇ

-

jⅇ

]

}

or

{

1

8

[

1

1

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

1

-

1

-

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

]

,

1

8

[

1

1

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

j

-

j

jⅇ

-

jⅇ

j

(

θ

+

φ

)

]

}

wherein

θ

=

π

16

(

2

i

1

+

i

2

/

4

)

,

i

1

=

0

,

,

15

,

i

2

=

0

,

,

15

,

φ

=

π

16

,

π

8

,

,

and └i 2 /4┘ indicates the greatest integer not greater than i 2 /4.

8. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein the receiver is configured to:

receive a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI 1 ) and a second precoding matrix indicator (PM 12 ) that are sent by the user equipment to the base station, wherein the PMI 1 and the PMI 2 are respectively used to indicate indexes i 1 and i 2 corresponding to the selected precoding matrix.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2021
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055919/0344 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2016
From: WANG, JIANGUO; ZHOU, YONGXING; ZHANG, LEIMING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038864/0400 →