IP Library Granted Patent US 10,194,419
Granted Patent B2
US 10,194,419 · App. 14/910,490 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

Method and apparatus for controlling adaptive reporting in TDD environment

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Patent No.
US 10,194,419
App. No.
14/910,490
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for enabling a base station to control adaptive reporting in a TDD environment according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: transmitting, from a base station to a terminal, an information element including reporting-setting information comprising reporting cycle and reporting offset of channel state information; transmitting information of a UL-DL setting change to the terminal; and receiving the channel state information by using the reporting cycle and the reporting offset of the reporting-setting information corresponding to the changed UL-DL setting.

Claims (37)

1. A method for controlling adaptive reporting by a base station in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) environment, the method comprising:

transmitting, from the base station to a user equipment a specific selection of a downlink (DL)-reference uplink (UL)-DL configuration for the user equipment via higher layer signaling;

transmitting an information element including reporting configuration information including a reporting periodicity and a reporting offset of channel status information, from the base station to the user equipment;

transmitting information on an UL-DL configuration change on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), from the base station to the user equipment, wherein the UL-DL configuration change results in a corresponding UL-DL configuration that is different from the DL-reference UL-DL configuration;

performing UL reception and DL transmission according to the corresponding UL-DL configuration; and

receiving the channel status information from the user equipment according to the DL-reference UL-DL configuration to which the reporting configuration information is applied.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the information element comprises one or more pieces of reporting configuration information, and one piece of reporting configuration information corresponds to one UL-DL configuration.

3. A method for controlling adaptive reporting by a user equipment in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) environment, the method comprising:

receiving a specific selection of a downlink (DL)-reference uplink (UL)-DL configuration for the user equipment via higher layer signaling, from a base station by the user equipment via higher layer signaling;

receiving an information element including reporting configuration information including a reporting periodicity and a reporting offset of channel status information, from the base station by the user equipment;

receiving information on an UL-DL configuration change on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), from the base station by the user equipment;

performing DL reception and UL transmission according to the corresponding UL-DL configuration; and

transmitting the channel status information according to the DL-reference UL-DL configuration to which the reporting configuration information is.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the information element comprises one or more pieces of reporting configuration information, and one piece of reporting configuration information corresponds to one UL-DL configuration.

5. A base station for controlling adaptive reporting in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) environment, the base station comprising:

a controller for generating: 1) a specific selection of a downlink (DL)-reference uplink (UL)-DL configuration for a user equipment, and 2) an information element including reporting configuration information including a reporting periodicity and a reporting offset of channel status information;

a transmitter for transmitting to the user equipment 1) the specific selection of a downlink (DL)-reference uplink (UL)-DL configuration, wherein the specific selection of a downlink (DL)-reference uplink (UL)-DL configuration is transmitted via higher layer signaling, 2) the generated information element, and 3) information on an UL-DL configuration change of the user equipment; and

a receiver for receiving a signal from the user equipment,

wherein the controller controls the receiver to receive indicator information of the user equipment according to the DL-reference UL-DL configuration to which the reporting configuration information is applied.

6. The base station as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the information element comprises one or more pieces of reporting configuration information, and one piece of reporting configuration information corresponds to one UL-DL configuration.

7. A user equipment for controlling adaptive reporting in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) environment, the user equipment comprising:

a receiver for receiving, from a base station: 1) a specific selection of a downlink (DL)-reference uplink (UL)-DL configuration for the user equipment, wherein the specific selection of a downlink (DL)-reference uplink (UL)-DL configuration is received via higher layer signaling, 2) an information element including reporting configuration information including a reporting periodicity and a reporting offset of channel status information, and 3) information on an UL-DL configuration change;

a transmitter for transmitting a signal to the base station; and

a controller for controlling the transmitter to transmit the channel status information according to the DL-reference UL-DL configuration to which the reporting configuration information is applied.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the channel status information comprises Channel Quality Indicator.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the channel status information comprises Precoding Matrix Indicator.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the higher layer signaling comprises radio resource control signaling.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said receiving the channel status information from the user equipment occurs after said transmitting information on the UL-DL configuration change.

12. The method of claim 3 , wherein the channel status information comprises Channel Quality Indicator.

13. The method of claim 3 , wherein the channel status information comprises Precoding Matrix Indicator.

14. The method of claim 3 , wherein the higher layer signaling comprises radio resource control signaling.

15. The base station of claim 5 , wherein the channel status information comprises Channel Quality Indicator.

16. The base station of claim 5 , wherein the channel status information comprises Precoding Matrix Indicator.

17. The base station of claim 5 , wherein the higher layer signaling comprises radio resource control signaling.

18. The user equipment of claim 7 , wherein the channel status information comprises Channel Quality Indicator.

19. The user equipment of claim 7 , wherein the channel status information comprises Precoding Matrix Indicator.

20. The user equipment of claim 7 , wherein the higher layer signaling comprises radio resource control signaling.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2018
From: PANTECH INC.
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 045536/0185 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVAL OF PATENTS 09897290, 10824929, 11249232, 11966263 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040654 FRAME: 0749. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Jan 18, 2017
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 041413/0799 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 040005 FRAME 0257. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUED IN THIS RECORDAL. Recorded Nov 7, 2016
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 040654/0749 →