IP Library Granted Patent US 9,913,161
Granted Patent B2
US 9,913,161 · App. 15/441,295 · Granted Mar 6, 2018

Communication scheme for channel quality information

Inventor: Alexander Golitschek Edler von Elbwart (Darmstadt, DE)
Assignee: Optis Wireless Technology, LLC
H04W24/10H04B7/0413H04L1/0026H04W72/0453H04W84/042H04W88/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,913,161
App. No.
15/441,295
Granted
Mar 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user equipment (UE) includes a processor to determine channel quality information and a transmitter, coupled to the processor, that transmits first channel quality information reports reporting channel quality information determined for resource blocks at a first reporting frequency. The transmitter also transmits second channel quality information reports reporting channel quality information determined for a subset of resource blocks between transmission of the first channel quality information reports. A plurality of second channel quality information reports for the subset of resource blocks are transmitted at a second reporting frequency different from the second reporting frequency.

Claims (39)

1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor to determine channel quality information;

a transmitter, coupled to the processor, to transmit first channel quality information reports reporting channel quality information determined for resource blocks at a first reporting frequency, and to transmit second channel quality information reports reporting channel quality information determined for a subset of resource blocks between transmission of the first channel quality information reports,

wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit a plurality of second channel quality information reports for the subset of resource blocks at a second reporting frequency different from the first reporting frequency.

2. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the first and second channel quality reports to a radio base station.

3. The UE in claim 1 , further comprising one antenna coupled to the transmitter.

4. The UE in claim 1 , further comprising multiple antennas, coupled to the transmitter, for diversity or Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) communication.

5. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the first channel quality information corresponds to resource blocks in a cell in which the UE is located.

6. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the first channel quality information reports report an average channel quality for resource blocks.

7. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the first and second channel quality reports are periodic reports of channel quality information to a receiving entity within a communication system.

8. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the communication system is an LTE system.

9. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the communication system is a 3GPP-based system.

10. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the channel quality information is based on received signal-to-noise information or received signal strength information.

11. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit one or both of the first and second channel quality reports together with uplink data.

12. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the first channel quality reports provide information of a bandwidth associated with cell associated with the UE.

13. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the second channel quality reports provide information of a subset or subsets of bandwidth associated with cell associated with the UE.

14. The UE in claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit multiple successive second channel quality information reports between transmission of two consecutive first channel quality information reports.

15. The UE in claim 1 , the transmitter is configured to sequentially transmit multiple successive second channel quality information reports between transmission of two consecutive first channel quality information reports.

16. The UE in claim 1 , wherein each second channel quality information report corresponds to a frequency bandwidth part that includes multiple frequency subbands, and wherein the transmitter is configured to sequentially transmit multiple successive second channel quality information reports included in the frequency bandwidth part between transmission of two consecutive first channel quality information reports.

17. A mobile radio station, comprising:

a receiver to receive radio signals from a mobile communication system;

a hardware computer to determine channel quality information based on the received radio signals;

a transmitter, coupled to the hardware computer, to transmit first channel quality information reports reporting channel quality information determined for resource blocks at a first reporting frequency, and to transmit second channel quality information reports reporting channel quality information determined for a subset of resource blocks between transmission of the first channel quality information reports,

wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit a plurality of second channel quality information reports for the subset of resource blocks at a second reporting frequency different from the first reporting frequency.

18. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the first and second channel quality reports to a radio base station.

19. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , further comprising one antenna coupled to the transmitter.

20. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , further comprising multiple antennas, coupled to the transmitter, for diversity or Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) communication.

21. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the first channel quality information corresponds to resource blocks in a cell in which the mobile radio station is located.

22. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the first channel quality information reports report an average channel quality for resource blocks.

23. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the first and second channel quality reports are periodic reports of channel quality information to a receiving entity within the mobile communication system.

24. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the mobile communication system is an LTE system.

25. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the mobile communication system is a 3GPP-based system.

26. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the channel quality information is based on received signal-to-noise information or received signal strength information.

27. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit one or both of the first and second channel quality reports together with uplink data.

28. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the first channel quality reports provide information of a bandwidth associated with cell associated with the mobile radio station.

29. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the second channel quality reports provide information of a subset or subsets of bandwidth associated with cell associated with the mobile radio station.

30. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit multiple successive second channel quality information reports between transmission of two consecutive first channel quality information reports.

31. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , the transmitter is configured to sequentially transmit multiple successive second channel quality information reports between transmission of two consecutive first channel quality information reports.

32. The mobile radio station in claim 17 , wherein each second channel quality information report corresponds to a frequency bandwidth part that includes multiple frequency subbands, and wherein the transmitter is configured to sequentially transmit multiple successive second channel quality information reports included in the frequency bandwidth part between transmission of two consecutive first channel quality information reports.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2017
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 044111/0544 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2017
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
To: OPTIS WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 044111/0702 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2017
From: GOLITSCHEK, ALEXANDER
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044099/0144 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 06020175 · Sep 26, 2006 · regional
Continuity (6)
Continuation 14992044 · Jan 11, 2016
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