IP Library Granted Patent US 10,291,376
Granted Patent B2
US 10,291,376 · App. 15/645,585 · Granted May 14, 2019

Method and an apparatus for providing channel quality information in a wireless communication system

Inventors: In Kwon Seo (Anyang-si, KR); Dae Won Lee (Anyang-si, KR); Ki Jun Kim (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04L5/0048H04B7/0413H04B7/0626H04L1/0026H04L5/0051H04L5/0057H04W72/0413H04L5/0007H04W88/02H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 10,291,376
App. No.
15/645,585
Granted
May 14, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for transmitting channel quality information for a downlink channel, the method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), configuration information on periodic channel state information (CSI) reporting by higher layer signaling; determining, by the UE, a channel quality information index considering the configuration information on CSI reporting; and transmitting the determined channel quality information index to a base station, wherein the channel quality information index is determined based on a number of available resource element, and wherein an assumption of no resource element allocated for a Channel Status Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) is applied when the number of the available resource element is determined.

Claims (43)

1. A method for transmitting a channel quality indicator (CQI) to a base station (BS), the method comprising:

receiving, by a user equipment (UE), configuration information related to periodic channel state information (CSI) reporting via higher layer signaling;

determining, by the UE, a CQI index based on the configuration information related to the periodic CSI reporting; and

transmitting the determined CQI index to the BS,

wherein the CQI index is determined based on both of a number of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource elements and an assumption that no resource element is allocated for a CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS).

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the number of the PDSCH resource elements is determined based on a UE-specific reference signal overhead,

wherein the UE-specific reference signal overhead is determined according to a rank value,

wherein the UE-specific reference signal overhead within one resource block for one subframe is 12 resource elements for the rank value of 1 or 2, and

wherein the UE-specific reference signal overhead within one resource block for one subframe is 24 resource elements for the rank value of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is configured for reporting at least one of a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) or a Rank Indicator (RI).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information related to the periodic CSI reporting includes a transmission period of the periodic CSI reporting and an offset for the transmission period in subframe units.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined CQI index is transmitted to the BS on a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH).

6. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting a channel quality indicator (CQI) to a base station (BS), the UE comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a downlink signal from the BS;

a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink signal to the BS;

a processor configured to be connected to the receiver and transmitter and to control operations of the UE,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the receiver to receive configuration information related to periodic channel state information (CSI) reporting via higher layer signaling,

determine a CQI index based on the configuration information related to the periodic CSI reporting, and

control the transmitter to transmit the determined CQI index, and

wherein the CQI index is determined based on both of a number of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource elements and an assumption that no resource element is allocated for a CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS).

7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the number of the PDSCH resource elements is determined based on a UE-specific reference signal overhead,

wherein the UE-specific reference signal overhead is determined according to a rank value,

wherein the UE-specific reference signal overhead within one resource block for one subframe is 12 resource elements for the rank value of 1 or 2, and

wherein the UE-specific reference signal overhead within one resource block for one subframe is 24 resource elements for the rank value of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.

8. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the UE is configured for reporting at least one of a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) or a Rank Indicator (RI).

9. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the configuration information related to the periodic CSI reporting includes a transmission period of the periodic CSI reporting and an offset for the transmission period in subframe units.

10. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the determined CQI index is transmitted to the BS on a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH).

11. A method for receiving a channel quality indicator (CQI) from a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station (BS) to the UE, configuration information related to periodic channel state information (CSI) reporting via higher layer signaling; and

receiving, by the BS, a CQI index,

wherein the CQI index is determined by the UE based on considering the configuration information related to the periodic CSI reporting, and

wherein the CQI index is determined based on both of a number of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource elements and an assumption that no resource element is allocated for a CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS).

12. A base station (BS) for receiving a channel quality indicator (CQI) from a user equipment (UE), the BS comprising:

a receiver configured to receive an uplink signal from the UE;

a transmitter configured to transmit a downlink signal to the UE; and

a processor configured to be connected to the receiver and the transmitter so as to control operations of the BS,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the transmitter to transmit, to the UE, configuration information related to periodic channel state information (CSI) reporting via higher layer signaling, and

control the receiver to receive a CQI index,

wherein the CQI index is determined by the UE based on the configuration information related to the periodic CSI reporting, and

wherein the CQI index is determined based on both of a number of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource elements and an assumption that no resource element is allocated for a CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2019
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 051553/0668 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2019
From: SEO, IN KWON; LEE, DAE WON; KIM, KI JUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 048722/0995 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 15048569 · Feb 19, 2016
Continuation 14546860 · Nov 18, 2014
Continuation 13509489
Provisional Application 61296007 · Jan 18, 2010
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