IP Library Granted Patent US 10,505,614
Granted Patent B2
US 10,505,614 · App. 16/084,219 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

CSI feedback method, precoding method, and apparatus

Inventors: Wenhong Chen (Beijing, CN); Runhua Chen (Beijing, CN); Qiubin Gao (Beijing, CN); Tamrakar Rakesh (Beijing, CN); Hui Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology
H04B7/0626H04B7/0456H04B7/0478H04B7/0632H04L1/0026H04L1/0033H04L1/0036
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Patent No.
US 10,505,614
App. No.
16/084,219
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are CSI feedback method, a precoding method, and an apparatus. In the present invention, after a terminal determines first precoding matrices on a first subband, the terminal obtains second precoding matrices corresponding to physical resources in the first subband according to the first precoding matrices and a column vector arrangement mode corresponding to the first precoding matrices; and then, the terminal determines CSI on a second subband according to the second precoding matrices. In the embodiment, precoding matrices are expanded according to a column vector arrangement mode, so as to obtain second precoding matrices corresponding to different physical resources; accordingly based on the second precoding matrices, CSI is measured by using the corresponding second precoding matrices on different physical resources. In the embodiment, precoding matrices are expanded according to a column vector arrangement mode, so that precoding can be performed on each data flow in transmission by using different column vectors, thereby improving the robustness of a transmission solution, and obtaining a stabler precoding gain.

Claims (64)

1. A method for feeding back Channel State Information (CSI), the method comprising:

determining, by a terminal, a first pre-coding matrix in a first sub-band;

determining, by the terminal, a second pre-coding matrix corresponding to a physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix, and an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix;

determining, by the terminal, a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in a second sub-band according to the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band; and

feeding back, by the terminal, CSI comprising the CQI.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal, the Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in the second sub-band according to the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band comprises:

determining, by the terminal, a second pre-coding matrix corresponding to a physical resource in the second sub-band according to the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band, wherein one physical resource corresponds to one second pre-coding matrix; and

determining, by the terminal, a CQI in the second sub-band according to the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the second sub-band.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal, the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix, and the arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix comprises:

determining, by the terminal, the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band, and a correspondence relationship between an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and a physical resource in the first sub-band.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the correspondence relationship between an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and a physical resource in the first sub-band is that:

an i-th physical resource in the first sub-band corresponds to a k-th arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, wherein:

k=i mod K, wherein i=0, 1, 2 . . . N, k=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , K−1, K is the number of arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and N is the number of physical resources in the first sub-band; or

k=ceil (i/v) mod K, wherein ceil (i/v) represents the minimum integer no less than i/v, v=RI, or v is the number of antenna ports, i=0, 1, 2 . . . N, k=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , K−1, K is the number of arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and N is the number of physical resources in the first sub-band.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first sub-band comprises one or more Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs); and

the second sub-band is same as the first sub-band; or the second sub-band comprises a plurality of first sub-bands.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein for K second pre-coding matrixes obtained in K arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to a first pre-coding matrix, column vectors, corresponding to a same data stream, in the different second pre-coding matrixes comprises all column vectors in the first pre-coding matrix.

7. A pre-coding method, comprising:

receiving, by a base station, Channel State Information (CSI) fed back by a terminal, wherein the CSI comprises a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in a second sub-band;

determining, by the base station, a modulation and coding scheme for downlink transmission according to the CQI;

determining, by the base station, a first pre-coding matrix in a first sub-band;

determining, by the base station, a second pre-coding matrix corresponding to a physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band, and an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix; and

pre-coding, by the base station, data to be transmitted over the physical resource in the first sub-band, using the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource according to the second pre-coding matrix.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein determining, by the base station, the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band, and the arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix comprises:

determining, by the base station, the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band, and the correspondence relationship between an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and a physical resource in the first sub-band.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the correspondence relationship between an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and a physical resource in the first sub-band is that:

an i-th physical resource in the first sub-band corresponds to a k-th arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, wherein:

k=i mod K, wherein i=0, 1, 2 . . . N, k=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , K−1, K is the number of arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and N is the number of physical resources in the first sub-band; or

k=ceil(i/v) mod K, wherein ceil(i/v) represents the minimum integer no less than i/v, v=RI, or v is the number of antenna ports, i=0, 1, 2 . . . N, k=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , K−1, K is the number of arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and N is the number of physical resources in the first sub-band.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein for K second pre-coding matrixes obtained in K arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to a first pre-coding matrix, column vectors, corresponding to a same data stream, in the different second pre-coding matrixes comprises all the column vectors in the first pre-coding matrix.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein determining, by the base station, the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band comprises:

determining, by the base station, the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band according to a Pre-coding Matrix Indicator (PMI) in the first sub-band, in the received CSI fed back by the terminal.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the first sub-band comprises one or more Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs); and

the second sub-band is same as the first sub-band; or the second sub-band comprises a plurality of first sub-bands.

13. A terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, a transceiver, and a bus interface, wherein:

the processor is configured to read and execute program in the memory:

to determine a first pre-coding matrix in a first sub-band;

to determine a second pre-coding matrix corresponding to a physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix, and an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix;

to determine a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in a second sub-band according to the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band; and

to feed back CSI comprising the CQI.

14. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to read and execute program in the memory:

to determine a second pre-coding matrix corresponding to a physical resource in the second sub-band according to the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band, wherein one physical resource corresponds to one second pre-coding matrix; and

to determine a CQI in the second sub-band according to the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the second sub-band.

15. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to read and execute program in the memory: to determine the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band, and a correspondence relationship between an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and a physical resource in the first sub-band.

16. The terminal according to claim 15 , wherein an i-th physical resource in the first sub-band corresponds to a k-th arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, wherein:

k=i mod K, wherein i=0, 1, 2 . . . N, k=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , K−1, K is the number of arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and N is the number of physical resources in the first sub-band; or

k=ceil(i/v) mod K, wherein ceil(i/v) represents the minimum integer no less than i/v, v=RI, or v is the number of antenna ports, i=0, 1, 2 . . . N, k=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , K−1, K is the number of arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and N is the number of physical resources in the first sub-band.

17. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the first sub-band comprises one or more Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs); and

the second sub-band is same as the first sub-band; or the second sub-band comprises a plurality of first sub-bands.

18. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein for K second pre-coding matrixes obtained in K arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to a first pre-coding matrix, column vectors, corresponding to a same data stream, in the different second pre-coding matrixes comprises all the column vectors in the first pre-coding matrix.

19. A base station, comprising a processor, a memory, a transceiver, and a bus interface, wherein:

the processor is configured to read and execute program in the memory:

to receive Channel State Information (CSI) fed back by a terminal, wherein the CSI comprises a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in a second sub-band;

to determine a modulation and coding scheme for downlink transmission according to the CQI;

to determine a first pre-coding matrix in a first sub-band;

to determine a second pre-coding matrix corresponding to a physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band, and an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix; and

to pre-code data to be transmitted over the physical resource in the first sub-band, using the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource according to the second pre-coding matrix.

20. The base station according to claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to read and execute program in the memory to determine the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band according to a Pre-coding Matrix Indicator (PMI) in the first sub-band, in the received CSI fed back by the terminal.

21. The base station according to claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to read and execute program in the memory to determine the second pre-coding matrix corresponding to the physical resource in the first sub-band according to the first pre-coding matrix in the first sub-band, and a correspondence relationship between an arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and a physical resource in the first sub-band.

22. The base station according to claim 19 , wherein an i-th physical resource in the first sub-band corresponds to a k-th arrangement pattern of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, wherein:

k=i mod K, wherein i=0, 1, 2 . . . N, k=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , K−1, K is the number of arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and N is the number of physical resources in the first sub-band; or

k=ceil(i/v) mod K, wherein ceil(i/v) represents the minimum integer no less than i/v, v=RI, or v is the number of antenna ports, i=0, 1, 2 . . . N, k=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , K−1, K is the number of arrangement patterns of column vectors corresponding to the first pre-coding matrix, and N is the number of physical resources in the first sub-band.

23. The base station according to claim 19 , wherein the first sub-band comprises one or more Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs); and

the second sub-band is same as the first sub-band; or the second sub-band comprises a plurality of first sub-bands.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 057452/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2018
From: CHEN, WENHONG; CHEN, RUNHUA; GAO, QIUBIN; RAKESH, TAMRAKAR; LI, HUI
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 046845/0975 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0140800 · Mar 11, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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