Systems and methods for reference signal measurements in wireless systems
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for receiving downlink control information (DCI) that may include an indication of a reference measurement resource (RMR), receiving an indication of a measurement configuration, and receiving an indication of a feedback resource configuration. A measurement report based on the indication of an RMR, an indication of a measurement configuration, and an indication of a feedback resource configuration may be generated and may be transmitted to a network device.
1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive resource configuration information, wherein the resource configuration information includes information regarding reference signals that are to be used for reference signal measurement;
receive measurement configuration information, wherein
the measurement configuration information indicates a feedback report to be generated by the WTRU;
the measurement configuration information indicates one or more types of measurements among a plurality of different measurement types to be reported in the feedback report, the plurality of different measurement types including a channel measurement and a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement; and
the measurement configuration information indicates a respective subset of the reference signals to be used to perform each of the one or more types of measurements;
determine, based on the measurement configuration information, whether each of the one or more types of measurements is to be reported at a wideband level or a subband level;
generate the feedback report based on the measurement configuration information; and
transmit the feedback report to a network entity.
2. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of different measurement types includes a radio link monitoring (RLM) measurement.
3. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the subset of the reference signals to be used to perform the each of the one or more types of measurements is activated or deactivated, and to perform the each of the one or more types of measurements based on the determination.
4. The WTRU of claim 3 , wherein the subset of the reference signals comprises a semi-persistent reference signal.
5. The WTRU of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the subset of the reference signals is activated or deactivated based on downlink control information (DCI).
6. The WTRU of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the subset of the reference signals is activated or deactivated based on a media access control (MAC) control element (CE).
7. The WTRU of claim 3 , wherein the subset of the reference signals comprises a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).
8. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the channel measurement includes one or more of a channel quality indication (CQI) measurement, a rank indication (RI) measurement, or a precoder matrix indicator (PMI) measurement.
9. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the subset of the reference signals to be used to perform the each of the one or more types of measurements comprises a non-zero power reference signal.
10. A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:
receiving resource configuration information, wherein the resource configuration information includes information regarding reference signals that are to be used for reference signal measurement;
receiving measurement configuration information, wherein
the measurement configuration information indicates a feedback report to be generated by the WTRU;
the measurement configuration information indicates one or more types of measurements among a plurality of different measurement types to be reported in the feedback report, the plurality of different measurement types including a channel measurement and a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement; and
the measurement configuration information indicates a respective subset of the reference signals to be used to perform each of one or more types of measurements;
determining, based on the measurement configuration information, whether each of the one or more types of measurements is to be reported at a wideband level or a subband level;
generating the feedback report based on the measurement configuration information; and
sending the feedback report to a network entity.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of different measurement types includes a radio link monitoring (RLM) measurement.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining whether the subset of the reference signals to be used to perform the each of the one or more types of measurements is activated or deactivated, and performing the each of the one or more types of measurements based on the determination.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the subset of the reference signals comprises a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the subset of the reference signals to be used to perform the each of the one or more types of measurements comprises a semi-persistent reference signal.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the subset of the reference signals to be used to perform the each of the one or more types of measurements comprises a non-zero power reference signal.
16. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive resource configuration information, wherein the resource configuration information includes information regarding one or more sets of reference signals that are to be used to perform reference signal measurement and respective purposes of the one or more sets of reference signals;
receive measurement configuration information, wherein the measurement configuration information indicates one or more types of measurements among a plurality of different measurement types to be performed by the WTRU and which of the one or more sets of reference signals is to be used to perform each of the one or more types of measurements, the plurality of different measurement types including a channel state information (CSI) measurement and a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement;
perform measurement in accordance with the resource configuration information and the measurement configuration information; and
report the measurement to a network entity in a periodic, aperiodic or semi-persistent manner, wherein the measurement is reported at a wideband level or a subband level based on the measurement configuration information.