UCI resource determination for CSI reporting

1. A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining, at the UE, a reference size of a payload available in a physical uplink channel between the UE and a base station for carrying R channel state information (CSI) reports, R being an integer greater than 0, each of the R CSI reports including a first part containing CSI of a wideband and a second part containing CSI of one or more subbands of the wideband;

determining, at the UE, all first parts of the R CSI reports;

determining, at the UE, second parts of (M−1) CSI reports of the R CSI reports, M being a maximum integer that allows the reference size to be greater than or equal to a first total size of (a) all first parts of the R CSI reports and (b) second parts of a selection of (M−1) CSI reports of the R CSI reports;

determining, at the UE, a portion of a second part of an M th CSI report of the R CSI reports, the M th CSI report being not in the (M−1) CSI reports, such that the reference size is greater than or equal to a second total size of (a) all the first parts of the R CSI reports, (b) the second parts of the (M−1) CSI reports, and (c) the portion of the second part of the M th CSI report;

generating, at the UE, signals that represent all the first parts of the R CSI reports, the second parts of (M−1) CSI reports, and the portion of a second part of an M th CSI report; and

transmitting, at the UE, the signals in the payload of the physical uplink channel to the base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the second part of the M th CSI contains CSI of J subbands of N M subbands, N M being an integer greater than 0, J being an integer smaller than or equal to N M .

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the J subbands are even numbered subbands of the N M subbands in a first order.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the J subbands are odd numbered subbands of the N M subbands in a first order.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining a difference between the reference size and the first total size; and

determining that the CSI of the J subbands are to be included in the payload based on the difference and a third total size of the CSI of the J subbands, wherein J is a maximum integer that allows the third size to be no greater than the difference; and

selecting the J subbands from the N M subbands based on a first predetermined rule.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the selecting the J subbands includes:

determining a number D;

distributing the N M subbands into D groups, each group including J or less subbands; and

selecting a first group of the D groups, the first group including the J subbands.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the number D is the smallest integer greater than or equal to (N M /J).

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving an indication indicating the number D, wherein the number D is determined based on the indication.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the distributing the N M subbands into D groups includes sequentially allocating each of the N M subbands into a respective one of the D groups in turn in a first order.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein D is determined to be 2, wherein one group of the D groups includes even numbered subbands of the N M subbands and the other group of the D groups includes odd numbered subbands of the N M subbands.

11. The method of claim 5 , wherein the selecting the J subbands includes:

determining a number D that is the smallest integer greater than or equal to (Nm/J);

generating a matrix having D columns and J rows;

placing the N M subbands into the matrix sequentially in a row by row order; and

reading the J subbands from the matrix sequentially in a column by column order.

12. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

determine, at the UE, a reference size of a payload available in a physical uplink channel between the UE and a base station for carrying R channel state information (CSI) reports, R being an integer greater than 0, each of the R CSI reports including a first part containing CSI of a wideband and a second part containing CSI of one or more subbands of the wideband;

determining, at the UE, all first parts of the R CSI reports;

determining, at the UE, second parts of (M−1) CSI reports of the R CSI reports, M being a maximum integer that allows the reference size to be greater than or equal to a first total size of (a) all first parts of the R CSI reports and (b) second parts of a selection of (M−1) CSI reports of the R CSI reports;

determining, at the UE, a portion of a second part of an M th CSI report of the R CSI reports in the payload, the M th CSI report being not in the (M−1) CSI reports, such that the reference size is greater than or equal to a second total size of (a) all the first parts of the R CSI reports, (b) the second parts of the (M−1) CSI reports, and (c) the portion of the second part of the M th CSI report;

generate, at the UE, signals representing all the first parts of the R CSI reports, the second parts of (M−1) CSI reports, and the portion of a second part of an M th CSI report; and

transmit, at the UE, the signals in the payload of the physical uplink channel.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the portion of the second part of the M th CSI contains CSI of J subbands of N M subbands, N M being an integer greater than 0, J being an integer smaller than or equal to N M .

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a difference between the reference size and the first total size; and

determine that the CSI of the J subbands are to be included in the payload based on the difference and a third total size of the CSI of the J subbands, wherein J is a maximum integer that allows the third size to be no greater than the difference; and

select the J subbands from the NM subbands based on a first predetermined rule.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein to select the J subbands, the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a number D;

distribute the N M subbands into D groups, each group including J or less subbands; and

select a first group of the D groups, the first group including the J subbands.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the number D is the smallest integer greater than or equal to (N M /J).

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive an indication indicating the number D, wherein the number D is determined based on the indication.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein to distribute the N M subbands into D groups, the at least one processor is further configured to sequentially allocate each of the N M subbands into a respective one of the D groups in turn in a first order.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein to select the J subbands, the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a number D that is the smallest integer greater than or equal to (Nm/J);

generate a matrix having D columns and J rows;

place the N M subbands into the matrix sequentially in a row by row order; and

read the J subbands from the matrix sequentially in a column by column order.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication of wireless equipment, comprising code to:

determine, at the UE, a reference size of a payload available in a physical uplink channel between the UE and a base station for carrying R channel state information (CSI) reports, R being an integer greater than 0, each of the R CSI reports including a first part containing CSI of a wideband and a second part containing CSI of one or more subbands of the wideband;

determining, at the UE, all first parts of the R CSI reports;

determining, at the UE, second parts of (M−1) CSI reports of the R CSI reports in the payload, M being a maximum integer that allows the reference size to be greater than or equal to a first total size of (a) all first parts of the R CSI reports and (b) second parts of a selection of (M−1) CSI reports of the R CSI reports;

determining, at the UE, a portion of a second part of an M th CSI report of the R CSI reports, the M th CSI report being not in the (M−1) CSI reports, such that the reference size is greater than or equal to a second total size of (a) all the first parts of the R CSI reports, (b) the second parts of the (M−1) CSI reports, and (c) the portion of the second part of the M th CSI report; and

generate, at the UE, signals representing all the first parts of the R CSI reports, the second parts of (M−1) CSI reports, and the portion of a second part of an M th CSI report; and

transmit, at the UE, the signals in the payload of the physical uplink channel.