IP Library Granted Patent US 11,218,276
Granted Patent B2
US 11,218,276 · App. 16/557,239 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Method, user equipment, and base station for transmitting channel state information

Inventors: Xiaobo Chen (Beijing, CN); Yongxia Lv (Kanata, CA)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L5/0057H04L5/001H04W48/08H04W72/1289
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Patent No.
US 11,218,276
App. No.
16/557,239
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, a user equipment, and a base station for transmitting channel state information (CSI) are disclosed. First, a scheduling grant command is sent by a base station. A CSI location label is obtained according to information of a resource occupied by the scheduling grant command and information of a resource occupied by a data channel that is indicated by the scheduling grant command. CSI of a carrier corresponding to the CSI location label is sent to the base station through the data channel. The CSI location label may be obtained through the scheduling grant command and the CSI of the carrier corresponding to the CSI location label may be sent or received without changing a length of an aperiodic CSI request field.

Claims (58)

1. A method, comprising:

configuring, by a base station, a scheduling grant command comprising a channel state information (CSI) request field to request a terminal device for sending aperiodic CSI of one downlink carrier, an index of the one downlink carrier being equal to an index of an uplink carrier, wherein the one downlink carrier is one of a plurality of downlink carriers configured for the terminal device, the scheduling grant command indicating a data channel on the uplink carrier;

sending, by the base station, the scheduling grant command to the terminal device;

receiving, by the base station from the terminal device through the data channel indicated by the scheduling grant command, aperiodic CSI of the one downlink carrier.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring, by the base station based on the index of the one downlink carrier, the scheduling grant command indicating the index of the uplink carrier occupied by the data channel.

3. The method of claim 1 , before sending the scheduling grant command, the method further comprising:

sending, by the base station, higher layer signaling to the terminal device, wherein the higher layer signaling indicates a carrier set, the carrier set comprises at least one downlink carrier of the plurality of downlink carriers, and the higher layer signaling indicates the at least one downlink carrier for aperiodic CSI feedback.

4. The method of claim 1 , before sending the scheduling grant command, further comprising:

sending, by the base station to the terminal device, radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the RRC signaling is used for configuring the plurality of downlink carriers for the terminal device.

5. The method of claim 4 , after sending the RRC signaling, further comprising:

sending, by the base station to the terminal device, media access control (MAC) signaling, wherein the MAC signaling is used for activating the one downlink carrier.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scheduling grant command is an uplink scheduling grant command.

7. A base station, comprising:

a transmitter;

a receiver; and

a processor coupled with the transmitter and the receiver, wherein

the processor is configured to configure a scheduling grant command comprising a channel state information (CSI) request field to request a terminal device for sending aperiodic CSI of one downlink carrier, an index of the one downlink carrier being equal to an index of an uplink carrier, wherein the one downlink carrier is one of a plurality of downlink carriers configured for the terminal device, the scheduling grant command indicating a data channel on the uplink carrier;

the transmitter is configured to send the scheduling grant command to the terminal device;

the receiver is configured to receive, from the terminal device through the data channel, aperiodic CSI of the one downlink carrier.

8. The base station of claim 7 , wherein

the processor is configured to configure, based on the index of the one downlink carrier, the scheduling grant command indicating the index of the uplink carrier occupied by the data channel.

9. The base station of claim 7 , wherein

the transmitter is further configured to send higher layer signaling to the terminal device, wherein the higher layer signaling indicates a carrier set, the carrier set comprises at least one downlink carrier of the plurality of downlink carriers, and the higher layer signaling indicates the at least one downlink carrier for aperiodic CSI feedback.

10. The base station of claim 7 , wherein

the transmitter is further configured to send, to the terminal device, radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the RRC signaling is used for configuring the plurality of downlink carriers for the terminal device.

11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein

the transmitter is configured to send, to the terminal device, media access control (MAC) signaling, wherein the MAC signaling is used for activating the one downlink carrier.

12. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the scheduling grant command is an uplink scheduling grant command.

13. An apparatus in a base station, comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium including executable instructions; and

a processor;

wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the base station to perform steps of:

configuring a scheduling grant command comprising a channel state information (CSI) request field to request a terminal device for sending aperiodic CSI of one downlink carrier, an index of the one downlink carrier being equal to an index of an uplink carrier, wherein the one downlink carrier is one of a plurality of downlink carriers configured for the terminal device, the scheduling grant command indicating a data channel on the uplink carrier;

sending the scheduling grant command to the terminal device;

in response to sending the scheduling grant command, receiving, through the data channel, aperiodic CSI of the one downlink carrier.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the base station to perform the step of:

configuring, based on the index of the one downlink carrier, the scheduling grant command indicating the index of the uplink carrier occupied by the data channel.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the base station to perform the step of:

sending higher layer signaling to the terminal device, wherein the higher layer signaling indicates a carrier set, the carrier set comprises at least one downlink carrier of the plurality of downlink carriers, and the higher layer signaling indicates the at least one downlink carrier for aperiodic CSI feedback.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the base station to perform the step of:

sending, to the terminal device, radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the RRC signaling is used for configuring the plurality of downlink carriers for the terminal device.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the base station to perform the step of:

sending, to the terminal device, media access control (MAC) signaling, wherein the MAC signaling is used for activating the one downlink carrier.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the scheduling grant command is an uplink scheduling grant command comprising a CSI request field.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a base station, cause the base station to:

configure a scheduling grant command comprising a channel state information (CSI) request field to request a terminal device for sending aperiodic CSI of one downlink carrier, an index of the one downlink carrier being equal to an index of an uplink carrier, wherein the one downlink carrier is one of a plurality of downlink carriers configured for the terminal device, the scheduling grant command indicating a data channel on the uplink carrier;

send the scheduling grant command to the terminal device;

in response to sending the scheduling grant command, receiving, from the terminal device through the data channel, aperiodic CSI of the one downlink carrier.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , further comprising instructions that cause the base station to:

configure, based on the index of the one downlink carrier, the scheduling grant command indicating the index of the uplink carrier occupied by the data channel.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , further comprising instructions that cause the base station to:

send higher layer signaling to the terminal device, wherein the higher layer signaling indicates a carrier set, the carrier set comprises at least one downlink carrier of the plurality of downlink carriers, and the higher layer signaling indicates the at least one downlink carrier for aperiodic CSI feedback.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , further comprising instructions that cause the base station to:

send radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the RRC signaling is used for configuring the plurality of downlink carriers for the terminal device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 22 , further comprising instructions that cause the base station to:

send media access control (MAC) signaling, wherein the MAC signaling is used for activating the one downlink carrier.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the scheduling grant command is an uplink scheduling grant command.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2024
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: BEJING JINGSHI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066788/0958 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201010147431.2 · Apr 6, 2010 · national
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