IP Library Granted Patent US 11,683,076
Granted Patent B2
US 11,683,076 · App. 16/703,607 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Data transmission method and apparatus, and system

Inventors: Ye Wu (Shanghai, CN); Huangping Jin (Shanghai, CN); Wei Han (Shanghai, CN); Xiaoyan Bi (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04B7/0417H04B7/0456
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Patent No.
US 11,683,076
App. No.
16/703,607
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a data transmission method, so that data transmission reliability can be improved. The method includes: receiving, by the terminal device, a plurality of reference signals used for channel measurement; and sending, by the terminal device, a plurality of pieces of first indication information based on the at least one reference signal and a transmission scheme on which CSI feedback is based, where the plurality of pieces of first indication information are used to indicate x target precoding matrices, at least one of the plurality of pieces of first indication information is used to indicate one target precoding matrix, and the x target precoding matrices are determined based on the plurality of precoding matrices, where x is a quantity of target precoding matrices that need to be fed back, and x is an integer greater than 1.

Claims (51)

1. A channel measurement indication method comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, information indicating a frequency band granularity on which channel measurement is based,

wherein the frequency band granularity is associated with a precoding matrix,

wherein two consecutive frequency band granularities are associated with different precoding matrices, and

wherein a plurality of precoding matrices are in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of frequency band granularities and each of the plurality of precoding matrices is cyclically used on a frequency band granularity of the plurality of frequency band granularities;

determining, by the terminal device, the frequency band granularity based on the information; and

performing, by the terminal device, the channel measurement on a frequency band having the frequency band granularity based on a plurality of different precoding matrices and the frequency band granularity.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

performing, by the terminal device, the channel measurement on a measurement bandwidth based on the frequency band granularity, the measurement bandwidth comprising a bandwidth for feeding back channel state information (CSI).

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the frequency band granularity comprises a bandwidth size of a precoding resource block group (PRG).

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information is carried in any one of the following signaling: a radio resource control (RRC) message, a Media Access Control (MAC)-control element (CE), or downlink control information (DCI).

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein precoding matrices, corresponding to any two adjacent frequency bands having a same frequency band granularity, are different.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a one-to-one correspondence between a plurality of precoding matrices and a plurality of indices are stored in a pre-defined codebook, and wherein the one-to-one correspondence between the plurality of precoding matrices and plurality of indices are pre-defined by a network device and notified to the terminal device in advance using signaling.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising;

performing, by the terminal device, precoding on a channel matrix of the frequency band granularity based on a precoding matrix; and

obtaining, by the terminal device, an equivalent channel matrix of the frequency band granularity.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the bandwidth for feeding back CSI comprises at least a portion of a bandwidth for transmitting a reference signal.

9. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the performing, by the terminal device, the channel measurement on the measurement bandwidth based on the frequency band granularity comprises:

using, by the terminal device, the frequency band granularity as a precoder cycling granularity, and performing the channel measurement on the measurement bandwidth based on a transmission scheme of a precoder cycling.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the frequency band granularity is pre-defined by the precoding matrix of the pre-defined codebook.

11. A terminal device comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor in communication with the memory, the processor executing the instructions to:

receive information indicating a frequency band granularity on which channel measurement is based,

wherein the frequency band granularity is associated with a precoding matrix,

wherein two consecutive frequency band granularities are associated with different precoding matrices, and

wherein a plurality of precoding matrices are in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of frequency band granularities and each of the plurality of precoding matrices is cyclically used on a frequency band granularity of the plurality of frequency band granularities; determine the frequency band granularity based on the information; and

perform the channel measurement on a frequency band having the frequency band granularity based on a plurality of different precoding matrices and the frequency

band granularity.

12. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the channel measurement on a measurement bandwidth based on the frequency band granularity, the measurement bandwidth comprising a bandwidth for feeding back channel state information (CSI).

13. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the frequency band granularity comprises a bandwidth size of a precoding resource block group (PRG).

14. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the information is carried in any one of the following signaling: a radio resource control (RRC) message, a Media Access Control (MAC)-control element (CE), or downlink control information (DCI).

15. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein precoding matrices, corresponding to any two adjacent frequency bands having a same frequency band granularity, are different.

16. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein a one-to-one correspondence between a plurality of precoding matrices and a plurality of indices are stored in a pre-defined codebook, and wherein the one-to-one correspondence between the plurality of precoding matrices and plurality of indices are pre-defined by a network device and notified to the terminal device in advance using signaling.

17. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform precoding on a channel matrix of the frequency band granularity based on a precoding matrix; and

obtain an equivalent channel matrix of the frequency band granularity.

18. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the bandwidth for feeding back CSI comprises at least a portion of a bandwidth for transmitting a reference signal.

19. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

use the frequency band granularity as a precoder cycling granularity, and perform the channel measurement on the measurement bandwidth based on a transmission scheme of a precoder cycling.

20. The terminal device according to claim 16 , wherein the frequency band granularity is pre-defined by the precoding matrix of the pre-defined codebook.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive information indicating a frequency band granularity on which channel measurement is based,

wherein the frequency band granularity is associated with a precoding matrix,

wherein two consecutive frequency band granularities are associated with different precoding matrices, and

wherein a plurality of precoding matrices are in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of frequency band granularities and each of the plurality of precoding matrices is cyclically used on a frequency band granularity of the plurality of frequency band granularities;

determine the frequency band granularity based on the information; and

perform the channel measurement on a frequency band having the frequency band granularity based on a plurality of different precoding matrices and the frequency band granularity.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 21 , wherein the computer instructions further cause the processor to perform the channel measurement on a measurement bandwidth based on the frequency band granularity, the measurement bandwidth comprising a bandwidth for feeding back channel state information (CSI).

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 21 , wherein the frequency band granularity comprises a bandwidth size of a precoding resource block group (PRG).

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 22 , wherein the bandwidth for feeding back CSI comprises at least a portion of a bandwidth for transmitting a reference signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2020
From: WU, YE; JIN, HUANGPING; HAN, WEI; BI, XIAOYAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054422/0992 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201710619655.0 · Jul 26, 2017 · national
CN 201710843482.0 · Sep 18, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018092023 · Jun 20, 2018
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