Methods and devices for transmitting and receiving modulation signals in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a method, performed by a base station, for transmitting and receiving modulation signals in a wireless communication system, the method including: transmitting group modulation configuration information to a user equipment, receiving feedback information about a group modulation scheme from the user equipment; and determining a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), in consideration of the feedback information.
1. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information associated with a group modulation for transmitting data by mapping a group of a plurality of resource elements (REs) to a single modulation symbol;
receiving, from the UE, feedback information indicating a channel quality indicator (CQI) index, which is determined based on a CQI table corresponding to the group modulation;
determining a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), based on the CQI index; and
transmitting, to the UE, information associated with the MCS.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises:
information about whether the group modulation is to be used in the base station;
information indicating a group size available for the group modulation; and information about a number of bits per group available for the group modulation.
3. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the CQI index is determined, based on a group size for the group modulation, a number of bits per group and a code rate, and
wherein the group size is determined, based on channel state information or information about capabilities of the UE.
4. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the determining of the MCS comprises:
determining a group modulation scheme to be used in the UE, based on the CQI index; and
determining an MCS index and resource allocation information, based on the group modulation scheme.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the information associated with the MCS comprises:
information about the group modulation scheme to be used in the UE;
information indicating the MCS index; and
the resource allocation information.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the information associated with the MCS is transmitted via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information is transmitted via a radio resource control (RRC) message.
8. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station, configuration information associated with a group modulation for transmitting data by mapping a group of a plurality of resource elements (REs) to a single modulation symbol;
transmitting, to the base station, feedback information indicating a channel quality indicator (CQI) index, which is determined based on a CQI table corresponding to the group modulation; and
receiving, from the base station, information associated with a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) determined based on the CQI index.
9. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein the CQI index is determined based on a group size for the group modulation, a number of bits per group and a code rate, and
wherein the group size is determined based on channel state information or information about capabilities of the UE.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the configuration information comprises:
information about whether the group modulation is to be used in the base station;
information indicating a group size available for the group modulation; and
information about a number of bits per group available for the group modulation.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein a group modulation scheme to be used in the UE is determined, based on the CQI index, and
wherein an MCS index and resource allocation information are determined, based on the group modulation scheme.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the information associated with the MCS comprises:
information about the group modulation scheme to be used in the UE;
information indicating the MCS index; and
the resource allocation information.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein information associated with the MCS is received via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).
14. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
at least one processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to:
transmit, to a user equipment (UE) via the transceiver, configuration information associated with a group modulation for transmitting data by mapping a group of a plurality of resource elements (REs) to a single modulation symbol;
receive, from the UE via the transceiver, feedback information indicating a channel quality indicator (CQI) index, which is determined based on a CQI table corresponding to the group modulation;
determine a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), based on the CQI index; and
transmit, to the UE via the transceiver, information associated with the MCS.
15. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
a transceiver; and
at least one processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to:
receive, from a base station via the transceiver, configuration information associated with a group modulation for transmitting data by mapping a group of a plurality of resource elements (REs) to a single modulation symbol;
transmit, to the base station via the transceiver, feedback information indicating a channel quality indicator (CQI) index, which is determined based on a CQI table corresponding to the group modulation; and
receive, from the base station via the transceiver, information associated with a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) determined based on the CQI index.