IP Library Granted Patent US 11,664,862
Granted Patent B2
US 11,664,862 · App. 17/542,454 · Granted May 30, 2023

Method and apparatus for transmitting an indicator of precoder coefficients

Inventors: Ahmed Hindy (Forest Park, IL); Udar Mittal (Rolling Meadows, IL); Tyler Brown (Lake Zurich, IL)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H04B7/0478H04B7/0408H04B7/0617H04B7/0626H04B7/0639H04B7/084
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Patent No.
US 11,664,862
App. No.
17/542,454
Granted
May 30, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A CBSR configuration can include a set of restricted beams. Each restricted beam can be constrained by a configured maximum allowed gain value. A set of beams including one or more restricted beams can be selected. A set of precoder coefficients can be determined for each selected beam. A function of the set of precoder coefficients can satisfy the configured maximum allowed gain value. The function can be proportional to a square root of an average of squared values of amplitudes of members of the subset. A CSI report can be transmitted. The CSI report can include at least an indicator of the set of selected beams and an indicator of the set of precoder coefficients corresponding to each selected beam.

Claims (35)

1. A method in a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

receiving a codebook subset restriction configuration from a network including a transmit-receive point,

wherein the codebook subset restriction configuration comprises a set of restricted beams, and

wherein each restricted beam in the set of restricted beams is constrained by a configured maximum allowed gain value from a set of maximum allowed gain values;

selecting a set of beams, where the set of selected beams includes at least one restricted beam;

determining a set of precoder coefficients for each beam of the set of selected beams,

wherein a function of the set of precoder coefficients corresponding to the at least one restricted beam does not exceed the configured maximum allowed gain value, and

wherein the function of the set of precoder coefficients is proportional to a square root of an average of squared values of amplitudes of members of a subset of the set of precoder coefficients; and

transmitting a channel state information report to the network, where the channel state information report includes at least an indicator of the set of selected beams and an indicator of the set of precoder coefficients corresponding to each selected beam.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the subset of the set of precoder coefficients includes all coefficients with non-zero amplitude values.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the subset of the set of precoder coefficients corresponding to each selected beam is the respective beam's set of coefficients in descending order of their amplitude values.

4. A wireless communication device comprising:

a transceiver that receives a codebook subset restriction configuration from a network including a transmit-receive point,

wherein the codebook subset restriction configuration comprises a set of restricted beams, and

wherein each restricted beam in the set of restricted beams is constrained by a configured maximum allowed gain value from a set of maximum allowed gain values; and

a controller coupled to the transceiver, where the controller

selects a set of beams, where the set of selected beams includes at least one restricted beam, and

determines a set of precoder coefficients for each beam of the set of selected beams,

wherein a function of the set of precoder coefficients corresponding to the at least one restricted beam does not exceed the configured maximum allowed gain value, and

wherein the function of the set of precoder coefficients is proportional to a square root of an average of squared values of amplitudes of members of a subset of the set of precoder coefficients,

wherein the transceiver transmits a channel state information report to the network, where the channel state information report includes at least an indicator of the set of selected beams and an indicator of the set of precoder coefficients corresponding to each selected beam.

5. The wireless communication device according to claim 4 , wherein the subset of the set of precoder coefficients includes all coefficients with non-zero amplitude values.

6. The wireless communication device according to claim 4 , wherein the subset of the set of precoder coefficients corresponding to each selected beam is the respective beam's set of coefficients in descending order of their amplitude values.

7. A network entity comprising:

a controller that controls operations of the network entity; and

a transceiver coupled to the controller, where the transceiver

transmits a codebook subset restriction configuration,

wherein the codebook subset restriction configuration comprises a set of restricted beams, and

wherein each restricted beam in the set of restricted beams is constrained by a configured maximum allowed gain value from a set of maximum allowed gain values, and

receives a channel state information report, where the channel state information report includes at least an indicator of a set of selected beams and an indicator of set of precoding coefficients corresponding to each selected beam,

wherein the set of precoding coefficients are determined for each beam of the set of selected beams, where the set of beams includes at least one restricted beam,

wherein a function of the set of precoder coefficients corresponding to the at least one restricted beam does not exceed the configured maximum allowed gain value, and

wherein the function of the set of precoder coefficients is proportional to a square root of an average of squared values of amplitudes of members of a subset of the set of precoder coefficients.

8. The network entity according to claim 7 , wherein the subset of the set of precoder coefficients includes all coefficients with non-zero amplitude values.

9. The network entity according to claim 7 , wherein the subset of the set of precoder coefficients corresponding to each selected beam is the respective beam's set of coefficients in descending order of their amplitude values.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2021
From: HINDY, AHMED; MITTAL, UDAR; BROWN, TYLER
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16870804 · May 8, 2020
Provisional Application 62846527 · May 10, 2019
Related Publication 20220094405A1 · Mar 24, 2022
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