Granted Patent B2

US 12,408,053 · App. 17/607,291 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Inventors: Qiaoyu Li (Beijing, CN); Yu Zhang (Beijing, CN); Liangming Wu (Beijing, CN); Chenxi Hao (Beijing, CN); Chao Wei (Beijing, CN); Min Huang (Beijing, CN); Yuwei Ren (Beijing, CN); Hao Xu (Beijing, CN); Wanshi Chen (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W24/08H04B7/088H04L5/005

Abstract

Claims (115)

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

receiving a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration from at least one base station (BS) for one or more transmission hypotheses, wherein the CSI-RS resource configuration includes CSI-RS resources corresponding to at least a first downlink (DL) demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-port-group and a second DL DMRS-port-group;

performing one or more CSI-RS measurements for the one or more transmission hypotheses based, at least in part on the CSI-RS resource configuration;

determining, for each of the one or more transmission hypotheses, a preferred reception beam for communicating with the at least one BS based, at least in part, on the one or more CSI-RS measurements;

determining at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses based on a DMRS-port-group indication for DL transmission included in control signaling received from the at least one BS, wherein:

the control signaling further includes a quasi-colocation (QCL) information indication; and

the determined at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses comprises at least two transmission hypotheses determined based on the QCL information; and

determining spatial reception parameters for DL reception based, at least in part, on the determined preferred reception beam associated with the determined at least one hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a single set of CSI-RS resources; and

the single set of CSI-RS resources comprises a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources;

the CSI-RS resource configuration further indicates that each set of CSI-RS resources in the plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources corresponds with a different transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses; and

each set of the CSI-RS resources comprises at least one of a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing one or more CSI-RS measurements for the one or more transmission hypotheses comprises a least one of:

for a first transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses, performing the one or more CSI-RS measurements comprises performing a first signal power CSI-RS measurement for a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and not performing a second CSI-RS measurement for a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group;

for a second transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses, performing the one or more CSI-RS measurements comprises performing a first signal power CSI-RS measurement for a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group and not performing a second CSI-RS measurement for a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group;

for a third transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses, performing the one or more CSI-RS measurements comprises performing a first signal power CSI-RS measurement for a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and performing a second signal power CSI-RS measurement for a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group;

for a fourth transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses, performing the one or more CSI-RS measurements comprises performing a first signal power CSI-RS measurement for a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and performing interference measurements for a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group; or

for a fifth transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses, performing the one or more CSI-RS measurements comprises performing a first signal power CSI-RS measurement for a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group and performing interference measurements for a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

for the first transmission hypothesis, the second transmission hypothesis, and the third transmission hypothesis, determining the preferred reception beam is based on maximizing reception quality associated with the signal power CSI-RS measurements.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein, for the fourth transmission hypothesis:

determining the preferred reception beam is based on maximizing signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) associated with the one or more CSI-RS measurements;

a signal power is determined based on the first signal power CSI-RS measurement for the first CSI-RS resource;

an interference power is determined based on the interference measurements for the second CSI-RS resource; and

the SINR is based on the signal power and the interference power.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein, for the fifth transmission hypothesis:

determining the preferred reception beam is based on maximizing signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) associated with the one or more CSI-RS measurements;

a signal power is determined based on the first signal power CSI-RS measurement for the second CSI-RS resource;

an interference power is determined based on the interference measurements for the first CSI-RS resource; and

the SINR is based on the signal power and the interference power.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more transmission hypotheses comprise one or more of:

for a first transmission hypothesis, receiving signals from the first DL DMRS-port-group while signals from the second DL DMRS-port-group are refrained;

for a second transmission hypothesis, receiving signals from the second DL DMRS-port-group while signals from the first DL DMRS-port-group are refrained;

for a third transmission hypothesis, receiving signals from both the first DL DMRS-port-group and the second DL DMRS-port-group without interference;

for a fourth transmission hypothesis, receiving signals from the first DL DMRS-port-group while receiving interfering signals from the second DL DMRS-port-group; or

for a fifth transmission hypothesis, receiving signals from the second DL DMRS-port-group while receiving interfering signals from the first DL DMRS-port-group.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a single set of CSI-RS resources;

the QCL information provides an indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration; and

determining at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses is based on the indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration in the QCL information.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources;

the QCL information provides an indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration; and

determining at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses is based on the indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration in the QCL information.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources;

the QCL information provides an indication of at least one CSI-RS resource set ID identified by the CSI-RS resource configuration, and does not provide an explicit indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration; and

determining at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses is based on the indication of the at least one CSI-RS resource set ID.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources; and

the QCL information does not provide an indication of any CSI-RS resource set ID identified from the CSI-RS resource configuration, and does not provide an indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration.

13. A method of wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration for one or more transmission hypotheses, wherein the CSI-RS resource configuration includes CSI-RS resources corresponding to at least a first downlink (DL) demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-port-group and a second DL DMRS-port-group;

transmitting control signaling to the UE that indicates at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses based on a DMRS-port-group indication for DL transmission included in the control signaling, wherein:

the control signaling further includes a quasi-colocation (QCL) information indication associated with spatial reception parameters for DL reception; and

the at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses comprises at least two transmission hypotheses indicated based on the QCL information;

transmitting one or more CSI-RSs in accordance with the CSI-RS resource configuration; and

receiving, from the UE, an indication of a preferred reception beam for one or more of the transmission hypotheses.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a single set of CSI-RS resources; and

the single set of CSI-RS resources comprises a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources;

the CSI-RS resource configuration further indicates that each set of CSI-RS resources in the plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources corresponds with a different transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses; and

each set of the CSI-RS resources comprises at least one of a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more transmission hypotheses comprise one or more of:

for a first transmission hypothesis, the UE receiving signals from the first DL DMRS-port-group while signals from the second DL DMRS-port-group are refrained;

for a second transmission hypothesis, the UE receiving signals from the second DL DMRS-port-group while signals from the first DL DMRS-port-group are refrained;

for a third transmission hypothesis, the UE receiving signals from both the first DL DMRS-port-group and the second DL DMRS-port-group without interference;

for a fourth transmission hypothesis, the UE receiving signals from the first DL DMRS-port-group while receiving interfering signals from the second DL DMRS-port-group; or

for a fifth transmission hypothesis, the UE receiving signals from the second DL DMRS-port-group while receiving interfering signals from the first DL DMRS-port-group.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a single set of CSI-RS resources; and

the QCL information provides an indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources; and

the QCL information provides an indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources; and

the QCL information provides an indication of at least one CSI-RS resource set ID identified by the CSI-RS resource configuration, and does not provide an explicit indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources; and

the QCL information does not provide an indication of any CSI-RS resource set ID identified from the CSI-RS resource configuration, and does not provide an indication of the one or more transmission hypotheses associated with the CSI-RS resource configuration.

21. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored on one or more memories and to cause the UE to:

receive a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration from at least one base station (BS) for one or more transmission hypotheses, wherein the CSI-RS resource configuration includes CSI-RS resources corresponding to at least a first downlink (DL) demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-port-group and a second DL DMRS-port-group;

perform one or more CSI-RS measurements for the one or more transmission hypotheses based, at least in part on the CSI-RS resource configuration;

determine, for each of the one or more transmission hypotheses, a preferred reception beam for communicating with the at least one BS based, at least in part, on the one or more CSI-RS measurements; and

determine at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses based on a DMRS-port-group indication for DL transmission included in control signaling received from the at least one BS, wherein:

the control signaling further includes a quasi-colocation (QCL) information indication; and

the determined at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses comprises at least two transmission hypotheses determined based on the QCL information; and

determine spatial reception parameters for DL reception based, at least in part, on the determined preferred reception beam associated with the determined at least one hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a single set of CSI-RS resources; and

the single set of CSI-RS resources comprises a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources; the CSI-RS resource configuration further indicates that each set of CSI-RS resources in the plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources corresponds with a different transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses; and

each set of the CSI-RS resources comprises at least one of a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group.

24. An apparatus for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising:

one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored on one or more memories and to cause the BS to:

transmit a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration from at least one base station (BS) for one or more transmission hypotheses, wherein the CSI-RS resource configuration includes CSI-RS resources corresponding to at least a first downlink (DL) demodulation reference signal (DMRS)-port-group and a second DL DMRS-port-group;

transmit control signaling to a user equipment (UE) that indicates at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses based on a DMRS-port-group indication for DL transmission included in the control signaling, wherein:

the control signaling further includes a quasi-colocation (QCL) information indication associated with spatial reception parameters for DL reception; and

the at least one transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses comprises at least two transmission hypotheses indicated based on the QCL information;

transmit one or more CSI-RSs in accordance with the CSI-RS resource configuration; and

receive, from the UE, an indication of a preferred reception beam for one or more of the transmission hypotheses.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a single set of CSI-RS resources; and

the single set of CSI-RS resources comprises a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group.

26. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein:

the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises a plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources; the CSI-RS resource configuration further indicates that each set of CSI-RS resources in the plurality of sets of CSI-RS resources corresponds with a different transmission hypothesis of the one or more transmission hypotheses; and

each set of the CSI-RS resources comprises at least one of a first CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first DL DMRS-port-group and a second CSI-RS resource corresponding to the second DL DMRS-port-group.

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