IP Library Granted Patent US 12,439,284
Granted Patent B2
US 12,439,284 · App. 17/911,964 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Method and device for measuring channel state information

Inventor: Mingju Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W24/08
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Patent No.
US 12,439,284
App. No.
17/911,964
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for measuring channel state information is provided, which is applicable to a network device of a serving cell of a UE, includes: transmitting measurement configuration information of a neighbor cell to the UE, in which the measurement configuration information is configured to instruct the UE to measure channel state information between the UE and the neighbor cell based on beam transmission.

Claims (68)

1. A method for measuring channel state information, comprising:

transmitting, by a network device of a serving cell of a user equipment (UE), measurement configuration information of a neighbor cell to the UE, wherein the measurement configuration information is configured to instruct the UE to measure channel state information between the UE and the neighbor cell based on beam transmission, and a measurement result of the channel state information is configured for a network device of the neighbor cell to determine a transmission beam with the UE when the serving cell and the neighbor cell simultaneously transmit data to the UE;

wherein the measurement configuration information comprises first resource indication information of a first reference signal for channel state information signal quality measurement; wherein the first reference signal comprises a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), transmitted by a network device of the neighbor cell, the first resource indication information comprises a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state; wherein a reference signal indicated by the TCI state comprises an SSB or CSI-RS transmitted by the network device of the neighbor cell through the neighbor cell, or a sounding reference signal (SRS) transmitted by the UE.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the measurement configuration information further comprises at least one of:

physical cell identification information of the neighbor cell; or

frequency domain information of the neighbor cell.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the measurement configuration information further comprises at least one of:

second resource indication information of a second reference signal for channel state information interference measurement (CSI-IM); or

measurement result report configuration information of the channel state information.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second reference signal comprises a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), transmitted by a network device of the neighbor cell;

the second resource indication information comprises at least one of:

an identifier of the second reference signal;

time domain location information of the second reference signal;

frequency domain location information of the second reference signal; or

beam direction information of the second reference signal.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the measurement result report configuration information comprises at least one of:

a cell index;

a report type;

an identifier of a reference signal to be measured;

report parameters;

report bandwidth configuration information; or

a channel quality index (CQI).

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the first resource indication information further comprises at least one of:

an identifier of the first reference signal;

time domain location information of the first reference signal;

frequency domain location information of the first reference signal; or

beam direction information of the first reference signal.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the beam direction information is indicated by the (TCI) state.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a measurement result of the channel state information of the neighbor cell measured and reported by the UE based on the measurement configuration information.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:

forwarding the measurement result of the channel state information to a network device of the neighbor cell.

10. A method for measuring channel state information, comprising:

receiving, by a user equipment (UE), measurement configuration information from a network device of a serving cell of the UE, wherein the measurement configuration information is configured to instruct the UE to measure channel state information between the UE and a neighbor cell of the UE based on beam transmission, and a measurement result of the channel state information is configured for a network device of the neighbor cell to determine a transmission beam with the UE when the serving cell and the neighbor cell simultaneously transmit data to the UE; and

measuring, by the UE, the channel state information between the UE and the neighbor cell based on the measurement configuration information;

wherein the measurement configuration information comprises first resource indication information of a first reference signal for channel state information signal quality measurement; wherein the first reference signal comprises a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), transmitted by a network device of the neighbor cell, the first resource indication information comprises a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state; wherein a reference signal indicated by the TCI state comprises an SSB or CSI-RS transmitted by the network device of the neighbor cell through the neighbor cell, or a sounding reference signal (SRS) transmitted by the UE.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

reporting, by the UE, a measurement result of the channel state information of the neighbor cell to the network device of the serving cell and/or a network device of the neighbor cell.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein reporting the measurement result of the channel state information of the neighbor cell to the network device of the serving cell and/or the network device of the neighbor cell comprises:

reporting the measurement result of the channel state information of the neighbor cell and a measurement result of channel state information of the serving cell jointly, to the network device of the serving cell and/or the network device of the neighbor cell;

or

reporting the measurement result of the channel state information of the neighbor cell and a measurement result of channel state information of the serving cell respectively, to the network device of the serving cell and/or the network device of the neighbor cell;

wherein, the measurement result of the channel state information of the serving cell comprises a measurement result of channel state information between the UE and the serving cell that is measured based on beam transmission.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein reporting the measurement result of the channel state information of the neighbor cell and the measurement result of the channel state information of the serving cell jointly comprises:

reporting, based on a channel quality index (CQI) table, code words corresponding to a CQI value of the serving cell, and an offset between a CQI value of the neighbor cell and the CQI value of the serving cell.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein reporting the measurement result of the channel state information of the neighbor cell and the measurement result of the channel state information of the serving cell jointly comprises:

obtaining a calculated measurement result by calculating the measurement result of the channel state information of the neighbor cell and the measurement result of the channel state information of the serving cell; and

reporting the calculated measurement result.

15. A method for measuring channel state information, comprising:

transmitting, by a network device of a serving cell of a user equipment (UE), measurement request information to a network device of a neighbor cell of the UE, wherein the measurement request information is configured to instruct the network device of the neighbor cell to measure channel state information between the UE and the neighbor cell based on beam transmission, and a measurement result of the channel state information is configured for the network device of the neighbor cell to determine a transmission beam with the UE when the serving cell and the neighbor cell simultaneously transmit data to the UE;

wherein the measurement request information comprises first sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information for measuring channel state information by the network device of the neighbor cell;

wherein the first SRS configuration information comprises a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state;

wherein a reference signal indicated by the TCI state comprises a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), transmitted by the network device located by the neighbor cell through the neighbor cell, or an SRS transmitted by the UE.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the first SRS configuration information is configured to indicate an SRS to be measured, and wherein the SRS to be measured is an SRS transmitted by the UE.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the first SRS configuration information further comprises at least one:

an identifier of the UE;

an identifier of the SRS to be measured;

resource location information of the SRS to be measured;

type information of the SRS to be measured;

beam direction information of the SRS to be measured; or

port index information of the SRS to be measured;

wherein the beam direction information of the SRS to be measured is indicated by the TCI state.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising:

transmitting second SRS configuration information to the UE, wherein the second SRS configuration information carries usage indication information of the SRS.

19. The method as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving, by the network device of the neighbor cell of the UE, the measurement request information; and

measuring, by the network device of the neighbor cell of the UE, the channel state information based on the measurement request information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: LI, MINGJU
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061111/0121 →
Continuity (1)
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