IP Library Granted Patent US 12,376,091
Granted Patent B2
US 12,376,091 · App. 17/941,430 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Method for indicating channel state information CSI measurement and communication apparatus

Inventors: Shibin Ge (Shanghai, CN); Zhimeng Zhong (Moscow, RU); Xiaohan Wang (Shanghai, CN); Huangping Jin (Shanghai, CN); Li Fan (Shanghai, CN); Xiaoyan Bi (Ottawa, CA); Yiling Yuan (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 12,376,091
App. No.
17/941,430
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for indicating channel state information CSI measurement and a communication apparatus. A network device indicates, to a terminal device by using first indication information, one or more frequency domain units in a downlink reference signal resource that are used by the terminal device to obtain CSI. The terminal device determines, based on the first indication information, which frequency domain units in the downlink reference signal resource are used to obtain the CSI, and perform measurement in the frequency domain unit to obtain the CSI. The network device flexibly configures CSI measurement based on a system status, to control obtaining of the CSI. This helps the terminal device obtain the CSI more pertinently based on the indication in different cases.

Claims (40)

1. A method for indicating channel state information (CSI) measurement, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, at a terminal device, first indication information from a network device, wherein the first indication information indicates one or more frequency domain units in a downlink reference signal resource that are used by the terminal device to obtain CSI, and the first indication information comprises:

second indication information indicating a start frequency domain unit in the frequency domain units; and

third indication information indicating a distribution density of the frequency domain units in the downlink reference signal resource; and

performing, by the terminal device, measurement in the frequency domain unit based on the first indication information to obtain the CSI.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the distribution density is an interval of P frequency domain units, wherein P is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first indication information further comprises:

fourth indication information indicating a quantity of frequency domain unit groups into which the frequency domain units are grouped.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the frequency domain unit groups correspond to different downlink reference signal ports, wherein a correspondence between the frequency domain unit groups and the different downlink reference signal ports is indicated by fifth indication information included in the first indication information.

5. An apparatus for indicating channel state information (CSI) measurement, wherein the apparatus comprises:

at least one processor, and one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at the processor, first indication information from a network device, wherein the first indication information indicates one or more frequency domain units in a downlink reference signal resource that are used by the processor to obtain CSI, and the first indication information comprises:

second indication information indicating a start frequency domain unit in the frequency domain units; and

third indication information indicating a distribution density of the frequency domain units in the downlink reference signal resource; and

performing measurement in the frequency domain unit based on the first indication information to obtain the CSI.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the distribution density is an interval of P frequency domain units, wherein P is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the first indication information further includes:

fourth indication information, indicating a quantity of frequency domain unit groups into which the frequency domain units are grouped.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the frequency domain unit groups correspond to different downlink reference signal ports, and a correspondence between the frequency domain unit groups and the different downlink reference signal ports is indicated by fifth indication information included in the first indication information.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first indication information further includes:

sixth indication information, indicating a start frequency domain unit of a first group in the frequency domain unit groups.

10. An apparatus for indicating channel state information (CSI) measurement, wherein the apparatus comprises:

at least one processor, and one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

generating, by the processor, first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates one or more frequency domain units in a downlink reference signal resource that are used to obtain CSI, and the first indication information comprises:

second indication information indicating a start frequency domain unit in the frequency domain units; and

third indication information indicating a distribution density of the frequency domain units in the downlink reference signal resource; and

sending, by the processor, the first indication information.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the distribution density is an interval of P frequency domain units, wherein P is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first indication information further includes:

fourth indication information, indicating a quantity of frequency domain unit groups into which the frequency domain units are grouped.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the frequency domain unit groups correspond to different downlink reference signal ports, and a correspondence between the frequency domain unit groups and the different downlink reference signal ports is indicated by fifth indication information included in the first indication information.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first indication information further includes:

sixth indication information, indicating a start frequency domain unit of a first group in the frequency domain unit groups.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the frequency domain unit groups correspond to different downlink reference signal ports, and a correspondence between the frequency domain unit groups and the different downlink reference signal ports is preset.

16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second indication information and the third indication information are indicated jointly.

17. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the frequency domain unit groups correspond to different downlink reference signal ports, wherein a correspondence between the frequency domain unit groups and the different downlink reference signal ports is preset.

18. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the first indication information further includes:

sixth indication information, indicating a start frequency domain unit of a first group in the frequency domain unit groups.

19. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the second indication information and the third indication information are indicated jointly.

20. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the frequency domain unit groups correspond to different downlink reference signal ports, and a correspondence between the frequency domain unit groups and the different downlink reference signal ports is preset.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2023
From: GE, SHIBIN; ZHONG, ZHIMENG; WANG, XIAOHAN; JIN, HUANGPING; FAN, LI; BI, XIAOYAN; YUAN, YILING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020079317 · Mar 13, 2020
Related Publication 20230013510A1 · Jan 19, 2023
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