Method and apparatus for transmitting precoding coefficients
A transceiver can transmit a codebook subset restriction configuration including a set of restricted beams. A channel state information report including a plurality of sets of quantized coefficients based on the codebook subset restriction configuration can be received. A set of quantized weights can be based on a least a Fourier transform of a set of quantized coefficients of the particular restricted beam. The plurality of sets of quantized coefficients can be based on quantized weights of the particular restricted beam satisfying a constraint. The plurality of sets of quantized coefficients can be further based on a set of coefficients quantized to determine the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients. The set of coefficients can be generated by transforming a set of beam weights from a frequency domain to a time domain, where the beam weights correspond to a transmitted beam.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a controller that controls operations of the apparatus; and
a transceiver that
transmits a codebook subset restriction configuration from a network including a transmit-receive point, wherein the codebook subset restriction configuration includes a set of restricted beams, and wherein each restricted beam of the set of restricted beams is associated with a restricted beam gain coefficient,
transmits a beam, and
receives a channel state information (CSI) report comprising a plurality of sets of quantized coefficients,
wherein the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients are determined based on the codebook subset restriction configuration,
wherein a set of quantized coefficients corresponding to a particular restricted beam generates a set of quantized weights at a set of frequencies based on a least a Fourier transform of the set of quantized coefficients of the particular restricted beam, wherein the set of quantized coefficients is in the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients,
wherein the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients are determined such that quantized weights of the particular restricted beam satisfy a constraint based on at least the set of quantized coefficients corresponding to the particular restricted beam and the restricted beam gain coefficient,
wherein the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients are further based on a quantized set of coefficients comprising a set of coefficients quantized to determine the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients, and
wherein the set of coefficients are generated by transforming a set of beam weights from a frequency domain to a time domain, where the set of beam weights correspond to the transmitted beam.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the CSI report is based on a violating set of at least one of the quantized weights,
wherein the violating set of at least one of the quantized weights is a violating set of at least one of quantized weights of a restricted beam of the set of restricted beams,
wherein the violating set violates a codebook subset restriction condition, and
wherein the codebook subset restriction condition is based on an associated restricted gain of the codebook subset restriction configuration.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the transceiver receives multiple transmission layers at a time at the transmit-receive point over the network using spatial multiplexing,
wherein each transmission layer of the multiple transmission layers comprises multiple beams, and
wherein the violating set is generated for each layer.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the constraint comprises a requirement that a given quantized weight of a given restricted beam at a given frequency is less than or equal to a product of an associated gain of the given restricted beam and a reference quantized weight of a reference beam at the same frequency for all frequencies within a set of constraint frequencies.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the constraint comprises a requirement that a maximum of a quantized weight of a given restricted beam over a set of constraint frequencies is less than or equal to a product of an associated gain of the restricted beam and the maximum of a quantized weight of a reference beam over the set of constraint frequencies.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the transceiver receives multiple transmission layers at a time at the transmit-receive point over the network using spatial multiplexing, where each transmission layer of the multiple transmission layers comprises multiple beams, and
wherein the codebook subset restriction configuration comprises a set of at least one restricted beam of the multiple beams.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the received CSI report includes modified quantized coefficients of the set of restricted beams.
8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the received CSI report includes an index corresponding to a main beam that is separate from the set of restricted beams.
9. A method in a network entity, the method comprising:
transmitting a codebook subset restriction configuration from a network including a transmit-receive point,
wherein the codebook subset restriction configuration includes a set of restricted beams, and
wherein each restricted beam of the set of restricted beams is associated with a restricted beam gain coefficient;
transmitting a beam; and
receiving a channel state information (CSI) report comprising a plurality of sets of quantized coefficients,
wherein the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients are determined based on the codebook subset restriction configuration,
wherein a set of quantized coefficients corresponding to a particular restricted beam generates a set of quantized weights at a set of frequencies based on a least a Fourier transform of the set of quantized coefficients of the particular restricted beam, wherein the set of quantized coefficients is in the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients,
wherein the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients are determined such that quantized weights of the particular restricted beam satisfy a constraint based on at least the set of quantized coefficients corresponding to the particular restricted beam and the restricted beam gain coefficient,
wherein the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients are further based on a quantized set of coefficients comprising a set of coefficients quantized to determine the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients, and
wherein the set of coefficients are generated by transforming a set of beam weights from a frequency domain to a time domain, where the set of beam weights correspond to the transmitted beam.
10. The method according to claim 9 ,
wherein the channel state information (CSI) report is based on a violating set of at least one of the quantized weights,
wherein the violating set of at least one of the quantized weights is a violating set of at least one of quantized weights of a restricted beam of the set of restricted beams,
wherein the violating set violates a codebook subset restriction condition, and
wherein the codebook subset restriction condition is based on an associated restricted gain of the codebook subset restriction configuration.
11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising receiving multiple transmission layers at a time at the transmit-receive point over the network using spatial multiplexing,
wherein each transmission layer of the multiple transmission layers comprises multiple beams, and
wherein the violating set is generated for each layer.
12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the constraint comprises a requirement that a given quantized weight of a given restricted beam at a given frequency is less than or equal to a product of an associated gain of the given restricted beam and a reference quantized weight of a reference beam at the same frequency for all frequencies within a set of constraint frequencies.
13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the constraint comprises a requirement that a maximum of a quantized weight of a given restricted beam over a set of constraint frequencies is less than or equal to a product of an associated gain of the restricted beam and the maximum of a quantized weight of a reference beam over the set of constraint frequencies.
14. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising receiving multiple transmission layers at a time at the transmit-receive point over the network using spatial multiplexing, where each transmission layer of the multiple transmission layers comprises multiple beams,
wherein the codebook subset restriction configuration comprises a set of at least one restricted beam of the multiple beams.
15. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the received CSI report includes modified quantized coefficients of the set of restricted beams.
16. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the received (CSI) report includes an index corresponding to a main beam that is separate from the set of restricted beams.