IP Library Patent Application 18970105
Patent Application
App. No. 18/970,105

CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) INCLUDING A PRECODING MATRIX INDICATOR (PMI)

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18/970,105
Abstract

Various aspects relate to channel state information (CSI) including a precoding matrix indicator (PMI). An apparatus (e.g., user equipment (UE)) generates a CSI report including a PMI for a precoding matrix and a channel quality indicator (CQI). The precoding matrix corresponds to layers with each layer associated with a spatial beam and a size of the set of layers determined by a rank indicator (RI). The precoding matrix is associated with a subset of CSI reference signal (RS)(CSI-RS) ports, and the PMI and the CQI are each associated with at least one of a wideband format or a subband format, with the subband format corresponding to reporting at least one of the PMI or the CQI for a subset of subbands of a bandwidth part associated with a CSI reporting setting. The apparatus transmits the CSI report including the RI, the PMI, and the CQI to a network entity.

Claims (58)

1 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to:

generate a channel state information (CSI) report comprising a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) for at least one precoding matrix and a channel quality indicator (CQI) for channel quality:

the at least one precoding matrix corresponding to a set of layers with each layer of the set of layers associated with a spatial beam and a size of the set of layers determined by a rank indicator (RI) reported by the UE;

the at least one precoding matrix being associated with a subset of CSI reference signal (RS)(CSI-RS) ports of a plurality of CSI-RS ports; and

the PMI and the CQI each being associated with at least one of a wideband format or a subband format, and the subband format corresponding to reporting at least one of the PMI or the CQI for a subset of a set of subbands of a bandwidth part associated with a CSI reporting setting; and

transmit the CSI report including the RI, the PMI, and the CQI to a network entity.

2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to:

receive, from the network entity, a configuration signal corresponding to the CSI reporting setting;

receive CSI-RS corresponding to at least one non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resource comprising the plurality of CSI-RS ports and based at least in part on the CSI reporting setting; and

generate the CSI report based at least in part on the CSI reporting setting and the CSI-RS.

3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to report a group of spatial beams corresponding to the set of layers, and wherein one or more of:

an association of each spatial beam of the group of spatial beams with a layer in the set of layers is indicated in the CSI report; or

spatial beam in the group of spatial beams is associated with a subset of the set of layers, the subset of the set of layers being identified by the UE and indicated in the CSI report.

4 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the set of layers is further partitioned to multiple layer groups, each layer group comprising one or more layers, and wherein one or more of:

each layer in a same layer group is associated a same subset of the plurality of CSI-RS ports;

at least two different layer groups are associated with mutually exclusive subsets of the plurality of CSI-RS ports; or

a number of groups of the multiple layer groups is based on a value of the RI.

5 . The UE of claim 4 , wherein a number of groups of the multiple layer groups is no less than half of the value of the RI.

6 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the CQI is associated with the subband format according to a subband configuration.

7 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein CQI values associated with only even subbands are included in the CSI report.

8 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein a value of the RI is larger than four.

9 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the CSI report comprises at least two values of the CQI, a first value of the at least two values of the CQI is associated with only even subbands, and a second value of the at least two values of the CQI is associated with only odd subbands.

10 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the PMI is associated with the subband format.

11 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the PMI comprises a plurality of PMI values associated with a plurality of PMI subbands.

12 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein a number of the plurality of PMI subbands is based on at least one of a subband configuration, and a configuration value of a number of PMI subbands per CQI subband.

13 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein PMI values associated with only even PMI subbands are included in the CSI report.

14 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein a value of the RI is larger than one.

15 . The UE of claim 14 , wherein the set of layers is partitioned into at least two subsets of layers, and PMI corresponding to a first subset of layers of the at least two subsets of layers is associated with only even subbands, and PMI corresponding to a second subset of layers of the at least two subsets of layers is associated with only odd subbands.

16 . A processor for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the processor to:

generate a channel state information (CSI) report comprising a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) for at least one precoding matrix and a channel quality indicator (CQI) for channel quality:

the at least one precoding matrix corresponding to a set of layers with each layer of the set of layers associated with a spatial beam and a size of the set of layers determined by a rank indicator (RI) reported by a user equipment (UE);

the at least one precoding matrix being associated with a subset of CSI reference signal (RS)(CSI-RS) ports of a plurality of CSI-RS ports; and

the PMI and the CQI each being associated with at least one of a wideband format or a subband format, and the subband format corresponding to reporting at least one of the PMI or the CQI for a subset of a set of subbands of a bandwidth part associated with a CSI reporting setting; and

transmit the CSI report including the RI, the PMI, and the CQI to a network entity.

17 . The processor of claim 16 , wherein the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to:

receive, from the network entity, a configuration signal corresponding to the CSI reporting setting;

receive CSI-RS corresponding to at least one non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resource comprising the plurality of CSI-RS ports and based at least in part on the CSI reporting setting; and

generate the CSI report based at least in part on the CSI reporting setting and the CSI-RS.

18 . The processor of claim 16 , wherein the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to report a group of spatial beams corresponding to the set of layers, and wherein one or more of:

an association of each spatial beam of the group of spatial beams with a layer in the set of layers is indicated in the CSI report; or

a spatial beam in the group of spatial beams is associated with a subset of the set of layers, the subset of the set of layers being identified by the UE and indicated in the CSI report.

19 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

generating a channel state information (CSI) report comprising a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) for at least one precoding matrix and a channel quality indicator (CQI) for channel quality:

the at least one precoding matrix corresponding to a set of layers with each layer of the set of layers associated with a spatial beam and a size of the set of layers determined by a rank indicator (RI) reported by the UE;

the at least one precoding matrix being associated with a subset of CSI reference signal (RS)(CSI-RS) ports of a plurality of CSI-RS ports; and

the PMI and the CQI each being associated with at least one of a wideband format or a subband format, and the subband format corresponding to reporting at least one of the PMI or the CQI for a subset of a set of subbands of a bandwidth part associated with a CSI reporting setting; and

transmitting the CSI report including the RI, the PMI, and the CQI to a network entity.

20 . A network entity for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the network entity to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration signal corresponding to a channel state information (CSI) reporting setting, the CSI reporting setting comprising:

an indication to generate a CSI report for at least a subset of CSI reference signal (RS)(CSI-RS) ports of a plurality of CSI-RS ports including a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) for at least one precoding matrix and a channel quality indicator (CQI) for channel quality;

the at least one precoding matrix corresponding to a set of layers with each layer of the set of layers associated with a spatial beam and a size of the set of layers determined by a rank indicator (RI) reported by the UE; and

the PMI and the CQI each being associated with at least one of a wideband format or a subband format, and the subband format corresponding to reporting at least one of the PMI or the CQI for a subset of a set of subbands of a bandwidth part associated with the CSI reporting setting; and

receive, from the UE, a CSI report including the RI, the PMI, and the CQI.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2024
From: BARZEGAR KHALILSARAI, MAHDI; HINDY, AHMED
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LIMITED
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