IP Library Granted Patent US 9,930,677
Granted Patent B2
US 9,930,677 · App. 12/962,515 · Granted Mar 27, 2018

Prioritizing multiple channel state information (CSI) reporting with carrier aggregation

Inventors: Sayantan Choudhury (Vancouver, WA); Shohei Yamada (Camas, WA); Ahmad Khoshnevis (Portland, OR); Zhanping Yin (Vancouver, WA); John M. Kowalski (Camas, WA)
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
H04W72/082H04L1/0026H04L1/0027H04L1/0029H04L1/0031H04L1/1671H04L5/0057H04L5/0064H04L1/1812H04L5/001H04W8/22H04W72/1242
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Patent No.
US 9,930,677
App. No.
12/962,515
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for reporting uplink control information (UCI) on a user equipment (UE) is described. A collision of multiple channel state information (CSI) reports corresponding to multiple component carriers (CCs) that are scheduled to be reported in the same subframe is detected. A highest priority CSI report of the multiple CSI reports is determined using a prioritization scheme. The highest priority CSI report is transmitted.

Claims (36)

1. A method for reporting uplink control information (UCI) on a user equipment (UE), comprising:

detecting a collision of a second periodic channel state information (CSI) report corresponding to a first cell and a third periodic CSI report corresponding to a second cell, wherein the second periodic CSI report and the third periodic CSI report are scheduled to be reported in a same first subframe, wherein a first periodic CSI report corresponding to the first cell is transmitted in an earlier subframe than the first subframe;

determining one periodic CSI report to be transmitted among the second and third periodic CSI reports in the first subframe,

wherein in a case where the first periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that includes a rank indication (RI) has been transmitted in the earlier subframe, a priority of a second periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that is to be transmitted in the first subframe varies according to a value of the first periodic CSI report that includes the RI; and

transmitting the periodic CSI report of a highest priority cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining a periodic CSI report of a highest priority cell is further based on a radio resource control (RRC) configuration if the collision is still not resolved.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second periodic CSI report has (i) a highest priority in a case where the value of the first periodic CSI report is a particular value and (ii) a priority lower than the highest priority in a case where the value of the first periodic CSI report is a value other than the particular value.

4. A user equipment (UE) configured for reporting uplink control information (UCI), comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to:

detect a collision of a second periodic channel state information (CSI) report corresponding to a first cell and a third periodic CSI report corresponding to a second cell, wherein the second periodic CSI report and the third periodic CSI report are scheduled to be reported in a same first subframe, wherein a first periodic CSI report corresponding to the first cell is transmitted in an earlier subframe than the first subframe;

determine one periodic CSI report to be transmitted among the second and third periodic CSI reports in the first subframe,

wherein in a case where the first periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that includes a rank indication (RI) has been transmitted in the earlier subframe, a priority of a second periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that is to be transmitted in the first subframe varies according to a value of the first periodic CSI report that includes the RI; and

transmit the periodic CSI report of a highest priority cell.

5. The user equipment (UE) of claim 4 , wherein the instructions executable to determine a periodic CSI report of a highest priority cell are further based on a radio resource control (RRC) configuration if the collision is still not resolved.

6. An integrated circuit causing a user equipment (UE) to have a plurality of functions by being mounted in the UE which is configured for reporting uplink control information (UCI), the integrated circuit comprising:

memory;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the integrated circuit to cause the UE to have the functions of:

detecting a collision of a second periodic channel state information (CSI) report corresponding to a first cell and a third periodic CSI report corresponding to a second cell, wherein the second periodic CSI report and the third periodic CSI report are scheduled to be reported in a same first subframe, wherein a first periodic CSI report corresponding to the first cell is transmitted in an earlier subframe than the first subframe;

determining one periodic CSI report to be transmitted among the second and third periodic CSI reports in the first subframe,

wherein in a case where the first periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that includes a rank indication (RI) has been transmitted in the earlier subframe, a priority of a second periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that is to be transmitted in the first subframe varies according to a value of the first periodic CSI report that includes the RI; and

transmitting the periodic CSI report of a highest priority cell.

7. A method for receiving uplink control information (UCI) on a base station, comprising:

detecting a collision of a second periodic channel state information (CSI) report corresponding to a first cell and a third periodic CSI report corresponding to a second cell, wherein the second periodic CSI report and the third periodic CSI report are scheduled to be reported in a same first subframe, wherein a first periodic CSI report corresponding to the first cell is transmitted in an earlier subframe than the first subframe;

determining one periodic CSI report to be transmitted among the second and third in the first subframe,

wherein in a case where the first periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that includes a rank indication (RI) has been transmitted in the earlier subframe, a priority of a second periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that is to be transmitted in the first subframe varies according to a value of the first periodic CSI report that includes the RI; and

receiving the periodic CSI report of a highest priority cell.

8. A base station configured for receiving uplink control information (UCI) on a base station, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to:

detect a collision of a second periodic channel state information (CSI) report corresponding to a first cell and a third periodic CSI report corresponding to a second cell, wherein the second periodic CSI report and the third periodic CSI report are scheduled to be reported in a same first subframe, wherein a first periodic CSI report corresponding to the first cell is transmitted in an earlier subframe than the first subframe;

determine one periodic CSI report to be transmitted among the second and third periodic CSI reports in the first subframe,

wherein in a case where the first periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that includes a rank indication (RI) has been transmitted in the earlier subframe, a priority of a second periodic CSI report that corresponds to the first cell and that is to be transmitted in the first subframe varies according to a value of the first periodic CSI report that includes the RI; and

receive the periodic CSI report of a highest priority cell.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2012
From: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 027815/0187 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2011
From: CHOUDHURY, SAYANTAN; YAMADA, SHOHEI; KHOSHNEVIS, AHMAD; YIN, ZHANPING; KOWALSKI, JOHN M.
To: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 025856/0091 →
Continuity (1)
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