Method and apparatus for spatial multiplexing in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation communication system to support higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure is applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and apparatus for two-dimensional spatial multiplexing transmission using multiple antennas in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment receives pieces of antenna configuration information and corresponding channel measurement resources from a base station, and sends channel information with respect to at least one antenna configuration as feedback to the base station. An indicator indicating a composition of the feedback information is transmitted first, and then the composition information and feedback information are transmitted.
1. A method to report channel-related information by a user equipment, the method comprising:
determining, by the user equipment, first information related to a spatial multiplexing order provided by one or more antennas of a base station, determining, by the user equipment, second information related to a number of available spatially multiplexed channels according to the first information, determining, by the user equipment, third information related to a preferred precoding matrix of the user equipment according to the first information and second information, and determining, by the user equipment, fourth information related to a channel quality measured by the user equipment based on the first information, second information, and third information, wherein the third information includes coarse information of the preferred precoding matrix and fine-tuned information of the preferred precoding matrix;
generating, by the user equipment, fifth information including the first information, the second information and the coarse information of the preferred precoding matrix;
transmitting, by the user equipment, the fifth information to the base station;
transmitting, by the user equipment, the fine-tuned information of the preferred precoding matrix and fourth information to the base station; and
receiving, by the user equipment, data transmitted from the base station based on the fifth information, the fine-tuned information of the preferred precoding matrix, and the fourth information.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third information and fourth information are determined by assuming at least one antenna configuration of the base station.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information comprises information on a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) or beam corresponding to at least one spatial dimension indicated by antenna configuration information.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third information and fourth information are determined based on information notified in advance by the base station to the user equipment.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fourth information comprises information regarding channels measured with respect to different antenna configurations.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a transmitting cycle of the fifth information is longer than a transmitting cycle of the fine-tuned information of the preferred precoding matrix and fourth information.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third information is determined based on a single piece of antenna configuration information.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising allocating at least one channel measurement resource through higher-level signaling.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising performing channel measurement based on at least one of a first antenna configuration or a second antenna configuration.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the fifth information indicates two-dimensional information reflecting both the first antenna configuration and the second antenna configuration.
11. A user equipment configured to transmit channel-related information, the user equipment comprising:
a transceiver configured to send and receive signals to and from a base station; and
a control processing circuitry to:
determine first information related to a spatial multiplexing order provided by one or more antenna of a base station,
determine second information related to a number of available spatially multiplexed channels according to the first information,
determine third information related to a preferred precoding matrix of the user equipment according to the first information and second information, wherein the third information includes coarse information of the preferred precoding matrix and fine-tuned information of the preferred precoding matrix,
determine fourth information related to a channel quality measured by the user equipment based on the first information, second information, and third information,
generate fifth information including the first information, the second information and the coarse information of the preferred precoding matrix,
transmit the fifth information to the base station,
transmit the fine-tuned information of the preferred precoding matrix and fourth information to the base station, and
receive data transmitted from the base station based on the fifth information, the fine-tuned information of the preferred precoding matrix, and the fourth information.
12. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the third information and fourth information are determined by assuming at least one antenna configuration of the base station.
13. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the first information comprises information on a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) or beam corresponding to at least one spatial dimension indicated by antenna configuration information.
14. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the third information and fourth information are determined based on information notified in advance by the base station to the user equipment.
15. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the fourth information comprises information regarding channels measured with respect to different antenna configurations.
16. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein a transmitting cycle of the fifth information is longer than a transmitting cycle of the fine-tuned information of the preferred precoding matrix and fourth information.
17. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the third information is determined based on a single piece of antenna configuration information.
18. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the user equipment is further configured to allocate at least one channel measurement resource through higher-level signaling.
19. The user equipment of claim 18 , wherein the user equipment is further configured to perform channel measurement based on at least one of a first antenna configuration or a second antenna configuration.
20. The user equipment of claim 19 , wherein the fifth information indicates two-dimensional information reflecting both the first antenna configuration and the second antenna configuration.