IP Library Granted Patent US 10,484,064
Granted Patent B2
US 10,484,064 · App. 15/690,055 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Method and apparatus for downlink and uplink CSI acquisition

Inventors: Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX); Hongbo Si (Plano, TX); Md. Saifur Rahman (Plano, TX); Aris Papasakellariou (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04B7/0626H04B7/0413H04B7/0478H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04L5/0055H04B7/068H04B7/0628H04W72/042H04W88/02H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 10,484,064
App. No.
15/690,055
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for CSI reporting mechanisms are provided. A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver configured to receive configuration information for channel state information (CSI) calculation and reporting. The configuration information includes settings comprising at least one CSI reporting setting, at least one reference signal (RS) setting, and a measurement setting. The UE also includes a processor operably connected to the transceiver. The processor is configured to decode the configuration information and calculate CSI according to the settings, The transceiver is further configured to transmit the calculated CSI on an uplink (UL) channel.

Claims (78)

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive, from a base station (BS) via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, configuration information including a channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration and a CSI resource configuration,

wherein the CSI reporting configuration includes:

information associated with a CSI reporting type which is one of periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic; and

information associated with a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for which CSI is reported; and

wherein the CSI resource configuration includes:

information associated with locations of CSI-reference signals (CSI-RSs) in a time domain and a frequency domain; and

information associated with indicating a number of CSI-RS ports; and

a processor operably connected to the transceiver, the processor configured to decode the configuration information and determine CSI based on the CSI reporting configuration and the CSI resource configuration,

wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit the determined CSI on an uplink (UL) channel.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the CSI resource configuration includes information associated with CSI-interference measurement (CSI-IM) resources for interference measurement.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the CSI resource configuration further includes:

information associated with a CSI-RS type which is one of periodic, aperiodic, or semi-persistent;

information associated with a periodicity and an offset for CSI-RSs; and

information associated with an energy-per resource element (EPRE) for CSI-RS.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the CSI reporting configuration further includes information associated with at least one CSI component to report including at least one of a channel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), a rank indicator (RI), or a CSI resource indicator (CRI).

5. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the CSI reporting configuration further includes:

information associated with a frequency granularity related PMI which is one of wideband and subband; and

information associated with a frequency granularity related CQI which is one of wideband and subband.

6. A base station (BS) comprising:

a processor configured to generate configuration information including a channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration and a CSI resource configuration,

wherein the CSI reporting configuration includes:

information associated with a CSI reporting type which is one of periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic; and

information associated with a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for which CSI is reported; and

wherein the CSI resource configuration includes:

information associated with locations of CSI-reference signals (CSI-RSs) in a time domain and a frequency domain; and

information associated with indicating a number of CSI-RS ports;

a transceiver operably connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), the configuration information via radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

receive, from the UE, CSI based on the CSI reporting configuration and the CSI resource configuration.

7. The BS of claim 6 , wherein the CSI resource configuration includes information associated with CSI-interference measurement (CSI-IM) resources for interference measurement.

8. The BS of claim 6 , wherein the CSI resource configuration further includes:

information associated with a CSI-RS type which is one of periodic, aperiodic, or semi-persistent;

information associated with a periodicity and an offset for CSI-RSs; and

information associated with an energy-per resource element (EPRE) for CSI-RS.

9. The BS of claim 6 , wherein the CSI reporting configuration further includes information associated with at least one CSI component to report including at least one of a channel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), a rank indicator (RI), or a CSI resource indicator (CRI).

10. The BS of claim 9 , wherein the CSI reporting configuration further includes:

information associated with a frequency granularity related PMI which is one of wideband and subband; and

information associated with a frequency granularity related CQI which is one of wideband and subband.

11. A method for operating a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving, by the UE from a base station (BS) via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, configuration information including a channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration and a CSI resource configuration,

wherein the CSI reporting configuration includes:

information associated with a CSI reporting type which is one of periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic; and

information associated with a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for which CSI is reported; and

wherein the CSI resource configuration includes:

information associated with locations of CSI-reference signals (CSI-RSs) in a time domain and a frequency domain; and

information associated with indicating a number of CSI-RS ports;

decoding, by the UE, the configuration information;

determining, by the UE, CSI based on the CSI reporting configuration and the CSI resource configuration; and

transmitting, by the UE, the determined CSI on an uplink (UL) channel.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the CSI resource configuration includes information associated with CSI-interference measurement (CSI-IM) resources for interference measurement.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the CSI resource configuration further includes:

information associated with a CSI-RS type which is one of periodic, aperiodic, or semi-persistent;

information associated with a periodicity and an offset for CSI-RSs; and

information associated with an energy-per resource element (EPRE) for CSI-RS.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the CSI reporting configuration further includes information associated with at least one CSI component to report including at least one of a channel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), a rank indicator (RI), or a CSI resource indicator (CRI).

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the CSI reporting configuration further includes:

information associated with a frequency granularity related PMI which is one of wideband and subband; and

information associated with a frequency granularity related CQI which is one of wideband and subband.

16. A method for operating a base station (BS), the method comprising:

generating configuration information including a channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration and a CSI resource configuration,

wherein the CSI reporting configuration includes:

information associated with a CSI reporting type which is one of periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic; and

information associated with a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for which CSI is reported; and

wherein the CSI resource configuration includes:

information associated with locations of CSI-reference signals (CSI-RSs) in a time domain and a frequency domain; and

information associated with indicating a number of CSI-RS ports;

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the configuration information via radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

receiving, from the UE, CSI based on the CSI reporting configuration and the CSI resource configuration.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the CSI resource configuration includes information associated with CSI-interference measurement (CSI-IM) resources for interference measurement.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the CSI resource configuration further includes:

information associated with a CSI-RS type which is one of periodic, aperiodic, or semi-persistent;

information associated with a periodicity and an offset for CSI-RSs; and

information associated with an energy-per resource element (EPRE) for CSI-RS.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the CSI reporting configuration further includes information associated with at least one CSI component to report including at least one of a channel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), a rank indicator (RI), or a CSI resource indicator (CRI).

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the CSI reporting configuration further includes:

information associated with a frequency granularity related PMI which is one of wideband and subband; and

information associated with a frequency granularity related CQI which is one of wideband and subband.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2017
From: ONGGOSANUSI, EKO; SI, HONGBO; RAHMAN, MD. SAIFUR; PAPASAKELLARIOU, ARIS
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 043440/0200 →
Continuity (7)
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