Method and device for determining rank-related information in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G communication system such as LTE. The present invention relates to a method and a device for determining rank-related information, the method of user equipment according to the present invention comprising: a step of transmitting, to an eNB, a user equipment capability information message including capability information of the user equipment; a step of receiving a configuration message from the eNB; and a step of determining rank-related information on the basis of whether or not layer-related information is included in the configuration message.
1. A method comprising:
transmitting a user equipment (UE) capability message including UE capability information to a base station, wherein the UE capability information includes first information indicating that the UE supports 4-layer spatial multiplexing for transmission mode 3 and transmission mode 4 for a band combination in case that the UE supports 4-layer spatial multiplexing for transmission mode 3 and transmission mode 4;
receiving a configuration message from the base station; and
determining, in case that the configuration message includes second information indicating a maximum number of layers, a maximum number of layers based on the second information; and
determining, based on third information, a maximum number of layers in case that the second information is not included in the configuration message and the third information is included in the UE capability information,
wherein the second information is configured to 4 layers in case that the transmission mode is set to transmission mode 3 or transmission mode 4, and
wherein the third information indicates a number of layers for spatial multiplexing supported by the UE.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the maximum number of layers based on the second information comprises:
determining bit widths for a rank indication (RI) based on the maximum number of layers determined based on the second information.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the maximum number of layers based on the third information comprises:
determining bit widths for a rank indication (RI) based on the maximum number of layers determined based on the third information.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a maximum number of layers is determined based on a minimum number of antenna ports and a UE category included in the UE capability information in case that the second information is not included in the configuration message and the third information is not included in the UE capability information.
5. A method of a base station, the method comprising:
receiving a user equipment (UE) capability message including UE capability information from a UE, wherein the UE capability information includes first information indicating that the UE supports 4-layer spatial multiplexing for transmission mode 3 and transmission mode 4 for a band combination in case that the UE supports 4-layer spatial multiplexing for transmission mode 3 and transmission mode 4;
transmitting a configuration message to the UE; and
determining, in case that the configuration message includes second information indicating a maximum number of layers, a maximum number of layers based on the second information, and
determining, based on third information, a maximum number of layers in case that the second information is not included in the configuration message and the third information is included in the UE capability information,
wherein the second information is configured to 4 layers in case that the transmission mode is set to transmission mode 3 or transmission mode 4, and
wherein the third information indicates a number of layers for spatial multiplexing supported by the UE.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining the maximum number of layers based on the second information comprises:
determining bit widths for a rank indication (RI) based on the maximum number of layers.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining the maximum number of layers based on the third information comprises:
determining bit widths for a rank indication (RI) based on the maximum number of layers.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein a maximum number of layers is determined based on a minimum number of antenna ports and a UE category included in the UE capability information in case that the second information is not included in the configuration message and the third information is not included in the UE capability information.
9. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
transmit, via the transceiver, a UE capability message including UE capability information to a base station, wherein the UE capability information includes first information indicating that the UE supports 4-layer spatial multiplexing for transmission mode 3 and transmission mode 4 for a band combination in case that the UE supports 4-layer spatial multiplexing for transmission mode 3 and transmission mode 4,
receive, via the transceiver, a configuration message from the base station, and
determine, in case that the configuration message includes second information indicating a maximum number of layers, a maximum number of layers based on the second information, and
determine, based on third information, a maximum number of layers in case that the second information is not included in the configuration message and the third information is included in the UE capability information,
wherein the second information is configured to 4 layers in case that the transmission mode is set to transmission mode 3 or transmission mode 4, and
wherein the third information indicates a number of layers for spatial multiplexing supported by the UE.
10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
determine bit widths for a rank indication (RI) based on the maximum number of layers determined based on the second information.
11. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
determine bit widths for a rank indication (RI) based on the maximum number of layers determined based on the third information.
12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein a maximum number of layers is determined based on a minimum number of antenna ports and a UE category included in the UE capability information in case that the second information is not included in the configuration message and the third information is not included in the UE capability information.
13. A base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
receive, via the transceiver, a user equipment (UE) capability message including UE capability information from a UE, wherein the UE capability information includes first information indicating that the UE supports 4-layer spatial multiplexing for transmission mode 3 and transmission mode 4 for a band combination in case that the UE supports 4-layer spatial multiplexing for transmission mode 3 and transmission mode 4,
transmit, via the transceiver, a configuration message to the UE, and
determine, in case that the configuration message includes second information indicating a maximum number of layers, a maximum number of layers based on the second information, and
determine, based on third information, a maximum number of layers in case that the second information is not included in the configuration message and the third information is included in the UE capability information,
wherein the second information is configured to 4 layers in case that the transmission mode is set to transmission mode 3 or transmission mode 4, and
wherein the third information indicates a number of layers for spatial multiplexing supported by the UE.
14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
determine bit widths for a rank indication (RI) based on the maximum number of layers determined based on the second information.
15. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
determine bit widths for a rank indication (RI) based on the maximum number of layers determined based on the third information.
16. The base station of claim 13 , wherein a maximum number of layers is determined based on a minimum number of antenna ports and a UE category included in the UE capability information in case that the second information is not included in the configuration message and the third information is not included in the UE capability information.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second information is configured in case that the transmission mode is set to 3, 4, 9, or 10.
18. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second information is configured in case that the transmission mode is set to 3, 4, 9, or 10.
19. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the second information is configured in case that the transmission mode is set to 3, 4, 9, or 10.
20. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the second information is configured in case that the transmission mode is set to 3, 4, 9, or 10.