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Granted Patent B2
US 10,763,938 · App. 16/607,123 · Granted Sep 1, 2020

Beam information feedback method and user apparatus

Inventors: Huiling Li (Beijing, CN); Chongning Na (Beijing, CN); Yuichi Kakishima (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04B7/0639H04B7/0408H04B7/0413H04B7/0626
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Patent No.
US 10,763,938
App. No.
16/607,123
Granted
Sep 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a beam information feedback method performed by a user equipment, comprising: determining a first beam and a plurality of second beams according to a beam selection result; transmitting beam indexes of the plurality of second beams to a base station according to the beam power of the plurality of second beams; transmitting wideband beam information correspondingly to the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams; and transmitting subband beam information correspondingly to the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams.

Claims (52)

1. A beam information feedback method performed by a user equipment, comprising:

determining a first beam and a plurality of second beams according to a beam selection result;

transmitting beam indexes of the plurality of second beams to a base station according to the beam power of the plurality of second beams;

transmitting wideband beam information correspondingly to the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams; and

transmitting subband beam information correspondingly to the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting beam indexes of the plurality of second beams to a base station according to the beam power of the plurality of second beams comprises:

determining a transmitting order of the plurality of second beams according to the beam power; and

transmitting the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams according to the determined transmitting order.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting beam indexes of the plurality of second beams to a base station according to the beam power of the plurality of second beams comprises:

dividing the plurality of second beams into a first beam group and a second beam group according to the beam power, wherein the beam power of a beam in the first beam group is higher than the beam power of a beam in the second beam group; and

transmitting the beam indexes arranged according to the first beam group and the second beam group to the base station.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a number of superior beams in the plurality of second beams to the base station, wherein the beam power of the superior beam is higher than the beam power of other beams in the second beam group.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a beam power threshold of superior beams in the plurality of second beams in advance, wherein the beam power of the superior beam is higher than the beam power of other beams in the second beam group.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the beam indexes, wideband beam information, and subband beam information of the plurality of second beams are transmitted using channel state indication (CSI) feedback type II,

the method further comprising:

transmitting a beam index and subband beam information of the first beam using channel state indication feedback type I.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a beam index of the first beam when transmitting the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams to the base station, wherein the transmitting order of the beam index of the first beam and the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams are determined according to the beam power of the first beam and the plurality of second beams; and

transmitting subband beam information correspondingly to the beam index of the first beam when transmitting subband beam information correspondingly to the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein

the beam index and subband beam information of the first beam, and the beam indexes, wideband beam information and subband beam information of the plurality of second beams are transmitted using channel state indication (CSI) feedback type II.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the wideband beam information comprises wideband beam amplitude information,

the method further comprising:

determining a bit number required for transmitting the wideband beam amplitude information of respective beams of the plurality of second beams according to the beam power of the plurality of second beams.

10. A user equipment, comprising:

a determining unit configured to determine a first beam and a plurality of second beams according to a beam selection result;

a transmitting unit configured to transmit beam indexes of the plurality of second beams to a base station according to the beam power of the plurality of second beams; transmit wideband beam information correspondingly to the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams, and transmit subband beam information correspondingly to the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams.

11. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein

the transmitting unit determines a transmitting order of the plurality of second beams according to the beam power, and transmits the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams according to the determined transmitting order.

12. The user equipment of claim 10 , further comprising:

a grouping unit configured to divide the plurality of second beams into a first beam group and a second beam group according to the beam power, wherein the beam power of a beam in the first beam group is higher than the beam power of a beam in the second beam group; and

wherein the transmitting unit transmits the beam indexes arranged according to the first beam group and the second beam group to the base station.

13. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein

the transmitting unit further configured to transmit a number of superior beams in the plurality of second beams to the base station, wherein the beam power of the superior beam is higher than the beam power of other beams in the second beam group.

14. The user equipment of claim 10 , further comprising:

a threshold setting unit configured to determine a beam power threshold of superior beams in the plurality of second beams in advance, wherein the beam power of the superior beam is higher than the beam power of other beams in the second beam group.

15. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein

the transmitting unit configured to transmit the beam indexes, wideband beam information, and subband beam information of the plurality of second beams using channel state indication (CSI) feedback type II, and

the transmitting unit further configured to transmit a beam index and subband beam information of the first beam using channel state indication feedback type I.

16. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein

the transmitting unit further transmits a beam index of the first beam when transmitting the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams to the base station, wherein the beam index of the first beam and the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams are arranged according to the beam power of the first beam and the plurality of second beams; and

the transmitting unit further transmits subband beam information correspondingly to the beam index of the first beam when transmitting subband beam information correspondingly to the beam indexes of the plurality of second beams.

17. The user equipment of claim 16 , wherein

the transmitting unit transmits the beam index and subband beam information of the first beam, and the beam indexes, wideband beam information and subband beam information of the plurality of second beams using channel state indication (CSI) feedback type II.

18. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein

the wideband beam information comprises wideband beam amplitude information,

the user equipment further comprising:

a bit allocation unit configured to determine a bit number required for transmitting the wideband beam amplitude information of respective beams of the plurality of second beams according to the beam power of the plurality of second beams.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2019
From: LI, HUILING; NA, CHONGNING; KAKISHIMA, YUICHI; NAGATA, SATOSHI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Reel/Frame 050784/0533 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0308229 · May 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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