Methods and apparatus for setting subband CSI-related parameters

1. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving signaling indicating partial band settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs);

communicating with at least one base station (BS), in accordance with the partial band settings;

receiving partial band channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS) settings for one or more partial bands within a system bandwidth for CSI-related processing, wherein each partial band includes a set of PRBs;

receiving partial band CSI reference signals (CSI-RS) from the at least one BS; and

transmitting CSI-reporting to the at least one BS, in accordance with the partial band CSI-RS settings.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the partial band settings indicate, for at least one of the one or more bandwidth parts, at least one of: a partial band size, partial band pattern, or location of a partial band.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the location is indicated by one or more PRB indices.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the partial band size is indicated by a number of PRBs within a partial band.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the partial band settings depend on at least one of: system bandwidth, a bandwidth in which the UE is configured to receive a data channel, or a bandwidth in which the UE is configured to receive a control channel.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the partial band settings indicate at least one of: a number of channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) ports, a number of zero power (ZP) or non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS configurations, codebook restrictions, or CSI reporting modes.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein an indication of the partial band settings is based on a subframe set configured for the UE.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein an indication of one or more partial bands with a partial-band set to be used is signaled dynamically.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one partial band to be used within one partial band set is activated by channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) triggering.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein an indication of the partial band settings is signaled via at least one of layer 1 signaling, layer 2 signaling, or higher-layer signaling.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the partial band CSI-RS settings indicate at least one of: a number of CSI-RS ports, a number of zero power (ZP) and/or non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS configurations, codebook restrictions, a ratio of energy per resource element (EPRE) of a data channel to CSI-RS EPRE, or CSI reporting modes.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the partial band CSI-RS settings further comprising, providing signaling indicating an association between partial band information and an indication of one or more sets of partial bands within the system bandwidth configured for the UE.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the partial band CSI-RS settings are associated with a subframe set.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the partial band CSI-RS settings depend on at least one of: system bandwidth, partial-band properties, or a bandwidth on which the UE is configured to operate.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is configured with multiple sets of partial band CSI-RS settings.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein an indication of the partial band CSI-RS settings is signaled via at least one of layer 1 signaling, aperiodic triggering, activation of CSI-RS setting, or deactivation of partial band CSI-RS settings.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the partial band settings are CSI-RS reporting partial band settings.

18. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving signaling indicating partial band settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs);

communicating with at least one base station (BS), in accordance with the partial band settings;

receiving, channel state information (CSI) subband settings for the UE to use for CSI reporting;

receiving partial band CSI reference signals (CSI-RS) from the at least one BS; and

transmitting CSI-reporting to the at least one BS, in accordance with the CSI subband settings.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the CSI subband settings indicate at least one of: a subband size, number of subbands, or bandwidth parts.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the subband size depends on at least one of a bandwidth part or a bandwidth part group.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the CSI subband settings depend on at least one of: system bandwidth, partial-band properties, a partial-band set, or CSI-RS properties.

22. The method of claim 18 , further comprising signaling an indication of the CSI subband settings to the UE.

23. The method of claim 18 , wherein the UE is configured with multiple sets of CSI subband properties.

24. The method of claim 18 , wherein two subframe sets are associated with at least one of: different partial-bands or different partial-band sets.

25. A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising:

signaling, to a user equipment (UE), partial band settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs);

communicating with the UE, in accordance with the partial band settings;

providing partial band channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth for channel state information (CSI)-related processing, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs);

transmitting partial band CSI reference signals (CSI-RS) to the UE; and

receiving CSI-reporting from the UE, in accordance with the partial band CSI-RS settings.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the partial band settings indicate, for at least one of the one or more bandwidth parts, at least one of: a partial band size, partial band pattern, or location of a partial band.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the location is indicated by one or more PRB indices.

28. The method of claim 26 , wherein the partial band size is indicated by a number of PRBs within a partial band.

29. The method of claim 25 , wherein the partial band settings depend on at least one of: system bandwidth, a bandwidth in which the UE is configured to receive a data channel, or a bandwidth in which the UE is configured to receive a control channel.

30. The method of claim 25 , wherein the partial band settings indicate at least one of: a number of channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) ports, a number of zero power (ZP) or non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS configurations, codebook restrictions, or CSI reporting modes.

31. The method of claim 25 , wherein an indication of the partial band settings is based on a subframe set configured for the UE.

32. The method of claim 25 , wherein an indication of one or more partial bands with a partial-band set to be used is signaled dynamically.

33. The method of claim 25 , wherein at least one partial band to be used within one partial band set is activated by channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) triggering.

34. The method of claim 25 , wherein an indication of the partial band settings is signaled via at least one of layer 1 signaling, layer 2 signaling, or higher-layer signaling.

35. The method of claim 25 , wherein the partial band CSI-RS settings indicate at least one of: a number of CSI-RS ports, a number of zero power (ZP) and/or non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS configurations, codebook restrictions, a ratio of energy per resource element (EPRE) of a data channel to CSI-RS EPRE, or CSI reporting modes.

36. The method of claim 25 , wherein the partial band CSI-RS settings further comprising, providing signaling indicating an association between partial band information and an indication of one or more sets of partial bands within the system bandwidth configured for the UE.

37. The method of claim 25 , wherein the partial band CSI-RS settings are associated with a subframe set.

38. The method of claim 25 , wherein the partial band CSI-RS settings depend on at least one of: system bandwidth, partial-band properties, or a bandwidth on which the UE is configured to operate.

39. The method of claim 25 , wherein the UE is configured with multiple sets of partial band CSI-RS settings.

40. The method of claim 25 , wherein an indication of the partial band CSI-RS settings is signaled via at least one of layer 1 signaling, aperiodic triggering, activation of CSI-RS setting, or deactivation of partial band CSI-RS settings.

41. A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising:

signaling, to a user equipment (UE), partial band settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs);

communicating with the UE, in accordance with the partial band settings;

providing channel state information (CSI) subband settings for the UE to use for CSI reporting;

transmitting partial band CSI reference signals (CSI-RS) to the UE; and

receiving CSI-reporting from the UE, in accordance with the CSI subband settings.

42. The method of claim 41 , wherein the CSI subband settings indicate at least one of: a subband size, number of subbands, or bandwidth parts.

43. The method of claim 42 , wherein the subband size depends on at least one of a bandwidth part or a bandwidth part group.

44. The method of claim 41 , wherein the CSI subband settings depend on at least one of: system bandwidth, partial-band properties, a partial-band set, or CSI-RS properties.

45. The method of claim 41 , further comprising signaling an indication of the CSI subband settings to the UE.

46. The method of claim 41 , wherein the UE is configured with multiple sets of CSI subband properties.

47. The method of claim 41 , wherein two subframe sets are associated with at least one of: different partial-bands or different partial-band sets.

48. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for receiving signaling indicating partial band settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs);

means for communicating with at least one base station (BS), in accordance with the partial band settings;

means for receiving partial band channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS) settings for one or more partial bands within a system bandwidth for CSI-related processing, wherein each partial band includes a set of PRBs;

means for receiving partial band CSI reference signals (CSI-RS) from the at least one BS; and

means for transmitting CSI-reporting to the at least one BS, in accordance with the partial band CSI-RS settings.

49. An apparatus for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising:

means for signaling, to a user equipment (UE), partial band settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs);

means for communicating with the UE, in accordance with the partial band settings;

means for providing partial band channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth for channel state information (CSI)-related processing, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of PRBs;

means for transmitting partial band CSI reference signals (CSI-RS) to the UE; and

means for receiving CSI-reporting from the UE, in accordance with the partial band CSI-RS settings.

50. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for receiving signaling indicating partial band settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs); and

means for communicating with at least one base station (BS), in accordance with the partial band settings;

means for receiving partial band channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS) settings for one or more partial bands within a system bandwidth for CSI-related processing, wherein each partial band includes a set of PRBs;

means for receiving partial band CSI reference signals (CSI-RS) from the at least one BS; and

means for transmitting CSI-reporting to the at least one BS, in accordance with the partial band CSI-RS settings.

51. An apparatus for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising:

means for signaling, to a user equipment (UE), partial band settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs);

means for communicating with the UE, in accordance with the partial band settings;

means for providing partial band channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) settings for one or more bandwidth parts within a system bandwidth for channel state information (CSI)-related processing, wherein each bandwidth part includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs);

means for transmitting partial band CSI reference signals (CSI-RS) to the UE; and

means for receiving CSI-reporting from the UE, in accordance with the partial band CSI-RS settings.