Digital post-distortion correction
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink signaling configured to support obtaining spatial basis functions associated with antenna ports of a network node. The UE may receive a downlink communication from the network node, the receiving the downlink communication including decoding the downlink communication using digital post-distortion (DPoD) correction that is based at least in part on the spatial basis functions. Numerous other aspects are described.
1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
receive downlink signaling configured to support obtaining spatial basis functions associated with antenna ports of a network node; and
receive a downlink communication from the network node, the receiving the downlink communication including decoding the downlink communication using digital post-distortion (DPoD) correction that is based at least in part on the spatial basis functions.
2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises an indication of an antenna correlation model of the network node.
3. The UE of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors, to decode the downlink communication using DPoD correction, are configured to:
generate the spatial basis functions based at least in part on the antenna correlation model;
estimate, based at least in part on the spatial basis functions, power amplifier parameters for the antenna ports of the network node;
generate corrected samples of the downlink communication based at least in part on DPoD correcting of the antenna ports of the network node; or
demodulate the downlink communication based at least in part on the corrected samples of the downlink communication.
4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises an indication of the spatial basis functions.
5. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises the indication of the spatial basis functions based at least in part on a lack of support for the UE to generate the spatial basis functions using an antenna correlation model of the network node.
6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises a set of reference signals configured to support estimation of one or more of a correlation model of the network node or the spatial basis functions.
7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the set of reference signals are configured to support estimation of the correlation model of the network node based at least in part on one or more of:
a duration of time spanned by the set of reference signals,
the set of reference signals being non-precoded, or
the set of reference signals being multiplexed on the antenna ports of the network node.
8. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to one or more of:
receive the set of reference signals as aperiodic reference signals;
transmit a request for the set of reference signals; or
receive the set of reference signals based at least in part on transmitting the request for the set of reference signals.
9. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive one or more of:
an indication of a number of transmission antennas used by the network node to transmit the downlink communication, or
an indication of a number of spatial basis functions recommended for performing DPoD correction on the downlink communication.
10. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the downlink signaling, are configured to:
receive the downlink signaling via one or more of radio resource control signaling or one or more medium access control control elements.
11. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit an indication of support for one or more of:
use DPoD correction to decode a downlink communication; or
generate the spatial basis functions based at least in part on one or more of an antenna correlation model or a set of reference signals.
12. A network node for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
transmit downlink signaling configured to support a user equipment (UE) in obtaining spatial basis functions associated with antenna ports of the network node; and
transmit a downlink communication having digital post-distortion (DPoD) that is associated with the spatial basis functions.
13. The network node of claim 12 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises an indication of an antenna correlation model of the network node.
14. The network node of claim 13 , wherein the antenna correlation model of the network node supports generation of the spatial basis functions for use in correcting the DPoD of the downlink communication.
15. The network node of claim 12 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises an indication of the spatial basis functions.
16. The network node of claim 15 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises the indication of the spatial basis functions based at least in part on a lack of support for the UE to generate the spatial basis functions using an antenna correlation model of the network node.
17. The network node of claim 12 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises a set of reference signals configured to support estimation of one or more of a correlation model of the network node or the spatial basis functions.
18. The network node of claim 17 , wherein the set of reference signals are configured to support estimation of the correlation model of the network node based at least in part on one or more of:
a duration of time spanned by the set of reference signals,
the set of reference signals being non-precoded, or
the set of reference signals being multiplexed on the antenna ports of the network node.
19. The network node of claim 17 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to one or more of:
transmit the set of reference signals as aperiodic reference signals;
receive a request for the set of reference signals; or
transmit the set of reference signals based at least in part on receiving the request for the set of reference signals.
20. The network node of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit one or more of:
an indication of a number of transmission antennas used by the network node to transmit the downlink communication, or
an indication of a number of spatial basis functions recommended for performing DPoD correction on the downlink communication.
21. The network node of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the downlink signaling, are configured to:
transmit the downlink signaling via one or more of radio resource control signaling or one or more medium access control control elements.
22. The network node of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive an indication of support for the UE for one or more of:
use DPoD correction to decode a downlink communication; or
generate the spatial basis functions based at least in part on one or more of an antenna correlation model or a set of reference signals.
23. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
receiving downlink signaling configured to support obtaining spatial basis functions associated with antenna ports of a network node; and
receiving a downlink communication from the network node, the receiving the downlink communication including decoding the downlink communication using digital post-distortion (DPoD) correction that is based at least in part on the spatial basis functions.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises an indication of an antenna correlation model of the network node.
25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises an indication of the spatial basis functions.
26. The method of claim 23 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises a set of reference signals configured to support estimation of one or more of a correlation model of the network node or the spatial basis functions.
27. A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, comprising:
transmitting downlink signaling configured to support a user equipment (UE) in obtaining spatial basis functions associated with antenna ports of the network node; and
transmitting a downlink communication having digital post-distortion (DPoD) that is associated with the spatial basis functions.
28. The method of claim 27 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises an indication of an antenna correlation model of the network node.
29. The method of claim 27 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises an indication of the spatial basis functions.
30. The method of claim 27 , wherein the downlink signaling comprises a set of reference signals configured to support estimation of one or more of a correlation model of the network node or the spatial basis functions.