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Granted Patent B2
US 12,237,890 · App. 17/729,702 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Multi-TRP codebook

Inventors: Yukai Gao (Beijing, CN); Gang Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04B7/0456H04B7/0695H04B17/309
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Patent No.
US 12,237,890
App. No.
17/729,702
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a device and a computer readable medium for communication based on a multi-TRP codebook. According to a method for communication, a terminal device measures downlink channel conditions related to a plurality of network devices in communication with the terminal device. The terminal device selects a precoding matrix from a codebook based on the downlink channel conditions, elements in a column of the codebook represent respective beam sets for the plurality of network devices, and the precoding matrix indicates respective beams for the plurality of network devices. The terminal device transmits an index of the precoding matrix to at least one of the plurality of network devices. The embodiments of the present disclosure enable multi-TRP PMI feedback based on the proposed multi-TRP codebook.

Claims (35)

1. A method performed by a terminal device, the method comprising:

measuring, by the terminal device, a plurality of downlink reference signals;

determining, by the terminal device, a value of a parameter using the measurement,

wherein whether a Channel State Information (CSI) report is associated with one of the plurality of the downlink reference signals or is associated with two of the plurality of the downlink reference signals, is based on the value of the parameter; and

transmitting, by the terminal device, the CSI report based on the measurement and the parameter,

wherein the CSI report comprises one precoding information in a case where the value of the parameter indicates that the CSI report is associated with one of the plurality of the downlink reference signals, and the CSI report comprises two precoding informations in a case where the value of the parameter indicates that the CSI report is associated with two of the plurality of the downlink reference signals.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of downlink reference signals are associated with two Transmission Reception Points (TRPs).

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the parameter is configured to indicate that the CSI report is associated with one of the two TRPs, and

wherein the parameter is also configured to indicate that the CSI report is associated with the two TRPs.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of downlink reference signals are associated with two Transmission Reception Points (TRPs), and

wherein the two precoding informations comprise two beam informations associated with the two TRPs.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises selecting a precoding matrix from a multi-Transmission Reception Point (TRP) codebook, and

wherein the precoding matrix indicates respective beams for the plurality of downlink reference signals.

6. A method performed by a network device, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the network device, a plurality of downlink reference signals to a terminal device; and

receiving, by the network device, a Channel State Information (CSI) report comprising at least one precoding information and a parameter, a value of the parameter being determined using a measurement of the plurality of downlink reference signals,

wherein the CSI report is transmitted by the terminal device based on the measurement and the parameter,

wherein whether the CSI report is associated with one of the plurality of the downlink reference signals, or is associated with two of the plurality of the downlink reference signals, is based on a value of the parameter, and

wherein the CSI report comprises one precoding information in a case where the value of the parameter indicates that the CSI report is associated with one of the plurality of the downlink reference signals, and the CSI report comprises two precoding informations in a case where the value of the parameter indicates that the CSI report is associated with two of the plurality of the downlink reference signals.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of downlink reference signals are associated with two Transmission Reception Points (TRPs).

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the parameter is configured to indicate that the CSI report is associated with one of the two TRPs, and

wherein the parameter is also configured to indicate that the CSI report is associated with the two TRPs.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of downlink reference signals are associated with two Transmission Reception Points (TRPs), and

wherein the two precoding informations comprise two beam informations associated with the two TRPs.

10. A terminal device comprising a processor configured to:

measure, by the processor, a plurality of downlink reference signals;

determine, by the processor, a value of a parameter using the measurement,

wherein whether a Channel State Information (CSI) report is associated with one of the plurality of the downlink reference signals, or is associated with two of the plurality of the downlink reference signals, is based on the value of the parameter; and

transmit, by the processor, the CSI report based on the measurement and the parameter,

wherein the CSI report comprises one precoding information in a case where the value of the parameter indicates that the CSI report is associated with one of the plurality of the downlink reference signals, and the CSI report comprises two precoding informations in a case where the value of the parameter indicates that the CSI report is associated with two of the plurality of the downlink reference signals.

11. The terminal device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of downlink reference signals are associated with two Transmission Reception Points (TRPs).

12. The terminal device of claim 11 , wherein the parameter is configured to indicate that the CSI report is associated with one of the two TRPs, and

wherein the parameter is also configured to indicate that the CSI report is associated with the two TRPs.

13. The terminal device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of downlink reference signals are associated with two Transmission Reception Points (TRPs), and

wherein the two precoding informations comprise two beam informations associated with the two TRPs.

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