IP Library Granted Patent US 12,301,491
Granted Patent B2
US 12,301,491 · App. 17/643,103 · Granted May 13, 2025

Channel state information reference signal port mapping for base station antenna adaptation

Inventors: Ahmed Attia Abotabl (San Diego, CA); Hung Dinh Ly (San Diego, CA); Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar (San Jose, CA); Yongjun Kwak (San Diego, CA); Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04L5/0048H04J13/16
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Patent No.
US 12,301,491
App. No.
17/643,103
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a set of channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) port mappings for different antenna adaptation levels of a base station. The UE may receive, from the base station, a CSI-RS in accordance with a first CSI-RS port mapping, from the set of CSI-RS port mappings, for a first antenna adaptation level of the different antenna adaptation levels. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (64)

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

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:

receive an indication of a set of channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) port mappings for different antenna adaptation levels of a network entity, wherein the set of CSI-RS port mappings include a first CSI-RS port mapping for a first antenna adaptation level and a second CSI-RS port mapping for a second antenna adaptation level, and wherein:

the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates that signals transmitted by the network entity via a first set of antenna ports are to be repeated using time-frequency resources associated with a second set of antenna ports, or

the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates one or more CSI-RS resources that are to be dropped relative to the second CSI-RS port mapping; and

monitor for a CSI-RS, from the network entity, in accordance with the first CSI-RS port mapping.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna adaptation level indicates a quantity of ports to be used by the network entity to transmit the CSI-RS relative to a quantity of ports configured for use at the network entity.

3. The UE of claim 1 ,

wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping is associated with a quantity of ports at the network entity, a density, or a code division multiplex (CDM) type, and

wherein the second CSI-RS port mapping is associated with the quantity of ports at the network entity, the density, or the CDM type.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more CSI-RS resources that are to be dropped are associated with one or more antenna ports that are not used by the network entity when using the first antenna adaptation level.

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first set of antenna ports are associated with a first set of code division multiplex (CDM) groups and the second set of antenna ports are associated with a second set of CDM groups.

6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates a repetition factor associated with a quantity of repetitions of the signals.

7. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates: a first mapping of a first set of resources to initial transmissions of the signals, and a second mapping of a second set of resources to repeated transmissions of the signals.

8. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping is associated with a first type of antenna adaptation CSI-RS port mappings; and

wherein the second CSI-RS port mapping is associated with a second type of antenna adaptation CSI-RS port mappings.

9. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to monitor for the CSI-RS, are configured to monitor a set of resource locations indicated by the first CSI-RS port mapping, and

wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

measure the CSI-RS in accordance with the first CSI-RS port mapping; and

transmit, to the network entity, a CSI measurement report indicating one or more measurements of the CSI-RS.

10. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates a mapping of antenna ports to a set of resource locations or to one or more code division multiplex (CDM) groups.

11. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates a quasi co-location (QCL) relationship between a first one or more antenna ports and a second one or more antenna ports associated with the first CSI-RS port mapping.

12. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive an indication of the first antenna adaptation level to be used by the network entity when applying antenna adaptation.

13. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving an indication of a set of channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) port mappings for different antenna adaptation levels of a network entity, wherein the set of CSI-RS port mappings include a first CSI-RS port mapping for a first antenna adaptation level and a second CSI-RS port mapping for a second antenna adaptation level, and wherein:

the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates that signals transmitted by the network entity via a first set of antenna ports are to be repeated using time-frequency resources associated with a second set of antenna ports, or

the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates one or more CSI-RS resources that are to be dropped relative to the second CSI-RS port mapping; and

monitoring for a CSI-RS, from the network entity, in accordance with the first CSI-RS port mapping.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first antenna adaptation level indicates a quantity of ports to be used by the network entity to transmit the CSI-RS relative to a quantity of ports configured for use at the network entity.

15. The method of claim 13 ,

wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping is associated with a quantity of ports at the network entity, a density, or a code division multiplex (CDM) type, and

wherein the second CSI-RS port mapping is associated with the quantity of ports at the network entity, the density, or the CDM type.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more CSI-RS resources that are to be dropped are associated with one or more antenna ports that are not used by the network entity when using the first antenna adaptation level.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first set of antenna ports are associated with a first set of code division multiplex (CDM) groups and the second set of antenna ports are associated with a second set of CDM groups.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates a repetition factor associated with a quantity of repetitions of the signals.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates; a first mapping of a first set of resources to initial transmissions of the signals, and a second mapping of a second set of resources to repeated transmissions of the signals.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping is associated with a first type of antenna adaptation CSI-RS port mappings; and

wherein the second CSI-RS port mapping is associated with a second type of antenna adaptation CSI-RS port mappings.

21. The method of claim 13 , wherein monitoring for the CSI-RS includes monitoring a set of resource locations indicated by the first CSI-RS port mapping, and the method further comprising:

measuring the CSI-RS in accordance with the first CSI-RS port mapping; and

transmitting, to the network entity, a CSI measurement report indicating one or more measurements of the CSI-RS.

22. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates a mapping of antenna ports to a set of resource locations or to one or more code division multiplex (CDM) groups.

23. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates a quasi co-location (QCL) relationship between a first one or more antenna ports and a second one or more antenna ports associated with the first CSI-RS port mapping.

24. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving an indication of the first antenna adaptation level to be used by the network entity when applying antenna adaptation.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

receive an indication of a set of channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) port mappings for different antenna adaptation levels of a network entity, wherein the set of CSI-RS port mappings include a first CSI-RS port mapping for a first antenna adaptation level and a second CSI-RS port mapping for a second antenna adaptation level, and wherein:

the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates that signals transmitted by the network entity via one or more antenna ports are to be repeated using time-frequency resources associated with a second set of antenna ports, or

the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates one or more CSI-RS resources that are to be dropped relative to the second CSI-RS port mapping; and

monitor for a CSI-RS, from the network entity, in accordance with the first CSI-RS port mapping.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the indication of the set of CSI-RS port mappings is received via a radio resource control configuration message.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the UE, further cause the UE to:

transmit, to the network entity, a CSI report indicating one or more measurements of the monitored CSI-RS.

28. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for receiving an indication of a set of channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) port mappings for different antenna adaptation levels of a network entity, wherein the set of CSI-RS port mappings include a first CSI-RS port mapping for a first antenna adaptation level and a second CSI-RS port mapping for a second antenna adaptation level, and wherein:

the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates that signals transmitted by the network entity via a first set of antenna ports are to be repeated using time-frequency resources associated with a second set of antenna ports as indicated by the second CSI-RS port mapping, or

the first CSI-RS port mapping indicates one or more CSI-RS resources that are to be dropped relative to the second CSI-RS port mapping; and

means for monitoring for a CSI-RS, from the network entity, in accordance with the first CSI-RS port mapping.

29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the indication of the set of CSI-RS port mappings is received via a radio resource control configuration message.

30. The apparatus of claim 28 , further comprising:

means for transmitting, to the network entity, a CSI report indicating one or more measurements of the monitored CSI-RS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2022
From: ABOTABL, AHMED ATTIA; LY, HUNG DINH; ABDELGHAFFAR, MUHAMMAD SAYED KHAIRY; KWAK, YONGJUN; GAAL, PETER
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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