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US 12,348,295 · App. 18/671,506 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Precoding matrix configuration method and apparatus

Inventors: Xiang Ren (Boulogne Billancourt, FR); Xiaoyan Bi (Ottawa, CA); Huangping Jin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04B7/0639H04B7/0456H04L5/0051H04L25/0226H04W72/23H04W72/563
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Patent No.
US 12,348,295
App. No.
18/671,506
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose a precoding matrix configuration method and apparatus, to help improve performance of decoding data. The method, applied to uplink communication, includes generating first configuration information to configure M precoding matrices, where M is an integer that is equal to or bigger than 2. The method further includes transmitting, to a terminal device, the first configuration information. In response to the uplink transmission is non-codebook-based uplink transmission, the first configuration information comprises first indication information indicating M sounding reference signal resource indicators (SRIs), and where the M SRIs are used to configure the M precoding matrices. In response to the uplink transmission is codebook-based uplink transmission, the first configuration information comprises second indication information indicating M transmit precoding matrix indicators (TPMIs), and where the M TPMIs are used to configure the M precoding matrices.

Claims (54)

1. A precoding matrix configuration method, applied to uplink transmission, comprising:

generating first configuration information to configure M precoding matrices, wherein M is an integer that is equal to or bigger than 2; and

transmitting, to a terminal device, the first configuration information;

wherein:

in response to the uplink transmission is non-codebook-based uplink transmission, the first configuration information comprises first indication information indicating M sounding reference signal resource indicators (SRIs), and wherein the M SRIs are used to configure the M precoding matrices;

in response to the uplink transmission is codebook-based uplink transmission, the first configuration information comprises second indication information indicating M transmit precoding matrix indicators (TPMIs), and wherein the M TPMIs are used to configure the M precoding matrices.

2. The precoding matrix configuration method according to claim 1 , wherein the first configuration information is downlink control information (DCI); and

each of the M TPMIs is used to configure one precoding matrix with X columns; wherein X is a quantity of transmission layers of a signal, and wherein X is an integer that is equal to or greater than 1.

3. The precoding matrix configuration method according to claim 2 , wherein the DCI further comprises third indication information indicating a number of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port used to send the signal; and

wherein the number, of the DMRS port, indicated by the third indication information is X numbers, of DMRS ports, that are corresponding to the third indication information and that are determined in antenna port information that is based on X transmission layers; or

wherein the number, of the DMRS port, indicated by the third indication information is X numbers, of DMRS ports, at a first preset position in a DMRS port number set, wherein the DMRS port number set is a DMRS port number set that is corresponding to the third indication information and that is determined in antenna port information that is based on M*X transmission layers, wherein

X is the quantity of transmission layers of the signal, wherein X is an integer that is equal to or bigger than 1.

4. The precoding matrix configuration method according to claim 1 , wherein the M precoding matrices are obtained by repeating a precoding matrix group, the first configuration information is used to configure one or more offsets, a first precoding matrix in the precoding matrix group, and a quantity of repetitions of the precoding matrix group, and each of the one or more offsets is an offset of a number of a precoding matrix in the precoding matrix group relative to a number of another precoding matrix in the precoding matrix group.

5. The precoding matrix configuration method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting second configuration information to configure a pattern of precoding matrices corresponding to N time domain units, and the pattern is designed based on M.

6. The precoding matrix configuration method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting third configuration information to configure a combined value L.

7. A precoding matrix configuration apparatus, applied to uplink transmission, comprising:

at least one processor, and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

generating first configuration information to configure M precoding matrices, wherein M is an integer that is equal to or bigger than 2; and

transmitting, to a terminal device, the first configuration information;

wherein:

in response to the uplink transmission is non-codebook-based uplink transmission, the first configuration information comprises first indication information indicating M sounding reference signal resource indicators (SRIs), and wherein the M SRIs are used to configure the M precoding matrices;

in response to the uplink transmission is codebook-based uplink transmission, wherein the first configuration information comprises second indication information indicating M transmit precoding matrix indicators (TPMIs), and wherein the M TPMIs are used to configure the M precoding matrices.

8. The precoding matrix configuration apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first configuration information is downlink control information (DCI); and

each of the M TPMIs is used to configure one precoding matrix with X columns; wherein X is a quantity of transmission layers of a signal, and wherein X is an integer that is equal to or greater than 1.

9. The precoding matrix configuration apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the DCI further comprises third indication information indicating a number of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port used to send the signal; and

the number, of the DMRS port, indicated by the third indication information is X numbers, of DMRS ports, that are corresponding to the third indication information and that are determined in antenna port information that is based on X transmission layers; or

the number, of the DMRS port, indicated by the third indication information is X numbers, of DMRS ports, at a first preset position in a DMRS port number set, wherein the DMRS port number set is a DMRS port number set that is corresponding to the third indication information and that is determined in antenna port information that is based on M*X transmission layers, wherein

X is the quantity of transmission layers of the signal, wherein X is an integer that is equal to or bigger than 1.

10. The precoding matrix configuration apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the M precoding matrices are obtained by repeating a precoding matrix group, the first configuration information is used to configure one or more offsets, a first precoding matrix in the precoding matrix group, and a quantity of repetitions of the precoding matrix group, and each of the one or more offsets is an offset of a number of a precoding matrix in the precoding matrix group relative to a number of another precoding matrix in the precoding matrix group.

11. The precoding matrix configuration apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting second configuration information to configure a pattern of precoding matrices corresponding to N time domain units, and the pattern is designed based on M.

12. The precoding matrix configuration apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting third configuration information to configure a combined value L.

13. The precoding matrix configuration apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the apparatus is a network device, a chip or a chip system.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

generating first configuration information to configure M precoding matrices, wherein M is an integer that is equal to or bigger than 2; and

transmitting, to a terminal device, the first configuration information;

wherein:

in response to an uplink transmission is non-codebook-based uplink transmission, the first configuration information comprises first indication information indicating M sounding reference signal resource indicators (SRIs), and wherein the M SRIs are used to configure the M precoding matrices;

in response to the uplink transmission is codebook-based uplink transmission, wherein the first configuration information comprises second indication information indicating M transmit precoding matrix indicators (TPMIs), and wherein the M TPMIs are used to configure the M precoding matrices.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the first configuration information is downlink control information (DCI); and

each of the M TPMIs is used to configure one precoding matrix with X columns; wherein X is a quantity of transmission layers of a signal, and wherein X is an integer that is equal to or greater than 1.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the DCI further comprises third indication information, and the third indication information indicates a number of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port used to send the signal; and

the number, of the DMRS port, indicated by the third indication information is X numbers, of DMRS ports, that are corresponding to the third indication information and that are determined in antenna port information that is based on X transmission layers; or

the number, of the DMRS port, indicated by the third indication information is X numbers, of DMRS ports, at a first preset position in a DMRS port number set, wherein the DMRS port number set is a DMRS port number set that is corresponding to the third indication information and that is determined in antenna port information that is based on M*X transmission layers, wherein

X is the quantity of transmission layers of the signal, wherein X is an integer that is equal to or bigger than 1.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the M precoding matrices are obtained by repeating a precoding matrix group, the first configuration information is used to configure one or more offsets, a first precoding matrix in the precoding matrix group, and a quantity of repetitions of the precoding matrix group, and each of the one or more offsets is an offset of a number of a precoding matrix in the precoding matrix group relative to a number of another precoding matrix in the precoding matrix group.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting second configuration information to configure a pattern of precoding matrices corresponding to N time domain units, and the pattern is designed based on M.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting third configuration information to configure a combined value L.

Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810604026.5 · Jun 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17119611 · Dec 11, 2020
Continuation PCTCN2019090207 · Jun 5, 2019
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