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US 12,381,692 · App. 17/791,210 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method

Inventors: Liqing Liu (Sakai, JP); Shohei Yamada (Sakai, JP); Hiroki Takahashi (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04L5/0057H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 12,381,692
App. No.
17/791,210
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter including a first list of one or more CSI trigger states, a second RRC parameter indicating a first total number of bits N_TS 1 for a first CSI request field of a first DCI format, a third RRC parameter including a second list of one or more CSI trigger states, and a fourth RRC parameter indicating a second total number of bits N_TS 2 for a second CSI request field of a second DCI format, determining a CSI trigger state in response to a CSI request field of a DCI format, wherein in a first case that a total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the first list is greater than 2 N_TS1 1, the processing circuitry is further configured to select one or more of the CSI trigger states out of the first list which are mapped to one or more codepoints of the first CSI request field of the first DCI format, in a second case that a total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the second list is greater than 2 N_TS2 −1, the processing circuitry is further configured to select one or more of the CSI trigger states out of the second list which are mapped to one or more codepoints of the second CSI request field of the second DCI format.

Claims (28)

1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

reception circuitry configured to receive, from a base station, a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter including a first list of one or more channel state information (CSI) trigger states, a second RRC parameter indicating a first total number of bits N_TS 1 for a first CSI request field of a first downlink control information (DCI) format, a third RRC parameter including a second list of one or more CSI trigger states, and a fourth RRC parameter indicating a second total number of bits N_TS 2 for a second CSI request field of a second DCI format; and

processing circuitry configured to determine a CSI trigger state in response to a CSI request field of a DCI format, wherein:

the reception circuitry is further configured to receive a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE),

in a first case that a total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the first list is greater than 2 N_TS1 −1, the processing circuitry is further configured to select at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the first list which is mapped to one or more codepoints of the first CSI request field of the first DCI format, and the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the first list is selected based on the MAC CE including a 1-bit field being set to 0, and

in a second case that a total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the second list is greater than 2 N_TS2 −1, the processing circuitry is further configured to select at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the second list which is mapped to one or more codepoints of the second CSI request field of the second DCI format, and the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the second list is selected based on the MAC CE including the 1-bit field being set to 1.

2. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein:

a total number of the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the first list is up to 2 N_TS1 −1 CSI trigger states, and

a total number of the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the second list is up to 2 N_TS2 −1 CSI trigger states.

3. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein

a size of the MAC CE is determined based on a larger number between the total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the first list and the total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the second list.

4. A base station, comprising:

transmission circuitry configured to transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter including a first list of one or more channel state information (CSI) trigger states, a second RRC parameter indicating a first total number of bits N_TS 1 for a first CSI request field of a first downlink control information (DCI) format, a third RRC parameter including a second list of one or more CSI trigger states, and a fourth RRC parameter indicating a second total number of bits N_TS 2 for a second CSI request field of a second DCI format; and

processing circuitry configured to determine a CSI trigger state, and generate a CSI request field of a DCI format based on the determined CSI trigger state, wherein:

the transmission circuitry is further configured to transmit a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE),

in a first case that a total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the first list is greater than 2 N_TS1 −1, the processing circuitry is further configured to select at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the first list which is mapped to one or more codepoints of the first CSI request field of the first DCI format, and the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the first list is selected based on the MAC CE including a 1-bit field being set to 0, and

in a second case that a total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the second list is greater than 2 N_TS2 −1, the processing circuitry is further configured to select at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the second list which is mapped to one or more codepoints of the second CSI request field of the second DCI format, and the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the second list is selected based on the MAC CE including the 1-bit field being set to 1.

5. The base station according to claim 4 , wherein:

a total number of the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the first list is up to 2 N_TS1 −1 CSI trigger states, and

a total number of the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the second list is up to 2 N_TS2 −1 CSI trigger states.

6. The base station according to claim 4 , wherein

a size of the MAC CE is determined based on a larger number between the total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the first list and the total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the second list.

7. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter including a first list of one or more channel state information (CSI) trigger states, a second RRC parameter indicating a first total number of bits N_TS 1 for a first CSI request field of a first downlink control information (DCI) format, a third RRC parameter including a second list of one or more CSI trigger states, and a fourth RRC parameter indicating a second total number of bits N_TS 2 for a second CSI request field of a second DCI format;

determining a CSI trigger state in response to a CSI request field of a DCI format;

receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE);

in a first case that a total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the first list is greater than 2 N_TS1 −1, selecting at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the first list which is mapped to one or more codepoints of the first CSI request field of the first DCI format, wherein the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the first list is selected based on the MAC CE including a 1-bit field being set to 0; and

in a second case that a total number of the one or more CSI trigger states within the second list is greater than 2 N_TS2 −1, selecting at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the second list which is mapped to one or more codepoints of the second CSI request field of the second DCI format, wherein the at least one of the one or more CSI trigger states out of the second list is selected based on the MAC CE including the 1-bit field being set to 1.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2022
From: LIU, LIQING; YAMADA, SHOHEI; TAKAHASHI, HIROKI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 060416/0898 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-007609 · Jan 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230023825A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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