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US 12,395,219 · App. 18/490,459 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Systems and methods for enhancing channel measurement configuration

Inventors: Shijia Shao (Shenzhen, CN); Bo Gao (Shenzhen, CN); Shujuan Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Ke Yao (Shenzhen, CN); Zhaohua Lu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04B7/0626H04B7/0639
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Patent No.
US 12,395,219
App. No.
18/490,459
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communication method includes identifying, by a wireless communication device, a number (N) of resource sets in a resource setting, wherein N is equal to or greater than 2; and determining, by the wireless communication device, a number (OCPU) of processing units being occupied over a plurality of symbols, wherein the occupied process units are configured for processing a Channel State Information (CSI) report.

Claims (78)

1. A wireless communication method, comprising:

identifying, by a wireless communication device, a number (N) of resource sets in a resource setting, wherein N is equal to or greater than 2, wherein the resource sets comprise Channel State Information (CSI) resource sets and the resource setting is associated with CSI reporting;

identifying, by the wireless communication device, a parameter reportQuantity, configured in a CSI report; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, a number (O CPU ) of processing units being occupied over a plurality of symbols according to the reportQuantity, wherein the occupied processing units are configured for processing the CSI report.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the N resource sets are associated with N Transmission-Reception Points (TRPs).

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the wireless communication device, O CPU for all of the N resource sets.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is set to none;

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that all of the N resource sets are configured with a parameter (trs-Info); and

determining, by the wireless communication device, O CPU as 0.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is set to none;

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that M of the N resource sets are not configured with a parameter (trs-Info); and

determining, by the wireless communication device, O CPU as M.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is set to one of: CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) Resource Indicator (cri)-Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), Syncrhonization Signal Block (ssb)-Index-RSRP, cri-Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR), or ssb-Index-SINR; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, O CPU as 1.

7. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is set to one of: CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) Resource Indicator (cri)-Rank Indicator (RI)-Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI)-Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), cri-RI-i1, cri-RI-i1-CQI, cri-RI-CQI, or cri-RI-Layer Indicator (LI)-PMI-CQI;

determining, by the wireless communication device, that the CSI report is aperiodically triggered and a predefined condition is met; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, O CPU as N CPU , wherein N CPU represents a number of simultaneous CSI calculations that the wireless communication device supports.

8. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is set to one of: CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) Resource Indicator (cri)-Rank Indicator (RI)-Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI)-Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), cri-RI-i1, cri-RI-i1-CQI, cri-RI-CQI, or cri-RI-Layer Indicator (LI)-PMI-CQI;

determining, by the wireless communication device, that the CSI report is one of:

semi-persistent,

periodic, or

aperiodic and not meeting a predefined condition; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, O CPU as K S , wherein K S represents a number of CSI-RS resources in all of the N resource sets that are associated with the CSI report for channel measurements.

9. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is not set to none; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, that the plurality of symbols extend from a first symbol of an earliest one among a CSI-Reference Signal (RS) resource, a CSI-Interference Measurement (IM) resource, and an synchronization signal block (SSB) resource in all of the N resource sets associated with the CSI report to a last symbol of a configured Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)/Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) carrying the CSI report;

wherein the CSI report is periodic or semi-persistent and exclusive from an initial semi-persistent CSI report on a PUSCH after a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) triggering the CSI report.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein an occasion of each of the CSI-RS resource, CSI-IM resource, and SSB resource should be earlier than a CSI reference resource corresponding to each of the N resource sets.

11. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is not set to none; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, when only one Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) can trigger the CSI report, that the plurality of symbols extend from a first symbol after a PDCCH triggering the CSI report to a last symbol of a scheduled Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) carrying the CSI report;

wherein the CSI report is aperiodic.

12. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is not set to none; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, when multiple Physical Downlink Control Channels (PDCCHs) can trigger the same CSI report, that the plurality of symbols extend from a first symbol after an earliest PDCCH triggering the CSI report to a last symbol of a scheduled Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) carrying the CSI report;

wherein the CSI report is aperiodic.

13. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is not set to none; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, when only one Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) can trigger the CSI report, that the plurality of symbols extend from a first symbol after a PDCCH triggering the CSI report to a last symbol of a scheduled Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) carrying the CSI report;

wherein the CSI report is initially semi-persistent on the scheduled PUSCH.

14. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is not set to none; and

determining, by the wireless communication device, when multiple Physical Downlink Control Channels (PDCCHs) can trigger the same CSI report, that the plurality of symbols extend from a first symbol after an earliest PDCCH triggering the CSI report to a last symbol of a scheduled Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) carrying the CSI report;

wherein the CSI report is initially semi-persistent on the scheduled PUSCH.

15. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is set to none, and at least one of the N resource sets is not configured with a parameter (trs-Info); and

determining, by the wireless communication device, that the plurality of symbols extend from a first symbol of an earliest one among CSI-Reference Signal (RS)/Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) resource in the at least one resource set not configured with a parameter (trs-Info) to Z′ 3 symbols after a last symbol of the CSI-RS/SSB resource in the at least one resource set not configured with the parameter (trs-Info);

wherein the CSI report is semi-persistent and exclusive from an initial semi-persistent CSI report on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) after a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) triggering the CSI report.

16. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is set to none, and at least one of the N resource sets is not configured with a parameter (trs-Info); and

determining, by the wireless communication device, when multiple Physical Downlink Control Channels (PDCCHs) can trigger the same CSI report, that the plurality of symbols extend from a first symbol after an earliest PDCCH triggering the CSI report to a later symbol between Z 3 symbols after the first symbol and Z′ 3 symbols after a last symbol of a latest of a CSI-Reference Signal (RS)/Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) resource in the at least one of the N resource sets not configured with the parameter (trs-Info) for channel measurements for L1-Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) computation;

wherein the CSI report is one of:

aperiodic, or

initial semi-persistent.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, by the wireless communication device, that the parameter reportQuantity configured in the CSI report is set to none, and at least one of the N resource sets is not configured with a parameter (trs-Info); and

determining, by the wireless communication device, when only one Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) can trigger the CSI report, that the plurality of symbols extend from a first symbol after a PDCCH triggering the CSI report to a later symbol between Z 3 symbols after the first symbol and Z′ 3 symbols after a last symbol of a latest of a CSI-Reference Signal (RS)/Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) resource in the at least one of the N resource sets not configured with the parameter (trs-Info) for channel measurements for L1-Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) computation,

wherein the CSI report is one of:

aperiodic, or

initial semi-persistent.

18. A wireless communication method, comprising:

configuring, by a wireless communication node, a number (N) of resource sets in a resource setting, wherein N is equal to or greater than 2, wherein the resource sets comprise Channel State Information (CSI) resource sets and the resource setting is associated with CSI reporting; and

receiving, by the wireless communication node from a wireless communication device, a CSI report, wherein the CSI report is processed by a number (O CPU ) of processing units being occupied over a plurality of symbols, wherein the number of O CPU of processing units is determined according to a parameter reportQuantity, configured in the CSI report.

19. A wireless communication device, comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

identify a number (N) of resource sets in a resource setting, wherein N is equal to or greater than 2, wherein the resource sets comprise Channel State Information, CSI, resource sets and the resource setting is associated with CSI reporting;

identify a parameter reportQuantity, configured in a CSI report; and

determine a number (O CPU ) of processing units being occupied over a plurality of symbols according to the reportQuantity, wherein the occupied processing units are configured for processing the CSI report.

20. A wireless communication node, comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

configure a number (N) of resource sets in a resource setting, wherein N is equal to or greater than 2, wherein the resource sets comprise Channel State Information, CSI, resource sets and the resource setting is associated with CSI reporting; and

receive, via the receiver from a wireless communication device, a CSI report, wherein the CSI report is processed by a number (O CPU ) of processing units being occupied over a plurality of symbols, wherein the number O CPU of processing units is determined according to a parameter reportQuantity, configured in the CSI report.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2023
From: SHAO, SHIJIA; GAO, BO; ZHANG, SHUJUAN; YAO, KE; LU, ZHAOHUA
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021110801 · Aug 5, 2021
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