Apparatus and method for beamforming gain difference compensation according to change of transmitting and receiving beam pattern in beamforming based wireless communication system

1. A method for operating a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a mobile station (MS), a reference signal by using a first downlink (DL) transmission (Tx) beam;

receiving, from the MS, first channel state information, which regards the first DL Tx beam and a first DL receive (Rx) beam of the MS, which are identified based on the transmitted reference signal; and

determining second channel state information based on the first channel state information, a first difference value between a gain for the first DL Tx beam and a gain for a second DL Tx beam for data transmission, and a second difference value between a gain for the first DL Rx beam of the MS and a gain for a second DL Rx beam of the MS for data reception.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first DL Tx beam is usable for transmitting the reference signal,

the first DL Rx beam is usable for receiving the reference signal,

the second DL Tx beam is usable for transmitting user data, and

the second DL Rx beam is usable for receiving the transmitted user data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second channel state information comprises channel information regarding the second DL Tx beam for transmitting user data and the second DL Rx beam for receiving the user data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the second channel state information comprises:

determining the first difference value between the gain for the first DL Tx beam and the gain for the second DL Tx beam;

determining the second difference value between the gain for the first DL Rx beam of the MS and the gain for the second DL Rx beam; and

determining the second channel state information by compensating for the first channel state information according to the first difference value and the second difference value.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting information regarding the first difference value between the gain for the first DL Tx beam and the gain for a second DL Tx beam for data transmission to the MS;

receiving information regarding the second difference value between the gain for the first DL Rx beam of the MS and the gain for the second DL Rx beam; and

transmitting the second channel state information to the MS.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a reference signal by using a first uplink (UL) Rx beam;

determining channel state information which regards the first UL Rx beam and a first UL Tx beam of the MS, which are identified based on the received reference signal; and

determining effective channel state information based on the channel state information, a first difference value between a gain for the first UL Rx beam and a gain for a second UL Rx beam for data reception, and a second difference value between a gain for the first UL Tx beam of the MS and a gain for a second UL Tx beam of the MS for data transmission.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the MS, user data by using the second DL Tx beam, based on a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) level,

wherein the MCS level is identified based on the second channel state information.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first channel state information comprises at least one of carrier to interference and noise ratio (CINR) or receive signal strength indicator (RSSI).

9. An apparatus of a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

at least one transceiver configured to:

transmit a reference signal by using a first downlink (DL) transmission (Tx) beam to a mobile station (MS);

receive first channel state information regarding the first DL Tx beam and a first DL receive (Rx) beam of the MS, which are identified based on the transmitted reference signal, from the MS; and

at least one processor configured to determine second channel state information based on the first channel state information, a first difference value between a gain for the first DL Tx beam and a gain for a second DL Tx beam for data transmission, and a second difference value between a gain for the first DL Rx beam of the MS and a gain for a second DL Rx beam of the MS for data reception.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:

the first DL Tx beam is usable for transmitting the reference signal,

the first DL Rx beam is usable for receiving the reference signal,

the second DL Tx beam is usable for transmitting user data, and

the second DL Rx beam is usable for receiving the transmitted user data.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second channel state information comprises channel information regarding the second DL Tx beam for transmitting user data and the second DL Rx beam for receiving the user data.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine the first difference value between the gain for the first DL Tx beam and the gain for a second DL Tx beam for data transmission;

determine the second difference value between the gain for the first DL Rx beam of the MS and the gain for the second DL Rx beam; and

determine the second channel state information by compensating for the first channel state information according to the first difference value and the second difference value.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to: transmit information regarding the first difference value between the gain for the first DL Tx beam and the gain for a second DL Tx beam for data transmission to the MS;

receive information regarding the second difference value between the gain for the first DL Rx beam of the MS and the gain for the second DL Rx beam; and

transmit the second channel state information to the MS.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:

the transceiver is further configured to receive a reference signal by using a first uplink (UL) Rx beam, and

the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine channel state information which regards the first UL Rx beam and a first UL Tx beam of the MS, which are identified based on the received reference signal; and

determine effective channel state information based on the channel state information, a first difference value between a gain for the first UL Rx beam and a gain for a second UL Rx beam for data reception, and a second difference value between a gain for the first UL Tx beam of the MS and a gain for a second UL Tx beam of the MS for data transmission.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:

the transceiver is further configured to transmit user data by using the second DL Tx beam, based on a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) level, to the MS, and

the MCS level is identified based on the second channel state information.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first channel state information comprises at least one of carrier to interference and noise ratio (CINR) or receive signal strength indicator (RSSI).

17. An apparatus of a mobile station (MS) in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive a reference signal transmitted from a base station (BS) by using a first downlink (DL) transmission (Tx) beam;

at least one processor configured to determine first channel state information regarding the DL Tx beam and a first DL receive (Rx) beam of the MS, based on the received reference signal;

wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

transmit the first channel state information to the BS and

receive user data transmitted from the BS by using a second DL Tx beam, based on second channel state information, and

wherein the second channel state information is determined based on the first channel state information, a first difference value between a gain for the first DL Tx beam and a gain for the second DL Tx beam for data transmission, and a second difference value between a gain for the first DL Rx beam of the MS and a gain for a second DL Rx beam of the MS for data reception.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:

the first DL Tx beam is usable for transmitting the reference signal,

the first DL Rx beam is usable for receiving the reference signal,

the second DL Tx beam is usable for transmitting user data, and

the second DL Rx beam is usable for receiving the transmitted user data.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:

the transceiver is further configured to:

transmit a reference signal by using a first uplink (UL) Tx beam to the BS; and

receive effective channel state information from the BS, in response to the transmitted reference signal,

the effective channel state information is determined based on channel state information regarding the first UL Tx beam and a first UL Rx beam of the BS, which are identified based on the transmitted reference signal, a first difference value between a gain for the first UL Tx beam and a gain for a second UL Tx beam for data transmission, and a second difference value between a gain for the first UL Rx beam of the BS and a gain for a second UL Rx beam of the BS for data reception.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:

the transceiver is further configured to receive the user data by using the second DL Tx beam, based on a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) level, from the BS, and

the MCS level is identified based on the second channel state information.

21. A method for operating a mobile station (MS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a reference signal transmitted from a base station (BS) by using a first downlink (DL) transmission (Tx) beam;

determining first channel state information regarding the DL Tx beam and a first DL receive (Rx) beam of the MS, based on the received reference signal;

transmitting the first channel state information to the BS and

receiving user data transmitted from the BS by using a second DL Tx beam, based on second channel state information, and

wherein the second channel state information is determined based on the first channel state information, a first difference value between a gain for the first DL Tx beam and a gain for the second DL Tx beam for data transmission, and a second difference value between a gain for the first DL Rx beam of the MS and a gain for a second DL Rx beam of the MS for data reception.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein:

the first DL Tx beam is usable for transmitting the reference signal,

the first DL Rx beam is usable for receiving the reference signal,

the second DL Tx beam is usable for transmitting user data, and

the second DL Rx beam is usable for receiving the transmitted user data.

23. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

transmitting a reference signal by using a first uplink (UL) Tx beam to the BS; and

receiving effective channel state information from the BS, in response to the transmitted reference signal,

wherein the effective channel state information is determined based on channel state information regarding the first UL Tx beam and a first UL Rx beam of the BS, which are identified based on the transmitted reference signal, a first difference value between a gain for the first UL Tx beam and a gain for a second UL Tx beam for data transmission, and a second difference value between a gain for the first UL Rx beam of the BS and a gain for a second UL Rx beam of the BS for data reception.

24. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

receiving the user data by using the second DL Tx beam, based on a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) level, from the BS,

wherein the MCS level is identified based on the second channel state information.