Resource management for reporting signal to interference plus noise ratio

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for resource management in mobile communication technologies for reporting signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) are described. An example method for wireless communication includes: a network node transmitting a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration to a wireless device, wherein the first resource configuration includes one or more first resources associated with channel measurements, the second resource configuration includes one or more second resources associated with interference measurements, and at least one first resource is associated with at least one second resource; and the network node receiving a report including one or more SINR values, wherein at least one SINR value is based on at least one first resource and at least one second resource.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communication. BACKGROUND

[0002] Wireless communication technology is pushing the world towards an increasingly interconnected and networked society. Rapid development and progress in technology of wireless communication leads to greater demands for capacity and connectivity. Other aspects such as energy consumption, device cost, spectrum efficiency, and latency are also important to meet the needs of various communication scenarios. Next generation systems and wireless communication technologies will not only provide support for more and more users and devices, but also support higher data rates compared to existing wireless networks. SUMMARY

[0003] The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and devices for resource management for reporting signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) in mobile communication technologies including 5th generation (5G) and new radio (NR) communication systems.

[0004] In one example aspect, a method of wireless communication is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, by a network node, a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration to a wireless device, wherein the first resource configuration comprises one or more first resources related to channel measurement, the second resource configuration comprises one or more second resources related to interference measurement, and at least one first resource is associated with at least one second resource; and receiving, by the network node, a report comprising one or more SINR values, wherein at least one SINR value is based on at least one first resource and at least one second resource.

[0005] In some embodiments, the method can further preferably include transmitting, by the network node, a third resource configuration to the wireless device, the third resource configuration comprising one or more third resources related to interference measurement, wherein at least one first resource or at least one second resource is associated with at least one third resource, and at least one SINR value is further based on a measurement result of at least one third resource.

[0006] In another example aspect, a method of wireless communication is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a wireless device, a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration from a network node, wherein the first resource configuration comprises one or more first resources related to channel measurement, the second resource configuration comprises one or more second resources related to interference measurement, and at least one first resource is associated with at least one second resource; transmitting, by the wireless device, a report comprising one or more SINR values to the network node, wherein at least one SINR value is based on a measurement result of at least one first resource and at least one second resource.

[0007] In some embodiments, the method can preferably comprise receiving, by the wireless device from the network node, a third resource configuration comprising one or more third resources related to interference measurement, wherein the at least one first resource or the at least one second resource is associated with the at least one third resource, and wherein the at least one SINR value is further based on a measurement result of the at least one third resource.

[0008] In some embodiments, the one or more second resources can further be related to noise measurement.

[0009] In some embodiments, the method can preferably comprise that one of the one or more second resources comprises a zero-power second resource or a non-zero-power second resource.

[0010] In some embodiments, the method can preferably comprise that one of the one or more third resources comprises a zero-power third resource or a non-zero-power third resource.

[0011] In some embodiments, another feature of the method can preferably be that the one or more first resources comprise a plurality of first resources, wherein each of the plurality of first resources is associated with one of the one or more second resources, and the plurality of first resources exhibits at least one of the following properties: the plurality of first resources have a same channel property assumption (CPA), or a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the plurality of first resources is configured with an “off” value, or each of the plurality of first resources is associated with a different downlink spatial domain filter, or the plurality of first resources is excluded from being associated with a same downlink spatial domain filter.

[0012] In some embodiments, another feature of the method can preferably be that, upon determining that more than one of the one or more first resources is associated with one of the one or more second resources, each of the one or more first resources is associated with a different downlink spatial domain filter.

[0013] In some embodiments, another feature of the method can preferably be that, upon determining that more than one of the one or more first resources is associated with one of the one or more second resources, each of the one or more first resources is excluded from being associated with a same downlink spatial domain filter.

[0014] In some embodiments, another feature of the method can preferably be in that the one or more third resources exhibit at least one of the following properties: the one or more third resources have the same channel property assumption (CPA), or a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the one or more third resources is configured with an “off” value, or each of the one or more third resources is associated with a different downlink spatial domain filter, or the one or more third resources are excluded from being associated with the same downlink spatial domain filter.

[0015] In some embodiments, the method can preferably include the feature that the SINR value is based on a most recent second resource and a most recent first resource.

[0016] Another preferred feature of some embodiments includes that the one or more first resources and the one or more second resources have a same channel property assumption (CPA).

[0017] Another preferred feature of some embodiments includes that upon determining that the second resource configuration includes a single second resource, the method further includes configuring each of the one or more third resources to have a same channel property assumption (CPA), or configuring a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for each of the one or more third resources with an “off” value, or associating each of the one or more third resources with a different downlink spatial domain filter, or disassociating the one or more third resources from being associated with the same downlink spatial domain filter.

[0018] Another preferred feature of some embodiments includes that upon determining that the second resource configuration includes a single second resource, the method further includes the following: configuring each of the one or more first resources to have a same channel property assumption (CPA), or configuring a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for each of the one or more first resources with an “off” value, or associating each of the one or more first resources with a different downlink spatial domain filter, or disassociating the one or more first resources from being associated with the same downlink spatial domain filter.

[0019] Another preferred feature of some embodiments includes that one of the one or more second resources includes an aperiodic non-zero power (NZP) second resource, and wherein a channel property assumption (CPA) of the aperiodic NZP second resource is provided by an aperiodic channel state information (CSI) trigger state.

[0020] Another preferred feature of some embodiments includes that one of the one or more second resources includes a semi-persistent non-zero power (NZP) second resource, and wherein a channel property assumption (CPA) of the semi-persistent NZP second resource is provided by a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) command.

[0021] Another preferred feature of some embodiments comprises: transmitting, by the network node, one of the one or more first resources to the wireless device in a first time unit; and upon determining that at least one of the following conditions is met, transmitting, by the network node, one of the one or more second resources to the wireless device in a second time unit different from the first time unit: a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the one or more first resources is configured with an "on" value, or the one or more first resources are associated with a same downlink spatial domain filter, or a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an "on" value, or the one or more second resources are associated with a same downlink spatial domain filter.

[0022] Another preferred feature of some embodiments comprises: receiving, by the wireless device, one of the one or more first resources from the network node in a first time unit; and upon determining that at least one of the following conditions is met, receiving, by the wireless device, one of the one or more second resources from the network node in a second time unit different from the first time unit: a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the one or more first resources is configured with an "on" value, or the one or more first resources are associated with a same downlink spatial domain filter, or a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an "on" value, or the one or more second resources are associated with a same downlink spatial domain filter.

[0023] Another preferred feature of some embodiments comprises: one of the one or more first resources is not associated with one of the one or more second resources.

[0024] Another preferred feature of some embodiments comprises: upon determining that a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the one or more first resources or the one or more second resources is configured with an "on" value, the method further comprises: refraining from including indices of the one or more first resources in the report, or including only SINR values in the report, or refraining from including both indices of the one or more first resources and SINR values in the report.

[0025] Another preferred feature of some embodiments comprises: the one or more first resources comprise a set of N first resources, wherein the one or more second resources comprise a set of M second resources, M = N x K and M, N and K are positive integers.

[0026] Some embodiments of the method further comprise: one of the N first resources is associated with every Kth set of second resources in turn.

[0027] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the one or more first resources comprise a set of N first resources and the one or more second resources comprise a set of M second resources, where N = M x K and M, N and K are positive integers.

[0028] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that each set of K first resources is sequentially associated with one of the M second resources.

[0029] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the one or more second resources are grouped into one or more subsets of second resources, where one of the one or more subsets of second resources is associated with one of the one or more first resources.

[0030] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the one or more first resources are grouped into one or more subsets of first resources, and where one of the one or more subsets of first resources is associated with one of the one or more second resources.

[0031] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that determining the association between the at least one first resource and the at least one second resource is based on a same channel property assumption (CPA) configuration between the at least one first resource and the at least one second resource.

[0032] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the one or more second resources having the same CPA comprise an ordered set of K second resources, where an index of the ordered set corresponds to an index of one of the one or more first resources having the same CPA, the at least one second resource comprises the ordered set, and the at least one first resource comprises one of the one or more first resources.

[0033] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the one or more first resources having the same CPA comprise an ordered set of K first resources, where an index of the ordered set corresponds to an index of one of the one or more second resources having the same CPA, the at least one first resource comprises the ordered set, and the at least one second resource comprises one of the one or more second resources.

[0034] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the association between the one or more first resources and the one or more second resources is based on an index of one of the one or more first resources, and where the report includes the index of the one first resource.

[0035] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes communicating the signal, wherein a channel property assumption (CPA) of the signal is determined from the at least one first resource when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: the at least one first resource is transmitted a first amount of time prior to communicating the signal, or the at least one second resource associated with the at least one first resource is transmitted a second amount of time prior to communicating the signal, or each resource of one or more resource sets including the at least one first resource is transmitted a third amount of time prior to communicating the signal, or at least one resource of the one or more resource sets including the at least one first resource is transmitted a fourth amount of time prior to communicating the signal.

[0036] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes at least one of the first amount of time, the second amount of time, the third amount of time, and the fourth amount of time is based on one or more capabilities of the wireless device.

[0037] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes the first amount of time is equal to the second amount of time.

[0038] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes the signal is an uplink data channel signal, an uplink control channel signal, or an uplink reference signal, and wherein at least one of the first amount of time, the second amount of time, the third amount of time, and the fourth amount of time is zero.

[0039] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes the plurality of resource sets includes the same first resource or the same second resource, and wherein a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter of the plurality of resource sets is configured with a same value.

[0040] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter of the one or more first resources is excluded from being configured with a value of “on”.

[0041] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter of the one or more second resources is excluded from being configured with a value of “on”.

[0042] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes the repetition RRC parameter of the one or more second resources has a same value as the repetition RRC parameter of the one or more first resources.

[0043] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes the plurality of report configurations is associated with at least one same first resource of the one or more first resources.

[0044] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method comprises that the SINR reporting configuration or measurement and the RSRP reporting configuration or measurement are associated with at least one same first resource, and wherein the method further comprises: ignoring the SINR reporting configuration or measurement, or prioritizing the RSRP reporting configuration or measurement over the SINR reporting configuration or measurement, or determining a priority of the reporting configuration or measurement according to an index of the reporting configuration.

[0045] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method comprises that the SINR reporting configuration or measurement and the RSRP reporting configuration or measurement are associated with at least one same first resource, and wherein the method further comprises: ignoring the SINR reporting configuration or measurement, or prioritizing the RSRP reporting configuration or measurement over the SINR reporting configuration or measurement, or determining a priority of the reporting configuration or measurement according to an index of the reporting configuration.

[0046] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method comprises that one of the one or more first resources is excluded from being associated with all of the SINR reporting configuration and the reference signal received power (RSRP) reporting configuration.

[0047] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method comprises that the one or more first resources are further associated with an interference and noise measurement.

[0048] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method comprises that one of the one or more second resources comprises a non-zero power (NZP) second resource, and wherein the at least one SINR value is based on a signal power contribution of the NZP second resource or a received power contribution of the NZP second resource.

[0049] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method comprises that one of the one or more third resources comprises a non-zero power (NZP) third resource, and wherein the at least one SINR value is based on a signal power contribution of the NZP third resource or a received power contribution of the NZP third resource.

[0050] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method comprises that the at least one SINR value is a linear average of a power contribution of the at least one first resource divided by a sum of at least one of: a linear average of a noise and interference power contribution of the at least one first resource; a linear average of a noise and interference power contribution of the at least one second resource; a linear average of a received power contribution of the at least one second resource; a linear average of a signal power contribution of the at least one second resource.

[0051] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the at least one SINR value is a linear average of a power contribution of the at least one first resource divided by a sum of at least one of: a linear average of a noise and interference power contribution of the at least one first resource; a linear average of a noise and interference power contribution of the at least one second resource; a linear average of a received power contribution of the at least one second resource; a linear average of a signal power contribution of the at least one third resource; a linear average of a received power contribution of the at least one third resource.

[0052] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that one of the one or more second resources includes a zero-power (ZP) second resource, wherein the at least one SINR value is based on a received power contribution of the ZP second resource.

[0053] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the reporting includes a plurality of SINR values, and wherein one or more of the plurality of SINR values is relative to a reference SINR value.

[0054] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the reference SINR value is a largest SINR value of the plurality of SINR values.

[0055] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the reference SINR value is a measured SINR value.

[0056] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that one or more of the plurality of SINR values corresponds to a group of antennas or a group of beams.

[0057] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the plurality of SINR values are included in a first group, and wherein the reference SINR value for the first group is included in a second group.

[0058] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that a reporting code for one or more of the plurality of SINR values is determined based on a first SINR mapping between SINR values and codepoints in a SINR report field.

[0059] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that a step size for the first SINR mapping is configurable or determined based on the reference SINR value.

[0060] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the step size is determined based on a range, wherein the reference SINR value is within the range.

[0061] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the reporting code in one or more of the plurality of SINR values is further determined based on a second SINR mapping comprising a comparison of a reference SINR value or a comparison of an absolute SINR value.

[0062] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the at least one first resource comprises one first resource, wherein the at least one second resource comprises at most LI second resources, and LI is an integer determined based on a capability of the wireless device.

[0063] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the at least one first resource comprises at most L2 first resources, wherein the at least one second resource comprises one second resource, and L2 is an integer determined based on a capability of the wireless device.

[0064] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that one of the one or more second resources comprises a zero-power (ZP) second resource, wherein one of the one or more third resources comprises a non-zero-power (NZP) third resource, and at least one of the following parameters is determined based on a capability of the wireless device: a maximum number of the one or more second resources, wherein a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an “on” value; or a maximum number of the one or more third resources; or a maximum total number of the one or more second resources and the one or more third resources.

[0065] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that one of the one or more second resources comprises a non-zero-power (NZP) second resource, wherein at least one of the following parameters is determined based on a capability of the wireless device: support for a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter to be configured for the one or more second resources; or support for a repetition RRC parameter for the one or more second resources to be configured with an “on” value; or a maximum number of the one or more second resources, wherein a repetition RRC parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an “on” value; or support for a repetition RRC parameter for the one or more second resources to be configured with an “off” value; or a maximum number of the one or more second resources, wherein a repetition RRC parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an “off” value.

[0066] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the reporting time per subcarrier spacing is determined based on a capability of the wireless device.

[0067] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that a SINR reporting time capability parameter of the wireless device is determined from an RSRP reporting time capability parameter.

[0068] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the at least one first resource comprises one or more of a synchronization signal block (SSB) for channel measurement, a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resource, a non-zero power CSI-RS (NZP-CSI-RS) resource, or a NZP-CSI-RS resource.

[0069] Another preferred feature of some embodiments of the method includes that the at least one second resource comprises: a non-zero power (NZP) second resource equivalent to a NZP channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resource for interference measurement; or a zero power (ZP) second resource equivalent to a CSI interference measurement (CSI-IM) resource.

[0070] In yet another example aspect, the above-described method is embodied in the form of processor-executable code and stored in a computer-readable program medium.

[0071] In yet another example aspect, a device configured to or operable to perform the above-described method is disclosed.

[0072] The above-described and other aspects are more fully set forth in the following description of the drawings, description of the embodiments, and in the claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0073] Figure 1 An example of SINR based beam measurement and reporting across multiple TRPs (transmission points) is shown, with two panels at the UE side at the multiple TRPs.

[0074] Figure 2 An example of a base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE) in wireless communication is shown in accordance with some embodiments of the presently disclosed technology.

[0075] Figure 3 An example of a configuration framework for SINR reporting is shown.

[0076] Figure 4A And 4B A timeline for beam indication based on SINR measurement is shown.

[0077] Figure 5 An example of SINR reporting with channel measurement resources (CMRs) and non-zero power interference measurement resources (NZP-IMRs) for downlink (DL) transmission (Tx) beam sweeping is shown.

[0078] Figure 6 An example of SINR reporting with CMRs and zero power IMRs (ZP-IMRs) for DL Tx beam sweeping is shown.

[0079] Figure 7 An example of SINR reporting with CMR, NZP-IMR, and ZP-IMR for DL Tx beam sweeping is shown.

[0080] Figure 8 An example of SINR reporting with CMR and NZP-IMR for DL reception (Rx) beam sweeping is shown.

[0081] Figure 9 An example of SINR reporting with CMR and ZP-IMR for DL reception (Rx) beam sweeping is shown.

[0082] Figure 10 An example of SINR reporting with CMR, NZP-IMR, and ZP-IMR for DL Rx beam sweeping is shown.

[0083] Figure 11A and 11B An example of a method of wireless communication in accordance with some embodiments of the presently disclosed technology is shown.

[0084] Figure 12 is a block diagram representation of a portion of an apparatus in accordance with some embodiments of the presently disclosed technology. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0085] With the growth in the use of wide and ultra-wide spectrum resources, the considerable propagation loss caused by extremely high frequencies becomes a significant challenge. To mitigate this problem, antenna arrays using massive MIMO (e.g., up to 1024 antenna elements for one node) and beamforming training techniques have been employed to achieve beam alignment and obtain sufficiently high antenna gain. To ensure low implementation cost while still benefiting from the advantages offered by antenna arrays, analog phase shifters have become extremely attractive for implementing millimeter wave beamforming, where the number of phases is finite and placing a constant modulus constraint on the antenna elements. Given a pre-specified beam pattern, beamforming training based on variable phase shifting attempts to identify the best pattern for subsequent data transmission, e.g., in the case of one transmission point (TRP) and single panel.

[0086] It should be considered that the case of multiple TRPs and multiple panels extends beyond 5G gNB (base station) and next generation communications, where there are multiple panels for a UE in order to cover the entire space for enhanced coverage. In an example, one panel for a TRP and UE can have two TXRUs associated with cross-polarization. Therefore, in order to achieve high rank or multi-layer transmission, the TRP and UE should attempt to use different beams generated from different panels, with the goal of fully utilizing the capabilities of each panel (including its associated TXRUs). Figure 1An example of SINR-based beam measurement and reporting across multiple TRPs (transmission points) is shown, where there are two panels at the UE side at multiple TRPs.

[0087] Furthermore, in 5G NR, analog beamforming is mainly introduced into mobile communications for guaranteeing the robustness of high frequency communications. Reference signal (RS) received power (RSRP) has been agreed as one metric for beam reporting in 5G NR. Typically, a UE will report N Tx beams (e.g., downlink (DL) reference signal (RS) indices) with the purpose of maximizing RSRP and its corresponding RSRP results by measuring channel measurement resources (CMRs, which can include channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resources for channel measurement, and / or synchronization signal blocks), and then a gNB will select one beam from the candidate set according to the beam report and its scheduling scheme.

[0088] However, the RSRP value can only represent the received power corresponding to the DL RS without considering the impact of interference and noise power, and thus cannot accurately predict the transmission performance (e.g., block error-rate (BLER)). For example, different interference can be observed for different beam links, and as a result, one beam link with larger RSRP can have the worst BLER performance due to experiencing a larger amount of interference than a beam link with smaller RSRP.

[0089] Therefore, SINR should be included in the beam report as a new metric in addition to RSRP. Similarly, interference measurement can be performed using non-zero power interference measurement resources (NZP-IMRs) or zero power interference measurement resources (ZP-IMRs). For SINR determination, the following technical problems should be addressed for beam reporting and indication.

[0090] (1) When simultaneous reception is supported, for SINR results in a reporting instance, CMRs are associated with IMRs (e.g., NZP-IMRs and ZP-IMRs). For example, when multiple CMRs and multiple IMRs are configured for SINR measurement, considering the measurement and reporting overhead, the SINR results to be reported should be based only on the CMRs and their associated IMRs (which are selected from a pool of CSI-RS and IMR combinations), not combinations between CMRs and any of one or more IMRs, e.g., depending on UE implementation.

[0091] (2) Beam indication based on SINR measurement results should be considered. For example, given the same DL RS as reference for the beam indication Rx beam, the UE behavior determined for the Rx beam with SINR (e.g., considering interference beams / associated IMR) and the UE behavior determined for the Rx beam with RSRP (e.g., not considering interference beams) are highly likely to be different. Therefore, from the UE perspective, the signaling for beam indication should also provide interference beam information or the effective time for SINR / RSRP measurement should be specified for beam indication.

[0092] (3) The collision or measurement rule of CMR resources to be used for measurement based on both SINR and RSRP should be specified. For example, when one CMR resource can be configured for or associated with the measurement of both SINR and RSRP, the UE assumption for Tx / Rx beam sweeping can not be the same.

[0093] (4) The reporting format for different SINR reporting should be considered in order to reduce the reporting overhead. For example, the following parameters must be considered: reference or absolute SINR determination (e.g., one or more reference SINRs per beam group or antenna group), special states representing the range of different SINRs to be reported, and flexible step size for different SINRs.

[0094] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system (e.g., an LTE, 5G, or New Radio (NR) cellular network) is shown that includes a BS 220 and one or more user equipment (UE) 211, 212, and 213. In some embodiments, the downlink transmissions (241, 242, 243) include resource configurations that include one or more resources, some of which are associated with each other. In response, the UEs perform channel and interference measurements and transmit (231, 232, 234) SINR values in a report to the BS 220. The UEs can be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a mobile computer, a machine-to-machine (M2M) device, a terminal, a mobile device, an Internet of Things device (IoT), etc.

[0095] The present disclosure uses section headings and subheadings to aid ease of understanding of the disclosed technology and embodiments and is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosed technology and embodiments to particular sections. Thus, embodiments disclosed in different sections can be used together. Moreover, the present disclosure uses examples from 3GPP New Radio (NR) network architecture and 5G protocols merely to facilitate understanding and the disclosed technology and embodiments can be practiced in other wireless systems that use different communication protocols than 3GPP protocols.

[0096] Terminology with respect to embodiments of the disclosed technology

[0097] In existing implementations (e.g., current 5G standards), SINR is defined as: linear average over the power contribution (in terms of bandwidth W) of the resource elements that carry DL RS, divided by the linear average of the noise and interference power contribution over the corresponding DL RS within the same frequency bandwidth. In an example, this definition can apply to L3 measurements, not beam reporting.

[0098] In some embodiments, the interference includes intra-cell interference and inter-cell interference. In an example, a gNB can estimate or prevent intra-cell interference by scheduling low-correlation DL Tx beams for serving individual UEs, but due to non-ideal backhaul, it is difficult to flexibly co-schedule one or more Tx beams for UEs from different gNBs or cells to cancel inter-cell interference. In another example, NZP-IMR can be used as usual to estimate intra-cell interference by emulating potential interfering beams or sources from the same cell, and ZP-IMR can be used to estimate inter-cell interference.

[0099] Furthermore, the following terms are employed in the drawings, description, and claims of this document. In some embodiments, a “beam” can be interpreted as a reference signaling, a spatial filter, or a precoding.

[0100] o In some embodiments, a “Tx beam” is equivalent to a DL / UL reference signaling (such as Channel State Information Reference Signaling (CSI-RS), Synchronization Signaling Block (SSB) (which is also known as SS / PBCH), Demodulation Reference Signaling (DMRS), Sounding Reference Signaling (SRS)), a Tx spatial filter, or a Tx precoding.

[0101] o In some embodiments, a “Rx beam” is equivalent to a spatial filter, a Rx spatial filter, or a Rx precoding.

[0102] o In some embodiments, a “beam ID” is equivalent to a reference signaling index, a spatial filter index, or a precoding index.

[0103] In some embodiments, a “Channel Property Assumption (CPA)” is equivalent to a Quasi Co-Location (QCL), a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI), a spatial filter, an antenna group, or a reference RS set. For example, a “QCL” consists of one or more reference RSs and their corresponding QCL type parameters, where the QCL type parameters include at least one of the following in a separate or combined manner: [1] Doppler spread, [2] Doppler shift, [3] delay spread, [4] average delay, [5] average gain, and [6] spatial parameters. In an example, a spatial domain filter can be a UE-side filter or a gNB-side filter.

[0104] In some embodiments, the term "signals A and B have the same CPA" is equivalent to "signal A is quasi co-located with signal B with respect to at least one of the following types of QCL parameters: [1] Doppler spread, [2] Doppler shift, [3] delay spread, [4] average delay, [5] average gain, and [6] spatial parameters". Similarly, the term "different CPA" can be equivalent to the case where the RS or channel associated with the spatial parameter of the QCL of the DL RS is at least different, irrespective of other types of QCL parameters as mentioned above. In another example, the term "different CPA" can be equivalent to the case where any RS or channel associated with any type of QCL parameter of the DL RS is different.

[0105] In some embodiments, "beam group" is equivalent to different Tx beams within the same group that are received or transmitted simultaneously, and / or Not Tx beams between different groups that are received or transmitted simultaneously.

[0106] In some embodiments, "antenna group" is equivalent to different Tx beams within the same group that are not received or transmitted simultaneously, and / or Tx beams between different groups that are received or transmitted simultaneously.

[0107] In an example, "antenna group" is equivalent to more than N different Tx beams within the same group that are not received or transmitted simultaneously, and / or no more than N different Tx beams within the same group that are received or transmitted simultaneously, where N is a positive integer.

[0108] In an example, "antenna group" is equivalent to Tx beams between different groups that are received or transmitted simultaneously.

[0109] In some embodiments, antenna group is equivalent to antenna port group, panel, or UE panel.

[0110] In some embodiments, CMR is equivalent to SSB, CSI-RS resource, NZP-CSI-RS resource, or NZP-CSI-RS resource for channel measurement.

[0111] In some embodiments, IMR includes at least one of NZP IMR or ZP IMR. NZP-IMR is equivalent to NZP CSI-RS resource for interference measurement. ZP IMR is equivalent to channel state information interference measurement (CSI-IM) resource.

[0112] In some embodiments, SINR reporting configuration is equivalent to channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration with or without reporting number of SINR.

[0113] In some embodiments, measurement result is equivalent to power contribution.

[0114] In some embodiments, the signal power contribution of a resource is equivalent to the power contribution of the resource carrying the signal. In some embodiments, the received power contribution of a resource (also referred to as the received power contribution) is equivalent to the total power contribution of the received resource. The total power contribution of the received resource is related to the total received power of the signal, noise, and interference.

[0115] In some embodiments, the absence of a repetition radio resource control (RRC) parameter is equivalent to the repetition RRC parameter being configured as ‘off’, or the resources within the set corresponding to the repetition RRC parameter being excluded from being transmitted with the same spatial domain filter.

[0116] In some embodiments, the time unit is a sub-symbol, a symbol, a slot, a frame, or a transmission occasion.

[0117] Exemplary embodiments for resource management for reporting SINR

[0118] Embodiment #1 - SINR reporting with IMR

[0119] In some embodiments, a radio resource control (RRC) parameter of the SINR reporting configuration is configured by the gNB, and at least one of the CMR resource setting, the NZP-IMR resource setting, and the ZP-IMR resource setting is associated with the SINR reporting configuration. For each setting, one or more resource sets can be configured, and one or more resources can be configured within the corresponding set.

[0120] In some embodiments, the CMR and NZP-IMR are used for beam management, and a repetition RRC parameter can be configured for the CMR and NZP-IMR resource set.

[0121] o In an example, when the repetition RRC parameter is configured with a ‘on’ value (or simply configured as ‘on’), the resources within the set are transmitted with the same downlink (DL) spatial domain transmission filter.

[0122] o In an example, when the repetition RRC parameter is configured as ‘off’, the resources within the set are not transmitted with the same DL spatial domain transmission filter, i.e., are transmitted with different DL spatial domain transmission filters.

[0123] o In an example, the absence of the repetition RRC parameter (e.g., the field of the repetition RRC parameter is not present in the RRC) is equivalent to the parameter being configured as ‘off’ as a condition for not specifying the same DL spatial domain transmission filter for the resources in the corresponding set. This beneficially ensures backward compatibility.

[0124] In some embodiments, due to the fact that there is no signal to be transmitted from the serving cell, the configuration of the repetition RRC parameter or CPA is excluded for ZP-IMR, and the two parameters are derived from the corresponding CMR or NZP-IMR.

[0125] o In an example, when multiple CMRs are associated with the same ZP-IMR, the multiple CMRs shall have the same CPA, or the repetition RRC parameter of the CMRs is configured to 'off'.

[0126] o In an example, when multiple NZP-IMRs are associated with the same ZP-IMR, the multiple NZP-IMRs shall have the same CPA, or the repetition RRC parameter of the NZP-IMRs is configured to 'off'.

[0127] Figure 3 An example of the configuration framework for SINR reporting is shown.

[0128] In some embodiments, and to limit the SINR measurement within a given measurement occasion. The RRC parameter for measurement restriction can be configurable for SINR reporting. For example, the parameters for measurement restriction include the following:

[0129] RRC parameter timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurements, or

[0130] RRC parameter timeRestrictionForInterferenceMeasurements.

[0131] o In an example, when no RRC parameter for measurement restriction is configured, the UE derives the channel or interference measurement for computing SINR. For example, both the latest and previous occasions of the corresponding resource can be used.

[0132] o In an example, when an RRC parameter for measurement restriction is configured, the UE derives the channel or interference measurement for computing SINR based on only the latest occasion of the corresponding resource. Using only the latest occasion is beneficial in a dynamic interference environment (e.g., if certain occasions do not have interference due to interference variation or not present in certain occasions, then averaging over multiple occasions can lead to incorrect results).

[0133] In some embodiments, in a reporting instance, a CMR is associated with an IMR (including NZP-IMR and ZP-IMR) for a SINR result, where once the CMR and associated IMR to be reported are selected, the CMR and associated IMR are used together to make the SINR determination.

[0134] In some embodiments, the association between CMRs and IMRs can be configured using one of the following methods:

[0135] Option 1 In an example, a set of N CMR resources and a set of M IMR resources are configured in a SINR reporting configuration, where M = NK and N, K, and M are positive integers. One resource of the CMR set is sequentially associated with every respective K resources of the IMR set. In an example, N is less than or equal to M.

[0136] Option 2 In an example, a set of N CMR resources and a set of M IMR resources are configured in a SINR reporting configuration, where N = MK and N, K, and M are positive integers. Every K resources of the CMR set are sequentially associated with a respective 1 resource of the IMR set. In an example, M is less than or equal to N.

[0137] Option 3 In an example, one or more IMRs in the set are grouped into multiple subsets of IMRs, and a subset of IMRs can be associated with a CMR or a group of CMRs. In another example, one or more CMRs in the set are grouped into multiple subsets of CMRs, and a subset of CMRs can be associated with an IMR or a group of IMRs.

[0138] Option 4 In an example, the association between one or more CMRs and one or more IMRs is determined according to the CPA configuration (e.g., spatial parameter or QCL parameter) of the CMRs and IMRs.

[0139] In an example, a CMR is associated with an IMR if the CMR and the IMR have the same CPA. For example, the IMR can be a NZP-IMR.

[0140] In an example, one CMR of the one or more CMRs is sequentially associated with every respective K IMRs of the one or more IMRs. For example, the number of CMRs is less than or equal to the number of IMRs that have the same CPA as the CMR.

[0141] In an example, one IMR of the one or more IMRs is sequentially associated with every respective K CMRs of the one or more CMRs. For example, the number of IMRs is less than or equal to the number of CMRs that have the same CPA as the IMR.

[0142] Option 5 In an example, the association between one or more CMRs and one or more IMRs is determined according to the CMR whose index is to be reported in a SINR reporting instance.

[0143] o In an example, the QCL of the IMR is determined according to the CMR to be reported.

[0144] ■For example, there are two downlink control information (DCI) for this case. The first DCI only employs CMR to trigger the measurement and the best CMR index is to be reported; then, the second DCI only employs IMR to trigger the measurement and the IMR index is reported.

[0145] ■For example, the IMR resource set is associated with the CMR resource set index through CSI or SINR reporting configuration. Therefore, the best CMR from the configured CMR resource set index is used to determine the CPA of the resources in the IMR set.

[0146] o In an example, for aperiodic CSI reporting, the scheduling offset of the IMR should be larger than the CMR in the set in order to guarantee that the Rx spatial domain filter of the IMR is determined according to the CMR (determined to be reported after the previous measurement).

[0147] In some embodiments, one or more CMRs and their associated one or more IMRs will have the same CPA, e.g. spatial parameters.

[0148] In some embodiments, the UE will use one or more same Rx spatial domain filters to receive the CMR and its associated one or more IMRs.

[0149] In some embodiments, the QCL spatial parameters or spatial domain filters of the IMR (e.g. NZP-IMR) are obtained or overwritten according to the associated CMR.

[0150] o In an example, the CPA parameters, e.g. {Doppler spread, Doppler shift, delay spread, average delay}, of the aperiodic NZP-IMR are provided by the aperiodic CSI trigger state.

[0151] o In an example, the CPA parameters, e.g. {Doppler spread, Doppler shift, delay spread, average delay}, of the semi-persistent NZP-IMR are provided by the MAC-CE command.

[0152] In some embodiments, when CMR, NZP-IMR and ZP-IMR are all configured for SINR measurement, only one ZP-IMR can be configured considering the overhead. In this case, all these resources of CMR and NZP-IMR should have the same CPA, and meanwhile the CPA of ZP-IMR can be accordingly derived from the CMR.

[0153] o In an example, the interference measurement result of ZP-IMR is used only for CMR with the same CPA, e.g., according to the spatial parameter. This means that, in this case, only one ZP-IMR is associated with all CMRs.

[0154] o In an example, the SINR reporting based on CMR + NZP-IMR + ZP-IMR is to report N CMRs and associated N SINR values, where the NZP-IMR associated with a CMR is to describe one or more low interference beams, and the ZP-IMR is to measure inter-cell interference as background interference.

[0155] In some embodiments, and in the context of the repetition RRC parameters for CMRs and IMRs, the same repetition parameter value is configured or derived for the set of CMRs or the set of IMRs in the SINR reporting configuration in order to guarantee a uniform UE behavior, e.g., the same Rx beams and panels in the UE side.

[0156] o In an example, when the repetition RRC parameters for CMRs and IMRs are configured as ‘off’, one or more CMRs in the set and one or more IMRs in the set are transmitted with different spatial domain filters (or, one or more CMRs in the set and one or more IMRs in the set are excluded from being transmitted with the same spatial domain filter). For example, one or more IMRs in the set shall be associated with one or more CMRs in the set.

[0157] o In an example, when the repetition RRC parameter for CMRs or IMRs is configured as ‘on’, one or more CMRs in the set and one or more IMRs in the set are transmitted with the same spatial domain filter. For example, one or more IMRs in the set shall be associated with one or more CMRs in the set.

[0158] o In an example, when the repetition RRC parameter for CMRs or IMRs is configured as ‘on’, one or more CMRs in the set and one or more IMRs in the set are transmitted in different OFDM symbols. For example, one or more CMRs in the set and their associated NZP-IMR resources are transmitted in different OFDM symbols.

[0159] o In an example, when the repetition RRC parameter for CMRs or IMRs is configured as ‘on’, at least one of the following shall be supported. For example, the index of CMR is excluded in the reporting instance. Or, only SINR is reported in the reporting instance. Alternatively, the reporting for CMR index + SINR is excluded.

[0160] In some embodiments, when a CMR includes one or more SSBs, the repetition RRC parameter for IMRs shall be ‘off’.

[0161] In some embodiments, in a reporting configuration (e.g., a CSI reporting configuration or a SINR reporting configuration), one or more CMRs in the set and one or more IMRs in the set are associated with one or more same antenna group ID. For example, one or more IMRs in the set shall be associated with one or more CMRs in the set.

[0162] Embodiment #2 - Beam indication based on SINR measurement

[0163] In some embodiments, and in the context of SINR measurement and reporting, a data or control channel can be transmitted by the gNB according to the indicated CPA with CMR. In addition to the SINR based measurement, one CMR can also be used for RSRP based measurement, which means the corresponding Rx spatial domain filter can be different even for the same CMR due to different measurement metrics. Therefore, a timeline for CPA or spatial domain filter determination for DL or UL transmission can be specified.

[0164] Therefore, the CPA or spatial domain filter for a signal (which can be a DL control channel, a DL data channel, a DL RS, a UL control channel, a UL data channel, or a UL RS) shall be determined according to the latest CMR indicated by the CPA, where the CMR shall satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

[0165] (1) The CMR is transmitted H1 time units before the signal.

[0166] (2) One or more IMRs associated with the CMR are transmitted H2 time units before the signal, or at least one of the CMR or the one or more IMRs associated with the CMR is transmitted H2 time units before the signal.

[0167] o In an example, the one or more IMRs and the CMR are in the same reporting configuration (which is associated with the CMR).

[0168] o In an example, when the CMR is aperiodic RS, the one or more IMRs are triggered by the same trigger state as the CMR.

[0169] (3) Resources in one or more resource sets associated with the CMR are all transmitted H3 time units before the signal, or at least one of the resources in the one or more resource sets associated with the CMR are all transmitted H3 time units before the signal.

[0170] o In an example, the one or more resource sets can be one or more IMR resource sets and one or more CMR resource sets in the reporting configuration associated with the CMR.

[0171] o In an example, when the CMR is aperiodic RS, the one or more resource sets are triggered by the same trigger state as the CMR.

[0172] In some embodiments, H1, H2 and H3 are determined based on UE capability, which can be determined according to beam reporting time (e.g., for RSRP or for SINR) accordingly.

[0173] In some embodiments, H1, H2 and H3 can be the same value.

[0174] In some embodiments, the value of H1, H2 or H3 is 0 for UL control channel, UL data channel or UL RS. This is due to the fact that there is sufficient latency between DL and UL transmission switching.

[0175] In some embodiments, the spatial domain filter for a signal is determined according to the latest CMR indicated by the CPA, which means the same spatial domain filter received for the latest CMR is used for signal reception.

[0176] For example, Figure 4A An example of beam indication is shown. As shown therein, the PDSCH transmission is indicated by the CPA with reference RS of CMR#a, but it has been transmitted twice. The first transmission is used for RSRP reporting, but the second transmission is used for SINR reporting with IMR to assist interference measurement. According to the rule that the CMR and the one or more IMRs associated with the CMR (if any) are all transmitted H time units before the signal, the former CMR for RSRP reporting, rather than the latter CMR for SINR reporting, is used to determine the spatial domain filter for the PDSCH transmission.

[0177] For example, Figure 4B Another example of beam indication is shown. As shown therein, the PDSCH transmission is indicated by the CPA with reference RS of CMR#a. According to the rule that the resources in the one or more resource sets associated with the CMR are all transmitted H time units before the signal, the former CMR#a for RSRP reporting, rather than the latter for SINR reporting, is used to determine the CPA or spatial domain filter for the PDSCH transmission.

[0178] Embodiment #3 - CMR and IMR for multiple types of beam measurement

[0179] In some embodiments, and from a UE perspective, CMR resources can be configured for SINR and RSRP based reporting configuration for measurements, but the UE behavior of DL Tx and Rx beam sweeping should be unified. For DL Tx beam sweeping with RRC parameter “repetition = off”, the UE Rx beam should remain unchanged, but for DL Rx beam sweeping with RRC parameter “repetition = on”, the UE Rx beam should be swept or changed.

[0180] From a gNB perspective, to prevent the uncertainty of UE behavior, when CMR or IMR is configured with repetition RRC parameter, at least one of the following features should be supported:

[0181] (1) The repetition RRC parameter of the resource set with the same CMR or IMR should be configured with the same value.

[0182] (2) When CMR or IMR is configured in SINR reporting configuration, the resource set with CMR or IMR should be excluded in case of repetition RRC parameter is ‘on’, or repetition RRC parameter should be associated with the resource set with CMR or IMR in case of ‘off’.

[0183] (3) When CMR or IMR is associated with both SINR and RSRP reporting configuration, at least one of the following candidates should be supported:

[0184] ■The case when repetition RRC parameter is ‘on’ should be excluded, or repetition RRC parameter is ‘off’, where RRC parameter repetition is for CMR or IMR.

[0185] ■The SINR reporting configuration associated with CMR or IMR should be ignored, or the RSRP reporting configuration associated with CMR or IMR should be prioritized.

[0186] ■The RSRP reporting configuration associated with CMR or IMR should be ignored, or the SINR reporting configuration associated with CMR or IMR should be prioritized.

[0187] In some embodiments, for aperiodic CMR or IMR, the resource set should be associated with the same trigger state or the same trigger offset.

[0188] Embodiment #4 - Reporting format for differential SINR reporting

[0189] In some embodiments, SINR is defined as the signal power contribution divided by the noise and interference power contribution, where the signal power contribution is determined from CMR, and the noise and interference power contribution is also determined according to the following rules:

[0190] o If NZP-IMR is configured for interference measurement, the noise and interference measurement is performed using the NZP-IMR associated with the CMR.

[0191] ■ In an example, the noise and interference power contribution is determined based on the signal power contribution of the NZP-IMR.

[0192] ■ In an example, the noise and interference power contribution is determined based on the received power contribution of the NZP-IMR.

[0193] o If ZP-IMR is configured for interference measurement, the noise and interference measurement is performed using the ZP-IMR associated with the CMR.

[0194] ■ In an example, the noise and interference power contribution is determined based on the received power contribution of the NZP-IMR.

[0195] o If ZP-IMR+NZP-IMR is configured for interference measurement, the noise and interference measurement is performed according to the ZP-IMR and NZP-IMR associated with the CMR.

[0196] ■ In an example, the noise and interference power contribution further includes the noise and interference power of the CMR.

[0197] In some embodiments, the SINR is defined as the linear average of the signal power contribution of the CMR divided by the sum of one of the following and the linear average of the signal power contribution of the NZP-IMR, if any:

[0198] o the linear average of the noise and interference power contribution of the CMR

[0199] o the linear average of the noise and interference power contribution of the NZP-IMR, if any

[0200] o the linear average of the noise and interference power contribution or the received power of the ZP-IMR, if any In some embodiments, the linear average is per resource element (RE) or resource block (RB) level.

[0201] In some embodiments, to handle higher or lower SINR values compared to the reporting range of the SINR or to emulate strong interference from the NZP-IMR, a power offset for the corresponding value of the SINR determination for the NZP-IMR or CMR to be measured is configurable in the SINR reporting configuration.

[0202] o In an example, for the SINR determination, the power offset should be compensated for the corresponding measurement of the NZP-IMR or CMR.

[0203] o In an example, if the power offset for NZP-IMR is O1 dB and the power offset for CMR is O2 dB, and when measuring according to the case of NZP-IMR + CMR, the signal power contributions for NZP-IMR and CMR are S1 and S2 in dB, respectively, and the noise and interference power contributions for NZP-IMR and CMR are I1 and I2 in dB, respectively, we get the SINR value of (S2 + O2) - log10(10^(S1 + O1) + 10^(I1) + 10^(I2)) in dB.

[0204] In some embodiments, differential SINR reporting should be supported. Also, more than one CMR or SINR is reported in this case.

[0205] o In an example, one reference SINR is reported, and the other SINR values to be reported are determined with reference to the reference SINR. For example, the reference SINR is the maximum SINR in the reporting instance.

[0206] o In an example, the SINR values of each group are reported, where within one group, a reference SINR is being reported, and the other SINR values to be reported are determined with reference to the reference SINR.

[0207] ■For example, the groups can be antenna groups or beam groups.

[0208] ■For example, the reference SINR for one group can be determined with reference to the SINR in other groups or the maximum SINR in the reporting instance.

[0209] ■For example, the reference SINR is a measured value, not the value to be reported.

[0210] o In an example, the step size for the other SINR values compared to the reference SINR is configurable or determined according to the reference SINR value.

[0211] ■For example, there is a configurable step size that only applies when the reference SINR is in a range.

[0212] In some embodiments, there are two groups to be reported in the SINR reporting instance, where the groups are based on the definition of antenna groups, where RSs from the same group cannot be received simultaneously, but RSs from different groups can be received simultaneously. In addition to the CMR index, the SINR values corresponding to the CMR-ID are reported accordingly. Within the same group, the maximum SINR is reported by the absolute value, which is also called the reference SINR, and the other SINRs are reported with reference to the maximum SINR. For example, for CMR-ID yThe SINR value of the first set of CMR-IDs is (15-4) = 11 dB.

[0213] Table 1: Examples of different SINR reporting

[0214] First set of CMR-IDs x e.g., CSI-RS#3 reference SINR, e.g., 15 dB

[0215] CMR-ID y e.g., CSI-RS#5 differential SINR, e.g., -4 dB

[0216] Second set of CMR-IDs z e.g., CSI-RS#1 reference SINR, e.g., 0 dB

[0217] CMR-ID k e.g., CSI-RS#9 differential SINR, e.g., -3 dB

[0218] In some embodiments, and when considering large range difference between SINR values but limited bits for differential reporting, special states of differential SINR represent at least one of the following:

[0219] (1) The differential SINR value is greater than a first threshold compared to the reference SINR, but not less than or greater than a second threshold of the absolute SINR value.

[0220] (2) The SINR value is less than or equal to the second threshold of the absolute SINR value.

[0221] In some embodiments, the above applies when the value of the reference SINR minus the first threshold is greater than or equal to the second threshold of the absolute SINR value.

[0222] In an example, Table 2 shows examples of different SINR reporting mapping, where the reference SINR is the largest SINR (e.g., in the set). In the table, we would have the following two special states:

[0223] DIFFSINR_14: If reference SINR - 14 < -23, then -14 > ASINR > -15; otherwise, -14 > ASINR and absolute SINR > -23

[0224] DIFFSINR_15: If reference SINR - 14 < -23, then -15 > ASINR; otherwise, absolute SINR < -23

[0225] Here, for absolute SINR reporting, -23 dB is the identified minimum value, which implies the lowest SINR requirement typically used for data transmission. When reporting DIFFSINR_14, it implies that if one SINR value is less than the range of differential SINR but not less than the threshold of absolute SINR.

[0226] Table 2: Different SINR reporting mapping

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[0229] Embodiment #5 - UE capability for SINR reporting

[0230] In some embodiments, different UEs can have different requirements for SINR reporting, and the UE reporting capability can be used to provide information of UE’s own capability, which is used by gNB to determine whether or how to configure SINR reporting.

[0231] In some embodiments, the support of NZP, ZP IMR, NZP+ZP IMR for SINR reporting is a separate UE capability.

[0232] o If SINR reporting is supported, ZP-IMR is mandatory supported

[0233] o If SINR reporting is supported, NZP-IMR is mandatory supported

[0234] In some embodiments, and regarding the association between CMR and NZP / ZP-IMR, at least one of the following UE capabilities shall be supported:

[0235] o For association between one CMR and at most LI NZP / ZP-IMR resources, LI depends on UE capability.

[0236] o For association between one NZP / ZP-IMR and at most L2 CMR resources, L2 depends on UE capability.

[0237] In some embodiments, when NZP-IMR+ZP-IMR are both used for SINR reporting or interference measurement, at least one of the following capabilities shall be supported:

[0238] o Maximum number of NZP-IMR

[0239] o Maximum number of ZP-IMR with repetition = ‘0’

[0240] o Maximum total number of NZP-IMR and ZP-IMR in SINR reporting

[0241] In some embodiments, when NZP-IMR is used for SINR reporting or interference measurement, at least one of the following capabilities should be supported:

[0242] o Support of repetition RRC parameter for NZP-IMR, or maximum number of NZP-IMR

[0243] o Support of repetition RRC parameter for NZP-IMR being ‘on’, or maximum number of NZP-IMR with repetition RRC parameter being ‘on’

[0244] o Support of repetition RRC parameter for NZP-IMR being ‘off’, or maximum number of NZP-IMR with repetition RRC parameter being ‘off’

[0245] In some embodiments, and for SINR reporting, at least one of the following capabilities should be supported:

[0246] o Beam reporting time capability parameter, which depends on subcarrier spacing

[0247] o The beam reporting time capability parameter to be reported by the UE can be used for both SINR-based reporting and RSRP-based reporting.

[0248] ■For example, aperiodic CMR is indicated for PDSCH and PDCCH, which can effectively save the overhead of UE reporting and prevent ambiguity of deriving CPA for PDSCH or PDCCH transmission.

[0249] Embodiment #6 - DL Tx beam sweeping for SINR reporting

[0250] In some embodiments, DL Tx beam sweeping for SINR reporting is described in detail, where UE and gNB behavior is considered for three cases of CMR+NZP-IMR, CMR+ZP-IMR, and CMR+NZP-IMR+ZP-IMR.

[0251] In some embodiments, and with respect to CMR+NZP-IMR, Figure 5 The configuration and association framework for DL Tx beam sweeping is shown. The CPA parameters, e.g., QCL parameters, of CMR and NZP-IMR are configured separately for each resource, and in the SINR reporting configuration, both the set of one or more CMR and the set of one or more NZP-IMR are configured with repetition = ‘off’.

[0252] In an example, the resources in the CMR set are transmitted with different DL Tx spatial domain filters (e.g., DL beam sweeping), and similarly, the resources in the IMR set are transmitted with different DL Tx spatial domain filters. In an example, the resources in the CMR set are excluded from being transmitted with the same DL Tx spatial domain filter (e.g., DL beam sweeping), and similarly, the resources in the IMR set are excluded from being transmitted with the same DL Tx spatial domain filter.

[0253] Then, the association or combination between CMR and NZP-IMR is performed according to the following rules.

[0254] Step 1, A subset of CMR is associated with a subset of NZP-IMR if the CMR in the subset and the NZP-IMR in the subset have the same CPA.

[0255] Step 2, For a subset of CMR and its associated subset of NZP-IMR, one CMR of the subset of CMR is associated with every corresponding K NZP-IMRs of the subset of NZP-IMR in turn.

[0256] According to the SINR measurement, L CRIs and a SINR value corresponding to each of the CRIs are reported in a reporting instance.

[0257] In some embodiments, and with respect to CMR + ZP-IMR, Figure 6 The configuration and association framework for DL Tx beam sweeping is shown. The CPA parameter for CMR is configured for each resource, but the CPA parameter for ZP-IMR is determined according to the associated CMR, rather than explicitly configured to determine.

[0258] In an example, there are a set of N CMRs and a set of M NZP-IMR resources, which are configured in a SINR reporting configuration, where M = NK and N, K and M are positive integers. One resource of the CMR set is associated with every corresponding K resources of the NZP-IMR set in turn.

[0259] Meanwhile, only CMR is configured with repetition = 'off'. According to the SINR measurement, L CRIs and a SINR value corresponding to each of the CRIs are reported in a reporting instance.

[0260] In some embodiments, and with respect to CMR + NZP-IMR + ZP-IMR, Figure 7A configuration and association framework for DL Tx beam sweeping is shown, where only one ZP-IMR is configured for saving overhead and UE complexity. Similarly, the CPA parameters for CMR and NZP-IMR are configured separately for each resource, but the CPA of ZP-IMR is determined according to the associated CMR.

[0261] o In an example, the ZP-IMR is associated with all CMRs, but the NZP-IMR is associated with CMRs according to the following rule.

[0262] ■One resource of the CMR set is associated with the corresponding K resources of the NZP-IMR set in a specific order.

[0263] Additionally, both the CMR resource set and the NZP-IMR resource set are configured with repetition = 'off', where the UE assumes that the resources in the CMR resource set and the resources in the IMR resource set are not transmitted with the same spatial domain filter in order to guarantee that the UE will use the same Rx beam for any of the CMR and IMR in the SINR report configuration.

[0264] According to the SINR measurement, L CRI and SINR values corresponding to each of the CRI are reported in the reporting instance.

[0265] Embodiment #7 - DL Rx beam sweeping for SINR reporting

[0266] In some embodiments, DL Rx beam sweeping for SINR reporting is described in detail, where the UE and gNB behavior in the three cases of CMR+NZP-IMR, CMR+ZP-IMR, and CMR+NZP-IMR+ZP-IMR are considered. In an example, DL Rx beam sweeping is achieved by the RRC parameter repetition = 'on', which means the same Tx beam is repeated across multiple DL RS resources.

[0267] In some embodiments, and with respect to CMR+NZP-IMR, Figure 8 A configuration and association framework for DL Rx beam sweeping is shown. In the SINR report configuration, both the resource set of CMR and the resource set of NZP-IMR are configured with the parameter = 'on'.

[0268] o In an example, one or more CPAs for all CMRs in the set should be the same, and one or more CPAs for all NZP-IMRs in the set should be the same.

[0269] o In an example, one or more CPAs for all CMRs and all NZP-IMRs should be the same.

[0270] o In an example, the CMRs in the set and the IMRs in the set take the same spatial domain filter.

[0271] In some embodiments, the CMRs in the set and the NZP-IMRs in the set are transmitted in different OFDM symbols.

[0272] o In an example, the CMRs are not associated with the NZP-IMRs.

[0273] In some embodiments, there are a set of N CMRs and a set of M NZP-IMR resources configured in the SINR reporting configuration, where M = NK and N, K and M are positive integers. One resource of the CMR set is associated with every corresponding K resources of the NZP-IMR set in turn. After performing SINR measurements, the SINR values without CMR index are reported to the gNB side.

[0274] In some embodiments, and with respect to CMR+ZP-IMR, Figure 9 A configuration and association framework for DL Rx beam sweeping is shown. The CPA parameters for CMR are configured separately for each resource, and the CPA of ZP-IMR is also determined according to the associated CMR. Only the CMR set, but not both CMR and ZP-IMR sets, are configured with parameter = ‘on’.

[0275] In some embodiments, the association relationship between CMR and ZP-IMR is configured for each resource group. In addition, one CMR is associated with a ZP-IMR group grouped according to the bitmap solution, which means that the ZP-IMRs associated with the bit ‘1’ in the bitmap are grouped as a ZP-IMR group. After performing SINR measurements, the SINR values without CMR index are reported to the gNB side.

[0276] Considering that the Rx beam cannot change in a single ZP-IMR, DL Rx beam sweeping is not supported when only a single ZP-IMR is available for the case of CMR+NZP-IMR+ZP-IMR. Therefore, in order to enable Rx beam sweeping and take into account the overhead, if the RRC parameter repetition for CMR or NZP-IMR is configured with the value of ‘off’, only one ZP-IMR is configured; but if the RRC parameter repetition for CMR or NZP-IMR is configured as ‘on’, multiple ZP-IMRs are configured.

[0277] In some embodiments, and with respect to CMR+NZP-IMR+ZP-IMR, Figure 10Configurations and association framework for DL Rx beam sweeping are shown. In the SINR reporting configuration, the CMRs in a set have the same CPA, and the NZP-IMRs in a set have the same CPA at the same time. In addition, all of the CMRs and NZP-IMRs have the same CPA. Similarly, the CPA of a ZP-IMR is derived according to the corresponding CMR or NZP-IMR.

[0278] o In an example, both CMR and NZP-IMR are configured with repetition = ‘on’.

[0279] o In an example, the resources in the CMR set and the resources in the IMR set (including NZP and ZP IMR) are transmitted in different OFDM symbols. For example, the resources in the CMR set are not associated with the resources in the IMR set.

[0280] o In an example, the association between CMR and ZP / NZP-IMR resources is performed according to a rule that one resource in the CMR set is sequentially associated with every corresponding K resources of the ZP / NZP-IMR set.

[0281] ■For example, multiple NZP-IMRs or multiple CMRs associated with a ZP-IMR should have the same CPA.

[0282] ■For example, the number of ZP-IMRs is determined according to the number of (different) CPAs of the resources in the CMR set. Specifically, the number of ZP-IMRs is equal to the number of (different) CPAs of the resources in the CMR set.

[0283] In some embodiments, after the SINR measurement according to the CMR, ZP-IMR and NZP-IMR in the SINR reporting configuration, the SINR value without the CMR index is reported to the gNB side.

[0284] Exemplary method for the disclosed technology

[0285] Figure 11A An example of a wireless communication method 1100 for resource management for reporting SINR in mobile communication technology is shown. The method 1100 includes, at step 1102, transmitting, by a network node, a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration to a wireless device, the first resource configuration comprising one or more first resources related to channel measurement, the second resource configuration comprising one or more second resources related to interference measurement, and at least one first resource is associated with at least one second resource.

[0286] The method 1100 includes receiving, by the network node, a report comprising one or more signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) values, wherein at least one SINR value is based on at least one first resource and at least one second resource, at 1104.

[0287] Figure 11B A method 1150 of wireless communication is presented for resource management for reporting SINR in mobile communication technology. The method 1150 includes receiving, by a wireless device from a network node, a first resource configuration comprising one or more first resources related to channel measurement and a second resource configuration comprising one or more second resources related to interference measurement, at 1152, and at least one first resource is associated with at least one second resource.

[0288] The method 1150 includes transmitting, by the wireless device to the network node, a report comprising one or more signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) values, wherein at least one SINR value is based on measurements of at least one first resource and at least one second resource, at 1154.

[0289] In some embodiments, and in the context of the methods 1100 and 1150, the first resource comprises a channel measurement resource (CMR) and the second and third resources comprise interference measurement resources (IMRs). In examples, the IMRs comprise zero-power IMRs (ZP-IMRs) and / or non-zero-power IMRs (NZP-IMRs).

[0290] Implementation of the disclosed technology

[0291] Figure 12 is a block diagram representation of a portion of an apparatus in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed technology. An apparatus 1205, such as a base station or a wireless device (or UE), can include processor electronics 1210, such as a microprocessor, that implements one or more of the wireless technologies presented in this document. The apparatus 1205 can include transceiver electronics 1215 to transmit and / or receive wireless signals via one or more communication interfaces, such as one or more antennas 1220. The apparatus 1205 can include other communication interfaces to transmit and receive data. The apparatus 1205 can include one or more memories (not explicitly shown) configured to store information, such as data and / or instructions. In some implementations, the processor electronics 1210 can include at least a portion of the transceiver electronics 715. In some embodiments, the apparatus 1205 is used to implement at least some of the disclosed technology, modules, or functions.

[0292] This specification, together with the drawings, is to be considered merely exemplary and is intended to be illustrative only, where exemplary means an example. Unless otherwise indicated, the examples presented herein are intended to be non-limiting.

[0293] Some embodiments described herein are described in the general context of methods or processes, which can be implemented in one embodiment by a computer program product, embodied in a computer readable medium including computer-executable instructions, such as program code, executed by computers in networked environments. A computer readable medium can include removable and non-removable storage devices including, but not limited to, Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), compact discs (CDs), digital versatile discs (DVD), etc. Thus, computer readable medium can include non-transitory storage media. Generally, program modules can include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Computer-executable instructions, associated data structures, and program modules represent examples of program code for executing steps of the methods disclosed herein. The particular sequence of such executable instructions or associated data structures represents examples of corresponding acts for implementing the functions described in such steps or processes.

[0294] Some of the disclosed embodiments can be implemented as devices or modules that use hardware circuitry, software, or combinations thereof. For example, hardware circuit implementations can include discrete analog and / or digital circuitry, such as that which is part of a printed circuit board. Alternatively or additionally, the disclosed components or modules can be implemented as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and / or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) device. Some implementations can additionally or alternatively include a digital signal processor (DSP), which is a specialized microprocessor optimized for the operation needs of digital signal processing associated with the functions disclosed herein. Similarly, various components or sub-components within each module can be implemented in software, hardware, or firmware. Connectivity between the modules and / or components within a module can be provided using any of the methods and media known in the art for making connections between devices, including but not limited to communication over the Internet using appropriate protocols.

[0295] While this document contains many specifics, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention or of what can be claimed, but rather as descriptions of features specific to particular embodiments. Some features described in the context of separate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in a subcombination or in a separate embodiment. Moreover, although features can be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from the combination and the claimed combination can be directed to a subcombination or variation of a subcombination.

[0296] Only a few implementations and examples are described and other implementations, enhancements and variations can be made based on what is described and illustrated in this disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising: A network node transmits a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration to a wireless device, wherein the first resource configuration includes one or more first resources related to channel measurements, and the second resource configuration includes one or more second resources related to interference measurements, and wherein at least one first resource is associated with at least one second resource; and The network node receives a report including one or more signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) values, wherein at least one of the one or more SINR values ​​is based on measurements of the at least one first resource and the at least one second resource, and wherein at least one of the one or more SINR values ​​is a linear average of the power contribution of the at least one first resource divided by a linear average of the received power contribution of the at least one second resource. The reported SINR value among the plurality of SINR values ​​is relative to the reference SINR value, and the report code of the reported SINR value is determined based on the SINR mapping between the reported SINR value and the code point in the SINR report field.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The network node transmits a third resource configuration to the wireless device, the third resource configuration including one or more third resources related to interference measurement. Wherein, the at least one first resource or the at least one second resource is associated with at least one third resource, and Wherein, at least one of the one or more SINR values ​​is further based on the measurement results of the at least one third resource.

3. A method for wireless communication, comprising: A wireless device receives a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration from a network node, wherein the first resource configuration includes one or more first resources related to channel measurements, and the second resource configuration includes one or more second resources related to interference measurements, and wherein at least one first resource is associated with at least one second resource; and The wireless device transmits a report to the network node including one or more signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) values, wherein at least one of the one or more SINR values ​​is based on measurements of the at least one first resource and the at least one second resource, and wherein at least one of the one or more SINR values ​​is a linear average of the power contribution of the at least one first resource divided by a linear average of the received power contribution of the at least one second resource. The reported SINR value among the plurality of SINR values ​​is relative to the reference SINR value, and the report code of the reported SINR value is determined based on the SINR mapping between the reported SINR value and the code point in the SINR report field.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising: The wireless device receives a third resource configuration from the network node, the third resource configuration including one or more third resources related to interference measurement. Wherein, the at least one first resource or the at least one second resource is associated with at least one third resource, and Wherein, at least one of the one or more SINR values ​​is further based on the measurement results of the at least one third resource.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The one or more second resources are further associated with noise measurements.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, One of the one or more second resources includes: a zero-power second resource or a non-zero-power second resource.

7. The method according to claim 2 or 4, wherein, One of the one or more third resources includes: a zero-power third resource or a non-zero-power third resource.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the one or more first resources comprise a plurality of first resources, each of the plurality of first resources is associated with one of the one or more second resources, and wherein the plurality of first resources exhibit at least one of the following properties: The multiple first resources have the same Channel Property Assumption (CPA), or The Repeated Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameters for the plurality of first resources are configured with an "off" value, or Each of the plurality of first resources is associated with a different downlink spatial domain filter, or The multiple first resources were excluded from being associated with the same downlink spatial domain filter.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, After determining that more than one of the one or more first resources is associated with one of the one or more second resources, each of the one or more first resources is associated with a different downlink spatial domain filter.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, After determining that more than one of the one or more first resources is associated with one of the one or more second resources, each of the one or more first resources is excluded from being associated with the same downlink spatial domain filter.

11. The method according to claim 2 or 4, wherein, The one or more third resources exhibit at least one of the following properties: The one or more third resources have the same CPA, or The repeated RRC parameters for the one or more third resources are configured with an "off" value, or Each of the one or more third resources is associated with a different downlink spatial domain filter, or The one or more third resources are excluded from association with the same downlink spatial domain filter.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The SINR value is based on the most recent second resource and the most recent first resource.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The one or more first resources and the one or more second resources have the same channel property assumption (CPA).

14. The method according to claim 2 or 4, wherein, After determining that the second resource configuration includes a single second resource, the method further includes: Configure each of the one or more third resources to have the same Channel Attribute Assumption (CPA), or Configure the Repeat Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameters for each of one or more third resources to have an "off" value, or Associate each of the one or more third resources with a different downlink spatial domain filter, or The association between the one or more third resources and the same downlink spatial domain filter will be cancelled.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, After determining that the second resource configuration includes a single second resource, the method further includes: Configure each of the one or more first resources to have the same Channel Attribute Assumption (CPA), or Configure the Repeat Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameter for each of the one or more first resources to have an "off" value, or Associate each of the one or more first resources with a different downlink spatial domain filter, or The association between the one or more first resources and the same downlink spatial domain filter will be cancelled.

16. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, One of the one or more second resources includes an aperiodic non-zero power (NZP) second resource, and wherein the channel attribute assumption (CPA) of the aperiodic NZP second resource is provided by an aperiodic channel state information (CSI) trigger state.

17. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, One of the one or more second resources includes a semi-persistent non-zero power (NZP) second resource, and wherein the channel attribute assumption (CPA) of the semi-persistent NZP second resource is provided by a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) command.

18. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The network node transmits one or more of the first resources to the wireless device in a first time unit; and After determining that at least one of the following conditions is met, the network node transmits one or more of the second resources to the wireless device in a second time unit different from the first time unit: The Repeated Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameters for the one or more first resources are configured with an "on" value, or The one or more first resources are associated with the same downlink spatial domain filter, or The repeating RRC parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an "on" value, or The one or more second resources are associated with the same downlink spatial domain filter.

19. The method of claim 3, further comprising: The wireless device receives one of the one or more first resources from the network node in a first time unit; and After determining that at least one of the following conditions is met, the wireless device receives one or more of the second resources from the network node in a second time unit different from the first time unit: The Repeated Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameters for the one or more first resources are configured with an "on" value, or The one or more first resources are associated with the same downlink spatial domain filter, or The repeating RRC parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an "on" value, or The one or more second resources are associated with the same downlink spatial domain filter.

20. The method according to claim 18 or 19, wherein, One of the one or more first resources is not associated with one of the one or more second resources.

21. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, After determining that the Repeated Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameter for the one or more first resources or the one or more second resources is configured with an "on" value, the method further includes: Avoid including indexes of the one or more first resources in the report, or The report includes only the SINR value, or Avoid including both the index and SINR value of the one or more first resources in the report.

22. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the one or more first resources comprise a set of N first resources, and the one or more second resources comprise a set of M second resources, wherein M = N × K, and wherein M, N, and K are positive integers.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein, One of the sets of N first resources is sequentially associated with each set of K second resources.

24. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the one or more first resources comprise a set of N first resources, and the one or more second resources comprise a set of M second resources, wherein N = M × K, and wherein M, N, and K are positive integers.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein, Every set of K first resources is sequentially associated with one of M second resources.

26. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The one or more second resources are grouped into one or more subsets of second resources, and a subset of the one or more subsets of the second resources is associated with one or more first resources.

27. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The one or more first resources are grouped into one or more subsets of the first resources, and a subset of the one or more subsets of the first resources is associated with one or more second resources.

28. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The association between the at least one first resource and the at least one second resource is determined based on the same channel attribute assumption (CPA) configuration between the at least one first resource and the at least one second resource.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein, One or more second resources having the same CPA comprise an ordered set of K second resources, wherein the index of the ordered set corresponds to the index of one or more first resources having the same CPA, wherein at least one second resource comprises the ordered set, and wherein at least one first resource comprises one or more first resources.

30. The method according to claim 28, wherein, One or more first resources having the same CPA comprise an ordered set of K first resources, wherein the index of the ordered set corresponds to the index of one or more second resources having the same CPA, wherein at least one first resource comprises the ordered set, and wherein at least one second resource comprises one or more of the second resources.

31. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The association between one or more first resources and one or more second resources is based on an index of one of the one or more first resources, and the report includes the index of the one first resource.

32. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: A signal is transmitted, wherein the channel attribute assumption (CPA) of the signal is determined based on the at least one first resource when at least one of the following conditions is met: In the first time interval before transmitting the signal, transmit the at least one first resource, or In the second time interval prior to transmitting the signal, the at least one second resource associated with the at least one first resource is transmitted, or In the third time interval prior to transmitting the signal, each resource in one or more resource sets, including the at least one first resource, is transmitted, or In the fourth time interval prior to transmitting the signal, at least one resource in one or more resource sets, including the at least one first resource, is transmitted.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein, At least one of the first time measure, the second time measure, the third time measure, and the fourth time measure is based on one or more capabilities of the wireless device.

34. The method according to claim 32, wherein, The first time value is equal to the second time value.

35. The method according to claim 32, wherein, The signal is an uplink data channel signal, an uplink control channel signal, or an uplink reference signal, and at least one of the first time quantity, the second time quantity, the third time quantity, and the fourth time quantity is zero.

36. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, Multiple resource sets include the same first resource or the same second resource, and the repeated radio resource control (RRC) parameters of said multiple resource sets are configured with the same value.

37. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The repeated radio resource control (RRC) parameters of the one or more first resources were excluded from being configured with an "on" value.

38. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The repeated radio resource control (RRC) parameters of the one or more second resources were excluded from being configured with an "on" value.

39. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The repeated radio resource control (RRC) parameters of the one or more second resources have the same value as the repeated RRC parameters of the one or more first resources.

40. The method according to claim 37 or 38, wherein, Multiple report configurations are associated with at least one of the same first resources of the one or more first resources.

41. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The SINR report configuration or measurement and the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) report configuration or measurement are associated with at least one of the same first resources, and the method further includes: Ignore the SINR report configuration or measurement, or The RSRP report configuration or measurement is given priority over the SINR report configuration or measurement. The priority of the report configuration or measurement is determined based on the index of the report configuration.

42. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The SINR report configuration or measurement and the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) report configuration or measurement are associated with at least one of the same first resources, and the method further includes: Ignore the RSRP report configuration or measurement, or The SINR report configuration or measurement is preferred over the RSRP report configuration or measurement.

43. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, One or more of the first resources are excluded from all associations with the SINR report configuration and the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) report configuration.

44. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The one or more first resources are further associated with interference and noise measurements.

45. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, One of the one or more second resources includes a non-zero power (NZP) second resource, and at least one of the one or more SINR values ​​is based on the signal power contribution or the received power contribution of the NZP second resource.

46. ​​The method according to claim 2 or 4, wherein, One of the one or more third resources includes a non-zero power (NZP) third resource, and at least one of the one or more SINR values ​​is a signal power contribution or a received power contribution based on the NZP third resource.

47. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, One of the one or more second resources includes a zero-power (ZP) second resource, wherein at least one of the one or more SINR values ​​is based on the received power contribution of a ZP second resource.

48. The method according to claim 1 or 3, wherein, The reference SINR value is the largest SINR value among the plurality of SINR values.

49. The method according to claim 1 or 3, wherein, The reference SINR value is the measured SINR value.

50. The method according to claim 1 or 3, wherein, One or more of the plurality of SINR values ​​correspond to an antenna group or a beam group.

51. The method according to claim 1 or 3, wherein, The plurality of SINR values ​​are included in a first group, and a reference SINR value for the first group is included in a second group.

52. The method according to claim 1 or 3, wherein, The step size used for the first SINR mapping is configurable or determined based on the reference SINR value.

53. The method according to claim 52, wherein, The step size is determined based on a range, wherein the reference SINR is within that range.

54. The method according to claim 1 or 3, wherein, The reporting code for one or more of the plurality of SINR values ​​is also determined based on a second SINR mapping that includes a comparison of the reference SINR value or a comparison of the absolute SINR value.

55. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The at least one first resource includes a first resource, wherein the at least one second resource includes at most L1 second resources, and wherein L1 is an integer determined based on the capabilities of the wireless device.

56. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The at least one first resource includes at most L2 first resources, wherein the at least one second resource includes one second resource, and wherein L2 is an integer determined based on the capabilities of the wireless device.

57. The method according to claim 2 or 4, wherein, One of the one or more second resources includes a zero-power (ZP) second resource, wherein one of the one or more third resources includes a non-zero-power (NZP) third resource, and wherein at least one of the following parameters is determined based on the capabilities of the wireless device: The maximum number of the one or more second resources, wherein the Repeated Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an "on" value; or The maximum number of the one or more third resources; or The maximum total number of the one or more second resources and the one or more third resources.

58. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, One or more second resources include a non-zero power (NZP) second resource, and wherein at least one of the following parameters is determined based on the capabilities of the wireless device: Support for Repeated Radio Resource Control (RRC) parameters to be configured for the one or more second resources; or Support for repeating RRC parameters for one or more second resources that must be configured with an "on" value; or The maximum number of the one or more second resources, wherein the repeating RRC parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an "on" value; or Support for repeating RRC parameters for one or more second resources that are to be configured with an "off" value; or The maximum number of the one or more second resources, wherein the repeating RRC parameter for the one or more second resources is configured with an "off" value.

59. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The reporting time for each subcarrier interval is determined based on the capabilities of the wireless device.

60. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The SINR reporting time capability parameter of the wireless device is determined based on the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) reporting time capability parameter.

61. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 60, wherein, The at least one first resource includes one or more of the following: a synchronization signal block (SSB) for channel measurement, a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resource, a non-zero power CSI-RS (NZP-CSI-RS) resource, or an NZP-CSI-RS resource.

62. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 60, wherein, The at least one second resource includes: a non-zero power (NZP) second resource, which is equivalent to an NZP channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resource for interference measurement; or a zero power (ZP) second resource, which is equivalent to a CSI interference measurement (CSI-IM) resource.

63. An apparatus in a communication system, comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory having stored instructions thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 62.

64. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising code for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 62.

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