Method and terminal device for indicating carrier channel status information

Abstract

The present application discloses a method and terminal device for indicating carrier channel state information, which belongs to the field of communications and is used to solve the problem that the MAC CE transmitted by SL cannot indicate the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs. The method comprises: generating a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE comprises channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and sending the first MAC CE to a second terminal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications, and in particular to a method and terminal equipment for indicating carrier channel status information. Background Art

[0002] Currently, the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system supports sidelink (SL). SL can also be translated as side link, side link, etc. SL enables user equipment (UE) to communicate directly without going through network equipment. In SL, the Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE) sent or received between UEs usually only contains the Channel State Information (CSI) corresponding to one carrier component (CC).

[0003] When SL is configured with carrier aggregation (CA), the MAC CE transmitted by SL cannot represent the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs. Summary of the invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present application provide a method and terminal device for indicating carrier channel status information, which can solve the problem that the MAC CE transmitted by SL cannot represent the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs.

[0005] In a first aspect, a method for indicating carrier channel state information is provided, the method being executed by a first terminal device, the method comprising: generating a first MAC CE, the first MAC CE comprising channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and sending the first MAC CE to a second terminal.

[0006] According to a second aspect, a method for indicating carrier channel status information is provided, which is executed by a second terminal device, and the method includes: receiving a first MAC CE sent by a first terminal, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and determining channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components according to the first MAC CE.

[0007] According to a third aspect, a device for indicating carrier channel status information is provided, comprising: a generating module for generating a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE comprises channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and a sending module for sending the first MAC CE to a second terminal.

[0008] In a fourth aspect, a device for indicating carrier channel state information is provided, comprising: a receiving module for receiving a first MAC CE sent by a first terminal, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and a determination module for determining the channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components based on the first MAC CE.

[0009] In a fifth aspect, a terminal device is provided, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0010] In a sixth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect are implemented.

[0011] In the seventh aspect, a computer program product is provided, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0012] In an eighth aspect, a chip is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or instruction to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0013] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method and terminal device for indicating carrier channel status information, which generates a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and sends the first MAC CE to a second terminal, thereby solving the problem that the MAC CE transmitted by the SL cannot represent the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0015] Figure 1 A block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied is shown.

[0016] Figure 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for indicating carrier channel state information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3a is a schematic flow chart of a method for indicating carrier channel state information according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3b A schematic diagram showing a first MAC CE;

[0019] Figure 4a is a schematic flow chart of a method for indicating carrier channel state information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4b-4e Another schematic diagram showing a first MAC CE;

[0021] Figure 5 is a schematic flow chart of a method for indicating carrier channel state information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6a-6b Another schematic diagram showing a first MAC CE;

[0023] Figure 7 is a schematic flow chart of a method for indicating carrier channel state information according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 8 is a schematic flow chart of a method for indicating carrier channel state information according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for indicating carrier channel status information according to another embodiment of the present invention

[0026] Fig.10 A schematic structural diagram of a device for indicating carrier channel state information according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal device for implementing an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0029] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here. In addition, the "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally represents that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0030] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as for other systems and radio technologies. However, the following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following descriptions, but these technologies can also be applied to applications other than NR system applications, such as the 6th generation (6 th Generation, 6G) communication system.

[0031] Figure 1A block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application is shown. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12. Among them, the terminal 11 can also be called a terminal device or a user terminal (User Equipment, UE), and the terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer) or a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), a wearable device (Wearable Device) or a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE) and other terminal side devices, and the wearable device includes: a bracelet, a headset, glasses, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The network side device 12 can be a base station or a core network, wherein the base station can be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B, an access point, a base transceiver station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (Basic Service Set, BSS), an extended service set (Extended Service Set, ESS), a B node, an evolved B node (eNB), a home B node, a home evolved B node, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, a transmitting and receiving point (Transmitting Receiving Point, TRP) or some other suitable term in the field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to a specific technical vocabulary. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example, but the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0032] The method for indicating carrier channel status information provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings through specific embodiments and their application scenarios.

[0033] like Figure 2 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method 200 for indicating carrier channel state information, which can be performed by a first terminal device. In other words, the method can be performed by software or hardware installed in the first terminal device. The method includes the following steps:

[0034] S202: The first terminal generates a first MAC CE.

[0035] The first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of the side link.

[0036] The first terminal may generate a first MAC CE, where the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to multiple carrier components of the side link.

[0037] The first terminal may generate multiple first MAC CEs, each of which may include channel state information corresponding to multiple carrier components of a side link, and the channel state information corresponding to multiple carrier components is sent by sending the multiple first MAC CEs.

[0038] S204: Send the first MAC CE to the second terminal.

[0039] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for indicating carrier channel status information, by generating a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and sending the first MAC CE to a second terminal, thereby solving the problem that the MAC CE transmitted by the SL cannot represent the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs.

[0040] like Figure 3a As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method 300 for indicating carrier channel state information, which can be performed by a first terminal device. In other words, the method can be performed by software or hardware installed in the first terminal device. The method includes the following steps:

[0041] S302: The first terminal generates a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of the side link, and the channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by a carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0042] This step can be done using Figure 2 The description of step S202 of the embodiment will not be repeated here for the repeated parts.

[0043] Figure 3b A schematic diagram of the first MAC CE is shown. Figure 3b As shown, in one implementation, the first MAC CE includes: a channel quality indicator (CQI) field and a carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0044] In one implementation, the first bit in the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE is used to indicate whether the corresponding first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of CQI and RI.

[0045] For example, C0=1 indicates that the corresponding SLCC 1 has corresponding channel state information (eg, CQI value), and C1=0 indicates that the SLCC 2 has no corresponding channel state information.

[0046] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes multiple CQI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the CQI field and the target bit indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information. The CQI field corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0047] like Figure 3b As shown, for example, C0=1 indicates that the corresponding SLCC 1 has a corresponding CQI value, and C1=1 indicates that the corresponding SLCC 2 has a corresponding CQI value, and C0 and C1 are target bits.

[0048] C2=0 indicates that the corresponding SL CC 3 has no corresponding CQI value, and C2 is not a target bit.

[0049] C3=1 indicates that the corresponding SL CC 4 has a corresponding CQI value, and C3 is the target bit.

[0050] It can be seen that the target bits are sorted in the carrier component bitmap as follows: C0, C1, C3. Through this sorting, it can be determined that: the CQI value corresponding to the first octet Oct1 in the figure corresponds to the target bit C0, which is the CQI value of SL CC 1 corresponding to C0; the CQI value corresponding to the second octet Oct2 in the figure corresponds to the target bit C1, which is the CQI value of SL CC 2 corresponding to C1; the CQI value corresponding to the third octet Oct3 (not shown in the figure) corresponds to the target bit C3, which is the CQI value of SL CC 4 corresponding to C3.

[0051] Similarly, in one implementation, the first MAC CE also includes multiple rank indicators (RI), and the RI field has a one-to-one correspondence with a target bit indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, and the RI field corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0052] As an optional implementation, for one or more CCs with channel state information indicated in the bitmap, the channel state information corresponding to each of the one or more CCs can be arranged in ascending order based on the CC identifier. Of course, it can also be arranged in descending order, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

[0053] As an optional implementation, for one or more CCs indicating channel state information in the bitmap, each of the one or more CCs corresponds to an octet, and an octet corresponding to each CC includes channel state information corresponding to the CC (e.g., CQI and / or RI).

[0054] Optionally, the first MAC CE may further include a reserved bit R. As another optional implementation, for CCs in the bitmap indicating channel state information, each CC corresponds to an octet, and an octet corresponding to each CC includes a reserved bit R. The number of reserved bits is not limited. For example, Figure 3b The first octet in the byte includes 3 reserved bits R, and the second octet also includes 3 reserved bits.

[0055] It should be noted that Figure 3b The MAC CE in the protocol is designed to send channel state information of up to 32 CCs. i The field has four octets. Of course, if the channel state information of up to 8 CCs can be sent, C i The domain may also have one octet, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment. Figure 3b The channel state information of the MAC CE in the one or more octets is arranged in C i Of course, one or more octets containing the channel state information may also be placed in front of the C i This embodiment does not make any specific limitation after the domain.

[0056] S304: Send the first MAC CE to the second terminal.

[0057] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for indicating carrier channel status information, by generating a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and sending the first MAC CE to a second terminal, thereby solving the problem that the MAC CE transmitted by the SL cannot represent the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs.

[0058] like Figure 4aAs shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method 400 for indicating carrier channel state information, which can be performed by a first terminal device. In other words, the method can be performed by software or hardware installed in the first terminal device. The method includes the following steps:

[0059] S402: The first terminal generates a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of the side link, and the channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by a carrier component index corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0060] This step can be done using Figure 2 The description of step S202 of the embodiment will not be repeated here for the repeated parts.

[0061] Figure 4b-4e A schematic diagram of a first MAC CE is shown. In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate an index of a corresponding second carrier component (e.g., CC index), and the second field is used to indicate channel state information corresponding to the index; wherein the channel state information includes at least one of CQI and RI.

[0062] In an optional implementation manner, the first field and the second field corresponding to each CC use one octet, for example, Figure 4b In the , the first field and the second field of the CC corresponding to the CC index use one octet Oct1.

[0063] In another optional implementation manner, the first domain and the second domain corresponding to each CC are distributed in two octets. Optionally, the first MAC CE may also include a reserved bit R. Figure 4c , 4d Different numbers of reserved bits R are shown respectively.

[0064] As an optional implementation, the channel state information is based on CC index i The arrangement is performed in ascending order. Of course, the arrangement can also be performed in descending order, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

[0065] In another implementation, optionally, the first field may occupy a reserved bit position R of an existing CSI MAC CE. Figure 4e As shown, for example, the reserved bit position R is 3 bits, and the first domain occupies the reserved bit position R to indicate 8 CC indexes, and the corresponding relationship may include:

[0066] 000->CC1

[0067] 001->CC2

[0068] 010->CC3

[0069] 011->CC4

[0070] 100->CC5

[0071] 101->CC6

[0072] 110->CC7

[0073] 111->CC8

[0074] In one implementation, the correspondence between the carrier frequency and the carrier component index indicated by the first domain is pre-configured or configured by the base station or configured by the second terminal. In one implementation, the correspondence is transmitted via a system message or an RRC reconfiguration message or a sidelink RRC reconfiguration message.

[0075] Optionally, the base station configures CC index values, including which carrier frequencies CC1, CC2, ..., CC8 correspond to, for example, including f1, f2, ..., f8. At this time, the corresponding relationship can be transmitted through a system message or an RRC reconfiguration message or a sidelink RRC reconfiguration message.

[0076] Optionally, pre-configured CC index values ​​include which carrier frequencies CC1, CC2, ..., CC8 correspond to, for example, f1, f2, ..., f8. In this case, there is no need for the network to negotiate with the SL UE.

[0077] Optionally, Sidelink RRC configures CC index values, including which carrier frequency CC1, CC2, ..., CC8 corresponds to, for example, including f1, f2, ..., f8. At this time, the SL UE receives the corresponding information sent by the opposite SL UE 2 through the Sidelink RRC reconfiguration message. The corresponding information sent by the opposite SL UE 2 can be determined by itself or can be configured from its serving base station.

[0078] S404: Send the first MAC CE to the second terminal.

[0079] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for indicating carrier channel status information, by generating a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and sending the first MAC CE to a second terminal, thereby solving the problem that the MAC CE transmitted by the SL cannot represent the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs.

[0080] like Figure 5As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method 500 for indicating carrier channel state information, which can be performed by a first terminal device. In other words, the method can be performed by software or hardware installed in the first terminal device. The method includes the following steps:

[0081] S502: The first terminal generates a first MAC CE, where the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of the side link.

[0082] This step can be done using Figure 2 The description of step S202 of the embodiment will not be repeated here for the repeated parts.

[0083] Figure 6a-6b A schematic diagram of a first MAC CE is shown. In one implementation, the first MAC CE may include: a third field and a fourth field, wherein a first bit in the third field is used to indicate a rank indication RI of a sidelink channel state information CSI report, at least one second bit in the third field is used to indicate a carrier component index, and the fourth field is used to indicate a CQI corresponding to the index.

[0084] like Figure 6a As shown, in one implementation, the third field is the RI' field, and the RI' field is obtained by extending the RI field to 6 bits, wherein a first bit in the RI' field, for example, the last bit, is used to indicate the rank indication RI of the sidelink channel state information CSI report, that is, the meaning of the RI field, and the remaining 5 bits are used as the second bit to indicate the carrier component index CCindex. Optionally, the first MAC CE may also include a reserved bit R. For example, a 2-bit reserved bit R.

[0085] like Figure 6b As shown, in one implementation, the third field is the RI' field, and the RI' field is obtained by extending the RI field to 7 bits, wherein a first bit in the RI' field, for example, the last bit, is used to indicate the rank indication RI of the sidelink channel state information CSI report, and the remaining 6 bits are used as the second bit to indicate the carrier component index CC index. Optionally, the first MAC CE may also include a reserved bit R. For example, a 1-bit reserved bit R.

[0086] S504: Send the first MAC CE to the second terminal.

[0087] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for indicating carrier channel status information, by generating a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and sending the first MAC CE to a second terminal, thereby solving the problem that the MAC CE transmitted by the SL cannot represent the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs.

[0088] like Figure 7 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method 700 for indicating carrier channel state information, which can be performed by a first terminal device. In other words, the method can be performed by software or hardware installed in the first terminal device. The method includes the following steps:

[0089] S702: The first terminal generates a first MAC CE. When the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to a carrier component of a side link, there is a correspondence between the channel state information included in the first MAC CE and the carrier frequency at which the second terminal receives the first MAC CE.

[0090] This step can be done using Figure 2 The description of step S202 of the embodiment will not be repeated here for the repeated parts.

[0091] S704: Send the first MAC CE to the second terminal.

[0092] Therefore, after receiving the first MAC CE, the second terminal can determine the channel state information included in the first MAC CE according to the carrier frequency at which the first MAC CE is received.

[0093] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for indicating carrier channel status information, by generating a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and sending the first MAC CE to a second terminal, thereby solving the problem that the MAC CE transmitted by the SL cannot represent the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs.

[0094] Combination of the above Figure 2-7 The method for indicating carrier channel state information according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail. Figure 8 A method for indicating carrier channel state information according to another embodiment of the present invention is described in detail. It can be understood that the interaction between the second terminal device and the first terminal device described from the second terminal device side is similar to Figure 2-7 The description on the first terminal device side in the method shown is the same or corresponding. To avoid repetition, the relevant description is appropriately omitted.

[0095] Figure 8FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for indicating carrier channel status information according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can be applied on a network device side. Figure 8 As shown, the method 800 includes:

[0096] S802: Receive a first MAC CE sent by a first terminal, where the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link.

[0097] This step may adopt a description corresponding to at least one of steps S202, S302, S402, S502, S602, and S702, and will not be repeated here.

[0098] S804: Determine channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components according to the first MAC CE.

[0099] This step may adopt a description corresponding to at least one of steps S204, S304, S404, S504, S604, and S704, and will not be repeated here.

[0100] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for indicating carrier channel status information, by generating a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel status information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; and sending the first MAC CE to a second terminal, thereby solving the problem that the MAC CE transmitted by the SL cannot represent the CSI corresponding to multiple CCs.

[0101] It should be noted that the method for indicating carrier channel status information provided in the embodiment of the present application can be performed by a device for indicating carrier channel status information, or a control module in the device for executing the method of loading the above method. In the embodiment of the present application, the method for indicating carrier channel status information provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the method for loading the carrier channel status information performed by a device for indicating carrier channel status information as an example.

[0102] Fig. 9 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for indicating carrier channel status information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 As shown, the device 900 for indicating carrier channel state information includes: a generating module 910 and a sending module 920.

[0103] The generating module 910 is used to generate a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of the side link. The sending module 920 is used to send the first MAC CE to the second terminal.

[0104] In one implementation, the channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by a carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0105] In one implementation, the first bit in the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE is used to indicate whether the corresponding first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a channel quality indication CQI and a rank indication RI.

[0106] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes multiple CQI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the CQI field and the target bit indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information. The CQI field corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0107] In one implementation, the first MAC CE also includes multiple RI domains, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the RI domains and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information. The RI domain corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0108] In one implementation, the channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by the carrier component index corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0109] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate the index of the corresponding second carrier component, and the second field is used to indicate the channel state information corresponding to the index; wherein the channel state information includes at least one of CQI and RI.

[0110] In one implementation, the first MAC CE further includes a reserved bit.

[0111] In one implementation, the correspondence between the carrier frequency point and the carrier component index indicated by the first domain is pre-configured or configured by the base station or configured by the second terminal.

[0112] In one implementation, the corresponding relationship is transmitted through a system message or an RRC reconfiguration message or a side link RRC reconfiguration message.

[0113] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes: a third field and a fourth field, wherein the first bit in the third field is used to represent the rank indication RI of the side link channel state information CSI report, at least one second bit in the third field is used to represent the carrier component index, and the fourth field is used to indicate the CQI corresponding to the index.

[0114] In one implementation, when the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to a carrier component of the side link, there is a correspondence between the channel state information included in the first MAC CE and the carrier frequency at which the second terminal receives the first MAC CE.

[0115] The device for indicating carrier channel state information in the embodiment of the present application may be a device, or a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. The device may be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. Exemplarily, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a PDA, an in-vehicle electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook, or a personal digital assistant (PDA), etc. The non-mobile electronic device may be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), a personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, etc., which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0116] The device for indicating carrier channel state information in the embodiment of the present application may be a device having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or other possible operating systems, which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0117] The device 900 according to an embodiment of the present invention can refer to the process of the method 200-700 corresponding to the embodiment of the present invention, and the various units / modules in the device 900 and the above-mentioned other operations and / or functions are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes in the method 200-700, and can achieve the same or equivalent technical effects. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0118] Fig.10 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for indicating carrier channel status information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.10 As shown, the apparatus 1000 for indicating carrier channel state information includes: a receiving module 1010 and a determining module 1020 .

[0119] The receiving module 1010 is used to receive a first MAC CE sent by a first terminal, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link. The determining module 1020 is used to determine the channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components according to the first MAC CE.

[0120] The channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0121] In one implementation, the first bit in the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE is used to indicate whether the corresponding first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a channel quality indication CQI and a rank indication RI.

[0122] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes multiple CQI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the CQI field and the target bit indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information. The CQI field corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0123] In one implementation, the first MAC CE also includes multiple RI domains, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the RI domains and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information. The RI domain corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0124] In one implementation, the channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by the carrier component index corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0125] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate the index of the corresponding second carrier component, and the second field is used to indicate the channel state information corresponding to the index; wherein the channel state information includes at least one of CQI and RI.

[0126] In one implementation, the first MAC CE further includes a reserved bit.

[0127] In one implementation, the correspondence between the carrier frequency point and the carrier component index indicated by the first domain is pre-configured or configured by the base station or configured by the second terminal.

[0128] In one implementation, the corresponding relationship is transmitted through a system message or an RRC reconfiguration message or a side link RRC reconfiguration message.

[0129] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes: a third field and a fourth field, wherein the first bit in the third field is used to represent the rank indication RI of the side link channel state information CSI report, at least one second bit in the third field is used to represent the carrier component index, and the fourth field is used to indicate the CQI corresponding to the index.

[0130] In one implementation, when the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to a carrier component of the side link, there is a correspondence between the channel state information included in the first MAC CE and the carrier frequency at which the second terminal receives the first MAC CE.

[0131] The device for indicating carrier channel state information in the embodiment of the present application may be a device, or a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. The device may be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. Exemplarily, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a PDA, an in-vehicle electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook, or a personal digital assistant (PDA), etc. The non-mobile electronic device may be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), a personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, etc., which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0132] The device for indicating carrier channel state information in the embodiment of the present application may be a device having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or other possible operating systems, which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0133] The device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention can refer to the process of the method 800 corresponding to the embodiment of the present invention, and the various units / modules in the device 1000 and the above-mentioned other operations and / or functions are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes in the method 800, and can achieve the same or equivalent technical effects. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0134] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal device for implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0135] The terminal device 1100 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 1101, a network module 1102, an audio output unit 1103, an input unit 1104, a sensor 1105, a display unit 1106, a user input unit 1107, an interface unit 1108, a memory 1109, and a processor 1110 and other components.

[0136] Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal device 1100 can also include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component, and the power supply can be logically connected to the processor 1110 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The terminal device structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the terminal device, and the terminal device may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange components differently, which will not be described in detail here.

[0137] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 1104 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 11041 and a microphone 11042, and the graphics processor 11041 processes the image data of the static picture or video obtained by the image capture device (such as a camera) in the video capture mode or the image capture mode. The display unit 1106 may include a display panel 11061, and the display panel 11061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 1107 includes a touch panel 11071 and other input devices 11072. The touch panel 11071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 11071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 11072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be repeated here.

[0138] In the embodiment of the present application, the radio frequency unit 1101 receives downlink data from the network side device and sends it to the processor 1110 for processing; in addition, the uplink data is sent to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 1101 includes but is not limited to an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0139] The memory 1109 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 1109 can mainly include a program or instruction storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program or instruction storage area can store an operating system, an application program or instruction required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 1109 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory, wherein the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a programmable read-only memory (Programmable ROM, PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or a flash memory. For example, at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state storage device.

[0140] The processor 1110 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 1110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes an operating system, a user interface, and application programs or instructions, etc., and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communications, such as a baseband processor. It is understandable that the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 1110.

[0141] The processor 1110 is configured to generate a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of the side link; and send the first MAC CE to the second terminal.

[0142] In one implementation, the channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by a carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0143] In one implementation, the first bit in the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE is used to indicate whether the corresponding first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a channel quality indication CQI and a rank indication RI.

[0144] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes multiple CQI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the CQI field and the target bit indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information. The CQI field corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0145] In one implementation, the first MAC CE also includes multiple RI domains, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the RI domains and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information. The RI domain corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0146] In one implementation, the channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by the carrier component index corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0147] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate the index of the corresponding second carrier component, and the second field is used to indicate the channel state information corresponding to the index; wherein the channel state information includes at least one of CQI and RI.

[0148] In one implementation, the first MAC CE further includes a reserved bit.

[0149] In one implementation, the correspondence between the carrier frequency point and the carrier component index indicated by the first domain is pre-configured or configured by the base station or configured by the second terminal.

[0150] In one implementation, the corresponding relationship is transmitted through a system message or an RRC reconfiguration message or a side link RRC reconfiguration message.

[0151] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes: a third field and a fourth field, wherein the first bit in the third field is used to represent the rank indication RI of the side link channel state information CSI report, at least one second bit in the third field is used to represent the carrier component index, and the fourth field is used to indicate the CQI corresponding to the index.

[0152] In one implementation, when the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to a carrier component of the side link, there is a correspondence between the channel state information included in the first MAC CE and the carrier frequency at which the second terminal receives the first MAC CE.

[0153] Alternatively, the processor 1110 is configured to receive a first MAC CE sent by a first terminal, where the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link;

[0154] Determine channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components according to the first MAC CE.

[0155] In one implementation, the channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by a carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0156] In one implementation, the first bit in the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE is used to indicate whether the corresponding first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a channel quality indication CQI and a rank indication RI.

[0157] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes multiple CQI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the CQI field and the target bit indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information. The CQI field corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0158] In one implementation, the first MAC CE also includes multiple RI domains, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the RI domains and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information. The RI domain corresponding to the target bit is indicated by the order of the target bit in the carrier component bitmap.

[0159] In one implementation, the channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by the carrier component index corresponding to the first MAC CE.

[0160] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate the index of the corresponding second carrier component, and the second field is used to indicate the channel state information corresponding to the index; wherein the channel state information includes at least one of CQI and RI.

[0161] In one implementation, the first MAC CE further includes a reserved bit.

[0162] In one implementation, the correspondence between the carrier frequency point and the carrier component index indicated by the first domain is pre-configured or configured by the base station or configured by the second terminal.

[0163] In one implementation, the corresponding relationship is transmitted through a system message or an RRC reconfiguration message or a side link RRC reconfiguration message.

[0164] In one implementation, the first MAC CE includes: a third field and a fourth field, wherein the first bit in the third field is used to represent the rank indication RI of the side link channel state information CSI report, at least one second bit in the third field is used to represent the carrier component index, and the fourth field is used to indicate the CQI corresponding to the index.

[0165] In one implementation, when the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to a carrier component of the side link, there is a correspondence between the channel state information included in the first MAC CE and the carrier frequency at which the second terminal receives the first MAC CE.

[0166] According to the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device 1100 can refer to the process of method 200-700 or 800 corresponding to the embodiment of the present invention, and the various units / modules in the terminal device 1100 and the above-mentioned other operations and / or functions are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes in method 200-700 or 800, and can achieve the same or equivalent technical effects. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0167] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned method embodiment for indicating carrier channel status information is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0168] The processor is a processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0169] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned method embodiment for indicating carrier channel status information, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0170] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0171] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0172] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise one..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0173] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, a disk, or an optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0174] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for indicating carrier channel status information, characterized in that: The method is performed by a first terminal device, and the method includes: Generate a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of the side link; Sending the first MAC CE to the second terminal; The channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by a carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE; the first bit in the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE is used to indicate whether the corresponding first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a channel quality indication CQI and a rank indication RI; The first MAC CE includes a plurality of CQI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the CQI fields and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, and the CQI fields corresponding to the target bits are indicated by the order of the target bits in the carrier component bitmap; or, the first MAC CE also includes a plurality of RI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the RI fields and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, and the RI fields corresponding to the target bits are indicated by the order of the target bits in the carrier component bitmap; or, The channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by the carrier component index corresponding to the first MAC CE; the first MAC CE includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate the index of the corresponding second carrier component, and the second field is used to indicate the channel state information corresponding to the index; wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a CQI and a RI; or, The first MAC CE includes: a third field and a fourth field, wherein the first bit in the third field is used to represent the rank indication RI of the side link channel state information CSI report, at least one second bit in the third field is used to represent the carrier component index, and the fourth field is used to indicate the CQI corresponding to the index.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first MAC CE also includes a reserved bit.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that In the case where the first MAC CE includes a first domain and a second domain, the correspondence between the carrier frequency point and the carrier component index indicated by the first domain is pre-configured or configured by the base station or configured by the second terminal.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The corresponding relationship is transmitted through a system message or an RRC reconfiguration message or a side link RRC reconfiguration message.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that In the case where the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to a carrier component of the side link, there is a correspondence between the channel state information included in the first MAC CE and the carrier frequency at which the second terminal receives the first MAC CE.

6. A method for indicating carrier channel status information, characterized in that: The method is performed by a second terminal device, and the method includes: receiving a first MAC CE sent by a first terminal, where the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; Determine, according to the first MAC CE, channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components; The channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by a carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE; the first bit in the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE is used to indicate whether the corresponding first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a channel quality indication CQI and a rank indication RI; The first MAC CE includes a plurality of CQI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the CQI fields and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, and the CQI fields corresponding to the target bits are indicated by the order of the target bits in the carrier component bitmap; or, the first MAC CE also includes a plurality of RI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the RI fields and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, and the RI fields corresponding to the target bits are indicated by the order of the target bits in the carrier component bitmap; or, The channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by the carrier component index corresponding to the first MAC CE; the first MAC CE includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate the index of the corresponding second carrier component, and the second field is used to indicate the channel state information corresponding to the index; wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a CQI and a RI; or, The first MAC CE includes: a third field and a fourth field, wherein the first bit in the third field is used to represent the rank indication RI of the side link channel state information CSI report, at least one second bit in the third field is used to represent the carrier component index, and the fourth field is used to indicate the CQI corresponding to the index.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The first MAC CE also includes a reserved bit.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that In the case where the first MAC CE includes a first domain and a second domain, the correspondence between the carrier frequency point and the carrier component index indicated by the first domain is pre-configured or configured by the base station or configured by the second terminal.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The corresponding relationship is transmitted through a system message or an RRC reconfiguration message or a side link RRC reconfiguration message.

10. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that In the case where the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to a carrier component of the side link, there is a correspondence between the channel state information included in the first MAC CE and the carrier frequency at which the second terminal receives the first MAC CE.

11. A device for indicating carrier channel status information, characterized in that: include: A generating module, configured to generate a first MAC CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; A sending module, configured to send the first MAC CE to the second terminal; The channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by a carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE; the first bit in the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE is used to indicate whether the corresponding first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a channel quality indication CQI and a rank indication RI; The first MAC CE includes a plurality of CQI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the CQI fields and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, and the CQI fields corresponding to the target bits are indicated by the order of the target bits in the carrier component bitmap; or, the first MAC CE also includes a plurality of RI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the RI fields and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, and the RI fields corresponding to the target bits are indicated by the order of the target bits in the carrier component bitmap; or, The channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by the carrier component index corresponding to the first MAC CE; the first MAC CE includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate the index of the corresponding second carrier component, and the second field is used to indicate the channel state information corresponding to the index; wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a CQI and a RI; or, The first MAC CE includes: a third field and a fourth field, wherein the first bit in the third field is used to represent the rank indication RI of the side link channel state information CSI report, at least one second bit in the third field is used to represent the carrier component index, and the fourth field is used to indicate the CQI corresponding to the index.

12. A device for indicating carrier channel status information, characterized in that: include: A receiving module, configured to receive a first MAC CE sent by a first terminal, wherein the first MAC CE includes channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components of a side link; A determination module, configured to determine channel state information corresponding to one or more carrier components according to the first MAC CE; The channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by a carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE; the first bit in the carrier component bitmap corresponding to the first MAC CE is used to indicate whether the corresponding first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a channel quality indication CQI and a rank indication RI; The first MAC CE includes a plurality of CQI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the CQI fields and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, and the CQI fields corresponding to the target bits are indicated by the order of the target bits in the carrier component bitmap; or, the first MAC CE also includes a plurality of RI fields, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the RI fields and the target bits indicating that the first carrier component has corresponding channel state information, and the RI fields corresponding to the target bits are indicated by the order of the target bits in the carrier component bitmap; or, The channel state information corresponding to the multiple carrier components of the side link is indicated by the carrier component index corresponding to the first MAC CE; the first MAC CE includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate the index of the corresponding second carrier component, and the second field is used to indicate the channel state information corresponding to the index; wherein the channel state information includes at least one of a CQI and a RI; or, The first MAC CE includes: a third field and a fourth field, wherein the first bit in the third field is used to represent the rank indication RI of the side link channel state information CSI report, at least one second bit in the third field is used to represent the carrier component index, and the fourth field is used to indicate the CQI corresponding to the index.

13. A terminal device, characterized in that: A method comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method for indicating carrier channel state information according to any one of claims 1 to 5; or Implement the steps of the method for indicating carrier channel state information as described in any one of claims 6-10.

14. A readable storage medium, characterized in that: The readable storage medium stores a program or an instruction, and when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for indicating carrier channel state information according to any one of claims 1 to 5 are implemented; or Implement the steps of the method for indicating carrier channel state information as described in any one of claims 6-10.

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