Techniques for measuring signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR)

Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for configuring resources to determine a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR). A method that can be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: if group-based beam reporting is configured, sending an indication to a base station (BS) that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of a channel measurement resource (CMR) and at least one interference measurement resource (IMR) (405); receiving a reference signal (RS) resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform channel measurement (410); receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform interference measurement (415); determining at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter (420) based on the results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement; and sending the SINR parameter to the BS (425).

Description

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Application No. 17 / 308,720, filed on May 5, 2021, which claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63 / 021,652, filed on May 7, 2020, which is hereby assigned to the assignee of the present application and is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as if fully set forth below and for all applicable purposes. Technical Field

[0003] Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to techniques for channel measurements. Background Art

[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services, such as telephony, video, data, messaging, broadcast, etc. These wireless communication systems may employ multiple access technologies capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple access systems include the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the LTE Advanced (LTE-A) system, the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, the Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) system, the Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) system, the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) system, the Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SCFDMA) system, and the Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) system, etc.

[0005] These multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different wireless devices to communicate at municipal, national, regional and even global levels. New radio (e.g., 5G NR) is an example of an emerging telecommunication standard. NR is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard announced by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectrum efficiency, reducing costs, improving services, utilizing new spectrum, and better integrating with other open standards using OFDMA with cyclic prefix (CP) on downlink (DL) and uplink (UL). To this end, NR supports beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology and carrier aggregation.

[0006] As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, further improvements to NR and LTE technologies are needed. These improvements should apply to other multiple access technologies and the telecommunication standards that adopt them. Summary of the invention

[0007] The systems, methods, and devices of the present disclosure each have several aspects, no single one of which is solely responsible for its desirable attributes. After considering this discussion, and particularly after reading the section entitled "Detailed Description," one will understand how the features of the present disclosure provide advantages including improved signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) determination.

[0008] Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising: if group-based beam reporting is configured, sending an indication to a base station (BS) that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of a channel measurement resource (CMR) and at least one interference measurement resource (IMR); receiving a reference signal (RS) resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform channel measurement; receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform interference measurement; determining at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement; and sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0009] Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to a method for wireless communication by a BS, comprising: when group-based beam reporting is configured at a UE, receiving an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of CMR and at least one IMR; sending an RS resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform channel measurement; sending at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform interference measurement; and receiving at least one SINR parameter determined based on results of the UE performing channel measurement and interference measurement.

[0010] Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a method for wireless communication by a UE, comprising: receiving from a BS a first non-zero power (NZP) RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a zero power (ZP) RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR; determining a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption of the at least one ZP IMR and the at least one NZP IMR based on an RS configured for the at least one CMR; determining at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurement, ZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption), and NZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption); and sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0011] Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a method for wireless communication by a BS, comprising: sending a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR to a UE, wherein the at least one ZP IMR and a QCL assumption of the at least one NZP IMR are determined based on an RS configured for the at least one CMR; and receiving at least one SINR parameter based on results of a channel measurement (performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the at least one ZP IMR and the QCL assumption), and a NZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the at least one NZP IMR and the QCL assumption).

[0012] Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a method for wireless communication by a UE, comprising: receiving from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; performing channel measurement based on the at least one CMR; determining at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing the channel measurement, the ZP interference measurement, and the NZP interference measurement; and sending the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0013] Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a method for wireless communication by a BS, comprising: sending a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR to a UE, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; and receiving at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of channel measurement (performed based on the at least one CMR), ZP interference measurement (performed based on the at least one ZP IMR), and NZP interference measurement (performed based on the at least one NZP IMR).

[0014] Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a method for wireless communication by a UE, comprising: receiving from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs, the CMR or ZP IMR including a common resource for determining at least one SINR parameter; determining the at least one SINR parameter based on the common resource; and sending the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0015] Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to a method for wireless communication by a BS, comprising: sending a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs to a UE, the CMR or ZP IMR including a common resource commonly used to determine at least one SINR parameter; and receiving the at least one SINR parameter determined based on the common resource.

[0016] 0015 Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a method for wireless communications by a UE, comprising: receiving a configuration of a single CMR setting and a higher layer parameter indicating enabling repetition for the single CMR setting from a BS; determining an SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurements and interference measurements (which are at least partially based on the higher layer parameters); and sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0017] Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to a method for wireless communications by a BS, comprising: sending a configuration of a single CMR setting and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting to a UE; and receiving an SINR parameter based on results of channel measurement and interference measurement performed at least in part based on the single CMR setting and the higher layer parameter.

[0018] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to: if group-based beam reporting is configured, send an indication to a BS that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of CMR and at least one IMR; receive an RS resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform channel measurement; receive at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform interference measurement; determine at least one SINR parameter based on the results of performing channel measurement and interference measurement; and send the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0019] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to: when group-based beam reporting is configured at a UE, receive an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of CMR and at least one IMR; send an RS resource setting for CMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform channel measurement; send at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform interference measurement; and receive at least one SINR parameter determined based on the result of the UE performing channel measurement and interference measurement.

[0020] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to: receive a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR from a BS; determine a QCL assumption of the at least one ZP IMR and the at least one NZP IMR based on an RS configured for the at least one CMR; determine at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurement, ZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption), and NZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption); and send the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0021] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to: send a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR to a UE, wherein the at least one ZP IMR and the QCL assumption of the at least one NZP IMR are determined based on the RS configured for the at least one CMR; and receive at least one SINR parameter based on the results of a channel measurement (which is performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (which is performed at least in part based on the at least one ZP IMR and the QCL assumption), and a NZP interference measurement (which is performed at least in part based on the at least one NZP IMR and the QCL assumption).

[0022] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to: receive from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; perform channel measurement based on the at least one CMR; determine at least one SINR parameter based on the results of performing the channel measurement, the ZP interference measurement, and the NZP interference measurement; and send the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0023] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to: send a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR to a UE, wherein the first NZP RS resource setting indicates the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; and receive at least one SINR parameter based on the results of a channel measurement (which is performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (which is performed based on the at least one ZP IMR), and an NZP interference measurement (which is performed based on the at least one NZP IMR).

[0024] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to: receive from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs, wherein the CMR or ZP IMR includes a common resource for determining at least one SINR parameter; determine the at least one SINR parameter based on the common resource; and send the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0025] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to: send a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs to a UE, wherein the CMR or ZP IMR includes a common resource for determining at least one SINR parameter; and receive the at least one SINR parameter determined based on the common resource.

[0026] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to: receive a configuration of a single CMR setting and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting from a BS; determine an SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurements and interference measurements (which are at least partially based on the higher layer parameters); and send the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0027] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to: send a configuration of a single CMR setting and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting to a UE; and receive an SINR parameter based on results of a channel measurement and an interference measurement (which is performed at least in part based on the single CMR setting and the higher layer parameter).

[0028] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes: a component for sending an indication to a BS that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of CMR and at least one IMR when group-based beam reporting is configured; a component for receiving an RS resource setting for CMR to perform channel measurement based at least in part on the capabilities of the UE; a component for receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR to perform interference measurement based at least in part on the capabilities of the UE; a component for determining at least one SINR parameter based on the results of performing channel measurement and interference measurement; and a component for sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0029] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes: a component for receiving an indication that a UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of CMR and at least one IMR when group-based beam reporting is configured at the UE; a component for sending an RS resource setting for CMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform channel measurement; a component for sending at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform interference measurement; and a component for receiving at least one SINR parameter determined based on the result of the UE performing channel measurement and interference measurement.

[0030] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes: a component for receiving a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR from a BS; a component for determining a QCL assumption of the at least one ZP IMR and the at least one NZP IMR based on an RS configured for the at least one CMR; a component for determining at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurement, ZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption), and NZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption); and a component for sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0031] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes: a component for sending a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR to a UE, wherein the at least one ZP IMR and the QCL assumption of the at least one NZP IMR are determined based on the RS configured for the at least one CMR; and a component for receiving at least one SINR parameter based on the results of a channel measurement (which is performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (which is performed at least in part based on the at least one ZP IMR and the QCL assumption), and a NZP interference measurement (which is performed at least in part based on the at least one NZP IMR and the QCL assumption).

[0032] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes a component for receiving from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; a component for performing channel measurement based on the at least one CMR; a component for determining at least one SINR parameter based on the results of performing the channel measurement, the ZP interference measurement, and the NZP interference measurement; and a component for sending the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0033] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes a component for sending a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR to a UE, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; and a component for receiving at least one SINR parameter based on the results of a channel measurement (which is performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (which is performed based on the at least one ZP IMR), and an NZP interference measurement (which is performed based on the at least one NZP IMR).

[0034] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes: a component for receiving from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs, the CMR or ZP IMR including a common resource for determining at least one SINR parameter; a component for determining the at least one SINR parameter based on the common resource; and a component for sending the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0035] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes: a component for sending a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs to a UE, the CMR or ZP IMR including a common resource for determining at least one SINR parameter; and a component for receiving the at least one SINR parameter determined based on the common resource.

[0036] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a UE. The apparatus generally includes: a component for receiving a configuration of a single CMR setting and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting from a BS; a component for determining an SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurements and interference measurements (which are at least partially based on the higher layer parameters); and a component for sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0037] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication by a BS. The apparatus generally includes: a component for sending a configuration of a single CMR setting and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting to a UE; and a component for receiving an SINR parameter based on results of a channel measurement and an interference measurement performed at least in part based on the single CMR setting and the higher layer parameter.

[0038] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a UE to: if group-based beam reporting is configured, send to a BS an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of CMR and at least one IMR; receive RS resource settings for the CMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform channel measurement; receive at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform interference measurement; determine at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurement and interference measurement; and send the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0039] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a BS to: when group-based beam reporting is configured at a UE, receive an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of CMR and at least one IMR; send an RS resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform channel measurement; send at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform interference measurement; and receive at least one SINR parameter determined based on the results of the UE performing channel measurement and interference measurement.

[0040] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a UE to: receive from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZPRS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR; determine a QCL assumption for the at least one ZP IMR and the at least one NZP IMR based on an RS configured for the at least one CMR; determine at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurement, ZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption), and NZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption); and send the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0041] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a BS to: send to a UE a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZPRS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR, wherein the at least one ZP IMR and the QCL assumption of the at least one NZP IMR are determined based on the RS configured for the at least one CMR; and receive at least one SINR parameter based on the results of a channel measurement (performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the at least one ZP IMR and the QCL assumption), and an NZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the at least one NZP IMR and the QCL assumption).

[0042] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to enable a UE to: receive from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZPRS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; perform channel measurement based on the at least one CMR; determine at least one SINR parameter based on the results of performing the channel measurement, the ZP interference measurement, and the NZP interference measurement; and send the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0043] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a BS to: send to a UE a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZPRS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; and receive at least one SINR parameter based on the results of a channel measurement (performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (performed based on the at least one ZP IMR), and an NZP interference measurement (performed based on the at least one NZP IMR).

[0044] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a UE to: receive from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZPRS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs, the CMR or ZP IMR including a common resource for determining at least one SINR parameter; determine the at least one SINR parameter based on the common resource; and send the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0045] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a BS to: send to a UE a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZPRS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs, wherein the CMR or ZP IMR includes a common resource commonly used to determine at least one SINR parameter; and receive the at least one SINR parameter determined based on the common resource.

[0046] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a UE to: receive from a BS a configuration for a single CMR setting and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting; determine an SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurements and interference measurements based at least in part on the higher layer parameters; and send the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0047] Certain aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a BS to: send a configuration for a single CMR setting and higher layer parameters indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting to a UE; and receive an SINR parameter based on results of channel measurements and interference measurements performed at least in part based on the single CMR setting and the higher layer parameters.

[0048] To achieve the aforementioned and related purposes, the one or more aspects include the features fully described below and particularly pointed out in the claims. The following description and the accompanying drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative features of the one or more aspects. However, these features are only indicative of some of the various ways in which the principles of the various aspects can be employed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] In order that the manner in which the above-mentioned features of the present disclosure are understood in detail, the contents briefly summarized above may be more particularly described by reference to various aspects, some of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings illustrate only certain typical aspects of the present disclosure and are therefore not to be considered as limiting the scope thereof, as the description may admit to other equally effective aspects.

[0050] Figure 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example telecommunications system in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0051] Figure 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating designs of example base stations (BSs) and user equipment (UEs) in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0052] Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a BS using group-based beam reporting, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0053] Figure 4 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a UE using group-based beam reporting in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0054] Figure 5 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations using group-based beam reporting in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0055] Figure 6 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a BS including signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) determination based on higher layer parameters, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0056] Figure 7 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a UE including SINR determination based on higher layer parameters, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0057] Figure 8 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations for SINR determination based on higher layer parameters, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0058] Fig. 9is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a BS, including SINR determination based on a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0059] Fig.10 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a UE, including SINR determination based on QCL assumptions, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0060] Fig.11 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations for SINR determination based on QCL assumptions in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0061] Fig.12 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a BS, including SINR determination based on non-zero power (NZP) reference signal (RS) resource settings, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0062] Fig.13 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a UE, including SINR determination based on NZP RS resource settings, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0063] Fig.14 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations for SINR determination based on NZP RS resource settings, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0064] Fig.15 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a BS, including using common resources for SINR determination, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0065] Fig.16 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a UE, including SINR determination using common resources, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0066] Fig.17 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations for SINR determination using common resources in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0067] Fig.18 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a BS, including SINR determination using repetition, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0068] Fig.19 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a UE, including SINR determination using repetition, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0069] Fig. 20 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations for SINR determination using repetition, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.

[0070] Fig.21 A communications device according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown, which may include various components configured to perform operations of the techniques disclosed herein.

[0071] Fig. 22 A communications device according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown, which may include various components configured to perform operations of the techniques disclosed herein.

[0072] To facilitate understanding, identical reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate identical elements that are common to the figures. It is contemplated that elements disclosed in one aspect may be beneficially utilized on other aspects without specific recitation. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0073] Various aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processing systems, and computer-readable media for measuring a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR). For example, in certain aspects, a base station (BS) may indicate one or more multi-resource settings to a user equipment (UE) to enable the UE to perform channel and interference measurements. In some cases, the BS may indicate a single resource setting or up to three resource settings, and may indicate that repetition is enabled for the resource setting. Certain aspects relate to determining a quasi-co-location (QCL). For example, a QCL assumption for a zero-power (ZP) interference measurement resource (IMR) and a non-zero-power (NZP) IMR may be determined based on a reference signal (RS) configured for a channel measurement resource (CMR).

[0074] The following description provides an example for performing SINR determination in a communication system. Without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the functions and arrangements of the elements discussed may be changed. Various examples may appropriately omit, replace or add various processes or components. For example, the method described may be performed in a different order from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted or combined. In addition, the features described in some examples may be combined in some other examples. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein may be used to implement a device or practice method. In addition, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such a device or method practiced using other structures, functions, or structures and functions other than or different from the various aspects of the present disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the present disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the claims. The word "exemplary" is used herein to mean "used as an example, instance or illustration". Any aspect described as "exemplary" herein is not necessarily interpreted as being preferred or advantageous over other aspects.

[0075] In general, any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network may support a specific radio access technology (RAT) and may operate on one or more frequencies. RAT may also be referred to as a radio technology, air interface, etc. Frequency may also be referred to as a carrier, subcarrier, frequency channel, tone, subband, etc. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area in order to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs.

[0076] The techniques described herein can be used for various wireless networks and radio technologies. Although terms commonly associated with 3G, 4G, and / or new radio (e.g., 5G NR) wireless technologies may be used herein to describe various aspects, various aspects of the present disclosure may be applied to other communication systems based on generations.

[0077] NR access can support various wireless communication services, such as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) for wide bandwidth (e.g., 80 megahertz (MHz) or above), millimeter wave (mmW) for high carrier frequency (e.g., 25 gigahertz (GHz) or above), massive machine type communication MTC (mMTC) for non-backward compatible MTC technology, and / or mission critical ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC). These services may include latency and reliability requirements. These services may also have different transmission time intervals (TTIs) to meet their respective quality of service (QoS) requirements. In addition, these services can coexist in the same subframe. NR supports beamforming, and the beam direction can be dynamically configured. MIMO transmission with precoding can also be supported. The MIMO configuration in the downlink (DL) can support up to 8 transmit antennas, with multi-layer DL transmission of up to 8 streams and up to 2 streams per UE. Multi-layer transmission with up to 2 streams per UE can be supported. Aggregation of multiple cells can be supported with up to 8 serving cells.

[0078] Figure 1 An example wireless communication network 100 is shown in which aspects of the present disclosure may be performed. For example, the wireless communication network 100 may be a NR system (e.g., a 5G NR network). Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication network 100 may communicate with a core network 132. The core network 132 may communicate with one or more BSs 110 and / or UEs 120 in the wireless communication network 100 via one or more interfaces.

[0079] like Figure 1As shown, the wireless communication network 100 may include multiple BSs 110a-z (each BS is also individually referred to as BS 110 or collectively referred to as multiple BSs 110 in this document) and other network entities. BS 110 can provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area (sometimes referred to as a "cell"), which can be stationary or can move according to the location of the mobile BS 110. In some examples, BS 110 can be interconnected with each other and / or with one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless communication network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces (e.g., direct physical connections, wireless connections, virtual networks, etc.) using any suitable transmission network. Figure 1 In the example shown, BSs 110a, 110b, and 110c may be macro BSs for macro cells 102a, 102b, and 102c, respectively. BS 110x may be a pico BS for pico cell 102x. BSs 110y and 110z may be femto BSs for femto cells 102y and 102z, respectively. A BS may support one or more cells. A network controller 130 may be coupled to a set of BSs 110 and provide coordination and control (e.g., via a backhaul) for these BSs 110.

[0080] BS 110 communicates with UEs 120a-y (each UE is also individually referred to herein as UE 120 or collectively referred to as multiple UEs 120) in the wireless communication network 100. UEs 120 (e.g., 120x, 120y, etc.) may be dispersed throughout the wireless communication network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. The wireless communication network 100 may also include a relay station (e.g., relay station 110r), also referred to as a relay, etc., which receives transmissions of data and / or other information from an upstream station (e.g., BS 110a or UE 120r) and sends transmissions of data and / or other information to a downstream station (e.g., UE 120 or BS 110), or relays transmissions between UEs 120 to facilitate communication between devices.

[0081] According to certain aspects, BS 110 and UE 120 may be configured for SINR measurements. Figure 1 As shown, BS 110a includes SINR manager 112. According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, SINR manager 112 may be configured to provide resource settings for SINR measurements. Figure 1 As shown, UE 120a includes SINR manager 122. According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, SINR manager 122 may be configured to receive a resource setting and determine a SINR based on the resource setting.

[0082] Figure 21 and UE 120a (eg, in Figure 1 Example components of the wireless communication network 100).

[0083] At BS 110a, a transmit processor 220 may receive data from a data source 212 and control information from a controller / processor 240. The control information may be for a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a physical control format indicator channel (PCFICH), a physical hybrid automatic repeat request (ARQ) indicator channel (PHICH), a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a group common PDCCH (GC PDCCH), etc. The data may be for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), etc. A medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE) is a MAC layer communication structure that may be used for control command exchange between wireless nodes. The MAC-CE may be carried in a shared channel such as a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH).

[0084] The processor 220 may process (e.g., encode and symbol map) data and control information, respectively, to obtain data symbols and control symbols. The transmit processor 220 may also generate reference symbols, such as for a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS). The transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, and / or reference symbols (if applicable), and may provide an output symbol stream to a modulator (MOD) 232a-232t. Each modulator 232 may process a corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) etc.) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and up-convert) the output sample stream to obtain a DL signal. The DL signals from modulators 232a-232t may be transmitted via antennas 234a-234t, respectively.

[0085] At UE 120a, antennas 252a-252r may receive DL signals from BS 110a and may provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) in transceivers 254a-254r, respectively. Each demodulator in transceivers 254a-254r may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a corresponding received signal to obtain input samples. Each demodulator may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM, etc.) to obtain received symbols. MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from all demodulators in transceivers 254a-254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide detected symbols. Receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate, deinterleave, and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 120a to data sink 260, and provide decoding control information to controller / processor 280.

[0086] On the uplink (UL), at the UE 120a, a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 (e.g., for a PUSCH) and control information from a controller / processor 280 (e.g., for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH)). The transmit processor 264 may also generate reference symbols for a reference signal (RS), such as for a sounding reference signal (SRS). The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 (if applicable), further processed by a modulator in a transceiver 254a-254r (e.g., for SC-FDM, etc.), and transmitted to the BS 110a. At the BS 110a, the UL signal from the UE 120a may be received by the antenna 234, processed by the modulator 232, detected by the MIMO detector 236 (if applicable), and further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by the UE 120a. The receive processor 238 may provide decoded data to a data sink 239 and decode control information to a controller / processor 240 .

[0087] Memories 242 and 282 may store data and program codes for BS 110a and UE 120a, respectively.A scheduler 244 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the DL and / or UL.

[0088] The antennas 252, processors 266, 258, 264 and / or controller / processor 280 of the UE 120a and / or the antennas 234, processors 220, 230, 238 and / or controller / processor 240 of the BS 110a may be used to perform the various techniques and methods described herein. Figure 2As shown, the controller / processor 240 of the BS 110a has a SINR manager 112 according to certain aspects described herein. Figure 2 As shown, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120a has the SINR manager 122, in accordance with certain aspects described herein. Although shown at the controller / processor level, other components of the UE 120a and the BS 110a may be used to perform the operations described herein.

[0089] NR can utilize OFDM with a cyclic prefix (CP) on both UL and DL. NR can support half-duplex operation using time division duplex (TDD). OFDM and single carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) can divide the system bandwidth into multiple orthogonal subcarriers, which are also commonly referred to as tones, frequency boxes (bins), etc. Each subcarrier can be modulated with data. Modulation symbols can be sent in the frequency domain with OFDM and in the time domain with SC-FDM. The spacing between adjacent subcarriers can be fixed, and the total number of subcarriers can depend on the system bandwidth. The minimum resource allocation, called a resource block (RB), can be 12 consecutive subcarriers. The system bandwidth can also be divided into subbands. For example, a subband can cover multiple RBs. NR can support a basic subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 15 kilohertz (KHz), and other SCSs can be defined relative to the basic SCS (e.g., 30kHz, 60kHz, 120kHz, 240kHz, etc.).

[0090] The electromagnetic spectrum is typically subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc. based on frequency / wavelength. In 5G NR, two initial operating bands have been identified with the frequency range names FR1 (410 MHz–7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz–52.6 GHz). It should be understood that although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often (interchangeably) referred to as the "sub-6 GHz" band in various literature and articles. A similar naming issue sometimes arises for FR2, which is often (interchangeably) referred to as the "millimeter wave" band in literature and articles, although it is different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz–300 GHz) identified as the "millimeter wave" band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

[0091] Frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are generally referred to as mid-band frequencies. Recent 5G NR research has identified the operating bands of these mid-band frequencies as the frequency range name FR3 (7.125GHz–24.25GHz). The frequency bands falling within FR3 can inherit FR1 characteristics and / or FR2 characteristics, and therefore the features of FR1 and / or FR2 can be effectively extended to mid-band frequencies. In addition, higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend 5G NR operations to above 52.6GHz. For example, three higher operating bands have been identified as frequency range names FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6GHz–71GHz), FR4 (52.6GHz–114.25GHz), and FR5 (114.25GHz–300GHz). Each of these higher frequency bands falls within the EHF band.

[0092] In view of the above, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that the term "sub-6 GHz" and the like (if used herein) can broadly refer to frequencies below 6 GHz, can be within FR1, or can include mid-band frequencies. Further, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that the term "millimeter wave" and the like (if used herein) can broadly refer to frequencies that can include mid-band frequencies, can be within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1 and / or FR5, or can be within the EHF band.

[0093] Example Technique for Measuring Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR)

[0094] Various aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for measuring layer 1 (L1) signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR). SINR provides an indication of the channel power divided by the sum of the interference power (from all other interfering signals) and the background noise power. For example, a channel measurement resource setting may be provided by a base station (BS) to a user equipment (UE) to indicate a channel measurement resource (CMR) (e.g., a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) CMR). The UE may then perform a non-zero power (NZP) channel measurement (CM) using the CMR, the result of which will be used in the numerator of the SINR. In some cases, the CMR may also be used to perform an interference measurement (IM) that will be used in the denominator of the SINR. The IM may include the sum of the NZP IM and the zero power (ZP) IM. In other cases, a resource setting indicating a CSI-RS resource for the NZP IM may be provided, and a resource setting indicating a CSI-RS resource for the ZP IM may be provided. The SINR may be determined (e.g., calculated or computed) using the following equation:

[0095]

[0096] In some embodiments, for L1-SINR, a higher layer parameter (also referred to as "repetition") may be configured for NZP CSI-RS only in the case of two resource settings, one for CMR and one for interference measurement resources (IMR), respectively. The higher layer parameter "repetition" may be a radio resource control (RRC) layer parameter sent to the UE using an RRC message. The higher layer parameter "repetition" may indicate whether repetition is enabled for a particular resource setting. In other words, if repetition is enabled for a resource setting, the resource set indicated by the resource setting may be repeated. In some aspects, in the case of one resource setting, a higher layer parameter "repetition" may be configured for an NZP CSI-RS resource set, where the NZP CSI-RS is used for channel and interference measurement, as described in more detail herein.

[0097] Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wireless communications by a BS, including receiving SINR when group-based beam reporting is configured at a UE, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 300 may be performed, for example, by BS 110a in wireless communication network 100.

[0098] Operation 300 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 300, the BS may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the BS may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 240) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0099] Operation 300 may begin at block 305, where when group-based beam reporting is configured at the UE, the BS receives an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of channel CMR and at least one IMR. At block 310, the BS sends an RS resource setting for CMR based at least in part on the capabilities of the UE to enable the UE to perform channel measurement. At block 315, the BS sends at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capabilities of the UE to enable the UE to perform interference measurement. At block 320, the BS receives at least one SINR parameter determined based on the results of the UE performing channel measurement and interference measurement.

[0100] Figure 44 is a flow chart illustrating example operations for wireless communication by a UE, including determining SINR when group-based beam reporting is configured at the UE, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 400 may be performed, for example, by a UE 120a in a wireless communication network 100. Operations 400 may be operations performed by a UE that are complementary to operations 300 performed by a BS.

[0101] Operation 400 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 400, the UE may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the UE may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 280) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0102] Operation 400 may begin at block 405, where if group-based beam reporting is configured, the UE sends an indication to the BS that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of CMR and at least one IMR. At block 410, the UE receives an RS resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform channel measurement. At block 415, the UE receives at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform interference measurement. At block 420, the UE determines at least one SINR parameter based on the results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement. At block 425, the UE sends the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0103] You can refer to Figure 5 Understanding of call flow diagrams Figure 3 and Figure 4 Operations 300 and 400.

[0104] Figure 55 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations 500 for determining SINR when group-based beam reporting is configured at a UE in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. As shown, if group-based beam reporting is configured at a UE 502 (e.g., such as UE 120a in the wireless communication network 100), the UE 502 may send an indication 506 that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of CMR and at least one IMR. Based at least in part on the capabilities of the UE 502, the BS 504 (e.g., such as BS 110a in the wireless communication network 100) may send an RS resource setting 508 for CMR to cause the UE 502 to perform channel measurements. Additionally, based at least in part on the capabilities of the UE 502, the BS 504 (e.g., such as BS 110a in the wireless communication network 100) may send an RS resource setting 510 for IMR to cause the UE 502 to perform interference measurements. After receiving the RS resource setting, at block 512, the UE 502 may determine the SINR parameter based on the results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement. UE 502 may send the determined SINR parameter 514 to BS 504 .

[0105] In some cases, the UE may be configured with L1-SINR based group beam reporting to report the L1-SINR for each of the two beams that may be received simultaneously. However, the UE may only support a subset of CMR / IMR combinations for L1-SINR based group beam reporting. If the UE is configured with a CSI-ReportConfig with a higher layer parameter reportQuantity set to 'cri-SINR' or 'ssb-Index-SINR', and if the UE is configured with a higher layer parameter groupBasedBeamReporting set to 'disabled', the UE may report nrofReportedRSForSINR for each reporting setting (e.g., as a higher layer configuration) in a single report for different CSI-RS resource indicators (CRIs) or synchronization signal block (SSB) resource indicators (SSBRIs).

[0106] If the UE is configured with the higher layer parameter groupBasedBeamReporting set to 'enabled', the UE may report two different CRIs or SSBRIs for each reporting setting in a single reporting instance, where the CSI-RS and / or SSB resources may be received simultaneously by the UE, either using a single spatial domain receive filter or using multiple simultaneous spatial domain receive filters. In certain aspects of the present disclosure, in the case of L1-SINR based group beam reporting, the UE may indicate the capability to support any of the following CMR / IMR combinations: (1) NZP CSI-RS as both CMR and IMR, (2) SSB as CMR and NZP CSI-RS as IMR, (3) SSB as CMR and ZP CSI-RS as IMR, (4) SSB as CMR and NZP CSI-RS as IMR and ZP CSI-RS as IMR, (5) NZP CSI-RS as CMR and NZP CSI-RS as IMR, (6) NZP CSI-RS as CMR and ZP CSI-RS as IMR, (7) NZP CSI-RS as CMR and NZP CSI-RS as IMR and ZP CSI-RS as IMR.

[0107] Figure 6 6 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 600 for wireless communications by a BS, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 600 may be performed, for example, by BS 110a in wireless communication network 100.

[0108] Operation 600 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 600, the BS may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the BS may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 240) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0109] Operations 600 may begin at block 605, where the BS sends a higher layer parameter to the UE indicating whether repetition is enabled for each of a first NZP RS resource setting, a ZPRS resource setting, and a second NZP RS resource setting. At block 610, the BS receives at least one SINR parameter determined based on results of a channel measurement (performed at least in part based on the first NZP RS resource setting and the higher layer parameter), a ZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the ZP RS resource setting and the higher layer parameter), and a NZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the second NZP RS resource setting and the higher layer parameter).

[0110] Figure 7 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 700 for wireless communications by a UE, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 700 may be performed, for example, by a UE 120a in the wireless communications network 100. Operations 700 may be operations performed by a UE that are complementary to operations 600 performed by a BS.

[0111] Operation 700 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 700, the UE may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the UE may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 280) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0112] Operations 700 may begin at block 705, where the UE receives from the BS a higher layer parameter indicating whether repetition is enabled for each of a first NZP RS resource setting, a ZPRS resource setting, and a second NZP RS resource setting. At block 710, the UE determines at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing a channel measurement based at least in part on the first NZP RS resource setting and the higher layer parameter, a ZP interference measurement based at least in part on the ZP RS resource setting and the higher layer parameter, and a NZP interference measurement based at least in part on the second NZP RS resource setting and the higher layer parameter. At block 715, the UE sends the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0113] You can refer to Figure 8 Understanding of call flow diagrams Figure 6 and Figure 7 Operations 600 and 700.

[0114] Figure 88 is a call flow diagram illustrating an example operation 800 for determining SINR based at least in part on a higher layer parameter indicating whether repetition is enabled for a particular resource setting in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. As shown, a BS 804 (e.g., such as BS 110a in wireless communication network 100) may send a higher layer parameter 806 indicating whether repetition is enabled for each of a first NZP RS resource setting, a ZP RS resource setting, and a second NZP RS resource setting to a UE 802 (e.g., such as UE 120a in wireless communication network 100). After receiving the higher layer parameter 806, at block 808, the UE 502 may determine the SINR parameter based on the results of performing a channel measurement (based on the first NZP RS resource setting and at least in part on the higher layer parameter), a ZP interference measurement (based on the ZP RS resource setting and at least in part on the higher layer parameter), and a NZP interference measurement (based on the second NZP RS resource setting and at least in part on the higher layer parameter). The UE 802 may send the determined SINR parameter 810 to the BS 804.

[0115] For example, for L1-SINR measurement, when three resource settings are configured, the first of the resource settings (e.g., given by the higher layer parameter resourcesForChannelMeasurement) can be used for channel measurement on SSB or NZP CSI-RS. The second of the resource settings (e.g., given by the higher layer parameter csi-IM-ResourcesForInterference) can be used for interference measurements performed on CSI-IM. Each NZP CSI-RS resource set used for channel measurement can be associated with one CSI-IM resource for interference measurement. The third of the resource settings (e.g., given by the higher layer parameter nzp-CSI-RS-ResourcesForInterference) can be used for interference measurements performed on 1-port NZP CSI-RS with a density of 3 resource elements (REs) / resource blocks (RBs). In certain aspects of the present disclosure, the UE may expect that the NZP CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement, the ZP CSI-RS resource set for interference measurement on CSI-IM, and the NZP-CSI-RS resource set for interference measurement on NZP CSI-RS (if any) may be configured with higher layer parameter repetition.

[0116] In certain aspects of the present disclosure, in the case of three resource settings, the NZP CSI-RS resource set may be configured in the resource setting for CMR and / or NZP IMR, and the ZP CSI-RS resource set may be configured in the resource setting for ZP IMR. In certain aspects, the UE applies the SSB or "quasi co-location (QCL)-TypeD" RS configured as the NZP CSI-RS resource for CMR as the RS for the "QCL-TypeD" assumption for determining the associated ZP CSI-RS resource for ZP IMR and the associated NZP CSI-RS resource for NZP IMR, as described in more detail herein.

[0117] Fig. 9 9 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 900 for wireless communications by a BS including receiving a SINR determined at least in part based on a QCL assumption, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 900 may be performed, for example, by BS 110a in wireless communication network 100.

[0118] Operation 900 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 900, the BS may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the BS may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 240) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0119] Operations 900 may begin at block 905, where the BS sends a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR to a UE, wherein the at least one ZP IMR and a QCL assumption of the at least one NZP IMR are determined based on an RS configured for the at least one CMR. At block 910, the BS receives at least one SINR parameter based on results of a channel measurement (performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the at least one ZP IMR and at least in part based on the QCL assumption), and a NZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the at least one NZP IMR and the QCL assumption).

[0120] Fig.101 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 1000 for wireless communications by a UE, including determining a SINR based at least in part on a QCL assumption, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 1000 may be performed, for example, by a UE 120a in a wireless communications network 100. Operations 1000 may be operations performed by a UE that are complementary to operations 900 performed by a BS.

[0121] Operation 1000 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 1000, the UE may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the UE may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 280) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0122] Operation 1000 may start at block 1005, where the UE receives from the BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR for performing channel measurement, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR for performing ZP interference measurement, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR for performing NZP interference measurement. At block 1010, the UE determines a QCL assumption for the at least one ZP IMR and the at least one NZPIMR based on the RS configured for the at least one CMR. At block 1015, the UE determines at least one SINR parameter based on the results of performing channel measurement, ZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption), and NZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption). At block 1020, the UE sends the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0123] You can refer to Fig.11 Understanding of call flow diagrams Fig. 9 and Fig.10 Operations 900 and 1000.

[0124] Fig.111 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations 1100 for determining SINR based at least in part on a QCL assumption in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. As shown, a BS 1104 (e.g., such as BS 110a in wireless communication network 100) may send a resource setting 1106 to a UE 1102 (e.g., such as UE 120a in wireless communication network 100), the resource setting 1106 including a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR for performing channel measurement, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR for performing ZP interference measurement, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR for performing NZP interference measurement. After receiving the resource setting 1106, at block 1108, the UE 1102 may determine the QCL assumption of the at least one ZP IMR and the at least one NZP IMR based on the RS configured for the at least one CMR. At block 1110, UE 1102 may determine SINR parameters based on the results of performing channel measurements, ZP interference measurements (which are based at least in part on the QCL assumption), and NZP interference measurements (which are based at least in part on the QCL assumption). UE 802 may send the determined SINR parameters 1112 to BS 1104.

[0125] For example, for L1-SINR measurement, when three resource settings are configured, the first of the resource settings (e.g., given by the higher layer parameter resourcesForChannelMeasurement) is used for channel measurement on SSB or NZP CSI-RS. The second of the resource settings (e.g., given by the higher layer parameter csi-IM-ResourcesForInterference) is used for interference measurement performed on CSI-IM, where each NZP CSI-RS resource set used for channel measurement is associated with one CSI-IM resource for interference measurement. The third of the resource settings (e.g., given by the higher layer parameter nzp-CSI-RS-ResourcesForInterference) is used for interference measurement performed on 1-port NZP CSI-RS with density 3 RE / RB. In certain aspects of the present disclosure, the UE may apply the SSB or 'QCL-TypeD' RS of the NZP CSI-RS resources configured for channel measurement as a reference RS for determining the corresponding CSI-IM resources and the 'QCL-TypeD' assumption of the corresponding NZP CSI-RS resources for interference measurement configured for one CSI report.

[0126] Fig.121 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 1200 for wireless communications by a BS including receiving a SINR determined at least in part based on first and second NZP RS resource settings indicating the same number of resources, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 1200 may be performed, for example, by BS 110a in wireless communications network 100.

[0127] Operation 1200 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 1200, the BS may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the BS may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 240) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0128] Operations 1200 may begin at block 1205, where the BS sends a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR to the UE, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting. At block 1210, the BS receives at least one SINR parameter based on results of a channel measurement (performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (performed based on the at least one ZPIMR), and a NZP interference measurement (performed based on the at least one NZP IMR).

[0129] Fig.13 1 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 1300 for wireless communications by a UE, including determining a SINR based at least in part on first and second NZP RS resource settings indicating the same number of resources, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 1300 may be performed, for example, by a UE 120a in a wireless communications network 100. Operations 1300 may be operations performed by a UE that are complementary to operations 1200 performed by a BS.

[0130] Operation 1300 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 1300, the UE may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the UE may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 280) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0131] Operations 1300 may begin at block 1305, where the UE receives from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR for performing channel measurement, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR for performing ZP interference measurement, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR for performing NZP interference measurement, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting. At block 1310, the UE determines at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurement, ZP interference measurement, and NZP interference measurement, and at block 1315, the UE sends the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0132] You can refer to Fig.14 Understanding of call flow diagrams Fig.12 and Fig.13 Operations 1200 and 1300.

[0133] Fig.14 14 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations 1400 for determining SINR based at least in part on first and second NZP RS resource settings indicating the same number of resources in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. As shown, a BS 1404 (e.g., such as BS 110a in wireless communication network 100) may send resource settings 1406 to a UE 1402 (e.g., such as UE 120a in wireless communication network 100), the resource settings 1406 including a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR for performing channel measurement, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR for performing ZP interference measurement, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR for performing NZP interference measurement, the first NZP RS resource setting indicating the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting. After receiving the resource settings 1406, at block 1408, the UE 1402 may determine an SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurement, ZP interference measurement, and NZP interference measurement. UE 1402 may send the determined SINR parameter 1410 to BS 1404.

[0134] For example, in the case of three resource settings for CMR, ZP IMR, and NZP IMR, respectively, for calculating each L1-SINR value, the mapping of the corresponding resources in CMR, ZP IMR, and NZP IMR can be M resources of CMR, M resources of NZP IMR, and M resources of ZP IMR, where M is an integer equal to or greater than 1. Each L1-SINR can be calculated based on 1 CMR resource (based on the order in the resource set of CMR), 1 NZP IMR (based on the order in the resource set of NZP IMR), and 1 ZP IMR (based on the order in the resource set of ZP IMR). For example, for each resource i in the M resources, the SINR can be determined (e.g., calculated) according to the following expression:

[0135]

[0136] NZP CM i is the NZP CM of resource i based on the first resource setting (e.g., CM resource setting), ZP IM i is the ZP IM of resource i based on the second resource setting (eg, the ZP IM resource setting), and NZP IM i is the NZP IM of resource i based on a third resource setting (eg, the NZP IM resource setting). In certain aspects, the SINR may be determined based on a common resource, as described in greater detail herein.

[0137] Fig.15 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 1500 for wireless communications by a BS including receiving a SINR determined at least in part based on CMR or ZP IMR with common resources, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 1500 may be performed, for example, by BS 110a in wireless communication network 100.

[0138] Operation 1500 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 1500, the BS may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the BS may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 240) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0139] Operations 1500 may begin at block 1505, where the BS sends to the UE a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating a plurality of NZP IMRs, the CMR or ZP IMRs including a common resource commonly used to determine at least one SINR parameter. At block 1510, the BS receives the at least one SINR parameter determined based on the common resource.

[0140] Fig.16 1 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 1600 for wireless communications by a UE, including determining a SINR based at least in part on a CMR or ZP IMR with common resources, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 1600 may be performed, for example, by a UE 120a in the wireless communication network 100. Operations 1600 may be operations performed by a UE that are complementary to operations 1500 performed by a BS.

[0141] Operation 1600 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 1600, the UE may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the UE may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 280) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0142] Operations 1600 may begin at block 1605, where the UE receives from a BS a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating a plurality of NZP IMRs, the CMR or ZP IMRs including a common resource commonly used to determine at least one SINR parameter. At block 1610, the UE determines the at least one SINR parameter based on the common resource, and at block 1615, the UE sends the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0143] You can refer to Fig.17 Understanding of call flow diagrams Fig.15 and Fig.16 Operations 1500 and 1600.

[0144] Fig.1717 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations 1700 for determining SINR based at least in part on CMRs or ZP IMRs with common resources in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. As shown, a BS 1704 (e.g., such as BS 110a in wireless communication network 100) may send a resource setting 1706 to a UE 1702 (e.g., such as UE 120a in wireless communication network 100), the resource setting 1706 including a first NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one CMR, a ZP RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP IMR, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs, the CMRs or ZP IMRs including common resources for determining at least one SINR parameter. After receiving the resource setting 1706, at block 1708, the UE 1702 may determine the SINR parameter based on the common resources. The UE 1702 may send the determined SINR parameter 1710 to the BS 1704. As used herein, a common resource may be a resource used to determine SINRs of a plurality of resources M, where M is an integer equal to or greater than 1.

[0145] For example, in the case of three resource settings for CMR, ZP IMR and NZP IMR for calculating each L1-SINR value, the mapping of the corresponding resources in CMR, ZP IMR and NZP IMR can be M resources of CMR, M resources of NZP IMR and 1 common resource of ZP IMR. Each L1-SINR can be calculated based on 1 CMR resource (based on the order in the resource set of CMR), 1 NZP IMR (based on the order in the resource set of NZP IMR) and 1 common ZP IMR resource. For example, for each of the M resources, the SINR can be determined (e.g., calculated) according to the following expression:

[0146]

[0147] NZP CM i is the NZP CM of resource i based on a first resource setting (eg, CM resource setting), ZP IM is the ZP interference measurement of the common resource based on a second resource setting (eg, ZP IM resource setting), and NZP IM i It is the NZP IM of resource i of the third resource setting (eg, NZP IM resource setting).

[0148] In certain aspects, in the case of three resource settings for CMR, ZP IMR, and NZP IMR, respectively, for calculating each L1-SINR value, the mapping of corresponding resources in CMR, ZP IMR, and NZP IMR may be 1 common resource for CMR, M resources for NZP IMR, and N resources for ZP IMR. N may be an integer equal to or greater than 1, and M may be an integer equal to or greater than 1. In some cases, M may be different from N. A single L1-SINR may be calculated based on 1 common CMR resource, M NZP IMRs, and N ZP IMRs.

[0149] In certain aspects, for L1-SINR, the UE may indicate to the BS the capability to support configurations of three resource settings with CMR, ZP IMR, and NZP IMR. For example, in the case of three resource settings, the UE may indicate the capability to support one or two of the following capabilities: (1) SSB as CMR+ZP CSI-RS, as ZP IMR+NZP CSI-RS, as NZP IMR, and (2) NZP CSI-RS as CMR+ZP CSI-RS, as ZP IMR+NZP CSI-RS, as NZP IMR. The BS may then configure the resource settings based at least in part on the indicated capabilities of the UE.

[0150] Fig.18 1 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 1800 for wireless communications by a BS, including receiving an SINR determined at least in part based on a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for a single CMR setting, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 1800 may be performed, for example, by BS 110a in wireless communication network 100.

[0151] Operation 1800 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 1800, the BS may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the BS may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 240) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0152] Operations 1800 may begin at block 1805, where the BS sends a configuration of a single CMR setting and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting to the UE. At block 1810, the BS may receive an SINR parameter based on results of a channel measurement and an interference measurement performed at least in part based on the single CMR setting and the higher layer parameter.

[0153] Fig.19 1 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 1900 for wireless communications by a UE, including determining an SINR based on a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for a single CMR setting, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Operations 1900 may be performed, for example, by a UE 120a in the wireless communications network 100. Operations 1900 may be operations performed by the UE that are complementary to operations 1800 performed by the BS.

[0154] Operation 1900 may be implemented as a processor on one or more processors (e.g., Figure 2 Further, in operation 1900, the UE may transmit and receive signals, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., Figure 2 In some aspects, the transmission and / or reception of signals by the UE may be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (eg, controller / processor 280) that obtain and / or output signals.

[0155] Operations 1900 may begin at block 1905, where the UE receives from the BS a configuration of a single CMR setting (e.g., CSI-RS resource setting) for performing channel measurement and interference measurement and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting. At block 1910, the UE determines an SINR parameter based on the results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement. At block 1915, the UE sends the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0156] You can refer to Fig. 20 Understanding of call flow diagrams Fig.18 and Fig.19 Operations 1800 and 1900.

[0157] Fig. 202000 is a call flow diagram illustrating example operations 2000 for determining SINR based at least in part on a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for a single CMR setting in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. As shown, a BS 2004 (e.g., such as BS 110a in wireless communication network 100) may send a message 2006 to a UE 2002 (e.g., such as UE 120a in wireless communication network 100), the message 2006 including a configuration of a single CMR setting for performing channel measurements and interference measurements and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting. After receiving the single CMR setting, at block 2008, the UE 2002 may determine the SINR parameter based on the results of performing the channel measurements and interference measurements (which are based at least in part on the higher layer parameter). The UE 2002 may send the determined SINR parameter 2010 to the BS 2004.

[0158] For example, when one resource setting is configured, the resource setting (e.g., given by a higher layer parameter resourcesForChannelMeasurement) is used for channel and interference measurements for L1-SINR calculation. The UE may assume that the same 1-port NZP CSI-RS resource with density 3 RE / RB is used for both channel and interference measurements. In certain aspects, as described herein, the UE may expect that the NZP CSI-RS resource set used for both channel and interference measurements is configured with a higher layer parameter repetition.

[0159] In certain aspects of the present disclosure, in the case of three resource settings, a higher layer parameter "repetition" may be configured for ZP and / or NZP CSI-RS resource sets. For example, a ZP CSI-RS resource set may be configured in a resource setting for ZP IMR, while an NZP CSI-RS resource set may be configured in a resource setting for CMR or NZP IMR.

[0160] Although Figure 18-20 Examples are described with respect to a single CMR setting, but aspects of the present disclosure are also applicable to using multiple CMR settings for SINR determination.

[0161] Fig.21 A communication device 2100 is shown that may include various components (eg, components corresponding to means plus functions) configured to perform operations of the techniques disclosed herein, such as Figure 3The communication device 2100 includes a processing system 2102 coupled to a transceiver 2108 (e.g., a transmitter and / or a receiver). The transceiver 2108 is configured to transmit and receive signals for the communication device 2100, such as the various signals described herein, via an antenna 2110. The processing system 2102 may be configured to perform processing functions of the communication device 2100, including processing signals received and / or transmitted by the communication device 2100.

[0162] The processing system 2102 includes a processor 2104 coupled to a computer-readable medium / memory 2112 via a bus 2106. In some aspects, the computer-readable medium / memory 2112 is configured to store instructions (e.g., computer-executable code) that, when executed by the processor 2104, cause the processor 2104 to perform Figure 3 , or other operations for performing the various techniques for determining SINR discussed herein. In some aspects, the computer-readable medium / memory 2112 stores code 2114 (e.g., an example of a component for receiving) for receiving (e.g., for receiving an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of CMR and at least one IMR when group-based beam reporting is configured at the UE, or for receiving at least one SINR parameter determined based on the result of the UE performing channel measurement and interference measurement), and storing code 2116 (e.g., an example of a component for sending) for sending (e.g., for sending an RS resource setting for CMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to enable the UE to perform channel measurement, or for sending at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to enable the UE to perform interference measurement). In some aspects, the processor 2104 has circuits configured to implement the code stored in the computer-readable medium / memory 2112. Processor 2104 includes a circuit 2124 (e.g., an example of a component for receiving) for receiving (e.g., for receiving an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of CMR and at least one IMR when group-based beam reporting is configured at the UE, or for receiving at least one SINR parameter determined based on the result of the UE performing channel measurement and interference measurement), and includes code 2126 (e.g., an example of a component for sending) for sending (e.g., for sending an RS resource setting for CMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to enable the UE to perform channel measurement, or for sending at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to enable the UE to perform interference measurement).

[0163] Fig. 22A communication device 2200 is shown that may include various components (eg, components corresponding to means plus functions) configured to perform operations of the techniques disclosed herein, such as Figure 4 The communication device 2200 includes a processing system 2202 coupled to a transceiver 2208 (e.g., a transmitter and / or a receiver). The transceiver 2208 is configured to transmit and receive signals for the communication device 2200, such as the various signals described herein, via an antenna 2210. The processing system 2202 may be configured to perform processing functions of the communication device 2200, including processing signals received and / or transmitted by the communication device 2200.

[0164] The processing system 2202 includes a processor 2204 coupled to a computer-readable medium / memory 2212 via a bus 2206. In some aspects, the computer-readable medium / memory 2212 is configured to store instructions (e.g., computer-executable code) that, when executed by the processor 2204, cause the processor 2204 to perform Figure 4, or other operations for performing the various techniques for determining SINR discussed herein. In certain aspects, the computer-readable medium / memory 2212 stores: code 2214 (e.g., an example of a component for sending) for sending (e.g., for sending to the BS an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of CMR and at least one IMR when group-based beam reporting is configured, or for sending SINR parameters to the BS); code 2216 (e.g., an example of a component for receiving) for receiving (e.g., for receiving RS resource settings for CMR based at least in part on the UE's capabilities to perform channel measurements, or for receiving at least one RS resource settings for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the UE's capabilities to perform interference measurements); code 2218 (e.g., an example of a component for determining) for determining (e.g., for determining at least one SINR parameter based on the results of performing channel measurements and interference measurements, or optionally for determining QCL assumptions); and optional code 2220 (e.g., an example of a component for performing) for performing (e.g., for performing channel measurements, or for performing interference measurements). In certain aspects, the processor 2204 has circuitry configured to implement code stored in the computer-readable medium / memory 2212. The processor 2204 includes: a circuit 2224 (e.g., an example of a means for sending) for sending (e.g., for sending an indication to the BS that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of CMR and at least one IMR in a case where group-based beam reporting is configured, or for sending an SINR parameter to the BS); a circuit 2226 (e.g., an example of a means for receiving) for receiving (e.g., for receiving an RS resource setting for CMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform channel measurement, or for receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the UE's capability to perform interference measurement); a circuit 2228 (e.g., an example of a means for determining) for determining (e.g., for determining at least one SINR parameter based on results of performing channel measurement and interference measurement, or optionally for determining a QCL hypothesis); and an optional circuit 2230 (e.g., an example of a means for performing) for performing (e.g., for performing channel measurement, or for performing interference measurement).

[0165] The transceiver 2108 or 2208 may provide a means for receiving or transmitting information (such as packets, user data, or control information) associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to SR, etc.). The information may be delivered to other components of the device 2100 or 2200. The transceiver 2108 or 2208 may be a reference Figure 2Examples of various aspects of the transceiver 254 or 232 are described. Antenna 2110 or 2210 may correspond to a single antenna or a group of antennas. Transceiver 2108 or 2208 may provide components for transmitting signals generated by other components of device 2100 or 2200.

[0166] SINR manager 112 or 122 can support wireless communications according to examples disclosed herein.

[0167] SINR manager 112 or 122 may be an example of a component for performing various aspects described herein. SINR manager 112 or 122 or its subcomponents may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in an uplink resource management circuit). The circuit may include a processor, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described in the present disclosure.

[0168] In another embodiment, the SINR manager 112 or 122 or its subcomponents may be implemented using a code executed by a processor (e.g., as configuration management software or firmware) or any combination thereof. If implemented using a code executed by a processor, the functions of the SINR manager 112 or 122 or its subcomponents may be performed by a general purpose processor, DSP, ASIC, FPGA, or other programmable logic device.

[0169] In some examples, SINR manager 112 or 122 may be configured to use or otherwise cooperate with transceiver 2108 or 2208 to perform various operations (eg, receive, determine, transmit).

[0170] SINR manager 112 or 122 or its subcomponents can be physically located in various locations, including being distributed so that portions of functionality are implemented by one or more physical components at different physical locations. In some examples, SINR manager 112 or 122 or its subcomponents can be separate and distinct components according to various aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, according to various aspects of the present disclosure, SINR manager 112 or 122 or its subcomponents can be combined with one or more other hardware components, including but not limited to input / output (I / O) components, transceivers, network servers, another computing device, one or more other components described in the present disclosure, or a combination thereof.

[0171] Sample Clauses

[0172] Implementation examples are described in the following numbered clauses:

[0173] Clause 1. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: if group-based beam reporting is configured, sending an indication to a base station (BS) that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of a channel measurement resource (CMR) and at least one interference measurement resource (IMR); receiving a reference signal (RS) resource setting for the CMR to perform channel measurement based at least in part on the capability of the UE; receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR to perform interference measurement based at least in part on the capability of the UE; determining at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement; and sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0174] Clause 2. A method according to clause 1, wherein the at least one IMR includes a zero power (ZP) IMR and a non-zero power (NZP) IMR, and wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability includes an indication that the UE supports one or both of the following: a synchronization signal block (SSB) is configured for the CMR, a ZP channel state information (CSI)-RS is configured for the ZP IMR, and an NZP CSI-RS is configured for the NZP IMR; and an NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR, a ZP CSI-RS is configured for the ZP IMR, and an NZP CSI-RS is configured for the NZPIMR, wherein the RS resource setting for the CMR and the RS resource setting for the at least one IMR are based at least in part on the at least one capability.

[0175] Clause 3. A method according to clauses 1 or 2, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability comprises an indication that the UE supports one or any combination of the following: at least one non-zero power (NZP) channel state information (CSI)-RS is configured for the CMR and the at least one IMR; a synchronization signal block (SSB) is configured for the CMR and an NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; the SSB is configured for the CMR and a zero power (ZP) CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; the SSB is configured for the CMR, the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR, and the ZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR and the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR and the ZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; and the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR, the NZP The CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR and the ZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR, wherein the RS resource setting for the CMR and the RS resource setting for the at least one IMR are based at least in part on the at least one capability.

[0176] Clause 4. A method according to any one of clauses 1-3, wherein the RS resource setting for the CMR includes a first non-zero power (NZP) channel state information (CSI)-RS resource setting, and the RS resource setting for the at least one IMR includes a zero power (ZP) CSI-RS resource setting and a second NZP CSI-RS resource setting.

[0177] Clause 5. A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising: if group-based beam reporting is configured at a user equipment (UE), receiving an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of a channel measurement resource (CMR) and at least one interference measurement resource (IMR); sending a reference signal (RS) resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform channel measurement; sending at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to enable the UE to perform interference measurement; and receiving at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter determined based on the result of the UE performing channel measurement and interference measurement.

[0178] Clause 6. A method according to clause 5, wherein the at least one IMR includes a zero power (ZP) IMR and a non-zero power (NZP) IMR, and wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability includes an indication that the UE supports one or both of the following: a synchronization signal block (SSB) is configured for the CMR, a ZP channel state information (CSI)-RS is configured for the ZP IMR, and an NZP CSI-RS is configured for the NZP IMR; and an NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR, a ZP CSI-RS is configured for the ZP IMR, and an NZP CSI-RS is configured for the NZPIMR, wherein the RS resource setting for the CMR and the RS resource setting for the at least one IMR are based at least in part on the at least one capability.

[0179] Clause 7. A method according to clauses 5 or 6, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability comprises an indication that the UE supports one or any combination of the following: at least one non-zero power (NZP) channel state information (CSI)-RS is configured for the CMR and the at least one IMR; a synchronization signal block (SSB) is configured for the CMR and an NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; the SSB is configured for the CMR and a zero power (ZP) CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; the SSB is configured for the CMR, the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR, and the ZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR and the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR and the ZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; and the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR, the NZP A CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR and the ZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR, wherein the RS resource setting for the CMR and the RS resource setting for the at least one IMR are based at least in part on the at least one capability.

[0180] Clause 8. A method according to any one of clauses 5-7, wherein the RS resource setting for the CMR includes a first non-zero power (NZP) channel state information (CSI)-RS resource setting, and the RS resource setting for the at least one IMR includes a zero power (ZP) CSI-RS resource setting and a second NZP CSI-RS resource setting.

[0181] Clause 9. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving from a base station (BS) a first non-zero power (NZP) reference signal (RS) resource setting indicating at least one channel measurement resource (CMR) for performing channel measurement, a zero power (ZP) RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP interference measurement resource (IMR) for performing ZP interference measurement, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR for performing NZP interference measurement; determining a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption of the at least one ZP IMR and the at least one NZP IMR based on an RS configured for the at least one CMR; determining at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of performing channel measurement, ZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption), and NZP interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the QCL assumption); and sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0182] Clause 10. The method of clause 9, wherein the RS configured for the at least one CMR comprises a synchronization signal block (SSB).

[0183] Clause 11. A method according to clause 9 or 10, wherein the QCL assumption comprises a spatial QCL assumption.

[0184] Clause 12. A method as described in any of clauses 9-11, wherein the RS configured for the at least one CMR comprises a QCL source for the at least one CMR.

[0185] Clause 13. A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising: sending to a user equipment (UE) a first non-zero power (NZP) reference signal (RS) resource setting indicating at least one channel measurement resource (CMR), a zero power (ZP) RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP interference measurement resource (IMR), and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR, wherein a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption of the at least one ZP IMR and the at least one NZP IMR is determined based on an RS configured for the at least one CMR; and receiving at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of a channel measurement (performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the at least one ZP IMR and the QCL assumption), and a NZP interference measurement (performed at least in part based on the at least one NZP IMR and the QCL assumption).

[0186] Clause 14. The method of clause 13, wherein the RS comprises a synchronization signal block (SSB).

[0187] Clause 15. A method according to clause 13 or 14, wherein the QCL assumption comprises a spatial QCL assumption.

[0188] Clause 16. A method as described in any of clauses 13-15, wherein the RS configured for the at least one CMR comprises a QCL source for the at least one CMR.

[0189] Clause 17. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving from a base station (BS) a first non-zero power (NZP) reference signal (RS) resource setting indicating at least one channel measurement resource (CMR) for performing channel measurement, a zero power (ZP) RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP interference measurement resource (IMR) for performing ZP interference measurement, and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR for performing NZP interference measurement, wherein the first NZP RS resource setting indicates the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; determining at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of performing channel measurement, ZP interference measurement, and NZP interference measurement; and sending the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0190] Clause 18. The method of clause 17, wherein the first NZP RS resource setting, the ZP RS resource setting, and the second NZP RS resource setting indicate the same number of resources.

[0191] Clause 19. A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising: sending to a user equipment (UE) a first non-zero power (NZP) reference signal (RS) resource setting indicating at least one channel measurement resource (CMR), a zero power (ZP) RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP interference measurement resource (IMR), and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating at least one NZP IMR, wherein the first NZP RS resource setting indicates the same number of resources as the second NZP RS resource setting; and receiving at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of a channel measurement (performed based on the at least one CMR), a ZP interference measurement (performed based on the at least one ZP IMR), and a NZP interference measurement (performed based on the at least one NZP IMR).

[0192] Clause 20. The method of clause 19, wherein the first NZP RS resource setting, the ZP RS resource setting, and the second NZP RS resource setting indicate the same amount of resources.

[0193] Clause 21. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving from a base station (BS) a first non-zero power (NZP) reference signal (RS) resource setting indicating at least one channel measurement resource (CMR), a zero power (ZP) RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP interference measurement resource (IMR), and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating a plurality of NZP IMRs, the CMR or the ZP IMR comprising a common resource for determining at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter; determining the at least one SINR parameter based on the common resource; and sending the at least one SINR parameter to the BS.

[0194] Clause 22. A method according to clause 21, wherein: the at least one CMR includes multiple CMRs; determining the at least one SINR parameter includes: determining each of the multiple SINR parameters based on a corresponding one of the multiple CMRs and a corresponding one of the multiple NZP IMRs, the multiple CMRs having the same number of resources as the multiple NZP IMRs; and the at least one ZP IMR includes the common resources.

[0195] Clause 23. A method according to clause 21 or 22, wherein: the at least one ZP IMR comprises a plurality of ZPIMRs; determining the at least one SINR parameter comprises: determining the SINR parameter based on the plurality of ZP IMRs and the plurality of NZP IMRs; and the at least one CMR comprises the common resource.

[0196] Clause 24. The method of clause 23, wherein the plurality of ZP IMRs have different amounts of resources than the plurality of NZP IMRs.

[0197] Clause 25. A method for wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising: sending to a user equipment (UE) a first non-zero power (NZP) reference signal (RS) resource setting indicating at least one channel measurement resource (CMR), a zero power (ZP) RS resource setting indicating at least one ZP interference measurement resource (IMR), and a second NZP RS resource setting indicating multiple NZP IMRs, the CMR or the ZP IMR including a common resource for determining at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter; and receiving the at least one SINR parameter determined based on the common resource.

[0198] Clause 26. A method according to clause 25, wherein: the at least one CMR includes multiple CMRs; the at least one SINR parameter includes multiple SINR parameters, each of the multiple SINR parameters is determined based on a corresponding one of the multiple CMRs and a corresponding one of the multiple NZP IMRs, the multiple CMRs have the same number of resources as the multiple NZP IMRs; and the at least one ZP IMR includes the common resources.

[0199] Clause 27. A method according to clause 25 or 26, wherein: the at least one ZP IMR comprises a plurality of ZPIMRs; the at least one SINR parameter comprises a SINR parameter determined based on the plurality of ZP IMRs and the plurality of NZP IMRs; and the at least one CMR comprises the common resource.

[0200] Clause 28. The method of clause 27, wherein the plurality of ZP IMRs have different amounts of resources than the plurality of NZP IMRs.

[0201] Clause 29. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving from a base station (BS) a configuration of a single channel measurement resource (CMR) setting for performing channel measurement and interference measurement and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting; determining a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement (which is at least partially based on the higher layer parameter); and sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

[0202] Clause 30. The method of clause 29, wherein the higher layer parameters comprise radio resource control (RRC) layer parameters.

[0203] Clause 31. A method as set forth in clause 29 or 30, wherein the CMR setting comprises a non-zero power (NZP) channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resource setting.

[0204] Clause 32. A method for wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising: sending a configuration of a single channel measurement resource (CMR) setting and a higher layer parameter indicating that repetition is enabled for the single CMR setting to a user equipment (UE); and receiving a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of a channel measurement and an interference measurement (which is performed at least in part based on the single CMR setting and the higher layer parameter).

[0205] Clause 33. A method as set forth in clause 32, wherein the higher layer parameters comprise radio resource control (RRC) layer parameters.

[0206] Clause 34. A method according to clause 32 or 33, wherein the CMR setting comprises a non-zero power (NZP) channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resource setting.

[0207] Clause 35. An apparatus comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to perform a method based at least in part on any of clauses 1-34.

[0208] Clause 36. An apparatus comprising means for performing a method based at least in part on any of clauses 1-34.

[0209] Clause 37. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform a method based at least in part on any of clauses 1-34.

[0210] Additional considerations

[0211] The techniques described herein may be used for various wireless communication technologies, such as NR (e.g., 5G NR), 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), Advanced LTE (LTE-A), 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 (SCFDMA), Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA), and other networks. The terms "network" and "system" are generally used interchangeably. A CDMA network may implement radio technologies such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), cdma2000, and the like. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. cdma2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards. A TDMA network may implement radio technologies such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). OFDMA networks can implement radio technologies such as NR (e.g., 5G RA), Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (WiFi), IEEE802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash OFDMA, etc. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE and LTE-A are versions of UMTS that use EUTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, and GSM are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project" (3GPP). cdma2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project 2" (3GPP2). NR is an emerging wireless communication technology under development.

[0212] In 3GPP, the term "cell" can refer to the coverage area of ​​a Node B (NB) and / or a NB subsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. In NR systems, the term "cell" is used interchangeably with BS, next-generation Node B (gNB or gNodeB), access point (AP), distributed unit (DU), carrier or transmit receive point (TRP). BSs can provide communication coverage for macro cells, pico cells, femto cells and / or other types of cells. Macro cells can cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several kilometers) and can allow unrestricted access to UEs with service subscriptions. Pico cells can cover relatively small geographic areas and can allow unrestricted access to UEs with service subscriptions. Femto cells can cover relatively small geographic areas (e.g., homes) and can allow UEs associated with femto cells (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG), UEs of users in a home, etc.) to have limited access. BSs for macro cells can be referred to as macro BSs. BSs for pico cells can be referred to as pico BSs. BSs for femto cells can be referred to as femto BSs or home BSs.

[0213] UE may also be referred to as a mobile station, terminal, access terminal, subscriber unit, station, customer premises equipment (CPE), cellular phone, smart phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), wireless modem, wireless communication device, handheld device, laptop computer, cordless phone, wireless local loop (WLL) station, tablet computer, camera, gaming device, netbook, smartbook, ultrabook, appliance, medical device or medical equipment, biometric sensor / device, wearable device (such as smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet, etc.)), entertainment device (e.g., music device, video device, satellite radio, etc.), vehicle component or sensor, smart meter / sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, global positioning system device, or any other suitable device configured to communicate via wireless or wired medium. Some UEs may be considered as machine type communication (MTC) devices or evolved MTC (eMTC) devices. MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, location tags, etc., which can communicate with a BS, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. For example, a wireless node can provide connectivity to or to a network (e.g., a wide area network such as the Internet or a cellular network) via a wired or wireless communication link. Some UEs can be considered Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which can be narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) devices.

[0214] In some examples, access to the air interface can be scheduled. The scheduling entity (e.g., BS) allocates resources for the communication between some or all devices and equipment within its service area or cell. The scheduling entity can be responsible for scheduling, allocating, reconfiguring and releasing resources for one or more subordinate entities. That is, for scheduling communications, subordinate entities utilize resources allocated by the scheduling entity. BS is not the only entity that can be used as a scheduling entity. In some examples, UE can be used as a scheduling entity, and resources can be scheduled for one or more subordinate entities (e.g., one or more other UEs), and other UEs can utilize the resources scheduled by the UE for wireless communication. In some examples, UE can be used as a scheduling entity in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network and / or a mesh network. In the mesh network example, in addition to communicating with the scheduling entity, UEs can also communicate directly with each other.

[0215] The methods disclosed herein include one or more steps or actions for implementing these methods. Without departing from the scope of the claims, the method steps and / or actions can be interchangeable with each other. In other words, unless a specific order of steps or actions is specified, the order and / or use of specific steps and / or actions can be modified without departing from the scope of the claims.

[0216] As used herein, a phrase referring to "at least one" of a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members. As an example, "at least one of a, b, or c" is intended to cover any combination of a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, and abc, as well as multiples of the same element (e.g., aa, aaa, aab, aac, abb, acc, bb, bbb, bbc, cc, and ccc, or any other order of a, b, and c).

[0217] As used herein, the term "determining" includes a wide variety of actions. For example, "determining" may include determining, calculating, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (e.g., looking up in a table, database, or another data structure), ascertaining, etc. In addition, "determining" may include receiving (e.g., receiving information), accessing (e.g., accessing data in a memory), etc. In addition, "determining" may include resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, etc.

[0218] The previous description is provided to enable those skilled in the art to practice the various aspects described herein. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate the various modifications to these aspects, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects. Therefore, the claims are not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein, but to conform to the full scope consistent with the language of the claims, wherein unless explicitly stated otherwise, reference to an element in the singular is not intended to mean "one and only one", but to mean "one or more". Unless otherwise specifically stated, the term "some" refers to one or more. All structural and functional equivalents of the elements of the various aspects described throughout this disclosure are known or will be known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and these equivalents are expressly incorporated herein by reference and are intended to be covered by the claims. In addition, nothing disclosed herein is intended to contribute to the public, regardless of whether such disclosure is explicitly stated in the claims. Unless the phrase "parts for..." is used to explicitly state an element, or in the case of a method claim, the phrase "step for..." is used to state an element, any claim element should not be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §112 (f).

[0219] The various operations of the above method can be performed by any suitable components capable of performing the corresponding functions. The components may include various hardware and / or software components and / or modules, including but not limited to circuits, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) or processors. Typically, where there are operations shown in the figure, these operations may have corresponding corresponding components plus functional components with similar numbers.

[0220] The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the present disclosure may be implemented or performed with a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device (PLD), discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any commercially available processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of multiple microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors along with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.

[0221] If implemented in hardware, an example hardware configuration may include a processing system in a wireless node. The processing system may be implemented using a bus structure. Depending on the specific application of the processing system and the overall design constraints, the bus may include any number of interconnecting buses and bridges. The bus may link together various circuits including a processor, a machine-readable medium, and a bus interface. The bus interface may be used to connect a network adapter, etc., to the processing system via the bus. The network adapter may be used to implement signal processing functions at the physical (PHY) layer. In a user terminal (see Figure 1 ), a user interface (e.g., a keypad, display, mouse, joystick, etc.) may also be connected to the bus. The bus may also connect various other circuits, such as timing sources, peripherals, voltage regulators, power management circuits, etc., which are well known in the art and are not described further. The processor may be implemented using one or more general and / or special purpose processors. Examples include microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSP processors, and other circuits that can execute software. Those skilled in the art will understand how to best implement the described functions of the processing system depending on the specific application and the overall design constraints imposed on the entire system.

[0222] If implemented in software, the function can be stored or sent as one or more instructions or codes on a computer-readable medium. Software should be broadly interpreted as meaning instructions, data, or any combination thereof, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or other. Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media, and communication media include any medium that facilitates sending a computer program from one place to another. The processor may be responsible for managing the bus and general processing, including the execution of software modules stored on a machine-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium may be coupled to the processor so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium. In an alternative, the storage medium may be integrated into the processor. For example, the machine-readable medium may include a transmission line, a carrier modulated by data, and / or a computer-readable storage medium on which instructions separated from a wireless node are stored, all of which may be accessed by the processor through a bus interface. Alternatively or in addition, the machine-readable medium or any part thereof may be integrated into the processor, such as a cache memory and / or a general register file. For example, examples of machine-readable storage media may include RAM (random access memory), flash memory, ROM (read-only memory), PROM (programmable read-only memory), EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory), EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), registers, magnetic disks, optical disks, hard drives, or any other suitable storage media, or any combination thereof. Machine-readable media may be embodied in a computer program product.

[0223] A software module may include a single instruction or multiple instructions and may be distributed across several different code segments, between different programs, and across multiple storage media. A computer-readable medium may include multiple software modules. A software module includes instructions that cause a processing system to perform various functions when executed by a device such as a processor. A software module may include a sending module and a receiving module. Each software module may reside in a single storage device or be distributed across multiple storage devices. For example, when a triggering event occurs, a software module may be loaded from a hard drive into a RAM. During the execution of a software module, a processor may load some instructions into a cache memory to increase access speed. One or more cache memory lines may then be loaded into a general register file for execution by the processor. When referring to the functions of a software module below, it should be understood that such functions are implemented by the processor when executing instructions from the software module.

[0224] Moreover, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared (IR), radio and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, include compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Disks, where magnetic disks typically reproduce data magnetically, and optical disks reproduce data optically with lasers. Thus, in some aspects, computer readable media may include non-transitory computer readable media (e.g., tangible media). Additionally, for other aspects, computer readable media may include transitory computer readable media (e.g., signals). Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer readable media.

[0225] Thus, certain aspects may include a computer program product for performing the operations presented herein. For example, such a computer program product may include a computer-readable medium having instructions stored (and / or encoded) thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform the operations described herein, for example, for performing the operations described herein and in Figure 3-14 The operations shown in the instructions.

[0226] Further, it should be understood that the modules and / or other appropriate components for executing the methods and techniques described herein can be downloaded and / or otherwise obtained by the user terminal and / or BS according to actual conditions. For example, such a device can be coupled to a server so as to send components for executing the methods described herein. Alternatively, the various methods described herein can be provided via a storage component (e.g., RAM, ROM, a physical storage medium such as a compact disk (CD) or a floppy disk, etc.), so that the user terminal and / or the base station can obtain the various methods when the storage component is coupled or provided to the device. In addition, any other suitable technology for providing the methods and techniques described herein to the device can be utilized.

[0227] It is to be understood that the claims are not limited to the precise configuration and components described above. Various modifications, changes and variations may be made in the arrangement, operation and details of the methods and apparatus described above without departing from the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment UE, comprising: When group-based beam reporting is configured, an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of a channel measurement resource CMR and at least one interference measurement resource IMR is sent to a base station BS, wherein the indication indicates that the UE is configured with the at least one capability of supporting the combination of the CMR and the at least one IMR based on whether the group-based beam reporting is enabled or disabled, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability includes an indication that the UE supports at least the following: A non-zero power NZP channel state information CSI-reference signal RS is configured for the CMR, and a zero power ZP CSI-RS or a NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; receiving an RS resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to perform channel measurement; receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to perform interference measurement; determining at least one signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement; as well as The SINR parameter is sent to the BS.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: A synchronization signal block SSB is configured for the CMR, and the ZP CSI-RS and the NZP CSI-RS are configured for the at least one IMR.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: The NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR and the at least one IMR.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: a first NZP CSI-RS resource setting for the CMR, and a second NZP CSI-RS resource setting for the at least one IMR.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: A synchronization signal block SSB is configured for the CMR, and the ZP CSI-RS or the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR.

6. A method for wireless communication by a base station BS, comprising: When group-based beam reporting is configured at a user equipment UE, an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of a channel measurement resource CMR and at least one interference measurement resource IMR is received, wherein the indication indicates that the UE is configured with the at least one capability of supporting the combination of the CMR and the at least one IMR based on whether the group-based beam reporting is enabled or disabled, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability includes an indication that the UE supports at least the following: A non-zero power NZP channel state information CSI-reference signal RS is configured for the CMR, and a zero power ZP CSI-RS or a NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; sending, based at least in part on the capability of the UE, an RS resource setting for the CMR to cause the UE to perform channel measurement; sending at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to cause the UE to perform interference measurement; as well as At least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter determined based on a result of the UE performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement is received.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: A synchronization signal block SSB is configured for the CMR, and the ZP CSI-RS and the NZP CSI-RS are configured for the at least one IMR.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: The NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR and the at least one IMR.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: a first NZP CSI-RS resource setting for the CMR, and a second NZP CSI-RS resource setting for the at least one IMR.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: A synchronization signal block SSB is configured for the CMR, and the ZP CSI-RS or the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment UE, comprising: Memory; as well as one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to: When group-based beam reporting is configured, an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of a channel measurement resource CMR and at least one interference measurement resource IMR is sent to a base station BS, wherein the indication indicates that the UE is configured with the at least one capability of supporting the combination of the CMR and the at least one IMR based on whether the group-based beam reporting is enabled or disabled, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability includes an indication that the UE supports at least the following: A non-zero power NZP channel state information CSI-reference signal RS is configured for the CMR, and a zero power ZP CSI-RS or a NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; receiving an RS resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to perform channel measurement; receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to perform interference measurement; determining at least one signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement; as well as The SINR parameter is sent to the BS.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: A synchronization signal block SSB is configured for the CMR, and the ZP CSI-RS and the NZP CSI-RS are configured for the at least one IMR.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: The NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR and the at least one IMR.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: a first NZP CSI-RS resource setting for the CMR, and a second NZP CSI-RS resource setting for the at least one IMR.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: A synchronization signal block SSB is configured for the CMR, and the ZP CSI-RS or the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR.

16. An apparatus for wireless communication by a base station BS, comprising: Memory; as well as one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to: When group-based beam reporting is configured at a user equipment UE, an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of a channel measurement resource CMR and at least one interference measurement resource IMR is received, wherein the indication indicates that the UE is configured with the at least one capability of supporting the combination of the CMR and the at least one IMR based on whether the group-based beam reporting is enabled or disabled, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability includes an indication that the UE supports at least the following: A non-zero power NZP channel state information CSI-reference signal RS is configured for the CMR, and a zero power ZP CSI-RS or a NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; sending, based at least in part on the capability of the UE, an RS resource setting for the CMR to cause the UE to perform channel measurement; sending at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to cause the UE to perform interference measurement; as well as At least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter determined based on a result of the UE performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement is received.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: A synchronization signal block SSB is configured for the CMR, and the ZP CSI-RS and the NZP CSI-RS are configured for the at least one IMR.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: The NZP CSI-RS is configured for the CMR and the at least one IMR.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: a first NZP CSI-RS resource setting for the CMR, and a second NZP CSI-RS resource setting for the at least one IMR.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability further comprises an indication that the UE supports: A synchronization signal block SSB is configured for the CMR, and the ZP CSI-RS or the NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR.

21. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment UE, comprising: means for sending, to a base station BS, an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability of supporting a combination of a channel measurement resource CMR and at least one interference measurement resource IMR when group-based beam reporting is configured, wherein the indication indicates that the UE is configured with the at least one capability of supporting the combination of the CMR and the at least one IMR based on whether the group-based beam reporting is enabled or disabled, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability comprises an indication that the UE supports at least the following: A non-zero power NZP channel state information CSI-reference signal RS is configured for the CMR, and a zero power ZP CSI-RS or a NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; means for receiving an RS resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to perform channel measurement; means for receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to perform interference measurement; means for determining at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of performing said channel measurement and said interference measurement; as well as means for sending the SINR parameter to the BS.

22. An apparatus for wireless communication by a base station BS, comprising: means for receiving, when group-based beam reporting is configured at a user equipment (UE), an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of a channel measurement resource (CMR) and at least one interference measurement resource (IMR), wherein the indication indicates that the UE is configured with the at least one capability to support the combination of the CMR and the at least one IMR based on whether the group-based beam reporting is enabled or disabled, wherein the indication that the UE is configured with the at least one capability comprises an indication that the UE supports at least: A non-zero power NZP channel state information CSI-reference signal RS is configured for the CMR, and a zero power ZP CSI-RS or a NZP CSI-RS is configured for the at least one IMR; means for sending an RS resource setting for the CMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to cause the UE to perform channel measurement; means for sending at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR based at least in part on the capability of the UE to cause the UE to perform interference measurement; as well as A means for receiving at least one signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter determined based on the result of the UE performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement.

23. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 5.

24. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to implement the method of any one of claims 6 to 10.

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