Capability of logical resources for beam management

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit capability information indicating capabilities associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource including a logical resource for beam management, and on which reference signaling is at least partially untransmitted or unmonitored. The UE may transmit a channel state information (CSI) report based at least in part on the capability. Numerous other aspects are described.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communications, and to techniques and apparatus for beam-managed logical resource capabilities. Background Art

[0002] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide a variety of telecommunication services, such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple access technologies that can support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple access technologies include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and long term evolution (LTE). LTE / LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0003] A wireless network may include one or more network nodes that support communications for wireless communication devices, such as user equipment (UE) or multiple UEs. A UE may communicate with a network node via downlink communications and uplink communications. A "downlink" (or "DL") refers to a communication link from a network node to a UE, and an "uplink" (or "UL") refers to a communication link from a UE to a network node. Some wireless networks may support device-to-device communications, such as via a local link (e.g., a side link (SL), a wireless local area network (WLAN) link, and / or a wireless personal area network (WPAN) link, etc.).

[0004] These multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different UEs to communicate at a city, country, region, or global level. New Radio (NR), which may also be referred to as 5G, is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) (CP-OFDM) with a cyclic prefix (CP) on the downlink, using CP-OFDM or single carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) (also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM) on the uplink, and supporting beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation to improve spectrum efficiency, reduce costs, improve services, utilize new spectrum, and better integrate with other open standards. Summary of the invention

[0005] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE). The method may include: sending capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource including a logical resource for beam management, and on which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored. The method may include: sending a channel state information (CSI) report based at least in part on the capability.

[0006] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a network node. The method may include obtaining capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource from a UE, the first measurement resource including a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent. The method may include outputting configuration information that configures one or more first measurement resources according to the capability.

[0007] Some aspects described herein relate to a UE for wireless communication. The UE may include: a memory; and one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to: send capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource including a logical resource for beam management, and reference signaling is at least partially not monitored on the logical resource. The one or more processors may be configured to send a CSI report based at least in part on the capability.

[0008] Some aspects described herein relate to a network node for wireless communication. The network node may include: a memory; and one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to: obtain capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource from a UE, the first measurement resource including a logical resource for beam management, and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent. The one or more processors may be configured to: output configuration information, the configuration information configuring the one or more first measurement resources according to the capability.

[0009] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication by a UE. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to: send capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management, and reference signaling is at least partially not monitored on the logical resource. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to: send a CSI report based at least in part on the capability.

[0010] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication by a network node. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the network node, may cause the network node to: obtain capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource from a UE, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management, and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the network node, may cause the network node to: output configuration information, the configuration information configuring one or more first measurement resources according to the capability.

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[0013] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include: means for sending capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource including a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored. The apparatus may include: means for sending a CSI report based at least in part on the capability.

[0012] Some aspects described herein are directed to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include: means for obtaining capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource from a UE, the first measurement resource including a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent. The apparatus may include: means for outputting configuration information, the configuration information configuring one or more first measurement resources according to the capability.

[0013] Aspects collectively include methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, network entities, network nodes, wireless communication devices and / or processing systems as fully described herein with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

[0014] The features and technical advantages of the examples according to the present disclosure have been outlined quite extensively above so that the following specific embodiments may be better understood. Additional features and advantages will be described below. The disclosed concepts and specific examples may be easily used as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for achieving the same purpose of the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. When considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein (both their organization and methods of operation) and the associated advantages will be better understood according to the following description. Each of the figures in the accompanying drawings is provided for the purpose of illustration and description, and not as a definition of the limitations of the claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to be able to understand the above-mentioned features of the present disclosure in detail, a more specific description briefly summarized above may be obtained by reference to various aspects (some of which are illustrated 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 specification may admit of other equally effective aspects. The same reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0016] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network.

[0017] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a network node and a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network.

[0018] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example decomposed base station architecture according to the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a beam management process according to the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example architecture of a functional framework for radio access network intelligence enabled by data collection according to the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of artificial intelligence and / or machine learning (AI / ML) based beam management according to the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of actual measurement resources and virtual measurement resources according to the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of signaling for capabilities regarding virtual measurement resources according to the present disclosure.

[0024] Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure.

[0025] Fig.10 is a diagram illustrating an example process, for example, performed by a network node, according to the present disclosure.

[0026] Fig.11 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communications according to the present disclosure.

[0027] Fig.12 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communications according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The various aspects of the present disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure can be embodied in many different forms, and should not be construed as being limited to any specific structure or function presented throughout the present disclosure. Instead, these aspects are provided so that the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and the scope of the present disclosure will be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein, whether it is independently or in combination with any other aspect of the disclosure. 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, functionality, or structure and functionality in addition to or different from the various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the present invention.

[0029] Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various devices and techniques. These devices and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as "elements"). These elements may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0030] Although various aspects may be described herein using terms generally associated with 5G or new radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT), various aspects of the present disclosure may be applicable to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT and / or RATs beyond 5G (e.g., 6G).

[0031] Figure 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100. The wireless network 100 may be a 5G (e.g., NR) network or a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network, or may include elements of a 5G (e.g., NR) network or elements of a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network, etc. The wireless network 100 may include one or more network nodes 110 (shown as network node 110a, network node 110b, network node 110c, and network node 110d), user equipment (UE) 120 or multiple UEs 120 (shown as UE 120a, UE 120b, UE 120c, UE 120d, and UE 120e), or other entities. The network node 110 is an example of a network node that communicates with the UE 120. As shown, the network node 110 may include one or more network nodes. For example, the network node 110 may be a converged network node, which means that the converged network node is configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single RAN node (e.g., within a single device or unit). As another example, the network node 110 may be a disaggregated network node (sometimes referred to as a disaggregated base station), which means that the network node 110 is configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed between two or more nodes (such as one or more central units (CUs), one or more distributed units (DUs), or one or more radio units (RUs)).

[0032] In some examples, the network node 110 is or includes a network node that communicates with the UE 120 via a radio access link, such as an RU. In some examples, the network node 110 is or includes a network node that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a fronthaul link or a midhaul link, such as a DU. In some examples, the network node 110 is or includes a network node that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a midhaul link or communicates with the core network via a backhaul link, such as a CU. In some examples, the network node 110 (such as an aggregated network node 110 or a decomposed network node 110) may include multiple network nodes, such as one or more RUs, one or more CUs, and / or one or more DUs. For example, the network node 110 may include an NR base station, an LTE base station, a Node B, an eNB (e.g., in 4G), a gNB (e.g., in 5G), an access point, a transmit receive point (TRP), a DU, a RU, a CU, a mobility element of a network, a core network node, a network element, a network equipment, a RAN node, or a combination thereof. In some examples, network nodes 110 may be interconnected to each other or to one or more other network nodes 110 in wireless network 100 via various types of fronthaul, midhaul, and / or backhaul interfaces, such as direct physical connections, air interfaces, or virtual networks, using any suitable transport network.

[0033] In some examples, the network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the term "cell" may refer to a coverage area of ​​the network node 110 or a network node subsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. The network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several thousand meters) and may allow unrestricted access by a UE 120 with a service subscription. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by a UE 120 with a service subscription. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a residence) and may allow restricted access by a UE 120 associated with the femto cell (e.g., a UE 120 in a closed subscriber group (CSG)). A network node 110 for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro network node. A network node 110 for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico network node. The network node 110 for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto network node or a home network node. Figure 1 In the example shown in , network node 110a may be a macro network node for macro cell 102a, network node 110b may be a pico network node for pico cell 102b, and network node 110c may be a femto network node for femto cell 102c. A network node may support one or more (e.g., three) cells. In some examples, a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of ​​a cell may move depending on the location of a mobile network node 110 (e.g., a mobile network node).

[0034] In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to an aggregated base station, a decomposed base station, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a relay node, or one or more components thereof. For example, in some aspects, a "base station" or "network node" may refer to a CU, a DU, a RU, a near real-time (near RT) RAN intelligent controller (RIC), or a non-real-time (non-RT) RIC, or a combination thereof. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to a device configured to perform one or more functions (such as those described herein in conjunction with the network node 110). In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to a plurality of devices configured to perform one or more functions. For example, in some distributed systems, each of a number of different devices (which may be located in the same geographic location or in different geographic locations) may be configured to perform at least a portion of a function, or to repeat the execution of at least a portion of the function, and the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to any one or more of these different devices. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one or more virtual base stations or one or more virtual base station functions. For example, in some aspects, two or more base station functions may be instantiated on a single device. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one of the base station functions but not the other. In this way, a single device may include more than one base station.

[0035] The wireless network 100 may include one or more relay stations. A relay station is a network node that receives transmissions of data from an upstream node (e.g., a network node 110 or a UE 120) and transmits transmissions of data to a downstream node (e.g., a UE 120 or a network node 110). A relay station may be a UE 120 that is capable of relaying transmissions for other UEs 120. Figure 1 In the example shown, a network node 110d (e.g., a relay network node) may communicate with a network node 110a (e.g., a macro network node) and a UE 120d to facilitate communications between the network node 110a and the UE 120d. A network node 110 that relays communications may be referred to as a relay station, a relay base station, a relay network node, a relay node, or a relay, etc.

[0036] The wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes different types of network nodes 110, such as macro network nodes, pico network nodes, femto network nodes, or relay network nodes. These different types of network nodes 110 may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, or different effects on interference in the wireless network 100. For example, a macro network node may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 watts to 40 watts), while a pico network node, a femto network node, and a relay network node may have a lower transmit power level (e.g., 0.1 watt to 2 watts).

[0037] The network controller 130 may be coupled to or in communication with a set of network nodes 110 and may provide coordination and control for the network nodes 110. The network controller 130 may communicate with the network nodes 110 via a backhaul communication link or a midhaul communication link. The network nodes 110 may also communicate directly with each other or indirectly via a wireless or wired backhaul communication link. In some aspects, the network controller 130 may be, or may include, a CU or a core network device.

[0038] UE 120 may be dispersed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. UE 120 may include, for example, an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, or a subscriber unit. UE 120 may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smart phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet device, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smart ring or a smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device, or a satellite radio), an in-vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, an industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, a UE function of a network node, or any other suitable device configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.

[0039] Some UEs 120 may be considered as machine type communication (MTC) or evolved or enhanced machine type communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC UEs or eMTC UEs may include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, or location tags, which may communicate with a network node, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. Some UEs 120 may be considered as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband IoT) devices. Some UEs 120 may be considered as customer premises equipment. UE 120 may be included inside a housing 284, which houses components of UE 120, such as a processor component or a memory component. In some examples, the processor component and the memory component may be coupled together. For example, a processor component (e.g., one or more processors) and a memory component (e.g., a memory) may be operably coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, or electrically coupled.

[0040] In general, any number of wireless networks 100 may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network 100 may support a specific RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies. RAT may also be referred to as a radio technology or air interface. Frequency may also be referred to as a carrier or frequency channel. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.

[0041] In some examples, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g., without using network node 110 as an intermediary to communicate with each other). For example, UE 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocols (e.g., which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols, or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocols), or mesh networks. In such examples, UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by network node 110.

[0042] Devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using an electromagnetic spectrum, which may be subdivided into various categories, bands, or channels by frequency or wavelength. For example, devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using one or more operating bands. In 5G NR, two initial operating bands have been identified as frequency ranges designated FR1 (410 MHz-7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz). Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often (interchangeably) referred to as the “below 6 GHz” band in various documents and articles. Similar naming issues sometimes occur with respect to FR2, which is often (interchangeably) referred to as the “millimeter wave” band in documents and articles, although different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz–300 GHz) identified as the “millimeter wave” band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

[0043] Frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are generally referred to as mid-band frequencies. Recent 5G NR research has identified the operating bands for these mid-band frequencies as frequency range designation FR3 (7.125GHz–24.25GHz). The bands falling within FR3 can inherit FR1 characteristics or FR2 characteristics, and thus the features of FR1 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 more than 52.6GHz. For example, three higher operating bands have been identified as frequency range designations 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.

[0044] With these examples in mind, unless otherwise specifically stated, if the term "sub-6 GHz" is used herein, it may broadly refer to frequencies that may be less than 6 GHz, frequencies that may be within FR1, or frequencies that may include mid-band frequencies. Additionally, unless otherwise specifically stated, if the term "millimeter wave" is used herein, it may broadly refer to frequencies that may include mid-band frequencies, frequencies that may be within FR2, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, or FR5, or frequencies that may be within the EHF band. It is contemplated that the frequencies included in these operating bands (e.g., FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, or FR5) may be modified, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0045] In some aspects, UE 120 may include a communication manager 140. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 140 may: send capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management, and on which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored; and send a channel state information (CSI) report based at least in part on the capability. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0046] In some aspects, the network node 110 may include a communication manager 150. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 150 may: obtain capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource from the UE, the first measurement resource including a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent; and output configuration information that configures one or more first measurement resources according to the capability. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0047] As indicated above, Figure 1 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 1 The examples described are different.

[0048] Figure 2 2 is a diagram illustrating an example 200 in which a network node 110 communicates with a UE 120 in a wireless network 100. The network node 110 may be equipped with a set of antennas 234a to 234t, such as T antennas (T≥1). The UE 120 may be equipped with a set of antennas 252a to 252r, such as R antennas (R≥1). The network node 110 of example 200 includes one or more radio frequency components, such as an antenna 234 and a modem 254. In some examples, the network node 110 may include an interface, a communication component, or another component that facilitates communication with the UE 120 or another network node. Some network nodes 110 may not include a radio frequency component that facilitates direct communication with the UE 120, such as one or more CUs or one or more DUs.

[0049] At the network node 110, the transmit processor 220 may receive data intended for the UE 120 (or a set of UEs 120) from the data source 212. The transmit processor 220 may use one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE 120 to select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) for the UE 120. The network node 110 may process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for the UE 120 using the MCS selected for the UE 120 and may provide data symbols to the UE 120. The transmit processor 220 may process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, or upper layer signaling) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. The transmit processor 220 may generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or demodulation reference signals (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signals (PSS) or secondary synchronization signals (SSS)). The transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., pre-coding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, or reference symbols, where applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (e.g., T output symbol streams) to a corresponding set of modems 232 (e.g., T modems) (shown as modems 232a to 232t). For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a modulator component (shown as MOD) of the modem 232. Each modem 232 may process a corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) using a corresponding modulator component to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may also process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, or up-convert) the output sample stream using a corresponding modulator component to obtain a downlink signal. The modems 232a to 232t may transmit a set of downlink signals (e.g., T downlink signals) via a corresponding set of antennas 234 (e.g., T antennas) (shown as antennas 234a to 234t).

[0050] At the UE 120, a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a to 252r) may receive downlink signals from the network node 110 or other network nodes 110, and may provide a set of received signals (e.g., R received signals) to a set of modems 254 (e.g., R modems) (shown as modems 254a to 254r). For example, each received signal may be provided to a demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of the modem 254. Each modem 254 may use a corresponding demodulator component to condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, or digitize) the received signal to obtain input samples. Each modem 254 may use a demodulator component to further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from the modem 254, may perform MIMO detection on the received symbols where applicable, and may provide detected symbols. The receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, may provide decoded data for the UE 120 to the data sink 260, and may provide decoded control information and system information to the controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" may refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor may determine a reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter, or a CQI parameter, among other things. In some examples, one or more components of the UE 120 may be included in a housing.

[0051] The network controller 130 may include a communication unit 294, a controller / processor 290, and a memory 292. The network controller 130 may include, for example, one or more devices in a core network. The network controller 130 may communicate with the network node 110 via the communication unit 294.

[0052] One or more antennas (e.g., antennas 234a to 234t or antennas 252a to 252r) may include or may be included in one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays, etc. An antenna panel, antenna group, set of antenna elements, or antenna array may include one or more antenna elements (in a single housing or multiple housings), a set of coplanar antenna elements, a set of non-coplanar antenna elements, or coupled to one or more transmit or receive components (such as Figure 2 One or more antenna elements of one or more components).

[0053] On the uplink, at the UE 120, the transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from the data source 262 and control information from the controller / processor 280 (e.g., for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, or CQI). The transmit processor 264 may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be pre-decoded by the TX MIMO processor 266, where applicable, further processed by the modem 254 (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and sent to the network node 110. In some examples, the modem 254 of the UE 120 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of an antenna 252, a modem 254, a MIMO detector 256, a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, or a TX MIMO processor 266. The transceiver may be used by a processor (eg, controller / processor 280) and memory 282 to perform aspects of any of the processes described herein (eg, with reference to Figures 4 to 12 ).

[0054] At the network node 110, uplink signals from the UE 120 or other UEs may be received by the antenna 234, processed by the modem 232 (e.g., a demodulator component of the modem 232, shown as DEMOD), detected by the MIMO detector 236 where applicable, and further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted via the UE 120. The receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to the data sink 239 and provide the decoded control information to the controller / processor 240. The network node 110 may include a communication unit 244 and may communicate with the network controller 130 via the communication unit 244. The network node 110 may include a scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink or uplink communication. In some examples, the modem 232 of the network node 110 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the network node 110 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna 234, modem 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, transmit processor 220, or TX MIMO processor 230. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 240) and memory 242 to perform aspects of any of the processes described herein (e.g., reference 200 to FIG. 1 ). Figures 4 to 12 ).

[0055] In some aspects, the controller / processor 280 may be a component of a processing system. A processing system may generally be a system or series of machines or components that receives inputs and processes the inputs to produce a set of outputs that may be communicated to other systems or components, such as the UE 120. For example, the processing system of the UE 120 may be a system that includes various other components or subcomponents of the UE 120.

[0056] The processing system of UE 120 may interface with one or more other components of UE 120, may process information (such as input or signal) received from one or more other components, or may output information to one or more other components. For example, a chip or modem of UE 120 may include: a processing system, a first interface for receiving or obtaining information, and a second interface for outputting, sending, or providing information. In some examples, the first interface may be an interface between a processing system and a receiver of the chip or modem, so that UE 120 may receive information or signal input, and may pass information to the processing system. In some examples, the second interface may be an interface between a processing system and a transmitter of the chip or modem, so that UE 120 may send information output from the chip or modem. A person of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the second interface may also obtain or receive information or signal input, and the first interface may also output, send, or provide information.

[0057] In some aspects, controller / processor 240 may be a component of a processing system. A processing system may generally be a system or series of machines or components that receives inputs and processes the inputs to produce a set of outputs that may be passed to other systems or components, such as network node 110. For example, a processing system of network node 110 may be a system that includes various other components or subcomponents of network node 110.

[0058] The processing system of the network node 110 may interface with one or more other components of the network node 110, may process information (such as input or signal) received from one or more other components, or may output information to one or more other components. For example, a chip or modem of the network node 110 may include: a processing system, a first interface for receiving or obtaining information, and a second interface for outputting, sending, or providing information. In some examples, the first interface may be an interface between a processing system and a receiver of the chip or modem, so that the network node 110 may receive information or signal input, and may pass information to the processing system. In some examples, the second interface may be an interface between a processing system and a transmitter of the chip or modem, so that the network node 110 may send information output from the chip or modem. A person of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the second interface may also obtain or receive information or signal input, and the first interface may also output, send, or provide information.

[0059] The controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, or Figure 2 Any other component of the network node 110 may perform one or more techniques associated with CSI reporting with virtual measurement resources, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, or Figure 2 Any other component (or combination of components) may perform or direct, for example Fig. 9 The process of 900 Fig.10 1000 and / or operations of other processes as described herein. Memory 242 and memory 282 may store data and program codes for network node 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some examples, memory 242 and memory 282 may include non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more instructions (e.g., code or program code) for wireless communication. For example, the one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of network node 110 or UE 120 (e.g., directly, or after compilation, conversion, or interpretation), may cause the one or more processors, UE 120, or network node 110 to perform or direct, for example, Fig. 9 The process of 900 Fig.10 The process 1000 and / or operations of other processes as described herein. In some examples, executing instructions may include running instructions, converting instructions, compiling instructions, and / or interpreting instructions, etc.

[0060] In some aspects, the UE includes: means for sending capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management, and on which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored; and / or means for sending a CSI report based at least in part on the capability. Means for the UE to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the following: communication manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller / processor 280, or memory 282.

[0061] In some aspects, the network node includes: a component for obtaining capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource from a user UE, the first measurement resource including a logical resource for beam management, and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent; and / or a component for outputting configuration information, the configuration information configuring one or more first measurement resources according to the capability. The components for the network node to perform the operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the following: a communication manager 150, a transmit processor 220, a TX MIMO processor 230, a modem 232, an antenna 234, a MIMO detector 236, a receive processor 238, a controller / processor 240, a memory 242, or a scheduler 246.

[0062] Although Figure 2 The blocks in the 2000 and 2010 are illustrated as distinct components, but the functionality described above for these blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component or in various combinations of components. For example, the functionality described for the transmit processor 264, the receive processor 258, and / or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by or under the control of the controller / processor 280.

[0063] As indicated above, Figure 2 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 2 The examples described are different.

[0064] The deployment of a communication system (such as a 5G NR system) can be arranged with various components or components in a variety of ways. In a 5G NR system or network, a network node, a network entity, a mobility element of a network, a RAN node, a core network node, a network element, a base station or network equipment can be implemented in an aggregated or decomposed architecture. For example, a base station (such as a node B (NB), an evolved NB (eNB), an NR BS, a 5G NB, an access point (AP), a TRP or a cell, etc.) or one or more units (or one or more components) that perform base station functionality can be implemented as an aggregated base station (also referred to as an independent base station or a monolithic base station) or a decomposed base station. "Network entity" or "network node" may refer to a decomposed base station or one or more units of a decomposed base station (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, one or more RUs, or a combination thereof).

[0065] An aggregated base station (e.g., an aggregated network node) may be configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single RAN node (e.g., within a single device or unit). A decomposed base station (e.g., a decomposed network node) may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed between two or more units (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, or one or more RUs). In some examples, a CU may be implemented within a network node, and one or more DUs may be co-located with the CU, or alternatively, may be geographically or virtually distributed across one or more other network nodes. A DU may be implemented to communicate with one or more RUs. Each of a CU, a DU, and a RU may also be implemented as a virtual unit, such as a virtual central unit (VCU), a virtual distributed unit (VDU), or a virtual radio unit (VRU), and the like.

[0066] Base station type operations or network designs may take into account the aggregated nature of base station functionality. For example, a decomposed base station may be utilized in an IAB network, an open radio access network (O-RAN (such as a network configuration initiated by the O-RAN Alliance)), or a virtualized radio access network (vRAN, also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN)) to facilitate the scaling of a communication system by separating base station functionality into one or more units that can be deployed separately. A decomposed base station may include functionality implemented across two or more units at various physical locations, as well as functionality implemented virtually for at least one unit, which may enable flexibility in network design. Individual units of a decomposed base station may be configured for wired or wireless communication with at least one other unit of the decomposed base station.

[0067] Figure 33 is a diagram illustrating an example disaggregated base station architecture 300 according to the present disclosure. The disaggregated base station architecture 300 may include a CU 310 that may communicate directly with a core network 320 via a backhaul link, or indirectly with the core network 320 through one or more disaggregated control units, such as a near-RT RIC 325 via an E2 link, or a non-RT RIC 315 associated with a service management and orchestration (SMO) framework 305, or both. The CU 310 may communicate with one or more DUs 330 via respective midhaul links, such as via an F1 interface. Each of the DUs 330 may communicate with one or more RUs 340 via respective fronthaul links. Each of the RUs 340 may communicate with one or more UEs 120 via respective radio frequency (RF) access links. In some implementations, a UE 120 may be served simultaneously by multiple RUs 340.

[0068] Each of the units (including CU 310, DU 330, RU 340) and the near-RT RIC 325, non-RT RIC 315, and SMO framework 305 may include or be coupled to one or more interfaces, the one or more interfaces being configured to receive or send signals, data, or information (collectively referred to as signals) via a wired or wireless transmission medium. Each of the units or an associated processor or controller that provides instructions to one or more communication interfaces of the corresponding unit may be configured to communicate with one or more of the other units via a transmission medium. In some examples, each of the units may include a wired interface and a wireless interface, the wired interface being configured to receive signals or send signals to one or more of the other units via a wired transmission medium, the wireless interface being configured to receive signals or send signals to one or more of the other units via a wired transmission medium, and the wireless interface being configured to receive signals or send signals to one or more of the other units via a wireless transmission medium, or to do both.

[0069] In some aspects, the CU 310 may host one or more higher layer control functions. Such control functions may include radio resource control (RRC) functions, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) functions, or service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) functions, etc. Each control function may be implemented using an interface that is configured to communicate signals with other control functions hosted by the CU 310. The CU 310 may be configured to handle user plane functionality (e.g., central unit-user plane (CU-UP) functionality), control plane functionality (e.g., central unit-control plane (CU-CP) functionality), or a combination thereof. In some specific implementations, the CU 310 may be logically split into one or more CU-UP units and one or more CU-CP units. When implemented in an O-RAN configuration, the CU-UP unit may communicate bidirectionally with the CU-CP unit via an interface (such as an E1 interface). As needed, the CU 310 may be implemented to communicate with the DU 330 for network control and signaling.

[0070] Each DU 330 may correspond to a logical unit that includes one or more base station functions for controlling the operation of one or more RUs 340. In some aspects, the DU 330 may host one or more of a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, and one or more high physical (PHY) layers, at least in part, according to a functional split (such as a functional split defined by 3GPP). In some aspects, the one or more high PHY layers may be implemented by one or more modules for forward error correction (FEC) encoding and decoding, scrambling, modulation and demodulation, etc. In some aspects, the DU 330 may further host one or more low PHY layers, such as one or more modules for fast Fourier transform (FFT), inverse FFT (iFFT), digital beamforming or physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, etc. Each layer (which may also be referred to as a module) may be implemented using an interface that is configured to communicate signals with other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 330 or with control functions hosted by the CU 310.

[0071] Each RU 340 may implement lower layer functionality. In some deployments, the RU 340 controlled by the DU 330 may correspond to a logical node that hosts RF processing functions or low PHY layer functions based on functional split (e.g., functional split defined by 3GPP) (such as lower layer functional split), such as performing FFT, performing iFFT, digital beamforming, or PRACH extraction and filtering, etc. In this architecture, each RU 340 may be operated to handle over-the-air (OTA) communications with one or more UEs 120. In some specific implementations, real-time and non-real-time aspects of control plane and user plane communications with the RU 340 may be controlled by the corresponding DU 330. In some scenarios, this configuration may enable each DU 330 and CU 310 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture (such as a vRAN architecture).

[0072] The SMO framework 305 may be configured to support RAN deployment and provisioning of non-virtualized network elements and virtualized network elements. For non-virtualized network elements, the SMO framework 305 may be configured to support the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements, which may be managed via an operation and maintenance interface (such as an O1 interface). For virtualized network elements, the SMO framework 305 may be configured to interact with a cloud computing platform (such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) platform 390) to perform network element lifecycle management (such as instantiating virtualized network elements) via a cloud computing platform interface (such as an O2 interface). Such virtualized network elements may include, but are not limited to, CU 310, DU 330, RU 340, non-RT RIC 315, and near-RTRIC 325. In some specific implementations, the SMO framework 305 may communicate with hardware aspects of the 4G RAN (such as an open eNB (O-eNB) 311) via the O1 interface. Additionally, in some implementations, the SMO framework 305 can communicate directly with each of the one or more RUs 340 via a corresponding O1 interface. The SMO framework 305 can also include a non-RT RIC 315 configured to support the functionality of the SMO framework 305.

[0073] The non-RT RIC 315 may be configured to include logic functions that enable non-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML) workflows including model training and updating, or policy-based guidance of applications / features in the near-RT RIC 325. The non-RT RIC 315 may be coupled to or communicate with the near-RT RIC 325 (such as via an A1 interface). The near-RT RIC 325 may be configured to include logic functions that enable near-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via data collection and actions through an interface (such as via an E2 interface) that connects one or more CUs 310, one or more DUs 330, or both, and the O-eNB with the near-RT RIC 325.

[0074] In some implementations, the non-RT RIC 315 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from an external server in order to generate an artificial intelligence (AI) and / or machine learning (ML) (AI / ML) model to be deployed in the near-RT RIC 325. Such information may be utilized by the near-RT RIC 325 and may be received from a non-network data source or from a network function at the SMO framework 305 or the non-RT RIC 315. In some examples, the non-RT RIC 315 or the near-RT RIC 325 may be configured to adjust RAN behavior or performance. For example, the non-RT RIC 315 may monitor long-term trends and patterns of performance and employ AI / ML models to perform corrective actions through the SMO framework 305 (such as via reconfiguration of the O1 interface) or via the creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 interface policies).

[0075] As indicated above, Figure 3 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 3 The examples described are different.

[0076] Figure 4 4 is a diagram illustrating examples 400, 410, and 420 of a beam management process according to the present disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, example 400, example 410, and example 420 include UE 120 communicating with a network entity (e.g., network node 110) in a wireless network (e.g., wireless network 100). Figure 4The devices shown are provided as examples, and the wireless network may support communication and beam management between other devices (e.g., between UE 120 and network node 110 or TRP, between mobile terminal node and control node, between IAB child node and IAB parent node, and / or between scheduled node and scheduling node). In some aspects, UE 120 and network node 110 may be in a connected state (e.g., RRC connected state).

[0077] like Figure 4 As shown, example 400 may include a network node 110 (e.g., one or more network node devices such as a RU, DU, and / or CU) and a UE 120 that communicates with the UE to perform beam management using a CSI reference signal (CSI-RS). Example 400 depicts a first beam management process (e.g., P1 CSI-RS beam management). The first beam management process may be referred to as a beam selection process, an initial beam acquisition process, a beam scanning process, a cell search process, and / or a beam search process. Generally, beam management includes performing measurements (e.g., layer 1 measurements) on one or more reference signals using one or more beams for the purpose of selecting or refining a cell or beam. Beam management may include a variety of different processes, such as beam selection, beam acquisition, beam scanning, beam searching, beam refinement, cell searching, and the like. As Figure 4 As shown in example 400, the CSI-RS may be configured to be sent from the network node 110 to the UE 120. The CSI-RS may be configured to be periodic (e.g., using RRC signaling), semi-persistent (e.g., using MAC control element (MAC CE) signaling), and / or aperiodic (e.g., using downlink control information (DCI)).

[0078] The first beam management process may include the network node 110 performing beam scanning on multiple transmit (Tx) beams. "Beam scanning" refers to transmitting a reference signal (e.g., the same reference signal) or receiving (e.g., measuring) a reference signal on each of a plurality of different beams, which may be spatially distributed in one or more directions. For example, the network node 110 may transmit a CSI-RS using each of the plurality of transmit beams used for beam management. In order to enable the UE 120 to perform receive (Rx) beam scanning, the network node may transmit (e.g., repeat) each CSI-RS multiple times within the same reference signal (RS) resource set using a transmit beam, so that the UE 120 may scan the receive beam in multiple transmit instances. For example, if the network node 110 has a set of N transmit beams and the UE 120 has a set of M receive beams, the CSI-RS may be transmitted M times on each of the N transmit beams, so that the UE 120 may receive M instances of the CSI-RS per transmit beam. In other words, for each transmit beam of network node 110, UE 120 may perform beam scanning of the receive beam of UE 120. Thus, the first beam management process may enable UE 120 to measure CSI-RS on different transmit beams using different receive beams to support selection of one or more beam pairs including the network node 110 transmit beam and the UE 120 receive beam. UE 120 may report the measurements to network node 110 to enable network node 110 to select one or more beam pairs for communication between network node 110 and UE 120. Although example 400 has been described in conjunction with CSI-RS, the first beam management process may also use a synchronization signal block (SSB) or other form of reference signal to perform beam management in a similar manner as described above.

[0079] like Figure 4 As shown, example 410 may include network node 110 and UE 120 communicating to perform beam management using CSI-RS. Example 410 depicts a second beam management procedure (e.g., P2 CSI-RS beam management). The second beam management procedure may be referred to as a beam refinement procedure, a network node beam refinement procedure, a TRP beam refinement procedure, and / or a transmit beam refinement procedure. Figure 4As shown in example 410, the CSI-RS may be configured to be sent from the network node 110 to the UE 120. The CSI-RS may be configured to be non-periodic (e.g., using DCI). The second beam management process may include the network node 110 performing beam scanning on one or more transmit beams. The one or more transmit beams may be a subset of all transmit beams associated with the network node 110 (e.g., determined at least in part based on measurements reported by the UE 120 in conjunction with the first beam management process). The network node 110 may use each of the one or more transmit beams used for beam management to transmit the CSI-RS. Therefore, beam refinement may include using a single receive beam of the UE 120 to measure the CSI-RS on one or more transmit beams selected based on the measurements reported by the UE 120. In some examples, the one or more transmit beams may have a finer granularity (e.g., may have a narrower spatial spacing from each other than the N transmit beams) than the N transmit beams of the first beam management process. UE 120 may measure each CSI-RS using a single (e.g., the same) receive beam (e.g., determined based at least in part on measurements performed in conjunction with the first beam management process). The second beam management process may enable network node 110 to select an optimal transmit beam based at least in part on measurements of the CSI-RS reported by UE 120 (e.g., measured by UE 120 using a single receive beam).

[0080] like Figure 4 As shown, example 420 depicts a third beam management process (e.g., P3 CSI-RS beam management). The third beam management process may be referred to as a beam refinement process, a UE beam refinement process, and / or a receive beam refinement process. Figure 4As shown in example 420, one or more CSI-RS may be configured to be sent from the network node 110 to the UE 120. The CSI-RS may be configured to be non-periodic (e.g., using DCI). The third beam management process may include the network node 110 sending one or more CSI-RS using a single transmit beam (e.g., determined at least in part based on measurement results reported by the UE 120 in conjunction with the first beam management process and / or the second beam management process). In order to enable the UE 120 to perform receive beam scanning, the network node may use the transmit beam to send multiple (e.g., with repetitions) CSI-RS within the same RS resource set, so that the UE 120 can sweep one or more receive beams in multiple transmission instances. The one or more receive beams may be a subset of all receive beams associated with the UE 120 (e.g., determined at least in part based on measurements performed in conjunction with the first beam management process and / or the second beam management process). Thus, beam refinement may additionally or alternatively include measuring CSI-RS on a single transmit beam using a set of receive beams of UE 120. The third beam management process may enable network node 110 and / or UE 120 to select the best receive beam based at least in part on reported measurement results received from UE 120 (e.g., reported measurement results of the CSI-RS of the transmit beam using the one or more receive beams).

[0081] Wireless networks may operate at higher frequency bands, such as within millimeter wave (mmW) bands (e.g., FR2 above 28 GHz, FR4 above 60 GHz, or THz bands above 100 GHz, etc.), to provide high data rates. For example, wireless devices (such as network nodes and UEs) may communicate with each other through beamforming techniques to improve communication speed and reliability. Beamforming techniques may enable wireless devices to send signals in a specific direction, rather than sending omnidirectional signals in all directions. In some examples, a wireless device may send signals from multiple antenna elements using a wavelength and phase that are common to the transmissions from the multiple antenna elements, and the signals from the multiple antenna elements may be combined to create a combined signal with a longer range and a more directional beam. The beam width of the signal may vary based on the transmission frequency. For example, the width of the beam may be negatively correlated with the frequency, wherein the beam width may decrease as the transmission frequency increases, because more radiating elements may be placed in each given area at the transmitter due to a smaller wavelength. Therefore, compared with the beam structure under FR2 or below, the higher frequency band (e.g., THz or sub-THz band) can enable the wireless device to form a much narrower beam structure (e.g., pencil beam, laser beam or narrow beam, etc.), because more radiating elements can be placed in each given area at the antenna element due to the smaller wavelength. The higher frequency band may have a short delay spread (e.g., a few nanoseconds) and can be converted into a coherent frequency bandwidth of tens (tens of) MHz. In addition, the higher frequency band can provide a huge available bandwidth, which can be occupied by a larger bandwidth carrier, such as 1000MHz or more per carrier. In some examples, the transmission path of the narrower beam may be more likely to be customized for the receiver, so that the transmission may be more likely to meet the line of sight (LOS) condition, because the narrower beam may be more likely to reach the receiver without being blocked by obstacles. Moreover, since the transmission path may be narrow, transmission and / or refraction may be less likely to occur for the narrower beam.

[0082] Although higher frequency bands may provide narrower beam structures and higher transmission rates, higher frequency bands may also encounter higher attenuation and diffraction losses, where obstruction of the LOS path may degrade the quality of the wireless link. For example, when two wireless devices communicate with each other based on a LOS path in a higher frequency band and the LOS path is blocked by obstacles such as pedestrians, buildings, and / or vehicles, the received power may drop significantly. Therefore, compared with lower frequency bands, wireless communications based on higher frequency bands may be more susceptible to environmental changes. In order to ensure that the UE 120 and the network node 110 communicate using the best beam or beam pair, beam management processes (such as in conjunction with Figure 4The beam management process described herein may be performed by UE 120 and / or network node 110. However, because higher frequency bands may be more susceptible to environmental changes than lower frequency bands, it may be necessary to perform the beam management process more frequently and / or using additional beams. This may introduce significant overhead and consume network resources, processing resources, and / or power resources of the UE (and / or network node) associated with performing the beam management process.

[0083] Send and receive (e.g., measure) CSI-RS on CSI-RS resources. Network node 110 configures CSI-RS resources for UE 120 using various configuration parameters described elsewhere herein. CSI-RS may be zero power (ZP) CSI-RS (ZP-CSI-RS) or non-ZP CSI-RS (NZP-CSI-RS). NZP-CSI-RS is the CSI-RS actually sent. For example, NZP-CSI-RS may be sent on NZP-CSI-RS resources. ZP-CSI-RS is configured via ZP-CSI-RS resources and is not actually sent. For example, network node 110 may configure ZP-CSI-RS resources and may not send CSI-RS on the configured resources. The NZP-CSI-RS may be used as a channel measurement resource (CMR) for determining CSI or layer 1 reporting, such as for beam management (e.g., for L1 RSRP or L1 signal to interference plus noise (SINR) measurement and reporting), where the CMR is a resource for determining channel measurements such as CSI measurements or layer 1 measurements. The NZP-CSI-RS may also be used as a tracking reference signal (TRS) for tracking (e.g., frequency tracking and / or time tracking). For example, the TRS may be implemented as a single-port CSI-RS. The ZP-CSI-RS may be used for rate matching.

[0084] The transmission and configuration of NZP-CSI-RS (or related resources), or the configuration of ZP-CSI-RS resources can be periodic (wherein the CSI-RS resources are configured to be periodic and recur until they are deconfigured), semi-persistent (wherein the CSI-RS resources are configured to be periodic and recur once activated until the configuration of the CSI-RS resources is released), or aperiodic (wherein the CSI-RS is triggered by signaling and / or a configured trigger state).

[0085] The CSI-RS may be configured with a CSI-RS pattern that may indicate, among other information, the number of ports on which the CSI-RS is transmitted (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 8, 12, 16, 24, or 32 ports, etc.). The number of ports may correspond to the number of resource elements (REs) of the resource block on which the CSI-RS is transmitted.

[0086] The NZP-CSI-RS resource or signaling may identify the quasi-co-location (QCL) parameters and QCL source of the NZP-CSI-RS to be sent or measured on the NZP-CSI-RS resource. The QCL parameters may identify one or more parameters (e.g., spatial parameters or parameters of another form) to be derived from the QCL source. The QCL source may include, for example, an SSB or another CSI-RS. In some aspects, a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state may identify the QCL parameters and the QCL source, wherein the TCI state is information identifying the QCL parameters and the QCL source. For periodic NZP-CSI-RS, the QCL parameters and / or sources may be configured via the RRC configuration of the resources of the periodic NZP-CSI-RS. For semi-persistent NZP-CSI-RS, the QCL parameters and / or sources may be configured via an activation command (e.g., a MAC-CE activation command) of the configured NZP-CSI-RS resource that activates the semi-persistent NZP-CSI-RS. For aperiodic NZP-CSI-RS, the QCL parameters and / or sources may be configured by the triggering state configuration of the NZP-CSI-RS and may be indicated via a DCI indicating an uplink grant associated with the NZP-CSI-RS.

[0087] UE 120 may have various capabilities regarding CSI-RS signaling or measurement. As an example, the UE may have capabilities regarding the maximum number of configured or activated CSI-RS resources or ports. For example, in any time slot, it may not be expected that the UE has active CSI-RS ports or active CSI-RS resources in an active bandwidth part (BWP) that is greater than the maximum number of CSI-RS ports or resources that the UE has reported by capability information (wherein the BWP is a configured set of resource blocks that can be activated or deactivated via dynamic signaling for active communications). The non-periodic NZP-CSI-RS resource may be active starting from the end of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) containing a request for a CSI-RS and ending at the end of a scheduled physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) containing a report associated with the non-periodic CSI-RS. The semi-persistent CSI-RS may be active starting from the end when an activation command is applied and ending at the end when a deactivation command is applied. The periodic CSI-RS may be active starting when the periodic CSI-RS is configured by higher layer signaling and ending when the periodic CSI-RS configuration is released. If a CSI-RS resource is referenced N times by one or more CSI reporting settings, the CSI-RS resource and the CSI-RS ports within the CSI-RS resource are counted N times to determine the number of active resources. The CSI reporting setting indicates the configuration for reporting CSI derived from the CSI-RS resource referenced by the CSI reporting setting.

[0088] The UE may signal capabilities via capability information. The capability information may include various parameters indicating various capabilities. Parameters indicating capabilities may be identified by parameter names. Examples of parameter names and corresponding capabilities are provided below.

[0089] In some aspects, the capability may relate to a situation where the UE is not configured to provide information about L1 RSRP or L1 SINR in a corresponding CSI report. In such aspects, the csi-RS-IM-ReceptionForFeedback parameter may indicate whether the UE supports CSI-RS and CSI-RS for interference management (CSI-IM) reception for CSI feedback. The csi-RS-IM-ReceptionForFeedback parameters may include the following parameters: maxConfigNumberNZP-CSI-RS-PerCC, which indicates the maximum number of NZP-CSI-RS resources configured per component carrier (CC), where CC is a configured bandwidth that can be activated and deactivated for data and / or control communications of the UE via RRC signaling; maxConfigNumberPortsAcrossNZP-CSI-RS-PerCC, which indicates the maximum number of ports across all configured NZP-CSI-RS resources per CC; maxConfigNumberCSI-IM-PerCC, which indicates the maximum number of CSI-IM resources configured per CC; maxNumberSimultaneousNZP-CSI-RS-PerCC, which indicates the maximum number of simultaneous CSI-RS resources per CC; and totalNumberPortsSimultaneousNZP-CSI-RS-PerCC, which indicates the total number of CSI-RS ports in the simultaneous CSI-RS resources per CC.

[0090] In some other aspects, the capability may relate to situations in which the UE may be configured to provide information about L1RSRP or L1 SINR in the corresponding CSI report. As an example, the maxTotalResourcesForOneFreqRange parameter may indicate the maximum total number of SSBs, CSI-RS, and CSI-IM resources configured to be measured in a time slot across all CCs in a frequency range for any of L1-RSRP measurement, L1-SINR measurement, path loss measurement, beam failure detection (BFD), radio link monitoring (RLM), or new beam identification. maxNumberResWithinSlotAcrossCC-OneFRThe parameter may indicate the maximum total number of SSB, CSI-RS, and CSI-IM resources configured to be measured in time slots across all CCs in a frequency range for any of L1-RSRP measurement, L1-SINR measurement, path loss measurement, BFD, RLM, or new beam identification. maxNumberResAcrossCC-OneFR The parameter may indicate the maximum total number of SSB, CSI-RS, and CSI-IM resources configured across all CCs in a frequency range for any of L1-RSRP measurement, L1-SINR measurement, path loss measurement, BFD, RLM, or new beam identification. As another example, the maxTotalResourcesForAcrossFreqRanges parameter may indicate the maximum total number of SSB, CSI-RS, and CSI-IM resources configured across all CCs in a frequency range for any of L1-RSRP measurement, L1-SINR measurement, path loss measurement, BFD, RLM, or new beam identification. Across all frequency ranges Maximum total number of SSB, CSI-RS and CSI-IM resources to be measured in a timeslot. maxNumberResWithinSlotAcrossCC-AcrossFR parameter May indicate the maximum total number of SSB, CSI-RS, and CSI-IM resources that may be configured for measurement in time slots across all frequency ranges for any of L1-RSRP measurement, L1-SINR measurement, path loss measurement, BFD, RLM, or new beam identification. maxNumberResAcrossCC-AcrossFR The parameter may indicate the maximum total number of SSB, CSI-RS, and CSI-IM resources that may be configured across all frequency ranges for any of L1-RSRP measurement, L1-SINR measurement, path loss measurement, BFD, RLM, or new beam identification.

[0091] As indicated above, Figure 4 is provided as an example of a beam management process. Other examples of beam management processes can be found in Figure 4 For example, the UE 120 and the network node 110 may perform the third beam management procedure before performing the second beam management procedure, and / or the UE 120 and the network node 110 may perform a similar beam management procedure to select a UE transmit beam.

[0092] Figure 5is a diagram of an example architecture 500 illustrating a functional framework for RAN intelligence enabled by data collection according to the present disclosure. In some scenarios, the functional framework for RAN intelligence can be implemented through use cases and / or example enhanced data collection. For example, the principles or algorithms of RAN intelligence enabled by AI / ML and associated functional frameworks (e.g., AI functionality and / or input / output of components for enabling AI optimization) have been utilized or studied to identify the benefits of an AI-enabled RAN through possible use cases (e.g., beam management, energy saving, load balancing, mobility management and / or coverage optimization, etc.). In one example, as shown in architecture 500, the functional framework for RAN intelligence may include multiple logical entities, such as a model training host 502, a model inference host 504, a data source 506, and participants 508.

[0093] The model inference host 504 may be configured to run an AI / ML model based on the inference data provided by the data source 506, and the model inference host 504 may generate an output (e.g., a prediction) using the inference data input to the participant 508. The participant 508 may be an element or entity of a core network or RAN. For example, the participant 508 may be a UE, a network node, a network entity, a base station (e.g., a gNB), a CU, a DU, and / or a RU, etc. In addition, the participant 508 may also depend on the type of task performed by the model inference host 504, the type of inference data provided to the model inference host 504, and / or the type of output generated by the model inference host 504. For example, if the output from the model inference host 504 is associated with beam management, the participant 508 may be a UE, a DU, or a RU. As another example, if the output from the model inference host 504 is associated with Tx / Rx scheduling, the participant 508 may be a CU or a DU.

[0094] After the participant 508 receives the output from the model inference host 504, the participant 508 may determine whether to take an action based on the output. For example, if the participant 508 is a DU or RU, and the output from the model inference host 504 is associated with beam management, the participant 508 may determine whether to change or modify the Tx / Rx beam based on the output. If the participant 508 determines an action based on the output, the participant 508 may indicate the action to at least one subject 510 associated with the action. For example, if the participant 508 determines to change / modify the Tx / Rx beam used for communication between the participant 508 and the action subject 510 (e.g., UE 120), the participant 508 may send a beam (re) configuration or beam switching indication to the action subject 510. The participant 508 may modify the Tx / Rx beam of the participant 508 based on the beam (re) configuration, such as switching to a new Tx / Rx beam or applying different parameters to the Tx / Rx beam, etc. As another example, participant 508 may be a UE, and the output from model inference host 504 may be associated with beam management. For example, the output may be one or more predicted measurements for one or more beams. Participant 508 (e.g., UE) may determine to send a measurement report (e.g., a layer 1 (L1) RSRP report) to network node 110 based on the one or more predicted measurements. For example, if one or more predicted measurements meet a threshold (such as a threshold relative to an actual measurement value, a measurement report threshold, or another form of threshold), participant 508 may determine to send a measurement report indicating one or more predicted measurements and / or actual measurements to network node 110.

[0095] The data source 506 may also be configured to collect data that is used as training data for training the ML model or as inference data for feeding the ML model inference operation. For example, the data source 506 may collect data from one or more core network and / or RAN entities (which may include an action subject 510) and provide the collected data to the model training host 502 for ML model training. For example, after the action subject 510 (e.g., UE 120) receives the beam configuration from the participant 508, the action subject 510 may provide performance feedback associated with the beam configuration to the data source 506, wherein the performance feedback may be used by the model training host 502 to monitor or evaluate ML model performance, such as whether the output (e.g., prediction) provided to the participant 508 is accurate. In some examples, if the output provided by the participant 508 is inaccurate (or the accuracy is below an accuracy threshold), the model training host 502 may determine to modify or retrain the ML model used by the model inference host, such as via ML model deployment / update.

[0096] As indicated above, Figure 5 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 5 The examples described are different.

[0097] Figure 6 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 of AI / ML-based beam management according to the present disclosure. Figure 6 As shown, the AI / ML model 610 may be deployed at or on the UE 120. For example, a model inference host (such as the model inference host 504) may be deployed at or on the UE 120. The AI / ML model 610 may enable the UE 120 to determine one or more inferences or predictions based on data input to the AI / ML model 610.

[0098] For example, as indicated by reference numeral 615, the input to the AI / ML model 610 may include measurements associated with a first set of beams. If the measurement is a measurement of a reference signal sent using the beam (where the beam is a transmit beam), or if the measurement is a measurement of a reference signal using the beam (where the beam is a receive beam), the measurement may be associated with the beam. For example, the network node 110 may send one or more signals via corresponding beams from the first set of beams. The UE 120 may perform measurements (e.g., L1 RSRP measurements, L1 SINR measurements, or other measurements) on the first set of beams to obtain a first set of measurement values. For example, each beam from the first set of beams may be associated with one or more measurements performed by the UE 120. The UE 120 may input the first set of measurement values ​​(e.g., L1 RSRP measurement values) into the AI / ML model 610 together with information about the first set of beams and / or the second set of beams, such as beam directions (e.g., spatial directions), beam widths, beam shapes, and / or other characteristics of the first set of beams and / or the second set of beams.

[0099] As indicated by reference numeral 620, the AI / ML model 610 may output one or more predictions. The one or more predictions may include predicted measurement values ​​associated with the second set of beams (e.g., predicted L1 RSRP measurement values). This may reduce the number of beam measurements performed by the UE 120, thereby saving power of the UE 120 and / or network resources that would otherwise be used to transmit or measure all beams included in the first set of beams and the second set of beams. This type of prediction may be referred to as codebook-based spatial domain selection or prediction.

[0100] As another example, the output of the AI / ML model 610 may include the point direction, angle of departure (AoD), and / or angle of arrival (AoA) of the beams included in the second set of beams. This type of prediction may be referred to as non-codebook based spatial domain selection or prediction. As another example, multiple measurement reports or values ​​collected at different time points (e.g., time domain information about the measurement reports or values) may be input to the AI / ML model 610. This may enable the AI / ML model 610 to output codebook-based and / or non-codebook based predictions of measurement values, AoD, and / or AoA, etc. for beams at future times. As described herein, the output of the AI / ML model 610 may facilitate an initial access process, a secondary cell group (SCG) setup process, a beam refinement process (e.g., as described above in conjunction with Figure 4 The P2 beam management process or the P3 beam management process described above), link quality (e.g., as represented by a predicted CQI or precoding matrix indicator (PMI)) or interference adaptation process, beam failure and / or beam blocking prediction, and / or radio link failure prediction, etc. This can result in better management accuracy without excessive beam scanning.

[0101] In some examples, the first set of beams may be referred to as set B beams, and the second set of beams may be referred to as set A beams. In some examples, the first set of beams (e.g., set B beams) may be a subset of the second set of beams (e.g., set A beams). In some other examples, the first set of beams and the second set of beams may be different beams and / or may be mutually exclusive sets. For example, the first set of beams (e.g., set B beams) may include wide beams (e.g., unrefined beams or beams with a beam width that satisfies a first threshold), and the second set of beams (e.g., set A beams) may include narrow beams (e.g., refined beams or beams with a beam width that satisfies a second threshold). In one example, the AI / ML model 610 may perform spatial domain downlink beam prediction of the beams included in the set A beams based on the measurement results of the beams included in the set B beams. As another example, the AI / ML model 610 may perform temporal downlink beam prediction for beams included in the set A beams based on historical measurements of beams included in the set B beams.

[0102] In some aspects, there may be a connection between resources used for predictive beam management. For example, UE 120 may receive an indication of a first resource set and a second resource set and an indication of one or more connections between the first resource set and the second resource set. The one or more connections may include a connection associated with a resource included in the first resource set or the second resource set, the connection being defined relative to one or more resources included in a resource set different from the first resource set or the second resource set. In other words, the connection may be an implicit connection that defines beam characteristics associated with a given resource relative to beams associated with other resources included in different sets. In some examples, the connections described herein may be referred to as implicit connections, associations, correlations, relationships, correspondences, mappings, and / or links, etc. The connection may indicate a relationship between a first spatial direction or a first beam associated with the resource and one or more second spatial directions or second beams of one or more resources included in the different resource sets. The second resource set may be a channel measurement resource for CSI reporting, and the first resource set may be a resource that is not actually measured by UE 120 (e.g., a virtual resource, sometimes referred to as a nominal resource). For example, the second set of resources may be associated with set B beams and the first set of resources may be associated with set A beams. In some aspects, the connection may be a graph-based connection or may be a linear combination.

[0103] UE 120 may send a CSI report indicating measurement values ​​associated with the first resource set and the second resource set. A first one or more measurement values ​​from the measurement values ​​associated with the first resource set may be measured by UE 120. A second one or more measurement values ​​from the measurement values ​​associated with the second resource set may be predicted by UE 120 based at least in part on the first one or more measurement values ​​and the one or more connections. In other words, UE 120 may use the connection between the first resource set and the second resource set to obtain beam characteristics or beam shapes associated with the first resource set and the second resource set. UE 120 may use the beam characteristics or beam shapes associated with the first resource set and the second resource set to perform one or more AI / ML predictions associated with the first resource set and the second resource set.

[0104] In some aspects, one or more resources included in the second set of resources may be used for TCI state indication. Additionally or alternatively, one or more resources included in the second set of resources may be used by UE 120 as a source reference for a QCL source (e.g., even if UE 120 has not actually received and / or measured a signal via the second set of resources).

[0105] Thus, the UE 120 may be enabled to perform improved predictive beam management by obtaining beam characteristics (e.g., beam shape and / or beam width) associated with the first set of resources and the second set of resources. In addition, by using an implicit connection between the two resource sets, the UE 120 and / or the network node 110 may save signaling overhead, network resources, processing resources, and / or power associated with indicating beam characteristics (e.g., beam shape and / or beam width) associated with the first set of resources and the second set of resources. For example, by using an implicit connection between the two resource sets, detailed beamforming information or a specific implementation performed at the network node 110 does not need to be disclosed or indicated to the UE 120.

[0106] As indicated above, Figure 6 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 6 The examples described are different.

[0107] Figure 7 are diagrams illustrating examples 700, 705, and 710 of actual measurement resources and virtual measurement resources according to the present disclosure. In some aspects, the virtual measurement resources may be referred to as first measurement resources, and the actual measurement resources may be referred to as second measurement resources.

[0108] A virtual measurement resource is a logical resource used for beam management. A logical resource may include a configured resource or a resource indicated by dynamic signaling. If a logical resource or a reference signal sent on a logical resource is used for beam management, the logical resource may be used for beam management, such as, for example, regarding Figures 4 to 6 as described.

[0109] Example 700 is an example of an actual measurement resource. The actual measurement resource may include resources in which reference signaling is sent, such as NZP-CSI-RS resources, ZP-CSI-RS resources, CSI-IM resources, or SSB resources. Although the UE does not typically perform measurements on the ZP-CSI-RS resources, since the CSI-RS is typically sent on the ZP-CSI-RS resources, the ZP-CSI-RS resources may be considered to be actual measurement resources (even if the UE configured with the ZP-CSI-RS resources does not measure the CSI-RS). In contrast, in some aspects, reference signaling may not be sent on the virtual measurement resources. In some aspects, the actual measurement resources may include resources in which reference signaling is received (e.g., measured) by the UE 120. The network node 110 may use a set B beam to send a reference signal on the actual measurement resource, such as with respect to Figure 6 In example 700, the actual measurement resource is a periodic or semi-persistent measurement resource including multiple opportunities. In some aspects, the measurements performed by the UE on the actual measurement resource may include channel measurements, such as may be used to determine CSI.

[0110] Examples 705 and 710 are examples of virtual measurement resources. In some aspects, the virtual measurement resources may include measurement resources in which reference signaling is at least partially not sent by the network node 110. In some aspects, the virtual measurement resources may include measurement resources in which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored (e.g., not measured, not received, not used) by the UE 120. The virtual measurement resources may include the UE using the AI / ML model (about Figure 6 In some aspects, the measurement values ​​determined using the AI / ML model for the virtual measurement resources may include channel measurements, such as may be used to determine CSI. The virtual measurement resources may include channel measurement resources (i.e., resources on which the UE calculates a prediction of a channel measurement), interference measurement resources (IMRs) (i.e., resources on which the UE calculates a prediction of an interference measurement), or a combination thereof.

[0111] Example 705 shows a first example of a virtual measurement resource referred to as a type 1 virtual measurement resource. A type 1 virtual measurement resource is a resource in which reference signaling is partially not sent and / or not monitored (in other words, reference signaling is sent at some opportunities of the type 1 virtual measurement resource and is not sent at other opportunities of the type 1 virtual measurement resource). For example, a virtual measurement resource may include a resource on which reference signaling is not sent and another measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent. For a type 1 virtual measurement resource, a first subset of opportunities 715 (e.g., time domain opportunities) of the virtual measurement resource is used to send reference signaling, and a second subset of opportunities 720 (e.g., time domain opportunities) of the virtual measurement resource is not sent and / or not monitored (e.g., not used to send reference signaling, or not measured or monitored by the UE). Type 1 virtual measurement resources can be beneficial because the UE can compare actual measurement values ​​derived from the first subset of opportunities 715 with predicted measurement values ​​associated with the second subset of opportunities 720 to evaluate the accuracy of the output of the AI / ML model and / or train the AI / ML model. The type 1 virtual measurement resources may include one or more NZP-CSI-RS resources or SSB resources in the first subset of opportunities 715. In some aspects, the type 1 virtual measurement resources may be connected with the actual measurement resources, such as in conjunction with Figure 6 as described.

[0112] Example 710 illustrates a second example of a virtual measurement resource referred to as a type 2 virtual measurement resource. For a type 2 virtual measurement resource, all occasions of the virtual measurement resource are not sent and / or not monitored. For example, a type 2 virtual measurement resource may include only one or more resources on which reference signaling is not sent and is not monitored (e.g., measured) by the UE. Thus, in each occasion of the type 2 virtual measurement resource, the UE may use an AI / ML model to predict a measurement value or a CSI value derived from the measurement value. In some aspects, the type 2 virtual measurement resource may be connected to the actual measurement resource, such as in conjunction with Figure 6 as described.

[0113] The capabilities of the UE regarding measurements of actual measurement resources and regarding measurements of virtual measurement resources or predictions of CSI values ​​may vary from UE to UE. For example, some UEs may be associated with a separate and fixed allocation of hardware and / or software resources for measurements of actual measurement resources and for calculations of predictions about virtual measurement resources. Other UEs may be associated with a shared and / or flexible allocation of hardware and / or software resources for measurements of actual measurement resources and for calculations of predictions about virtual measurement resources. The capabilities of the UE regarding measurements of actual measurement resources and regarding predictions of measurements of virtual measurement resources or CSI values ​​may affect how many measurement resources (e.g., CSI-RS resources or other forms of measurement resources) may be configured for the UE and measured by the UE, as well as the distribution of such resources between virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources. However, because different UEs may have different capabilities with respect to these measurement resources, methods in which UEs are uniformly configured with a globally specified number or configuration of virtual measurement resources and / or actual measurement resources may lead to situations in which the capabilities of the UEs are exceeded (resulting in inaccurate or delayed predictions or failure to report CSI) or in which the processing resources of the UEs are inefficiently utilized (resulting in shortcomings in underutilization of measurement resources and CSI relative to situations in which the processing resources of the UEs are efficiently utilized).

[0114] Some techniques provide signaling of capability information indicating capabilities associated with a virtual measurement resource (sometimes referred to as a first measurement resource). The UE may send the capability information. The network node may receive the capability information. The UE may send, and the network node may receive, a CSI report based at least in part on the capability. By sending the capability information, the UE informs the network node of the capabilities of the UE associated with the virtual measurement resource. Relative to a situation where the network node is unaware of the capabilities of the UE, the capability may enable the network node to avoid configurations that exceed the capabilities of the UE, which reduces or eliminates the occurrence of inaccurate or delayed predictions or failures to report CSI, thereby improving the accuracy, timeliness, and utility of the CSI. In addition, relative to a situation where the network node is unaware of the capabilities of the UE, the capability may enable the network node to efficiently utilize the processing resources of the UE, which improves the utilization of measurement resources.

[0115] As indicated above, Figure 7 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 7 The examples described are different.

[0116] Figure 8 8 is a diagram illustrating an example 800 for signaling capabilities regarding virtual measurement resources according to the present disclosure. Example 800 includes a UE (e.g., UE 120) and a network node (e.g., network node 110). In some aspects, the network node may include multiple network nodes, such as a CU, a DU, and / or one or more RUs.

[0117] In some aspects, the UE may have separate computing resources (e.g., hardware and / or software computing resources) for measurements of actual measurement resources and for calculations regarding virtual measurement resources. For example, a first set of computing resources may be used for measurements of actual measurement resources, and a second set of computing resources may be used for calculations regarding virtual measurement resources. In some other aspects, the UE may have shared and / or flexible computing resources (e.g., hardware and / or software computing resources) for measurements of actual measurement resources and for calculations regarding virtual measurement resources. For example, depending on the number or characteristics of actual measurement resources and / or virtual measurement resources configured for the UE, available resources of a single set of computing resources may be allocated to measurements of actual measurement resources (which may be referred to as conventional downlink reference signal measurements), or to calculations regarding virtual measurement resources.

[0118] As shown by reference numeral 810, in some aspects, before sending the capability information, the network node may optionally send system information, and the UE may optionally receive the system information. The system information may indicate that the network node supports the use (e.g., configuration or activation) of virtual measurement resources. In some aspects, the UE may receive signaling other than the system information indicating that the network node supports the use (e.g., configuration) of virtual measurement resources, such as RRC signaling. In some aspects, the system information (or other signaling) may indicate whether the network node supports virtual CMRs, virtual IMRs, or both. In some aspects, the system information (or other signaling) may indicate whether the network node supports virtual measurement resources on a specific frequency band combination. In some aspects, the system information (or other signaling) may indicate the capabilities of the network node, such as the maximum number of virtual measurement resources (or ports) configured or activated simultaneously. The UE may send the capability information based at least in part on the system information (or other signaling) indicating that the network node supports the use of virtual measurement resources.

[0119] As indicated by reference numeral 820, the UE may send and the network node may receive capability information. The capability information may indicate one or more capabilities of the UE. For example, the capability information may include one or more capability information elements (IEs) indicating one or more capabilities of the UE. The one or more capabilities may be associated with a virtual measurement resource (sometimes referred to herein as a "first measurement resource"). For example, the one or more capabilities may indicate a capability related to the number of virtual measurement resources that the UE can handle or is configured with. As mentioned elsewhere herein, the virtual measurement resource may include a logical resource for beam management, and reference signaling is at least partially not sent and / or not monitored on the logical resource. In some aspects, the reference signaling may be completely unsent and / or unmonitored (such as for type 2 virtual measurement resources). In some other aspects, the reference signaling may be partially unsent and / or unmonitored (such as for type 1 virtual measurement resources). Figure 8 The description of “capabilities” refers to Figure 8 Various aspects of the description may be applied to capability information indicating multiple capabilities (e.g., for each capability indicated by the capability information). Virtual measurement resources may be used by the UE to predict (e.g., identify) and / or report one or more CSI values ​​(e.g., in a CSI report), such as L1 RSRP, L1 SINR, rank indicator (RI, indicating a rank that can be supported by the channel), CQI (indicating a modulation scheme and code rate that can be supported by the channel), PMI (indicating a pre-decoding matrix that can be supported by the channel), or layer indicator (LI, indicating the strongest layer from a set of layers indicated by the RI), etc.

[0120] In some aspects, the capability is specific to the serving cell of the UE. For example, the capability information may be specific to a component carrier. For example, the capability information may include an indication of the serving cell to which the capability relates. As another example, the capability associated with the first management resource may be applied to the first management resource configured on the serving cell to which the capability is specific. As another example, the capability may relate to the serving cell on which the capability is sent. In some aspects described elsewhere herein, the capability is specific to a set of serving cells or to all component carriers of the UE. In some aspects described elsewhere herein, the capability is specific to a frequency band combination. A serving cell is a carrier (e.g., a component carrier) on which data and / or control signaling of the UE is performed. The UE may use one or more serving cells, such as a primary cell, a secondary cell, and / or a primary and secondary cell.

[0121] In some aspects, the capability is specific to all component carriers of a frequency range. For example, the capability may include a parameter (e.g., maxTotalVirtualResourcesForOneFreqRange) indicating the maximum total number of configured virtual measurement resources or ports for all component carriers of a frequency range (e.g., FR1 or FR2, etc.). As another example, the capability may include a parameter indicating a scaling factor of the capability applicable to the actual measurement resources to derive the capability of virtual measurement resources for all CCs across the frequency range, as described above. As yet another example, the capability may indicate the total maximum number of measurement resources supported by the virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources for all CCs across the frequency range. Thus, the capability signaling described herein may be extended to situations where L1 measurement values ​​such as L1 SINR or L1 RSRP are addressed as reported quantities.

[0122] In some aspects, capabilities are specific to multiple frequency ranges. For example, a capability may include a parameter indicating the maximum total number of virtual measurement resources or ports configured for all CCs across all frequency ranges of a UE (e.g., maxTotalVirtualResourcesForAcrossFreqRanges). As another example, a capability may include a parameter indicating a scaling factor for a capability applicable to actual measurement resources to derive capabilities for virtual measurement resources for all CCs across all frequency ranges of a UE, as described above. As yet another example, a capability may indicate the total maximum number of measurement resources supported by virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources for all CCs across all frequency ranges of a UE. Therefore, the capability signaling described herein may be extended to situations where L1 measurement values ​​such as L1 SINR or L1 RSRP are addressed as reporting quantities.

[0123] In some aspects, the capability may indicate at least one of a maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources. Configured virtual measurement resources are virtual measurement resources that have been configured for the UE (such as via RRC signaling). Configured virtual measurement resources may be counted for capability purposes regardless of whether they are active. Active virtual measurement resources are described in more detail below. Two resources may be considered to be simultaneously active if they are active at the same time.

[0124] In some aspects, the capability information may explicitly indicate at least one of a maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources. For example, the capability information may include a capability that identifies a maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources (e.g., a capability may indicate a "4" corresponding to a maximum of 4 configured virtual measurement resources) or a maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources. For example, one or more parameters in the configuration parameters may indicate a maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources. In some aspects, one or more parameters (e.g., virtual-Resource-MonitoringForFeedback) may be provided in the parameters of the capability information. The one or more parameters may include a parameter indicating a maximum number of virtual measurement resources configured per CC (e.g., maxConfigNumberVirtual-Resource-PerCC), a parameter indicating a maximum number of ports across all configured virtual measurement resources per CC (e.g., maxConfigNumberPortsAcrossVirtual-Resource-PerCC), a parameter indicating a maximum number of virtual measurement resources simultaneously active per CC (e.g., maxNumberSimultaneousVirtual-Resources-PerCC), a parameter indicating a maximum total number of virtual resource ports in simultaneous CSI-RS resources per CC (e.g., totalNumberPortsSimultaneousVirtual-Resource-PerCC), or a combination thereof. In this example, the capabilities regarding virtual measurement resources may be reported separately from the capabilities regarding actual measurement resources.

[0125] In some aspects, the UE may report separate capabilities for virtual CMRs and virtual IMRs. For example, the UE may report one or more parameters indicating capabilities for CMRs (such as one or more of the above capabilities, scaling factors, etc.) (e.g., a parameter indicating the maximum number of virtual measurement resources configured per CC as CMRs, such as maxConfigNumberVirtual-Resource-CMR-PerCC; or a parameter indicating a scaling factor for determining the maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources, such as FactorBtwVirtualAndActualResources-CMR); and one or more parameters indicating capabilities for IMRs (such as one or more of the above capabilities) (e.g., a parameter indicating the maximum number of virtual resources configured per CC as IMRs, such as maxConfigNumberVirtual-Resource-IMR-PerCC; or a parameter indicating a scaling factor for determining the maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources, such as FactorBtwVirtualAndActualResources-IMR). In some aspects, in addition to the capability indicating at least one of the maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources, separate capabilities for virtual CMRs and virtual IMRs may also be reported. In some other aspects, the capability of indicating at least one of the maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources may indicate the individual capabilities of the virtual CMR and the virtual IMR. Thus, the complexity difference between the processing of the virtual CMR and the virtual IMR may be considered in the capability information, which improves the utilization of the UE processing resources.

[0126] As mentioned, the capability may indicate the maximum number of virtual measurement resources that are simultaneously active. Virtual measurement resources may be periodic, aperiodic, or semi-persistent. Aperiodic virtual measurement resources may be considered active (for the purpose of counting the maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources) starting from the end of the PDCCH containing a request for the virtual measurement resource and ending at the end of the scheduled PUSCH containing the CSI report associated with the virtual measurement resource. Semi-persistent virtual measurement resources may be considered active starting from the end when an activation command for the semi-persistent virtual measurement resource is applied and ending at the end when a deactivation command for the semi-persistent virtual measurement resource is applied. Periodic virtual measurement resources may be active starting when the periodic virtual measurement resource is configured by higher layer signaling and ending when the periodic virtual measurement resource configuration is released. If a virtual measurement resource is referenced N times by one or more CSI report settings, the virtual measurement resource and the CSI-RS port within the virtual measurement resource are counted N times to determine the number of active resources.

[0127] In some aspects, the capability information indicates a scaling factor that can be used to determine the capability of the virtual measurement resource. The scaling factor may be applicable to the capability of the actual measurement resource. For example, the scaling factor may be applicable to the maximum number of actual measurement resources configured or the maximum number of actual measurement resources that are active at the same time, so as to derive the capability of the maximum number of virtual measurement resources configured or the maximum number of virtual measurement resources that are active at the same time, respectively. In one example, the capability may include a parameter indicating the scaling factor (e.g., FactorBtwVirtualAndActualResources). The maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources may be determined by combining the maximum number of configured actual measurement resources and the scaling factor (e.g., maxConfigNumberNZP-CSI-RS-PerCC×FactorBtwVirtualAndActualResources). The maximum number of ports across all configured virtual measurement resources may be determined by combining the maximum number of ports across all configured actual measurement resources and the scaling factor (e.g., maxConfigNumberPortsAcrossNZP-CSI-RS-PerCC×FactorBtwVirtualAndActualResources). The maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources may be determined by combining the maximum number of simultaneously active actual measurement resources and a scaling factor (e.g., maxNumberSimultaneousNZP-CSI-RS-PerCC×FactorBtwVirtualAndActualResources). The maximum total number of ports in simultaneously active virtual measurement resources may be determined by combining the maximum total number of ports in simultaneously active actual measurement resources and a scaling factor (e.g., totalNumberPortsSimultaneousNZP-CSI-RS-PerCC×FactorBtwVirtualAndActualResources). A port may correspond to an RE. For example, the number of ports of a measurement resource may indicate the number of REs on which reference signals are sent in the measurement resource. In the context of virtual measurement resources, one or more ports may be used as input to an AI / ML model for determining measurement values, CSI values, etc. regarding virtual measurement resources.

[0128] In some aspects, the capability information indicates one or more capabilities for actual measurement resources. For example, the capability information may indicate at least one of the following: the maximum number of configured actual measurement resources, the maximum number of simultaneously active actual measurement resources, the maximum number of ports across all configured actual measurement resources, or the maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated actual measurement resources. As another example, the capability information may indicate the maximum number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources (e.g., NZP-CSI-RS resources) configured per CC (such as via the parameter maxConfigNumber-Resource-PerCC, which in some aspects may also indicate the number of SSB resources sent within the CC). As another example, the capability information may indicate the maximum number of ports of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources (e.g., NZP-CSI-RS resources) configured across each CC (such as via the parameter maxConfigNumberPortsAcross-Resource-PerCC, which in some aspects may also indicate the number of SSB resources sent within the CC). As another example, the capability information may indicate a maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources and simultaneously active actual measurement resources (e.g., NZP-CSI-RS resources) per CC (such as via a parameter maxNumberSimultaneous-Resources-PerCC, which in some aspects may also indicate the number of SSB resources configured or indicated as being used for transmission of CMRs for any active CSI report). As another example, the capability information may indicate a maximum total number of virtual measurement resource ports in simultaneously active virtual resources and in actual measurement resources (e.g., CSI-RS resources) per CC (such as via a parameter totalNumberPortsSimultaneous-Resource-PerCC, which in some aspects may also indicate the number of SSB resources transmitted within a CC).

[0129] In some aspects, the capability may indicate the total number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources. In some aspects, the capability may indicate a ratio (e.g., a scaling factor) indicating the number of virtual measurement resources included in the total number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources. Additionally or alternatively, the ratio may be preconfigured, such as in a wireless communication specification. In some aspects, the network node may configure or activate the number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources that meet (e.g., are lower than or equal to) the total number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources indicated by the capability. For example, if the total number of configured or activated virtual measurement resources and configured or activated actual measurement resources meets the capability, the specific number of configured or active virtual measurement resources and the specific number of configured or active actual measurement resources may be arbitrarily selected by the network node, relative to the maximum number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources that are signaled separately, which improves the flexibility of the configuration of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources. In some aspects, the network node may configure or activate the number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources that meet (e.g., are lower than or equal to) the total number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources indicated by the capability and the ratio. For example, the network node may configure or activate the maximum number of virtual measurement resources configured or activated according to the ratio and total number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources indicated by the capability, and the sum of the number of virtual measurement resources configured or activated and the number of actual measurement resources configured or activated may meet (e.g., be lower than or equal to) the total number of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources indicated by the capability. Therefore, the complexity difference between the processing of virtual measurement resources and actual measurement resources at the UE may be considered, which improves the utilization of UE processing resources relative to configuring the number of virtual or actual measurement resources regardless of the complexity difference.

[0130] In some aspects, the capability indicates at least one of: a first number of virtual measurement resources that include at least one measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent, or a second number of virtual measurement resources that include only virtual measurement resources. Figure 8 The capabilities described herein may indicate individual capabilities of type 1 virtual measurement resources and type 2 virtual measurement resources, or may indicate a joint capability of type 1 virtual measurement resources and type 2 virtual measurement resources (e.g., a single maximum number of configured or simultaneously activated virtual measurement resources or ports). As another example, a capability (e.g., regarding Figure 8 As another example, a capability (e.g., one or more of the capabilities described in the description) may indicate a capability of a type 1 measurement resource. Figure 8One or more of the capabilities described herein) may indicate a capability of type 2 measurement resources. In some aspects, the capability separately indicates a first number of virtual measurement resources (e.g., type 1 virtual measurement resources) and a second number of virtual measurement resources (e.g., type 2 virtual measurement resources). For example, the capability information may include a separate set of explicit capabilities for type 1 virtual measurement resources and type 2 virtual measurement resources. As another example, the capability information may include a first scaling factor for type 1 virtual measurement resources and a second scaling factor for type 2 virtual measurement resources. In some aspects, the first scaling factor or the second scaling factor may be applied to the capability of the actual measurement resource, as described elsewhere herein. Thus, the UE may indicate separate capabilities for type 1 virtual measurement resources and type 2 virtual measurement resources, which provides a complexity difference when performing beam prediction for type 1 virtual measurement resources and type 2 virtual measurement resources (e.g., an AI / ML model such as an artificial neural network for type 1 virtual measurement resources may be smaller than an AI / ML model for type 2 virtual measurement resources). Joint reporting may be particularly beneficial for UEs with flexible and / or shared hardware or software for actual and virtual measurement resource calculations, whereas separate reporting (such as explicit reporting or implicit reporting using scaling factors, as described above) may be beneficial for UEs with fixed and separate hardware or software for actual and virtual measurement resource calculations.

[0131] In some aspects, the capability information or an earlier transmission of the capability information by the UE may indicate whether the UE supports virtual measurement resources. For example, the UE may provide an indication (e.g., a binary indication) of whether the UE supports configuring or activating virtual measurement resources. In some aspects, the indication of whether the UE supports virtual measurement resources is specific to a frequency band combination, a serving cell, a component carrier, or a group of component carriers. For example, the indication may indicate the frequency band combination, serving cell, component carrier, or a group of component carriers to which the indication applies. The UE may then provide capabilities for the frequency band combination, serving cell, component carrier, or a group of component carriers, as described above.

[0132] In some aspects, the capability may indicate at least one of the following: the total maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources (or ports), the total maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources (or ports), or a scaling factor for actual measurement resources for multiple CCs of the UE (e.g., as an alternative to the per-serving cell or per-CC capabilities described above). For example, the capability may be specific to a set of CCs. As another example, the capability may be specific to all active CCs of the UE.

[0133] In some aspects, the capability may indicate at least one of the following for a frequency band combination: a total maximum number of configured virtual measurement resources (or ports), a total maximum number of simultaneously active virtual measurement resources (or ports), or a scaling factor for actual measurement resources (e.g., in addition to or as an alternative to the above-described per-serving cell or per-CC capabilities). For example, a capability (which may or may not be a per-serving cell capability) may indicate a frequency band combination to which the capability relates.

[0134] As shown by reference numeral 830, the network node may output configuration information based on the capability information. For example, the network node may generate the configuration information, or may provide configuration information received from another network node. The configuration information may configure one or more virtual measurement resources (e.g., type 1 virtual measurement resources, type 2 virtual measurement resources, or a combination thereof, such as a combination of type 1 virtual measurement resources and type 2 virtual measurement resources), one or more actual measurement resources, or a combination thereof, such as a combination of one or more virtual measurement resources and one or more actual measurement resources. Additionally or alternatively, the configuration information may configure a CSI report setting indicating the sending information based at least in part on the configured one or more virtual measurement resources and / or one or more actual measurement resources.

[0135] The configuration information may configure one or more virtual measurement resources or one or more actual measurement resources according to the capability information. For example, the configuration information may configure the number of virtual measurement resources or ports that does not exceed the maximum number of virtual measurement resources or ports indicated by the capability information (e.g., explicit indication, ratio or scaling factor, etc.). As another example, the configuration information may configure the number of type 1 virtual measurement resources or ports and / or the number of type 2 measurement resources or ports, which does not exceed the maximum number of type 1 or type 2 measurement resources or ports indicated by the capability information. As yet another example, the configuration information may configure the number of virtual CMRs or ports and / or the number of virtual IMRs, which does not exceed the maximum number of virtual CMRs or ports or the number of virtual IMRs or ports indicated by the capability information.

[0136] As shown by reference numeral 840, the UE may send and the network node may obtain (e.g., receive from the UE or from another network node) information that is at least partially based on the capability. For example, the UE may send a CSI report, one or more measurement values, one or more CSI values ​​(e.g., L1 RSRP, L1 SINR, RI, CQI, PMI, or LI), etc. The information sent may be based at least in part on the capability. For example, the information sent may be determined based on configuration information derived from the capability (e.g., the configuration information may configure the virtual measurement resources and / or the actual measurement resources in a manner that does not exceed the capability). In some aspects, the information sent may be related to the virtual measurement resources. For example, the UE may use an AI / ML model about the configured (and / or activated) virtual measurement resources to calculate information (e.g., measurement values, CSI values, CSI reports). Additionally or alternatively, the information sent may be related to the actual measurement resources. For example, the UE may calculate the information by performing measurements on the actual measurement resources.

[0137] As indicated above, Figure 8 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 8 The examples described are different.

[0138] Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example process 900, performed, for example, by a UE, according to the present disclosure. Example process 900 is an example in which a UE (eg, UE 120) performs operations associated with a capability of virtual measurement resources for beam management.

[0139] like Fig. 9 As shown, in some aspects, process 900 may include: sending capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management, and on which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored (block 910). Fig.11 The depicted communications manager 140 and / or capability signaling component 1108) may send capability information indicating capabilities associated with a first measurement resource that includes a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored (e.g., not received, not used, not measured), as described above.

[0140] like Fig. 9 As further shown, in some aspects, process 900 may include sending a CSI report based at least in part on the capability (block 920). For example, a UE (e.g., using communications manager 140 and / or Fig.11 Depicted transmitting component 1104) can transmit a CSI report based at least in part on capabilities, as described above.

[0141] Process 900 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0142] In a first aspect, the capabilities are specific to component carriers.

[0143] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0144] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the capability information explicitly indicates a capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0145] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the capability uses a scaling factor for the maximum number of configured second measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources to indicate at least one of the maximum number of configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0146] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the configured second measurement resources or the second measurement resources among the simultaneously active second measurement resources are resources for beam management on which reference signaling is sent.

[0147] In a sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to five, the capability further indicates at least one of: a maximum number of configured second measurement resources, a maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources, a maximum number of ports across all configured second measurement resources, or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated second measurement resources.

[0148] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the capability indicates a total number of the first measurement resources and the second measurement resources.

[0149] In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, a capability indicates a ratio indicating the number of first measurement resources included in the total number of first measurement resources and second measurement resources.

[0150] In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, the capability further indicates the number of transmitted synchronization signal block resources within the component carrier to which the capability relates.

[0151] In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, the capability further indicates a number of synchronization signal block resources indicated as channel measurement resources for any active CSI reporting at the UE.

[0152] In the eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the capability information explicitly indicates a capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0153] In a twelfth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects 1 to eleven, the capability uses a scaling factor to indicate at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0154] In the thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, the first measurement resource in the first measurement resources includes a virtual measurement resource on which no reference signaling is sent and another measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent.

[0155] In a fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, the first measurement resources in the first measurement resources include only one or more virtual measurement resources on which reference signaling is not sent.

[0156] In the fifteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, the first measurement resources include at least one of the following: one or more channel measurement resources, one or more interference measurement resources, or a combination thereof.

[0157] In a sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0158] In the seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more aspects from the first to the sixteenth aspect, the capability indicates at least one of: a first number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resources including at least one measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent, or a second number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resources including only virtual measurement resources.

[0159] In an eighteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, the capability individually indicates a first quantity of first measurement resources and a second quantity of first measurement resources.

[0160] In the nineteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more aspects from the first to the eighteenth aspect, the capability information is second capability information, and the method also includes: sending first capability information indicating whether the UE supports the use of logical resources for beam management, on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent.

[0161] In a twentieth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to nineteenth aspects, the first capability information is specific to a frequency band combination, a component carrier, or a group of component carriers.

[0162] In the twenty-first aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twentieth aspects, the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources across all component carriers of the UE.

[0163] In the twenty-second aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-first aspects, the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources for the frequency band combination or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0164] In a twenty-third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-second aspects, process 900 comprises sending capability information based at least in part on system information.

[0165] In a twenty-fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-third aspects, the capability is specific to all component carriers of the frequency range.

[0166] In a twenty-fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fourth aspects, the capabilities are specific to multiple frequency ranges.

[0167] In aspect twenty-six, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to twenty-fifth, the CSI report indicates at least one of a rank indicator, a layer indicator, a layer 1 measurement value, a channel quality indicator, or a precoding matrix indicator.

[0168] although Fig. 9 Example blocks of process 900 are shown, but in some aspects, process 900 may include Fig. 9The blocks depicted may be additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner than those depicted. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 900 may be performed in parallel.

[0169] Fig.10 is a diagram illustrating an example process 1000 performed, for example, by a network node in accordance with the present disclosure. The example process 1000 is an example in which a network node (eg, the network node 110) performs operations associated with capabilities for logical resources for beam management.

[0170] like Fig.10 As shown, in some aspects, process 1000 may include: obtaining, from a UE, capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent (block 1010). For example, a network node (e.g., using Fig.12 The depicted communication manager 150 and / or receiving component 1202) can: obtain capability information from the UE indicating capabilities associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent, as described above.

[0171] like Fig.10 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1000 may include outputting configuration information that configures one or more first measurement resources according to capabilities (block 1020). Fig.12 The depicted communications manager 150 and / or configuration component 1208) can output configuration information that configures one or more first measurement resources according to capabilities, as described above.

[0172] Process 1000 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0173] In a first aspect, the capabilities are specific to component carriers.

[0174] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0175] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the capability information explicitly indicates a capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0176] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the capability uses a scaling factor for the maximum number of configured second measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources to indicate at least one of the maximum number of configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0177] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the configured second measurement resources or the second measurement resources among the simultaneously active second measurement resources are resources for beam management on which reference signaling is sent.

[0178] In a sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to five, the capability further indicates at least one of: a maximum number of configured second measurement resources, a maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources, a maximum number of ports across all configured second measurement resources, or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated second measurement resources.

[0179] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the capability indicates a total number of the first measurement resources and the second measurement resources.

[0180] In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, a capability indicates a ratio indicating the number of first measurement resources included in the total number of first measurement resources and second measurement resources.

[0181] In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, the capability further indicates the number of transmitted synchronization signal block resources within the component carrier to which the capability relates.

[0182] In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, the capability further indicates a number of synchronization signal block resources indicated as channel measurement resources for any active CSI reporting at the UE.

[0183] In the eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the capability information explicitly indicates a capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0184] In a twelfth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects 1 to eleven, the capability uses a scaling factor to indicate at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0185] In the thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, the first measurement resource in the first measurement resources includes a virtual measurement resource on which no reference signaling is sent and another measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent.

[0186] In a fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, the first measurement resources include at least one of the following: one or more channel measurement resources, one or more interference measurement resources, or a combination thereof.

[0187] In a fifteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0188] In the sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more aspects from the first to fifteenth aspects, the capability indicates at least one of: a first number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resources including at least one measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent, or a second number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resources including only virtual measurement resources.

[0189] In a seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, the capability individually indicates a first quantity of first measurement resources and a second quantity of first measurement resources.

[0190] In the eighteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, the capability information is second capability information, and the method also includes: obtaining first capability information indicating whether the UE supports the use of logical resources for beam management, on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent.

[0191] In a nineteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighteenth aspects, the first capability information is specific to a frequency band combination, a component carrier or a group of component carriers.

[0192] In the twentieth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to nineteenth aspects, the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources across all component carriers of the UE.

[0193] In a twenty-first aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to twentieth, the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources for a frequency band combination or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0194] In a twenty-second aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-first aspects, process 1000 includes obtaining capability information based at least in part on system information.

[0195] In a twenty-third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-second aspects, the capability is specific to all component carriers of a frequency range.

[0196] In a twenty-fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-third aspects, the capabilities are specific to multiple frequency ranges.

[0197] In aspect twenty-fifth, alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to twenty-fourth, process 1000 comprises receiving a CSI report based at least in part on configuration information, the CSI report indicating at least one of a rank indicator, a layer indicator, a layer 1 measurement value, a channel quality indicator, or a precoding matrix indicator.

[0198] although Fig.10 Example blocks of process 1000 are shown, but in some aspects, process 1000 may include Fig.10 The blocks depicted may be additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner than those depicted. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 1000 may be performed in parallel.

[0199] Fig.111 is a diagram of an example device 1100 for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. The device 1100 may be a UE, or the UE may include the device 1100. In some aspects, the device 1100 includes a receiving component 1102 and a sending component 1104, which may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, the device 1100 may communicate with another device 1106 (such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device) using the receiving component 1102 and the sending component 1104. As further shown, the device 1100 may include a communication manager 140. The communication manager 140 may include one or more of a capability signaling component 1108 or an AI / ML component 1110, etc.

[0200] In some aspects, the apparatus 1100 may be configured to perform the Figures 4 to 8 Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1100 may be configured to perform one or more of the processes described herein (such as Fig. 9 In some aspects, Fig.11 The device 1100 and / or one or more components shown may include a combination of Figure 2 Additionally or alternatively, Fig.11 One or more of the components shown may be combined with Figure 2 Additionally or alternatively, one or more components in the component set may be implemented at least in part as software stored in a memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and can be executed by a controller or processor to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0201] The receiving component 1102 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, from the device 1106. The receiving component 1102 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 1100. In some aspects, the receiving component 1102 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, etc.) on the received communications and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components of the device 1100. In some aspects, the receiving component 1102 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receive processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described UE.

[0202] The transmitting component 1104 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to the device 1106. In some aspects, one or more other components of the device 1100 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to the transmitting component 1104 for transmission to the device 1106. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1104 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.) on the generated communications and may transmit the processed signals to the device 1106. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1104 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described UE. In some aspects, the transmit component 1104 can be co-located with the receive component 1102 in a transceiver.

[0203] Transmitting component 1104 may transmit capability information indicating capabilities associated with first measurement resources comprising logical resources for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored.Transmitting component 1104 may transmit a CSI report based at least in part on the capabilities.

[0204] Sending component 1104 can send capability information based at least in part on the system information.

[0205] Fig.11 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as examples. In practice, there may be Fig.11 Additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner than those shown. Fig.11 Two or more components shown may be implemented in a single component, or Fig.11 The single component shown may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Fig.11 The illustrated set of component(s) may be described as being executable by Fig.11 Another collection of components shown performs one or more functions.

[0206] Fig.121 is a diagram of an example apparatus 1200 for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. Apparatus 1200 may be a network node, or a network node may include apparatus 1200. In some aspects, apparatus 1200 includes a receiving component 1202 and a sending component 1204, which may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, apparatus 1200 may communicate with another apparatus 1206 (such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device) using receiving component 1202 and sending component 1204. As further shown, apparatus 1200 may include a communication manager 150. Communication manager 150 may include configuration component 1208, etc.

[0207] In some aspects, the apparatus 1200 may be configured to perform the Figures 4 to 8 Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1200 may be configured to perform one or more of the processes described herein (such as Fig.10 In some aspects, Fig.12 The device 1200 and / or one or more components shown may include a combination of Figure 2 Additionally or alternatively, Fig.12 One or more of the components shown may be combined with Figure 2 Additionally or alternatively, one or more components in the component set may be implemented at least in part as software stored in a memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and can be executed by a controller or processor to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0208] The receiving component 1202 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, from the device 1206. The receiving component 1202 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 1200. In some aspects, the receiving component 1202 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, etc.) on the received communications and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components of the device 1200. In some aspects, the receiving component 1202 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receive processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof, of the described network nodes.

[0209] The transmitting component 1204 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to the device 1206. In some aspects, one or more other components of the device 1200 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to the transmitting component 1204 for transmission to the device 1206. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1204 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.) on the generated communications and may transmit the processed signals to the device 1206. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1204 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described network nodes. In some aspects, the transmit component 1204 can be co-located with the receive component 1202 in a transceiver.

[0210] The receiving component 1202 can obtain capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource from the UE, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent. The sending component 1204 or the configuring component 1208 can output configuration information that configures one or more first measurement resources according to the capability.

[0211] Receiving component 1202 can obtain capability information based at least in part on the system information.

[0212] Receiving component 1202 can receive a CSI report based at least in part on the configuration information, the CSI report indicating at least one of a rank indicator, a layer indicator, a layer 1 measurement value, a channel quality indicator, or a precoding matrix indicator.

[0213] Fig.12 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as examples. In practice, there may be Fig.12 Additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner than those shown. Fig.12 Two or more components shown may be implemented in a single component, or Fig.12 The single component shown may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Fig.12 The illustrated set of component(s) may be described as being executable by Fig.12 Another collection of components shown performs one or more functions.

[0214] The following provides an overview of some aspects of the disclosure:

[0215] Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: sending capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management, and reference signaling on the logical resource is at least partially not monitored; and sending a channel state information (CSI) report based at least in part on the capability.

[0216] Aspect 2: The method according to aspect 1, wherein the capability is specific to a serving cell.

[0217] Aspect 3: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 2, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0218] Aspect 4: The method according to aspect 3, wherein the capability information explicitly indicates the capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of the maximum number of configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0219] Aspect 5: A method according to Aspect 3, wherein the capability information indicates a scaling factor applicable to at least one of a maximum number of configured second measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources, wherein at least one of the maximum number of configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources is at least partially based on the scaling factor.

[0220] Aspect 6: The method according to aspect 5, wherein the configured second measurement resource or the second measurement resource in the simultaneously active second measurement resource is a resource for beam management on which reference signaling is sent.

[0221] Aspect 7: A method according to Aspect 3, wherein the capability further indicates at least one of: a maximum number of configured second measurement resources, a maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources, a maximum number of ports across all configured second measurement resources, or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated second measurement resources.

[0222] Aspect 8: The method according to aspect 7, wherein the capability indicates the total number of the first measurement resources and the second measurement resources.

[0223] Aspect 9: The method according to aspect 8, wherein the capability indicates a ratio, the ratio indicating the number of first measurement resources included in the total number of first measurement resources and second measurement resources.

[0224] Aspect 10: The method according to aspect 3, wherein the capability further indicates the number of transmitted synchronization signal block resources within the component carrier to which the capability relates.

[0225] Aspect 11: The method according to aspect 3, wherein the capability further indicates the number of synchronization signal block resources indicated as channel measurement resources for any active CSI reporting at the UE.

[0226] Aspect 12: The method according to aspect 11, wherein the capability information explicitly indicates the capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of the maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0227] Aspect 13: The method according to aspect 11, wherein the capability uses a scaling factor to indicate at least one of the maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0228] Aspect 14: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 13, wherein a first measurement resource in the first measurement resources comprises a virtual measurement resource on which reference signaling is not sent and another measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent.

[0229] Aspect 15: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 14, wherein the first measurement resources in the first measurement resources only include one or more virtual measurement resources on which no reference signaling is sent.

[0230] Aspect 16: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 15, wherein the first measurement resource comprises at least one of the following: one or more channel measurement resources, one or more interference measurement resources, or a combination thereof.

[0231] Aspect 17: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 16, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0232] Aspect 18: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 17, wherein the capability indicates at least one of the following: a first number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resource including at least one measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent, or a second number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resource including only virtual measurement resources.

[0233] Aspect 19: The method according to aspect 18, wherein the capability individually indicates the first number of first measurement resources and the second number of first measurement resources.

[0234] Aspect 20: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 19, wherein the capability information is second capability information, and the method further includes: sending first capability information, the first capability information indicating whether the UE supports the use of logical resources for beam management, and the reference signaling is at least partially not sent on the logical resources.

[0235] Aspect 21: The method according to aspect 20, wherein the first capability information is specific to a frequency band combination, a component carrier or a group of component carriers.

[0236] Aspect 22: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 21, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources across all component carriers of the UE.

[0237] Aspect 23: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 22, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources for a frequency band combination or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0238] Aspect 24: According to any one of the methods in Aspects 1 to 23, the method further includes: receiving system information before sending the capability information, wherein the system information indicates that the network node supports the use of the first measurement resource, and wherein sending the capability information further includes: sending the capability information based at least in part on the system information.

[0239] Aspect 25: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 24, wherein the capability is specific to all component carriers of a frequency range.

[0240] Aspect 26: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 24, wherein the capabilities are specific to multiple frequency ranges.

[0241] Aspect 27: A method according to any one of aspects 1 to 26, wherein the CSI report indicates at least one of the following: a rank indicator, a layer indicator, a layer 1 measurement value, a channel quality indicator, or a precoding matrix indicator.

[0242] Aspect 28: A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, the method comprising: obtaining capability information indicating capabilities associated with a first measurement resource from a user equipment (UE), the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management, and reference signaling is at least partially not sent on the logical resource; and outputting configuration information, the configuration information configuring one or more first measurement resources according to the capability.

[0243] Aspect 29: The method according to aspect 28, wherein the capability is specific to a component carrier.

[0244] Aspect 30: The method according to any one of aspects 28 to 29, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0245] Aspect 31: The method according to aspect 30, wherein the capability information explicitly indicates the capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of the maximum number of configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0246] Aspect 32: A method according to Aspect 30, wherein the capability information indicates a scaling factor applicable to at least one of a maximum number of configured second measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources, wherein at least one of the maximum number of configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources is at least partially based on the scaling factor.

[0247] Aspect 33: The method according to aspect 32, wherein the configured second measurement resource or the second measurement resource in the simultaneously active second measurement resource is a resource for beam management on which reference signaling is sent.

[0248] Aspect 34: A method according to Aspect 30, wherein the capability further indicates at least one of: a maximum number of configured second measurement resources, a maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources, a maximum number of ports across all configured second measurement resources, or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated second measurement resources.

[0249] Aspect 35: The method according to aspect 34, wherein the capability indicates a total number of the first measurement resources and the second measurement resources.

[0250] Aspect 36: The method according to aspect 35, wherein the capability indicates a ratio, the ratio indicating the number of first measurement resources included in the total number of first measurement resources and second measurement resources.

[0251] Aspect 37: The method according to Aspect 30, wherein the capability further indicates the number of transmitted synchronization signal block resources within the component carrier to which the capability relates.

[0252] Aspect 38: The method according to aspect 30, wherein the capability further indicates the number of synchronization signal block resources indicated as channel measurement resources for any active CSI reporting at the UE.

[0253] Aspect 39: A method according to Aspect 38, wherein the capability information explicitly indicates the capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of the maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0254] Aspect 40: The method according to aspect 38, wherein the capability uses a scaling factor to indicate at least one of the maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0255] Aspect 41: The method according to aspect 30, wherein a first measurement resource in the first measurement resources comprises a virtual measurement resource on which reference signaling is not sent and another measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent.

[0256] Aspect 42: The method according to any one of aspects 28 to 41, wherein the first measurement resources in the first measurement resources only include one or more virtual measurement resources on which no reference signaling is sent.

[0257] Aspect 43: The method according to any one of Aspects 28 to 42, wherein the first measurement resources include at least one of the following: one or more channel measurement resources, one or more interference measurement resources, or a combination thereof.

[0258] Aspect 44: The method according to any one of aspects 28 to 43, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

[0259] Aspect 45: A method according to any one of Aspects 28 to 44, wherein the capability indicates at least one of: a first number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resource including at least one measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent, or a second number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resource including only virtual measurement resources.

[0260] Aspect 46: The method according to aspect 45, wherein the capability separately indicates the first number of first measurement resources and the second number of first measurement resources.

[0261] Aspect 47: A method according to any one of Aspects 28 to 46, wherein the capability information is second capability information, and the method further includes: obtaining first capability information, the first capability information indicating whether the UE supports the use of logical resources for beam management, and the reference signaling is at least partially not sent on the logical resources.

[0262] Aspect 48: The method according to aspect 47, wherein the first capability information is specific to a frequency band combination, a component carrier, or a group of component carriers.

[0263] Aspect 49: A method according to any one of aspects 28 to 48, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources across all component carriers of the UE.

[0264] Aspect 50: The method according to any one of aspects 28 to 49, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources for a frequency band combination or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

[0265] Aspect 51: According to any one of Aspects 28 to 50, the method further includes: outputting system information before the capability information, wherein the system information indicates that the network node supports the use of the first measurement resource, and wherein obtaining the capability information further includes: obtaining the capability information based at least in part on the system information.

[0266] Aspect 52: The method according to any one of aspects 28 to 51, wherein the capability is specific to all component carriers of a frequency range.

[0267] Aspect 53: A method according to any one of Aspects 28 to 52, wherein the capabilities are specific to multiple frequency ranges.

[0268] Aspect 54: According to any one of Aspects 28 to 53, the method also includes: receiving a CSI report indicating at least one of the following based at least in part on the configuration information: a rank indicator, a layer indicator, a layer 1 measurement value, a channel quality indicator, or a precoding matrix indicator.

[0269] Aspect 55: An apparatus for performing wireless communications at a device, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform one or more of the methods described in Aspects 1 to 54.

[0270] Aspect 56: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 54.

[0271] Aspect 57: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one component configured to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 54.

[0272] Aspect 58: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 54.

[0273] Aspect 59: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform one or more of the methods described in aspects 1 to 54.

[0274] The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the various aspects.

[0275] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly interpreted as hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. As used herein, a processor is implemented in hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. As used herein, the phrase "based on" is intended to be broadly interpreted as "based at least in part on". As used herein, depending on the context, "satisfying a threshold" may refer to a value greater than a threshold, greater than or equal to a threshold, less than a threshold, less than or equal to a threshold, equal to a threshold, not equal to a threshold, etc. As used herein, a phrase referring to "at least one of" a list of items refers to any combination of these items (including a single member). As an example, "at least one of a, b, or c" is intended to cover: a, b, c, a+b, a+c, b+c, and a+b+c.

[0276] In addition, as used herein, the article "one" is intended to include one or more items, and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the article "said" is intended to include one or more items connected to the article "said", and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the term "set" and "group" are intended to include one or more items (e.g., related items, unrelated items, or a combination of related and unrelated items), and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". If only one item is intended to be referred to, the phrase "only one" or similar terms will be used. Moreover, as used herein, the term "having" and similar terms are intended to be open terms that do not limit the elements (e.g., element "including" A can also contain B) that they modify. In addition, as used herein, the term "or" is intended to be inclusive when used in a sequence, and can be used interchangeably with "and / or", unless otherwise expressly stated (e.g., in the case of being used in combination with "any one of" or "only one of").

[0277] The various illustrative logics, logic blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithmic processes described in conjunction with the various aspects disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. The interchangeability of hardware and software has been generally described in terms of functionality and is illustrated in the various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and processes described herein. Whether such functionality is implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0278] The hardware and data processing apparatus for implementing the various illustrative logics, logic blocks, modules and circuits described in conjunction with the various aspects disclosed herein may be implemented or executed using a general purpose single-chip or multi-chip processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, or any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors and a DSP core, or any other such configuration. In some aspects, specific processes and methods may be performed by circuits dedicated to a given function.

[0279] In one or more aspects, the functions described may be implemented in hardware, digital electronic circuitry, computer software, firmware, including the structures disclosed in this specification and their structural equivalents, or any combination thereof. Aspects of the subject matter described in this specification may also be implemented as one or more computer programs (e.g., one or more modules of computer program instructions) encoded on computer storage media to be executed by a data processing apparatus or to control the operation of the data processing apparatus.

[0280] If implemented in software, the function may be stored as one or more instructions or codes on a computer-readable medium or sent via a computer-readable medium. The process of the method or algorithm disclosed herein may be implemented in a processor executable software module that may reside on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include both computer storage media and communication media, and communication media include any medium that can realize sending a computer program from one place to another. Storage media can be any available medium that a computer can access. By way of example and not limitation, such computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage devices, disk storage devices or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to store the desired program code in the form of an instruction or data structure and can be accessed by a computer. In addition, any connection may be appropriately referred to as a computer-readable medium. Disks and optical disks as used herein include compact disks (CDs), laser disks, optical disks, digital versatile disks (DVDs), floppy disks and blue optical disks, wherein disks generally reproduce data magnetically, and optical disks reproduce data optically with lasers. The combination of media described herein should also be included in the scope of computer-readable media. Additionally, the operations of a method or algorithm may reside as a code and instruction set, or any combination of code and instruction sets, on a machine-readable medium or computer-readable medium, which may be incorporated into a computer program product.

[0281] Various modifications to the various aspects described in this disclosure may be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the claims are not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein, but should be granted the broadest scope consistent with the disclosure, the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

[0282] Additionally, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the terms "upper" and "lower" are sometimes used for ease of describing the drawings and indicate relative positions corresponding to the orientation of the drawings on a correctly oriented page, and may not reflect the correct orientation of any device as implemented.

[0283] Certain features described in this specification in the context of independent aspects may also be implemented in combination in a single aspect. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single aspect may also be implemented in multiple aspects individually or in any suitable sub-combination. In addition, although features may be described as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination may be removed from the combination in some cases, and a claimed combination may be directed to a sub-combination, or a variation of a sub-combination.

[0284] Similarly, although the operations are depicted in a specific order in the figure, this should not be understood as requiring such operations to be performed in the specific order shown or in a sequential order, or to perform all the illustrated operations to achieve the desired result. In addition, the accompanying drawings can schematically depict one or more example processes in the form of a flow chart. However, other operations not depicted can be incorporated into the example processes schematically illustrated. For example, one or more additional operations can be performed before, after, at the same time, or between any operations in the illustrated operations. In some environments, multitasking and parallel processing are advantageous. In addition, the separation of various system components in the various aspects described should not be understood as requiring such separation in all aspects, and it should be understood that the described program components and systems can generally be integrated together in a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. Additionally, other aspects also fall within the scope of the appended claims. In some cases, the actions recorded in the claims can be performed in different orders and still achieve the desired result.

Claims

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the user equipment (UE) comprising: Memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: sending capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored; as well as A channel state information (CSI) report is sent based at least in part on the capability. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the capability is specific to a serving cell. 3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources. 4 . The UE according to claim 3 , wherein the capability information explicitly indicates the capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of the maximum number of configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

5. A UE according to claim 3, wherein the capability information indicates a scaling factor applicable to at least one of a maximum number of configured second measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources, wherein at least one of the maximum number of configured first measurement resources or the maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources is at least partially based on the scaling factor. 6 . The UE according to claim 5 , wherein the configured second measurement resource or the second measurement resource in the simultaneously active second measurement resource is a resource for beam management on which reference signaling is sent.

7. The UE of claim 3, wherein the capability further indicates at least one of: a maximum number of configured second measurement resources, a maximum number of simultaneously active second measurement resources, a maximum number of ports across all configured second measurement resources, or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated second measurement resources. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the capability indicates a total number of the first measurement resources and the second measurement resources. 9 . The UE according to claim 8 , wherein the capability indicates a ratio, the ratio indicating the number of first measurement resources included in the total number of first measurement resources and second measurement resources.

10. The UE according to claim 3, wherein the capability further indicates the number of transmitted synchronization signal block resources within the component carrier to which the capability relates.

11. The UE of claim 3, wherein the capability further indicates a number of synchronization signal block resources indicated as channel measurement resources for any active CSI reporting at the UE.

12. The UE of claim 11, wherein the capability information explicitly indicates the capability, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

13. The UE of claim 11, wherein the capability indication is based at least in part on at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources based at least in part on a scaling factor.

14. The UE according to claim 1, wherein the first measurement resource comprises at least one of the following: one or more channel measurement resources, One or more interference measurement resources, or A combination of them.

15. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive system information before sending the capability information, wherein the system information indicates that the network node supports use of the first measurement resource, and wherein the one or more processors for sending the capability information are further configured to send the capability information based at least in part on the system information.

16. A network node for wireless communication, the network node comprising: Memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: obtaining, from a user equipment (UE), capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent; and Output configuration information, where the configuration information configures one or more first measurement resources according to the capability. The network node of claim 16 , wherein the capability is specific to a serving cell.

18. The network node of claim 16, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

19. The network node of claim 16, wherein a first measurement resource of the first measurement resources comprises only one or more virtual measurement resources on which no reference signaling is sent.

20. The network node according to claim 16, wherein the first measurement resource comprises at least one of the following: one or more channel measurement resources, One or more interference measurement resources, or A combination of them.

21. The network node of claim 16, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of ports across all configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of ports across all simultaneously activated first measurement resources.

22. The network node of claim 16, wherein the capability indicates at least one of: a first number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resources including at least one measurement resource on which reference signaling is sent or a second number of first measurement resources in the first measurement resources including only virtual measurement resources.

23. A network node according to claim 16, wherein the capability information is second capability information, and the one or more processors are further configured to obtain first capability information, the first capability information indicating whether the UE supports the use of logical resources for beam management, and the reference signaling is at least partially not sent on the logical resources.

24. The network node of claim 16, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources across all component carriers of the UE.

25. The network node of claim 16, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a total maximum number of configured first measurement resources for a frequency band combination or a total maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

26. The network node of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to output system information prior to the capability information, wherein the system information indicates that the network node supports use of the first measurement resource, and wherein the one or more processors for obtaining the capability information are further configured to obtain the capability information based at least in part on the system information.

27. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: sending capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not monitored; as well as A channel state information (CSI) report is sent based at least in part on the capability.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the capability indicates at least one of a maximum number of configured first measurement resources or a maximum number of simultaneously active first measurement resources.

29. A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, the method comprising: obtaining, from a user equipment (UE), capability information indicating a capability associated with a first measurement resource, the first measurement resource comprising a logical resource for beam management and on which reference signaling is at least partially not sent; and Output configuration information, where the configuration information configures one or more first measurement resources according to the capability.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein a first measurement resource of the first measurement resources comprises only one or more virtual measurement resources on which no reference signaling is sent.

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