METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CSI PARAMETERS CONFIGURATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Patent application

Abstract

A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station (BS), CSI feedback configuration information including jointly configured codebook parameters via a single radio resource control (RRC) parameter, where the codebook parameters include codebook parameter 1, codebook parameter 2, codebook parameter 3, and codebook parameter 4, where codebook parameter 1 determines a number of spatial domain (SD) basis vectors, where codebook parameter 4 determines a maximum number of coefficients, where codebook parameter 1 and codebook parameter 2 determine a number of frequency domain (FD) basis vectors, where codebook parameter 2 is for a first rank set, and codebook parameter 3 is for a second rank set, generating CSI feedback based on the single RRC parameter, where the CSI feedback is generated for a rank value from one of the first and second rank sets, and transmitting the CSI feedback via an uplink channel.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates generally to wireless communication systems, and more particularly to channel state information (CSI) parameter configuration in wireless communication systems. [Background technology]

[0002] Understanding and accurately estimating the channel between a user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) (e.g., gNode B (gNB)) is critical for efficient and effective wireless communication. In order to accurately estimate the DL channel condition, the gNB transmits a reference signal, e.g., CSI-RS, to the UE for DL ​​channel measurement, and the UE reports (as an example, feedback) information regarding the channel measurement, e.g., CSI, to the gNB. This DL channel measurement enables the gNB to select appropriate communication parameters to perform wireless data communication with the UE efficiently and effectively. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for enabling channel state information (CSI) reporting in a wireless communication system. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] According to an aspect of the present invention, a UE for CSI reporting in a wireless communication system is provided. The UE includes a transceiver configured to receive CSI feedback configuration information including jointly configured codebook parameters from a base station (BS) via a single radio resource control (RRC) parameter, the codebook parameters being L, p, v 0 , and β, where the parameter L determines the number of spatial domain (SD) basis vectors, the parameter β determines the maximum number of coefficients, and the parameters p and v 0 is the number of frequency domain (FD) basis vectors (M υ ), where parameter p is for the first rank set and parameter v 0 is for the second rank set. The UE further includes a processor operatively connected to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to generate CSI feedback based on the CSI feedback configuration information, where the CSI feedback is generated for a rank value υ from one of a first rank set and a second rank set. The transceiver is further configured to transmit CSI feedback over an uplink channel.

[0005] According to another aspect of the present invention, a BS in a wireless communication system is provided. The BS includes a processor configured to generate CSI feedback configuration information. The BS further includes a transceiver operably connected to the processor. The transceiver is configured to transmit, via a single radio resource control (RRC) parameter, CSI feedback configuration information including jointly configured codebook parameters to a user equipment (UE), the codebook parameters being L, p, v 0 , and β, The transceiver is further configured to receive, via an uplink channel, from a UE, CSI feedback generated for a rank value ν from one of the first and second rank sets. where the parameter L determines the number of spatial domain (SD) basis vectors, the parameter β determines the maximum number of coefficients, and the parameters p and v 0 is the number of frequency domain (FD) basis vectors (M υ ), where parameter p is for the first rank set and parameter v 0 is for the second rank set.

[0006] Further, in accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for operating a UE. The method includes the following steps. The method includes receiving CSI feedback configuration information, including a jointly configured codebook parameter, from a base station (BS) via a single radio resource control (RRC) parameter; generating CSI feedback based on the CSI feedback configuration information; and transmitting the CSI feedback to the base station via an uplink channel. where the codebook parameters are L, p, v 0 , and β, where the parameter L determines the number of spatial domain (SD) basis vectors, the parameter β determines the maximum number of coefficients, and the parameters p and v 0 determines the number of frequency domain (FD) basis vectors (Mυ), parameter p is for the first rank set, and parameter v 0 is for a second rank set, and the CSI feedback is generated for a rank value ν from one of the first rank set and the second rank set. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the method and apparatus for CSI parameter configuration in a wireless communication system of the present invention, a gNB can select appropriate communication parameters through DL channel measurement to efficiently and effectively perform wireless data communication with a UE. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 illustrates an exemplary wireless network in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] A block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an exemplary gNB according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an exemplary UE according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 4A] FIG. 2 illustrates a high-level diagram of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access transmit path according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4B] FIG. 2 illustrates a top-level diagram of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access receive path according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a transmitter block of a PDSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a receiver block of a PDSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a transmitter block of a PUSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a receiver block of a PUSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an exemplary network configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of multiplexing of two slices according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an exemplary antenna block according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12]FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an antenna port layout according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 1 illustrates a 3D grid of oversampled DFT beams according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 14] 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for operating a UE for CSI reporting in a wireless communication system, which may be performed by the UE according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 15] 4 is a flowchart for illustrating a method for receiving CSI feedback that may be performed by a BS according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] The technical features of the present invention may be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following drawings, descriptions and claims. Before describing the modes of the invention which follow, it may be desirable to provide definitions of certain words and phrases that are used throughout this patent document. The term "couple" and its derivatives refer to any direct or indirect communication between two or more elements, whether or not those elements are in physical contact with each other. The terms "transmit," "receive," and "communicate," along with their derivatives, include both direct and indirect communication. The terms "include" and "comprise," along with their derivatives, refer to an inclusion that is open-ended. The term "or" is an inclusive term meaning and / or. The phrase "associated with" and its derivatives mean include, be included within, interconnect with, contain, be contained within, connect to or with, couple to or with, be communicable with, cooperate with, interleave, juxtapose, be proximate to, be bound to or with, have, have a property of, have a relationship to or with, and the like.

[0010] The term "controller" means any device, system, or part thereof that controls at least one operation. Such a controller may be implemented in hardware, or a combination of hardware, software and / or firmware. The functionality associated with any particular controller may be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely. The phrase "at least one of," when used in conjunction with a list of items, means that different combinations of one or more of the listed items may be used, and only one item in the list may be required. For example, "at least one of A, B, and C" includes any of the combinations of A, B, C, A and B, A and C, B and C, and A, B, and C.

[0011] Moreover, various functions described below can be implemented or supported by one or more computer programs, each of which is formed from computer readable program code and embodied in a computer readable medium. The terms “application” and “program” refer to one or more computer programs, software components, sequences of instructions, procedures, functions, objects, classes, instances, associated data, or portions thereof suitable for implementation in suitable computer-readable program code. The phrase "computer readable program code" includes all types of computer code, including source code, object code, and executable code.

[0012] The term "computer-readable medium" includes all types of media that can be accessed by a computer, such as read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), hard disk drive, compact disk (CD), digital video disk (DVD), or other type of memory. A "non-transitory" computer-readable medium excludes wired, wireless, optical, or other communications links that transmit transitory electrical or other signals. Non-transitory computer readable media include media that can store data permanently and media that can store data and later be overwritten, such as rewritable optical disks or erasable memory devices.

[0013] Definitions of other specific words and phrases are provided throughout this specification. Those of skill in the art should understand that in many, if not most, cases, such definitions will apply to prior and future uses of the words and phrases so defined. For a more complete understanding of the present invention, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: Here, like reference numbers represent like parts.

[0014] 1-15 discussed below and the various embodiments used in this specification to illustrate the principles of the present invention are for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the invention may be implemented in any suitably arranged system or device.

[0015] The following documents and standard descriptions are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein: 3GPP TS 36.211 v16.1.0,“E-UTRA,Physical channels and modulation;”3GPP TS 36.212 v16.1.0,“E-UTRA,Multiplexing and Channel coding;”3GPP TS 36.213 v16.1.0,“E-UTRA,Physical Layer Procedures;”3GPP TS 36.321 v16.1.0,“E-UTRA,Medium Access Control(MAC)protocol specification;”3GPP TS 36.331 v16.1.0,“E-UTRA,Radio Resource Control(RRC)protocol specification;”3GPP TR 22.891 v14.2.0;3GPP TS 38.211 v16.1.0,“E-UTRA,NR, Physical channels and modulation;”3GPP TS 38.213 v16.1.0,“E-UTRA,NR,Physical Layer Procedures for control;”3GPP TS 38.214 v16.1.0,“E-UTRA,NR,Physical layer procedures for data;” and 3GPP TS 38.212 v16.1.0,“E-UTRA,NR,Multiplexing and channel coding.”

[0016] Aspects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description, by way of merely illustrating several specific embodiments and implementations, including the best mode contemplated for carrying out the invention. As will be appreciated, the present invention is capable of other and different embodiments, and its several details can be modified in various obvious respects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive. The present invention is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings.

[0017] In the following, for simplicity, both FDD and TDD are considered as dual schemes for both DL and UL signaling. Although the following exemplary description and embodiments assume orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), the invention can be extended to other OFDM-based transmission waveforms or multiple access schemes such as filtered OFDM (F-OFDM).

[0018] To meet the increasing demand for wireless data traffic since the introduction of 4G communication systems, there have been efforts to develop improved 5G or pre-5G communication systems. Therefore, 5G or pre-5G communication systems are also called "beyond 4G networks" or "post-LTE systems." 5G communication systems are expected to be implemented in higher frequency (mmWave) bands, e.g., the 60 GHz band, or in lower frequency bands, such as below 6 GHz, to achieve higher data rates and provide robust coverage and mobility support.

[0019] In order to reduce radio wave propagation loss and expand transmission coverage, beamforming, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam forming, large-scale antenna technology, etc. are being discussed in 5G communication systems. In addition, in the 5G communication system, development is underway to improve the system network based on advanced small cells, cloud Radio Access Networks (cloud RAN), ultra-high density networks, device-to-device (D2D) communications, wireless backhaul communications, moving networks, cooperative communications, coordinated multi-points (CoMP) transmission and reception, interference mitigation and elimination, etc.

[0020] For 5G systems, hybrid frequency shift keying and quadrature amplitude modulation (FQAM) and sliding window superposition coding (SWSC) as adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) techniques, filter bank multi-carrier (FBMC), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), and sparse code multiple access (SCMA) as advanced access techniques have been developed.

[0021] The following Figures 1-4B illustrate various embodiments implemented using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communication techniques in a wireless communication system. The illustrations of Figures 1-3 are not meant to imply physical or architectural limitations to the manner in which different embodiments may be implemented. The different embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in any suitably arranged communication system. The present invention covers several components which can be used in conjunction or combination with each other, or which can operate in a stand-alone manner.

[0022] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary wireless network in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the wireless network shown in Figure 1 is for illustrative purposes only. Other embodiments of the wireless network 100 may be used without departing from the scope of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless network includes gNB101, gNB102, and gNB103. gNB101 communicates with gNB102 and gNB103.

[0023] The gNB 101 also communicates with at least one network 130, such as the Internet, a proprietary Internet Protocol (IP) network, or other data network. The gNB 102 provides wireless broadband access to a network 130 for a first plurality of user equipments (UEs) within the coverage area 120 of the gNB 102. The first plurality of UEs includes UE 111 which may be located in a small or medium-sized business, UE 112 which may be located in an enterprise (E), UE 113 which may be located at a WiFi hotspot (HS), UE 114 which may be located in a first residence (R), UE 115 which may be located in a second residence (R), and UE 116 which may be a mobile device (M) such as a mobile phone, a wireless laptop, or a wireless PDA.

[0024] The gNB 103 provides wireless broadband access to the network 130 for a second plurality of UEs within the coverage area 125 of the gNB 103. The second plurality of UEs includes UE 115 and UE 116. In one embodiment, one or more gNBs (101-103) communicate with each other and with UEs (111-116) using 5G, LTE, LTE-A, WiMAX, WiFi, or other wireless communication technologies. Depending on the network type, the term "base station" or "BS" may refer to any component (or collection of components) configured to provide wireless access to a network, such as a transmission point (TP), transmit-receive point (TRP), enhanced base station (eNodeB or eNB), 5G base station (gNB), macrocell, femtocell, WiFi access point (AP), or other wireless-enabled device.

[0025] The base stations provide wireless access according to one or more wireless communication protocols, such as 5G 3GPP New Radio Interface / Access (NR), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE advanced (LTE-A), High Speed ​​Packet Access (HSPA), WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac, etc. For convenience, this specification uses the terms "BS" and "TRP" interchangeably to refer to network infrastructure components that provide wireless access to remote terminals. Also, depending on the type of network, the term "user equipment" or "UE" may refer to any component such as a "mobile station," "subscriber station," "remote terminal," "wireless terminal," "receiving point," or "user device." For convenience, in this specification, the terms "user equipment" and "UE" are used to refer to remote wireless equipment that wirelessly accesses a BS, regardless of whether the UE is a mobile device (such as a mobile phone or smartphone) or is typically considered to be a fixed device (such as a desktop computer or vending machine).

[0026] The dotted lines in the figure indicate the approximate extent of the coverage areas (120, 125), which are shown as generally circular for purposes of illustration and explanation only. It should be clearly understood that coverage areas associated with a gNB, such as coverage areas (120, 125), may have other shapes, including irregular shapes, depending on the configuration of the gNB and changes in the radio environment associated with natural and man-made obstructions. As described in more detail below, one or more of the UEs (111-116) include circuitry, programming, or a combination thereof for receiving codebook parameters for CSI feedback in a wireless communication system. In certain embodiments, one or more gNBs (101-103) include circuitry, programming, or a combination thereof for transmitting codebook parameters for CSI feedback in a wireless communication system.

[0027] Although FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless network, various modifications may be made to FIG. For example, a wireless network may include any number of gNBs and any number of UEs in any suitable arrangement. The gNB 101 may also communicate directly with any number of UEs to provide those UEs with wireless broadband access to the network 130. Similarly, each gNB (102-103) can communicate directly with network 130 and provide UEs with direct wireless broadband access to network 130. Additionally, the gNBs (101, 102, and / or 103) may provide access to other or additional external networks, such as an external telephone network or other types of data networks.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an exemplary gNB 102 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of gNB102 shown in FIG. 2 is for illustrative purposes only, and gNB101 and gNB103 in FIG. 1 may have the same or similar configurations. However, gNBs have a variety of configurations, and FIG. 2 does not limit the scope of this disclosure to any particular implementation of a gNB. As shown in FIG. 2, the gNB 102 includes multiple antennas (205a-205n), multiple RF transceivers (210a-210n), a transmit (TX) processing circuit 215, and a receive (RX) processing circuit 220. The gNB 102 also includes a controller / processor 225, a memory 230, and a backhaul or network interface 235.

[0029] The RF transceivers (210a-210n) receive input RF signals, such as signals transmitted by UEs in the network 100, from the antennas (205a-205n). The RF transceivers (210a to 210n) down-convert the input RF signal to generate an IF or baseband signal. The IF or baseband signal is transmitted to RX processing circuitry 220, which generates a processed baseband signal by filtering, decoding, and / or digitizing the baseband or IF signal. The RX processing circuitry 220 sends the processed baseband signals to the controller / processor 225 for further processing.

[0030] The TX processing circuitry 215 receives analog or digital data (such as voice data, web data, email, or interactive video game data) from the controller / processor 225. TX processing circuitry 215 encodes, multiplexes and / or digitizes the outgoing baseband data to generate a processed baseband or IF signal. The RF transceivers (210a to 210n) receive output processed baseband or IF signals from the TX processing circuit 215, and upconvert the baseband or IF signals to RF signals that are transmitted via the antennas (205a to 205n).

[0031] The controller / processor 225 includes one or more processors or other processing devices that control the overall operation of the gNB 102. For example, the controller / processor 225 controls the reception of forward channel signals and the transmission of reverse channel signals by the RF transceivers (210a-210n), RX processing circuitry 220, and TX processing circuitry 215 in accordance with well-known principles. The controller / processor 225 may also support additional functionality, such as more advanced wireless communication capabilities. For example, the controller / processor 225 may support beamforming or directional routing operations in which output signals from multiple antennas (205a-205n) are weighted differently to effectively steer the output signals in a desired direction. Any of a wide variety of other functions may be supported in the gNB102 by the controller / processor 225.

[0032] The controller / processor 225 may also execute programs and other processes that reside in the memory 230, such as an OS. The controller / processor 225 can move data in and out of the memory 230 as required by the processes being executed. The controller / processor 225 is also connected to a backhaul or network interface 235 . The backhaul or network interface 235 allows the gNB 102 to communicate with other devices or systems over a backhaul connection or network.

[0033] Network interface 235 supports communications via any suitable wired or wireless connection. For example, if gNB102 is implemented as part of a cellular communication system (such as one that supports 5G, LTE, or LTE-A), the network interface 235 enables gNB102 to communicate with other gNBs via a wired or wireless backhaul connection. If the gNB102 is implemented as an access point, the network interface 235 enables the gNB102 to communicate over a wired or wireless local area network, or over a wired or wireless connection to a larger network (such as the Internet). Network interface 235 includes any suitable structure that supports communication via a wired or wireless connection, such as an Ethernet or an RF transceiver.

[0034] The memory 230 is connected to the controller / processor 225 . A portion of the memory 230 may include RAM, and another portion of the memory 230 may include flash memory or other ROM.

[0035] Although FIG. 2 illustrates an example of gNB102, various modifications can be made to FIG. For example, gNB102 may include any number of each of the components illustrated in FIG. As a particular example, an access point may include several network interfaces 235, and the controller / processor 225 may support a routing function for routing data between different network addresses. As another specific example, although shown as including a single instance of TX processing circuitry 215 and a single instance of RX processing circuitry 220, gNB 102 may include multiple instances of each (e.g., one for each RF transceiver). You can also combine, further subdivide, or omit the various components in Figure 2, and add additional components depending on your specific needs.

[0036] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an exemplary UE 116 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of UE 116 shown in FIG. 3 is for illustrative purposes only, and UEs (111-115) in FIG. 1 may have the same or similar configurations. However, UEs may have many different configurations, and FIG. 3 does not limit the scope of this disclosure to any particular implementation of a UE.

[0037] The RF transceiver 310 receives an input RF signal transmitted by a gNB in ​​the network 100 from the antenna 305. The RF transceiver 310 downconverts the input RF signal to generate an intermediate frequency (IF) or baseband signal. The IF or baseband signal is sent to RX processing circuitry 325, which generates a processed baseband signal by filtering, decoding, and / or digitizing the baseband or IF signal. The RX processing circuitry 325 sends the processed baseband signal to a speaker 330 (such as for voice data) or to a processor 340 (such as for web browsing data) for further processing.

[0038] TX processing circuitry 315 receives analog or digital voice data from microphone 320 or other output baseband data from processor 340 (such as web data, email, or interactive video game data). TX processing circuitry 315 encodes, multiplexes, and / or digitizes the output baseband data to generate a processed baseband or IF signal. The RF transceiver 310 receives a processed baseband or IF signal output from the TX processing circuitry 315 and upconverts the baseband or IF signal to an RF signal that is transmitted via the antenna 305 .

[0039] The processor 340 , which may include one or more processors or other processing devices, executes an OS 361 stored in the memory 360 to control the overall operation of the UE 116 . For example, processor 340 controls the reception of forward channel signals and the transmission of reverse channel signals by RF transceiver 310, RX processing circuitry 325, and TX processing circuitry 315 in accordance with well-known principles. In one embodiment, processor 340 includes at least one microprocessor or microcontroller.

[0040] The processor 340 may also execute other processes and programs resident in the memory 360, such as a process for CSI feedback on the uplink channel. The processor 340 can move data in and out of the memory 360 as required by the process being executed. In one embodiment, the processor 340 is configured to execute the application 362 based on the OS 361 or in response to a signal received from the gNB or an operator. The processor 340 is also connected to an I / O interface 345, which provides the UE 116 with the ability to connect to other devices, such as laptop computers and handheld computers. I / O interface 345 is the communication path between these accessories and processor 340 .

[0041] The processor 340 is also connected to a touch screen 350 and a display 355 . An operator of the UE 116 can use the touch screen 350 to input data into the UE 116 . Display 355 may be a liquid crystal display, a light emitting diode display, or other display capable of rendering text and / or at least limited graphics from a website.

[0042] The memory 360 is connected to the processor 340 . A portion of memory 360 may include random access memory (RAM), and another portion of memory 360 may include flash memory or other read-only memory (ROM).

[0043] Although FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a UE 116, various modifications may be made to FIG. For example, the various components in Figure 3 can be combined, further subdivided, or omitted, and additional components can be added depending on your particular needs. As a particular example, processor 340 may be divided into multiple processors, such as one or more central processing units (CPUs) and one or more graphics processing units (GPUs). Also, although FIG. 3 illustrates the UE 116 configured as a mobile phone or smartphone, the UE may be configured to operate as other types of mobile or fixed devices.

[0044] FIG. 4A is a high level diagram of the transmit path circuitry. For example, the transmit path circuitry may be used for orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) communications. FIG. 4B is a high level diagram of the receive path circuitry. For example, the receive path circuitry may be used for orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) communications. In Figures 4A and 4B, for downlink communication, the transmit path circuitry may be implemented in a base station (gNB) 102 or a relay station, and the receive path circuitry may be implemented in a user equipment (e.g., the user equipment 116 of Figure 1). In another example, for uplink communications, the receive path circuitry 450 may be implemented in a base station (e.g., gNB 102 in FIG. 1) or a relay station, and the transmit path circuitry may be implemented in a user equipment (e.g., user equipment 116 in FIG. 1).

[0045] The transmit path circuitry includes a channel coding and modulation block 405, a serial-to-parallel (S-to-P) block 410, an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block of size N 415, a parallel-to-serial (P-to-S) block 420, an add cyclic prefix block 425, and an upconverter (UC) 430. The receive path circuitry 450 includes a downconverter (DC) 455, a cyclic prefix block removal 460, a serial-to-parallel (S-to-P) block 465, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) block of size N 470, a parallel-to-serial (P-to-S) block 475, and a channel decoding and demodulation block 480.

[0046] At least some of the components in FIG. 4A 400 and FIG. 4B 450 may be implemented in software, while other components may be implemented in configurable hardware or a combination of software and configurable hardware. In particular, it should be noted that the FFT and IFFT blocks described in this specification may be implemented as configurable software algorithms, and the value of size N may be changed according to the implementation.

[0047] Furthermore, while the present invention is directed to embodiments that perform fast Fourier transforms and inverse fast Fourier transforms, this is merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It will be appreciated that in alternative embodiments of the present invention, the Fast Fourier Transform and Inverse Fast Fourier Transform functions may readily be replaced by Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) functions, respectively. For DFT and IDFT functions, the value of the N variable can be any integer (i.e., 1, 4, 3, 4, etc.), whereas for FFT and IFFT functions, the value of the N variable can be any integer that is a power of 2 (i.e., 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, etc.).

[0048] In the transmit path circuitry 400, a channel coding and modulation block 405 receives a set of information bits and applies coding (e.g., LDPC coding) and modulates (e.g., quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) or quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)) the input bits to generate a sequence of frequency domain modulation symbols. Serial-to-parallel block 410 converts (ie, de-multiplexes) the serial modulation symbols into parallel data, generating N parallel symbol streams. where N is the IFFT / FFT size used at the BS 102 and the UE 116.

[0049] An IFFT block of size N 415 then performs an IFFT operation on the N parallel symbol streams to generate a time-domain output signal. Parallel-to-serial block 420 transforms (ie, multiplexes) the parallel time-domain output symbols from size-N IFFT block 415 to generate a serial time-domain signal. Next, add cyclic prefix block 425 inserts a cyclic prefix into the time domain signal. Finally, an upconverter 430 modulates (ie, upconverts) the output of cyclic prefix block adder 425 to an RF frequency for transmission over a wireless channel. The signal may also be filtered at baseband before being converted to RF frequency.

[0050] After passing through a wireless channel, the transmitted RF signal arrives at the UE 116, where the reverse operation to that at the gNB 102 is performed. The downconverter 455 downconverts the received signal to baseband frequency and performs cyclic prefix block removal 460 to remove the cyclic prefix and generate a serial time-domain baseband signal. The serial-to-parallel block 465 converts the time-domain baseband signal into a parallel time-domain signal. An FFT block of size N 470 then performs an FFT algorithm to generate N parallel frequency domain signals. Parallel-to-serial block 475 converts the parallel frequency domain signals into a series of modulated data symbols. The channel decoding and demodulation block 480 demodulates and then decodes the modulated symbols to recover the original input data stream.

[0051] Each of the gNBs (101-103) may implement a similar transmit path for transmitting to user equipment (111-116) on the downlink, and may implement a similar receive path for receiving from the user equipment (111-116) on the uplink. Similarly, each of the user equipment (111-116) can implement a transmit path corresponding to an architecture for transmitting on the uplink to the gNBs (101-103) and can implement a receive path corresponding to an architecture for receiving on the downlink from the gNBs (101-103).

[0052] Use cases for 5G communication systems are identified and described. These use cases can be broadly categorized into three groups: In one example, it has been determined that enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) will support high bit / second requirements, with less stringent latency and reliability requirements. In another example, ultra-reliable and low latency (URLL) is dictated by looser bits / second requirements. As yet another example, massive machine type communication (mMTC) is a technology that uses devices in a 2 It is estimated that the number of connections per second could be as high as 100,000 to 1 million per second, but the reliability / throughput / latency requirements may not be as stringent. This scenario may also include a requirement for power efficiency in terms of keeping battery consumption to the lowest possible.

[0053] A communication system includes a downlink (hereinafter, DL) that transmits signals from a transmission point such as a base station (hereinafter, BS) or a node B (hereinafter, Node B) to a user equipment (hereinafter, UE), and an uplink (hereinafter, UL) that transmits signals from the UE to a receiving point such as a Node B. A UE, commonly referred to as a terminal or a mobile station, may be fixed or mobile and may be a mobile telephone, a personal computing device or an automated device. Generally, an eNodeB, which is a fixed station, may also be called an access point or other equivalent term. In the case of an LTE system, the NodeB is often referred to as an eNodeB.

[0054] In a communication system such as an LTE system, DL signals may include data signals that convey information content, control signals that convey DL control information (DCI), and reference signals (RS), also known as pilot signals. The eNodeB transmits data information via a physical DL shared channel (PDSCH). The eNodeB transmits DCI via a physical DL control channel (PDCCH) or an enhanced PDCCH (EPDCCH). The eNodeB transmits acknowledgement information in response to a data transport block (TB) transmission from the UE on a physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel (PHICH).

[0055] The eNodeB transmits one or more of several types of RS to the UE, including a common RS (CRS), a channel state information RS (CSI-RS), or a demodulation RS (DMRS). The CRS is transmitted over the DL system bandwidth (BW) and may be used by the UE to obtain a channel estimate to demodulate data or control information or to perform measurements. To reduce CRS overhead, the eNodeB may transmit CSI-RS with less density in the time and / or frequency domain than the CRS. The DMRS may only be transmitted in the BW of the respective PDSCH or EPDCCH, and the UE uses the DMRS to demodulate data or control information in the PDSCH or EPDCCH, respectively. The transmission time interval of the DL channel is called a subframe and has a duration of, for example, 1 millisecond.

[0056] DL signaling also includes the transmission of logical channels that carry system control information. The BCCH is mapped to a transport channel called the broadcast channel (BCH) if the DL signal carries a Master Information Block (MIB) or to the DL shared channel (DL-SCH) if the DL signal carries a System Information Block (SIB). Most of the system information is contained in various SIBs transmitted using the DL-SCH. The presence of system information on the DL-SCH in a subframe is indicated by the transmission of a corresponding PDCCH carrying a codeword with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled with the system information RNTI (SI-RNTI). Alternatively, the scheduling information for SIB transmission may be provided in a previous SIB and the scheduling information for the first SIB (SIB-1) may be provided in the MIB.

[0057] DL resource allocation is performed on a subframe basis and groups of physical resource blocks (PRBs). The transmission BW includes frequency resource units called resource blocks (RBs). Each RB has TIFF0007638959000001.tif includes 10146 subcarriers or 12 resource elements (REs).

[0058] A unit of one RB on one subframe is called a PRB. The UE has a total PDSCH transmission BW TIFF0007638959000002.tif10146 REs M PDSCH RBs can be allocated.

[0059] The UL signal may include a data signal carrying data information, a control signal carrying UL control information (UCI), and a "UL RS." "UL RS" includes DMRS and Sounding RS (SRS). The UE transmits the DMRS only in the BW of the respective PUSCH or PUCCH. The eNodeB uses the DMRS to demodulate the data signal or the UCI signal. The UE transmits the SRS to provide the UL CSI to the eNodeB. The UE transmits data information or UCI via a respective physical UL shared channel (PUSCH) or physical UL control channel (PUCCH). If the UE needs to transmit data information and UCI in the same UL subframe, the UE will multiplex both on the PUSCH.

[0060] The UCI contains Hybrid Automatic Repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information, indicating correct (ACK) or incorrect (NACK) detection of a data TB in the PDSCH or no PDCCH detection (DTX), a scheduling request (SR) indicating if the UE has data in its buffer, a rank indicator (RI), and channel state information (CSI) that allows the eNodeB to perform link adaptation of the PDSCH transmission to the UE. The HARQ-ACK information is sent by the UE in response to detection of a PDCCH / EPDCCH indicating the release of a semi-persistently scheduled PDSCH.

[0061] The UL subframe contains two slots. Each slot has a dedicated slot for transmitting data information, UCI, DMRS, or SRS. TIFF0007638959000003.tif contains 10,146 symbols. The frequency resource unit of the UL system BW is the RB. The UE has a total transmit BW TIFF0007638959000004.tif10146 REs for N RB RBs are assigned. For PUCCH, N RB =1. The final subframe symbols may be used to multiplex SRS transmissions from one or more UEs. The number of subframe symbols available for data / UCI / DMRS transmission is TIFF0007638959000005.tif10146, where N SRS = 1, otherwise N SRS =0.

[0062] FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a transmitter block 500 of a PDSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the transmitter block 500 shown in FIG. 5 is for illustrative purposes only. One or more of the components shown in FIG. 5 may be implemented in specialized circuitry configured to perform the described functions, or one or more of the components may be implemented by one or more processors executing instructions to perform the described functions. FIG. 5 does not limit the scope of the invention to any particular implementation of transmitter block 500.

[0063] As shown in FIG. 5, information bits 510 are encoded by an encoder 520, such as a turbo encoder, and modulated by a modulator 530, for example, using quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation. The serial-to-parallel (S / P) converter 540 generates M modulation symbols, which are then provided to a mapper 550 that maps them to the REs selected by a transmit BW selection unit 555 for the assigned PDSCH transmit BW, and unit 560 applies an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT). The output is then serialized by a parallel-to-serial (P / S) converter 570 to produce a time domain signal, filtering is applied by a filter 580, and the signal is transmitted (590). Additional features such as data scrambling, cyclic prefix insertion, time windowing, interleaving, and other features are well known in the art and are not shown for the sake of brevity.

[0064] FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a receiver block 600 for a PDSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the receiver block 600 shown in FIG. 6 is for illustrative purposes only. One or more of the components shown in FIG. 6 may be implemented in specialized circuitry configured to perform the described functions, or one or more of the components may be implemented by one or more processors executing instructions to perform the described functions. FIG. 6 does not limit the scope of the invention to any particular implementation of receiver block 600.

[0065] As shown in FIG. 6, a received signal 610 is filtered by a filter 620, an allocated receive BW RE 630 is selected by a BW selector 635, a unit 640 applies a fast Fourier transform (FFT), and the output is serialized by a parallel-to-serial converter 650. A demodulator 660 then coherently demodulates the data symbols by applying a channel estimate derived from the DMRS or CRS (not shown), and a decoder 670, such as a turbo decoder, decodes the demodulated data to provide estimates of information data bits 680. For simplicity, additional functions such as time windowing, cyclic prefix removal, descrambling, channel estimation, and deinterleaving are not shown.

[0066] FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a transmitter block 700 for a PUSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the transmitter block 700 shown in FIG. 7 is for illustrative purposes only. One or more of the components shown in FIG. 5 may be implemented in specialized circuitry configured to perform the described functions, or one or more of the components may be implemented by one or more processors executing instructions to perform the described functions. FIG. 7 does not limit the scope of the invention to any particular implementation of transmitter block 700.

[0067] As shown in FIG. 7, information data bits 710 are encoded by an encoder 720 , such as a turbo encoder, and modulated by a modulator 730 . A Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) unit 740 applies a DFT to the modulated data bits, the RE 750 corresponding to the assigned PUSCH transmit BW is selected by a transmit BW selection unit 755, a unit 760 applies an IFFT, and after cyclic prefix insertion (not shown), filtering is applied by a filter 770 and the signal is transmitted (780).

[0068] FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a receiver block 800 for a PUSCH in a subframe according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the receiver block 800 shown in FIG. 8 is for illustrative purposes only. One or more of the components shown in FIG. 8 may be implemented in specialized circuitry configured to perform the described functions, or one or more of the components may be implemented by one or more processors executing instructions to perform the described functions. FIG. 8 does not limit the scope of the invention to any particular implementation of receiver block 800.

[0069] As shown in FIG. 8, a received signal 810 is filtered by a filter 820 . Subsequently, after the cyclic prefix is ​​removed (not shown), unit 830 applies an FFT, the RE 840 corresponding to the assigned PUSCH receive BW is selected by a receive BW selector 845, unit 850 applies an inverse DFT (IDFT), a demodulator 860 coherently demodulates the data symbols by applying a channel estimate obtained from a DMRS (not shown), and a decoder 870, such as a turbo decoder, decodes the demodulated data to provide estimates of information data bits 880.

[0070] Next-generation cellular systems are expected to enable a variety of use cases that go beyond the capabilities of LTE systems. One requirement is systems capable of operating below 6 GHz and above 6 GHz (e.g., the mmWave regime), known as 5G or fifth generation cellular systems. 3GPP TR 22.891 identifies and describes 74 5G use cases. These use cases can be broadly categorized into three groups: The first group, called "enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)," is aimed at high-data-rate services with less stringent latency and reliability requirements. The second group, called "ultra reliable and low latency (URLL)," is aimed at applications with less stringent data rate requirements but less tolerance for latency. The third group is called "massive MTC (mMTC)" and has less stringent requirements for reliability, data rate, and latency. 2It is targeted at connecting a large number of low-power devices, such as 1 million per Gbps.

[0071] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary network configuration 900 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of network configuration 900 shown in FIG. 9 is for illustrative purposes only. FIG. 9 does not limit the scope of the invention to any particular implementation of configuration 900. In order for 5G networks to support such diverse services with different quality of service (QoS), one scheme called network slicing has been identified in the 3GPP specifications.

[0072] As shown in FIG. 9, an operator's network 910 includes several radio access networks (RANs) 920 associated with network devices such as gNBs (930a, 930b), small cell base stations (femto / pico gNBs or Wi-Fi access points) (935a, 935b), etc. Network 910 can support a variety of services, each of which is represented as a slice. In this example, URL slice 940a provides services to UEs requiring URL services, such as car 945b, truck 945c, smart watch 945a, and smart glasses 945d.

[0073] Two mMTC slices (950a, 950b) provide services to UEs requiring mMTC services, such as a power meter 955a and a temperature control box 955b. One eMBB slice 960a serves UEs requiring eMBB services, such as a mobile phone 965a, a laptop 965b, and a tablet 965c. Devices consisting of two slices are also promising. To efficiently use the PHY resources in the DL-SCH and multiplex different slices (with different resource allocation schemes, numerologies, and scheduling strategies), a flexible, self-contained frame or subframe design is used.

[0074] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of multiplexing two slices 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The two slice 1000 multiplexing embodiment shown in FIG. 10 is for illustrative purposes only. One or more of the components shown in FIG. 10 may be implemented in specialized circuitry configured to perform the described functions, or one or more of the components may be implemented by one or more processors executing instructions to perform the described functions. FIG. 10 does not limit the scope of the present invention to a particular implementation of multiplexing two slices 1000.

[0075] Two exemplary instances of multiplexing two slices within a common subframe or frame are shown in FIG. In these exemplary embodiments, a slice can consist of one or two transmit instances, where one transmit instance includes a control (CTRL) component (e.g., 1020a, 1060a, 1060b, 1020b, or 1060c) and a data component (e.g., 1030a, 1070a, 1070b, 1030b, or 1070c). In the embodiment 1010, the two slices are multiplexed in the frequency domain, whereas in the embodiment 1050, the two slices are multiplexed in the time domain.

[0076] The 3GPP NR specification supports up to 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, allowing a gNB to be equipped with multiple antenna elements (e.g., 64 or 128). In this case, multiple antenna elements are mapped to one CSI-RS port. For next generation cellular systems such as 5G, the maximum number of CSI-RS ports may remain the same or may be increased.

[0077] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an exemplary antenna block 1100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of antenna block 1100 shown in FIG. 11 is for illustrative purposes only. FIG. 11 does not limit the scope of the invention to any particular implementation of antenna block 1100.

[0078] For mmWave bands, the number of antenna elements can be large for a given form factor, but the number of CSI-RS ports (which can correspond to the number of digitally precoded ports) tends to be limited by hardware constraints (such as the possibility of installing a large number of ADCs / DACs at mmWave frequencies), as shown in Figure 11. In this case, one CSI-RS port is mapped to multiple antenna elements that can be controlled by a bank of analog phase shifters. One CSI-RS port can serve one subarray that generates narrow analog beams through analog beamforming. This analog beam can be configured to sweep over a wider range of angles by varying the phase shifter bank across a symbol or subframe.

[0079] The number of subarrays (same as the number of RF chains) is the number of CSI-RS ports N CSI-PORT is the same as: The digital beamforming unit is CSI-PORT A linear combination is performed across the analog beams to further improve the precoding gain. While analog beams are wideband (and therefore not frequency selective), digital precoding can vary across frequency subbands or resource blocks.

[0080] To enable digital precoding, efficient design of the CSI-RS is a key factor. For this reason, three different CSI reporting mechanisms are supported, corresponding to three different CSI-RS measurement behaviors. For example, "Class A" CSI reporting corresponding to non-precoded CSI-RS, "Class B" reporting using "K=1" CSI-RS resources corresponding to UE-specific beamformed CSI-RS, and "CLASSB" reporting using "K>1" CSI-RS resources corresponding to cell-specific beamformed CSI-RS are supported.

[0081] For non-precoded (NP) CSI-RS, a cell-specific one-to-one mapping between CSI-RS ports and TXRUs is utilized. Different CSI-RS ports have the same wide beamwidth and direction, and therefore typically have cell wide coverage. In the case of beamformed CSI-RS, a cell-specific or UE-specific beamforming operation is applied to non-zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS resources (e.g., including multiple ports). At least at certain times / frequencies, the beamwidth of the CSI-RS ports is narrow and therefore does not have cell-wide coverage, at least from the gNB's perspective. At least some CSI-RS port and resource combinations have different beam directions.

[0082] In scenarios where DL long-term channel statistics can be measured via UL signals at the serving eNodeB, a UE-specific "BF" CSI-RS can be easily used. This is usually feasible if the UL-DL duplex distance is small enough. However, if this condition is not met, UE feedback is mandatory for the eNodeB to obtain an estimate of the DL long-term channel statistics (or any representation thereof). To facilitate such a procedure, the “first BF” CSI-RS is transmitted with periodicity T1 (ms) and the “second NP” CSI-RS is transmitted with periodicity T2 (ms), where T1≦T2. This approach is called hybrid CSI-RS. The implementation of Hybrid CSI-RS heavily relies on the definition of CSI processes and "NZP" CSI-RS resources.

[0083] In the 3GPP LTE specifications, MIMO was identified as an essential feature for achieving high system throughput requirements, and this continues to be the case for NR. One of the key components of a MIMO transmission scheme is accurate CSI acquisition at the eNB (or TRP). In particular, for MU-MIMO, the availability of accurate CSI is required to ensure high MU performance. For TDD systems, CSI is obtained using SRS transmissions, which depend on the channel reciprocity. On the other hand, for an FDD system, CSI is acquired using CSI-RS transmission from the eNB and CSI acquisition and feedback from the UE.

[0084] In conventional FDD systems, the CSI feedback framework is "implicit" in the form of CQI / PMI / RI derived from a codebook assumed for SU transmissions from the eNB. Due to the inherent SU assumption in deriving the CSI, this implicit CSI feedback is insufficient for MU transmissions. As future (e.g., NR) systems are likely to be more MU-centric, this “SU-MU” CSI mismatch will become a bottleneck in achieving high MU performance gains. Another issue with implicit feedback is scalability when the eNB has a large number of antenna ports. When the number of antenna ports is large, the design of the implicit feedback codebook is very complex, and the designed codebook is not guaranteed to bring justifiable performance advantages in practical deployment scenarios (e.g., it may only show a small percentage gain at most).

[0085] In a 5G or NR system, the above CSI reporting paradigm from LTE is also supported and is referred to as "Type I" CSI reporting. In addition to Type I, high-resolution CSI reporting, called “Type II” CSI reporting, is also supported to provide more accurate CSI information to the gNB for use cases such as high-order MU-MIMO.

[0086] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary antenna port layout 1200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the antenna port layout 1200 shown in FIG. 12 is for illustration purposes only. FIG. 12 does not limit the scope of the invention to any particular implementation of antenna port layout 1200.

[0087] As shown in Figure 12, N 1 and N 2 are the numbers of antenna ports with the same polarization in 1D and 2D, respectively. For a 2D antenna port layout, N 1 >1, N2 >1, and for a 1D antenna port layout, N 1 >1, N 2 =1. Therefore, for a dual-branch antenna port layout, the total number of antenna ports is 2N 1 N 2 It is.

[0088] As described in U.S. Patent No. 10,659,118, issued May 19, 2020, and entitled "Method and Apparatus for Explicit CSI Reporting in Advanced Wireless Communication Systems," which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, a UE is configured with high-resolution (e.g., Type II) CSI reporting, where the linear combination-based "Type II" CSI reporting framework is extended to include a frequency dimension in addition to the dimensions of the first and second antenna ports.

[0089] FIG. 13 shows a 3D grid 1300 of oversampled DFT beams (first port dimension, second port dimension, frequency dimension), where: The 1st dimension is associated with the first port dimension, The second dimension is associated with the second port dimension, The third dimension is associated with the dimension of frequency.

[0090] The base sets of the first and second port region representations are each of length "-N 1 " and length "-N 2 ” and the oversampled DFT codebook of 1 and O 2 has. Similarly, the basis set for the frequency domain representation (i.e., three-dimensional) is of length "-N 3” is the oversampled DFT codebook of 3 has. In one example, O 1 =O 2 =O 3 =4. In another example, the oversampling factor O i belongs to {2, 4, 8}. In yet another example, O 1 , O 2 , and O 3 At least one of these is configured by higher layers (via RRC signaling).

[0091] For “Extended Type II” CSI reporting, which includes all subbands (SBs) and pre-coders for a particular layer (l=1, .., v), the UE is configured with the higher layer parameter “CodebookType” set to “TypeII-Compression” or “TypeIII”, where v is the associated RI value and is given by one of the following:

number

number

[0092] Where: N 1 is the number of antenna ports in the first antenna port dimension, N 2 is the number of antenna ports in the second antenna port dimension, N 3 is the number of SBs or frequency domain (FD) units / components (that constitute the CSI reporting band) for PMI reporting, which may be different from (e.g., less than) the number of SBs for CQI reporting, a i is 2N 1 N 2 ×1 (Formula 1) or N 1 N 2× 1 (Equation 2) column vector, b m is N 3 × 1 column vector, c l,i,m is a complex coefficient.

[0093] In the transformation, for the subset “K<2LM” coefficients (where K is fixed, configured by the gNB, or reported by the UE), the coefficient c l,i,m is ν l,i,m ×c l,i,m where: Coefficient c l,i,m If is nonzero, then ν l,i,m =1 and is therefore reported by the UE in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention. Otherwise, ν l,i,m = 0 (i.e., c l,i,m If is zero, it is not reported by the UE).

[0094] ν l,i,m The indication of whether .times. ... Upon transformation, the precoder equation, Equation 1 or Equation 2, respectively, is generalized as follows:

number

number

[0095] M i is the coefficient c reported by the UE for a particular i l,i,m where M i ≦M (where {M i} or ΣM iIt should be noted that the UE-based QoS may be fixed, configured by the gNB, or reported by the UE. W l The columns of are normalized to norm 1. For rank R or R layers (ν=R), the precoding matrix is Given by TIFF0007638959000010.tif16128. For the remainder of the present invention, Equation 2 is assumed. However, the embodiments of the present invention are general and are also applicable to Equation 1, Equation 3, and Equation 4.

[0096] L≦2N 1 N 2 and K≦N 3 It is. L=2N 1 N 2 If A is the identity matrix, then it is not reported. Similarly, K=N 3 If , B is the identity matrix and is therefore not reported. In one example, L<2N 1 N 2 Assuming that, for reporting the columns of A, an oversampled DFT codebook is used. For example, i =ν l,m and the quantity ν l,m is given by the following formula: TIFF0007638959000011.tif54146

[0097] Similarly, in one example, to report column B, <N 3 Assuming that, an oversampled DFT codebook is used. For example, b k =w k and the quantity w k is given by the following formula: TIFF0007638959000012.tif27146

[0098] In another example, a discrete cosine transform (DCT) basis is used to construct / report a three-dimensional basis B. The m-th column of the DCT compression matrix is ​​simply given by the following formula: TIFF0007638959000013.tif30146And K=N 3 , m=0,…,N 3 The answer is -1.

[0099] Since the DCT is applied to real valued coefficients, the DCT is applied separately to the real and imaginary components (of the channel or channel eigenvectors). Alternatively, the DCT is applied separately to the amplitude and phase components (of the channels or channel eigenvectors). The use of DFT or DCT basis is for illustrative purposes only. The present invention applies to alternative basis vectors for constructing / reporting A and B.

[0100] Alternatively, for reciprocity-based “Type II” CSI reporting, the UE may be configured with the higher layer parameter “CodebookType” set to “TypeII-PortSelection-Compression” or “TypeIII-PortSelection” for “Enhanced Type II” CSI reporting with port selection, and in the “Enhanced Type II” CSI reporting, the precoders of all SBs and a particular layer (l=1,…,ν) (where v is the associated RI value) may be configured with the higher layer parameter “CodebookType” set to “TypeII-PortSelection-Compression” or “TypeIII-PortSelection” for the “Enhanced Type II” CSI reporting. l =AC l B H where N 1 , N 2 , N 3 , and c l,i,m is defined as above, except that matrix A contains the port selection vector.

[0101] For example, the L antenna ports for each polarization or the column vector of A are expressed by the index q l is selected by, where TIFF0007638959000014.tif18146 (this is TIFF0007638959000015.tif17135 bits are required), the value of d is configured in the higher layer parameter "PortSelectionSamplingSize", where: The file is TIFF0007638959000016.tif17135.

[0102] For example, to report the columns of A, the port selection vector is used. For example, i =ν m and the quantity ν m element TIFF0007638959000017.tif12135 contains a value of 1, otherwise (where the first element is element 0) it contains zero. TIFF0007638959000018.tif12 is a column vector of 135 elements.

[0103] At the higher level, the precoder W l can be explained as follows:

number

[0104] In one example, the amplitude coefficient (p l,i,m ) is reported using an A-bit amplitude codebook where A belongs to {2,3,4}. If multiple values ​​of A are supported, one value is configured via higher layer signaling. In another example, the amplitude coefficient (p l,i,m )teeth, It is reported as TIFF0007638959000023.tif11130, where: TIFF0007638959000024.tif11130 is the reference or first amplitude reported using the A1 bit amplitude codebook where A1 belongs to {2,3,4}; TIFF0007638959000025.tif11130 is the differential or second amplitude reported using an A2-bit amplitude codebook where A2≦A1 belongs to {2,3,4}.

[0105] For layer l, the spatial domain (SD) basis vectors (or beams) TIFF0007638959000026.tif11130 and frequency domain (FD) basis vectors (or beams) The linear combination (LC) coefficients associated with TIFF0007638959000027.tif11130 are l,i,m and the strongest coefficient is defined as It is written as TIFF0007638959000028.tif9140. Here, (L l ,M l ) denotes the number of SD and FD basis vectors in layer l. In one example, L l =L.

[0106] The strongest coefficient is length 2L l M l K reported using a bitmap of NZ,lreported from the non-zero (NZ) coefficients, where: TIFF0007638959000029.tif9140, β l is configured at the higher layer. In one example, for rank 1-2, β l =β. In one example, β of rank > 2 l In this case, it is either fixed (based on β of rank 1-2) or a higher layer is configured. The remaining (2L l M l -K NZ,l ) coefficients are considered to be zero (0).

[0107] In one example, we use the following quantization scheme to estimate the K NZ,l Quantize / report NZ coefficients. UE is The quantization of the NZ coefficients of TIFF0007638959000030.tif10130 is reported as follows. Strongest Coefficient Index (i * ,m * )X l -Bit strongest coefficient indicator (SCI l ) *Strongest coefficient TIFF0007638959000031.tif9140 (hence its amplitude / phase is not reported). · Two antenna polarization specific reference amplitudes. *Strongest coefficient For the polarization related to TIFF0007638959000032.tif9140, the reference amplitude It is not reported because the file is TIFF0007638959000033.tif10140. *For other polarizations, reference amplitude TIFF0007638959000034.tif11130 is quantized to 4 bits.

[0108] The 4-bit amplitude alphabet is The file is TIFF0007638959000035.tif17140. ·{c l,i,m ,(i,m) ≠ (I * ,m * )}. *Differential amplitude of coefficients for each polarization TIFF0007638959000036.tif11130 is calculated relative to the associated polarization-specific reference amplitude and quantized to 3 bits. The alphabet with 3-bit amplitude is The file is TIFF0007638959000037.tif17140. Note: The final quantized amplitude (p l,i,m )teeth, Given by TIFF0007638959000038.tif14128. *Each phase is 8PSK(N ph =8) or 16PSK(N ph =16) (configurable).

[0109] The UE may be configured to report M FD basis vectors. In one example, TIFF0007638959000039.tif15128, where R is the upper layer constructed from {1, 2}, and p is This is the upper layer composed of TIFF0007638959000040.tif15128. In one example, the p-value is a top layer configured for rank 1-2 CSI reporting. For ranks > 2 (e.g., ranks 3-4), the p-value (ν 0 (denoted by ) may vary.

[0110] In one example, for ranks 1-4, (p,ν m )teeth TIFF0007638959000041.tif15128 is jointly constructed, i.e., rank 1-2, TIFF0007638959000042.tif15128 and rank 3-4, The file is TIFF0007638959000043.tif15128.

[0111] The UE shall report the rank νCSI at each layer. About TIFF0007638959000044.tif11128 3 It can be constructed to report M FD basis vectors in one step independently from the orthogonal DFT basis vectors. Alternatively, the UE may be configured to report the M FD basis vectors in two stages as follows:

[0112] Step 1: TIFF0007638959000045.tif111 An intermediate set (InS) containing 28 basis vectors is selected / reported, where InS is common to all layers. In step 2, each layer of the rank νCSI report For TIFF0007638959000046.tif11128, the M FD basis vectors are TIFF0007638959000047.tif11128 basis vectors are freely (independently) selected / reported. In one example, N 3 If ≦19, the method in step 1 is used, and N 3 If >19, the method in step 2 is used. In one example, TIFF0007638959000048.tif11128, where α>1 is configurable.

[0113] The codebook parameters used in the DFT-based frequency domain compression (Equation 5) are (L, p, v 0 ,β,α,N ph ). In one example, the set of values ​​for these codebook parameters is as follows: · L: The set of these values ​​is typically {2, 4}. However, for rank 1-2, 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, and R=1, Except for TIFF0007638959000049.tif11128.

[0114] For rank 1-2, p, and for rank 3-4, (p,ν 0 ) and TIFF0007638959000050.tif15128 and The file is TIFF0007638959000051.tif15128. TIFF0007638959000052.tif16154TIFF0007638959000053.tif10154TIFF0007638959000054.tif10154

[0115] The present invention uses these codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β,α,N ph We propose an exemplary embodiment for constructing In one example, this configuration is via higher layer (eg, RRC) signaling. In embodiment 1, the UE configures the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β,α,N ph ) Thus, the number of distinct constituent entities is equal to the number of codebook parameters (6).

[0116] Examples of individual configuration entities (CEs) are shown in Table 1. In one example, CE1's value L=6 is limited to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, rank 1 or 2, and R=1. [Table 1]

[0117] In embodiment 2, the UE derives the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β,α,N ph ) Therefore, the number of constituent entities is one.

[0118] An example of a joint configuration entity (CE) is shown in Table 2. In one example, a CE value indicating L=6 is restricted to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, rank 1 or 2, and R=1. [Table 2]

[0119] Here, the CE values ​​(or joint RRC parameters) consist of the set of values ​​{x0, x1, ..., x15}. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x15 are mapped sequentially to 0, 1, ..., 15, respectively. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x15 are mapped sequentially to 1, 2, ..., 16, respectively.

[0120] In embodiment 3, the UE receives the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β,α,N ph ), where: S1:x 1 individual configuration entities, where each configuration entity configures a single codebook parameter; S2:x 2 joint construction entities, where each construction entity configures at least two codebook parameters. The number of constituent entities is x 1 +x 2 is equal to.

[0121] In Example 3-1, S1 is the codebook parameter Nph x 1 = 1 constituent entity CE1, and S2 includes the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β,α) of x 2 = 1 configuration entity CE2.

[0122] An example of two sets of configuration entities is shown in Table 3. In one example, a CE2 value indicating L=6 is restricted to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, rank 1 or 2, and R=1. [Table 3]

[0123] Here, the CE2 value (or joint RRC parameter) is composed of the set of values ​​{x0, x1, ..., x8}. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x8 are mapped sequentially to 0, 1, ..., 8, respectively. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x8 are sequentially mapped to 1, 2, ..., 9, respectively.

[0124] In Example 3-2, S1 is the codebook parameter α and N ph For each, x 1 = 2 constituent entities, CE1 and CE2, and S2 is the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β), x 2 = 1 configuration entity CE3.

[0125] An example of two sets of configuration entities is shown in Table 4. In one example, a CE2 value indicating L=6 is restricted to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, rank 1 or 2, and R=1. [Table 4]

[0126] Here, the CE3 value (or joint RRC parameter) consists of the set of values ​​{x0, x1, ..., x8}. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x8 are mapped sequentially to 0, 1, ..., 8, respectively. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x8 are sequentially mapped to 1, 2, ..., 9, respectively.

[0127] In Example 3-3 The joint CE value (CE3 value x 7 in Tables 3 and 4) showing TIFF0007638959000059.tif14154 is Replaced by TIFF0007638959000060.tif14154. In Example 3-4: Another joint CE value (CE3 value x 9 in Tables 3 and 4) showing TIFF0007638959000061.tif14154 is added. In Examples 3-5, the α value (1.5, 2) in Tables 3 and 4 is replaced with (2, 2.5) or (1.5, 2.5).

[0128] In embodiment 4, the UE receives the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β,α,N ph ), where: S1:x 1 joint construction entities, where each construction entity configures at least two codebook parameters. S2: Fixed, so no need to configure (or include in the configuration) x 2 It contains codebook parameters. The number of constituent entities is x 1 is equal to.

[0129] In Example 4-1, S2 has a value of N ph x fixed at =16 2 = 1 codebook parameter N ph , and S1 is the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β,α) of x 1 Contains = 1 configuration entity. An example of the above configuration entity is CE2 in Table 3. In one example, a CE2 value indicating L=6 is restricted to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, rank 1 or 2, and R=1.

[0130] In Example 4-2, S2 is x 2 = 2 codebook parameters α and N ph The values ​​are α=2 and N ph = 16, and S1 is the codebook parameter (L, p, v 0 ,β)x 1 Contains = 1 configuration entity. An example of the above configuration entity is CE3 in Table 4. In one example, a CE3 value indicating L=6 is restricted to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, rank 1 or 2, and R=1.

[0131] In Example 4-2A, S2 is x 2 = 2 codebook parameters, α and N ph The values ​​are α=2 and N ph = 16 (for 16PSK phase), and S1 is the codebook parameters (L, p, ν 0 ,β)x 1 Contains = 1 configuration entity. An example of the above configuration entity is CE in Table 5. In one example, the CE values ​​(x6 and x7) indicating L=6 are restricted to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, rank 1 or 2, and R=1.

[0132] In another example, the CE values ​​(x6 and x7) indicating L=6 are restricted to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports and rank 1 or 2. The codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 It should be noted that β, β, and β are included in the codebook parameters corresponding to the CE3 values ​​{x0, and x2-x5, x7, x8} in Table 4. [Table 5]

[0133] Here, the CE values ​​(or joint RRC parameters) consist of the set of values ​​{x0, x1, ..., x7}. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x7 are mapped sequentially to 0, 1, ..., 7, respectively. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x7 are mapped sequentially to 1, 2, ..., 8, respectively.

[0134] In Example 4-3: The joint CE value (CE values ​​in Tables 3 and 4 x 7) shown in TIFF0007638959000063.tif14154 is Replaced by TIFF0007638959000064.tif14154. In Example 4-4: Another joint CE value (CE value x9 in Tables 3 and 4) showing TIFF0007638959000065.tif14154 is added. In Example 4-5, the α value (1.5, 2) in Tables 3 and 4 is replaced with (2, 2.5) or (1.5, 2.5).

[0135] In embodiment 5, the UE derives the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β,α,N ph ), where: S1:x 1 The codebook includes individual configuration entities, each of which configures a single codebook parameter. S2: fixed, so no need to configure (or included in said configuration) x 2 It contains codebook parameters. The number of constituent entities is x 1 is equal to.

[0136] In embodiment 6, the UE determines the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β,α,N ph ), where: S1:x 1 joint construction entities, each construction entity configuring at least two codebook parameters. · S2:x 2 The codebook includes individual configuration entities, each of which configures a single codebook parameter. S3: fixed, so no need to configure (or included in said configuration) x 3 It contains codebook parameters. The number of constituent entities is x 1 +x 2 is equal to.

[0137] In Example 6-1, S2 is the codebook parameter N ph If x 2 = 1 constituent entity CE2, and S1 includes the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 ,β), x 1 = 1 constituent entity CE1, and S3 has x whose value is fixed at α = 2. 3 = 1 codebook parameter α.

[0138] An example of a configuration entity is shown in Table 6. In one example, a CE1 value indicating L=6 is restricted to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, rank 1 or 2, and R=1. [Table 6]

[0139] Here, the CE1 value (or joint RRC parameter) is composed of the set of values ​​{x0, x1, ..., x8}. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x8 are mapped sequentially to 0, 1, ..., 8, respectively. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x8 are mapped sequentially to 1, 2, ..., 9, respectively.

[0140] In Example 6-2, S2 is the codebook parameter β and N phEach of x 2 = 2 constituent entities CE1 and CE2, and S1 includes the codebook parameters (L, p, v 0 )x 2 = 1 constituent entity CE3, and S3 has a value fixed at α = 2. 3 = 1 codebook parameter α.

[0141] An example of a configuration entity is shown in Table 7. In one example, a CE3 value indicating L=6 is restricted to only 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, rank 1 or 2, and R=1. [Table 7]

[0142] Here, the CE3 value (or joint RRC parameter) consists of the set of values ​​{x0, x1, ..., x4}. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x4 are mapped sequentially to 0, 1, ..., 4, respectively. In one example, x0, x1, ..., x4 are mapped sequentially to 1, 2, ..., 5, respectively.

[0143] In Example 6-3: Another joint CE value (Table 6 and Table 7) showing TIFF0007638959000068.tif14154 is added. In Example 6-4, the α value (1.5, 2) in Tables 6 and 7 is replaced with (2, 2.5) or (1.5, 2.5).

[0144] FIG. 14 is a flow chart illustrating a method 1400 for operating a user equipment (UE) for channel state information (CSI) reporting in a wireless communication system that may be performed by a UE, such as the UE 116, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of method 1400 shown in FIG. 14 is for illustrative purposes only. FIG. 13 does not limit the scope of the invention to any particular implementation. As shown in FIG. 14, the method 1400 begins at step 1402 .

[0145] In step 1402, a UE (e.g., 111-116 as shown in FIG. 1 ) receives channel state information (CSI) feedback configuration information including jointly configured codebook parameters from a base station (BS) via a single radio resource control (RRC) parameter, where the codebook parameters are L, p, v 0 , and β, where the parameter L determines the number of spatial domain (SD) basis vectors, the parameter β determines the maximum number of coefficients, and the parameters p and v 0 is the number of frequency domain (FD) basis vectors (M υ ), where parameter p is for the first rank set, and parameter v 0 is for the second rank set.

[0146] In step 1404, the UE generates CSI feedback based on the CSI feedback configuration information, where the CSI feedback is generated for a rank value ν from one of the first and second rank sets. In step 1406, the UE transmits the CSI feedback to the BS via an uplink channel.

[0147] In one embodiment, the mapping of the jointly configured codebook parameters onto a single RRC parameter is determined based on the table given below. TIFF0007638959000069.tif61167Here, the UE is configured with a value for a single RRC parameter made up of the set of values ​​{x0, x1, ..., x7}.

[0148] In one embodiment, if the UE is configured with less than 32 channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports, or if the UE is enabled to report a rank value υ>2, or if the UE is configured with R=2, indicating that it can report up to two precoding matrices on each subband configured for CSI feedback, then the UE is not expected to be configured with a single RRC parameter value that is x6 or x7, indicating parameter L=6.

[0149] In one embodiment, the CSI feedback is a series of M υ FD basis vectors, where M υ is determined based on the parameter p if the rank value υ belongs to the first rank set, and based on the parameter v if the rank value υ belongs to the second rank set. 0 is determined based on:

[0150] In one embodiment, the first rank set includes rank values ​​{1, 2} and the second rank set includes rank values ​​{3, 4}. In one embodiment, TIFF0007638959000070.tif15162, where for the first rank set, q=p, and for the second rank set, q=ν 0 and TIFF0007638959000071.tif10162 is the ceiling function, N 3 is the total number of FD units, and R is the maximum number of FD units in each subband configured for CSI feedback.

[0151] In one embodiment, the CSI feedback is expressed as a coefficient matrix C l , SD basis matrix A l , and the FD basis matrix B l , which includes a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) that indicates 3 The precoding matrix of each FD unit of the FD units is Determined by the columns in TIFF0007638959000072.tif15162, where: TIFF0007638959000073.tif38135, TIFF0007638959000074.tif8128 contains L basis vectors for the SD antenna ports, a l,i is N 1 N 2 × 1 column vector, where N 1 and N 2 are the numbers of antenna ports, respectively, and the same antenna polarization is used in the first and second dimensions of the two-dimensional dual-polarized channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports of the BS; TIFF0007638959000075.tif9128 is the M of the FD unit υ Contains basis vectors, b l,k is N 3 × 1 column vector, c l is the complex coefficient c l,i,k Including 2L×M υ matrix, and the total number of FD units (N 3 ) is determined based on the value of R and the number of subbands configured for CSI feedback.

[0152] FIG. 15 is a flow chart illustrating another method 1500 that may be performed by a base station (BS), such as BS 102, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of method 1500 shown in FIG. 15 is for illustrative purposes only. FIG. 15 does not limit the scope of the invention to any particular implementation. As shown in FIG. 15, the method 1500 begins at step 1502 .

[0153] In step 1502, a BS (eg, reference numerals 101 to 103 as shown in FIG. 1) generates CSI feedback configuration information. In step 1504, the BS sends CSI feedback configuration information including the jointly configured codebook parameters to the user equipment (UE) via a single radio resource control (RRC) parameter, where the codebook parameters are L, p, v 0 , and β, where the parameter L determines the number of spatial domain (SD) basis vectors, the parameter β determines the maximum number of coefficients, and the parameters p and v 0 is the number of frequency domain (FD) basis vectors (M υ ), where parameter p is for the first rank set and parameter v 0 is for the second rank set. In step 1506, the BS transmits channel state information (CSI) feedback configuration information to a user equipment (UE).

[0154] In one embodiment, the mapping of the jointly configured codebook parameters onto a single RRC parameter is determined based on the table given below. TIFF0007638959000076.tif61167Here, the UE is configured with the value of a single RRC parameter composed from the set of values ​​{x0, x1, ..., x7}.

[0155] In one embodiment, when the CSI feedback configuration information configures less than 32 channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports, or allows rank values ​​υ>2, or sets R=2 indicating that the UE may report up to two precoding matrices on each subband configured for CSI feedback, no single RRC parameter is expected to take the values ​​x6 or x7, indicating parameter L=6. In one embodiment, the CSI feedback is a series of M υ A set of FD basis vectors, where M υ is determined based on the parameter p if the rank value υ belongs to the first rank set, and based on the parameter v if the rank value υ belongs to the second rank set. 0 is determined based on:

[0156] In one embodiment, the first rank set includes rank values ​​{1, 2} and the second rank set includes rank values ​​{3, 4}. In one embodiment, TIFF0007638959000077.tif14128, where for the first rank set, q=p, and for the second rank set, q=ν 0 and TIFF0007638959000078.tif10162 is the ceiling function, N 3 is the total number of FD units, and R is the maximum number of FD units in each subband configured for CSI feedback.

[0157] In one embodiment, the CSI feedback is expressed as a coefficient matrix C l , SD basis matrix A l , and the FD basis matrix B l where N 3 The precoding matrix of each FD unit of the FD units is Determined by the columns of TIFF0007638959000079.tif15162, where: TIFF0007638959000080.tif38135, TIFF0007638959000081.tif8128 contains L basis vectors for the SD antenna ports, a l,i is N 1 N 2 × 1 column vector, where N 1 and N 2 are the numbers of antenna ports, respectively, and the same antenna polarization is used in the first and second dimensions of the two-dimensional dual-polarized channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports of the BS; TIFF0007638959000082.tif9128 is the M of the FD unit υ Contains basis vectors, bl,k is N 3 × 1 column vector, c l is the complex coefficient c l,i,k Including 2L×M υ matrix, and the total number of FD units (N 3 ) is determined based on the value of R and the number of subbands configured for CSI feedback.

[0158] Although the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, various changes and modifications may be suggested to one skilled in the art. It is intended that the present invention encompass such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims. No description in this application should be read as implying that any particular element, process, or function is an essential element that must be included in the claims. The scope of the patented subject matter is defined by the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0159] 100 Wireless Network 101, 102, 103 gNB(BS) 111~116 UE (User Equipment) 120, 125 coverage area 130 Network 205a, 205b, ..., 205n, 305 antennas 210a, 210b, ..., 210n, 310 RF transceivers 215, 315 Transmit (TX) processing circuit 220, 325 Receiver (RX) Processing Circuit 225 Controller / Processor 230, 360 Memory 235 Network Interface 320 Microphone 330 Speaker 340 Processor 345 I / O Interface 350 Touchscreen 355 Display 361 OS 362 Applications

Claims

1. A method of operating a user equipment (hereinafter, UE) for channel state information (hereinafter, CSI) feedback in a wireless communication system, comprising: receiving radio resource control (RRC) parameters from a base station (BS) via higher layer signaling, the RRC parameters indicating a combination of codebook parameters; transmitting a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) associated with the RRC parameters to the BS via an uplink channel; the codebook parameters include a first value (L) associated with a first vector, a second value associated with a second vector, and a third value (β) associated with a coefficient, the second value being p or v 0 , where p is associated with a first rank set and v 0 is associated with a second rank set; The method of claim 1, wherein the first rank set includes rank values ​​{1, 2} and the second rank set includes rank values ​​{3, 4}.

2. The mapping of the codebook parameter combinations of the RRC parameters is determined based on the following table:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the UE is configured with values ​​of the RRC parameters comprised in a set of values ​​{1, 2, ..., 8}.

3. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein if the UE is configured with less than 32 Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports, the UE is not expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

4. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein when the UE is configured with 32 Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports, the UE is expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

5. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein if the UE is permitted to report a rank value v>2, the UE is not expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

6. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein if the UE is allowed to report a rank value v=1, the UE is expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

7. If the UE is configured with R=2, R=2 indicates that the UE is permitted to report up to two precoding matrices for each subband configured for the CSI feedback; 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the UE is not expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

8. If the UE is configured with R=1, R=1 indicates that the UE is permitted to report up to one precoding matrix for each subband configured for the CSI feedback; 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the UE is expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

9. The CSI feedback is a coefficient matrix C ｌ , SD basis matrix A ｌ , and the FD basis matrix B ｌ A precoding matrix indicator (PMI) indicating Here, the total N ３ The precoding matrix of each FD unit of the FD units is is determined by the columns of and contains L basis vectors of SD antenna ports, and a ｌ，ｉ is N １ N ２ × 1 column vector, Here, N １ and N ２ are the numbers of antenna ports, respectively, and the same antenna polarization is used in the first and second dimensions of the BS's two-dimensional dual-polarized channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports; is the M of the FD unit υ basis vectors, b ｌ，ｋ is N ３ × 1 column vector, C ｌ is the complex coefficient c ｌ，ｉ，ｋ Including 2L x M υ It is a matrix, The total number of the FD units (N ３ ) is determined based on the value of R and the number of subbands configured for CSI feedback, and where, for the first rank set, q=p, and for the second rank set, q=v ０ and is the ceiling function, N ３ is the total number of FD units, 2. The method of claim 1, wherein R is the maximum number of FD units for each subband configured for the CSI feedback.

10. A method of operation of a base station (BS) for channel state information (CSI) feedback in a wireless communication system, comprising: generating radio resource control (RRC) parameters indicative of a combination of codebook parameters; transmitting said RRC parameters to a user equipment (UE) via higher layer signaling; receiving from the UE via an uplink channel a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) associated with the RRC parameters; the codebook parameters include a first value (L) associated with a first vector, a second value associated with a second vector, and a third value (β) associated with a coefficient, the second value being p or v 0 , where p is associated with a first rank set and v 0 is associated with a second rank set; The method of claim 1, wherein the first rank set includes rank values ​​{1, 2} and the second rank set includes rank values ​​{3, 4}.

11. The mapping of the codebook parameter combination of the RRC parameters is determined based on the following table:

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the UE is configured with values ​​of the RRC parameters comprised in a set of values ​​{1, 2, ..., 8}.

12. The RRC parameters are: the UE is configured with less than 32 channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports; The UE may report the rank value ν>2, or If the UE is configured with R=2, R=2 indicates that the UE is permitted to report up to two precoding matrices for each subband configured for the CSI feedback; 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the value 7 or 8 is not expected to be taken.

13. the UE is configured with 32 channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports; the UE may report the rank value ν=1, or If the UE is configured with R=1, R=1 indicates that the UE is permitted to report up to one precoding matrix for each subband configured for the CSI feedback; 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the UE is expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

14. A user equipment (UE) for channel state information (CSI) feedback in a wireless communication system, comprising: A transceiver; a processor operatively connected to the transceiver; The processor is configured to generate the CSI feedback based on the RRC parameters; The transceiver includes: receiving, via higher layer signaling, radio resource control (RRC) parameters from a base station (BS) indicative of a combination of codebook parameters; configured to transmit, via an uplink channel, to the BS, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) associated with the RRC parameters; the codebook parameters include a first value (L) associated with a first vector, a second value associated with a second vector, and a third value (β) associated with a coefficient, the second value being p or v 0 , where p is associated with a first rank set and v 0 is associated with a second rank set; The user equipment, wherein the first rank set includes rank values ​​{1, 2} and the second rank set includes rank values ​​{3, 4}.

15. The mapping of the codebook parameter combinations of the RRC parameters is determined based on the following table:

15. The UE of claim 14, wherein the UE is configured with values ​​of the RRC parameters comprised in a set of values ​​{1, 2, ..., 8}.

16. 16. The UE of claim 15, wherein if the UE is configured with less than 32 channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna ports, the UE is not expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

17. 16. The UE of claim 15, wherein if the UE is permitted to report the rank value v>2, the UE is not expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

18. If the UE is configured with R=2, R=2 indicates that the UE is permitted to report up to two precoding matrices for each subband configured for the CSI feedback; 16. The UE of claim 15, wherein the UE is not expected to be set to a value of the RRC parameter that is 7 or 8.

19. A base station (BS) for channel state information (CSI) feedback in a wireless communication system, comprising: A transceiver; a processor operatively connected to the transceiver; The processor is configured to generate radio resource control (RRC) parameters indicative of a combination of codebook parameters; The transceiver includes: transmitting said RRC parameters to a user equipment (UE) via higher layer signaling; configured to receive from the UE, via an uplink channel, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) associated with the RRC parameters; the codebook parameters include a first value (L) associated with a first vector, a second value associated with a second vector, and a third value (β) associated with a coefficient, the second value being p or v 0 , where p is associated with a first rank set and v 0 is associated with a second rank set; The base station, wherein the first rank set includes rank values ​​{1, 2} and the second rank set includes rank values ​​{3, 4}.

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