Terminal, wireless communication method, and base station

Abstract

This terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure is characterized by including: a control unit that determines, on the basis of a specific parameter, the period from the reception timing of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) until the transmission timing of a report relating to a predicted beam value and / or a predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI); and a transmission unit that transmits the report at a transmission timing based on the period. This one aspect of the present disclosure makes it possible to appropriately report on a predicted beam / PMI.

Description

Terminal, wireless communication method and base station

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a terminal, a wireless communication method, and a base station in a next-generation mobile communication system.

[0002] Long Term Evolution (LTE) has been specified for the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network with the aim of achieving higher data rates and lower latency (Non-Patent Document 1). Also, LTE-Advanced (3GPP Rel. 10-14) has been specified with the aim of achieving higher capacity and more advanced features than LTE (Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP (registered trademark)) Release (Rel.) 8, 9).

[0003] Successor systems to LTE (e.g., 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G+ (plus), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), New Radio (NR), 3GPP Rel. 15 or later, etc.) are also being considered.

[0004] 3GPP TS 36.300 V8.12.0 “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Overall description; Stage 2 (Release 8)”, April 2010

[0005] For future wireless communication technologies, utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques such as machine learning (ML) for network / device control, management, etc. is being considered. For example, for future wireless communication technologies, utilization of AI techniques for predicting channel state information (Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI)) feedback from terminals (user terminals, User Equipment (UE)) is being considered.

[0006] However, for example, when a UE predicts a beam value (e.g., L1-RSRP / SINR) or PMI using AI technology, the processing time (period until reporting), the number of occupied Channel State Information (CSI) processing units (CPUs), the number of CSI resources, the number of CSI-RS ports, etc. may be different compared to existing processing related to CSI reporting. If these values ​​are not clear, it may be impossible to properly report the predicted beam / PMI, which may result in a decrease in communication throughput.

[0007] Therefore, one of the objectives of the present disclosure is to provide a terminal, a wireless communication method, and a base station that can appropriately report on predicted beams / PMIs.

[0008] A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure is characterized by having a control unit that determines, based on specific parameters, a period from the reception timing of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) to the transmission timing of a report regarding at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), and a transmission unit that transmits the report at a transmission timing based on the period.

[0009] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, reporting on predicted beams / PMI can be performed appropriately.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a framework for managing an AI model. FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating an example of AI-based beam reporting. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of conditions for reporting CSI to a base station. FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating an example of a CSI calculation delay request. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a CSI calculation delay time. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a time gap until CSI report transmission in Rel. 17. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a predicted time offset. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a base station according to an embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware configurations of a base station and a user terminal according to an embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle according to an embodiment.

[0011] (Channel State Information (CSI) Measurement / Reporting) This section describes CSI measurement / reporting in existing NR standards (e.g., Rel. 15-17 NR). The UE generates (also referred to as determining, calculating, estimating, measuring, etc.) CSI based on a reference signal (RS) (or a resource for the RS), and transmits (also referred to as reporting, feedback, etc.) the generated CSI to a network (e.g., a base station). The CSI may be transmitted to the base station using, for example, an uplink control channel (e.g., a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)) or an uplink shared channel (e.g., a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)).

[0012] In the present disclosure, the CSI may be a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), a CSI-RS Resource Indicator (CRI), a SS / PBCH Block Resource Indicator (SSBRI), a Layer Indicator (LI), a Rank Indicator (RI), L1-RSRP (Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power), L1-RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality), L1-SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio), L1-SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio), information on a channel matrix (or channel coefficient), information on a precoding matrix (or precoding coefficient), a Beam / Transmission Configuration Indication (BCI), a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), a CSI-RS Resource Indicator (CRI), a SS / PBCH Block Resource Indicator (SSBRI), a Layer Indicator (LI), a Rank Indicator (RI), a Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP), a Reference Signal Received Quality (L1-RSRQ), a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (L1-SINR), a Signal to Noise Ratio (L1-SNR), information on a channel matrix (or channel coefficient), information on a precoding matrix (or precoding coefficient), a Beam / Transmission Configuration Indication (BCI), a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), a Beam / Transmission Configuration Indicator (BCI), a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI ... Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), a Precoding Matrix In The information may include at least one of information regarding the TCI state / spatial relation.

[0013] The RS used to generate the CSI may be, for example, at least one of a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), a Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel (SS / PBCH) block, a Synchronization Signal (SS), a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS), etc.

[0014] In the present disclosure, RS, CSI-RS, non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS, zero power (ZP) CSI-RS, CSI interference measurement (CSI-IM), CSI-SSB, and SSB may be interchangeable. Furthermore, CSI-RS may include other reference signals.

[0015] The UE may receive configuration information regarding CSI reporting (which may be referred to as a CSI report configuration, report setting, etc.) and control the CSI reporting based on the configuration information. The report configuration information may be, for example, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) information element (IE) "CSI-ReportConfig."

[0016] The CSI reporting configuration may include at least one of the following information: - Information about the CSI resources used for CSI measurements (resource configuration ID, e.g., "CSI-ResourceConfigId"), - Information about one or more quantities (CSI parameters) of CSI to report (report quantity information, e.g., "reportQuantity"), - Report type information indicating the time domain behavior of the reporting configuration (e.g., "reportConfigType").

[0017] In the present disclosure, a CSI resource may be interchangeably referred to as a time instance, a CSI-RS opportunity / CSI-IM opportunity / SSB opportunity, a CSI-RS resource opportunity / opportunities, a CSI opportunity, an opportunity, a CSI-RS resource / CSI-IM resource / SSB resource, a time resource, a frequency resource, an antenna port (e.g., a CSI-RS port), etc. The time unit of a CSI resource may be a slot, a symbol, etc.

[0018] The information about the CSI resource may include information about the CSI resource for channel measurement, information about the CSI resource for interference measurement (NZP-CSI-RS resource), information about the CSI-IM resource for interference measurement, and the like.

[0019] The reporting quantity information may specify any one or a combination of the above CSI parameters (eg, CRI, RI, PMI, CQI, LI, L1-RSRP, etc.).

[0020] The report type information may indicate a periodic CSI (P-CSI) report, an aperiodic CSI (A-CSI) report, or a semi-persistent CSI (SP-CSI) report.

[0021] The UE performs CSI-RS / SSB / CSI-IM measurements based on the CSI resource configuration corresponding to the CSI reporting configuration (the CSI resource configuration associated with the CSI-ResourceConfigId), and derives the CSI to report based on the measurement results.

[0022] The CSI resource configuration (e.g., CSI-ResourceConfig information element) may include a csi-RS-ResourceSetList field indicating more specific CSI-RS / SSB resources, resource type information (e.g., "resourceType") indicating the time domain behavior of the resource configuration, etc.

[0023] The resource type information may indicate a P-CSI resource, an A-CSI resource, or an SP-CSI resource.

[0024] (Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology to Wireless Communications) With regard to future wireless communications technologies, the use of AI technology such as machine learning (ML) for network / device control and management is being considered.

[0025] For example, it is being considered that terminals (user terminals, user equipment (UE)) / base stations (BSs) will utilize AI technology to improve Channel State Information (CSI) feedback (e.g., reduced overhead, improved accuracy, prediction), improve beam management (e.g., improved accuracy, prediction in the time / space domain), and improve position measurement (e.g., improved position estimation / prediction).

[0026] Based on the input information, the AI ​​model may output at least one information such as an estimate, a prediction, a selected action, a classification, etc. The UE / BS may input channel state information, reference signal measurements, etc. to the AI ​​model and output highly accurate channel state information / measurements / beam selection / location, future channel state information / radio link quality, etc.

[0027] In the present disclosure, AI may be interpreted as an object (also called a subject, object, data, function, program, etc.) that has (performs) at least one of the following characteristics: - Estimation based on observed or collected information; - Selection based on observed or collected information; - Prediction based on observed or collected information.

[0028] In the present disclosure, estimation, prediction, and inference may be used interchangeably. Also, in the present disclosure, estimate, predict, and infer may be used interchangeably.

[0029] In the present disclosure, an object may be, for example, an apparatus, device, etc., such as a UE or a BS. Also, in the present disclosure, an object may correspond to a program / model / entity that operates in the apparatus.

[0030] Also, in the present disclosure, an AI model may be interpreted as an object that has (performs) at least one of the following characteristics: - Generates an estimate by feeding information; - Predicts an estimate by feeding information; - Discovers features by feeding information; - Selects an action by feeding information.

[0031] Additionally, in this disclosure, an AI model may refer to a data-driven algorithm that applies AI techniques to generate a set of outputs based on a set of inputs.

[0032] In addition, in the present disclosure, the terms AI model, model, ML model, predictive analytics, predictive analysis model, tool, autoencoder, encoder, decoder, neural network model, AI algorithm, scheme, etc. may be interchangeable. The AI ​​model may be derived using at least one of regression analysis (e.g., linear regression analysis, multiple regression analysis, logistic regression analysis), support vector machine, random forest, neural network, deep learning, etc.

[0033] In this disclosure, the term "autoencoder" may be interchangeably referred to as any autoencoder, such as a stacked autoencoder, a convolutional autoencoder, etc. The encoder / decoder of this disclosure may employ a model such as a Residual Network (ResNet), a DenseNet, or a RefineNet.

[0034] Furthermore, in the present disclosure, the terms encoder, encoding, encode / encoded, modification / alteration / control by an encoder, compressing, compress / compressed, generating, generate / generated, etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0035] In addition, in the present disclosure, decoder, decoding, decode / decoded, modification / alteration / control by decoder, decompressing, decompress / decompressed, reconstructing, reconstruct / reconstructed, etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0036] In the present disclosure, a layer (of an AI model) may be interchangeably read as a layer (such as an input layer or an intermediate layer) used in the AI ​​model. The layer in the present disclosure may correspond to at least one of an input layer, an intermediate layer, an output layer, a batch normalization layer, a convolutional layer, an activation layer, a dense layer, a normalization layer, a pooling layer, an attention layer, a dropout layer, a fully connected layer, etc.

[0037] In this disclosure, methods for training an AI model may include supervised learning, unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, federated learning, etc. Supervised learning may refer to the process of training a model from inputs and corresponding labels. Unsupervised learning may refer to the process of training a model without labeled data. Reinforcement learning may refer to the process of training a model from inputs (i.e., states) and feedback signals (i.e., rewards) resulting from the model's outputs (i.e., actions) in an environment with which the model interacts.

[0038] In the present disclosure, terms such as generate, calculate, derive, etc. may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, terms such as implement, operate, operate, execute, etc. may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, terms such as train, learn, update, retrain, etc. may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, terms such as infer, after-training, live use, actual use, etc. may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, signal may be interchangeable with signal / channel.

[0039] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a framework for managing an AI model. In this example, each stage related to an AI model is shown as a block. This example is also referred to as lifecycle management of an AI model.

[0040] The data collection stage corresponds to a stage of collecting data for generating / updating an AI model. The data collection stage may include data organization (e.g., determining which data to transfer for model training / model inference), data transfer (e.g., transferring data to an entity (e.g., UE, gNB) that performs model training / model inference), etc.

[0041] Note that data collection may refer to a process in which data is collected by a network node, a management entity, or a UE for the purpose of AI model training / data analysis / inference. In the present disclosure, the terms "process" and "procedure" may be interpreted interchangeably.

[0042] In the model training stage, model training is performed based on the data (training data) transferred from the collection stage. This stage may include data preparation (e.g., performing data preprocessing, cleaning, formatting, transformation, etc.), model training / validation, model testing (e.g., verifying whether the trained model meets a performance threshold), model exchange (e.g., transferring the model for distributed learning), and model deployment / update (deploying / updating the model to the entity that will perform model inference).

[0043] It should be noted that AI model training may refer to a process for training an AI model in a data-driven manner and obtaining a trained AI model for inference.

[0044] AI model validation may also refer to a sub-process of training that evaluates the quality of an AI model using a dataset different from the dataset used to train the model, which helps select model parameters that generalize beyond the dataset used to train the model.

[0045] AI model testing may also refer to a sub-process of training for evaluating the performance of the final AI model using a dataset different from that used for model training / validation. Note that, unlike validation, testing does not necessarily require subsequent model tuning.

[0046] In the model inference stage, model inference is performed based on the data (inference data) transferred from the collection stage. This stage may include data preparation (e.g., performing data preprocessing, cleaning, formatting, transformation, etc.), model inference, model monitoring (e.g., monitoring the performance of model inference), model performance feedback (feeding back model performance to the entity training the model), and output (providing model output to the actor).

[0047] Additionally, AI model inference may refer to the process of using a trained AI model to produce a set of outputs from a set of inputs.

[0048] Also, a UE side model may refer to an AI model whose inference is performed entirely in the UE, and a network side model may refer to an AI model whose inference is performed entirely in the network (e.g., gNB).

[0049] Also, a one-sided model may refer to a UE-side model or a network-side model. A two-sided model may refer to a pair of AI models in which joint inference is performed. Here, joint inference may include AI inference in which the inference is performed jointly across the UE and the network, e.g., a first part of the inference may be performed first by the UE and the remaining part by the gNB (or vice versa).

[0050] In addition, AI model monitoring may refer to a process for monitoring the inference performance of an AI model, and may be interchangeably read as model performance monitoring, performance monitoring, etc.

[0051] Note that model registration may refer to assigning a version identifier to a model and making the model executable by compiling it into the specific hardware used in the inference stage, and model deployment may refer to distributing (or activating) a fully developed and tested model runtime image (or execution environment image) to (or enabling) a target (e.g., UE / gNB) where inference will be performed.

[0052] An actor stage may include action triggers (e.g., deciding whether to trigger an action on another entity), feedback (e.g., feeding back information needed for training data / inference data / performance feedback), etc.

[0053] For example, training of a model for mobility optimization may be performed in, for example, Operation, Administration and Maintenance (Management) (OAM) / gNodeB (gNB) in a network (NW). In the former case, interoperability, large-capacity storage, operator manageability, and model flexibility (feature engineering, etc.) are advantageous. In the latter case, the latency of model updates and the need for data exchange for model deployment are advantageous. Inference of the above model may be performed in, for example, a gNB.

[0054] The entity that performs training / inference may vary depending on the use case (i.e., the function of the AI ​​model), which may include beam management, beam prediction, autoencoder (or information compression), CSI feedback, positioning, etc.

[0055] For example, for AI-assisted beam management based on measurement reports, the OAM / gNB may perform model training and the gNB may perform model inference.

[0056] For AI-assisted UE-assisted positioning, a Location Management Function (LMF) may perform model training and the LMF may perform model inference.

[0057] For CSI feedback / channel estimation using an autoencoder, the OAM / gNB / UE may perform model training and the gNB / UE may perform model inference (jointly).

[0058] For AI-assisted beam management or AI-assisted UE-based positioning based on beam measurements, the OAM / gNB / UE may perform model training and the UE may perform model inference.

[0059] Note that model activation may mean activating an AI model for a specific function, model deactivation may mean disabling an AI model for a specific function, and model switching may mean deactivating a currently active AI model for a specific function and activating a different AI model.

[0060] Model transfer may also refer to distributing an AI model over the air interface. This distribution may include distributing parameters of a model structure already known at the receiving end, or a new model with parameters, or both. This distribution may include a complete model or a partial model. Model download may refer to transferring a model from the network to the UE. Model upload may refer to transferring a model from the UE to the network.

[0061] (Beam Prediction) As a use case of utilizing an AI model, spatial domain downlink (DL) beam prediction or temporal DL beam prediction using a one-sided AI model in a UE or a NW is being considered. Such a beam prediction method may be called AI-based beam prediction (beam reporting), AI-based beam management (BM), etc.

[0062] 2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating an example of AI-based beam reporting. Fig. 2A shows spatial domain DL beam prediction. The UE may measure a spatially sparse (or thick) beam, input the measurement results, etc., into an AI model, and output a predicted beam quality result for a spatially dense (or thin) beam.

[0063] 2B shows temporal DL beam prediction. The UE may measure a time series of beams, input the measurement results into an AI model, and output a prediction result of the beam quality of a future beam.

[0064] Note that the spatial domain DL beam prediction may be referred to as BM case 1, and the temporal DL beam prediction may be referred to as BM case 2. Furthermore, the temporal DL beam prediction may be referred to as, for example, time domain CSI prediction.

[0065] Furthermore, the beams / RS associated with the output (prediction result) of the AI ​​model may be referred to as set A. The beams / RS associated with the input of the AI ​​model may be referred to as set B.

[0066] Candidates for input to the AI ​​model for BM Case 1 / 2 include L1-RSRP (Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power), assistance information (e.g., beam shape information, UE position / direction information, transmit beam usage information), channel impulse response (CIR) information, and corresponding DL transmit / receive beam IDs.

[0067] Possible outputs of the AI ​​model for BM Case 1 include the IDs of the top K (K is an integer) transmit / receive beams, the predicted L1-RSRP of these beams, the probability that each beam will be in the top K, and the angles of these beams.

[0068] In addition to the candidate outputs of the AI ​​model in BM Case 1, the candidate outputs of the AI ​​model in BM Case 2 include predicted beam obstructions.

[0069] The beam prediction methods described above may be applied to PMI prediction as well.

[0070] (Beam Information) An example of information for beam prediction (or related to beam prediction) will be described. Hereinafter, this information will also be referred to as beam information.

[0071] The UE may transmit beam information to the network. The beam information may include at least one of the pieces of information described below. The information to be included in the beam information may be notified to the UE by the network, may be specified in a standard, or may be derived from a model used for beam prediction (associated model). Furthermore, the beam information may be derived from at least one of information notified to the UE from the network without being reported by the UE, a value specified in a standard, a model used for beam prediction (associated model), etc.

[0072] The beam information may include information indicating a resource. The information indicating the resource may be called a resource indicator, a channel resource indicator, or the like, and may be, for example, at least one of an SSBRI, a CRI, an SRS resource indicator, or the like. The resource indicator may be associated with a time instance / duration (described below) (e.g., may be identified by the time instance / duration). In the present disclosure, CRI / SSBRI may be interchangeably read as a resource indicator.

[0073] The beam information may include information indicating the number of resource indicators. The information may indicate the number of resource indicators included in one beam information (which may be referred to as a reporting instance, etc.). Note that in the present disclosure, a reporting instance may be read interchangeably as a beam report, a CSI report, a report, etc.

[0074] The beam information may include information indicating a capability index for measurement / prediction. The capability index may indicate a panel for a corresponding resource indicator, and may be interchangeably referred to as a panel index, a UE capability value, a UE capability value set, etc. In the present disclosure, a resource indicator may be interchangeably referred to as a resource indicator / capability index.

[0075] The beam information may include information indicating a beam ID. The beam ID may be associated with a beam. The beam ID may be associated with a specific reference signal (e.g., CSI-RS, SSB, SRS, Positioning Reference Signal (PRS)). The beam ID may be associated with a time instance / duration, as described below.

[0076] The beam information may include information indicating L1-RSRP, which may correspond to (be measured / predicted based on) a resource, and which may be associated with a time instance / duration, as described below.

[0077] (CSI Calculation Time) An example of the CSI calculation time (processing time for aperiodic CSI reporting) will be described. The UE reports CSI to the base station (gNB) when the following conditions (1) and (2) are met: (1) The time difference #1 between the last symbol of the PDCCH that triggers CSI and the first symbol of the PUSCH is Z symbols or more; (2) When aperiodic CSI-RS is used for reporting, the time difference #2 between the last symbol of the latest aperiodic CSI-RS and the first symbol of the PUSCH is Z' symbols or more.

[0078] 3 is a diagram showing an example of conditions for reporting CSI to a base station. The time gaps (Timi gaps) #1 and #2 in (1) and (2) above are shown in FIG. 3.

[0079] (Z, Z') may depend on the CSI calculation load. In the case of wideband CSI with up to four CSI-RS ports in a single resource without CRI report, and CodebookType is 'typeI-SinglePanel' or reportQuantity is 'cri-RI-CQI' (Condition A), (Z, Z') may be defined as follows. Note that Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B are diagrams showing examples of CSI calculation delay requirements. (Z, Z') = (Z １ , Z １ ') (see FIG. 4A) (Condition B: single CSI, CSI only / CSI+Transport Block (TB) / CSI+HARQ, occupied CPU=0) (Z, Z')=(Z １ , Z １ ') (see Figure 4B) (if condition B is not met)

[0080] If condition A is not satisfied, (Z, Z') may be defined as follows: (Z, Z')=(Z ２ , Z ２ ') (see Figure 4B)

[0081] If the CSI report is an L1-RSRP report, (Z, Z') may be defined as follows: (Z, Z')=(Z ３ , Z ３ ') (see Figure 4B)

[0082] Note that Xμ in FIG. 4B corresponds to the beamReportTiming of the UE capabilities. ｌ corresponds to the UE capability beamSwitchTiming. μ is min(μ PDCCH ,μ CSI-RS ,μ UL )

[0083] (Predicted PMI Z, Z') In Rel. 18, predicted PMI reporting Z, Z' (values ​​of CSI computation delay requirement) are considered as follows: where N4 is the number of time instances associated with the predicted precoder matrix.

[0084] <N4=1 Case> If the NZP-CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement is an aperiodic set of K CSI-RS resources, Z has an additional value proportional to K and m (the slot offset between two AP CSI-RS resources in the CMR), e.g., (Z,Z')=(Z2+14(K-1)m,Z2'). If the NZP-CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement is a periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS resource, Z has an additional value w, e.g., (Z,Z')=(Z2+w,Z2').

[0085] <Case of N4> 1> When the NZP-CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement is aperiodic K CSI-RS resources, Z has an additional value proportional to K and m, or an additional value proportional to K and m and an additional value m, depending on the UE capability (e.g., (Z, Z') = (Z2 + 14(K-1)m, Z2') or (Z2 + 14(K-1)m + r, Z2' + r)). When the NZP-CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement is periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS resources, Z has an additional value w or w + r depending on the UE capability (e.g., (Z, Z') = (Z2 + w, Z2') or (Z2 + w + r, Z2' + r)).

[0086] (Example of Time Gap Until CSI Report Transmission on PUSCH) When the CSI request field of DCI triggers a CSI report on PUSCH, the UE selects one of the following options 1 to 3 as the time gap until CSI report transmission (Z ｒｅｆ , Z' ｒｅｆ (Z' ｒｅｆ (n))), where n is the number of the CSI report.

[0087] The UE may use the calculation time for model inference to determine the timing for transmitting a CSI report and transmit the CSI report at that timing (option 2 or 3).

[0088] Option 1: Values ​​obtained from the existing CSI calculation delay requirement table (Figure 4A).

[0089] <<Option 2>> The total value obtained by adding some values ​​to the values ​​in the existing CSI calculation delay request table. The UE may request an addition of calculation time for model inference to the existing CSI calculation time (CSI calculation time without model inference). In other words, the UE may determine the timing of transmitting a CSI report based on the time obtained by adding the calculation time for model inference to the existing CSI calculation time.

[0090] If the UE has the capability to apply model inference, it may report additional computation time as a UE capability. The UE may select this capability from among the computation time candidates specified in the specification. If the UE does not report this capability, it may assume the default computation time specified in the specification.

[0091] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a CSI calculation delay time. The PUSCH in Fig. 5 is assumed to be a PUSCH for transmitting a CSI report. As shown in Fig. 5, the time obtained by adding the additional calculation time (calculation time for model inference) to the existing Z and Z' becomes the new CSI calculation delay time. The time obtained by adding the additional calculation time to the existing Z and Z' may be used as the new Z and Z'. Z and Z' in Fig. 5 are, for example, values ​​(Z ｒｅｆ , Z' ｒｅｆ ) may also be used.

[0092] <<Option 3>> A new value for the CSI calculation delay requirement using AI / ML model inference. For example, the UE may report a capability for CSI calculation using AI / ML model inference. The UE may report this capability for each AI / ML model or for each function of the AI / ML model.

[0093] (Time Gap to CSI Report Transmission in Rel. 17) When the CSI request field in DCI triggers a CSI report on PUSCH, the UE shall provide a valid CSI report for the nth triggered report in the following cases: The first uplink symbol carrying the corresponding CSI report, including the effect of timing advance, is symbol Z. ｒｅｆ The first uplink symbol carrying the nth CSI report, including the effect of timing advance, starts no earlier than symbol Z' ｒｅｆ Cases that do not start earlier than (n).

[0094] 6 is a diagram showing an example of a time gap until CSI report transmission in Rel. 17. ｒｅｆ is a predetermined period (T proc,CSI =(Z)(2048+144)・k2 -μ ・T C +T switch Z' is defined as the next uplink symbol where the Cyclic prefix (CP) starts. ｒｅｆ (n) is a predetermined period (T' proc,CSI =(Z')(2048+144)・k2 -μ ・T C The last CSI resource is defined as the next uplink symbol where the CP starts in (n). If the aperiodic CSI-RS is for channel measurement for the n-th triggered CSI report, the last CSI resource is the last CSI resource among the aperiodic CSI-RS resource for channel measurement, the aperiodic CSI-IM resource for interference measurement, and the aperiodic NZP CSI-RS resource for interference measurement.

[0095] (Analysis) As described above, for future wireless communication technologies, utilization of AI technologies such as ML for network / device control, management, etc. For example, for future wireless communication technologies, utilization of AI technologies for improving CSI feedback from UEs, for example, for reducing overhead, improving accuracy, prediction, etc., is being considered.

[0096] However, for example, when a UE predicts a beam value (e.g., L1-RSRP / SINR) or PMI using AI technology, the processing time (period until reporting), the number of occupied Channel State Information (CSI) processing units (CPUs), the number of CSI resources, and the number of CSI-RS ports may differ (e.g., increase) compared to existing processing related to CSI reporting. If these values ​​are not clear, it may be impossible to properly report the predicted beam / PMI, which may result in a decrease in communication throughput.

[0097] Therefore, the inventors have conceived a method that can appropriately report on predicted beam / PMI.

[0098] Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Wireless communication methods according to the embodiments may be applied independently or in combination.

[0099] (Various Alternative Readings, etc.) In the present disclosure, "A / B" and "at least one of A and B" may be interchangeable. Also, in the present disclosure, "A / B / C" may mean "at least one of A, B, and C."

[0100] In the present disclosure, terms such as notify, activate, deactivate, indicate (or indicate), select, configure, update, and determine may be read interchangeably. In the present disclosure, terms such as support, control, controllable, operate, and operate may be read interchangeably.

[0101] In the present disclosure, Radio Resource Control (RRC), RRC parameters, RRC messages, higher layer parameters, fields, information elements (IEs), settings, etc. may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, Medium Access Control (MAC) control elements (CEs), update commands, activation / deactivation commands, etc. may be interchangeable.

[0102] In the present disclosure, the higher layer signaling may be, for example, any one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, broadcast information, other messages (e.g., messages from the core network such as positioning protocol (e.g., NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa) / LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP)) messages), or a combination thereof.

[0103] In the present disclosure, MAC signaling may use, for example, a MAC Control Element (MAC CE), a MAC Protocol Data Unit (PDU), etc. Broadcast information may be, for example, a Master Information Block (MIB), a System Information Block (SIB), Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI), Other System Information (OSI), etc.

[0104] In the present disclosure, physical layer signaling may be, for example, Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI), and the like.

[0105] In the present disclosure, the terms index, identifier (ID), indicator, resource ID, etc. may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, the terms sequence, list, set, group, cluster, subset, etc. may be interchangeable.

[0106] In the present disclosure, the terms panel, UE panel, panel group, beam, beam group, precoder, Uplink (UL) transmitting entity, Transmission / Reception Point (TRP), base station, Spatial Relation Information (SRI), spatial relation, SRS Resource Indicator (SRI), Control Resource Set (CORESET), Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), Codeword (CW), Transport Block (TB), Reference Signal (RS), antenna port (e.g., Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) port), antenna port group (e.g., DMRS port group), group (e.g., spatial relation group, Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) group, reference signal group, CORESET group, Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) group, PUCCH resource group), resource (e.g., reference signal resource, SRS resource), resource set (e.g., reference signal resource set), CORESET pool, downlink Transmission Configuration Indication state (TCI state) (DL TCI state), uplink TCI state (UL TCI state), unified TCI state, common TCI state, Quasi-Co-Location (QCL), QCL assumption, etc. may be read as interchangeable.

[0107] In the present disclosure, the CSI may include at least one of a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), a CSI-RS Resource Indicator (CRI), a SS / PBCH Block Resource Indicator (SSBRI), a Layer Indicator (LI), a Rank Indicator (RI), Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP), Reference Signal Received Quality (L1-RSRQ), Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (L1-SINR), Signal to Noise Ratio (L1-SNR), information on a channel matrix (or channel coefficient), information on a precoding matrix (or precoding coefficient), and the like. The measurements / predictions in this disclosure may be measurements / predictions of these information / values ​​included in the CSI.

[0108] In the present disclosure, the base station, the gNB, and the network (NW) may be interchangeable. The AI / ML model, the AI ​​model, and the model may be interchangeable.

[0109] In the present disclosure, CSI-RS, non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS, zero power (ZP) CSI-RS, and CSI interference measurement (CSI-IM) may be interchangeable. Furthermore, CSI-RS may include other reference signals. CSI may be transmitted in PUSCH or PUCCH.

[0110] In the present disclosure, reports, UCI, CSI reports, CSI feedback, feedback information, feedback bits, CSI feedback methods, CSI feedback schemes, beam reports, beam reporting schemes, etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0111] In the present disclosure, the terms time instance, timing, time, duration, slot, subslot, symbol, subframe, etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0112] In the present disclosure, estimation, prediction, and inference may be used interchangeably. Also, in the present disclosure, estimate, predict, and infer may be used interchangeably.

[0113] In the present disclosure, the terms predicted beam value, L1-RSRP / SINR, Layer-X (LX (e.g., X=1, 2, 3, ...))-RSRP / SINR, RSRP / SINR, predicted / measured L1-RSRP / SINR, predicted / measured value (predicted value / measured value), non-probability value regarding predicted / measured received power or reception quality (non-probability measurement / prediction result), etc. may be read interchangeably. In the present disclosure, the terms beam value and PMI may be read interchangeably.

[0114] In the present disclosure, the report on the predicted beam value may include, for example, at least one of the predicted L1-RSRP / SINR, the RS resource / beam that falls in the top 1 or top K quality (e.g., the predicted / measured RSRP / SINR is in the top 1 or top K) within a particular plurality of RSs / beams, and the probability that the particular plurality of RSs / beams falls in the top 1 or top K quality (e.g., the predicted / measured RSRP / SINR is in the top 1 or top K).

[0115] In the present disclosure, a report on predicted beam values ​​may include top K predicted RS resources. The top K predicted RS resources may be K RS resources with high predicted RSRP / SINR or top 1 beam probability values ​​among one or more RS resources. The top K predicted RS resources may be referred to as reference resources for determining RS resources for measurement. The RS resource may be read as a beam.

[0116] In the present disclosure, a report on predicted beam values ​​may include top-K predicted beam probabilities, which may refer to the probability that a predicted RSRP or SINR corresponding to a beam is equal to or greater than the Kth largest RSRP or SINR among the predicted RSRPs or SINRs corresponding to one or more beams.

[0117] In the present disclosure, the predicted beam, the predicted PMI, and the CSI-RS resource used for prediction may correspond to a CSI reporting configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) in which the codebook type (codebookType) is set to a specific parameter (type II-Doppler-r18 or type II-Doppler-PortSelection-r18) and a CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement corresponding to the CSI reporting configuration. The predicted PMI may be a PMI reported when the reportQuantity is set to 'cri-RI-PMI-CQI' in the CSI reporting configuration.

[0118] In the present disclosure, beam prediction / PMI prediction may use multiple CSI-RS occasions and multiple CSI-RS resources. In the present disclosure, functions (functions of the AI ​​model) may be determined based on conditions / information reported in the UE capability information. Functions may be replaced with features.

[0119] (Wireless Communication Method) <First Embodiment> A UE determines a period from the reception timing of a PDCCH or a CSI-RS to the transmission timing of a report (e.g., a CSI report) regarding at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted PMI based on specific parameters (Z, Z'). The UE transmits the report based on the determined period. The predicted beam value / PMI in the present disclosure may be associated with AI characteristics (e.g., a model ID of an AI model to be used).

[0120] The UE may send a report on the predicted beam value if the report quantity (reportQuantity) of the CSI reporting configuration is set to a parameter associated with the predicted beam value.

[0121] The particular parameters (Z, Z') may be, for example, any of the following options 1 to 4:

[0122] Option 1: Z = Z ｘ , Z′=Z ｘ ' and Z ｘ , Z ｘ ' is obtained from the CSI calculation delay requirement table of FIG. 4A or FIG. 4B (Z ｘ =Z １ , Z ２ , or Z ３ .Z ｘ '=Z' １ , Z' ２ , or Z' ３ ).

[0123] Option 2: Z=Z ｘ +α, Z′=Z ｘ '+α', where α and α' are one or more additional values, which will be described in detail later. ｘ , Z ｘ ' is obtained from the CSI calculation delay requirement table of FIG. 4A or FIG. 4B (Z ｘ =Z １ , Z ２ , or Z ３ .Z ｘ '=Z' １ , Z' ２ , or Z' ３ ).

[0124] Option 3: Z=Z ｘ , Z′=Z ｘ ' and Z ｘ , Z ｘ ' is obtained from the new CSI computation delay requirement table.

[0125] Option 4: Z=Z ｘ +α, Z′=Z ｘ '+α', where α and α' are one or more additional values, which will be described in detail later. ｘ , Z ｘ ' is obtained from the new CSI computation delay requirement table.

[0126] Different options may be applied to the method for determining Z and the method for determining Z'. For example, the UE may determine the option (the same or different options) to be applied to each of Z and Z' based on parameters transmitted by higher layer signaling / physical layer signaling and transmitted UE capability information.

[0127] [Method of Determining Values] As shown in the above options 1 to 4, the specific parameters (Z, Z') are determined from at least one of the additional values ​​α, α' and the values ​​in the existing / new CSI calculation delay requirement table. The additional values ​​α, α' in each option and the value (Z) obtained from the new CSI calculation delay requirement table are ｘ , Z ｘ At least one of the following methods (1) to (10) may be determined by at least one of the following methods (1) to (10). The "value" in the following descriptions of (1) to (10) refers to the additional value α and the value (Z ′) obtained from the new CSI calculation delay requirement table. ｘ , Z ｘ ') is true for at least one of the following.

[0128] (1) The value is fixed. For example, the value may be defined in a specification or configured / indicated to the UE by higher layer signaling / physical layer signaling. (2) The value varies depending on a parameter configured / indicated to the UE. For example, the UE may determine the value based on a parameter configured / indicated by higher layer signaling / physical layer signaling. This parameter may correspond to UE capability information transmitted from the UE. (3) The value varies depending on the UE capability (UE capability information). (4) The value varies depending on the number of time instances associated with the predicted beam value / PMI (e.g., the number of slots / symbols associated with the predicted beam value). (5) The value varies depending on the time offset (e.g., slot / symbol offset) between multiple SSB / CSI-RS resources or multiple RS resource occasions for the associated channel / interference measurement. The time offset is, for example, the slot offset between multiple CSI-RS resources or the periodicity of multiple RS resource occasions. (6) The value varies depending on the time domain operation (e.g., periodic, semi-permanent, aperiodic) of the CSI-RS for channel measurement / interference measurement. (7) The value varies depending on the function related to the report (AI model function). (8) The value varies depending on the conditions / information related to the function related to the report (AI model function) or model ID. (9) The value varies depending on the predicted time offset. The predicted time offset will be described later. (10) The value varies depending on the assumption / setting of the receive beam for channel measurement / interference measurement.

[0129] For example, the additional value α may be proportional to at least one of the slot offset between multiple CSI-RS resources for channel measurement and the number of time instances associated with the predicted beam value.

[0130] The additional values ​​α, α′ and the values ​​obtained from the new CSI calculation delay requirement table may be determined using different methods (e.g., any of the above methods (1) to (10)) depending on Z or Z′. The UE may apply any of the above methods (1) to (10) depending on the UE capability to determine the additional values ​​and the new values ​​obtained from the new CSI calculation delay requirement table.

[0131] The same values ​​may be applied to Z and Z' for high capability UEs.

[0132] The additional values ​​α, α′ may be the calculation time for model inference (prediction / inference by AI model). The additional values ​​α, α′ may be the values ​​(Z ｘ , Z ｘ ') may correspond (e.g., proportionally or inversely proportionally).

[0133] Prediction Time Offset The prediction time offset may be defined as one of the following: Definition 1: The time difference between the time instance relevant to the prediction (timing of the predicted CSI) and the time instance related to the measurement used for the prediction (CSI measurement timing). Definition 2: The time difference between the time instance relevant to the prediction (timing of the predicted CSI) and the time instance related to the reporting of the predicted value (reporting timing of the CSI predicted value).

[0134] The time instance associated with the prediction (the timing of the predicted CSI) may be, for example, the first / last / middle symbol / slot / subframe of the period, where the predicted value is expressed as a value corresponding to the period.

[0135] The time instance associated with the measurement used for prediction (CSI measurement timing) may be the first / last / middle symbol / slot / subframe of the particular measurement used for prediction. If measurements at multiple time instances are used for prediction, the particular measurement may be the oldest, latest, or middle measurement.

[0136] The time instance associated with the report of the predicted value (CSI predicted value reporting timing) may be the first / last / middle symbol / slot / subframe of the PUSCH / PUCCH resource carrying the report of the predicted value.

[0137] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of predicted time offset. Fig. 7 shows an example in which the above definition 2 is applied. The UE predicts CSI for t = 3 to 5 based on CSI measurement for t = 2 (or t = 0 to 2). For example, when predicting CSI for t = 5, the predicted time offset is 3.

[0138] When beam prediction and PMI prediction are performed, the required CSI calculation time varies depending on various factors (e.g., due to the use of multiple CSI-RS occasions or multiple CSI-RS resources), so it is preferable to be able to appropriately adjust the report timing. According to this embodiment, it is possible to appropriately determine the transmission timing of a report regarding at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted PMI.

[0139] <CSI processing standard for PMI / beam (RSRP / SINR)> UE is N CPU Supporting simultaneous CSI calculations means that N CPU This means that there are N CSI processing units. CPU According to the UE's capability information, if L Channel State Information (CSI) processing units (CPUs) are occupied for the calculation of CSI reports in a particular OFDM symbol, the UE can calculate N CPU -L free CPUs. N CPU When N CSI reports start occupying their respective CPUs on the same OFDM symbol where L CPUs are not occupied (where each CSI report n=0,...,N-1 is O (n) CPU ), the UE does not need to update the N−M lowest priority requested CSI reports, where 0≦M≦N, and Σ M-1 n=0 O (n) CPU ≦NCPU -L. That is, when L CSI processing criteria (CPUs) are occupied, the UE M-1 n=0 O (n) CPU ≦N CPU During -L, update the CSI report.

[0140] If RSRP / SINR is reported, CPU (Number of occupied CPUs) is 1. Specifically, in the case of a CSI report according to a CSI reporting configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) in which the upper layer parameter reportQuantity is set to 'cri-RSRP', 'ssb-Index-RSRP', 'cri-SINR', 'ssb-Index-SINR', 'cri-RSRP-Index', 'ssb-Index-RSRP-Index', 'cri-SINR-Index', 'ssb-Index-SINR-Index' or 'none' (and a CSI-RS-ResourceSet in which the upper layer parameter trs-Info is not set), O CPU =1.

[0141] When beam prediction / PMI prediction is performed, the CPU occupancy may differ from that of existing CSI reporting. The CPU occupancy per CSI-RS resource for PMI prediction may be considered as follows: N4 is the number of time instances associated with the predicted precoder matrix. Y1 ≥ 1, Y2 ≥ 1 are the occupied CPU numbers per CSI-RS resource reported by the UE capability information. If the corresponding CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement is aperiodic K CSI-RS resources: CPU = Y1*K. If the corresponding CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement corresponds to a single aperiodic or semi-permanent CSI-RS resource: If N4=1, then O CPU = 4. If N4>1, O CPU =Y2*N4≧4.

[0142] However, a method for determining the CPU occupancy for measurement / calculation related to at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted PMI is not clear. Unless this is clarified, there is a risk that the CSI transmission timing when performing beam prediction / PMI prediction cannot be appropriately determined. The present inventors have conceived a method for appropriately determining the CPU occupancy for CSI measurement / calculation / reporting.

[0143] Second Embodiment A UE performs CSI measurement / calculation on at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted PMI, and transmits a CSI report based on the measurement / calculation. In this case, the UE may determine the value of the CPU occupancy number or the CPU occupancy number per CSI resource in the CSI measurement / calculation / report by at least one of the following methods (1) to (10). Note that the predicted beam value / PMI in the present disclosure may be associated with AI-related features (e.g., the model ID of the AI ​​model used).

[0144] In the present disclosure, a CSI processing unit (CPU) may be interpreted as a processing unit for an AI-enabled feature or a CSI processing unit for an AI-enabled feature.

[0145] (1) The value is fixed. For example, the value may be defined in a specification or configured / indicated to the UE by higher layer / physical layer signaling. (2) The value varies depending on a parameter configured / indicated to the UE. For example, the UE may determine the value based on a parameter configured / indicated by higher layer / physical layer signaling. This parameter may correspond to UE capability information transmitted from the UE. (3) The value varies depending on the UE capability (UE capability information). (4) The value varies depending on or is proportional to the number of time instances associated with the predicted beam value / PMI (e.g., the number of slots / symbols associated with the predicted beam value). (5) The value varies depending on the time offset (e.g., slot / symbol offset) between multiple SSB / CSI-RS resources or multiple RS resource occasions for the associated channel / interference measurement. The time offset is, for example, the slot offset between multiple CSI-RS resources or the periodicity of multiple RS resource occasions. (6) The value varies depending on the time domain operation (e.g., periodic, semi-persistent, aperiodic) of the CSI-RS for channel measurement / interference measurement. (7) The value varies depending on the function related to the report (AI model function). (8) The value varies depending on the conditions / information related to the function related to the report (AI model function) or model ID. (9) The value varies depending on the predicted time offset mentioned above, or is proportional to the predicted time offset. (10) The value varies depending on the assumption / setting of the receive beam for channel measurement / interference measurement.

[0146] The number of occupied CPUs per CSI resource may be proportional to at least one of the value reported in the UE capability information and the number of time instances associated with the predicted beam value.

[0147] When beam prediction / PMI prediction is performed, the number of CPU occupancies may differ from that of existing CSI reports. According to the present embodiment, even when beam prediction / PMI prediction is performed, the number of CPU occupancies can be appropriately determined.

[0148] <Number of CSI Resources / Number of CSI-RS Ports> For periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS resources (CSI-RS resources corresponding to predicted beams / PMIs) linked to a CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement corresponding to a CSI report configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) in which the codebook type (codebookType) is set to a specific parameter (type II-Doppler-r18 or type II-Doppler-PortSelection-r18), it is considered that the CSI-RS resources and CSI-RS ports within the CSI-RS resources are counted KP times. KP is a value reported as UE capability information, and is considered to be, for example, 1, 2, or 4.

[0149] When processing predicted beam / PMI reports, higher capacity may be required compared to existing CSI report processing due to processing complexity. For example, the number of CSI-RS resources or the number of CSI-RS ports may be increased to process predicted beam / PMI reports. The present inventors have devised a method for appropriately determining the CPU occupancy for CSI measurement / calculation / reporting when processing predicted beam / PMI reports.

[0150] <Third Embodiment> When a UE transmits a report on at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted PMI, the UE counts the number of CSI resources and the number of CSI-RS ports in the CSI-RS resource corresponding to the predicted beam value and the predicted PMI X times. Note that the predicted beam value / PMI in the present disclosure may be associated with an AI-related feature (e.g., a model ID of an AI model to be used). The UE may determine the value of X by at least one of the following methods (1) to (10).

[0151] In the present disclosure, the predicted PMI and CSI-RS resource may correspond to a CSI reporting configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) in which the codebook type (codebookType) is set to a specific parameter (type II-Doppler-r18 or type II-Doppler-PortSelection-r18) and a CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement corresponding to the CSI reporting configuration. The predicted PMI may be a PMI reported when the reportQuantity is set to 'cri-RI-PMI-CQI' in the CSI reporting configuration.

[0152] (1) The value is fixed. For example, the value may be defined in a specification or configured / indicated to the UE by higher layer / physical layer signaling. (2) The value varies depending on a parameter configured / indicated to the UE. For example, the UE may determine the value based on a parameter configured / indicated by higher layer / physical layer signaling. This parameter may correspond to UE capability information transmitted from the UE. (3) The value varies depending on the UE capability (UE capability information). (4) The value varies depending on or is proportional to the number of time instances associated with the predicted beam value / PMI (e.g., the number of slots / symbols associated with the predicted beam value). (5) The value varies depending on the time offset (e.g., slot / symbol offset) between multiple SSB / CSI-RS resources or multiple RS resource occasions for the associated channel / interference measurement. The time offset is, for example, the slot offset between multiple CSI-RS resources or the periodicity of multiple RS resource occasions. (6) The value varies depending on the time domain operation (e.g., periodic, semi-persistent, aperiodic) of the CSI-RS for channel measurement / interference measurement. (7) The value varies depending on the function related to the report (AI model function). (8) The value varies depending on the conditions / information related to the function related to the report (AI model function) or model ID. (9) The value varies depending on the predicted time offset mentioned above, or is proportional to the predicted time offset. (10) The value varies depending on the assumption / setting of the receive beam for channel measurement / interference measurement.

[0153] For periodic and semi-persistent reporting, the number of CSI resources and the number of CSI-RS ports in the CSI-RS resources are counted X times, where X may be determined based on UE capability information.

[0154] The number of CSI resources and the number of CSI-RS ports may be different numbers, and different methods and values ​​may be applied to determine the number of CSI resources and the count number of CSI-RS ports (X), or the same method and values ​​may be applied.

[0155] According to this embodiment, when transmitting a report regarding at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted PMI, the number of CSI resources and the count number of CSI-RS ports can be appropriately determined.

[0156] <Supplementary Information> [Notification of Information to UE] In the above-described embodiments, any information may be notified to the UE (from a network (NW) (e.g., a base station (BS))) (in other words, reception of any information from the BS by the UE) using physical layer signaling (e.g., DCI), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE), a specific signal / channel (e.g., PDCCH, PDSCH, reference signal), or a combination thereof.

[0157] When the notification is performed by a MAC CE, the MAC CE may be identified by including a new Logical Channel ID (LCID) in the MAC subheader, which is not defined in existing standards.

[0158] When the notification is made by DCI, the notification may be made by a specific field of the DCI, a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used to scramble Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) bits assigned to the DCI, the format of the DCI, etc.

[0159] Furthermore, notification of any information to the UE in the above embodiments may be performed periodically, semi-persistently, or aperiodically.

[0160] [Notification of Information from UE] In the above-described embodiments, notification of any information from the UE (to the NW) (in other words, transmission / report of any information from the UE to the BS) may be performed using physical layer signaling (e.g., UCI), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE), a specific signal / channel (e.g., PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH, reference signal), or a combination thereof.

[0161] When the notification is performed by a MAC CE, the MAC CE may be identified by including a new LCID, which is not defined in existing standards, in the MAC subheader.

[0162] If the notification is made by UCI, the notification may be transmitted using PUCCH or PUSCH.

[0163] Furthermore, any information in the above-described embodiments may be notified from the UE periodically, semi-persistently, or aperiodically.

[0164] [Application of Each Embodiment] At least one of the above-described embodiments may be applied when a specific condition is met. The specific condition may be defined in a standard or may be notified to a UE / BS using higher layer signaling / physical layer signaling.

[0165] At least one of the above-described embodiments may be applied only to UEs that have reported or support a specific UE capability. Note that "supporting" and "whether to support" may be interpreted as interchangeable.

[0166] The specific UE capability may indicate at least one of the following: Supporting specific processing / operation / control / information for at least one of the above embodiments; In the first embodiment, the additional values ​​α, α′ and the value (Z ｘ , Z ｘ'), - the value of the CPU occupancy or the CPU occupancy per CSI resource in the second embodiment; - the number of CSI resources and the number of CSI-RS ports in the CSI-RS resource in the third embodiment.

[0167] Furthermore, the above-mentioned specific UE capability may be a capability that is applied across all frequencies (commonly regardless of frequency), or may be a capability for each frequency (e.g., one or a combination of a cell, a band, a band combination, a BWP, a component carrier, etc.), or may be a capability for each frequency range (e.g., Frequency Range 1 (FR1), FR2, FR3, FR4, FR5, FR2-1, FR2-2), or may be a capability for each subcarrier spacing (SubCarrier Spacing (SCS)), or may be a capability for each Feature Set (FS) or Feature Set Per Component-carrier (FSPC).

[0168] Furthermore, the specific UE capability may be a capability that is applied to all duplexing methods (commonly regardless of the duplexing method), or may be a capability for each duplexing method (e.g., Time Division Duplex (TDD) or Frequency Division Duplex (FDD)).

[0169] Furthermore, at least one of the above-described embodiments may be applied when the UE configures / activates / triggers specific information related to the above-described embodiment (or performs the operations of the above-described embodiment) through higher layer signaling / physical layer signaling. For example, the specific information may be any RRC parameter for a specific release (e.g., Rel. 18 / 19), etc.

[0170] If the UE does not support at least one of the specific UE capabilities or is not configured with the specific information, the UE may apply, for example, the behavior of Rel. 15 / 16 / 17.

[0171] (Supplementary Notes) The following inventions are supplemented with respect to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Supplementary Note 1] A terminal comprising: a controller that determines, based on a specific parameter, a period from a reception timing of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) to a transmission timing of a report related to at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI); and a transmitter that transmits the report at a transmission timing based on the period. [Supplementary Note 2] The terminal described in Supplementary Note 1, in which the controller determines the specific parameter based on a value in a specific table and an additional value, and the value in the specific table and the additional value vary depending on the number of time instances associated with the predicted beam value or PMI. [Supplementary Note 3] The terminal described in Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, in which the controller determines the specific parameter based on a value in a specific table and an additional value, and the value in the specific table and the additional value vary depending on the function of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model related to the report. [Supplementary Note 4] The terminal according to any one of Supplements 1 to 3, wherein the control unit determines the specific parameter based on a value in a specific table and an additional value, and the value in the specific table and the additional value vary depending on a time difference between a time instance related to the prediction and a time instance related to reporting of a measurement or predicted value used for the prediction.

[0172] (Supplementary Notes) The following inventions are further supplemented with respect to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Supplementary Note 1] A terminal having: a control unit that determines a value of an occupation number of a Channel State Information (CSI) processing unit (CPU) in a calculation related to at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI); and a transmission unit that transmits a report based on the calculation. [Supplementary Note 2] The terminal according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the control unit counts the number of CSI resources and the number of CSI-RS ports corresponding to the predicted beam value and the predicted PMI. [Supplementary Note 3] The terminal according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein the value of the CPU occupation number and the counted numbers of the CSI resources and the CSI-RS ports vary depending on the function of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model related to the report. [Supplementary Note 4] The terminal according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, wherein the values ​​of the CPU occupation numbers, the CSI resources, and the CSI-RS port counts vary depending on the time difference between a time instance related to the prediction and a time instance related to the reporting of measurements or predicted values ​​used for the prediction.

[0173] (Wireless Communication System) The configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below. In this wireless communication system, communication is performed using any one of the wireless communication methods according to the above embodiments of the present disclosure or a combination thereof.

[0174] 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment. The wireless communication system 1 (which may be simply referred to as system 1) may be a system that realizes communication using Long Term Evolution (LTE) or 5th generation mobile communication system New Radio (5G NR) specified by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0175] The wireless communication system 1 may also support dual connectivity between multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs) (Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity (MR-DC)). MR-DC may include dual connectivity between LTE (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)) and NR (E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC)), dual connectivity between NR and LTE (NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity (NE-DC)), etc.

[0176] In EN-DC, the LTE (E-UTRA) base station (eNB) is the master node (Master Node (MN)), and the NR base station (gNB) is the secondary node (Secondary Node (SN)). In NE-DC, the NR base station (gNB) is the MN, and the LTE (E-UTRA) base station (eNB) is the SN.

[0177] The wireless communication system 1 may support dual connectivity between multiple base stations within the same RAT (for example, dual connectivity in which both the MN and SN are NR base stations (gNBs) (NR-NR Dual Connectivity (NN-DC))).

[0178] The wireless communication system 1 may include a base station 11 that forms a macrocell C1 with a relatively wide coverage, and base stations 12 (12a-12c) that are located within the macrocell C1 and form small cells C2 that are smaller than the macrocell C1. A user terminal 20 may be located within at least one of the cells. The locations and numbers of the cells and user terminals 20 are not limited to the embodiment shown in the figure. Hereinafter, when there is no need to distinguish between the base stations 11 and 12, they will be collectively referred to as base station 10.

[0179] The user terminal 20 may be connected to at least one of the multiple base stations 10. The user terminal 20 may utilize at least one of carrier aggregation (CA) using multiple component carriers (CCs) and dual connectivity (DC).

[0180] Each CC may be included in at least one of a first frequency band (Frequency Range 1 (FR1)) and a second frequency band (Frequency Range 2 (FR2)). The macro cell C1 may be included in FR1, and the small cell C2 may be included in FR2. For example, FR1 may be a frequency band of 6 GHz or less (sub-6 GHz), and FR2 may be a frequency band higher than 24 GHz (above-24 GHz). Note that the frequency bands and definitions of FR1 and FR2 are not limited to these, and for example, FR1 may correspond to a higher frequency band than FR2.

[0181] Furthermore, the user terminal 20 may perform communication using at least one of time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) in each CC.

[0182] The multiple base stations 10 may be connected by wire (e.g., optical fiber compliant with the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), an X2 interface, etc.) or wirelessly (e.g., NR communication). For example, when NR communication is used as a backhaul between the base stations 11 and 12, the base station 11 corresponding to the upper station may be called an Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) donor, and the base station 12 corresponding to the relay station (relay) may be called an IAB node.

[0183] The base station 10 may be connected to the core network 30 directly or via another base station 10. The core network 30 may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), a Next Generation Core (NGC), and the like.

[0184] The core network 30 may include network functions (Network Functions (NF)) such as a User Plane Function (UPF), an Access and Mobility management Function (AMF), a Session Management Function (SMF), a Unified Data Management (UDM), an Application Function (AF), a Data Network (DN), a Location Management Function (LMF), and Operation, Administration and Maintenance (Management) (OAM). A single network node may provide multiple functions. Communication with an external network (e.g., the Internet) may also be performed via the DN.

[0185] The user terminal 20 may be a terminal that supports at least one of communication methods such as LTE, LTE-A, and 5G.

[0186] An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)-based radio access scheme may be used in the wireless communication system 1. For example, Cyclic Prefix OFDM (CP-OFDM), Discrete Fourier Transform Spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), or the like may be used in at least one of the downlink (DL) and uplink (UL).

[0187] The radio access scheme may also be called a waveform. Note that in the wireless communication system 1, other radio access schemes (e.g., other single-carrier transmission schemes, other multi-carrier transmission schemes) may be used as the UL and DL radio access schemes.

[0188] In the wireless communication system 1, a downlink shared channel (Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH)) shared by each user terminal 20, a broadcast channel (Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH)), a downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH)), etc. may be used as the downlink channel.

[0189] Furthermore, in the wireless communication system 1, an uplink shared channel (Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)) shared by each user terminal 20, an uplink control channel (Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)), a random access channel (Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH)), or the like may be used as an uplink channel.

[0190] The PDSCH transmits user data, higher layer control information, a System Information Block (SIB), etc. The PUSCH may transmit user data, higher layer control information, etc. Furthermore, the PBCH may transmit a Master Information Block (MIB).

[0191] Lower layer control information may be transmitted by the PDCCH. The lower layer control information may include, for example, Downlink Control Information (DCI) including scheduling information for at least one of the PDSCH and the PUSCH.

[0192] Note that the DCI for scheduling the PDSCH may be referred to as a DL assignment, a DL DCI, etc., and the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH may be referred to as a UL grant, a UL DCI, etc. Note that the PDSCH may be replaced with DL data, and the PUSCH may be replaced with UL data.

[0193] A control resource set (CORESET) and a search space may be used to detect the PDCCH. The CORESET corresponds to resources for searching for DCI. The search space corresponds to a search region and a search method for PDCCH candidates. One CORESET may be associated with one or more search spaces. The UE may monitor the CORESET associated with a certain search space based on the search space configuration.

[0194] One search space may correspond to PDCCH candidates corresponding to one or more aggregation levels. One or more search spaces may be referred to as a search space set. Note that the terms "search space," "search space set," "search space configuration," "search space set configuration," "CORESET," "CORESET configuration," and the like in the present disclosure may be read interchangeably.

[0195] The PUCCH may transmit uplink control information (UCI) including at least one of channel state information (CSI), delivery confirmation information (which may be called, for example, Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), ACK / NACK, etc.), and scheduling request (SR). The PRACH may transmit a random access preamble for establishing a connection with a cell.

[0196] In the present disclosure, downlink, uplink, etc. may be expressed without adding "link." Also, various channels may be expressed without adding "Physical" to the beginning.

[0197] In the wireless communication system 1, a synchronization signal (SS), a downlink reference signal (DL-RS), etc. may be transmitted. In the wireless communication system 1, as the DL-RS, a cell-specific reference signal (CRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), etc. may be transmitted.

[0198] The synchronization signal may be, for example, at least one of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS). A signal block including an SS (PSS, SSS) and a PBCH (and a DMRS for the PBCH) may be referred to as an SS / PBCH block, an SS Block (SSB), or the like. Note that the SS, SSB, and the like may also be referred to as a reference signal.

[0199] Furthermore, in the wireless communication system 1, a sounding reference signal (SRS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), or the like may be transmitted as an uplink reference signal (UL-RS). Note that the DMRS may also be called a user equipment-specific reference signal (UE-specific reference signal).

[0200] (Base Station) Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a base station according to an embodiment. The base station 10 includes a control unit 110, a transceiver unit 120, a transceiver antenna 130, and a transmission line interface 140. Note that the base station may include one or more of each of the control unit 110, the transceiver unit 120, the transceiver antenna 130, and the transmission line interface 140.

[0201] In this example, the functional blocks of the characteristic parts of the present embodiment are mainly shown, and it may be assumed that the base station 10 also has other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. Some of the processing of each unit described below may be omitted.

[0202] The control unit 110 performs overall control of the base station 10. The control unit 110 can be configured from a controller, a control circuit, and the like that are explained based on common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates.

[0203] The control unit 110 may control signal generation, scheduling (e.g., resource allocation, mapping), etc. The control unit 110 may control transmission and reception using the transceiver unit 120, the transceiver antenna 130, and the transmission path interface 140, measurement, etc. The control unit 110 may generate data, control information, sequences, etc. to be transmitted as signals, and transfer them to the transceiver unit 120. The control unit 110 may perform call processing (setting up, releasing, etc.) of communication channels, status management of the base station 10, management of radio resources, etc.

[0204] The transceiver unit 120 may include a baseband unit 121, a radio frequency (RF) unit 122, and a measurement unit 123. The baseband unit 121 may include a transmission processing unit 1211 and a reception processing unit 1212. The transceiver unit 120 may be configured with a transmitter / receiver, an RF circuit, a baseband circuit, a filter, a phase shifter, a measurement circuit, a transceiver circuit, etc., which are described based on common understanding in the technical field related to the present disclosure.

[0205] The transmitting / receiving unit 120 may be configured as an integrated transmitting / receiving unit, or may be configured from a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit may be configured from a transmission processing unit 1211 and an RF unit 122. The receiving unit may be configured from a reception processing unit 1212, the RF unit 122, and a measurement unit 123.

[0206] The transmitting and receiving antenna 130 can be configured from an antenna described based on common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates, such as an array antenna.

[0207] The transceiver 120 may transmit the above-mentioned downlink channel, synchronization signal, downlink reference signal, etc. The transceiver 120 may receive the above-mentioned uplink channel, uplink reference signal, etc.

[0208] The transceiver 120 may form at least one of the transmit beam and the receive beam using digital beamforming (e.g., precoding), analog beamforming (e.g., phase rotation), or the like.

[0209] The transmitter / receiver unit 120 (transmission processing unit 1211) may perform Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer processing, Radio Link Control (RLC) layer processing (e.g., RLC retransmission control), Medium Access Control (MAC) layer processing (e.g., HARQ retransmission control), etc. on data, control information, etc. obtained from the control unit 110, and generate a bit string to be transmitted.

[0210] The transmitter / receiver unit 120 (transmission processing unit 1211) may perform transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) processing (if necessary), Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.

[0211] The transceiver unit 120 (RF unit 122) may perform modulation, filtering, amplification, etc. on the baseband signal to a radio frequency band, and transmit the radio frequency band signal via the transceiver antenna 130.

[0212] On the other hand, the transceiver unit 120 (RF unit 122) may perform amplification, filtering, demodulation to a baseband signal, etc. on the radio frequency band signal received by the transceiver antenna 130.

[0213] The transceiver 120 (reception processing unit 1212) may apply reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processing, Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal, thereby acquiring user data, etc.

[0214] The transceiver 120 (measurement unit 123) may perform measurements on the received signal. For example, the measurement unit 123 may perform Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements, Channel State Information (CSI) measurements, etc. based on the received signal. The measurement unit 123 may measure received power (e.g., Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP)), received quality (e.g., Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR), Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)), signal strength (e.g., Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)), propagation path information (e.g., CSI), etc. The measurement results may be output to the control unit 110.

[0215] The transmission path interface 140 may transmit and receive signals (backhaul signaling) between devices included in the core network 30 (e.g., network nodes that provide NF), other base stations 10, etc., and may acquire and transmit user data (user plane data), control plane data, etc. for the user terminal 20.

[0216] The transmitting section and receiving section of the base station 10 in the present disclosure may be configured by at least one of the transmitting / receiving section 120, the transmitting / receiving antenna 130, and the transmission path interface 140.

[0217] The control unit 110 may set the period from the reception timing of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) to the transmission timing of a report regarding at least one of the predicted beam value and the predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) based on specific parameters.

[0218] The transmitting / receiving unit 120 may transmit the period setting based on the specific parameter to the terminal, and may receive the report transmitted at a transmission timing based on the period.

[0219] The control unit 110 may set a value for the number of Channel State Information (CSI) processing units (CPUs) occupied in the calculation of at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI).

[0220] The transceiver 120 may transmit the setting of the value of the occupancy number to the terminal. The transceiver 120 may receive a report transmitted based on the calculation.

[0221] (User Terminal) Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user terminal according to one embodiment. The user terminal 20 includes a control unit 210, a transceiver unit 220, and a transceiver antenna 230. Note that the user terminal 20 may include one or more of each of the control unit 210, the transceiver unit 220, and the transceiver antenna 230.

[0222] In this example, the functional blocks of the characteristic parts of the present embodiment are mainly shown, and it may be assumed that the user terminal 20 also has other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. Some of the processing of each unit described below may be omitted.

[0223] The control unit 210 performs overall control of the user terminal 20. The control unit 210 can be configured from a controller, a control circuit, etc., which are described based on common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates.

[0224] The control unit 210 may control signal generation, mapping, etc. The control unit 210 may control transmission and reception, measurement, etc. using the transceiver unit 220 and the transceiver antenna 230. The control unit 210 may generate data, control information, sequences, etc. to be transmitted as signals and transfer them to the transceiver unit 220.

[0225] The transceiver unit 220 may include a baseband unit 221, an RF unit 222, and a measurement unit 223. The baseband unit 221 may include a transmission processing unit 2211 and a reception processing unit 2212. The transceiver unit 220 may be configured with a transmitter / receiver, an RF circuit, a baseband circuit, a filter, a phase shifter, a measurement circuit, a transceiver circuit, etc., which are described based on common understanding in the technical field related to the present disclosure.

[0226] The transmitting / receiving unit 220 may be configured as an integrated transmitting / receiving unit, or may be composed of a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit may be composed of a transmission processing unit 2211 and an RF unit 222. The receiving unit may be composed of a reception processing unit 2212, an RF unit 222, and a measurement unit 223.

[0227] The transmitting / receiving antenna 230 can be configured from an antenna described based on common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates, such as an array antenna.

[0228] The transceiver 220 may receive the above-mentioned downlink channel, synchronization signal, downlink reference signal, etc. The transceiver 220 may transmit the above-mentioned uplink channel, uplink reference signal, etc.

[0229] The transceiver unit 220 may form at least one of the transmit beam and the receive beam using digital beamforming (e.g., precoding), analog beamforming (e.g., phase rotation), or the like.

[0230] The transceiver unit 220 (transmission processing unit 2211) may perform PDCP layer processing, RLC layer processing (e.g., RLC retransmission control), MAC layer processing (e.g., HARQ retransmission control), etc. on data, control information, etc. obtained from the control unit 210, and generate a bit string to be transmitted.

[0231] The transmitter / receiver unit 220 (transmission processing unit 2211) may perform transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, DFT processing (if necessary), IFFT processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.

[0232] Whether or not to apply DFT processing may be based on the setting of transform precoding. When transform precoding is enabled for a certain channel (e.g., PUSCH), the transceiver unit 220 (transmission processing unit 2211) may perform DFT processing as the transmission processing to transmit the channel using a DFT-s-OFDM waveform, and if not, it may not be necessary to perform DFT processing as the transmission processing.

[0233] The transceiver unit 220 (RF unit 222) may perform modulation, filtering, amplification, etc. on the baseband signal to a radio frequency band, and transmit the radio frequency band signal via the transceiver antenna 230.

[0234] On the other hand, the transceiver unit 220 (RF unit 222) may perform amplification, filtering, demodulation to a baseband signal, etc. on the radio frequency band signal received by the transceiver antenna 230.

[0235] The transceiver unit 220 (reception processing unit 2212) may apply reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, FFT processing, IDFT processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal, and acquire user data, etc.

[0236] The transceiver 220 (measurement unit 223) may perform measurements on the received signal. For example, the measurement unit 223 may perform RRM measurements, CSI measurements, etc. based on the received signal. The measurement unit 223 may measure received power (e.g., RSRP), received quality (e.g., RSRQ, SINR, SNR), signal strength (e.g., RSSI), propagation path information (e.g., CSI), etc. The measurement results may be output to the control unit 210.

[0237] The measurement unit 223 may derive channel measurements for CSI calculation based on the channel measurement resources. The channel measurement resources may be, for example, non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resources. The measurement unit 223 may also derive interference measurements for CSI calculation based on the interference measurement resources. The interference measurement resources may be at least one of an NZP CSI-RS resource for interference measurement, a CSI-Interference Measurement (IM) resource, etc. Note that CSI-IM may be referred to as CSI-Interference Management (IM) or may be interchangeably read as Zero Power (ZP) CSI-RS. Note that in the present disclosure, CSI-RS, NZP CSI-RS, ZP CSI-RS, CSI-IM, CSI-SSB, etc. may be interchangeably read as interchangeable.

[0238] The transmitting unit and receiving unit of the user terminal 20 in the present disclosure may be configured by at least one of the transmitting / receiving unit 220 and the transmitting / receiving antenna 230.

[0239] The control unit 210 may determine the period from the reception timing of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) to the transmission timing of a report regarding at least one of the predicted beam value and the predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) based on specific parameters.

[0240] The transmitting / receiving unit 220 may transmit the report at a transmission timing based on the period.

[0241] The control unit 210 may determine the specific parameter based on a value in a specific table and an additional value.

[0242] The particular table values ​​and additional values ​​may vary depending on the number of time instances associated with the predicted beam value or PMI.

[0243] The particular table values ​​and additional values ​​may vary depending on the capabilities of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) model associated with the report.

[0244] The particular table values ​​and additional values ​​may vary depending on the time difference (prediction time offset) between the time instance associated with the prediction and the time instance for reporting the measurement or predicted value used in the prediction.

[0245] The control unit 210 may determine a value for the occupancy of a Channel State Information (CSI) processing unit (CPU) in calculations related to at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI).

[0246] The transceiver 220 may transmit a report based on the calculation.

[0247] The control unit 210 may count the number of CSI resources and the number of CSI-RS ports corresponding to the predicted beam value and the predicted PMI.

[0248] The CPU occupancy values, the CSI resource and the CSI-RS port counts may vary depending on the function of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model associated with the report.

[0249] The values ​​of the CPU occupancy, the CSI resource and the CSI-RS port counts may vary depending on the time difference (prediction time offset) between the time instance associated with the prediction and the time instance for reporting the measurement or predicted value used for the prediction.

[0250] (Hardware Configuration) Note that the block diagrams used to explain the above embodiments show functional blocks. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Furthermore, the method for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized using a single device that is physically or logically coupled, or may be realized using two or more physically or logically separated devices that are directly or indirectly connected (for example, using wires, wirelessly, etc.) and these multiple devices. The functional block may be realized by combining software with the single device or the multiple devices.

[0251] Here, the functions include, but are not limited to, judgment, determination, judgment, calculation, computation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, resolution, selection, election, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, deeming, broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, and assignment. For example, a functional block (component) that performs transmission may be called a transmitting unit, transmitter, etc. As described above, the implementation method of each is not particularly limited.

[0252] For example, a base station, a user terminal, etc. according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs processing of the wireless communication method of the present disclosure. Fig. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a base station and a user terminal according to an embodiment. The above-described base station 10 and user terminal 20 may be physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, etc.

[0253] In the present disclosure, the terms apparatus, circuit, device, section, unit, etc. may be used interchangeably. The hardware configurations of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the drawings, or may be configured to exclude some of the devices.

[0254] For example, although only one processor 1001 is shown, there may be multiple processors. Furthermore, processing may be performed by one processor, or processing may be performed by two or more processors simultaneously, serially, or in other ways. Furthermore, processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips.

[0255] Each function in the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 is realized, for example, by loading specified software (programs) onto hardware such as a processor 1001 and a memory 1002, causing the processor 1001 to perform calculations, control communication via the communication device 1004, and control at least one of reading and writing data in the memory 1002 and the storage 1003.

[0256] The processor 1001, for example, runs an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 1001 may be configured as a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, etc. For example, at least a part of the above-mentioned control unit 110 (210), transceiver unit 120 (220), etc. may be realized by the processor 1001.

[0257] The processor 1001 also reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the memory 1002 and executes various processes in accordance with these. The programs used are those that cause a computer to execute at least some of the operations described in the above-described embodiments. For example, the control unit 110 (210) may be implemented by a control program stored in the memory 1002 and running on the processor 1001, and the other functional blocks may be implemented in a similar manner.

[0258] The memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be configured by at least one of, for example, Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically EEPROM (EEPROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), or other suitable storage medium. The memory 1002 may also be referred to as a register, cache, main memory, etc. The memory 1002 may store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing a wireless communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0259] Storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be composed of at least one of, for example, a flexible disk, a floppy disk, a magneto-optical disk (e.g., a compact disc (e.g., a Compact Disc ROM (CD-ROM)), a digital versatile disc, a Blu-ray disc), a removable disk, a hard disk drive, a smart card, a flash memory device (e.g., a card, a stick, a key drive), a magnetic stripe, a database, a server, or other suitable storage medium. Storage 1003 may also be referred to as an auxiliary storage device.

[0260] The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, or a communication module. The communication device 1004 may be configured to include a high-frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc. to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). For example, the above-mentioned transmission / reception unit 120 (220), transmission / reception antenna 130 (230), etc. may be realized by the communication device 1004. The transmission / reception unit 120 (220) may be implemented as a transmission unit 120a (220a) and a reception unit 120b (220b) that are physically or logically separated.

[0261] The input device 1005 is an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that accepts input from the outside. The output device 1006 is an output device (e.g., a display, a speaker, a light emitting diode (LED) lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside. Note that the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may be integrated into one device (e.g., a touch panel).

[0262] Furthermore, each device, such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002, is connected by a bus 1007 for communicating information. The bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus, or may be configured using different buses between each device.

[0263] Furthermore, the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may be configured to include hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and some or all of the functional blocks may be realized using this hardware. For example, the processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these pieces of hardware.

[0264] (Modifications) Note that terms described in the present disclosure and terms necessary for understanding the present disclosure may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings. For example, a channel, a symbol, and a signal (signal or signaling) may be interchangeable. A signal may also be a message. A reference signal may be abbreviated as RS, and may also be called a pilot, pilot signal, etc. depending on the applicable standard. A component carrier (CC) may also be called a cell, frequency carrier, carrier frequency, etc.

[0265] A radio frame may be composed of one or more periods (frames) in the time domain. Each of the one or more periods (frames) constituting a radio frame may be called a subframe. Furthermore, a subframe may be composed of one or more slots in the time domain. A subframe may have a fixed time length (e.g., 1 ms) that is independent of numerology.

[0266] Here, the numerology may be a communication parameter applied to at least one of transmission and reception of a signal or channel, and may indicate at least one of, for example, Subcarrier Spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, Transmission Time Interval (TTI), number of symbols per TTI, radio frame structure, specific filtering performed by a transceiver in the frequency domain, and specific windowing performed by a transceiver in the time domain.

[0267] A slot may be composed of one or more symbols (such as an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol or a Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbol) in the time domain. A slot may also be a time unit based on numerology.

[0268] A slot may include multiple minislots. Each minislot may consist of one or multiple symbols in the time domain. A minislot may also be called a subslot. A minislot may consist of fewer symbols than a slot. A PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted in a time unit larger than a minislot may be called PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type A. A PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using a minislot may be called PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type B.

[0269] A radio frame, a subframe, a slot, a minislot, and a symbol all represent time units for transmitting signals. The radio frame, the subframe, the slot, the minislot, and the symbol may be referred to by other names corresponding to the radio frame, the subframe, the slot, the minislot, and the symbol. Note that the time units such as a frame, a subframe, a slot, a minislot, and a symbol in the present disclosure may be interchangeable.

[0270] For example, one subframe may be referred to as a TTI, or multiple consecutive subframes may be referred to as a TTI, or one slot or one minislot may be referred to as a TTI. That is, at least one of the subframe and the TTI may be a subframe (1 ms) in existing LTE, a period shorter than 1 ms (for example, 1-13 symbols), or a period longer than 1 ms. Note that the unit representing the TTI may be called a slot, minislot, etc. instead of a subframe.

[0271] Here, TTI refers to, for example, the smallest time unit for scheduling in wireless communication. For example, in an LTE system, a base station performs scheduling to allocate radio resources (such as frequency bandwidth and transmission power that can be used by each user terminal) to each user terminal in TTI units. Note that the definition of TTI is not limited to this.

[0272] The TTI may be a transmission time unit for a channel-encoded data packet (transport block), a code block, a code word, etc., or may be a processing unit for scheduling, link adaptation, etc. When a TTI is given, the time interval (e.g., the number of symbols) to which a transport block, a code block, a code word, etc. is actually mapped may be shorter than the TTI.

[0273] When one slot or one minislot is called a TTI, one or more TTIs (i.e., one or more slots or one or more minislots) may be the minimum time unit for scheduling. Also, the number of slots (minislots) constituting the minimum time unit for scheduling may be controlled.

[0274] A TTI having a time length of 1 ms may be called a regular TTI (TTI in 3GPP Rel. 8-12), normal TTI, long TTI, regular subframe, normal subframe, long subframe, slot, etc. A TTI shorter than a regular TTI may be called a shortened TTI, short TTI, partial or fractional TTI, shortened subframe, short subframe, minislot, subslot, slot, etc.

[0275] In addition, a long TTI (e.g., a normal TTI, a subframe, etc.) may be interpreted as a TTI having a time length of more than 1 ms, and a short TTI (e.g., a shortened TTI, etc.) may be interpreted as a TTI having a TTI length shorter than the TTI length of a long TTI and greater than or equal to 1 ms.

[0276] A resource block (RB) is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and the frequency domain, and may include one or more consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain. The number of subcarriers included in an RB may be the same regardless of numerology, for example, 12. The number of subcarriers included in an RB may be determined based on numerology.

[0277] In addition, an RB may include one or more symbols in the time domain and may have a length of one slot, one minislot, one subframe, or one TTI, each of which may be composed of one or more resource blocks.

[0278] In addition, one or more RBs may be referred to as a physical resource block (PRB), a sub-carrier group (SCG), a resource element group (REG), a PRB pair, an RB pair, etc.

[0279] Furthermore, a resource block may be composed of one or more resource elements (REs). For example, one RE may be a radio resource region of one subcarrier and one symbol.

[0280] A Bandwidth Part (BWP), which may also be referred to as a partial bandwidth, may represent a subset of contiguous common resource blocks (RBs) for a given numerology on a given carrier, where the common RBs may be identified by their index relative to a Common Reference Point of the carrier. PRBs may be defined in a BWP and numbered within the BWP.

[0281] The BWP may include a UL BWP (BWP for UL) and a DL BWP (BWP for DL). One or more BWPs may be configured for a UE within one carrier.

[0282] At least one of the configured BWPs may be active, and the UE may not expect to transmit or receive a given signal / channel outside the active BWP. Note that the terms "cell," "carrier," etc. in this disclosure may be read as "BWP."

[0283] The above-described structures of radio frames, subframes, slots, minislots, symbols, etc. are merely examples. For example, the number of subframes included in a radio frame, the number of slots per subframe or radio frame, the number of minislots included in a slot, the number of symbols and RBs included in a slot or minislot, the number of subcarriers included in an RB, the number of symbols in a TTI, the symbol length, the cyclic prefix (CP) length, etc. may be changed in various ways.

[0284] Furthermore, the information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, may be expressed using relative values ​​from a predetermined value, or may be expressed using other corresponding information. For example, a radio resource may be indicated by a predetermined index.

[0285] The names used for parameters and the like in this disclosure are not intended to be limiting in any way. Furthermore, the mathematical expressions and the like using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure. The various channels (PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements may be identified by any suitable names, and therefore the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are not intended to be limiting in any way.

[0286] The information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, optical fields or photons, or any combination thereof.

[0287] Furthermore, information, signals, etc. may be output from a higher layer to a lower layer and / or from a lower layer to a higher layer. Information, signals, etc. may be input / output via multiple network nodes.

[0288] Input and output information, signals, etc. may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory) or may be managed using a management table. Input and output information, signals, etc. may be overwritten, updated, or added. Output information, signals, etc. may be deleted. Input information, signals, etc. may be transmitted to another device.

[0289] The notification of information is not limited to the aspects / embodiments described in the present disclosure, and may be performed using other methods. For example, the notification of information in the present disclosure may be performed by physical layer signaling (e.g., Downlink Control Information (DCI) and Uplink Control Information (UCI)), higher layer signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, broadcast information (Master Information Block (MIB) and System Information Block (SIB)), Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling), other signals, or a combination thereof.

[0290] Note that the physical layer signaling may be referred to as Layer 1 / Layer 2 (L1 / L2) control information (L1 / L2 control signal), L1 control information (L1 control signal), etc. Furthermore, the RRC signaling may be referred to as an RRC message, such as an RRC Connection Setup message or an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message. Furthermore, the MAC signaling may be notified using, for example, a MAC Control Element (CE).

[0291] Furthermore, notification of specified information (e.g., notification that "it is X") is not limited to explicit notification, but may be made implicitly (e.g., by not notifying the specified information or by notifying other information).

[0292] The determination may be made by a value represented by one bit (0 or 1), by a Boolean value represented by true or false, or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., comparison with a predetermined value).

[0293] Software shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, threads of execution, procedures, functions, etc., whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise.

[0294] Software, instructions, information, etc. may also be transmitted or received over a transmission medium. For example, if software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using wired technologies (such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)), and / or wireless technologies (such as infrared, microwave), these wired and / or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission media.

[0295] As used in this disclosure, the terms "system" and "network" may be used interchangeably. A "network" may refer to devices included in the network (e.g., base stations).

[0296] In this disclosure, terms such as "precoding," "precoder," "weight (precoding weight)," "Quasi-Co-Location (QCL)," "Transmission Configuration Indication state (TCI state)," "spatial relation," "spatial domain filter," "transmit power," "phase rotation," "antenna port," "layer," "number of layers," "rank," "resource," "resource set," "beam," "beam width," "beam angle," "antenna," "antenna element," "panel," "UE panel," "transmitting entity," "receiving entity," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0297] In the present disclosure, the term "antenna port" may be interchangeably read as an antenna port for any signal / channel (e.g., a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port). In the present disclosure, the term "resource" may be interchangeably read as a resource for any signal / channel (e.g., a reference signal resource, an SRS resource, etc.). The resource may include time / frequency / code / space / power resources. Furthermore, the spatial domain transmission filter may include at least one of a spatial domain transmission filter and a spatial domain reception filter.

[0298] The group may include, for example, at least one of a spatial relationship group, a Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) group, a Reference Signal (RS) group, a Control Resource Set (CORESET) group, a PUCCH group, an antenna port group (e.g., a DMRS port group), a layer group, a resource group, a beam group, an antenna group, a panel group, and the like.

[0299] In addition, in the present disclosure, beam, SRS Resource Indicator (SRI), CORESET, CORESET pool, PDSCH, PUSCH, codeword (CW), transport block (TB), RS, etc. may be read as interchangeable terms.

[0300] In addition, in the present disclosure, the terms TCI state, downlink TCI state (DL TCI state), uplink TCI state (UL TCI state), unified TCI state, common TCI state, joint TCI state, etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0301] Furthermore, in the present disclosure, terms such as "QCL," "QCL assumption," "QCL relationship," "QCL type information," "QCL property / properties," "specific QCL type (e.g., Type A, Type D) property," and "specific QCL type (e.g., Type A, Type D)" may be interchangeable.

[0302] In the present disclosure, terms such as index, identifier (ID), indicator, indication, and resource ID may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, terms such as sequence, list, set, group, cluster, and subset may be interchangeable.

[0303] Furthermore, the spatial relationship information identifier (ID) (TCI state ID) and the spatial relationship information (TCI state) may be interchangeable. The "spatial relationship information (TCI state)" may be interchangeable with "set of spatial relationship information (TCI state)", "one or more pieces of spatial relationship information", etc. The TCI state and the TCI may be interchangeable. The spatial relationship information and the spatial relationship may be interchangeable.

[0304] In the present disclosure, terms such as "base station (BS)," "radio base station," "fixed station," "NodeB," "eNB (eNodeB)," "gNB (gNodeB)," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "cell," "sector," "cell group," "carrier," "component carrier," etc. may be used interchangeably. Base stations may also be referred to by terms such as macrocell, small cell, femtocell, picocell, etc.

[0305] A base station can accommodate one or more (e.g., three) cells. When a base station accommodates multiple cells, the overall coverage area of ​​the base station can be partitioned into multiple smaller areas, and each smaller area can be provided with communication service by a base station subsystem (e.g., a small indoor base station (Remote Radio Head (RRH))). The terms "cell" or "sector" refer to part or all of the coverage area of ​​a base station and / or base station subsystem that provides communication service within that coverage.

[0306] In the present disclosure, a base station transmitting information to a terminal may be interpreted as the base station instructing the terminal to control / operate based on the information.

[0307] In this disclosure, the terms "Mobile Station (MS)," "user terminal," "User Equipment (UE)," "terminal," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0308] A mobile station may also be referred to as a subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology.

[0309] At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a wireless communication device, etc. Note that at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device mounted on a moving object, the moving object itself, etc.

[0310] The mobile body is a movable object that can move at any speed and naturally includes cases where the mobile body is stationary. Examples of the mobile body include, but are not limited to, vehicles, transport vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, connected cars, excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, forklifts, trains, buses, handcars, rickshaws, ships and other watercraft, airplanes, rockets, satellites, drones, multicopters, quadcopters, balloons, and objects mounted thereon. The mobile body may also be a mobile body that moves autonomously based on an operation command.

[0311] The mobile object may be a vehicle (e.g., a car, an airplane, etc.), an unmanned mobile object (e.g., a drone, an autonomous vehicle, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned). Note that at least one of the base station and the mobile station may also include devices that do not necessarily move during communication operations. For example, at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be an Internet of Things (IoT) device such as a sensor.

[0312] 12 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle according to an embodiment. The vehicle 40 includes a drive unit 41, a steering unit 42, an accelerator pedal 43, a brake pedal 44, a shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, an electronic control unit 49, various sensors (including a current sensor 50, an RPM sensor 51, an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration sensor 54, an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a brake pedal sensor 56, a shift lever sensor 57, and an object detection sensor 58), an information service unit 59, and a communication module 60.

[0313] The drive unit 41 is configured with at least one of an engine, a motor, and a hybrid of an engine and a motor, for example. The steering unit 42 includes at least a steering wheel (also called a handle) and is configured to steer at least one of the front wheels 46 and the rear wheels 47 based on the operation of the steering wheel operated by a user.

[0314] The electronic control unit 49 is composed of a microprocessor 61, memory (ROM, RAM) 62, and a communication port (for example, an input / output (IO) port) 63. Signals are input to the electronic control unit 49 from various sensors 50-58 provided in the vehicle. The electronic control unit 49 may also be called an Electronic Control Unit (ECU).

[0315] The signals from the various sensors 50-58 include a current signal from a current sensor 50 that senses the current of the motor, a rotation speed signal of the front wheels 46 / rear wheels 47 obtained by a rotation speed sensor 51, an air pressure signal of the front wheels 46 / rear wheels 47 obtained by an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed signal obtained by a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration signal obtained by an acceleration sensor 54, a depression amount signal of the accelerator pedal 43 obtained by an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a depression amount signal of the brake pedal 44 obtained by a brake pedal sensor 56, an operation signal of the shift lever 45 obtained by a shift lever sensor 57, and a detection signal for detecting obstacles, vehicles, pedestrians, etc. obtained by an object detection sensor 58.

[0316] The information service unit 59 is composed of various devices, such as a car navigation system, an audio system, speakers, a display, a television, and a radio, for providing (outputting) various information such as driving information, traffic information, and entertainment information, and one or more ECUs for controlling these devices. The information service unit 59 uses information acquired from external devices via the communication module 60 or the like to provide various information / services (e.g., multimedia information / multimedia services) to the occupants of the vehicle 40.

[0317] The information service unit 59 may include input devices (e.g., keyboards, mice, microphones, switches, buttons, sensors, touch panels, etc.) that accept input from the outside, and may also include output devices (e.g., displays, speakers, LED lamps, touch panels, etc.) that output to the outside.

[0318] The driving assistance system unit 64 includes various devices for providing functions to prevent accidents and reduce the driver's driving burden, such as millimeter-wave radar, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), cameras, positioning locators (e.g., Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)), map information (e.g., High Definition (HD) maps, Autonomous Vehicle (AV) maps), gyro systems (e.g., Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), Inertial Navigation Systems (INSs)), artificial intelligence (AI) chips, and AI processors, as well as one or more ECUs that control these devices. The driving assistance system unit 64 also transmits and receives various information via the communication module 60 to realize driving assistance functions or autonomous driving functions.

[0319] The communication module 60 can communicate with the microprocessor 61 and components of the vehicle 40 via the communication port 63. For example, the communication module 60 transmits and receives data (information) via the communication port 63 to and from the drive unit 41, steering unit 42, accelerator pedal 43, brake pedal 44, shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, the microprocessor 61 and memory (ROM, RAM) 62 in the electronic control unit 49, and the various sensors 50-58, which are provided in the vehicle 40.

[0320] The communication module 60 is a communication device that can be controlled by the microprocessor 61 of the electronic control unit 49 and can communicate with an external device. For example, it transmits and receives various information to and from the external device via wireless communication. The communication module 60 may be located either inside or outside the electronic control unit 49. The external device may be, for example, the base station 10 or the user terminal 20 described above. Furthermore, the communication module 60 may be, for example, at least one of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 described above (or may function as at least one of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20).

[0321] The communication module 60 may transmit at least one of signals from the above-mentioned various sensors 50-58 input to the electronic control unit 49, information obtained based on the signals, and information based on input from the outside (user) obtained via the information service unit 59 to an external device via wireless communication. The electronic control unit 49, the various sensors 50-58, the information service unit 59, etc. may be referred to as input units that accept input. For example, the PUSCH transmitted by the communication module 60 may include information based on the above-mentioned input.

[0322] The communication module 60 receives various information (traffic information, traffic signal information, vehicle distance information, etc.) transmitted from an external device and displays it on an information service unit 59 provided in the vehicle. The information service unit 59 may also be called an output unit that outputs information (for example, outputs information to a device such as a display or speaker based on the PDSCH received by the communication module 60 (or data / information decoded from the PDSCH)).

[0323] Furthermore, the communication module 60 stores various information received from external devices in a memory 62 that can be used by the microprocessor 61. Based on the information stored in the memory 62, the microprocessor 61 may control the drive unit 41, steering unit 42, accelerator pedal 43, brake pedal 44, shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, various sensors 50-58, and the like provided in the vehicle 40.

[0324] Furthermore, a base station in the present disclosure may be read as a user terminal. For example, the aspects / embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a configuration in which communication between a base station and a user terminal is replaced with communication between multiple user terminals (which may be called, for example, Device-to-Device (D2D) or Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)). In this case, the user terminal 20 may be configured to have the functions of the base station 10 described above. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" may be read as terms corresponding to terminal-to-terminal communication (for example, "sidelink"). For example, terms such as an uplink channel and a downlink channel may be read as a sidelink channel.

[0325] Similarly, the user terminal in the present disclosure may be read as a base station, in which case the base station 10 may be configured to have the functions of the user terminal 20 described above.

[0326] In the present disclosure, an operation described as being performed by a base station may be performed by its upper node in some cases. It is apparent that in a network including one or more network nodes having a base station, various operations performed for communication with a terminal may be performed by the base station, one or more network nodes other than the base station (such as, but not limited to, a Mobility Management Entity (MME), a Serving-Gateway (S-GW), etc.), or a combination thereof.

[0327] Each aspect / embodiment described in this disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or switched depending on the implementation. Furthermore, the order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. of each aspect / embodiment described in this disclosure may be changed unless inconsistent. For example, the methods described in this disclosure present elements of various steps using an example order, and are not limited to the particular order presented.

[0328] Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be a technology other than Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), xth generation mobile communication system (xG (x is, for example, an integer or decimal number)), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.17 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.19 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.21 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.22 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.23 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.24 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.25 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.26 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.27 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.28 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.29 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.30 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.31 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.32 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.33 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802. The present invention may be applied to systems that use IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or other suitable wireless communication methods, or to next-generation systems that are expanded, modified, created, or defined based on these. Furthermore, the present invention may be applied to a combination of multiple systems (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G).

[0329] As used in this disclosure, the phrase "based on" does not mean "based only on," unless expressly stated otherwise. In other words, the phrase "based on" means both "based only on" and "based at least on."

[0330] As used in this disclosure, any reference to an element using a designation such as "first," "second," etc. does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Thus, a reference to a first and a second element does not imply that only two elements may be employed or that the first element must in some way precede the second element.

[0331] The term "determining" as used in this disclosure may encompass a wide variety of actions. For example, "determining" may be considered to be judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, inquiry (e.g., looking up in a table, database, or another data structure), ascertaining, etc.

[0332] Additionally, "determining" may be considered to be "determining" receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), input, output, accessing (e.g., accessing data in memory), etc.

[0333] Furthermore, "determination" may be considered to be "determining" resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. In other words, "determination" may be considered to be "determining" some kind of action. In the present disclosure, "determination" may be read interchangeably with the above-mentioned actions.

[0334] Furthermore, in this disclosure, "determine / determining" may be interchangeably read as "assume / assuming," "expect / expecting," "consider / considering," etc. Furthermore, in this disclosure, "does not expect to do..." may be interchangeably read as "assumes not to do...."

[0335] In the present disclosure, "expect" may be interchangeably read as "be expected." For example, "expect(s) ..." ("..." may be expressed, for example, as a that clause, a to-infinitive, etc.) may be interchangeably read as "be expected ...." "does not expect ..." may be interchangeably read as "be not expected ...." Furthermore, "An apparatus A is not expected ..." may be interchangeably read as "an apparatus B other than apparatus A does not expect ... from apparatus A" (e.g., if apparatus A is a UE, apparatus B may be a base station).

[0336] The "maximum transmit power" in this disclosure may mean the maximum value of transmit power, the nominal UE maximum transmit power, or the rated UE maximum transmit power.

[0337] As used in this disclosure, the terms "connected," "coupled," or any variation thereof, refer to any direct or indirect connection or coupling between two or more elements, and may include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements that are "connected" or "coupled" to each other. The coupling or connection between elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connected" may be read as "access."

[0338] In this disclosure, when two elements are connected, they may be considered to be "connected" or "coupled" to one another using one or more wires, cables, printed electrical connections, etc., as well as using electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the radio frequency range, microwave range, light (both visible and invisible) range, etc., as some non-limiting and non-exhaustive examples.

[0339] In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other." The term may also mean "A and B are each different from C." Terms such as "separate" and "coupled" may also be interpreted in the same way as "different."

[0340] When the terms "include," "including," and variations thereof are used in this disclosure, these terms are intended to be inclusive, similar to the term "comprising." Furthermore, when the term "or" is used in this disclosure, it is not intended to be an exclusive or.

[0341] In this disclosure, where articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, the disclosure may include that the nouns following these articles are in the plural form.

[0342] In the present disclosure, terms such as "less than or equal to," "less than," "greater than," "more than," "equal to," etc. may be interchangeable. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, terms meaning "good," "bad," "big," "small," "high," "low," "fast," "slow," "wide," "narrow," etc. may be interchangeable, not limited to the positive, comparative, and superlative. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, terms meaning "good," "bad," "big," "small," "high," "low," "fast," "slow," "wide," "narrow," etc. may be interchangeable, not limited to the positive, comparative, and superlative, as expressions with "i-th" (i is an arbitrary integer) attached (for example, "highest" may be interchangeable with "i-th highest").

[0343] In this disclosure, the terms "of," "for," "regarding," "related to," "associated with," etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0344] In the present disclosure, terms such as "when A, B," "if A, (then) B," "B upon A," "B in response to A," "B based on A," "B during / while A," "B before A," "B at (the same time as) / on A," "B after A," "B since A," and "B until A" may be interchangeable. Note that A, B, and the like herein may be replaced with appropriate expressions such as nouns, gerunds, and regular sentences, depending on the context. Note that the time difference between A and B may be approximately zero (immediately after or immediately before). A time offset may also be applied to the time at which A occurs. For example, "A" may be interchangeable with "before / after a time offset at which A occurs." The time offset (eg, one or more symbols / slots) may be predefined or may be specified by the UE based on signaled information.

[0345] In the present disclosure, timing, time, duration, time instance, any time unit (e.g., slot, subslot, symbol, subframe), period, occasion, resource, etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0346] Although the invention according to the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the invention according to the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The description of the present disclosure is for illustrative purposes only and does not impose any limiting meaning on the invention according to the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A terminal having a control unit that determines a period from the reception timing of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) to the transmission timing of a report regarding at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) based on a specific parameter, and a transmission unit that transmits the report at a transmission timing based on the period.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines the specific parameter based on a value in a specific table and an additional value, and the value in the specific table and the additional value vary depending on the number of time instances associated with the predicted beam value or PMI.

3. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines the specific parameter based on a value in a specific table and an additional value, and the value in the specific table and the additional value vary depending on the function of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model related to the report.

4. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit determines the specific parameter based on a value in a specific table and an additional value, and the value in the specific table and the additional value vary depending on a time difference between a time instance related to the prediction and a time instance related to a measurement or report of a predicted value used for the prediction.

5. A wireless communication method for a terminal, comprising: a step of determining a period from a reception timing of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) to a transmission timing of a report regarding at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) based on a specific parameter; and a step of transmitting the report at a transmission timing based on the period.

6. A base station having a control unit that sets a period from the reception timing of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) to the transmission timing of a report regarding at least one of a predicted beam value and a predicted Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) based on a specific parameter, and a receiving unit that receives the report transmitted at the transmission timing based on the period.

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