Frequency domain (FD) oversampling offset for channel state information in wireless communications
The introduction of a beam-specific FD oversampling offset in CSI feedback generation addresses the challenges of compression losses and precision in CSI reports, resulting in improved communication performance in wireless communication systems.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2023/113704
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-08-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-27
AI Technical Summary
Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in accurately communicating channel state information (CSI) reports, particularly due to the limitations of frequency domain (FD) oversampling, which can lead to compression losses and reduced precision in beam-specific CSI feedback.
The proposed solution involves an apparatus and method for wireless communication that includes generating CSI feedback based on a beam-specific FD oversampling offset. This offset is used to refine the FD basis for CSI reporting and precoding, thereby improving the accuracy of CSI reports and reducing compression losses.
By incorporating a beam-specific FD oversampling offset, the method enhances the accuracy of CSI reports, reduces compression losses, and improves the overall precision of channel state information, leading to better communication performance in wireless networks.
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FREQUENCY DOMAIN (FD) OVERSAMPLING OFFSET FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
[0001] FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communication systems, and more particularly, to techniques for communicating channel state information (CSI) reports.
[0003] DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and so on. These systems may be multiple-access systems capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power) . Examples of such multiple-access systems include code-division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time-division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) systems, and orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, and single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems.
[0005] These multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different wireless devices to communicate on a municipal, national, regional, and even global level. For example, a fifth generation (5G) wireless communications technology (which can be referred to as 5G new radio (5G NR) ) is envisaged to expand and support diverse usage scenarios and applications with respect to current mobile network generations. In an aspect, 5G communications technology can include: enhanced mobile broadband addressing human-centric use cases for access to multimedia content, services and data; ultra-reliable-low latency communications (URLLC) with certain specifications for latency and reliability; and massive machine type communications, which can allow a very large number of connected devices and transmission of a relatively low volume of non-delay-sensitive information.SUMMARY
[0006] The following presents a simplified summary of one or more aspects in order to provide a basic understanding of such aspects. This summary is not an extensive overview of all contemplated aspects, and is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of all aspects nor delineate the scope of any or all aspects. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of one or more aspects in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
[0007] According to an aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided that includes a transceiver, one or more memories configured to, individually or in combination, store instructions, and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more memories. The one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to receive, from a network node, a reference signal (RS) , generate, based on the RS, channel state information (CSI) feedback for at least one beam, wherein the CSI feedback is based on a beam-specific frequency domain (FD) oversampling offset for the at least one beam, and transmit, for the network node, the CSI feedback including an indication of the beam-specific FD oversampling offset.
[0008] In another aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided that includes a transceiver, one or more memories configured to, individually or in combination, store instructions, and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more memories. The one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit, to a user equipment (UE) , a RS, receive, for the UE, CSI feedback for the RS for at least one beam including an indication of a beam-specific FD oversampling offset associated with the CSI feedback for the at least one beam at the UE, and transmit, based on the CSI feedback, a downlink communication.
[0009] In another aspect, a method for wireless communication at a UE is provided that includes receiving, from a network node, a RS, generating, based on the RS, CSI feedback for at least one beam, wherein the CSI feedback is based on a beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam, and transmitting, for the network node, the CSI feedback including an indication of the beam-specific FD oversampling offset.
[0010] In another aspect, a method for wireless communication at a network node is provided that includes transmitting, to a UE, a RS, receiving, for the UE, CSI feedback for the RS for at least one beam including an indication of a beam-specific FD oversampling offset associated with the CSI feedback for the at least one beam at the UE, and transmitting, based on the CSI feedback, a downlink communication.
[0011] In a further aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided that includes a transceiver, a memory configured to store instructions, and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory. The one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to perform the operations of methods described herein. In another aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided that includes means for performing the operations of methods described herein. In yet another aspect, a computer-readable medium is provided including code executable by one or more processors to perform the operations of methods described herein.
[0012] To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the one or more aspects comprise the features hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative features of the one or more aspects. These features are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of various aspects may be employed, and this description is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] The disclosed aspects will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, provided to illustrate and not to limit the disclosed aspects, wherein like designations denote like elements, and in which:
[0014] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communication system, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;
[0015] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of disaggregated base station architecture, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;
[0016] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a user equipment (UE) , in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;
[0017] FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a base station, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;
[0018] FIG. 5 illustrates an example of wireless communication resources over various layers, and generating the channel state information (CSI) for the layers based on selected frequency domain (FD) bases, in accordance with aspects described herein;
[0019] FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a data structure for CSI that can be transmitted in uplink control information, in accordance with aspects described herein;
[0020] FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method for receiving CSI including a beam-specific FD oversampling offset, in accordance with aspects described herein;
[0021] FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method for transmitting CSI and / or reporting PMI based on a beam-specific FD oversampling offset, in accordance with aspects described herein; and
[0022] FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system including a base station and a UE, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] Various aspects are now described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. It may be evident, however, that such aspect (s) may be practiced without these specific details.
[0024] The described features generally relate to indicating one or more beam-specific frequency domain (FD) oversampling offsets for communicating channel state information (CSI) reports between devices or nodes of a wireless network. For example, a device, such as a user equipment (UE) in fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) or other wireless communication technologies, can receive a CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) from a network node and can transmit CSI reports to a network node, for indicating a channel state, a precoder selection, such as a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) , etc. In an example, the network node can schedule resources, specify a precoder, etc. for the device to use in communicating in the wireless network. The network node can accordingly precode downlink transmission for the device to use in communicating in upcoming resources based on the CSI reports. The PMI can include, or be based on, multiple spatial domain (SD) bases (e.g., beams) , multiple FD bases, coefficients, etc., and the one or more beam-specific FD oversampling offsets.
[0025] Abeam-specific FD oversampling offset can refer to an offset indicated for a given beam, or per beam for multiple beams, where the beam (s) are configured for communications between the UE and the network node. In addition, FD oversampling can refer to sampling points in FD beyond those that are an integer multiples of the resolution of the CSI measurement wideband. For example, given a CSI measurement wideband, BW, the integer multiple of resolution of BW can be 1 / BW. FD oversampling can introduce additional sample points between each 1 / BW sample points based on a factor (e.g., O = 4, as described further herein) . In this regard, for example, the FD oversampling offset can refer to either the integer multiple of the resolution (e.g., where the offset is 0) or one of the additional fractional sample points between the integer multiple of the resolution (e.g., where the offset is between 1 and O) .
[0026] For higher bands in 5G NR (e.g., higher frequency range (FR) 1 (e.g., 3-7 gigahertz (GHz) ) or FR3 (7-24GHz) ) , a beam can be narrower than for lower bands due to a larger number of antenna ports or elements, and can be more likely to have a per-beam single-path (e.g., one dominant path) channel propagation. As such, for example, optimizing the FD basis selection for per-beam single / dominant propagation delay can facilitate detecting and / or reporting stronger measurements at delay periods over which the CSI-RS is received, which can yield additional optimal measurements for the PMI. In accordance with aspects described herein, the FD can be oversampled such that the delay difference between dominant paths each may be associated with a different beam can be exploited for PMI compression in FD, which can allow for more accurate in the FD for the CSI reporting. Where delay difference between two paths are not an integer multiple of the resolution of the CSI measurement wideband (e.g., 1 / BW, where BW is the wideband) , delay sidelobes can be high, which can cause compression loss in FD. In accordance with aspects described herein, the device can calculate PMI based on beam-specific oversampled FD basis, and the device can generate the CSI report, PMI, etc. based on the beam-specific oversampled FD basis. The device can also indicate, to the network node, an oversampling offset of a delay having a strongest coefficient. For example, for a certain first beam (and its dominant propagation path delay denoted as a first path) , the offset may be calculated as zero, but for other beam (s) (and their associated dominant propagation paths) , each of the offset (s) may be associated with a relative delay over the first path of the first beam, and may have a fractional value (or in addition with an integer value) .
[0027] In any case, the oversampling offset can be used to indicate or refine the FD basis for the CSI report and / or the corresponding PMI. The device can use this offset in generating the CSI report or PMI, and the network node can use the oversampling offset in interpreting the CSI report or PMI, precoding a downlink transmission (e.g., a PDSCH) to the UE, etc. By oversampling the FD for measuring the CSI-RS and indicating the oversampling offset, the effect of delay sidelobes, and the associated FD compression loss, can be reduced, thus lower compression loss can be expected for the reported precoder (PMI) . This can improve FD compressing in CSI reporting. In addition, in some examples, a number of selected FD bases can be reduced, which can save CSI reporting overhead by not having to report or generate PMI with the additional FD bases.
[0028] The described features will be presented in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 1-9.
[0029] As used in this application, the terms “component, ” “module, ” “system” and the like are intended to include a computer-related entity, such as but not limited to hardware, firmware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and / or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a computing device and the computing device can be a component. One or more components can reside within a process and / or thread of execution and a component can be localized on one computer and / or distributed between two or more computers. In addition, these components can execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored thereon. The components can communicate by way of local and / or remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having one or more data packets, such as data from one component interacting with another component in a local system, distributed system, and / or across a network such as the Internet with other systems by way of the signal.
[0030] As used herein, a processor, at least one processor, and / or one or more processors, individually or in combination, configured to perform or operable for performing a plurality of actions is meant to include at least two different processors able to perform different, overlapping or non-overlapping subsets of the plurality actions, or a single processor able to perform all of the plurality of actions. In one non-limiting example of multiple processors being able to perform different ones of the plurality of actions in combination, a description of a processor, at least one processor, and / or one or more processors configured or operable to perform actions X, Y, and Z may include at least a first processor configured or operable to perform a first subset of X, Y, and Z (e.g., to perform X) and at least a second processor configured or operable to perform a second subset of X, Y, and Z (e.g., to perform Y and Z) . Alternatively, a first processor, a second processor, and a third processor may be respectively configured or operable to perform a respective one of actions X, Y, and Z. It should be understood that any combination of one or more processors each may be configured or operable to perform any one or any combination of a plurality of actions.
[0031] As used herein, a memory, at least one memory, and / or one or more memories, individually or in combination, configured to store or having stored thereon instructions executable by one or more processors for performing a plurality of actions is meant to include at least two different memories able to store different, overlapping or non-overlapping subsets of the instructions for performing different, overlapping or non-overlapping subsets of the plurality actions, or a single memory able to store the instructions for performing all of the plurality of actions. In one non-limiting example of one or more memories, individually or in combination, being able to store different subsets of the instructions for performing different ones of the plurality of actions, a description of a memory, at least one memory, and / or one or more memories configured or operable to store or having stored thereon instructions for performing actions X, Y, and Z may include at least a first memory configured or operable to store or having stored thereon a first subset of instructions for performing a first subset of X, Y, and Z (e.g., instructions to perform X) and at least a second memory configured or operable to store or having stored thereon a second subset of instructions for performing a second subset of X, Y, and Z (e.g., instructions to perform Y and Z) . Alternatively, a first memory, and second memory, and a third memory may be respectively configured to store or have stored thereon a respective one of a first subset of instructions for performing X, a second subset of instruction for performing Y, and a third subset of instructions for performing Z. It should be understood that any combination of one or more memories each may be configured or operable to store or have stored thereon any one or any combination of instructions executable by one or more processors to perform any one or any combination of a plurality of actions. Moreover, one or more processors may each be coupled to at least one of the one or more memories and configured or operable to execute the instructions to perform the plurality of actions. For instance, in the above non-limiting example of the different subset of instructions for performing actions X, Y, and Z, a first processor may be coupled to a first memory storing instructions for performing action X, and at least a second processor may be coupled to at least a second memory storing instructions for performing actions Y and Z, and the first processor and the second processor may, in combination, execute the respective subset of instructions to accomplish performing actions X, Y, and Z. Alternatively, three processors may access one of three different memories each storing one of instructions for performing X, Y, or Z, and the three processor may in combination execute the respective subset of instruction to accomplish performing actions X, Y, and Z. Alternatively, a single processor may execute the instructions stored on a single memory, or distributed across multiple memories, to accomplish performing actions X, Y, and Z.
[0032] Techniques described herein may be used for various wireless communication systems such as CDMA, TDMA, FDMA, OFDMA, single carrier-FDMA, and other systems. The terms “system” and “network” may often be used interchangeably. A CDMA system may implement a radio technology such as CDMA2000, Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) , etc. CDMA2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards. IS-2000 Releases 0 and A are commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1X, 1X, etc. IS-856 (TIA-856) is commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, High Rate Packet Data (HRPD) , etc. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. A TDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) . An OFDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) , Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) , IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) , IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) , IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDMTM, etc. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) . 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) are new releases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, and GSM are described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project” (3GPP) . CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project 2” (3GPP2) . The techniques described herein may be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as other systems and radio technologies, including cellular (e.g., LTE) communications over a shared radio frequency spectrum band. The description below, however, describes an LTE / LTE-A system for purposes of example, and LTE terminology is used in much of the description below, although the techniques are applicable beyond LTE / LTE-A applications (e.g., to fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) networks or other next generation communication systems) .
[0033] The following description provides examples, and is not limiting of the scope, applicability, or examples set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements discussed without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Various examples may omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components as appropriate. For instance, the methods described may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Also, features described with respect to some examples may be combined in other examples.
[0034] Various aspects or features will be presented in terms of systems that can include a number of devices, components, modules, and the like. It is to be understood and appreciated that the various systems can include additional devices, components, modules, etc. and / or may not include all of the devices, components, modules etc. discussed in connection with the figures. A combination of these approaches can also be used.
[0035] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communications system and an access network 100. The wireless communications system (also referred to as a wireless wide area network (WWAN) ) can include base stations 102, UEs 104, an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) 160, and / or a 5G Core (5GC) 190. The base stations 102 may include macro cells (high power cellular base station) and / or small cells (low power cellular base station) . The macro cells can include base stations. The small cells can include femtocells, picocells, and microcells. In an example, the base stations 102 may also include gNBs 180, as described further herein. In one example, some nodes of the wireless communication system may have a modem 340 and UE communicating component 342 for transmitting CSI feedback and / or reporting an oversampling offset related to the CSI feedback, in accordance with aspects described herein. In addition, some nodes may have a modem 440 and BS communicating component 442 for receiving and processing CSI feedback and / or receiving the oversampling offset related to the CSI feedback, in accordance with aspects described herein. Though a UE 104 is shown as having the modem 340 and UE communicating component 342 and a base station 102 / gNB 180 is shown as having the modem 440 and BS communicating component 442, this is one illustrative example, and substantially any node or type of node may include a modem 340 and UE communicating component 342 and / or a modem 440 and BS communicating component 442 for providing corresponding functionalities described herein.
[0036] The base stations 102 configured for 4G LTE (which can collectively be referred to as Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) ) may interface with the EPC 160 through backhaul links 132 (e.g., using an S1 interface) . The base stations 102 configured for 5G NR (which can collectively be referred to as Next Generation RAN (NG-RAN) ) may interface with 5GC 190 through backhaul links 184. In addition to other functions, the base stations 102 may perform one or more of the following functions: transfer of user data, radio channel ciphering and deciphering, integrity protection, head compression, mobility control functions (e.g., handover, dual connectivity) , inter-cell interference coordination, connection setup and release, load balancing, distribution for non-access stratum (NAS) messages, NAS node selection, synchronization, radio access network (RAN) sharing, multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) , subscriber and equipment trace, RAN information management (RIM) , paging, positioning, and delivery of warning messages. The base stations 102 may communicate directly or indirectly (e.g., through the EPC 160 or 5GC 190) with each other over backhaul links 134 (e.g., using an X2 interface) . The backhaul links 134 may be wired or wireless.
[0037] The base stations 102 may wirelessly communicate with one or more UEs 104. Each of the base stations 102 may provide communication coverage for a respective geographic coverage area 110. There may be overlapping geographic coverage areas 110. For example, the small cell 102'may have a coverage area 110'that overlaps the coverage area 110 of one or more macro base stations 102. A network that includes both small cell and macro cells may be referred to as a heterogeneous network. A heterogeneous network may also include Home Evolved Node Bs (eNBs) (HeNBs) , which may provide service to a restricted group, which can be referred to as a closed subscriber group (CSG) . The communication links 120 between the base stations 102 and the UEs 104 may include uplink (UL) (also referred to as reverse link) transmissions from a UE 104 to a base station 102 and / or downlink (DL) (also referred to as forward link) transmissions from a base station 102 to a UE 104. The communication links 120 may use multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, including spatial multiplexing, beamforming, and / or transmit diversity. The communication links may be through one or more carriers. The base stations 102 / UEs 104 may use spectrum up to Y MHz (e.g., 5, 10, 15, 20, 100, 400, etc. MHz) bandwidth per carrier allocated in a carrier aggregation of up to a total of Yx MHz (e.g., for x component carriers) used for transmission in the DL and / or the UL direction. The carriers may or may not be adjacent to each other. Allocation of carriers may be asymmetric with respect to DL and UL (e.g., more or less carriers may be allocated for DL than for UL) . The component carriers may include a primary component carrier and one or more secondary component carriers. A primary component carrier may be referred to as a primary cell (PCell) and a secondary component carrier may be referred to as a secondary cell (SCell) .
[0038] In another example, certain UEs 104 may communicate with each other using device-to-device (D2D) communication link 158. The D2D communication link 158 may use the DL / UL WWAN spectrum. The D2D communication link 158 may use one or more sidelink channels, such as a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH) , a physical sidelink discovery channel (PSDCH) , a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) , and a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) . D2D communication may be through a variety of wireless D2D communications systems, such as for example, FlashLinQ, WiMedia, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-Fi based on the IEEE 802.11 standard, LTE, or NR.
[0039] The wireless communications system may further include a Wi-Fi access point (AP) 150 in communication with Wi-Fi stations (STAs) 152 via communication links 154 in a 5 GHz unlicensed frequency spectrum. When communicating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, the STAs 152 / AP 150 may perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) prior to communicating in order to determine whether the channel is available.
[0040] The small cell 102'may operate in a licensed and / or an unlicensed frequency spectrum. When operating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, the small cell 102'may employ NR and use the same 5 GHz unlicensed frequency spectrum as used by the Wi-Fi AP 150. The small cell 102', employing NR in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, may boost coverage to and / or increase capacity of the access network.
[0041] A base station 102, whether a small cell 102'or a large cell (e.g., macro base station) , may include an eNB, gNodeB (gNB) , or other type of base station. Some base stations, such as gNB 180 may operate in a traditional sub 6 GHz spectrum, in millimeter wave (mmW) frequencies, and / or near mmW frequencies in communication with the UE 104. When the gNB 180 operates in mmW or near mmW frequencies, the gNB 180 may be referred to as an mmW base station. Extremely high frequency (EHF) is part of the RF in the electromagnetic spectrum. EHF has a range of 30 GHz to 300 GHz and a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 10 millimeters. Radio waves in the band may be referred to as a millimeter wave. Near mmW may extend down to a frequency of 3 GHz with a wavelength of 100 millimeters. The super high frequency (SHF) band extends between 3 GHz and 30 GHz, also referred to as centimeter wave. Communications using the mmW / near mmW radio frequency band has extremely high path loss and a short range. The mmW base station 180 may utilize beamforming 182 with the UE 104 to compensate for the extremely high path loss and short range. A base station 102 referred to herein can include a gNB 180.
[0042] The EPC 160 may include a Mobility Management Entity (MME) 162, other MMEs 164, a Serving Gateway 166, a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) Gateway 168, a Broadcast Multicast Service Center (BM-SC) 170, and a Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway 172. The MME 162 may be in communication with a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) 174. The MME 162 is the control node that processes the signaling between the UEs 104 and the EPC 160. Generally, the MME 162 provides bearer and connection management. All user Internet protocol (IP) packets are transferred through the Serving Gateway 166, which itself is connected to the PDN Gateway 172. The PDN Gateway 172 provides UE IP address allocation as well as other functions. The PDN Gateway 172 and the BM-SC 170 are connected to the IP Services 176. The IP Services 176 may include the Internet, an intranet, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) , a PS Streaming Service, and / or other IP services. The BM-SC 170 may provide functions for MBMS user service provisioning and delivery. The BM-SC 170 may serve as an entry point for content provider MBMS transmission, may be used to authorize and initiate MBMS Bearer Services within a public land mobile network (PLMN) , and may be used to schedule MBMS transmissions. The MBMS Gateway 168 may be used to distribute MBMS traffic to the base stations 102 belonging to a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area broadcasting a particular service, and may be responsible for session management (start / stop) and for collecting eMBMS related charging information.
[0043] The 5GC 190 may include a Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) 192, other AMFs 193, a Session Management Function (SMF) 194, and a User Plane Function (UPF) 195. The AMF 192 may be in communication with a Unified Data Management (UDM) 196. The AMF 192 can be a control node that processes the signaling between the UEs 104 and the 5GC 190. Generally, the AMF 192 can provide QoS flow and session management. User Internet protocol (IP) packets (e.g., from one or more UEs 104) can be transferred through the UPF 195. The UPF 195 can provide UE IP address allocation for one or more UEs, as well as other functions. The UPF 195 is connected to the IP Services 197. The IP Services 197 may include the Internet, an intranet, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) , a PS Streaming Service, and / or other IP services.
[0044] The base station may also be referred to as a gNB, Node B, evolved Node B (eNB) , an access point, a base transceiver station, a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a transceiver function, a basic service set (BSS) , an extended service set (ESS) , a transmit reception point (TRP) , or some other suitable terminology. The base station 102 provides an access point to the EPC 160 or 5GC 190 for a UE 104. Examples of UEs 104 include a cellular phone, a smart phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a laptop, a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a satellite radio, a global positioning system, a multimedia device, a video device, a digital audio player (e.g., MP3 player) , a camera, a game console, a tablet, a smart device, a wearable device, a vehicle, an electric meter, a gas pump, a large or small kitchen appliance, a healthcare device, an implant, a sensor / actuator, a display, or any other similar functioning device. Some of the UEs 104 may be referred to as IoT devices (e.g., parking meter, gas pump, toaster, vehicles, heart monitor, etc. ) . IoT UEs may include machine type communication (MTC) / enhanced MTC (eMTC, also referred to as category (CAT) -M, Cat M1) UEs, NB-IoT (also referred to as CAT NB1) UEs, as well as other types of UEs. In the present disclosure, eMTC and NB-IoT may refer to future technologies that may evolve from or may be based on these technologies. For example, eMTC may include FeMTC (further eMTC) , eFeMTC (enhanced further eMTC) , mMTC (massive MTC) , etc., and NB-IoT may include eNB-IoT (enhanced NB-IoT) , FeNB-IoT (further enhanced NB-IoT) , etc. The UE 104 may also be referred to as a station, a mobile station, a subscriber station, a mobile unit, a subscriber unit, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a mobile device, a wireless device, a wireless communications device, a remote device, a mobile subscriber station, an access terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless terminal, a remote terminal, a handset, a user agent, a mobile client, a client, or some other suitable terminology.
[0045] Deployment of communication systems, such as 5G new radio (NR) systems, may be arranged in multiple manners with various components or constituent parts. In a 5G NR system, or network, a network node, a network entity, a mobility element of a network, a radio access network (RAN) node, a core network node, a network element, or a network equipment, such as a base station (BS, e.g., BS 102) , or one or more units (or one or more components) performing base station functionality, may be implemented in an aggregated or disaggregated architecture. For example, a BS (such as a Node B (NB) , evolved NB (eNB) , NR BS, 5G NB, access point (AP) , a transmit receive point (TRP) , or a cell, etc. ) may be implemented as an aggregated base station (also known as a standalone BS or a monolithic BS) or a disaggregated base station.
[0046] An aggregated base station may be configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single RAN node. A disaggregated base station may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed among two or more units (such as one or more central or centralized units (CUs) , one or more distributed units (DUs) , or one or more radio units (RUs) ) . In some aspects, a CU may be implemented within a RAN node, and one or more DUs may be co-located with the CU, or alternatively, may be geographically or virtually distributed throughout one or multiple other RAN nodes. The DUs may be implemented to communicate with one or more RUs. Each of the CU, DU and RU also can be implemented as virtual units, i.e., a virtual central unit (VCU) , a virtual distributed unit (VDU) , or a virtual radio unit (VRU) .
[0047] Base station-type operation or network design may consider aggregation characteristics of base station functionality. For example, disaggregated base stations may be utilized in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, an open radio access network (O-RAN (such as the network configuration sponsored by the O-RAN Alliance) ) , or a virtualized radio access network (vRAN, also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN) ) . Disaggregation may include distributing functionality across two or more units at various physical locations, as well as distributing functionality for at least one unit virtually, which can enable flexibility in network design. The various units of the disaggregated base station, or disaggregated RAN architecture, can be configured for wired or wireless communication with at least one other unit.
[0048] In an example, BS communicating component 442 can transmit a CSI-RS or other reference signal to a UE 104, and UE communicating component 342 can receive and measure the CSI-RS to generate CSI, an associated PMI, etc. In accordance with aspects described herein, UE communicating component 342 can measure and compress the CSI with oversampled FD basis, including delays that are based on a delay resolution associated with the configured bandwidth for CSI measurement (e.g., this resolution can equal to 1 / BW, where BW is this bandwidth) and finer resolution that is a fraction of 1 / BW based on an oversampling factor. UE communicating component 342 can detect at least one delays having a highest signal measurement, and can report an oversampling offset of the at least one delays, and / or can transmit a CSI report with a PMI. BS communicating component 442 can receive the CSI report with PMI and / or the oversampling offset and can determine a delays having the highest reported signal measurement for precoding a downlink transmission to the UE 104.
[0049] FIG. 2 shows a diagram illustrating an example of disaggregated base station 200 architecture. The disaggregated base station 200 architecture may include one or more central units (CUs) 210 that can communicate directly with a core network 220 via a backhaul link, or indirectly with the core network 220 through one or more disaggregated base station units (such as a Near-Real Time (Near-RT) RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) 225 via an E2 link, or a Non-Real Time (Non-RT) RIC 215 associated with a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) Framework 205, or both) . A CU 210 may communicate with one or more distributed units (DUs) 230 via respective midhaul links, such as an F1 interface. The DUs 230 may communicate with one or more radio units (RUs) 240 via respective fronthaul links. The RUs 240 may communicate with respective UEs 104 via one or more radio frequency (RF) access links. In some implementations, the UE 104 may be simultaneously served by multiple RUs 240.
[0050] Each of the units, e.g., the CUs 210, the DUs 230, the RUs 240, as well as the Near-RT RICs 225, the Non-RT RICs 215 and the SMO Framework 205, may include one or more interfaces or be coupled to one or more interfaces configured to receive or transmit signals, data, or information (collectively, signals) via a wired or wireless transmission medium. Each of the units, or an associated processor or controller providing instructions to the communication interfaces of the units, can be configured to communicate with one or more of the other units via the transmission medium. For example, the units can include a wired interface configured to receive or transmit signals over a wired transmission medium to one or more of the other units. Additionally, the units can include a wireless interface, which may include a receiver, a transmitter or transceiver (such as a radio frequency (RF) transceiver) , configured to receive or transmit signals, or both, over a wireless transmission medium to one or more of the other units.
[0051] In some aspects, the CU 210 may host one or more higher layer control functions. Such control functions can include radio resource control (RRC) , packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) , service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) , or the like. Each control function can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other control functions hosted by the CU 210. The CU 210 may be configured to handle user plane functionality (i.e., Central Unit –User Plane (CU-UP) ) , control plane functionality (i.e., Central Unit –Control Plane (CU-CP) ) , or a combination thereof. In some implementations, the CU 210 can be logically split into one or more CU-UP units and one or more CU-CP units. The CU-UP unit can communicate bidirectionally with the CU-CP unit via an interface, such as the E1 interface when implemented in an O-RAN configuration. The CU 210 can be implemented to communicate with the DU 230, as necessary, for network control and signaling.
[0052] The DU 230 may correspond to a logical unit that includes one or more base station functions to control the operation of one or more RUs 240. In some aspects, the DU 230 may host one or more of a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, and one or more high physical (PHY) layers (such as modules for forward error correction (FEC) encoding and decoding, scrambling, modulation and demodulation, or the like) depending, at least in part, on a functional split, such as those defined by the third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . In some aspects, the DU 230 may further host one or more low PHY layers. Each layer (or module) can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 230, or with the control functions hosted by the CU 210.
[0053] Lower-layer functionality can be implemented by one or more RUs 240. In some deployments, an RU 240, controlled by a DU 230, may correspond to a logical node that hosts RF processing functions, or low-PHY layer functions (such as performing fast Fourier transform (FFT) , inverse FFT (iFFT) , digital beamforming, physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, or the like) , or both, based at least in part on the functional split, such as a lower layer functional split. In such an architecture, the RU (s) 240 can be implemented to handle over the air (OTA) communication with one or more UEs 104. In some implementations, real-time and non-real-time aspects of control and user plane communication with the RU (s) 240 can be controlled by the corresponding DU 230. In some scenarios, this configuration can enable the DU (s) 230 and the CU 210 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture, such as a vRAN architecture.
[0054] The SMO Framework 205 may be configured to support RAN deployment and provisioning of non-virtualized and virtualized network elements. For non-virtualized network elements, the SMO Framework 205 may be configured to support the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements which may be managed via an operations and maintenance interface (such as an O1 interface) . For virtualized network elements, the SMO Framework 205 may be configured to interact with a cloud computing platform (such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) 290) to perform network element life cycle management (such as to instantiate virtualized network elements) via a cloud computing platform interface (such as an O2 interface) . Such virtualized network elements can include, but are not limited to, CUs 210, DUs 230, RUs 240 and Near-RT RICs 225. In some implementations, the SMO Framework 205 can communicate with a hardware aspect of a 4G RAN, such as an open eNB (O-eNB) 211, via an O1 interface. Additionally, in some implementations, the SMO Framework 205 can communicate directly with one or more RUs 240 via an O1 interface. The SMO Framework 205 also may include a Non-RT RIC 215 configured to support functionality of the SMO Framework 205.
[0055] The Non-RT RIC 215 may be configured to include a logical function that enables non-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML) workflows including model training and updates, or policy-based guidance of applications / features in the Near-RT RIC 225. The Non-RT RIC 215 may be coupled to or communicate with (such as via an A1 interface) the Near-RT RIC 225. The Near-RT RIC 225 may be configured to include a logical function that enables near-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via data collection and actions over an interface (such as via an E2 interface) connecting one or more CUs 210, one or more DUs 230, or both, as well as an O-eNB, with the Near-RT RIC 225.
[0056] In some implementations, to generate AI / ML models to be deployed in the Near-RT RIC 225, the Non-RT RIC 215 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from external servers. Such information may be utilized by the Near-RT RIC 225 and may be received at the SMO Framework 205 or the Non-RT RIC 215 from non-network data sources or from network functions. In some examples, the Non-RT RIC 215 or the Near-RT RIC 225 may be configured to tune RAN behavior or performance. For example, the Non-RT RIC 215 may monitor long-term trends and patterns for performance and employ AI / ML models to perform corrective actions through the SMO Framework 205 (such as reconfiguration via O1) or via creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 policies) .
[0057] Turning now to FIGS. 3-9, aspects are depicted with reference to one or more components and one or more methods that may perform the actions or operations described herein, where aspects in dashed line may be optional. Although the operations described below in FIGS. 7 and 8 are presented in a particular order and / or as being performed by an example component, it should be understood that the ordering of the actions and the components performing the actions may be varied, depending on the implementation. Moreover, it should be understood that the following actions, functions, and / or described components may be performed by a specially programmed processor, a processor executing specially programmed software or computer-readable media, or by any other combination of a hardware component and / or a software component capable of performing the described actions or functions.
[0058] Referring to FIG. 3, one example of an implementation of UE 104 may include a variety of components, some of which have already been described above and are described further herein, including components such as one or more processors 312 and one or more memories 316 and one or more transceivers 302 in communication via one or more buses 344. For example, the one or more processors 312 can include a single processor or multiple processors configured to perform one or more functions described herein. For example, the multiple processors can be configured to perform a certain subset of a set of functions described herein, such that the multiple processors together can perform the set of functions. Similarly, for example, the one or more memories 316 can include a single memory device or multiple memory devices configured to store instructions or parameters for performing one or more functions described herein. For example, the multiple memory devices can be configured to store the instructions or parameters for performing a certain subset of a set of functions described herein, such that the multiple memory devices together can store the instructions or parameters for the set of functions. The one or more processors 312, one or more memories 316, and one or more transceivers 302 may operate in conjunction with modem 340 and / or UE communicating component 342 for transmitting CSI feedback and / or reporting an oversampling offset related to the CSI feedback, in accordance with aspects described herein.
[0059] In an aspect, the one or more processors 312 can include a modem 340 and / or can be part of the modem 340 that uses one or more modem processors. Thus, the various functions related to UE communicating component 342 may be included in modem 340 and / or processors 312 and, in an aspect, can be executed by a single processor, while in other aspects, different ones of the functions may be executed by a combination of two or more different processors. For example, in an aspect, the one or more processors 312 may include any one or any combination of a modem processor, or a baseband processor, or a digital signal processor, or a transmit processor, or a receiver processor, or a transceiver processor associated with transceiver 302. In other aspects, some of the features of the one or more processors 312 and / or modem 340 associated with UE communicating component 342 may be performed by transceiver 302.
[0060] Also, memory / memories 316 may be configured to store data used herein and / or local versions of applications 375 or UE communicating component 342 and / or one or more of its subcomponents being executed by at least one processor 312. Memory / memories 316 can include any type of computer-readable medium usable by a computer or at least one processor 312, such as random access memory (RAM) , read only memory (ROM) , tapes, magnetic discs, optical discs, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, and any combination thereof. In an aspect, for example, memory / memories 316 may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores one or more computer-executable codes defining UE communicating component 342 and / or one or more of its subcomponents, and / or data associated therewith, when UE 104 is operating at least one processor 312 to execute UE communicating component 342 and / or one or more of its subcomponents.
[0061] Transceiver 302 may include at least one receiver 306 and at least one transmitter 308. Receiver 306 may include hardware, firmware, and / or software code executable by a processor for receiving data, the code comprising instructions and being stored in a memory (e.g., computer-readable medium) . Receiver 306 may be, for example, a radio frequency (RF) receiver. In an aspect, receiver 306 may receive signals transmitted by at least one base station 102. Additionally, receiver 306 may process such received signals, and also may obtain measurements of the signals, such as, but not limited to, Ec / Io, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) , reference signal received power (RSRP) , received signal strength indicator (RSSI) , etc. Transmitter 308 may include hardware, firmware, and / or software code executable by a processor for transmitting data, the code comprising instructions and being stored in a memory (e.g., computer-readable medium) . A suitable example of transmitter 308 may including, but is not limited to, an RF transmitter.
[0062] Moreover, in an aspect, UE 104 may include RF front end 388, which may operate in communication with one or more antennas 365 and transceiver 302 for receiving and transmitting radio transmissions, for example, wireless communications transmitted by at least one base station 102 or wireless transmissions transmitted by UE 104. RF front end 388 may be connected to one or more antennas 365 and can include one or more low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) 390, one or more switches 392, one or more power amplifiers (PAs) 398, and one or more filters 396 for transmitting and receiving RF signals.
[0063] In an aspect, LNA 390 can amplify a received signal at a desired output level. In an aspect, each LNA 390 may have a specified minimum and maximum gain values. In an aspect, RF front end 388 may use one or more switches 392 to select a particular LNA 390 and its specified gain value based on a desired gain value for a particular application.
[0064] Further, for example, one or more PA (s) 398 may be used by RF front end 388 to amplify a signal for an RF output at a desired output power level. In an aspect, each PA 398 may have specified minimum and maximum gain values. In an aspect, RF front end 388 may use one or more switches 392 to select a particular PA 398 and its specified gain value based on a desired gain value for a particular application.
[0065] Also, for example, one or more filters 396 can be used by RF front end 388 to filter a received signal to obtain an input RF signal. Similarly, in an aspect, for example, a respective filter 396 can be used to filter an output from a respective PA 398 to produce an output signal for transmission. In an aspect, each filter 396 can be connected to a specific LNA 390 and / or PA 398. In an aspect, RF front end 388 can use one or more switches 392 to select a transmit or receive path using a specified filter 396, LNA 390, and / or PA 398, based on a configuration as specified by transceiver 302 and / or processor 312.
[0066] As such, transceiver 302 may be configured to transmit and receive wireless signals through one or more antennas 365 via RF front end 388. In an aspect, transceiver may be tuned to operate at specified frequencies such that UE 104 can communicate with, for example, one or more base stations 102 or one or more cells associated with one or more base stations 102. In an aspect, for example, modem 340 can configure transceiver 302 to operate at a specified frequency and power level based on the UE configuration of the UE 104 and the communication protocol used by modem 340.
[0067] In an aspect, modem 340 can be a multiband-multimode modem, which can process digital data and communicate with transceiver 302 such that the digital data is sent and received using transceiver 302. In an aspect, modem 340 can be multiband and be configured to support multiple frequency bands for a specific communications protocol. In an aspect, modem 340 can be multimode and be configured to support multiple operating networks and communications protocols. In an aspect, modem 340 can control one or more components of UE 104 (e.g., RF front end 388, transceiver 302) to enable transmission and / or reception of signals from the network based on a specified modem configuration. In an aspect, the modem configuration can be based on the mode of the modem and the frequency band in use. In another aspect, the modem configuration can be based on UE configuration information associated with UE 104 as provided by the network during cell selection and / or cell reselection.
[0068] In an aspect, UE communicating component 342 can optionally include CSI generating component 352 for generating CSI based on a received reference signal, and / or an offset indicating component 354 for indicating an offset for a FD basis used in generating the CSI.
[0069] In an aspect, the processor (s) 312 may correspond to one or more of the processors described in connection with the UE in FIG. 9. Similarly, the memory / memories 316 may correspond to the one or more memories described in connection with the UE in FIG. 9.
[0070] Referring to FIG. 4, one example of an implementation of base station 102 (e.g., a base station 102 and / or gNB 180, as described above) may include a variety of components, some of which have already been described above, but including components such as one or more processors 412 and one or more memories 416 and one or more transceivers 402 in communication via one or more buses 444. For example, the one or more processors 412 can include a single processor or multiple processors configured to perform one or more functions described herein. For example, the multiple processors can be configured to perform a certain subset of a set of functions described herein, such that the multiple processors together can perform the set of functions. Similarly, for example, the one or more memories 416 can include a single memory device or multiple memory devices configured to store instructions or parameters for performing one or more functions described herein. For example, the multiple memory devices can be configured to store the instructions or parameters for performing a certain subset of a set of functions described herein, such that the multiple memory devices together can store the instructions or parameters for the set of functions. The one or more processors 412, one or more memories 416, and one or more transceivers 402 may operate in conjunction with modem 440 and / or BS communicating component 442 for receiving and processing CSI feedback and / or receiving the oversampling offset related to the CSI feedback, in accordance with aspects described herein.
[0071] The transceiver 402, receiver 406, transmitter 408, one or more processors 412, memory / memories 416, applications 475, buses 444, RF front end 488, LNAs 490, switches 492, filters 496, PAs 498, and one or more antennas 465 may be the same as or similar to the corresponding components of UE 104, as described above, but configured or otherwise programmed for base station operations as opposed to UE operations.
[0072] In an aspect, BS communicating component 442 can optionally include an offset detecting component 452 for detecting an oversampling offset used in generating a CSI report, and / or a CSI processing component 454 for processing CSI received from a UE.
[0073] In an aspect, the processor (s) 412 may correspond to one or more of the processors described in connection with the base station in FIG. 9. Similarly, the memory / memories 416 may correspond to the one or more memories described in connection with the base station in FIG. 9.
[0074] In a specific example, in 5G NR massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) , CSI (e.g., digital beamforming) can support at most 32-port (e.g., 32 antenna ports) . For low-band frequency resource 1 (FR1) , 5G NR massive MIMO can be generally deployed with only small number of ports –e.g., limitation can be antenna array size (form factor) . For FR2 (e.g. 28 gigahertz (GHz) and above) , a small number of ports (e.g. 2 or 4-port) can also be assumed, which can mainly be limited by hardware cost. In addition, in FR2, a small number of ports can provide acceptable performance under narrow analog beams implemented with large phased-array having a large number of antenna elements, e.g. 1024-element. In more recent examples, a larger number of antenna ports can be targeted for middle-bands, such as higher FR1 (e.g., 3-7GHz) or FR3 (7-24GHz) . Middle-bands may call for even larger number of ports (e.g., greater than 32-port) for some later releases of 5G NR or sixth generation (6G) , etc. For example, a 128-TXRU (transceiver unit) with 64-port or 128-port CSI-RS may be supported by a future standard. Middle-bands may be deployed with more than one analog beams (e.g., 4 or more) for providing hybrid beamforming. Currently, in 5G NR, a UE can generate and report an enhanced type 2 (eType-II) CSI, which can support up to rank-4. For each layer, the precoder or PMI matrix across a number of N3 PMI-subbands can be a Nt×N3 matrix where W1 represents spatial domain (SD) bases, represents frequency domain (FD) bases, and represents coefficients. A UE can report this precoder or PMI matrix to a network node in CSI, as described in various examples herein.
[0075] FIG. 5 illustrates an example of wireless communication resources over various layers, and generating the CSI for the layers based on selected FD bases. For example, as shown at 500, 502, 504, and 506, a UE can measure the CSI-RS at a number of different layers, shown as Nt=4 different layers –layers 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The UE can measure the CSI-RS at each layer over N3 PMI-subbands. At each layer, the UE can measure the CSI-RS based on W1 SD bases (e.g., discrete Fourier transform (DFT) bases) , which can be represented as an Nt×2Lmatrix. W1 can be layer-common. Nt= 2N1O1N2O2 (number of Tx antennas –with O1 and O2 oversampling) , and can be configured for the UE by a network node using radio resource control (RRC) signaling. L={2, 4, 6} (e.g., number of beams) , and can be configured using RRC signaling. The UE can also measure the CSI-RS based on Wf FD bases (e.g., DFT bases) , which can be represented as a M×N3 matrix. Wf can be layer-specific. M can be a number of FD bases, and can be is rank-pair specific, e.g., M1=M2 for rank= {1, 2} , and M3=M4 for rank= {3, 4} . M1 or M3 can be configured using RRC signaling. In addition, the UE can measure the CSI-RS based on certain coefficients which can be a 2L×M matrix. can be layer-specific. For each layer, the UE can report up to K0 non-zero coefficients, where K0 can be configured using RRC signaling. Across all layers, the UE can report up to 2K0 non-zero coefficients, where unreported coefficients can be set to zeros.
[0076] FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a data structure for CSI that can be transmitted in uplink control information (UCI) . For example, in 5G NR, some CSI can be divided into multiple CSI parts (e.g., part 1 600 / part 2 602) , which can accommodate a large payload size for the CSI, where each CSI part 600 and 602 can be transmitted in a different UCI signal. CSI part 1 600 can have a fixed payload size, which can be smaller than CSI part 2 602, and thus a UE can transmit CSI part 1 600 with higher reliability. In an example, a network node receiving the CSI can determine the larger payload size of CSI part 2 602 based on the decoded CSI part 1 600. For example, CSI part 1 600 can include a set of one or more bits to indicate rank indicator (RI) , a set of one or more bits to indicating channel quality indicator (CQI) , and a set of one or more bits to indicate a number of non-zero coefficients (NNZC) being reported. NNZC can indicate the number of non-zero coefficients across all layers, and can have a bitwidth of log22K0 bits. For example, both RI (e.g., number of layers) and NNZC can indicate, or otherwise be used to determine, the payload size of CSI part 2 602.
[0077] In CSI part 2 602, the SD beam selection can indicate the L beams out of N1O1N2O2 total beams, and can have a bitwidth of i1, 1: log2O1O2 for beam group or i1, 2: for beam indication. The FD basis selection can include a selection of MRI FD bases for each layer out of N3 bases, and can have a bitwidth where N3≤19 of report i1, 6, l with l=0, …RI-1 using bits, or where N3>19 of a window-based two-stage selection. The strongest coefficient indicator (SCI) can indicate the location of strongest coefficients, and can have a bitwidth for RI= 1, for RI>1, The coefficient selection bitmap can indicate location of non-zero coefficients (NZC) within and can have a bitwidth of RI size-2LM bitmaps, total 2LM×RI bits. The quantization of NZC can indicate amplitude / phase quantization, and can have a bitwidth i2, 3, l: 4-bit, reference amplitude weaker polarization, i2, 4, l: ( -RI) ×3 bit, different amplitude for each coefficient other than the strongest coefficient, or i2, 5, l: ( -RI) ×4 bit, phase for each coefficient other than the strongest coefficient.
[0078] In accordance with aspects described herein, for higher bands, such as higher FR1 (e.g. 3-7GHz) or FR3 (7-24GHz) , a beam (SD basis, e.g., digital beam) can be narrower than for lower bands due to larger number of antenna ports / elements. In addition, the higher bands are likely to have per-beam single-path only (or one dominant path) channel propagation. This is different from rich-scattering channel environment for lower FR1 (e.g. 700MHz or 1GHz) . In some examples, FD basis selection optimization, as described herein, can provide desirable results for per-beam single / dominant propagation delay. In some examples, aspects described herein can be used in the case of a UE configured to communicate with a single transmission / reception point (sTRP) of the network node.
[0079] For example, for a certain bandwidth (BW) (e.g., a CSI wideband BW) , delay resolution can be represented as and maximum delay spread without phase ambiguous (≤2π) can be represented as where fsb denotes subband size. Length-N3 FD basis can represent delay of respectively. If delay difference between two paths (e.g. two dominant paths associated with two beams, which can be represented by measured power or power normalized amplitude) are not integer multiples of delay resolution delay sidelobes can be high, which can cause FD compression loss, under a same number (M) of FD bases selected, as mentioned above. Using an oversampling factor, e.g. O3=4, in sampling a CSI-RS for generating CSI can significantly lower delay sidelobes by allowing for considering or measuring power in the oversampled delays in addition to the configured delays represented by the delay resolution An oversampling offset group g3∈ {0, 1, …, O3-1} can represent delay of
[0080] In an example, in generating the CSI or associated PMI or precoder, after SD compression, a “beamformed” channel measurement HBF (f) =H (f) ·W1, for each subband f=0, 1, …, N3-1 can be provided. For example, each matrix size can be HBF: Nr×2L; H: Nr×2N1N2; W1: 2N1N2×2L) , or written as columns: Before singular vector decomposition (SVD) and / or eigenvalue decomposition (EVD) , a polarization-common FD phase rotation can be applied: for beam i=1, …, L-1 : f=0, …, N3-1. φφ can be obtained as delay offset between the single / dominant path associated with beam i, over a reference beam e.g. the first selected beam 0. φi can be defined as either integer (e.g., as in FD selection for eType-II CSI) , or defined as fractional (e.g., based on an oversampling factor) , in accordance with aspects described herein. In addition, for a reference beam (e.g., the first selected beam 0) , φ0= 0. As this is operated before SVD, φi can be layer-common. After SVD (EVD) with size of 2L×rank, for each subband f=0, 1, …, N3-1. Re-arrange as 2L×N3: for each layer l=1, …, rank, then for each layer l=1, …, rank, FD compression as Precoder for the “per-beam FD-phase-rotated” can be:
[0081] Based on precoder for the FD-non-rotated HBF is (for each layer l=1, …, rank) :
[0082] where Wf (reported FD basis selection) and (reported coefficients) are calculated based on “per-beam FD-phase-rotated” and W1 can be the reported SD basis (beam) selection. Only a single polarization (pol#0) is illustrated in the above equation for simplicity. In accordance with aspects described herein, allowing for oversampling the FD basis can provide a stronger coefficient for PMI or precoder generation, which can decrease compression loss, lower sidelobe effect, and / or may reduce the number of selected FD bases (e.g., where the selected FD basis is now of a threshold coefficient value or at least a threshold difference from a next highest coefficient value) .
[0083] FIG. 7 illustrates a flow chart of an example of a method 700 for receiving CSI including a beam-specific FD oversampling offset, in accordance with aspects described herein. FIG. 8 illustrates a flow chart of an example of a method 800 for transmitting CSI and / or reporting PMI based on a beam-specific FD oversampling offset, in accordance with aspects described herein. In an example, a network node (e.g., a base station 102 or gNB 180, a monolithic base station or gNB, a portion of a disaggregated base station or gNB, etc. ) , a UE 104 in sidelink communications, etc. can perform the functions described in method 700 shown in FIG. 7 using one or more of the components described in FIGS. 1 and 4. In an example, a UE 104 or other device (e.g., an IoT device, etc. ) can perform the functions described in method 800 shown in FIG. 8 using one or more of the components described in FIGS. 1 and 3. Methods 700 and 800 are described in conjunction with one another for ease of explanation; however, the methods 700 and 800 are not required to be performed together and indeed can be performed independently using separate devices.
[0084] In method 700, at Block 702, a RS can be transmitted for a UE. In an aspect, BS communicating component 442, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, etc., can transmit the RS for the UE (e.g., UE 104) . For example, BS communicating component 442 can transmit a CSI-RS to the UE in time or frequency resources that are defined or configured to CSI-RS transmissions. For example, the network node can configure the UE 104 to receive the CSI-RS transmissions from the network node or a TRP thereof over certain resources and / or the resources can be defined by the wireless communication technology (e.g., 5G NR) .
[0085] In method 800, at Block 802, a RS can be received from a network node. In an aspect, UE communicating component 342, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, etc., can receive, from the network node (e.g., base station 102, a TRP of a network node, etc. ) , the RS. For example, UE communicating component 342 can receive a CSI-RS over associated resources configured for the UE 104 or defined by the wireless communication technology, etc.
[0086] In method 800, at Block 804, CSI feedback for at least one beam, where the CSI feedback is based on a beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam can be generated based on the RS. In an aspect, CSI generating component 352, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, UE communicating component 342, etc., can generate, based on the RS, CSI feedback for at least one beam, where the CSI feedback is based on the beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam. In one example, the CSI feedback can be generated to include the indication of the FD oversampling offset for a particular beam (or per multiple particular beams) , while in other examples, the CSI feedback and FD oversampling offset can be separately generated and transmitted to the network node. For example, the CSI feedback can include the eType-II CSI feedback described above with reference to FIGs. 5 and 6.
[0087] As described, for example, as part of generating the CSI, CSI generating component 352 can calculate the precoder (e.g., PMI) based on oversampling in delay-domain (e.g., thus the oversampled FD bases) . In addition, for example, CSI generating component 352 can generate the CSI based on the oversampling offset (e.g., based on or using a fractional value for φi) , as described in the above formulas. In an example, CSI generating component 352 can determine the delay that has a strongest coefficient in the measurement of the reference signal (e.g., the CSI-RS) , and can indicate the determined delay using the fractional value (e.g., where the delays is one of the additional oversampled delays between the configured delays represented in the delay resolution ) . Using the oversampling to determine a stronger coefficient, in this regard, can decrease compression loss in generating the CSI, as described above.
[0088] In method 800, at Block 806, the CSI feedback and / or an indication of the FD oversampling offset can be transmitted for the network node. In an aspect, CSI generating component 352 and / or offset indicating component 354, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, UE communicating component 342, etc., can transmit, for the network node, the CSI feedback and / or the indication of the FD oversampling offset. For example, CSI generating component 352 can generate the CSI feedback to include the FD oversampling offset, or offset indicating component 354 can separately transmit or indicate the FD oversampling offset based on which the CSI feedback is generated. In one example, transmitting the FD oversampling offset may additionally include transmitting multiple FD oversampling offsets for multiple beams, where the FD oversampling offsets can be transmitted as separate values, values that are relative to a reference value (e.g., the FD oversampling offset of the first beam as the reference value) , etc.
[0089] For example, CSI generating component 352 or offset indicating component 354 can transmit the FD oversampling offset by reporting the FD oversampling group, per- beam. In this example, CSI generating component 352 or offset indicating component 354 can report g3, i∈ {0, 1, …, O3-1} for beam i with bits, and FD offset In another example, CSI generating component 352 or offset indicating component 354 can transmit the FD oversampling offset by reporting an integer {0, 1, …, N3-1} and fractional FD offset, per-beam (e.g., report for beam i with bits) .
[0090] Where CSI generating component 352 or offset indicating component 354 reports the FD oversampling group per-beam, FD mechanisms described above can be used, though for different SD bases (beams) i=0, 1, …, L-1, each associated FD basis (bases) may belong to different FD oversampling groups g3, i∈ {0, 1, …, O3-1} . In an example, in generating the CSI feedback, CSI generating component 352 can remap the FD basis where a SCI is located in is re-mapped as FD index 0. In this example, CSI generating component 352 can report SCI location from 2L possibilities: {0, 1, …, 2L-1} , associated with FD basis at index 0 (e.g., via bits) .
[0091] In generating the CSI feedback at Block 804, optionally at Block 808, the coefficients for at least one beam and one or more other beams can be packed based on a remapped FD index according to the FD oversampling offset. In an aspect, CSI generating component 352, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, UE communicating component 342, etc., can pack the coefficients for the at least one beam and one or more other beams based on a remapped FD index according to the FD oversampling offset. For example, for the selected FD bases with the re-mapped FD indices, CSI generating component 352 can use a coefficient packing order (0, N3-1, 1, N3-2, 2, …) . A priority function for coefficients can be: Pri (l, i, f) =2·L·rank·π (f) +rank·i+l, and CSI generating component 352 can pack a coefficient with smaller Pri (l, i, f) value first (e.g., with higher priority) . Based on an index: l for layer, i for SD basis, f for FD basis, for example, CSI generating component 352 can pack the coefficients using, or based on, an FD permutation function where is FD basis index before selection, for the f-th selected FD basis for layer l.
[0092] Where CSI generating component 352 or offset indicating component 354 reports the integer and fractional FD offset per-beam, a number of selected FD basis can be M = 1, as different beams have aligned each other’s single / dominant FD basis to reference beam (e.g., the first selected beam as index 0) . CSI generating component 352 can remap the index of this one FD basis as 0 when generating the CSI feedback (and thus there may be no need to report FD basis selection) . FD basis selection can be layer-common for M = 1 (e.g., index 0 may not need to be reported; wideband precoder for “per-beam FD-phase-rotated” ) . In another example, the number of selected FD bases M > 1 can also be possible (e.g., smaller value M = 2) to select additional (non-dominant) one or more path delay (s) . For this M > 1 case, regarding FD basis index re-mapping and SCI, CSI generating component 352 can remap FD basis index with SCI as FD basis index 0. In this example, CSI generating component 352 can report SCI location in the CSI feedback from 2L possibilities: {0, 1, …, 2L-1} , associated with FD basis at index 0 (via bits) . In another example, CSI generating component 352 may not remap FD basis index and can report the SCI location from 2LM possibilities (via bits) . FD basis selection can be layer-common or layer-specific for M > 1, as defined in 5G NR.
[0093] In an example, the indication of the FD oversampling offset that is generated and / or transmitted by the CSI generating component 352 or offset indicating component 354 can be a beam-relative (e.g., SD-relative) value for φi. In one example, the FD oversampling offsets for multiple beams (e.g., where the multiple beams can each correspond to a layer) can be relative to the FD oversampling offset for a first beam (e.g., of a first layer) , and the FD oversampling offset for the first beam (e.g., the reference SD basis) may not need to be reported. In this example, CSI generating component 352 or offset indicating component 354 can report L –1 relative FD oversampling offsets relative from the first selected SD basis index 0 as the reference (or substantially any SD basis index as the reference) . In an example, the FD oversampling offset (e.g., as a fractional oversampling offset, or additionally with integer offset, as described in the above examples) can be common across multiple antenna polarizations (e.g., polarization-common) . Regarding each layer, for example, the FD oversampling offset can be layer-common, or layer-specific (e.g., where FD rotation is operated after SVD / EVD on precoder, as described above.
[0094] In another example, CSI generating component 352 can set the oversampling factor (e.g., O3) to decrease with N3 or CSI wideband size –e.g., O3 = 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 depending on N3 or BW. Setting the oversampling factor in this regard can reduce UE complexity, as φi may need to be obtained via N3O3-dot inverse DFT (IDFT) . In addition, for example, larger N3 or larger BW may have finer delay resolution, and large O3 may not be desirable in such cases.
[0095] In method 700, at Block 704, CSI feedback for the RS for at least one beam and / or an indication of a beam-specific FD oversampling offset associated with the CSI feedback for the at least one beam at the UE can be received for the UE. In an aspect, offset detecting component 452 or CSI processing component 454, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, BS communicating component 442, etc., can receive and / or process, for the UE, CSI feedback for the RS for at least one beam and / or an indication of a beam-specific FD oversampling offset associated with the CSI feedback for the at least one beam at the UE. For example, CSI processing component 454 can receive the CSI feedback including a PMI, which can be generated using the formulas described above and may be based on a fractional value for φi, which can represent the delay offset between the single or dominant path associated with a given beam over a reference beam i. The UE 104 can indicate the delay offset (e.g., the FD oversampling offset) in the CSI feedback or other signaling, as described above, for use in interpreting the CSI feedback, determining the delay of the single or dominant path, etc. for configuring one or more parameters for communications by the UE 104 (e.g., a precoder) . Offset detecting component 452 or CSI processing component 454 can obtain the FD oversampling offset from the CSI feedback or in other signaling from the UE 104, as described.
[0096] In one example, as described, the FD oversampling offset can be indicated as an oversampling group per-beam. In this example, offset detecting component 452 can detect FD oversampling offset for a given beam for which the CSI feedback is being decoded or processed, which can be based on determining, from bits of the indication, which set of one or more bits correspond to the beam, and the value for the offset represented by the bits. For example, the bitwidth for a given layer can be based on a possible set size for the offset (e.g., the oversampling factor) . In addition, in this example, the FD basis index for the SCI can be remapped as FD index 0, and the SCI location for the FD basis for each layer can be reported from 2L possibilities: {0, 1, …, 2L –1} associated with FD basis at index 0. Thus, for the given layers, offset detecting component 452 can detect the SCI location for each layer based on reported SCI location offset by the reported FD oversampling offset.
[0097] In addition, for example, in receiving the CSI feedback at Block 704, optionally at Block 706, the coefficients for at least one beam and one or more other can be unpacked based on a remapped FD index according to the FD oversampling offset. In an aspect, CSI processing component 454, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, BS communicating component 442, etc., can unpack the coefficients for the at least one beam and one or more other beams based on the remapped FD index according to the FD oversampling offset. For example, CSI processing component 454 can use the FD permutation function, described above, or a related reverse function, to unpack the coefficients, and / or can unpack the coefficients based on the coefficient packing order, as described above.
[0098] In another example, as described, the FD oversampling offset can be indicated as an integer and a fraction FD oversampling offset per-beam. In this example, offset detecting component 452 can detect FD oversampling offset for a given beam for which the CSI feedback is being decoded or processed as the integer and fractional offset, which can be based on determining, from bits of the indication. For example, the bitwidth for a given layer can be based on a possible set size for the offset (e.g., the oversampling factor) multiplied by the Length-N3 FD basis. In this example, the number of selected FD bases can be M = 1, as described above, and offset detecting component 452 can determine the SCI location for each layer based on the FD oversampling offset from 0.
[0099] In another example, the number of selected FD bases can be M > 1. In one example, the FD basis index with SCI can be remapped as FD basis for index 0, and each additional FD basis can be reported from 2L possibilities: {0, 1, …, 2L – 1} associated with FD basis at index 0. In another example, the FD basis index with SCI may not be remapped and may be reported from 2LM possibilities. Thus, for a given layer, offset detecting component 452 can detect the SCI locations for multiple FD bases based on reported SCI location offset, whether based on a remapped FD basis at index 0 or not, and by the reported FD oversampling offset.
[0100] In method 700, optionally at Block 708, one or more parameters for communications between the UE and the network node over the at least one beam can be configured based on a delay corresponding to the FD oversampling offset from the index of the FD basis. In an aspect, BS communicating component 442, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, etc., can configure, based on the delay corresponding to the FD oversampling offset from the index of the FD basis, one or more parameters for communications between the UE (e.g., UE 104) and the network node over the at least one beam. For example, BS communicating component 442 can generate a precoder based on the CSI (e.g., based on the CSI feedback comprising the beam-specific FD offset indicated in the CSI feedback for the at least one beam) , and / or can transmit a downlink channel (e.g. PDSCH) precoded with the precoder.
[0101] In method 700, optionally at Block 710, the one or more parameters for communicating with the network node can be transmitted to the UE. In an aspect, BS communicating component 442, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, etc., can transmit, to the UE (e.g., UE 104) , the one or more parameters for communicating with the network node. For example, BS communicating component 442 can transmit the one or more parameters in downlink control information (DCI) signaling to the UE (e.g., in physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resources) .
[0102] In method 800, optionally at Block 810, the one or more parameters for communicating with the network node can be received from the network node and based on the CSI feedback. In an aspect, UE communicating component 342, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, etc., can receive, from the network node and based on the CSI feedback, the one or more parameters for communicating with the network node. For example, UE communicating component 342 can receive the one or more parameters in DCI signaling from the network node (e.g., in PDCCH or PDSCH resources) .
[0103] In method 700, optionally at Block 712, a downlink communication can be transmitted to the UE based on the CSI feedback. In an aspect, BS communicating component 442, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, etc., can transmit, to the UE (e.g., UE 104) , the downlink communication (e.g., PDSCH, PDCCH, etc. ) based on the CSI feedback. For example, BS communicating component 442 can select and use a precoder, based on the CSI feedback, for transmitting the downlink communication to the UE 104.
[0104] In method 800, optionally at Block 812, a downlink communication can be received from the network node and based on the CSI feedback. In an aspect, UE communicating component 342, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, etc., can receive, from the network node, the downlink communication based on the CSI feedback. For example, UE communicating component 342 can receive the downlink communication, which may be transmitted by the network node using a precoder select based on the CSI feedback.
[0105] FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a MIMO communication system 900 including a base station 102 and a UE 104. The MIMO communication system 900 may illustrate aspects of the wireless communication access network 100 described with reference to FIG. 1. The base station 102 may be an example of aspects of the base station 102 described with reference to FIG. 1. The base station 102 may be equipped with antennas 934 and 935, and the UE 104 may be equipped with antennas 952 and 953. In the MIMO communication system 900, the base station 102 may be able to send data over multiple communication links at the same time. Each communication link may be called a “layer” and the “rank” of the communication link may indicate the number of layers used for communication. For example, in a 2x2 MIMO communication system where base station 102 transmits two “layers, ” the rank of the communication link between the base station 102 and the UE 104 is two.
[0106] At the base station 102, a transmit (Tx) processor 920 may receive data from a data source. The transmit processor 920 may process the data. The transmit processor 920 may also generate control symbols or reference symbols. A transmit MIMO processor 930 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on data symbols, control symbols, or reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide output symbol streams to the transmit modulator / demodulators 932 and 933. Each modulator / demodulator 932 through 933 may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM, etc. ) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator / demodulator 932 through 933 may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a DL signal. In one example, DL signals from modulator / demodulators 932 and 933 may be transmitted via the antennas 934 and 935, respectively.
[0107] The UE 104 may be an example of aspects of the UEs 104 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. At the UE 104, the UE antennas 952 and 953 may receive the DL signals from the base station 102 and may provide the received signals to the modulator / demodulators 954 and 955, respectively. Each modulator / demodulator 954 through 955 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a respective received signal to obtain input samples. Each modulator / demodulator 954 through 955 may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM, etc. ) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 956 may obtain received symbols from the modulator / demodulators 954 and 955, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols, if applicable, and provide detected symbols. A receive (Rx) processor 958 may process (e.g., demodulate, deinterleave, and decode) the detected symbols, providing decoded data for the UE 104 to a data output, and provide decoded control information to a processor (s) 980, or memory / memories 982.
[0108] The processor (s) 980 may in some cases execute stored instructions to instantiate a UE communicating component 342 (see e.g., FIGS. 1 and 3) .
[0109] On the uplink (UL) , at the UE 104, a transmit processor 964 may receive and process data from a data source. The transmit processor 964 may also generate reference symbols for a reference signal. The symbols from the transmit processor 964 may be precoded by a transmit MIMO processor 966 if applicable, further processed by the modulator / demodulators 954 and 955 (e.g., for single carrier-FDMA, etc. ) , and be transmitted to the base station 102 in accordance with the communication parameters received from the base station 102. At the base station 102, the UL signals from the UE 104 may be received by the antennas 934 and 935, processed by the modulator / demodulators 932 and 933, detected by a MIMO detector 936 if applicable, and further processed by a receive processor 938. The receive processor 938 may provide decoded data to a data output and to the processor (s) 940 or memory / memories 942.
[0110] The processor (s) 940 may in some cases execute stored instructions to instantiate a BS communicating component 442 (see e.g., FIGS. 1 and 4) .
[0111] The components of the UE 104 may, individually or collectively, be implemented with one or more ASICs adapted to perform some or all of the applicable functions in hardware. Each of the noted modules may be a means for performing one or more functions related to operation of the MIMO communication system 900. Similarly, the components of the base station 102 may, individually or collectively, be implemented with one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) adapted to perform some or all of the applicable functions in hardware. Each of the noted components may be a means for performing one or more functions related to operation of the MIMO communication system 900.
[0112] The following aspects are illustrative only and aspects thereof may be combined with aspects of other embodiments or teaching described herein, without limitation.
[0113] Aspect 1 is a method for wireless communication at a UE including receiving, from a network node, a RS, generating, based on the RS, CSI feedback for at least one beam, where the CSI feedback is based on a beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam, and transmitting, for the network node, the CSI feedback including an indication of the beam-specific FD oversampling offset.
[0114] In Aspect 2, the method of Aspect 1 includes transmitting, for the network node, for at least a second beam, a relative FD oversampling offset from the beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam.
[0115] In Aspect 3, the method of any of Aspects 1 or 2 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is common for multiple antenna polarizations.
[0116] In Aspect 4, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 3 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is common for multiple transmission layers.
[0117] In Aspect 5, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 4 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is specific for one transmission layer.
[0118] In Aspect 6, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 5 includes where a factor of the oversampling offset is a function of a length of the FD basis or a bandwidth size.
[0119] In Aspect 7, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 6 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset includes a fractional oversampling group index.
[0120] In Aspect 8, the method of Aspect 7 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset also includes an integer FD index offset.
[0121] In Aspect 9, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 8 includes transmitting, for the network node, for at least a second beam, a second FD oversampling offset.
[0122] In Aspect 10, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 9 includes where the CSI feedback further indicates a strongest coefficient based on remapping an associated FD basis of the strongest coefficient as a first index of FD bases.
[0123] In Aspect 11, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 10 includes where the CSI feedback further indicates a strongest coefficient based on non-remapped FD basis index.
[0124] In Aspect 12, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 11 includes where the CSI feedback indicates layer-specific FD basis selection for each of multiple transmission layers, or an indication of layer-common FD basis selection for multiple transmission layers.
[0125] In Aspect 13, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 12 includes where generating the CSI feedback includes packing coefficients for the at least one beam and one or more other beams based on remapped FD index according to the FD oversampling offset.
[0126] Aspect 14 is a method for wireless communication at a network node including transmitting, to a UE, a RS, receiving, for the UE, CSI feedback for the RS for at least one beam including an indication of a beam-specific FD oversampling offset associated with the CSI feedback for the at least one beam at the UE, and transmitting, based on the CSI feedback, a downlink communication.
[0127] In Aspect 15, the method of Aspect 14 includes receiving, from the UE, for at least a second beam, a relative FD oversampling offset from the beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam.
[0128] In Aspect 16, the method of any of Aspects 14 or 15 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is common for multiple antenna polarizations.
[0129] In Aspect 17, the method of any of Aspects 14 to 16 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is common for multiple transmission layers.
[0130] In Aspect 18, the method of any of Aspects 14 to 17 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is specific for one transmission layer.
[0131] In Aspect 19, the method of any of Aspects 14 to 18 includes where a factor of the oversampling offset is a function of a length of the FD basis or a bandwidth size.
[0132] In Aspect 20, the method of any of Aspects 14 to 19 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset includes a fractional oversampling group index.
[0133] In Aspect 21, the method of Aspect 20 includes where the beam-specific FD oversampling offset also includes an integer FD index offset.
[0134] In Aspect 22, the method of any of Aspects 20 or 21 includes receiving, for the UE, for at least a second beam, a second FD oversampling offset from the index of the FD basis.
[0135] In Aspect 23, the method of any of Aspects 14 to 22 includes where the CSI feedback further indicates a strongest coefficient based on remapping an associated FD basis of the strongest coefficient as a first index of FD bases.
[0136] In Aspect 24, the method of any of Aspects 14 to 23 includes where the CSI feedback further indicates a strongest coefficient based on non-remapped FD basis index.
[0137] In Aspect 25, the method of any of Aspects 14 to 24 includes where the CSI feedback indicates layer-specific FD basis selection for each of multiple transmission layers, or an indication of layer-common FD basis selection for multiple transmission layers.
[0138] In Aspect 26, the method of any of Aspects 14 to 25 includes where receiving the CSI feedback includes unpacking coefficients for the at least one beam and one or more other beams based on remapped FD index according to the beam-specific FD oversampling offset.
[0139] Aspect 27 is an apparatus for wireless communication including one or more processors, one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, and instructions stored in the one or more memories and operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the apparatus to perform any of the methods of Aspects 1 to 26.
[0140] Aspect 28 is an apparatus for wireless communication including means for performing any of the methods of Aspects 1 to 26.
[0141] Aspect 29 is one or more computer-readable media including code executable by one or more processors for wireless communications, the code including code for performing any of the methods of Aspects 1 to 26.
[0142] The above detailed description set forth above in connection with the appended drawings describes examples and does not represent the only examples that may be implemented or that are within the scope of the claims. The term “example, ” when used in this description, means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration, ” and not “preferred” or “advantageous over other examples. ” The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of the described techniques. These techniques, however, may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and apparatuses are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.
[0143] Information and signals may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, computer-executable code or instructions stored on a computer-readable medium, or any combination thereof.
[0144] The various illustrative blocks and components described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with a specially programmed device, such as but not limited to a processor, a digital signal processor (DSP) , an ASIC, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A specially programmed processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A specially programmed processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
[0145] The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope and spirit of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, functions described above can be implemented using software executed by a specially programmed processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or combinations of any of these. Features implementing functions may also be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations. Also, as used herein, including in the claims, “or” as used in a list of items prefaced by “at least one of” indicates a disjunctive list such that, for example, a list of “at least one of A, B, or C” means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C) .
[0146] Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) , or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, include compact disc (CD) , laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD) , floppy disk and Blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.
[0147] The previous description of the disclosure is provided to enable a person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the common principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Furthermore, although elements of the described aspects and / or embodiments may be described or claimed in the singular, the plural is contemplated unless limitation to the singular is explicitly stated. Additionally, all or a portion of any aspect and / or embodiment may be utilized with all or a portion of any other aspect and / or embodiment, unless stated otherwise. Thus, the disclosure is not to be limited to the examples and designs described herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
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1.An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:a transceiver;one or more memories configured to, individually or in combination, store instructions; andone or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:receive, from a network node, a reference signal (RS) ;generate, based on the RS, channel state information (CSI) feedback for at least one beam, wherein the CSI feedback is based on a beam-specific frequency domain (FD) oversampling offset for the at least one beam; andtransmit, for the network node, the CSI feedback including an indication of the beam-specific FD oversampling offset.2.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit, for the network node, for at least a second beam, a relative FD oversampling offset from the beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam.3.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is common for multiple antenna polarizations.4.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is common for multiple transmission layers.5.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is specific for one transmission layer.6.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a factor of the oversampling offset is a function of a length of a FD basis or a bandwidth size.7.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset includes a fractional oversampling group index.8.The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset also includes an integer FD index offset.9.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit, for the network node, for at least a second beam, a second FD oversampling offset.10.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the CSI feedback further indicates a strongest coefficient based on remapping an associated FD basis of the strongest coefficient as a first index of FD bases.11.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the CSI feedback further indicates a strongest coefficient based on non-remapped FD basis index.12.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the CSI feedback indicates layer-specific FD basis selection for each of multiple transmission layers, or an indication of layer-common FD basis selection for multiple transmission layers.13.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to generate the CSI feedback at least in part by packing coefficients for the at least one beam and one or more other beams based on remapped FD index according to the FD oversampling offset.14.An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:a transceiver;one or more memories configured to, individually or in combination, store instructions; andone or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:transmit, to a user equipment (UE) , a reference signal (RS) ;receive, for the UE, channel state information (CSI) feedback for the RS for at least one beam including an indication of a beam-specific frequency domain (FD) oversampling offset associated with the CSI feedback for the at least one beam at the UE; andtransmit, based on the CSI feedback, a downlink communication.15.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to receive, from the UE, for at least a second beam, a relative FD oversampling offset from the beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam.16.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is common for multiple antenna polarizations.17.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is common for multiple transmission layers.18.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset is specific for one transmission layer.19.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein a factor of the oversampling offset is a function of a length of a FD basis or a bandwidth size.20.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset includes a fractional oversampling group index.21.The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the beam-specific FD oversampling offset also includes an integer FD index offset.22.The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to receive, for the UE, for at least a second beam, a second FD oversampling offset from the integer FD index offset.23.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the CSI feedback further indicates a strongest coefficient based on remapping an associated FD basis of the strongest coefficient as a first index of FD bases.24.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the CSI feedback further indicates a strongest coefficient based on non-remapped FD basis index.25.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the CSI feedback indicates layer-specific FD basis selection for each of multiple transmission layers, or an indication of layer-common FD basis selection for multiple transmission layers.26.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to receive the CSI feedback at least in part by unpacking coefficients for the at least one beam and one or more other beams based on remapped FD index according to the beam-specific FD oversampling offset.27.A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) , comprising:receiving, from a network node, a reference signal (RS) ;generating, based on the RS, channel state information (CSI) feedback for at least one beam, wherein the CSI feedback is based on a beam-specific frequency domain (FD) oversampling offset for the at least one beam; andtransmitting, for the network node, the CSI feedback including an indication of the beam-specific FD oversampling offset.28.The method of claim 27, further comprising transmitting, for the network node, for at least a second beam, a relative FD oversampling offset from the beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam.29.A method for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) , a reference signal (RS) ;receiving, for the UE, channel state information (CSI) feedback for the RS for at least one beam including an indication of a beam-specific frequency domain (FD) oversampling offset associated with the CSI feedback for the at least one beam at the UE; andtransmitting, based on the CSI feedback, a downlink communication.30.The method of claim 29, further comprising receiving, from the UE, for at least a second beam, a relative FD oversampling offset from the beam-specific FD oversampling offset for the at least one beam.
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