Sounding reference signal with antenna switching for downlink channel state information acquisition
By enabling user equipment to perform multiple SRS transmissions and grouping SRS resources based on its multi-antenna-port capabilities, the proposed solution addresses the challenge of acquiring downlink channel state information, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of wireless communication systems.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2023/133976
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-11-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-30
AI Technical Summary
Current wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently acquiring downlink channel state information (CSI) due to limitations in multi-antenna-port capabilities of user equipment (UE).
The proposed solution involves user equipment (UE) performing multiple sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions based on its multi-antenna-port capability, with techniques for grouping SRS resources to enhance DL CSI acquisition. This includes configurations such as 1T6R, 1T8R, 2T6R, 2T8R, 4T8R, and 8T8R, allowing for more effective channel state information acquisition.
This approach enables more accurate and efficient DL CSI acquisition, improving the overall performance of wireless communication systems by leveraging the multi-antenna-port capabilities of user equipment.
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Description
SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL WITH ANTENNA SWITCHING FOR DOWNLINK CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION ACQUISITIONTECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This patent document is directed generally to wireless communications.BACKGROUND
[0002] Mobile telecommunication technologies are moving the world toward an increasingly connected and networked society. In comparison with the existing wireless networks, next-generation systems and wireless communication techniques will need to support a much wider range of use-case characteristics and provide a more complex and sophisticated range of access requirements and flexibilities.
[0003] Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless communication for mobile devices and data terminals developed by 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . LTE Advanced (LTE-A) is a wireless communication standard that enhances the LTE standard. The 5th generation of wireless system, known as 5G, advances the LTE and LTE-A wireless standards and is committed to supporting higher data rates, large number of connections, ultra-low latency, high reliability, and other emerging business needs.SUMMARY
[0004] Techniques are disclosed for user equipment (UE) to perform more than one sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission for downlink (DL) channel state information (CSI) acquisition based on the UE’s multi-antenna-port capability. Techniques are further disclosed to group SRS resources associated with the SRS transmissions. Some examples of the UE capabilities include 1T6R, 1T8R, 2T6R, 2T8R, 4T8R, and 8T8R.
[0005] A first example wireless communication method includes transmitting, by a wireless device, a first indication indicating a multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device. The method further includes receiving, by the wireless device and based on the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device, a second indication indicating the wireless device to perform more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0006] A second example wireless communication method includes receiving, by a network node, a first indication indicating a multi-antenna-port capability of a wireless device. The method further includes transmitting, by the network node and based on the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device, a second indication indicating the wireless device to perform more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0007] In yet another example embodiment, a device that is configured or operable to perform the above-described methods is disclosed. The device includes at least one processor configured to implement the above-described methods.
[0008] In yet another example embodiment, the above-described methods are embodied in the form of processor-executable code and stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The code included in the computer readable storage medium when executed by a processor, causes the processor to implement the methods described in this patent document.
[0009] The above and other aspects and their implementations are described in greater detail in the drawings, the descriptions, and the claims.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of DL CSI acquisition.
[0011] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of mapping SRS ports to physical antennas.
[0012] FIG. 3 illustrates example SRS transmissions with different spatial filters.
[0013] FIG. 4 is an example flowchart for receiving an indication indicating a wireless device to perform more than one SRS transmission.
[0014] FIG. 5 is an example flowchart for transmitting an indication indicating a wireless device to perform more than one SRS transmission.
[0015] FIG. 6 illustrates an example block diagram of a hardware platform that may be a part of a network node or a wireless device.
[0016] FIG. 7 illustrates example wireless communication including a Base Station (BS) and User Equipment (UE) based on some implementations of the disclosed technology.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0017] The example headings for the various sections below are used to facilitate the understanding of the disclosed subject matter and do not limit the scope of the claimed subject matter in any way. Accordingly, one or more features of one example section can be combined with one or more features of another example section. Furthermore, 5G terminology is used for the sake of clarity of explanation, but the techniques disclosed in the present document are not limited to 5G technology only and may be used in wireless systems that implemented other protocols.
[0018] I. Introduction
[0019] The present patent document describes how a wireless device performs more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition based on the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device.
[0020] In the current 5G new radio (NR) , Time-Division Duplex (TDD) system is the dominant mode of commercial deployment. Since it can be assumed that the channel property for downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) is the same (channel reciprocity) in TDD, gNodeB (gNB) can utilize the channel estimation result from sounding reference signal (SRS) for the downlink process. Based on receiving the SRS from the user equipment (UE) , the gNB measures and analyzes the received SRS. The gNB estimates the channel state information (CSI) by comparing the received SRS with the known reference signal. The gNB evaluates various parameters, e.g., the path loss, propagation delay (phase delay) , and received signal strength, to understand the current radio environment and channel conditions between the gNB and the UE.
[0021] On the other hand, due to the UE capability in terms of the discrepancy between transmit antenna port number (denoted as x) and receive antenna port number (denoted as y) , it is desirable to have the UE transmit multiple SRS resources on 'x' transmit antenna ports over total of 'y' receive antenna ports, where the value of x is equal to or smaller than that of y. For example, if the UE reports the capability supportedSRS-TxPortSwitch or supportedSRS-TxPortSwitchBeyond4Rx with t1r2 for '1T2R' (where x=1 and y=2) , it means 1-port SRS is transmitted over two receive antenna ports for DL CSI acquisition. So far, SRS with antenna switching can be implemented by 1T1R, 2T2R, 4T4R, 8T8R, 1T2R, 1T4R, 2T4R, 1T6R, 1T8R, 2T6R, 2T8R, or 4T8R.
[0022] For the UE that has low complexity with regards to 6 / 8Rx receiver architecture, the 6 / 8Rx receiver is divided into two segments (3 / 4Rx sub-receiver) for downlink and uplink transmissions. FIG. 1 shows an example of DL CSI acquisition on UE with low complexity 8Rx. As shown in FIG. 1, for the UE with 4T8R, each segment has an independent processing module of the UE with 2T4R, then separate DL CSI is acquired by 2-port SRS within each segment.
[0023] The disclosed techniques herein can fulfill DL CSI acquisition via SRS with antenna switching for UE with low-complexity 6 / 8Rx, which includes the case of 1T6R, 1T8R, 2T6R, 2T8R, 4T8R, and 8T8R.
[0024] An SRS can be configured for periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic transmission.
[0025] - A periodic SRS is transmitted with a certain configured periodicity and a certain configured slot offset within that periodicity;
[0026] - A semi-persistent SRS has a configured periodicity and slot offset in the same way as a periodic SRS. However, actual SRS transmission according to the configured periodicity and slot offset is activated and deactivated by means of medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling;
[0027] - An aperiodic SRS is only transmitted when explicitly triggered by means of downlink control information (DCI) . More specifically, DCI format 0-1 (uplink scheduling grant) and DCI format 1-1 (downlink scheduling assignment) include a 2-bit SRS-request that can trigger the transmission of one out of three different aperiodic SRS resource sets configured for the UE.
[0028] The UE can be configured with one or several SRS resource sets, where each resource set includes one or several configured SRSs. All SRSs included within a configured SRS resource set have to be of the same type in terms of periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic transmission.
[0029] - On SRS for codebook-based physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, subject to UE capability, a maximum of 2 or 4 SRS resources are configured in an SRS resource set with usage set to 'codebook' .
[0030] - On SRS for non-codebook-based PUSCH transmission, subject to UE capability, a maximum of 4 SRS resources are configured in an SRS resource set with usage set to 'nonCodebook' .
[0031] - On SRS for DL CSI acquisition via antenna switching, subject to UE capability, at least 1 SRS resource can be configured in an SRS resource set with usage set to 'antennaSwitching' .
[0032] - On SRS for beam management, subject to UE capability, at least 1 SRS resource can be configured in an SRS resource set with usage set to 'beamManagement' .
[0033] On SRS for DL CSI acquisition via antenna switching, the indicated UE antenna switching capability of ′xTyR′ corresponds to a UE capable of SRS transmission on ′x′ antenna ports over total of ′y′ antennas, where ′y′ corresponds to all or a subset of UE receive antennas.
[0034] In the case of an SRS supporting more than one antenna port, the different ports share the same set of resource elements and the same basic SRS sequence. A set of antenna ports is defined in NR, and there is a certain structure in the antenna port numbering such that antenna ports for different purposes have numbers in different ranges.
[0035] SRS ports are often not mapped directly to the device physical antennas but via some spatial filter F that maps M SRS ports to N physical channels (see FIG. 2) . FIG. 2 shows an example of M-port SRS applied to spatial filter F before mapping to N physical antennas. The mapping of SRS to one such panel is an example of a transformation F from SRS antenna ports to the set of physical antennas. Transmission from different panels will then correspond to different spatial filters F (see FIG. 3) . FIG. 3 shows different SRSs applied to different spatial filters per panel.
[0036] The spatial filter F has a real impact despite the fact that it is never explicitly visible to the network receiver but just seen as an integrated part of the overall channel.
[0037] - As an example, the network can sound the channel based on a device-transmitted SRS and then decide on a precoder matrix that the device uses for uplink transmission. The device is then assumed to use that precoder matrix in combination with the spatial filter F applied to the SRS.
[0038] - As another examples, a device can be explicitly scheduled for data transmission using the antenna ports defined by a certain SRS.
[0039] In some cases, this implies that the device is assumed to transmit using the same spatial filter F that has been used for the SRS transmission, and the device transmits using the same beam or panel that has been used for the SRS transmission.
[0040] SRS for antenna switching is described below.
[0041] To acquire DL CSI in TDD, SRS is used due to the channel reciprocity in the system. When the UE is configured with the higher layer parameter usage in SRS-ResourceSet set as 'antennaSwitching' , and if the UE is equipped with 6 / 8Rx receiver, the UE can be configured with only one of the following configurations depending on the indicated UE capability supportedSRS-TxPortSwitchBeyond4Rx ( 't1r6' for 1T6R, 't2r6' for 2T6R, 't1r8' for 1T8R, 't2r8' for 2T8R, 't4r8' for 4T8R, 't8r8' for 8T8R) :
[0042] - For 1T6R, zero or one SRS resource set configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'periodic' , where in the case of one resource set it has six SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of a single SRS port, and the SRS port of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port, and
[0043] - For 1T6R, zero or one SRS resource set configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'semi-persistent' if the UE is not indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, or up to two SRS resource sets configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'semi-persistent' if the UE is indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, where the two SRS resource sets configured with 'semi-persistent' are not activated at the same time. Each SRS resource set has six SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of a single SRS port, and the SRS port of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port, and
[0044] - For 1T6R, zero or one or two or three SRS resource sets configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'aperiodic' , where in the case of one resource set a total of six SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of a single SRS port, and the SRS port of each resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port. In the case of two resource sets a total of six SRS resources are transmitted in different symbols of two different slots, and the SRS port of each SRS resource in the given two sets is associated with a different UE antenna port. In the case of three resource sets, a total of six SRS resources are transmitted in different symbols of three different slots, and the SRS port of each SRS resource in the given three sets is associated with a different UE antenna port, or
[0045] - For 1T8R, zero or one SRS resource set configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'periodic' , where in the case of one resource set it has eight SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of a single SRS port, and the SRS port of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port, and
[0046] - For 1T8R, zero or one SRS resource set configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'semi-persistent' if the UE is not indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, or up to two SRS resource sets configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'semi-persistent' if the UE is indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, where the two SRS resource sets configured with 'semi-persistent' are not activated at the same time. Each SRS resource set has eight SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of a single SRS port, and the SRS port of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port, and
[0047] - For 1T8R, zero or two or three or four SRS resource sets configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'aperiodic' , where in the case of two resource sets a total of eight SRS resources transmitted in different symbols of two different slots, and where the SRS port of each SRS resource in the given two sets is associated with a different UE antenna port. In the case of three resource sets a total of eight SRS resources are transmitted in different symbols of three different slots, and the SRS port of each SRS resource in the given three sets is associated with a different UE antenna port. In the case of four resource sets a total of eight SRS resources are transmitted in different symbols of four different slots, and the SRS port of each SRS resource in the given four sets is associated with a different UE antenna port, or
[0048] - For 2T6R, zero or one SRS resource set configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'periodic' , where in the case of one resource set it has three SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of two SRS ports, and the SRS port pair of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port pair, and
[0049] - For 2T6R, zero or one SRS resource set configured resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'semi-persistent' if the UE is not indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, or up to two SRS resource sets configured with 'semi-persistent' and up to one SRS resource set configured with 'periodic' if the UE is indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, where the two SRS resource sets configured with 'semi-persistent' are not activated at the same time. Each SRS resource set has three SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of two SRS ports, and the SRS port pair of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port pair, and
[0050] - For 2T6R, zero or one or two or three SRS resource sets configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'aperiodic' , where in the case of one resource set it has three SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of two SRS ports, and the SRS port pair of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port pair. In the case of two resource sets a total of three SRS resources are transmitted in different symbols of two different slots, and the SRS port pair of each SRS resource in the given two sets is associated with a different UE antenna port pair. One set is configured with two SRS resources and another set with one resource. In the case of three resource sets a total of three SRS resources are transmitted in different symbols of three different slots, and the SRS port pair of each SRS resource in the given three sets is associated with a different UE antenna port pair, or
[0051] - For 2T8R, zero or one SRS resource set configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'periodic' , where in the case of one resource set it has four SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of two SRS ports, and the SRS port pair of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port pair, and
[0052] - For 2T8R, zero or one SRS resource set configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'semi-persistent' if the UE is not indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, or up to two SRS resource sets configured with 'semi-persistent' and up to one SRS resource set configured with 'periodic' if the UE is indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, where the two SRS resource sets configured with 'semi-persistent' are not activated at the same time. Each SRS resource set has four SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of two SRS ports, and the SRS port pair of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port pair, and
[0053] - For 2T8R, zero or one or two or three or four SRS resource sets configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'aperiodic' , where in the case of one resource set it has four SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of two SRS ports, and the SRS port pair of the resource in the set is associated with a different UE antenna port pair. In the case of two resource sets a total of four SRS resources transmitted in different symbols of two different slots, and where the SRS port pair of each SRS resource in the given two sets is associated with a different UE antenna port pair. In the case of three resource sets a total of four SRS resources transmitted in different symbols of three different slots, and where the SRS port pair of each SRS resource in the given three sets is associated with a different UE antenna port pair. Two sets are configured with one SRS resource in each set and one resource set is configured with two resources. In the case of four resource sets a total of four SRS resources transmitted in different symbols of four different slots, and where the SRS port pair of each SRS resource in the given four sets is associated with a different UE antenna port pair. Four sets are configured with one SRS resource in each set, or
[0054] - For 4T8R, zero or one or two SRS resource sets are configured with a different value of resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'periodic' or 'semi-persistent' if the UE is not indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, or up to two SRS resource sets are configured with 'semi-persistent' and up to one SRS resource set configured with 'periodic' if the UE is indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, where the two SRS resource sets configured with 'semi-persistent' are not activated at the same time. Each SRS resource set has two SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of four SRS ports, and the SRS ports of the resource in the set are associated with a different UE antenna port, or
[0055] - For 4T8R, zero or one or two SRS resource sets are configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'aperiodic' , where in the case of one resource set it has two SRS resources transmitted in different symbols, each SRS resource in a given set consisting of four SRS ports, and the SRS ports of the resource in the set are associated with different UE antenna ports. In the case of two resource sets a total of two SRS resources are transmitted in different symbols of two different slots, and where the SRS ports of each SRS resource in the given two sets are associated with a different UE antenna port, or
[0056] - For 8T8R, up to two SRS resource sets each with one SRS resource can be configured, where the number of SRS ports for each resource is equal to 8 if the UE is not indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic. Two SRS resource sets configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'semi-persistent' and one SRS resource set configured with resourceType in SRS-ResourceSet set to 'periodic' can be configured and the two SRS resource sets configured with 'semi-persistent' are not activated at the same time, or up to two SRS resource sets can be configured, if the UE is indicating srs-AntennaSwitching2SP-1Periodic, where each SRS resource set has one SRS resource, the number of SRS ports for each resource is equal to 8.
[0057] Some relevant terminology is provided below.
[0058] Note that, in this patent document, “simultaneous uplink transmission scheme” is equivalent to multiple uplink transmissions being fully or partially overlapped in time domain, where the simultaneous uplink transmissions can be associated with different panel / transmission and reception point (TRP) identifier (ID) , and these simultaneous uplink transmissions can be scheduled by a single DCI or multiple DCI. Besides, whether the UE supports the “simultaneous uplink transmission scheme” can be reported as the UE optional capability.
[0059] Note that, in this patent document, “TRP” is equivalent to at least one of: SRS resource set, spatial relation, power control parameter set, transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, control resource set (CORESET) , CORESETPoolIndex, physical cell index (PCI) , sub-array, code division multiplexing (CDM) group of DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS) ports, the group of CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resources or Codec Mode Request (CMR) set.
[0060] Note that, in this patent document, “UE panel” is equivalent to at least one of: UE capability value set, antenna group, antenna port group, beam group, sub-array, SRS resource set, spatial relation, the group of DMRS ports, CDM group or panel mode.
[0061] Note that, in this patent document, “PUSCH antenna port index” is equivalent to uplink antenna ports starting with 0000. For example, PUSCH antenna port 0 is equivalent to uplink antenna port 0000, SRS port 1 is equivalent to uplink antenna port 0001, and so on.
[0062] Note that, in this patent document, “SRS port index” is equivalent to uplink antenna ports starting with 1000. For example, SRS port 0 is equivalent to uplink antenna port 1000, SRS port 1 is equivalent to uplink antenna port 1001, and so on.
[0063] Note that, in this patent document, the definition of “beam state” is equivalent to at least one of: quasi-co-location (QCL) state, transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, spatial relation (also called as spatial relation information) , reference signal (RS) , spatial filter or precoding. Furthermore, in this patent document, “beam state” is also called as “beam” . Specifically:
[0064] - The definition of “Tx beam” is equivalent to at least one of: QCL state, TCI state, spatial relation state, DL reference signal, UL reference signal, Tx spatial filter or Tx precoding;
[0065] - The definition of “Rx beam” is equivalent to at least one of: QCL state, TCI state, spatial relation state, spatial filter, Rx spatial filter or Rx precoding;
[0066] - The definition of “beam ID” is equivalent to at least one of: QCL state index, TCI state index, spatial relation state index, reference signal index, spatial filter index or precoding index.
[0067] Specifically, the spatial filter can be either UE-side or gNB-side one, and the spatial filter is also called spatial-domain filter.
[0068] Note that, in this patent document, “spatial relation” includes one or more reference RSs, which is used to represent the same or quasi-co “spatial relation” between targeted “RS or channel” and the one or more reference RSs.
[0069] Note that, in this patent document, “spatial relation” also means at least one of: the beam, spatial parameter or spatial domain filter.
[0070] Note that, in this patent document, “QCL state” includes one or more reference RSs and their corresponding QCL type parameters, where QCL type parameters include at least one of the following aspect or combination: [1] Doppler spread, [2] Doppler shift, [3] delay spread, [4] average delay, [5] average gain, and [6] Spatial parameter (which is also called spatial Rx parameter) . In this patent document, “TCI state” is equivalent to “QCL state” . In this patent document, there are the following definitions for ‘QCL-TypeA’ , ‘QCL-TypeB’ , ‘QCL-TypeC’ , and ‘QCL-TypeD’ .
[0071] - 'QCL-TypeA' : {Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, delay spread}
[0072] - 'QCL-TypeB' : {Doppler shift, Doppler spread}
[0073] - 'QCL-TypeC' : {Doppler shift, average delay}
[0074] - 'QCL-TypeD' : {Spatial Rx parameter}
[0075] Note that, in this patent document, a RS includes channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) , synchronization signal block (SSB) (which is also called SS / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) ) , demodulation reference signal (DMRS) , sounding reference signal (SRS) , and physical random access channel (PRACH) . Furthermore, the RS at least includes DL reference signal and UL reference signaling.
[0076] - A DL RS at least includes CSI-RS, SSB, DMRS (e.g., DL DMRS) ;
[0077] - A UL RS at least includes SRS, DMRS (e.g., UL DMRS) , and PRACH.
[0078] Note that, in this patent document, “UL signal” can be physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) , PUSCH, or SRS.
[0079] Note that, in this patent document, “DL signal” can be physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) , physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) , or CSI-RS.
[0080] Note that, in this patent document, the first and the second SRS resource sets are respectively the ones with lower and higher srs-ResourceSetId of the two SRS resources sets configured by higher layer parameter srs-ResourceSetToAddModList or srs-ResourceSetToAddModListDCI-0-2, and associated with the higher layer parameter usage of value 'nonCodeBook' if txConfig=nonCodebook or 'codeBook' if txConfig=codebook.
[0081] Note that, in this patent document, the definition of “uplink” is equivalent to at least one of: PUSCH, PUCCH, SRS, or PRACH.
[0082] Note that, in this patent document, the definition of “downlink” is equivalent to at least one of: PDSCH, PDCCH, CSI-RS, SSB, or DL-Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) .
[0083] Note that, in this patent document, the DCI is equivalent to at least one of: DCI format 0_1, DCI format 0_2, or DCI format 0_0.
[0084] II. Embodiment 1
[0085] This embodiment is related to SRS grouping for 6Rx receiver with 1Tx.
[0086] If at least one of the following conditions is satisfied,
[0087] 1) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with six layers, or the UE can be scheduled to receive PDSCH with six layers.
[0088] 2) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with six antenna ports, or the UE can be scheduled to receive PDSCH with six receive antenna ports.
[0089] a. Where, these six receive antenna ports can be divided into two groups.
[0090] a) Where, the number of receive antenna ports within each group can be the same or different.
[0091] i. For an example, the first group includes three receive antenna ports and the second group includes three receive antenna ports.
[0092] ii. For another example, the first group includes two receive antenna ports and the second group includes four receive antenna ports.
[0093] 3) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition. For example, the UE is capable of SRS transmission on 'x' antenna ports over total of 'y' antenna ports, where 'x' corresponds to all or a subset of UE transmit antenna ports, 'y' corresponds to all or a subset of UE receive antennas ports, and 'x' shall be equal to or smaller than 'y' .
[0094] a. Where, the value of x is equal to 1.
[0095] b. Where, the value of y is equal to 6.
[0096] The UE is indicated to transmit more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0097] 1) Where, the total number of SRS transmissions is six, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.
[0098] a. Where, all of six SRS resources are divided into two groups.
[0099] a) Where, the number of SRS resources within each group can be the same or different.
[0100] i. For an example, the first group includes three SRS resources and the second group includes three SRS resources.
[0101] ii. For another example, the first group includes two SRS resources and the second group includes four SRS resources.
[0102] b) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different UE receive antenna port group.
[0103] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1, resource#2} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1, port#2} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#3, resource#4, resource#5} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#3, port#4, port#5} .
[0104] ii. For another example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#2, resource#3, resource#4, resource#5} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#2, port#3, port#4, port#5} .
[0105] c) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different antenna port group ID.
[0106] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1, resource#2} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#3, resource#4, resource#5} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0107] ii. For another example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#2, resource#3, resource#4, resource#5} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0108] d) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different DL CSI reporting.
[0109] e) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with different CSI-RS ports.
[0110] f) Where, UE receive antenna ports that associated with an SRS resource group are used for one contention window (CW) of PDSCH reception.
[0111] i. For an example, if the first group includes three SRS resources and the second group includes three SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 3-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 3-layer PDSCH reception.
[0112] ii. For another example, if the first group includes two SRS resources and the second group includes four SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 2-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception.
[0113] b. Alternatively, all of six SRS resources can be configured in one SRS resource set.
[0114] a) Where, the resource type of the one SRS resource set can be set to one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0115] c. Alternatively, all of six SRS resources can be configured in two SRS resource sets.
[0116] a) Where, the resource type of these two SRS resource sets can be set to the same as one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0117] i. Where, SRS resources configured in different SRS resource sets are transmitted in different slots.
[0118] ii. Alternatively, the number of SRS resources within each SRS resource set can be the same or different.
[0119] i) For an example, the first SRS resource set includes three SRS resources and the second SRS resource set includes three SRS resources.
[0120] ii) For another example, the first SRS resource set includes two SRS resources and the second SRS resource set includes four SRS resources.
[0121] iii. Alternatively, SRS resources configured in each SRS resource sets are associated with a group of SRS resources.
[0122] i) For an example, SRS resources configured in the first SRS resource set is associated with the first SRS resource group, and SRS resources configured in the second SRS resource set is associated with the second SRS resource group.
[0123] d. Where, each SRS resource is transmitted in different symbol (s) .
[0124] e. Where, each SRS resource consists of a single SRS port associated with a different UE receive antenna port.
[0125] III. Embodiment 2
[0126] This embodiment is related to SRS grouping for 6Rx receiver with 2Tx.
[0127] If at least one of the following conditions is satisfied,
[0128] 1) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with six layers, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with six layers.
[0129] 2) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with six antenna ports, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with six receive antenna ports.
[0130] a. Where, these six receive antenna ports can be divided into two groups.
[0131] a) Where, the number of receive antenna ports within each group can be the same or different.
[0132] i. For an example, the first group includes three receive antenna ports and the second group includes three receive antenna ports.
[0133] ii. For another example, the first group includes two receive antenna ports and the second group includes four receive antenna ports.
[0134] 3) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition. For example, the UE is capable of SRS transmission on 'x' antenna ports over total of 'y' antenna ports, where 'x' corresponds to all or a subset of UE transmit antenna ports, 'y' corresponds to all or a subset of UE receive antennas ports, and 'x' shall be equal to or smaller than 'y' .
[0135] a. Where, the value of x can be equal to 1 or 2.
[0136] b. Where, the value of y can be equal to 3 or 6.
[0137] The UE is indicated to transmit more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0138] 1) Alternatively, the total number of SRS transmissions is six, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.
[0139] a. Where, all of six SRS resources are divided into two groups.
[0140] a) Where, each group includes three SRS resources.
[0141] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group includes three SRS resources and the second group includes three SRS resources.
[0142] b) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different UE receive antenna port group.
[0143] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1, resource#2} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1, port#2} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#3, resource#4, resource#5} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#3, port#4, port#5} .
[0144] c) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different antenna port group ID.
[0145] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1, resource#2} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#3, resource#4, resource#5} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0146] d) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different DL CSI reporting.
[0147] e) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with different CSI-RS ports.
[0148] f) Where, UE receive antenna ports that associated with an SRS resource group are used for one CW of PDSCH reception.
[0149] i. For an example, if the first group includes three SRS resources and the second group includes three SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 3-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 3-layer PDSCH reception.
[0150] b. Alternatively, all of six SRS resources can be configured in one SRS resource set.
[0151] a) Where, the resource type of the one SRS resource set can be set to one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0152] c. Alternatively, all of six SRS resources can be configured in two SRS resource sets.
[0153] a) Where, the resource type of these two SRS resource set can be set to the same as one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0154] i. Where, SRS resources configured in different SRS resource sets are transmitted in different slots.
[0155] ii. Where, the number of SRS resources within each group is the same.
[0156] i) For an example, the first group includes three SRS resources and the second group includes three SRS resources.
[0157] iii. Alternatively, SRS resources configured in each SRS resource sets are associated with a group of SRS resources.
[0158] i) For an example, SRS resources configured in the first SRS resource set is associated with the first SRS resource group, and SRS resources configured in the second SRS resource set is associated with the second SRS resource group.
[0159] d. Where, subject to UE capability, two SRS resources from different SRS resource groups can be transmitted in the same symbol (s) .
[0160] e. Where, each SRS resource consists of a single SRS port associated with a different UE receive antenna port.
[0161] 2) Alternatively, the total number of SRS transmissions is three, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.
[0162] a. Where, all of three SRS resources are divided into two groups.
[0163] a) Where, the first SRS resource group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes two SRS resources.
[0164] b) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different UE receive antenna port group.
[0165] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#1, resource#2} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#2, port#3, port#4, port#5} .
[0166] c) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different antenna port group ID.
[0167] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#1, resource#2} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0168] d) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different DL CSI reporting.
[0169] e) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with different CSI-RS ports.
[0170] f) Where, UE receive antenna ports that associated with an SRS resource group are used for one CW of PDSCH reception.
[0171] i. For an example, if the first group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes two SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 2-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception.
[0172] b. Alternatively, all of three SRS resources can be configured in one SRS resource set.
[0173] a) Where, the resource type of the one SRS resource set can be set to one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0174] c. Alternatively, all of three SRS resources can be configured in two SRS resource sets.
[0175] a) Where, the resource type of these two SRS resource set can be set to the same as one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0176] i. Where, SRS resources configured in different SRS resource sets are transmitted in different slots.
[0177] ii. Where, the first SRS resource set includes one SRS resource, and the second SRS resource set includes two SRS resources.
[0178] iii. Alternatively, SRS resources configured in each SRS resource sets are associated a group of SRS resources.
[0179] i) For an example, SRS resources configured in the first SRS resource set is associated with the first SRS resource group, and SRS resources configured in the second SRS resource set is associated with the second SRS resource group.
[0180] d. Where, each SRS resource is transmitted in different symbol (s) .
[0181] e. Where, each SRS resource consists of an SRS port pair which associated with a different UE receive antenna port pair.
[0182] IV. Embodiment 3
[0183] This embodiment is related to SRS grouping for 8Rx receiver with 1Tx.
[0184] If at least one of the following conditions is satisfied,
[0185] 1) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with eight layers, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with eight layers.
[0186] 2) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with eight antenna ports, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with eight receive antenna ports.
[0187] a. Where, these eight receive antenna ports can be divided into two groups.
[0188] a) Where, the number of receive antenna ports within each group can be the same or different.
[0189] i. For an example, the first group includes four receive antenna ports and the second group includes four receive antenna ports.
[0190] ii. For another example, the first group includes two receive antenna ports and the second group includes six receive antenna ports.
[0191] 3) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition. For example, the UE is capable of SRS transmission on 'x' antenna ports over total of 'y' antenna ports, where 'x' corresponds to all or a subset of UE transmit antenna ports, 'y' corresponds to all or a subset of UE receive antennas ports, and 'x' shall be equal to or smaller than 'y' .
[0192] a. Where, the value of x is equal to 1.
[0193] b. Where, the value of y is equal to 8.
[0194] The UE is indicated to transmit more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0195] 1) Where, the total number of SRS transmissions is eight, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.
[0196] a. Where, all of eight SRS resources are divided into two groups.
[0197] a) Where, the number of SRS resources within each group can be the same or different.
[0198] i. For an example, the first group includes four SRS resources and the second group includes four SRS resources.
[0199] ii. For another example, the first group includes two SRS resources and the second group includes six SRS resources.
[0200] b) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different UE receive antenna port group.
[0201] i. For another example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#2, resource#3, resource#4, resource#5, resource#6, resource#7} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#2, port#3, port#4, port#5, port#6, port#7} .
[0202] ii. For another example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#2, resource#3, resource#4, resource#5, resource#6, resource#7} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#2, port#3, port#4, port#5, port#6, port#7} .
[0203] c) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different antenna port group ID.
[0204] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1, resource#2, resource#3} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#4, resource#5, resource#6, resource#7} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0205] ii. For another example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#2, resource#3, resource#4, resource#5, resource#6, resource#7} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0206] d) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different DL CSI reporting.
[0207] e) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with different CSI-RS ports.
[0208] f) Where, UE receive antenna ports that associated with an SRS resource group are used for one CW of PDSCH reception.
[0209] i. For an example, if the first group includes four SRS resources and the second group includes four SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception.
[0210] ii. For another example, if the first group includes two SRS resources and the second group includes six SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 2-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 6-layer PDSCH reception.
[0211] b. Alternatively, all of eight SRS resources can be configured in one SRS resource set.
[0212] a) Where, the resource type of the one SRS resource set can be set to one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0213] c. Alternatively, all of eight SRS resources can be configured in two SRS resource sets.
[0214] a) Where, the resource type of these two SRS resource set can be set to the same as one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0215] i. Where, SRS resources configured in different SRS resource sets are transmitted in different slots.
[0216] ii. Alternatively, the number of SRS resources within each SRS resource set can be the same or different.
[0217] i) For an example, the first SRS resource set includes four SRS resources and the second SRS resource set includes four SRS resources.
[0218] ii) For another example, the first SRS resource set includes two SRS resources and the second SRS resource set includes six SRS resources.
[0219] iii. Alternatively, SRS resources configured in each SRS resource set are associated with a group of SRS resources.
[0220] i) For an example, SRS resources configured in the first SRS resource set is associated with the first SRS resource group, and SRS resources configured in the second SRS resource set is associated with the second SRS resource group.
[0221] d. Where, each SRS resource is transmitted in different symbol (s) .
[0222] e. Where, each SRS resource consists of a single SRS port associated with a different UE receive antenna port.
[0223] V. Embodiment 4
[0224] This embodiment is related to SRS grouping for 8Rx receiver with 2Tx.
[0225] If at least one of the following conditions is satisfied,
[0226] 1) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with eight layers, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with eight layers.
[0227] 2) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with eight antenna ports, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with eight receive antenna ports.
[0228] a. Where, these eight receive antenna ports can be divided into two groups.
[0229] a) Where, the number of receive antenna ports within each group can be the same or different.
[0230] i. For an example, the first group includes four receive antenna ports and the second group includes four receive antenna ports.
[0231] ii. For another example, the first group includes two receive antenna ports and the second group includes six receive antenna ports.
[0232] 3) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition. For example, the UE is capable of SRS transmission on 'x' antenna ports over total of 'y' antenna ports, where 'x' corresponds to all or a subset of UE transmit antenna ports, 'y' corresponds to all or a subset of UE receive antennas ports, and 'x' shall be equal to or smaller than 'y' .
[0233] a. Where, the value of x can be equal to 1 or 2.
[0234] b. Where, the value of y can be equal to 4 or 8.
[0235] The UE is indicated to transmit more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0236] 1) Alternatively, the total number of SRS transmissions is eight, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.
[0237] a. Where, all of eight SRS resources are divided into two groups.
[0238] a) Where, each group includes four SRS resources.
[0239] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group includes four SRS resources and the second group includes four SRS resources.
[0240] b) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different UE receive antenna port group.
[0241] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1, resource#2, resource#3} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1, port#2, port#3} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#4, resource#5, resource#6, resource#7} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#4, port#5, port#6, port#7} .
[0242] c) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different antenna port group ID.
[0243] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1, resource#2, resource#3} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#4, resource#5, resource#6, resource#7} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0244] b. Alternatively, all of eight SRS resources can be configured in one SRS resource set.
[0245] a) Where, the resource type of the one SRS resource set can be set to one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0246] c. Alternatively, all of eight SRS resources can be configured in two SRS resource sets.
[0247] a) Where, the resource type of these two SRS resource set can be set to the same as one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0248] i. Where, SRS resources configured in different SRS resource sets are transmitted in different slots.
[0249] ii. Where, the number of SRS resources within each group is the same.
[0250] i) For an example, the first group includes four SRS resources and the second group includes four SRS resources.
[0251] iii. Alternatively, SRS resources configured in each SRS resource sets are associated with a group of SRS resources.
[0252] i) For an example, SRS resources configured in the first SRS resource set is associated with the first SRS resource group, and SRS resources configured in the second SRS resource set is associated with the second SRS resource group.
[0253] d. Where, subject to UE capability, two SRS resources from different SRS resource groups can be transmitted in the same symbol (s) .
[0254] e. Where, each SRS resource consists of a single SRS port associated with a different UE receive antenna port.
[0255] 2) Alternatively, the total number of SRS transmissions is four, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.
[0256] a. Where, all of four SRS resources are divided into two groups.
[0257] a) Where, the number of SRS resources within each group can be the same or different.
[0258] i. For an example, the first group includes two SRS resources and the two group includes two SRS resources.
[0259] ii. For another example, the first group includes one SRS resources and the second group includes three SRS resources.
[0260] b) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different UE receive antenna port group.
[0261] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1, port#2, port#3} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#2, resource#3} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#4, port#5, port#6, port#7} .
[0262] ii. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#1, resource#2, resource#3} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#2, port#3, port#4, port#5, port#6, port#7} .
[0263] c) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different antenna port group ID.
[0264] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#1, resource#2} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0265] d) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different DL CSI reporting.
[0266] e) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with different CSI-RS ports.
[0267] f) Where, UE receive antenna ports that associated with an SRS resource group are used for one CW of PDSCH reception.
[0268] i. For an example, if the first group includes two SRS resources and the second group includes two SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception.
[0269] ii. For another example, if the first group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes three SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 2-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 3-layer PDSCH reception.
[0270] b. Alternatively, all of four SRS resources can be configured in one SRS resource set.
[0271] a) Where, the resource type of the one SRS resource set can be set to one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0272] c. Alternatively, all of four SRS resources can be configured in two SRS resource sets.
[0273] a) Where, the resource type of these two SRS resource set can be set to the same as one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0274] i. Where, SRS resources configured in different SRS resource sets are transmitted in different slots.
[0275] ii. Alternatively, the number of SRS resources within each SRS resource set can be the same or different.
[0276] i) For an example, the first SRS resource set includes two SRS resources and the second SRS resource set includes two SRS resources.
[0277] ii) For another example, the first SRS resource set includes one SRS resources and the second SRS resource set includes three SRS resources.
[0278] iii. Alternatively, SRS resources configured in each SRS resource sets are associated with a group of SRS resources.
[0279] i) For an example, SRS resources configured in the first SRS resource set is associated with the first SRS resource group, and SRS resources configured in the second SRS resource set is associated with the second SRS resource group.
[0280] d. Where, each SRS resource is transmitted in different symbol (s) .
[0281] e. Where, each SRS resource consists of an SRS port pair which associated with a different UE receive antenna port pair.
[0282] VI. Embodiment 5
[0283] This embodiment is related to SRS grouping for 8Rx receiver with 4Tx.
[0284] If at least one of the following conditions is satisfied,
[0285] 1) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with eight layers, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with eight layers.
[0286] 2) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with eight antenna ports, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with eight receive antenna ports.
[0287] a. Where, these eight receive antenna ports can be divided into two groups.
[0288] a) Where, the number of receive antenna ports within each group can be the same or different.
[0289] i. For an example, the first group includes four receive antenna ports and the second group includes four receive antenna ports.
[0290] ii. For another example, the first group includes two receive antenna ports and the second group includes six receive antenna ports.
[0291] 3) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition. For example, the UE is capable of SRS transmission on 'x' antenna ports over total of 'y' antenna ports, where 'x' corresponds to all or a subset of UE transmit antenna ports, 'y' corresponds to all or a subset of UE receive antennas ports, and 'x' shall be equal to or smaller than 'y' .
[0292] a. Where, the value of x can be equal to 2 or 4.
[0293] b. Where, the value of y can be equal to 4 or 8.
[0294] The UE is indicated to transmit more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0295] 1) Alternatively, the total number of SRS transmissions is two, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.
[0296] a. Where, all of two SRS resources are divided into two groups.
[0297] a) Where, each group includes one SRS resource.
[0298] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes another SRS resource.
[0299] b) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different UE receive antenna port group.
[0300] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1, port#2, port#3} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#1} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#4, port#5, port#6, port#7} .
[0301] c) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different antenna port group ID.
[0302] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#1} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0303] d) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different DL CSI reporting.
[0304] e) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with different CSI-RS ports.
[0305] f) Where, UE receive antenna ports that associated with an SRS resource group are used for one CW of PDSCH reception.
[0306] i. For an example, if the first group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes one SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception.
[0307] b. Alternatively, all of two SRS resources can be configured in one SRS resource set.
[0308] a) Where, the resource type of the one SRS resource set can be set to one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0309] c. Alternatively, all of two SRS resources can be configured in two SRS resource sets.
[0310] a) Where, the resource type of these two SRS resource set can be set to the same as one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0311] i. Where, SRS resources configured in different SRS resource sets are transmitted in different slots.
[0312] ii. Where, the number of SRS resources within each group is the same.
[0313] i) For an example, the first group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes another SRS resource.
[0314] iii. Alternatively, SRS resources configured in each SRS resource set is associated with a group of SRS resources.
[0315] i) For an example, SRS resources configured in the first SRS resource set is associated with the first SRS resource group, and SRS resources configured in the second SRS resource set is associated with the second SRS resource group.
[0316] d. Where, each SRS resource is transmitted in different symbol (s) .
[0317] e. Where, each SRS resource consists of four SRS ports associated with four different UE receive antenna ports.
[0318] 2) Alternatively, the total number of SRS transmissions is four, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.
[0319] a. Where, all of four SRS resources are divided into two groups.
[0320] a) Where, the number of SRS resources within each group can be the same or different.
[0321] i. For an example, the first group includes two SRS resources and the second group includes two SRS resources.
[0322] ii. For another example, the first group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes three SRS resources.
[0323] b) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different UE receive antenna port group.
[0324] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0, resource#1} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1, port#2, port#3} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#2, resource#3} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#4, port#5, port#6, port#7} .
[0325] ii. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#1, resource#2, resource#3} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#2, port#3, port#4, port#5, port#6, port#7} .
[0326] c) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different antenna port group ID.
[0327] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#1, resource#2} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0328] d) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different DL CSI reporting.
[0329] e) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with different CSI-RS ports.
[0330] f) Where, UE receive antenna ports that associated with an SRS resource group are used for one CW of PDSCH reception.
[0331] i. For an example, if the first group includes two SRS resources and the second group includes two SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception.
[0332] ii. For another example, if the first group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes three SRS resources, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 2-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 3-layer PDSCH reception.
[0333] b. Alternatively, all of four SRS resources can be configured in one SRS resource set.
[0334] a) Where, the resource type of the one SRS resource set can be set to one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0335] c. Alternatively, all of four SRS resources can be configured in two SRS resource sets.
[0336] a) Where, the resource type of these two SRS resource sets can be set to the same as one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0337] i. Where, SRS resources configured in different SRS resource sets are transmitted in different slots.
[0338] ii. Alternatively, the number of SRS resources within each SRS resource set can be the same or different.
[0339] i) For an example, the first SRS resource set includes two SRS resources and the second SRS resource set includes two SRS resources.
[0340] ii) For another example, the first SRS resource set includes one SRS resource and the second SRS resource set includes three SRS resources.
[0341] iii. Alternatively, SRS resources configured in each SRS resource sets are associated a group of SRS resources.
[0342] i) For an example, SRS resources configured in the first SRS resource set is associated with the first SRS resource group, and SRS resources configured in the second SRS resource set is associated with the second SRS resource group.
[0343] d. Where, subject to UE capability, two SRS resources from different SRS resource groups can be transmitted in the same symbol (s) , and two SRS resources from the same SRS resource group are transmitted in different symbols.
[0344] e. Where, each SRS resource consists of an SRS port pair associated with a different UE receive antenna port pair.
[0345] VII. Embodiment 6
[0346] This embodiment is related to SRS grouping for 8Rx receiver with 8Tx.
[0347] If at least one of the following conditions is satisfied,
[0348] 1) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with eight layers, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with eight layers.
[0349] 2) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting PDSCH reception with eight antenna ports, or the UE can be scheduled to transmit PDSCH with eight receive antenna ports.
[0350] a. Where, these eight receive antenna ports can be divided into two groups.
[0351] a) Where, the first group includes four receive antenna ports and the second group includes four receive antenna ports.
[0352] 3) The UE indicates its UE capability in terms of supporting SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition. For example, the UE is capable of SRS transmission on 'x' antenna ports over total of 'y' antenna ports, where 'x' corresponds to all or a subset of UE transmit antenna ports, 'y' corresponds to all or a subset of UE receive antennas ports, and 'x' shall be equal to or smaller than 'y' .
[0353] a. Where, the value of x can be equal to 4.
[0354] b. Where, the value of y can be equal to 4 or 8.
[0355] The UE is indicated to transmit more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0356] 1) Alternatively, the total number of SRS transmissions is two, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.
[0357] a. Where, all of two SRS resources are divided into two groups.
[0358] a) Where, each group includes one SRS resource.
[0359] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes another SRS resource.
[0360] b) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different UE receive antenna port group.
[0361] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with the first UE receive antenna port group {port#0, port#1, port#2, port#3} , and the second SRS resource group {resource#1} is associated with the second UE receive antenna port group {port#4, port#5, port#6, port#7} .
[0362] c) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different antenna port group ID.
[0363] i. For an example, the first SRS resource group {resource#0} is associated with antenna port group ID = 0, and the second SRS resource group {resource#1} is associated with antenna port group ID = 1.
[0364] d) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with a different DL CSI reporting.
[0365] e) Where, each SRS resource group can be associated with different CSI-RS ports.
[0366] f) Where, UE receive antenna ports that associated with an SRS resource group are used for one CW of PDSCH reception.
[0367] i. For an example, if the first group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes another SRS resource, UE receive antenna ports that associated with the first SRS resource group are used for the first CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception and UE receive antenna ports that associated with the second SRS resource group are used for the second CW of up to 4-layer PDSCH reception.
[0368] b. Alternatively, all of two SRS resources can be configured in one SRS resource set.
[0369] a) Where, the resource type of the one SRS resource set can be set to one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0370] c. Alternatively, all of two SRS resources can be configured in two SRS resource sets.
[0371] a) Where, the resource type of these two SRS resource set can be set to the same as one of 'periodic' , 'semi-persistent' , or 'aperiodic' .
[0372] i. Where, SRS resources configured in different SRS resource sets are transmitted in different slots.
[0373] ii. Where, the number of SRS resources within each group is the same.
[0374] i) For an example, the first group includes one SRS resource and the second group includes another SRS resource.
[0375] iii. Alternatively, SRS resources configured in each SRS resource set is associated with a group of SRS resources.
[0376] i) For an example, SRS resources configured in the first SRS resource set is associated with the first SRS resource group, and SRS resources configured in the second SRS resource set is associated with the second SRS resource group.
[0377] d. Where, subject to UE capability, two SRS resources from different SRS resource groups can be transmitted in the same symbol (s) .
[0378] e. Where, each SRS resource consists of four SRS ports associated with four different UE receive antenna ports.
[0379] Upon the capability of the UE with low-complexity 6 / 8Rx receiver, the design of the grouping of SRS resources for antenna switching to acquire DL CSI in TDD system is supported. More precisely, in the case of 1T6R / 2T6R / 1T8R / 2T8R / 4T8R / 8T8R of SRS for antenna switching, SRS resources are divided into different groups by the following methods: 1) Introduce a flag of SRS resource to distinguish the group; 2) SRS resources configured in different SRS sets corresponding to different groups; 3) SRS resources configured in one SRS set are divided in different groups; 4) a first number of SRS resources belonging to a first group and a second number of SRS resources belonging to a second group. Consequently, each group of SRS ports corresponding to: 1) different part of DL CSI reporting, e.g., PMI, CQI, CRI, RI, etc.; 2) different precoding of PDSCH transmission; 3) different CW of PDSCH transmission; 4) different layers of PDSCH transmission; 5) different beams of PDSCH transmission.
[0380] FIG. 4 is an example flowchart for receiving an indication indicating a wireless device to perform more than one SRS transmission. Operation 402 includes transmitting, by a wireless device, a first indication indicating a multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device. Operation 404 includes receiving, by the wireless device and based on the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device, a second indication indicating the wireless device to perform more than one sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission for downlink (DL) channel state information (CSI) acquisition. In some embodiments, the method can be implemented according to Embodiments 1-6. In some embodiments, performing further steps of the method can be based on a better system performance than a legacy protocol.
[0381] In some embodiments, the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device is indicated by at least one of: the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception with at least six or eight antenna ports; the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting a PDSCH reception with at least six or eight layers; the wireless device being scheduled to receive a PDSCH with at least six or eight antenna ports or layers; or the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0382] In some embodiments, a total number of SRS transmissions is two, three, four, six, or eight, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource. In some embodiments, SRS resources are divided into two or four SRS resource groups, and the number of SRS resources in each SRS resource group is the same or different.
[0383] In some embodiments, each SRS resource group is associated with at least one of: a different wireless device receive antenna port group or group identifier (ID) ; a different DL CSI reporting; a different CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) port; or different CSI-RS ports.
[0384] In some embodiments, wireless device receive antenna ports associated with each SRS resource group are used for one contention window (CW) of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception. In some embodiments, SRS resources are configured in one, two, or four SRS resource sets, and one or more SRS resources configured in each SRS resource set are associated with an SRS resource group.
[0385] In some embodiments, the wireless device includes one transmit antenna port, and each SRS resource is transmitted on a different symbol. In some embodiments, the wireless device includes two, four, or eight transmit antenna ports, and at least one of the following applies: SRS resources from different SRS resource groups are transmitted on a same symbol or different symbols; and / or SRS resources from a same SRS resource group are transmitted on a same symbol or different symbols.
[0386] In some embodiments, each SRS resource includes at least one of: a single SRS port associated with a different wireless device receive antenna port; an SRS port pair associated with a different wireless device receive antenna port pair; four SRS ports associated with four different wireless device receive antenna ports; or multiple SRS ports associated with multiple different wireless device receive antenna ports.
[0387] FIG. 5 is an example flowchart for transmitting an indication indicating a wireless device to perform more than one SRS transmission. Operation 502 includes receiving, by a network node, a first indication indicating a multi-antenna-port capability of a wireless device. Operation 504 includes transmitting, by the network node and based on the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device, a second indication indicating the wireless device to perform more than one sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission for downlink (DL) channel state information (CSI) acquisition. In some embodiments, the method can be implemented according to Embodiments 1-6. In some embodiments, performing further steps of the method can be based on a better system performance than a legacy protocol.
[0388] In some embodiments, the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device is indicated by at least one of: the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception with at least six or eight antenna ports; the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting a PDSCH reception with at least six or eight layers; the wireless device being scheduled to receive a PDSCH with at least six or eight antenna ports or layers; or the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.
[0389] In some embodiments, a total number of SRS transmissions is two, three, four, six, or eight, and each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource. In some embodiments, SRS resources are divided into two or four SRS resource groups, and the number of SRS resources in each SRS resource group is the same or different.
[0390] In some embodiments, each SRS resource group is associated with at least one of: a different wireless device receive antenna port group or group identifier (ID) ; a different DL CSI reporting; a different CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) port; or different CSI-RS ports.
[0391] In some embodiments, wireless device receive antenna ports associated with each SRS resource group are used for one contention window (CW) of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception. In some embodiments, SRS resources are configured in one, two, or four SRS resource sets, and one or more SRS resources configured in each SRS resource set are associated with an SRS resource group.
[0392] In some embodiments, the wireless device includes one transmit antenna port, and each SRS resource is transmitted on a different symbol. In some embodiments, the wireless device includes two, four, or eight transmit antenna ports, and at least one of the following applies: SRS resources from different SRS resource groups are transmitted on a same symbol or different symbols; and / or SRS resources from a same SRS resource group are transmitted on a same symbol or different symbols.
[0393] In some embodiments, each SRS resource includes at least one of: a single SRS port associated with a different wireless device receive antenna port; an SRS port pair associated with a different wireless device receive antenna port pair; four SRS ports associated with four different wireless device receive antenna ports; or multiple SRS ports associated with multiple different wireless device receive antenna ports.
[0394] FIG. 6 shows an example block diagram of a hardware platform 600 that may be a part of a network node (e.g., base station, transmission parameter, or TRP) or a wireless device (e.g., a user equipment (UE) ) . The hardware platform 600 includes at least one processor 610 and a memory 605 having instructions stored thereupon. The instructions upon execution by the processor 610 configure the hardware platform 600 to perform the operations described in FIGS. 1 to 5 and in the various embodiments described in this patent document. The transmitter 615 transmits or sends information or data to another device. For example, a network node transmitter can send a message to a user equipment. The receiver 620 receives information or data transmitted or sent by another device. For example, a user equipment can receive a message from a network note. For example, a UE, a wireless device, or a network node, as described in the present document, may be implemented using the hardware platform 600.
[0395] The implementations as discussed above will apply to a wireless communication. FIG. 7 shows an example of a wireless communication system (e.g., a 5G or NR cellular network) that includes a base station 720 and one or more user equipment (UE) 711, 712, and 713. In some embodiments, the UEs access the BS (e.g., the network, the TRP) using a communication link to the network (sometimes called uplink direction, as depicted by dashed arrows 731, 732, 733) , which then enables subsequent communication (e.g., shown in the direction from the network to the UEs, sometimes called downlink direction, shown by arrows 741, 742, 743) from the BS to the UEs. In some embodiments, the BS send information to the UEs (sometimes called downlink direction, as depicted by arrows 741, 742, 743) , which then enables subsequent communication (e.g., shown in the direction from the UEs to the BS, sometimes called uplink direction, shown by dashed arrows 731, 732, 733) from the UEs to the BS. The UE may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a mobile computer, a machine to machine (M2M) device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, and so on. The UEs described in the present document may be communicatively coupled to the base station 720 depicted in FIG. 7.
[0396] It will be appreciated by one of skill in the art that the present patent document discloses methods of receiving or transmitting an indication indicating a wireless device to perform more than one sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission for downlink (DL) channel state information (CSI) acquisition based on a multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device. More specifically, SRS resources associated with the SRS transmissions can be divided into SRS resource groups or configured in SRS resource sets. The SRS resources can then be transmitted on the same symbol or different symbols. Example UE capabilities include 1T6R, 1T8R, 2T6R, 2T8R, 4T8R, and 8T8R.
[0397] Some of the embodiments described herein are described in the general context of methods or processes, which may be implemented in one embodiment by a computer program product, embodied in a computer-readable medium, including computer-executable instructions, such as program code, executed by computers in networked environments. A computer-readable medium may include removable and non-removable storage devices including, but not limited to, Read Only Memory (ROM) , Random Access Memory (RAM) , compact discs (CDs) , digital versatile discs (DVD) , etc. Therefore, the computer-readable media can include a non-transitory storage media. Generally, program modules may include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Computer-or processor-executable instructions, associated data structures, and program modules represent examples of program code for executing steps of the methods disclosed herein. The particular sequence of such executable instructions or associated data structures represents examples of corresponding acts for implementing the functions described in such steps or processes.
[0398] Some of the disclosed embodiments can be implemented as devices or modules using hardware circuits, software, or combinations thereof. For example, a hardware circuit implementation can include discrete analog and / or digital components that are, for example, integrated as part of a printed circuit board. Alternatively, or additionally, the disclosed components or modules can be implemented as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and / or as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device. Some implementations may additionally or alternatively include a digital signal processor (DSP) that is a specialized microprocessor with an architecture optimized for the operational needs of digital signal processing associated with the disclosed functionalities of this application. Similarly, the various components or sub-components within each module may be implemented in software, hardware, or firmware. The connectivity between the modules and / or components within the modules may be provided using any one of the connectivity methods and media that is known in the art, including, but not limited to, communications over the Internet, wired, or wireless networks using the appropriate protocols.
[0399] While this document contains many specifics, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of an invention that is claimed or of what may be claimed, but rather as descriptions of features specific to particular embodiments. Certain features that are described in this document in the context of separate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments separately or in any suitable sub-combination. Moreover, although features may be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from the combination, and the claimed combination may be directed to a sub-combination or a variation of a sub-combination. Similarly, while operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results.
[0400] Only a few implementations and examples are described, and other implementations, enhancements and variations can be made based on what is described and illustrated in this patent document.
Claims
1.A method of wireless communication, comprising:transmitting, by a wireless device, a first indication indicating a multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device; andreceiving, by the wireless device and based on the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device, a second indication indicating the wireless device to perform more than one sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission for downlink (DL) channel state information (CSI) acquisition.2.The method of claim 1, wherein the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device is indicated by at least one of:the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception with at least six or eight antenna ports;the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting a PDSCH reception with at least six or eight layers;the wireless device being scheduled to receive a PDSCH with at least six or eight antenna ports or layers; orthe wireless device indicating a capability of supporting more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.3.The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein a total number of SRS transmissions is two, three, four, six, or eight, and wherein each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.4.The method of claim 3, wherein SRS resources are divided into two or four SRS resource groups, and wherein a number of SRS resources in each SRS resource group is same or different.5.The method of claim 4, wherein each SRS resource group is associated with at least one of:a different wireless device receive antenna port group or group identifier (ID) ;a different DL CSI reporting;a different CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) port; ordifferent CSI-RS ports.6.The method of claim 4 or 5, wherein wireless device receive antenna ports associated with each SRS resource group are used for one contention window (CW) of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception.7.The method of claim 3, wherein SRS resources are configured in one, two, or four SRS resource sets, and wherein one or more SRS resources configured in each SRS resource set are associated with an SRS resource group.8.The method of any of claims 3-7, wherein the wireless device comprises one transmit antenna port, and wherein each SRS resource is transmitted on a different symbol.9.The method of any of claims 4-7, wherein the wireless device comprises two, four, or eight transmit antenna ports, and wherein:SRS resources from different SRS resource groups are transmitted on a same symbol or different symbols; and / orSRS resources from a same SRS resource group are transmitted on a same symbol or different symbols.10.The method of any of claims 3-9, wherein each SRS resource comprises at least one of:a single SRS port associated with a different wireless device receive antenna port;an SRS port pair associated with a different wireless device receive antenna port pair;four SRS ports associated with four different wireless device receive antenna ports; ormultiple SRS ports associated with multiple different wireless device receive antenna ports.11.A method of wireless communication, comprising:receiving, by a network node, a first indication indicating a multi-antenna-port capability of a wireless device; andtransmitting, by the network node and based on the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device, a second indication indicating the wireless device to perform more than one sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission for downlink (DL) channel state information (CSI) acquisition.12.The method of claim 11, wherein the multi-antenna-port capability of the wireless device is indicated by at least one of:the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception with at least six or eight antenna ports;the wireless device indicating a capability of supporting a PDSCH reception with at least six or eight layers;the wireless device being scheduled to receive a PDSCH with at least six or eight antenna ports or layers; orthe wireless device indicating a capability of supporting more than one SRS transmission for DL CSI acquisition.13.The method of claim 11 or 12, wherein a total number of SRS transmissions is two, three, four, six, or eight, and wherein each SRS transmission is associated with an SRS resource.14.The method of claim 13, wherein SRS resources are divided into two or four SRS resource groups, and wherein a number of SRS resources in each SRS resource group is same or different.15.The method of claim 14, wherein each SRS resource group is associated with at least one of:a different wireless device receive antenna port group or group identifier (ID) ;a different DL CSI reporting;a different CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) port; ordifferent CSI-RS ports.16.The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein wireless device receive antenna ports associated with each SRS resource group are used for one contention window (CW) of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception.17.The method of claim 13, wherein SRS resources are configured in one, two, or four SRS resource sets, and wherein one or more SRS resources configured in each SRS resource set are associated with an SRS resource group.18.The method of any of claims 13-17, wherein the wireless device comprises one transmit antenna port, and wherein each SRS resource is transmitted on a different symbol.19.The method of any of claims 14-17, wherein the wireless device comprises two, four, or eight transmit antenna ports, and wherein:SRS resources from different SRS resource groups are transmitted on a same symbol or different symbols; and / orSRS resources from a same SRS resource group are transmitted on a same symbol or different symbols.20.The method of any of claims 13-19, wherein each SRS resource comprises at least one of:a single SRS port associated with a different wireless device receive antenna port;an SRS port pair associated with a different wireless device receive antenna port pair;four SRS ports associated with four different wireless device receive antenna ports; ormultiple SRS ports associated with multiple different wireless device receive antenna ports.21.An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to implement a method recited in any one or more of claims 1 to 20.22.A computer readable program storage medium having code stored thereon, the code, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to implement a method recited in any one or more of claims 1 to 20.
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