Techniques for precoding based on relative phase or frequency drift between transmission / reception points
Reporting relative phase and frequency drift between TRPs improves CJT transmission quality and resource efficiency by enabling precise precoder adjustments, addressing coherence issues in wireless communication systems.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2024/072937
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in maintaining phase coherence during coherent joint transmissions (CJT) due to non-ideal synchronization and backhaul conditions between multiple transmission/reception points (TRPs), leading to reduced transmission quality and increased resource utilization.
Reporting of relative phase and frequency drift between reference signals from multiple TRPs to facilitate precoder determination, enabling improved phase coherence and resource management for CJT.
Enhances transmission quality by maintaining phase coherence, reducing retransmissions, and optimizing resource utilization through precise precoder adjustments based on reported phase and frequency drift measurements.
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TECHNIQUES FOR PRECODING BASED ON RELATIVE PHASE OR FREQUENCY DRIFT BETWEEN TRANSMISSION / RECEPTION POINTS
[0001] FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communication systems, and more particularly, to reporting parameters for precoding wireless communications from multiple transmission / reception points (TRPs) .
[0003] DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and so on. These systems may be multiple-access systems capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power) . Examples of such multiple-access systems include code-division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time-division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) systems, and orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, and single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems.
[0005] These multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different wireless devices to communicate on a municipal, national, regional, and even global level. For example, a fifth generation (5G) wireless communications technology (which can be referred to as 5G new radio (5G NR) ) is envisaged to expand and support diverse usage scenarios and applications with respect to current mobile network generations. In an aspect, 5G communications technology can include: enhanced mobile broadband addressing human-centric use cases for access to multimedia content, services and data; ultra-reliable-low latency communications (URLLC) with certain specifications for latency and reliability; and massive machine type communications, which can allow a very large number of connected devices and transmission of a relatively low volume of non-delay-sensitive information.SUMMARY
[0006] The following presents a simplified summary of one or more aspects in order to provide a basic understanding of such aspects. This summary is not an extensive overview of all contemplated aspects, and is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of all aspects nor delineate the scope of any or all aspects. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of one or more aspects in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
[0007] According to an aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided that includes a transceiver, one or more memories configured to, individually or in combination, store instructions, and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more memories. The one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to receive, from each of multiple transmission / reception points (TRPs) associated with a network node, a respective first type reference signal (RS) , transmit, for the network node, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs received from the multiple TRPs, and receive, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.
[0008] In another aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided that includes a transceiver, one or more memories configured to, individually or in combination, store instructions, and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more memories. The one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit, for a user equipment (UE) and from each of multiple TRPs associated with the apparatus, a respective first type RS, receive, for the UE, a PMI generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs transmitted from the multiple TRPs, and transmit, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.
[0009] In another aspect, a method for wireless communication at a UE is provided that includes receiving, from each of multiple TRPs associated with a network node, a respective first type RS, transmitting, for the network node, a PMI generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs received from the multiple TRPs, and receiving, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.
[0010] In another aspect, a method for wireless communication at a network node is provided that includes transmitting, for a UE and from each of multiple TRPs associated with the network node, a respective first type RS, receiving, for the UE, a PMI generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs transmitted from the multiple TRPs, and transmitting, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.
[0011] In a further aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided that includes a transceiver, a memory configured to store instructions, and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory. The one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to perform the operations of methods described herein. In another aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided that includes means for performing the operations of methods described herein. In yet another aspect, a computer-readable medium is provided including code executable by one or more processors to perform the operations of methods described herein.
[0012] To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the one or more aspects comprise the features hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative features of the one or more aspects. These features are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of various aspects may be employed, and this description is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] The disclosed aspects will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, provided to illustrate and not to limit the disclosed aspects, wherein like designations denote like elements, and in which:
[0014] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communication system, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;
[0015] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of disaggregated base station architecture, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;
[0016] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a user equipment (UE) , in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;
[0017] FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a base station, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;
[0018] FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a graph depicting a relationship between an phase change between transmission / reception points (TRPs) over time and a measured phase and / or frequency drift, in accordance with aspects described herein;
[0019] FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method for precoding coherent joint transmissions (CJT) based on reported PMI, relative phase between TRPs, in accordance with aspects described herein;
[0020] FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method for reporting PMI, relative phase between TRPs, frequency drift between TRPs, or relative delay between TRPs, in accordance with aspects described herein;
[0021] FIG. 8 illustrates a timeline for a specific example of reporting PMI and relative phase, in accordance with aspects described herein;
[0022] FIG. 9 illustrates a timeline for a specific example of reporting PMI and relative phase and delay, in accordance with aspects described herein;
[0023] FIG. 10 illustrates a timeline for a specific example of reporting PMI and frequency drift, in accordance with aspects described herein;
[0024] FIG. 11 illustrates a timeline for a specific example of reporting PMI and delay and frequency drift, in accordance with aspects described herein; and
[0025] FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system including a base station and a UE, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] Various aspects are now described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. It may be evident, however, that such aspect (s) may be practiced without these specific details.
[0027] The described features generally relate to reporting a relative phase or frequency drift between reference signals (RSs) received from multiple transmission / reception points (TRPs) to facilitate precoder determination. For example, a device, such as a user equipment (UE) in fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) or other wireless communication technologies, can communicate with multiple TRPs associated with a network node in a wireless network. The multiple TRPs can transmit signals using coherent joint transmissions (CJT) , which can be received and processed by the UE. The multiple TRPs can each transmit signals according to a precoder that allows for achieving CJT, and the precoder can be generated or selected based on channel state information (CSI) feedback received from the UE. In 5G NR, for example, UE reporting enhancements can be specified for CJT deployments under non-ideal synchronization and backhaul, targeting frequency range 1 (FR1) , both for frequency division duplexing (FDD) and time division duplexing (TDD) . For example, this can include the UE reporting inter-TRP time misalignment and / or frequency / phase offset measurement, which may be according to legacy CSI-reference signal (RS) design, with stand-alone aperiodic reporting on physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) .
[0028] In an example, a signal received from multiple TRPs, after performing fast Fourier transform (FFT) , referred to as Rx (k, l) , can be represented as:
[0029] where k can represent an index for a frequency domain (FD) unit (e.g., subcarrier, resource block (RB) physical RB group (PRG) , subband, etc. ) ; l can represent an index for time domain (TD) unit (e.g., symbol, slot, or other time unit) ; n can represent an index of a TRP (e.g., each TRP may be assumed with single-path channel propagation) , and p can represent propagation paths under each TRP (e.g., Pn can denote the number of paths under TRP n) . In this formula, can represent a first phase term, which can be linear over FD (e.g., propagation delay and timing alignment error (TAE) ) , and can be common across the TD. For example, Rn, p (0) can represent the propagation path p delay at time t = 0 for TRP n, and τn (0) can represent the TAE at time t = 0 for TRP n. In addition, in this formula, can represent a second phase term, which can be linear over TD (e.g., Doppler of UE velocity and oscillator drift) , and can be common across the FD. For example, vn can represent UE velocity regarding path pn under TRP n; vn, p=vUE (cosθn, p) , en can represent an oscillator drift of TRP n (e.g., for a drift requirement e = 0.05ppm = 5×10-8, worst case between two TRPs can be en = 0.1ppm = 10-7) . In addition, in this formula, can represent a third phase term, which can be TD-coupled and FD-coupled. For example, its physical meaning can either be interpreted as delay and / or TAE changing over time (e.g., due to UE velocity or clock drift) , or Doppler scaling over frequency (fc+kΔf v. s. fc) . In addition, in this formula, βn, p can represent a FD and TD common coefficient based (e.g., partly) on path attenuation coefficient, αn, p, and dk, l can represent the data transmitted on subcarrier k of symbol l, for example.
[0030] Based on the above formula, for example, to maintain phase coherence of CJT, the precoder can be time-variated. For example, given a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) measured at time t0 and CJT-physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) to be transmitted at time t1, a precoder for TRP n for CJT-PDSCH can be compensated based on (e.g., the second phase term) , and / or additionally can be compensated based on (e.g., the third phase term) for different frequency location, k. In some cases, however, it may not be appropriate to model the second phase term (e.g., as linear phase rotation for phase variation over time (with the third phase term ignored and considering TRP-relative) , as vn, p can be from multiple propagation paths under TRP n (each with its own propagation attenuation coefficient αn, p or βn, p) and / or UE velocity (thus vn, p=vUE (cosθn, p) ) or clock drift (en) themselves may not be stable (and thus cannot be assumed constant within a certain time duration) .
[0031] In accordance with aspects described herein, a network node can maintain TRP phase coherence over time across multiple TRPs based on receiving an indication of the time-variated phase and / or frequency drift. For example, a UE can report, for a network node, a measured or otherwise determined phase difference or frequency drift between RSs transmitted from respective TRPs. The network node can use the reported TRP-relative phase and / or TRP-frequency drift in determining or computing a precoder for CJT transmissions from the multiple TRPs (e.g., CJT-PDSCH) . This can improve the phase coherency for the CJT transmissions, which can improve the quality of the transmissions as received at the UE, improve UE functionality based on receiving more coherent transmissions, improve user experience when using the UE based on the improved UE functionality, improve resource conservation / utilization by lessening use of retransmissions or other error-correction mechanism, etc.
[0032] The described features will be presented in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 1-12.
[0033] As used in this application, the terms “component, ” “module, ” “system” and the like are intended to include a computer-related entity, such as but not limited to hardware, firmware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and / or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a computing device and the computing device can be a component. One or more components can reside within a process and / or thread of execution and a component can be localized on one computer and / or distributed between two or more computers. In addition, these components can execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored thereon. The components can communicate by way of local and / or remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having one or more data packets, such as data from one component interacting with another component in a local system, distributed system, and / or across a network such as the Internet with other systems by way of the signal.
[0034] As used herein, a processor, at least one processor, and / or one or more processors, individually or in combination, configured to perform or operable for performing a plurality of actions is meant to include at least two different processors able to perform different, overlapping or non-overlapping subsets of the plurality actions, or a single processor able to perform all of the plurality of actions. In one non-limiting example of multiple processors being able to perform different ones of the plurality of actions in combination, a description of a processor, at least one processor, and / or one or more processors configured or operable to perform actions X, Y, and Z may include at least a first processor configured or operable to perform a first subset of X, Y, and Z (e.g., to perform X) and at least a second processor configured or operable to perform a second subset of X, Y, and Z (e.g., to perform Y and Z) . Alternatively, a first processor, a second processor, and a third processor may be respectively configured or operable to perform a respective one of actions X, Y, and Z. It should be understood that any combination of one or more processors each may be configured or operable to perform any one or any combination of a plurality of actions.
[0035] As used herein, a memory, at least one memory, and / or one or more memories, individually or in combination, configured to store or having stored thereon instructions executable by one or more processors for performing a plurality of actions is meant to include at least two different memories able to store different, overlapping or non-overlapping subsets of the instructions for performing different, overlapping or non-overlapping subsets of the plurality actions, or a single memory able to store the instructions for performing all of the plurality of actions. In one non-limiting example of one or more memories, individually or in combination, being able to store different subsets of the instructions for performing different ones of the plurality of actions, a description of a memory, at least one memory, and / or one or more memories configured or operable to store or having stored thereon instructions for performing actions X, Y, and Z may include at least a first memory configured or operable to store or having stored thereon a first subset of instructions for performing a first subset of X, Y, and Z (e.g., instructions to perform X) and at least a second memory configured or operable to store or having stored thereon a second subset of instructions for performing a second subset of X, Y, and Z (e.g., instructions to perform Y and Z) . Alternatively, a first memory, and second memory, and a third memory may be respectively configured to store or have stored thereon a respective one of a first subset of instructions for performing X, a second subset of instruction for performing Y, and a third subset of instructions for performing Z. It should be understood that any combination of one or more memories each may be configured or operable to store or have stored thereon any one or any combination of instructions executable by one or more processors to perform any one or any combination of a plurality of actions. Moreover, one or more processors may each be coupled to at least one of the one or more memories and configured or operable to execute the instructions to perform the plurality of actions. For instance, in the above non-limiting example of the different subset of instructions for performing actions X, Y, and Z, a first processor may be coupled to a first memory storing instructions for performing action X, and at least a second processor may be coupled to at least a second memory storing instructions for performing actions Y and Z, and the first processor and the second processor may, in combination, execute the respective subset of instructions to accomplish performing actions X, Y, and Z. Alternatively, three processors may access one of three different memories each storing one of instructions for performing X, Y, or Z, and the three processor may in combination execute the respective subset of instruction to accomplish performing actions X, Y, and Z. Alternatively, a single processor may execute the instructions stored on a single memory, or distributed across multiple memories, to accomplish performing actions X, Y, and Z.
[0036] Techniques described herein may be used for various wireless communication systems such as CDMA, TDMA, FDMA, OFDMA, single carrier-FDMA, and other systems. The terms “system” and “network” may often be used interchangeably. A CDMA system may implement a radio technology such as CDMA2000, Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) , etc. CDMA2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards. IS-2000 Releases 0 and A are commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1X, 1X, etc. IS-856 (TIA-856) is commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, High Rate Packet Data (HRPD) , etc. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. A TDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) . An OFDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) , Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) , IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) , IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) , IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDMTM, etc. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) . 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) are new releases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, and GSM are described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project” (3GPP) . CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project 2” (3GPP2) . The techniques described herein may be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as other systems and radio technologies, including cellular (e.g., LTE) communications over a shared radio frequency spectrum band. The description below, however, describes an LTE / LTE-Asystem for purposes of example, and LTE terminology is used in much of the description below, although the techniques are applicable beyond LTE / LTE-A applications (e.g., to fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) networks or other next generation communication systems) .
[0037] The following description provides examples, and is not limiting of the scope, applicability, or examples set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements discussed without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Various examples may omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components as appropriate. For instance, the methods described may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Also, features described with respect to some examples may be combined in other examples.
[0038] Various aspects or features will be presented in terms of systems that can include a number of devices, components, modules, and the like. It is to be understood and appreciated that the various systems can include additional devices, components, modules, etc. and / or may not include all of the devices, components, modules etc. discussed in connection with the figures. A combination of these approaches can also be used.
[0039] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communications system and an access network 100. The wireless communications system (also referred to as a wireless wide area network (WWAN) ) can include base stations 102, UEs 104, an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) 160, and / or a 5G Core (5GC) 190. The base stations 102 may include macro cells (high power cellular base station) and / or small cells (low power cellular base station) . The macro cells can include base stations. The small cells can include femtocells, picocells, and microcells. In an example, the base stations 102 may also include gNBs 180, as described further herein. In one example, some nodes of the wireless communication system may have a modem 340 and UE communicating component 342 for reporting PMI, relative phase between TRPs, frequency drift between TRPs, or relative delay between TRPs, in accordance with aspects described herein. In addition, some nodes may have a modem 440 and BS communicating component 442 for precoding CJT transmissions based on reported PMI, relative phase between TRPs, frequency drift between TRPs, or relative delay between TRPs, in accordance with aspects described herein. Though a UE 104 is shown as having the modem 340 and UE communicating component 342 and a base station 102 / gNB 180 is shown as having the modem 440 and BS communicating component 442, this is one illustrative example, and substantially any node or type of node may include a modem 340 and UE communicating component 342 and / or a modem 440 and BS communicating component 442 for providing corresponding functionalities described herein.
[0040] The base stations 102 configured for 4G LTE (which can collectively be referred to as Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) ) may interface with the EPC 160 through backhaul links 132 (e.g., using an S1 interface) . The base stations 102 configured for 5G NR (which can collectively be referred to as Next Generation RAN (NG-RAN) ) may interface with 5GC 190 through backhaul links 184. In addition to other functions, the base stations 102 may perform one or more of the following functions: transfer of user data, radio channel ciphering and deciphering, integrity protection, head compression, mobility control functions (e.g., handover, dual connectivity) , inter-cell interference coordination, connection setup and release, load balancing, distribution for non-access stratum (NAS) messages, NAS node selection, synchronization, radio access network (RAN) sharing, multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) , subscriber and equipment trace, RAN information management (RIM) , paging, positioning, and delivery of warning messages. The base stations 102 may communicate directly or indirectly (e.g., through the EPC 160 or 5GC 190) with each other over backhaul links 134 (e.g., using an X2 interface) . The backhaul links 134 may be wired or wireless.
[0041] The base stations 102 may wirelessly communicate with one or more UEs 104. Each of the base stations 102 may provide communication coverage for a respective geographic coverage area 110. There may be overlapping geographic coverage areas 110. For example, the small cell 102' may have a coverage area 110' that overlaps the coverage area 110 of one or more macro base stations 102. A network that includes both small cell and macro cells may be referred to as a heterogeneous network. A heterogeneous network may also include Home Evolved Node Bs (eNBs) (HeNBs) , which may provide service to a restricted group, which can be referred to as a closed subscriber group (CSG) . The communication links 120 between the base stations 102 and the UEs 104 may include uplink (UL) (also referred to as reverse link) transmissions from a UE 104 to a base station 102 and / or downlink (DL) (also referred to as forward link) transmissions from a base station 102 to a UE 104. The communication links 120 may use multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, including spatial multiplexing, beamforming, and / or transmit diversity. The communication links may be through one or more carriers. The base stations 102 / UEs 104 may use spectrum up to Y MHz (e.g., 5, 10, 15, 20, 100, 400, etc. MHz) bandwidth per carrier allocated in a carrier aggregation of up to a total of Yx MHz (e.g., for x component carriers) used for transmission in the DL and / or the UL direction. The carriers may or may not be adjacent to each other. Allocation of carriers may be asymmetric with respect to DL and UL (e.g., more or less carriers may be allocated for DL than for UL) . The component carriers may include a primary component carrier and one or more secondary component carriers. A primary component carrier may be referred to as a primary cell (PCell) and a secondary component carrier may be referred to as a secondary cell (SCell) .
[0042] In another example, certain UEs 104 may communicate with each other using device-to-device (D2D) communication link 158. The D2D communication link 158 may use the DL / UL WWAN spectrum. The D2D communication link 158 may use one or more sidelink channels, such as a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH) , a physical sidelink discovery channel (PSDCH) , a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) , and a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) . D2D communication may be through a variety of wireless D2D communications systems, such as for example, FlashLinQ, WiMedia, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-Fi based on the IEEE 802.11 standard, LTE, or NR.
[0043] The wireless communications system may further include a Wi-Fi access point (AP) 150 in communication with Wi-Fi stations (STAs) 152 via communication links 154 in a 5 GHz unlicensed frequency spectrum. When communicating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, the STAs 152 / AP 150 may perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) prior to communicating in order to determine whether the channel is available.
[0044] The small cell 102' may operate in a licensed and / or an unlicensed frequency spectrum. When operating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, the small cell 102' may employ NR and use the same 5 GHz unlicensed frequency spectrum as used by the Wi-Fi AP 150. The small cell 102', employing NR in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, may boost coverage to and / or increase capacity of the access network.
[0045] A base station 102, whether a small cell 102' or a large cell (e.g., macro base station) , may include an eNB, gNodeB (gNB) , or other type of base station. Some base stations, such as gNB 180 may operate in a traditional sub 6 GHz spectrum, in millimeter wave (mmW) frequencies, and / or near mmW frequencies in communication with the UE 104. When the gNB 180 operates in mmW or near mmW frequencies, the gNB 180 may be referred to as an mmW base station. Extremely high frequency (EHF) is part of the RF in the electromagnetic spectrum. EHF has a range of 30 GHz to 300 GHz and a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 10 millimeters. Radio waves in the band may be referred to as a millimeter wave. Near mmW may extend down to a frequency of 3 GHz with a wavelength of 100 millimeters. The super high frequency (SHF) band extends between 3 GHz and 30 GHz, also referred to as centimeter wave. Communications using the mmW / near mmW radio frequency band has extremely high path loss and a short range. The mmW base station 180 may utilize beamforming 182 with the UE 104 to compensate for the extremely high path loss and short range. A base station 102 referred to herein can include a gNB 180.
[0046] The EPC 160 may include a Mobility Management Entity (MME) 162, other MMEs 164, a Serving Gateway 166, a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) Gateway 168, a Broadcast Multicast Service Center (BM-SC) 170, and a Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway 172. The MME 162 may be in communication with a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) 174. The MME 162 is the control node that processes the signaling between the UEs 104 and the EPC 160. Generally, the MME 162 provides bearer and connection management. All user Internet protocol (IP) packets are transferred through the Serving Gateway 166, which itself is connected to the PDN Gateway 172. The PDN Gateway 172 provides UE IP address allocation as well as other functions. The PDN Gateway 172 and the BM-SC 170 are connected to the IP Services 176. The IP Services 176 may include the Internet, an intranet, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) , a PS Streaming Service, and / or other IP services. The BM-SC 170 may provide functions for MBMS user service provisioning and delivery. The BM-SC 170 may serve as an entry point for content provider MBMS transmission, may be used to authorize and initiate MBMS Bearer Services within a public land mobile network (PLMN) , and may be used to schedule MBMS transmissions. The MBMS Gateway 168 may be used to distribute MBMS traffic to the base stations 102 belonging to a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area broadcasting a particular service, and may be responsible for session management (start / stop) and for collecting eMBMS related charging information.
[0047] The 5GC 190 may include a Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) 192, other AMFs 193, a Session Management Function (SMF) 194, and a User Plane Function (UPF) 195. The AMF 192 may be in communication with a Unified Data Management (UDM) 196. The AMF 192 can be a control node that processes the signaling between the UEs 104 and the 5GC 190. Generally, the AMF 192 can provide QoS flow and session management. User Internet protocol (IP) packets (e.g., from one or more UEs 104) can be transferred through the UPF 195. The UPF 195 can provide UE IP address allocation for one or more UEs, as well as other functions. The UPF 195 is connected to the IP Services 197. The IP Services 197 may include the Internet, an intranet, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) , a PS Streaming Service, and / or other IP services.
[0048] The base station may also be referred to as a gNB, Node B, evolved Node B (eNB) , an access point, a base transceiver station, a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a transceiver function, a basic service set (BSS) , an extended service set (ESS) , a transmit reception point (TRP) , or some other suitable terminology. The base station 102 provides an access point to the EPC 160 or 5GC 190 for a UE 104. Examples of UEs 104 include a cellular phone, a smart phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a laptop, a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a satellite radio, a global positioning system, a multimedia device, a video device, a digital audio player (e.g., MP3 player) , a camera, a game console, a tablet, a smart device, a wearable device, a vehicle, an electric meter, a gas pump, a large or small kitchen appliance, a healthcare device, an implant, a sensor / actuator, a display, or any other similar functioning device. Some of the UEs 104 may be referred to as IoT devices (e.g., parking meter, gas pump, toaster, vehicles, heart monitor, etc. ) . IoT UEs may include machine type communication (MTC) / enhanced MTC (eMTC, also referred to as category (CAT) -M, Cat M1) UEs, NB-IoT (also referred to as CAT NB1) UEs, as well as other types of UEs. In the present disclosure, eMTC and NB-IoT may refer to future technologies that may evolve from or may be based on these technologies. For example, eMTC may include FeMTC (further eMTC) , eFeMTC (enhanced further eMTC) , mMTC (massive MTC) , etc., and NB-IoT may include eNB-IoT (enhanced NB-IoT) , FeNB-IoT (further enhanced NB-IoT) , etc. The UE 104 may also be referred to as a station, a mobile station, a subscriber station, a mobile unit, a subscriber unit, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a mobile device, a wireless device, a wireless communications device, a remote device, a mobile subscriber station, an access terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless terminal, a remote terminal, a handset, a user agent, a mobile client, a client, or some other suitable terminology.
[0049] Deployment of communication systems, such as 5G new radio (NR) systems, may be arranged in multiple manners with various components or constituent parts. In a 5G NR system, or network, a network node, a network entity, a mobility element of a network, a radio access network (RAN) node, a core network node, a network element, or a network equipment, such as a base station (BS, e.g., BS 102) , or one or more units (or one or more components) performing base station functionality, may be implemented in an aggregated or disaggregated architecture. For example, a BS (such as a Node B (NB) , evolved NB (eNB) , NR BS, 5G NB, access point (AP) , a transmit receive point (TRP) , or a cell, etc. ) may be implemented as an aggregated base station (also known as a standalone BS or a monolithic BS) or a disaggregated base station.
[0050] An aggregated base station may be configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single RAN node. A disaggregated base station may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed among two or more units (such as one or more central or centralized units (CUs) , one or more distributed units (DUs) , or one or more radio units (RUs) ) . In some aspects, a CU may be implemented within a RAN node, and one or more DUs may be co-located with the CU, or alternatively, may be geographically or virtually distributed throughout one or multiple other RAN nodes. The DUs may be implemented to communicate with one or more RUs. Each of the CU, DU and RU also can be implemented as virtual units, i.e., a virtual central unit (VCU) , a virtual distributed unit (VDU) , or a virtual radio unit (VRU) .
[0051] Base station-type operation or network design may consider aggregation characteristics of base station functionality. For example, disaggregated base stations may be utilized in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, an open radio access network (O-RAN (such as the network configuration sponsored by the O-RAN Alliance) ) , or a virtualized radio access network (vRAN, also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN) ) . Disaggregation may include distributing functionality across two or more units at various physical locations, as well as distributing functionality for at least one unit virtually, which can enable flexibility in network design. The various units of the disaggregated base station, or disaggregated RAN architecture, can be configured for wired or wireless communication with at least one other unit.
[0052] In an example, BS communicating component 442 can transmit a CSI-RS or other reference signal to a UE 104 via each of multiple TRPs, and UE communicating component 342 can receive and measure the CSI-RS from each of the multiple TRPs to generate CSI, an associated PMI, etc. In accordance with aspects described herein, UE communicating component 342 can additionally compute or otherwise determine and report one or more of a relative phase, frequency drift, or relative delay between the RSs received from each of the multiple TRPs. BS communicating component 442 can receive the report from the UE 104, and can use one or more of the relative phase, frequency drift, or relative delay between the TRPs to generate a precoder (e.g., a precoding matrix for respective TRPs) to use in precoding CJT transmissions for the UE 104.
[0053] FIG. 2 shows a diagram illustrating an example of disaggregated base station 200 architecture. The disaggregated base station 200 architecture may include one or more central units (CUs) 210 that can communicate directly with a core network 220 via a backhaul link, or indirectly with the core network 220 through one or more disaggregated base station units (such as a Near-Real Time (Near-RT) RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) 225 via an E2 link, or a Non-Real Time (Non-RT) RIC 215 associated with a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) Framework 205, or both) . A CU 210 may communicate with one or more distributed units (DUs) 230 via respective midhaul links, such as an F1 interface. The DUs 230 may communicate with one or more radio units (RUs) 240 via respective fronthaul links. The RUs 240 may communicate with respective UEs 104 via one or more radio frequency (RF) access links. In some implementations, the UE 104 may be simultaneously served by multiple RUs 240.
[0054] Each of the units, e.g., the CUs 210, the DUs 230, the RUs 240, as well as the Near-RT RICs 225, the Non-RT RICs 215 and the SMO Framework 205, may include one or more interfaces or be coupled to one or more interfaces configured to receive or transmit signals, data, or information (collectively, signals) via a wired or wireless transmission medium. Each of the units, or an associated processor or controller providing instructions to the communication interfaces of the units, can be configured to communicate with one or more of the other units via the transmission medium. For example, the units can include a wired interface configured to receive or transmit signals over a wired transmission medium to one or more of the other units. Additionally, the units can include a wireless interface, which may include a receiver, a transmitter or transceiver (such as a radio frequency (RF) transceiver) , configured to receive or transmit signals, or both, over a wireless transmission medium to one or more of the other units.
[0055] In some aspects, the CU 210 may host one or more higher layer control functions. Such control functions can include radio resource control (RRC) , packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) , service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) , or the like. Each control function can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other control functions hosted by the CU 210. The CU 210 may be configured to handle user plane functionality (i.e., Central Unit –User Plane (CU-UP) ) , control plane functionality (i.e., Central Unit –Control Plane (CU-CP) ) , or a combination thereof. In some implementations, the CU 210 can be logically split into one or more CU-UP units and one or more CU-CP units. The CU-UP unit can communicate bidirectionally with the CU-CP unit via an interface, such as the E1 interface when implemented in an O-RAN configuration. The CU 210 can be implemented to communicate with the DU 230, as necessary, for network control and signaling.
[0056] The DU 230 may correspond to a logical unit that includes one or more base station functions to control the operation of one or more RUs 240. In some aspects, the DU 230 may host one or more of a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, and one or more high physical (PHY) layers (such as modules for forward error correction (FEC) encoding and decoding, scrambling, modulation and demodulation, or the like) depending, at least in part, on a functional split, such as those defined by the third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . In some aspects, the DU 230 may further host one or more low PHY layers. Each layer (or module) can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 230, or with the control functions hosted by the CU 210.
[0057] Lower-layer functionality can be implemented by one or more RUs 240. In some deployments, an RU 240, controlled by a DU 230, may correspond to a logical node that hosts RF processing functions, or low-PHY layer functions (such as performing fast Fourier transform (FFT) , inverse FFT (iFFT) , digital beamforming, physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, or the like) , or both, based at least in part on the functional split, such as a lower layer functional split. In such an architecture, the RU (s) 240 can be implemented to handle over the air (OTA) communication with one or more UEs 104. In some implementations, real-time and non-real-time aspects of control and user plane communication with the RU (s) 240 can be controlled by the corresponding DU 230. In some scenarios, this configuration can enable the DU (s) 230 and the CU 210 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture, such as a vRAN architecture.
[0058] The SMO Framework 205 may be configured to support RAN deployment and provisioning of non-virtualized and virtualized network elements. For non-virtualized network elements, the SMO Framework 205 may be configured to support the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements which may be managed via an operations and maintenance interface (such as an O1 interface) . For virtualized network elements, the SMO Framework 205 may be configured to interact with a cloud computing platform (such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) 290) to perform network element life cycle management (such as to instantiate virtualized network elements) via a cloud computing platform interface (such as an O2 interface) . Such virtualized network elements can include, but are not limited to, CUs 210, DUs 230, RUs 240 and Near-RT RICs 225. In some implementations, the SMO Framework 205 can communicate with a hardware aspect of a 4G RAN, such as an open eNB (O-eNB) 211, via an O1 interface. Additionally, in some implementations, the SMO Framework 205 can communicate directly with one or more RUs 240 via an O1 interface. The SMO Framework 205 also may include a Non-RT RIC 215 configured to support functionality of the SMO Framework 205.
[0059] The Non-RT RIC 215 may be configured to include a logical function that enables non-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML) workflows including model training and updates, or policy-based guidance of applications / features in the Near-RT RIC 225. The Non-RT RIC 215 may be coupled to or communicate with (such as via an A1 interface) the Near-RT RIC 225. The Near-RT RIC 225 may be configured to include a logical function that enables near-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via data collection and actions over an interface (such as via an E2 interface) connecting one or more CUs 210, one or more DUs 230, or both, as well as an O-eNB, with the Near-RT RIC 225.
[0060] In some implementations, to generate AI / ML models to be deployed in the Near-RT RIC 225, the Non-RT RIC 215 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from external servers. Such information may be utilized by the Near-RT RIC 225 and may be received at the SMO Framework 205 or the Non-RT RIC 215 from non-network data sources or from network functions. In some examples, the Non-RT RIC 215 or the Near-RT RIC 225 may be configured to tune RAN behavior or performance. For example, the Non-RT RIC 215 may monitor long-term trends and patterns for performance and employ AI / ML models to perform corrective actions through the SMO Framework 205 (such as reconfiguration via O1) or via creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 policies) .
[0061] Turning now to FIGS. 3-12, aspects are depicted with reference to one or more components and one or more methods that may perform the actions or operations described herein, where aspects in dashed line may be optional. Although the operations described below in FIGS. 6 and 7 are presented in a particular order and / or as being performed by an example component, it should be understood that the ordering of the actions and the components performing the actions may be varied, depending on the implementation. Moreover, it should be understood that the following actions, functions, and / or described components may be performed by a specially programmed processor, a processor executing specially programmed software or computer-readable media, or by any other combination of a hardware component and / or a software component capable of performing the described actions or functions.
[0062] Referring to FIG. 3, one example of an implementation of UE 104 may include a variety of components, some of which have already been described above and are described further herein, including components such as one or more processors 312 and one or more memories 316 and one or more transceivers 302 in communication via one or more buses 344. For example, the one or more processors 312 can include a single processor or multiple processors configured to perform one or more functions described herein. For example, the multiple processors can be configured to perform a certain subset of a set of functions described herein, such that the multiple processors together can perform the set of functions. Similarly, for example, the one or more memories 316 can include a single memory device or multiple memory devices configured to store instructions or parameters for performing one or more functions described herein. For example, the multiple memory devices can be configured to store the instructions or parameters for performing a certain subset of a set of functions described herein, such that the multiple memory devices together can store the instructions or parameters for the set of functions. The one or more processors 312, one or more memories 316, and one or more transceivers 302 may operate in conjunction with modem 340 and / or UE communicating component 342 for reporting PMI, relative phase between TRPs, frequency drift between TRPs, or relative delay between TRPs, in accordance with aspects described herein.
[0063] In an aspect, the one or more processors 312 can include a modem 340 and / or can be part of the modem 340 that uses one or more modem processors. Thus, the various functions related to UE communicating component 342 may be included in modem 340 and / or processors 312 and, in an aspect, can be executed by a single processor, while in other aspects, different ones of the functions may be executed by a combination of two or more different processors. For example, in an aspect, the one or more processors 312 may include any one or any combination of a modem processor, or a baseband processor, or a digital signal processor, or a transmit processor, or a receiver processor, or a transceiver processor associated with transceiver 302. In other aspects, some of the features of the one or more processors 312 and / or modem 340 associated with UE communicating component 342 may be performed by transceiver 302.
[0064] Also, memory / memories 316 may be configured to store data used herein and / or local versions of applications 375 or UE communicating component 342 and / or one or more of its subcomponents being executed by at least one processor 312. Memory / memories 316 can include any type of computer-readable medium usable by a computer or at least one processor 312, such as random access memory (RAM) , read only memory (ROM) , tapes, magnetic discs, optical discs, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, and any combination thereof. In an aspect, for example, memory / memories 316 may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores one or more computer-executable codes defining UE communicating component 342 and / or one or more of its subcomponents, and / or data associated therewith, when UE 104 is operating at least one processor 312 to execute UE communicating component 342 and / or one or more of its subcomponents.
[0065] Transceiver 302 may include at least one receiver 306 and at least one transmitter 308. Receiver 306 may include hardware, firmware, and / or software code executable by a processor for receiving data, the code comprising instructions and being stored in a memory (e.g., computer-readable medium) . Receiver 306 may be, for example, a radio frequency (RF) receiver. In an aspect, receiver 306 may receive signals transmitted by at least one base station 102. Additionally, receiver 306 may process such received signals, and also may obtain measurements of the signals, such as, but not limited to, Ec / Io, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) , reference signal received power (RSRP) , received signal strength indicator (RSSI) , etc. Transmitter 308 may include hardware, firmware, and / or software code executable by a processor for transmitting data, the code comprising instructions and being stored in a memory (e.g., computer-readable medium) . A suitable example of transmitter 308 may including, but is not limited to, an RF transmitter.
[0066] Moreover, in an aspect, UE 104 may include RF front end 388, which may operate in communication with one or more antennas 365 and transceiver 302 for receiving and transmitting radio transmissions, for example, wireless communications transmitted by at least one base station 102 or wireless transmissions transmitted by UE 104. RF front end 388 may be connected to one or more antennas 365 and can include one or more low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) 390, one or more switches 392, one or more power amplifiers (PAs) 398, and one or more filters 396 for transmitting and receiving RF signals.
[0067] In an aspect, LNA 390 can amplify a received signal at a desired output level. In an aspect, each LNA 390 may have a specified minimum and maximum gain values. In an aspect, RF front end 388 may use one or more switches 392 to select a particular LNA 390 and its specified gain value based on a desired gain value for a particular application.
[0068] Further, for example, one or more PA (s) 398 may be used by RF front end 388 to amplify a signal for an RF output at a desired output power level. In an aspect, each PA 398 may have specified minimum and maximum gain values. In an aspect, RF front end 388 may use one or more switches 392 to select a particular PA 398 and its specified gain value based on a desired gain value for a particular application.
[0069] Also, for example, one or more filters 396 can be used by RF front end 388 to filter a received signal to obtain an input RF signal. Similarly, in an aspect, for example, a respective filter 396 can be used to filter an output from a respective PA 398 to produce an output signal for transmission. In an aspect, each filter 396 can be connected to a specific LNA 390 and / or PA 398. In an aspect, RF front end 388 can use one or more switches 392 to select a transmit or receive path using a specified filter 396, LNA 390, and / or PA 398, based on a configuration as specified by transceiver 302 and / or processor 312.
[0070] As such, transceiver 302 may be configured to transmit and receive wireless signals through one or more antennas 365 via RF front end 388. In an aspect, transceiver may be tuned to operate at specified frequencies such that UE 104 can communicate with, for example, one or more base stations 102 or one or more cells associated with one or more base stations 102. In an aspect, for example, modem 340 can configure transceiver 302 to operate at a specified frequency and power level based on the UE configuration of the UE 104 and the communication protocol used by modem 340.
[0071] In an aspect, modem 340 can be a multiband-multimode modem, which can process digital data and communicate with transceiver 302 such that the digital data is sent and received using transceiver 302. In an aspect, modem 340 can be multiband and be configured to support multiple frequency bands for a specific communications protocol. In an aspect, modem 340 can be multimode and be configured to support multiple operating networks and communications protocols. In an aspect, modem 340 can control one or more components of UE 104 (e.g., RF front end 388, transceiver 302) to enable transmission and / or reception of signals from the network based on a specified modem configuration. In an aspect, the modem configuration can be based on the mode of the modem and the frequency band in use. In another aspect, the modem configuration can be based on UE configuration information associated with UE 104 as provided by the network during cell selection and / or cell reselection.
[0072] In an aspect, UE 104 can communicate with multiple TRPs (e.g., multiple base stations 102-a and 102-b) using mTRP functionality. For example, UE 104 can be configured to communicate with the multiple TRPs using CJT where the multiple TRPs (e.g. multiple base stations 102-a and 102-b) can transmit phase-coherent communications to the UE 104, or receive phase-coherent communications from the UE 104, over the multiple layers, where one layer may have signal transmitted from multiple TRPs. The multiple TRPs can be provided by a single gNB and can have a common scheduler, or can be separate gNBs. In another example, the multiple TRPs can be multiple RUs that share a DU, or otherwise. In accordance with aspects described herein, the UE 104 can obtain and / or report relative phases, frequency drift, relative delay, etc. in signals from the TRPs to allow the gNB to correct or compensate for the relative phases, generate precoders that correct or otherwise compensate for the relative phases, etc.
[0073] In an aspect, UE communicating component 342 can optionally include a PMI component 352 for generating and / or reporting a PMI based on CSI computed for RSs received from multiple TRPs of the network node, a relative phase component 354 for computing and / or reporting a relative phase between the RSs, a frequency drift component 356 for computing and / or reporting a frequency drift between the RSs, and / or a relative delay component 358 for computing and / or reporting a relative delay between the RSs, in accordance with aspects described herein.
[0074] In an aspect, the processor (s) 312 may correspond to one or more of the processors described in connection with the UE in FIG. 12. Similarly, the memory / memories 316 may correspond to the one or more memories described in connection with the UE in FIG. 12.
[0075] Referring to FIG. 4, one example of an implementation of base station 102 (e.g., a base station 102 and / or gNB 180, as described above) may include a variety of components, some of which have already been described above, but including components such as one or more processors 412 and one or more memories 416 and one or more transceivers 402 in communication via one or more buses 444. For example, the one or more processors 412 can include a single processor or multiple processors configured to perform one or more functions described herein. For example, the multiple processors can be configured to perform a certain subset of a set of functions described herein, such that the multiple processors together can perform the set of functions. Similarly, for example, the one or more memories 416 can include a single memory device or multiple memory devices configured to store instructions or parameters for performing one or more functions described herein. For example, the multiple memory devices can be configured to store the instructions or parameters for performing a certain subset of a set of functions described herein, such that the multiple memory devices together can store the instructions or parameters for the set of functions. The one or more processors 412, one or more memories 416, and one or more transceivers 402 may operate in conjunction with modem 440 and / or BS communicating component 442 for precoding CJT transmissions based on reported PMI, relative phase between TRPs, frequency drift between TRPs, or relative delay between TRPs, in accordance with aspects described herein.
[0076] The transceiver 402, receiver 406, transmitter 408, one or more processors 412, memory / memories 416, applications 475, buses 444, RF front end 488, LNAs 490, switches 492, filters 496, PAs 498, and one or more antennas 465 may be the same as or similar to the corresponding components of UE 104, as described above, but configured or otherwise programmed for base station operations as opposed to UE operations.
[0077] In an aspect, BS communicating component 442 can optionally include a RS component 452 for generating and / or transmitting RSs for transmitting via multiple TRPs to a UE 104, and / or a precoding component 454 for precoding or generating a precoder for a TRP to use in transmitting CJT transmissions to the UE 104, in accordance with aspects described herein.
[0078] In an aspect, the processor (s) 412 may correspond to one or more of the processors described in connection with the base station in FIG. 12. Similarly, the memory / memories 416 may correspond to the one or more memories described in connection with the base station in FIG. 12.
[0079] FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a graph 500 depicting a relationship between an phase change between TRPs over time and a measured phase and / or frequency drift, in accordance with aspects described herein. For example, graph 500 shows measuring phase and / or frequency drift at times t0, t1, and t2. For example, for distributed TRPs, which may each have an individual clock source, TRP-relative phase (and / or frequency drift) may change faster than TRP-relative delay, which can be used in part to determine UE-measured CJT-PMI. Graph 500 depicts the relationship between actual phase change between TRP n and TRP 1 over time 502, the measured phase at a discrete time 504 (e.g., at t0, t1, and t2) , and the derived phase based additionally on a measured frequency drift report 506.
[0080] In an example, PMI may be updated less frequently than phase report (e.g., 40 milliseconds (ms) versus 5 or 10ms) . Frequency drift may also be beneficial for less frequent update of phase. In this regard, for example, a UE can report TRP-relative phase (and / or frequency drift) on top of PMI to assist the network node (e.g., gNB) in precoding at some certain time of PDSCH transmission when TRP-relative phase may have changed (e.g., drifted away) with respect to the time at which PMI was measured. This can allow the network node to more effectively generate and / or use a precoder for CJT transmissions that accounts for the phase change between TRPs over time.
[0081] FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart of an example of a method 600 for precoding CJT based on reported PMI, relative phase between TRPs, frequency drift between TRPs, or relative delay between TRPs, in accordance with aspects described herein. FIG. 7 illustrates a flow chart of an example of a method 700 for reporting PMI, relative phase between TRPs, frequency drift between TRPs, or relative delay between TRPs, in accordance with aspects described herein. In an example, a node scheduling a UE 104 with communication resources, such as a base station 102 or gNB 180, a monolithic base station or gNB, a portion of a disaggregated base station or gNB, a UE in sidelink communication, etc., can perform the functions described in method 600 shown in FIG. 6 using one or more of the components described in FIGS. 1 and / or 4. In an example, the UE 104 can perform the functions described in method 700 shown in FIG. 7 using one or more of the components described in FIGS. 1 and / or 3. Methods 600 and 700 are described in conjunction with one another for ease of explanation; however, the methods 600 and 700 are not required to be performed together and indeed can be performed independently using separate devices.
[0082] In method 600, at Block 602, a respective first type RS can be transmitted for a UE and from each of multiple TRPs. In an aspect, RS component 452, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, BS communicating component 442, etc., can generate and / or transmit, for the UE (e.g., UE 104) and from each of multiple TRPs, the respective first type of RS. For example, the first type of RS can correspond to multi-port CSI-RS, and thus RS component 452 can generate and / or transmit multi-port CSI-RSs from each of the multiple TRPs. In one example, RS component 452 can transmit the RSs for each of the multiple TRPs at a same or similar time (e.g., at time t0 based on the formulas described above and further herein) , which may be in resource scheduled to the UE 104 by the network node for receiving the RSs. In addition, for example, RS component 452 can transmit the RSs from each TRP as a multi-port transmission, a single-port transmission, and / or the like.
[0083] In method 700, at Block 702, a respective first type RS can be received from each of multiple TRPs associated with a network node. In an aspect, UE communicating component 342, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, etc., can receive, from each of multiple TRPs associated with the network node, the respective first type of RS. For example, the first type of RS can correspond to CSI-RS, DL-RS, or TRS, and thus UE communicating component 342 can receive CSI-RSs, DL-RSs, or TRSs from each of the multiple TRPs. For example, UE 104 may be communicating with the network node via the multiple TRPs to access a wireless network. In an example, the network node may schedule the UE 104 to receive the CSI-RSs, DL-RSs, or TRSs from each of the multiple TRPs at a similar time, as described.
[0084] In method 600, optionally at Block 604, a respective second type RS can be transmitted for a UE and from each of the multiple TRPs. In an aspect, RS component 452, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, BS communicating component 442, etc., can generate and / or transmit, for the UE (e.g., UE 104) and from each of multiple TRPs, the respective second type of RS. For example, the second type of RS can correspond to single-port CSI-RS (burst) , DL-RS (burst) , tracking reference signal (TRS) , etc., and thus RS component 452 can generate and / or transmit single-port CSI-RSs, DL-RSs (or single-port CSI-RS / DL-RS bursts, where each TRP transmits each burst of the single-port CSI RS / DL-RS bursts) , or TRSs from each of the multiple TRPs, as similarly described for the respective first type RSs in block 602 above. For example, a burst can refer to multiple single-port CSI-RS / DL-RS transmitted within a certain duration.
[0085] In method 700, optionally at Block 704, a respective second type RS can be received from each of the multiple TRPs. In an aspect, UE communicating component 342, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, etc., can receive, from each of the multiple TRPs, the respective second type of RS. For example, the second type of RS can correspond to single-port CSI-RS (burst) , DL-RS (burst) , or TRS, and thus UE communicating component 342 can receive single-port CSI-RSs, DL-RSs (or single-port CSI-RS / DL-RS bursts, where each TRP transmits each burst of the single-port CSI RS / DL-RS bursts) , or TRSs from each of the multiple TRPs, as similarly described for the respective first type RSs in block 702 above.
[0086] In an example, based on the first type RSs, the UE 104 can generate or otherwise determine PMI for CJT transmission from the multiple TPRs, and based on the second type RSs, the UE 104 can generate or otherwise determine a relative phase, frequency drift, or relative delay between the TRPs. In method 700, at Block 706, a PMI generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between the respective second type RSs received from the multiple TRPs can be transmitted for the network node. In an aspect, UE communicating component 342, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, etc., can transmit, for the network node, the PMI generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between the respective second type RSs received from the multiple TRPs. For example, PMI component 352 can generate the PMI based on CSI measured from CSI-RSs received from the TRPs (e.g., as a multi-port CSI-RS transmission) . UE communicating component 342 can transmit the PMI over resources scheduled by the network node for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) , such as physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources, physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resources, etc.
[0087] In another example, relative phase component 354 can measure or compute the relative phase between the DL-RSs (or other RSs) received from the multiple TRPs (e.g., as single-port transmissions) and can report this relative phase. For example, UE communicating component 342 can report the relative phase along with the PMI or in other UCI transmitted in uplink resources scheduled by the network node. In an example, the relative phase can be a relative phase can be an indication of a phase of a RS from the TRP being reported relative to a phase of a reference TRP, as described in various examples herein.
[0088] In method 600, at Block 606, a PMI generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between the respective second type RSs received from the multiple TRPs can be received for the UE. In an aspect, BS communicating component 442, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, etc., can receive, for the UE, the PMI generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between the respective second type RSs received from the multiple TRPs. For example, BS communicating component 442 can receive the indication of the relative phase along with the PMI or otherwise, and / or may receive the PMI or indication of the relative phase in UCI, as described. Precoding component 454 can use the PMI and / or the relative phase between TRPs, as reported by the UE, to generate a precoder to use in transmitting CJT from multiple TRPs, in accordance with various aspects described herein.
[0089] In another example, the respective second type RSs can include DL-RSs transmitted by the TRPs (via RS component 452) before the CSI-RSs. In one example, relative delay component 358 can determine or compute a relative delay between the DL-RSs received from each of the TRPs, and UE communicating component 342 can report the relative delay to the network node for use in generating the precoder and / or for transmitting the CSI-RSs accounting for the delay, to facilitate PMI generation by the UE 104. For example, UE communicating component 342 can transmit an indication of the relative delay to the network node along with the PMI or before the PMI (e.g., in UCI in PUCCH or PUSCH resources, etc. ) . BS communicating component 442 can receive the indication of the reported relative delay, and can use the relative delay to more closely align, in time, CSI-RS transmissions from the TRPs.
[0090] In method 700, optionally at Block 708, a second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs can be transmitted for the network node. In an aspect, UE communicating component 342, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, etc., can transmit, for the network node, the second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs. For example, the respective second type RSs may include TRSs, which may be received before the CSI-RSs in some examples. In an example, frequency drift component 356 can measure the frequency drift between the TRSs received from each of multiple TRPs, and can report the frequency drift between TRPs, in accordance with various aspects described herein. UE communicating component 342 can transmit the second indication of the frequency drift along with the PMI and / or relative phase, or in other UCI. In this example, the network node precode downlink transmissions additionally or alternatively based on the frequency drift as well.
[0091] In method 600, optionally at Block 608, a second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs can be received for the UE. In an aspect, BS communicating component 442, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, etc., can receive, for the UE, the second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs. For example, the respective second type RSs may include TRSs, which RS component 452 can transmit before the CSI-RSs in some examples. In an example, BS communicating component 442 can receive the second indication of the frequency drift along with the PMI and / or relative phase, and / or in other UCI from the UE 104. For example, precoding component 454 can precode downlink transmissions for CJT additionally or alternatively based on the frequency drift as well.
[0092] In method 600, at Block 610, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and at least one of the relative phase or the frequency drift can be transmitted from one or more of the multiple TRPs. In an aspect, BS communicating component 442, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 412, memory / memories 416, transceiver 402, etc., can transmit, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, the downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and at least one of the relative phase or the frequency drift. For example, precoding component 454 can generate the precoder and / or accordingly precode the downlink transmissions (e.g., a CJT transmission for transmitting from multiple TRPs) based on the PMI and the relative phase and / or frequency drift, as described herein.
[0093] In method 700, at Block 710, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and at least one of the relative phase or the frequency drift can be received from one or more of the multiple TRPs. In an aspect, UE communicating component 342, e.g., in conjunction with processor (s) 312, memory / memories 316, transceiver 302, etc., can receive, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, the downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and at least one of the relative phase or the frequency drift.
[0094] FIG. 8 illustrates a timeline 800 for a specific example of reporting PMI and relative phase, in accordance with aspects described herein. As shown at 802, the UE can perform PMI updates to the network node by measuring multi-port normal FD-non-rotated CSI-RSs received from TRP1 and TRP2 at 804. At 806, the UE can report PMI to the network node based on the multi-port CSI-RS. In this example, at time t0, PMI component 352 can measure N CSI-RSs (transmitted by N TRPs) , and can report, to the network node, the CJT PMI. Based on the reported PMI, for example, (where an associated precoder can be denoted as ) , the network node (e.g., precoding component 454) can derive the TRP-relative phase (by averaging across all ports of a TRP e.g. WTRP#n) . For example, this may include using TRP 1 as reference TRP, and denoting TRP n-to-TRP 1 phase at time t0 as φn (t0) =φTRP#n (t0) -φTRP#1 (t0) (e.g., where φ1 (t0) =0) . In an example, the network node can transmit PDSCH 808 as a CJY from TRP1 and TRP2 using a precoder that is computed or determined based on the PMI.
[0095] In an example, as shown at 810, the UE can also report relative phase to the network node based on measuring single-port DL-RSs 812 received from each of TRP 1 and TRP 2, and reporting the relative phase (e.g., phase difference) between the two DL-RSs at 814. For example, at time t1 (e.g., when CJT-PDSCH is to be transmitted) , relative phase component 354 can measure DL-RSs 812 and report TRP-relative phase (s) : φn(t1) , n=2, …, N for second type RSs (e.g., DL-RS) transmitted by the TRPs. For reference TRP (e.g., TRP#1) , φ1 (t1) =0, and this relative phase may not need to be reported. Thus, relative phase component 354 can report N –1 TRP-relative phase (s) in total. For example, relative phase component 354 can report the relative phase from TRP1 to TRP2. In one example, to save RS overhead, RS component 452 can transmit N single-port DL-RS (from N TRPs) at 812, as described.
[0096] In this example, the network node can receive the phase report 814 from the UE indicating the relative phase, and can apply or generate a precoder for CJT-PDSCH based on the reported relative phase at time after t1 as For example, the UE can apply or generate the precoder for a CJT-PDSCH that is shortly after time t1 (e.g., a next CJT-PDSCH or a CJT-PSDCH within a number of slots from t1) . This is due to that, for the channel, [HTRP#1 (t1) , …, HTRP#n (t1) , …] = [HTRP#1 (t0) exp (j(φTRP#1 (t1) -φTRP#1 (t0) ) ) , …, HTRP#n (t0) exp (j(φTRP#n (t1) -φTRP#n (t0) ) ) , …] =exp (-j(φTRP#1 (t1) ) -φTRP#1 (t0) )[HTRP#1 (t0) , …, HTRP#n (t0) exp (j(φn (t1) -φn (t0) ) ) , …] . The network node can apply the precoder for transmitting CJT PDSCH 816.
[0097] FIG. 9 illustrates a timeline 900 for a specific example of reporting PMI and relative phase and delay, in accordance with aspects described herein. As shown at 902, the UE can perform PMI updates to the network node, similarly as described above in reference to FIG. 8, but also considering relative phase between TRP1 and TRP2. For example, the network node can transmit single-port DL-RS 904 from each of the multiple TRPs (TRP1 and TRP2) . The UE can receive the single-port DL-RSs 904 and compute and / or report a delay between the DL-RSs at 906. For example, the UE can report an indication of the delay in UCI (e.g., in PUCCH or PUSCH resources) . The network node can receive the reported delay 906 and can accordingly account for the delay in transmitting CSI-RSs 908 via the TRPs. In this example, similarly as described above, the UE can measure multi-port FD-rotated CSI-RSs received from TRP1 and TRP2, which can have been adjusted for the relative delay, at 908. At 910, the UE can report PMI to the network node based on the multi-port CSI-RS, as described above, and the network node can transmit CJT PDSCH at 912 using a precoder based on the PMI. In addition, in an example, this information can also be used in generating the precoder for transmitting CJT PDSCH 912 and / or CJT PDSCH 920. For example, for CJT with N TRPs, at time t0, UE can measure N (single-port) DL-RSs 904 (from N TRPs) and report TRP-relative delay (s) at 906. The network node can transmit N (multi-port) delay-compensated (e.g., FD-phase rotated) CSI-RSs 908 (from N TRPs) based on the reported delay (s) 906 based on which UE measures and reports CJT PMI 910. As described above, the UE can also perform phase updates at 914 based on receiving single-port DL-RSs 916 from each of the TRPs, and reporting a relative phase at 918. The network node can precode PDSCH 920 based on the relative phase (and / or the PMI and / or the relative delay) .
[0098] FIG. 10 illustrates a timeline 1000 for a specific example of reporting PMI and frequency drift, in accordance with aspects described herein. As shown at 1002, the UE can perform PMI updates to the network node, similarly as described above in reference to FIG. 8, but also considering frequency drift between TRP1 and TRP2. For example, the network node can transmit TRS 1004 from each of the multiple TRPs (TRP1 and TRP2) . The UE can receive the single-port TRS 1004 and compute and / or report a frequency drift between the TRSs at 1006. For example, the UE can report an indication of the frequency drift in UCI (e.g., in PUCCH or PUSCH resources) . The network node can receive the reported frequency drift 1006 and can accordingly account for the frequency drift in transmitting CSI-RSs 1008 via the TRPs. In this example, similarly as described above, the UE can measure multi-port normal FD-non-rotated CSI-RSs received from TRP1 and TRP2, which can have been adjusted for the frequency drift, at 1008. At 1010, the UE can report PMI to the network node based on the multi-port CSI-RS, as described above, and the network node can transmit CJT PDSCH at 1012 using a precoder based on the PMI. In addition, in an example, this information can also be used in generating the precoder for transmitting CJT PDSCH 1012 and / or CJT PDSCH 1020. As described above, the UE can also perform phase updates at 1014 based on receiving TRSs or single-port DL-RSs 1016 from each of the TRPs, and reporting a relative phase (and / or frequency drift for TRS) at 1018. The network node can precode PDSCH 1020 based on the relative phase (and / or the PMI and / or the frequency drift) .
[0099] In one example, where UE velocity is small and clock drift en can be assumed stable, φn (t1) -φn (t0) ≈2πen (t0) fc (t1-t0) . In such examples, it can be beneficial to also report frequency drift. In some examples, frequency drift itself may be updated no more frequently than phase. In one example, PMI can be updated as frequently as delay, which can be updated less frequency than frequency drift, which can be updated as or less frequently than phase. In one example, as shown in FIG. 10, for PDSCH to be transmitted at t∈ (t0, t1) (e.g., PDSCH 1012) , the network node (e.g., via precoding component 454) can apply precoder where en (t0) is according to frequency drift report at time t0. Then, for PDSCH to be transmitted at t>t1 (short after t1, e.g., PDSCH 1020) , the network node may apply precoder where en (t1) is according to frequency drift report at time t1.
[0100] FIG. 11 illustrates a timeline 1100 for a specific example of reporting PMI and delay and frequency drift, in accordance with aspects described herein. As shown at 1102, the UE can perform PMI updates to the network node, similarly as described above in reference to FIG. 10, but also considering relative delay between TRP1 and TRP2. For example, the network node can transmit TRS 1104 from each of the multiple TRPs (TRP1 and TRP2) . The UE can receive the single-port TRS 1104 and compute and / or report a delay and frequency drift between the TRSs at 1106. For example, the UE can report an indication of the delay and frequency drift in UCI (e.g., in PUCCH or PUSCH resources) . The network node can receive the reported delay and frequency drift 1106 and can accordingly account for the delay and frequency drift in transmitting CSI-RSs 1108 via the TRPs. In this example, similarly as described above, the UE can measure multi-port normal FD-rotated CSI-RSs received from TRP1 and TRP2, which can have been adjusted for the delay and frequency drift, at 1108. At 1110, the UE can report PMI to the network node based on the multi-port CSI-RS, as described above, and the network node can transmit CJT PDSCH at 1112 using a precoder based on the PMI. In addition, in an example, this information can also be used in generating the precoder for transmitting CJT PDSCH 1112 and / or CJT PDSCH 1120. As described above, the UE can also perform phase updates at 1114 based on receiving TRSs or single-port DL-RSs 1116 from each of the TRPs, and reporting a relative phase (and / or delay and / or frequency drift for TRS) at 1118. The network node can precode PDSCH 1120 based on the relative phase (and / or the PMI and / or the delay and / or the frequency drift) .
[0101] In an example, in reporting the relative phase (e.g., at Block 706) or receiving the relative phase (e.g., at Block 606) , the report may be a memoryless report at the UE 104, such that the UE can transmit the relative TRP at a measured / reported time. In this example, the network node can record (or do bookkeeping) of φn (t0) , φn (t1) , …, and / or can apply for the precoder for TRP n as WTRP#nexp (j(φn (t0) -φn (t1) ) ) at a certain PDSCH transmission time t1. In another example, the report can be defined as a relative TRP time-incremental at a measured / reported time over a last measured / reported time. In this example, the UE 104 can record (or do bookkeeping) on what was reported at a most recent time. For example, the UE 104 can report φn (t0) -φn (t1) at a measured time t1. In one example, the measured / reported time can be a reference resource slot. For example, for CSI in 5G NR, a CSI reference resource slot, nCSI_ref, can be defined as nCSI_ref ≥ 4 or 5 slots (for periodic CSI report) , or slots (for aperiodic CSI report) . In addition, in an example, phase report may be based on multiple single-port CSI-RSs (from multiple TRPs) .
[0102] In an example, in reporting the frequency drift (e.g., at Block 708) or receiving the frequency drift (e.g., at Block 706) , the frequency drift report may be based on TRSs (from multiple TRPs) , or based on single-port CSI-RS bursts (from multiple TRPs) , as described. In an example, the frequency drift report can indicate the frequency drift as a value in frequency (e.g., in Hz) based on a reference (RF) frequency location, e.g. where vn or en corresponds to TRP-relative, e.g. TRP n-to-TRP 1. The reference frequency location may be defined as the start (RF) frequency or center (RF) frequency (e.g., of CSI wideband or subband) associated with the report. In another example, the frequency drift report can indicate the frequency in terms of a phase (e.g., phase quantized ∈ [0, 2π) or ∈ [-π, π) ) accumulated over a reference time duration, e.g., based on a reference frequency location (start / center frequency) and the reference time duration – In yet another example, frequency drift report can indicate the frequency drift in terms of a percentage (similar as clock drift, e.g. in parts-per-million (ppm) or parts-per-billion (ppb) ) –e.g., In any of the above examples, the reported frequency drift may be reported as wideband-common (e.g. averaged over wideband) or per-subband (e.g. averaged over each subband) .
[0103] In addition, for example, for reporting relative phase, frequency drift, and / or delay, for multi-receiver-based measurement, relative phase component 354, frequency drift component 356, and / or relative delay component 358 can ensure the phase, frequency drift, or delay is not lower than a minimum and / or not higher than a maximum as a condition to reporting. For example, UE communicating component 342 can transmit the relative phase, frequency drift, and / or relative delay (e.g., with the PMI or otherwise) only where the relative phase, frequency drift, and / or relative delay are not lower than a respective minimum value or not higher than a respective maximum value.
[0104] FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a MIMO communication system 1200 including a base station 102 and a UE 104. The MIMO communication system 1200 may illustrate aspects of the wireless communication access network 100 described with reference to FIG. 1. The base station 102 may be an example of aspects of the base station 102 described with reference to FIG. 1. The base station 102 may be equipped with antennas 1234 and 1235, and the UE 104 may be equipped with antennas 1252 and 1253. In the MIMO communication system 1200, the base station 102 may be able to send data over multiple communication links at the same time. Each communication link may be called a “layer” and the “rank” of the communication link may indicate the number of layers used for communication. For example, in a 2x2 MIMO communication system where base station 102 transmits two “layers, ” the rank of the communication link between the base station 102 and the UE 104 is two.
[0105] At the base station 102, a transmit (Tx) processor 1220 may receive data from a data source. The transmit processor 1220 may process the data. The transmit processor 1220 may also generate control symbols or reference symbols. A transmit MIMO processor 1230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on data symbols, control symbols, or reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide output symbol streams to the transmit modulator / demodulators 1232 and 1233. Each modulator / demodulator 1232 through 1233 may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM, etc. ) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator / demodulator 1232 through 1233 may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a DL signal. In one example, DL signals from modulator / demodulators 1232 and 1233 may be transmitted via the antennas 1234 and 1235, respectively.
[0106] The UE 104 may be an example of aspects of the UEs 104 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. At the UE 104, the UE antennas 1252 and 1253 may receive the DL signals from the base station 102 and may provide the received signals to the modulator / demodulators 1254 and 1255, respectively. Each modulator / demodulator 1254 through 1255 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a respective received signal to obtain input samples. Each modulator / demodulator 1254 through 1255 may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM, etc. ) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 1256 may obtain received symbols from the modulator / demodulators 1254 and 1255, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols, if applicable, and provide detected symbols. A receive (Rx) processor 1258 may process (e.g., demodulate, deinterleave, and decode) the detected symbols, providing decoded data for the UE 104 to a data output, and provide decoded control information to a processor (s) 1280, or memory / memories 1282.
[0107] The processor (s) 1280 may in some cases execute stored instructions to instantiate a UE communicating component 342 (see e.g., FIGS. 1 and 3) .
[0108] On the uplink (UL) , at the UE 104, a transmit processor 1264 may receive and process data from a data source. The transmit processor 1264 may also generate reference symbols for a reference signal. The symbols from the transmit processor 1264 may be precoded by a transmit MIMO processor 1266 if applicable, further processed by the modulator / demodulators 1254 and 1255 (e.g., for single carrier-FDMA, etc. ) , and be transmitted to the base station 102 in accordance with the communication parameters received from the base station 102. At the base station 102, the UL signals from the UE 104 may be received by the antennas 1234 and 1235, processed by the modulator / demodulators 1232 and 1233, detected by a MIMO detector 1236 if applicable, and further processed by a receive processor 1238. The receive processor 1238 may provide decoded data to a data output and to the processor (s) 1240 or memory / memories 1242.
[0109] The processor (s) 1240 may in some cases execute stored instructions to instantiate a BS communicating component 442 (see e.g., FIGS. 1 and 4) .
[0110] The components of the UE 104 may, individually or collectively, be implemented with one or more ASICs adapted to perform some or all of the applicable functions in hardware. Each of the noted modules may be a means for performing one or more functions related to operation of the MIMO communication system 1200. Similarly, the components of the base station 102 may, individually or collectively, be implemented with one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) adapted to perform some or all of the applicable functions in hardware. Each of the noted components may be a means for performing one or more functions related to operation of the MIMO communication system 1200.
[0111] The following aspects are illustrative only and aspects thereof may be combined with aspects of other embodiments or teaching described herein, without limitation.
[0112] Aspect 1 is a method for wireless communication at a UE including receiving, from each of multiple TRPs associated with a network node, a respective first type RS, transmitting, for the network node, a PMI generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs received from the multiple TRPs, and receiving, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.
[0113] In Aspect 2, the method of Aspect 1 includes transmitting, for the network node, a second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs, where the downlink transmission is precoded based additionally on the frequency drift.
[0114] In Aspect 3, the method of Aspect 2 includes where each of the respective second type RSs is received as a single-port RS from each of the multiple TRPs.
[0115] In Aspect 4, the method of any of Aspects 2 or 3 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is based on a reference frequency.
[0116] In Aspect 5, the method of any of Aspects 2 to 4 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is phase quantized over a reference time duration.
[0117] In Aspect 6, the method of any of Aspects 2 to 5 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is a percentage.
[0118] In Aspect 7, the method of any of Aspects 2 to 6 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is one of wideband-common or is indicated per subband.
[0119] In Aspect 8, the method of any of Aspects 2 to 7 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is one of wideband-averaged or is indicated per-subband-averaged.
[0120] In Aspect 9, the method of any of Aspects 2 to 8 includes where transmitting the second indication of the frequency drift is based at least in part on determining that the frequency drift is not lower than a minimum or not higher than a maximum.
[0121] In Aspect 10, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 9 includes where the indication of the relative phase includes the relative phase of one or more of the respective first type RSs or the respective second type RSs from one or more of the multiple TRPs relative to a first RS of the respective first type RSs or the respective second type RSs from a first TRP of the multiple TRPs.
[0122] In Aspect 11, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 10 includes receiving the respective second type RSs as a single-port RS transmission from the multiple TRPs, and transmitting, for the network node, a second indication of a relative delay between the respective second type RSs, where the respective first type RSs are precoded based on the relative delay.
[0123] In Aspect 12, the method of Aspect 11 includes where transmitting the second indication of the relative delay is based at least in part on determining that the relative delay is not lower than a minimum or not higher than a maximum.
[0124] In Aspect 13, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 12 includes where the indication of the relative phase is relative to a previously reported relative phase for previously received RSs from the multiple TRPs.
[0125] In Aspect 14, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 13 includes where each of the respective second type RSs is received as a single-port RS from each of the multiple TRPs.
[0126] In Aspect 15, the method of any of Aspects 1 to 14 includes where each of the other respective second type RSs is received as a burst of single-port RSs within a duration from each of the multiple TRPs.
[0127] Aspect 16 is a method for wireless communication at a network node including transmitting, for a UE and from each of multiple TRPs associated with the network node, a respective first type RS, receiving, for the UE, a PMI generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs transmitted from the multiple TRPs, and transmitting, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.
[0128] In Aspect 17, the method of Aspect 16 includes receiving, for the UE, a second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs, where the downlink transmission is precoded based additionally on the frequency drift.
[0129] In Aspect 18, the method of Aspect 17 includes where each of the respective second type RSs is transmitted as a single-port RS from each of the multiple TRPs.
[0130] In Aspect 19, the method of any of Aspects 17 or 18 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is based on a reference frequency.
[0131] In Aspect 20, the method of any of Aspects 17 to 19 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is phase quantized over a reference time duration.
[0132] In Aspect 21, the method of any of Aspects 17 to 20 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is a percentage.
[0133] In Aspect 22, the method of any of Aspects 17 to 21 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is one of wideband-common or is indicated per subband.
[0134] In Aspect 23, the method of any of Aspects 17 to 22 includes where the second indication of the frequency drift is one of wideband-averaged or is indicated per-subband-averaged.
[0135] In Aspect 24, the method of any of Aspects 16 to 23 includes where the indication of the relative phase includes the relative phase of one or more of the respective first type RSs or the respective second type RSs from one or more of the multiple TRPs relative to a first RS of the respective first type RSs or the respective second type RSs from a first TRP of the multiple TRPs.
[0136] In Aspect 25, the method of any of Aspects 16 to 24 includes transmitting, for the UE and from each of the multiple TRPs, the respective second type RSs as a single-port RS transmission, where the indication of the relative phase is received from the UE after the PMI and based on the other respective RSs.
[0137] In Aspect 26, the method of any of Aspects 16 to 25 includes transmitting the respective second type RSs as a single-port RS transmission from the multiple TRPs, and transmitting, for the network node, a second indication of a relative delay between the respective second type RSs, where the respective first type RSs are precoded based on the relative delay.
[0138] In Aspect 27, the method of Aspect 26 includes transmitting, for the UE and from each of the multiple TRPs, each of the respective second type RSs as a single-port RS transmission, where the indication of the relative phase is received from the UE after the PMI and based on the respective second type RSs.
[0139] In Aspect 28, the method of any of Aspects 16 to 27 includes where the indication of the relative phase is relative to a previously reported relative phase for previously transmitted RSs from the multiple TRPs.
[0140] In Aspect 29, the method of any of Aspects 16 to 28 includes where each of the respective second type RSs is transmitted as a single-port RS from each of the multiple TRPs.
[0141] In Aspect 30, the method of any of Aspects 16 to 29 includes where each of the other respective second type RSs is transmitted as a burst of single-port RSs within a duration from each of the multiple TRPs.
[0142] Aspect 31 is an apparatus for wireless communication including one or more processors, one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, and instructions stored in the one or more memories and operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the apparatus to perform any of the methods of Aspects 1 to 30.
[0143] Aspect 32 is an apparatus for wireless communication including means for performing any of the methods of Aspects 1 to 30.
[0144] Aspect 33 is one or more computer-readable media including code executable by one or more processors for wireless communications, the code including code for performing any of the methods of Aspects 1 to 30.
[0145] The above detailed description set forth above in connection with the appended drawings describes examples and does not represent the only examples that may be implemented or that are within the scope of the claims. The term “example, ” when used in this description, means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration, ” and not “preferred” or “advantageous over other examples. ” The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of the described techniques. These techniques, however, may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and apparatuses are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.
[0146] Information and signals may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, computer-executable code or instructions stored on a computer-readable medium, or any combination thereof.
[0147] The various illustrative blocks and components described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with a specially programmed device, such as but not limited to a processor, a digital signal processor (DSP) , an ASIC, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A specially programmed processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A specially programmed processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
[0148] The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope and spirit of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, functions described above can be implemented using software executed by a specially programmed processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or combinations of any of these. Features implementing functions may also be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations. Also, as used herein, including in the claims, “or” as used in a list of items prefaced by “at least one of” indicates a disjunctive list such that, for example, a list of “at least one of A, B, or C” means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C) .
[0149] Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) , or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, include compact disc (CD) , laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD) , floppy disk and Blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.
[0150] The previous description of the disclosure is provided to enable a person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the common principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Furthermore, although elements of the described aspects and / or embodiments may be described or claimed in the singular, the plural is contemplated unless limitation to the singular is explicitly stated. Additionally, all or a portion of any aspect and / or embodiment may be utilized with all or a portion of any other aspect and / or embodiment, unless stated otherwise. Thus, the disclosure is not to be limited to the examples and designs described herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
Claims
1.An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:a transceiver;one or more memories configured to, individually or in combination, store instructions; andone or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:receive, from each of multiple transmission / reception points (TRPs) associated with a network node, a respective first type reference signal (RS) ;transmit, for the network node, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs received from the multiple TRPs; andreceive, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.2.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit, for the network node, a second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs, wherein the downlink transmission is precoded based additionally on the frequency drift.3.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each of the respective second type RSs is received as a single-port RS from each of the multiple TRPs.4.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second indication of the frequency drift is based on a reference frequency.5.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second indication of the frequency drift is phase quantized over a reference time duration.6.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second indication of the frequency drift is a percentage.7.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second indication of the frequency drift is one of wideband-common or is indicated per subband.8.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second indication of the frequency drift is one of wideband-averaged or is indicated per-subband-averaged.9.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit the second indication of the frequency drift based at least in part on determining that the frequency drift is not lower than a minimum or not higher than a maximum.10.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication of the relative phase includes the relative phase of one or more of the respective first type RSs or the respective second type RSs from one or more of the multiple TRPs relative to a first RS of the respective first type RSs or the respective second type RSs from a first TRP of the multiple TRPs.11.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:receive the respective second type RSs as a single-port RS transmission from the multiple TRPs; andtransmit, for the network node, a second indication of a relative delay between the respective second type RSs,wherein the respective first type RSs are precoded based on the relative delay.12.The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit the second indication of the relative delay based at least in part on determining that the relative delay is not lower than a minimum or not higher than a maximum.13.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication of the relative phase is relative to a previously reported relative phase for previously received RSs from the multiple TRPs.14.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the respective second type RSs is received as a single-port RS from each of the multiple TRPs.15.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the other respective second type RSs is received as a burst of single-port RSs within a duration from each of the multiple TRPs.16.An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:a transceiver;one or more memories configured to, individually or in combination, store instructions; andone or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:transmit, for a user equipment (UE) and from each of multiple transmission / reception points (TRPs) associated with the apparatus, a respective first type reference signal (RS) ;receive, for the UE, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs transmitted from the multiple TRPs; andtransmit, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.17.The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to receive, for the UE, a second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs, wherein the downlink transmission is precoded based additionally on the frequency drift.18.The apparatus of claim 17, wherein each of the respective second type RSs is transmitted as a single-port RS from each of the multiple TRPs.19.The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second indication of the frequency drift is one of based on a reference frequency, phase quantized over a reference time duration, a percentage, wideband-common, indicated per subband, wideband-averaged, or indicated per-subband-averaged.20.The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the indication of the relative phase includes the relative phase of one or more of the respective first type RSs or the respective second type RSs from one or more of the multiple TRPs relative to a first RS of the respective first type RSs or the respective second type RSs from a first TRP of the multiple TRPs.21.The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to transmit, for the UE and from each of the multiple TRPs, the respective second type RSs as a single-port RS transmission, wherein the indication of the relative phase is received from the UE after the PMI and based on the other respective RSs.22.The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are, individually or in combination, configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:transmit the respective second type RSs as a single-port RS transmission from the multiple TRPs; andtransmit, for the network node, a second indication of a relative delay between the respective second type RSs,wherein the respective first type RSs are precoded based on the relative delay.23.The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising transmitting, for the UE and from each of the multiple TRPs, each of the respective second type RSs as a single-port RS transmission, wherein the indication of the relative phase is received from the UE after the PMI and based on the respective second type RSs.24.The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the indication of the relative phase is relative to a previously reported relative phase for previously transmitted RSs from the multiple TRPs.25.The apparatus of claim 16, wherein each of the respective second type RSs is transmitted as a single-port RS from each of the multiple TRPs.26.The apparatus of claim 16, wherein each of the other respective second type RSs is transmitted as a burst of single-port RSs within a duration from each of the multiple TRPs.27.A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) , comprising:receiving, from each of multiple transmission / reception points (TRPs) associated with a network node, a respective first type reference signal (RS) ;transmitting, for the network node, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs received from the multiple TRPs; andreceiving, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.28.The method of claim 27, further comprising transmitting, for the network node, a second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs, wherein the downlink transmission is precoded based additionally on the frequency drift.29.A method for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:transmitting, for a user equipment (UE) and from each of multiple transmission / reception points (TRPs) associated with the network node, a respective first type reference signal (RS) ;receiving, for the UE, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) generated based on the respective first type RSs and an indication of a relative phase between the respective first type RSs or between respective second type RSs transmitted from the multiple TRPs; andtransmitting, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, a downlink transmission that is precoded based at least in part on the PMI and the relative phase.30.The method of claim 29, further comprising receiving, for the UE, a second indication of a frequency drift between the respective second type RSs, wherein the downlink transmission is precoded based additionally on the frequency drift.
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