Channel state information enhancement to support more than thirty-two ports
By enhancing CMR configuration and CRI reporting to support more than 32 CSI-RS antenna ports through grouping and parameter assumptions, the limitations of current wireless systems are overcome, enabling efficient MIMO operations with dynamic adaptation.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2024/074477
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-07
AI Technical Summary
Current wireless communication systems, such as 3GPP NR, are limited to supporting a maximum of 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, which hinders the use of more antenna elements for MIMO operations, especially in mid-frequency and high-frequency bands, and existing work-arounds like antenna element to CSI-RS port mapping perform sub-optimally due to inability to adapt dynamically to varying conditions.
Enhancements to CMR configuration and CRI reporting are introduced to support more than 32 CSI-RS antenna ports by grouping CSI-RS resources and assuming common parameters like power control offset and time-domain behavior across these resources, allowing for flexible CSI reporting.
Enables dynamic adaptation to different channel conditions, improving MIMO operations with increased antenna elements without altering the supported combinations of (N1, N2) structures, thus enhancing communication efficiency.
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CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION ENHANCEMENT TO SUPPORT MORE THAN THIRTY-TWO PORTSTECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This application relates generally to wireless communication systems, including systems, apparatuses, and methods in which a user equipment (UE) may measure time and frequency resources associated with a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) resource and transmit a CSI report to a network.BACKGROUND
[0002] Wireless mobile communication technology uses various standards and protocols to transmit data between a network device (e.g., a base station, a radio head, etc. ) and a wireless communication device. Wireless communication system standards and protocols can include, for example, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE) (e.g., 4G) , 3GPP new radio (NR) (e.g., 5G) , and IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless local area networks (WLAN) (commonly known to industry groups as ) .
[0003] As contemplated by the 3GPP, different wireless communication systems standards and protocols can use various radio access networks (RANs) for communicating between a network device of the RAN (which may also sometimes be referred to generally as a RAN node, a network node, or simply a node) and a wireless communication device known as a UE. 3GPP RANs can include, for example, global system for mobile communications (GSM) , enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) RAN (GERAN) , Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) , Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) , and / or Next-Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) .
[0004] Each RAN may use one or more radio access technologies (RATs) to perform communication between the network device and the UE. For example, the GERAN implements GSM and / or EDGE RAT, the UTRAN implements universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) RAT or other 3GPP RAT, the E-UTRAN implements LTE RAT (sometimes simply referred to as LTE) , and NG-RAN implements NR RAT (sometimes referred to herein as 5G RAT, 5G NR RAT, or simply NR) . In certain deployments, the E-UTRAN may also implement NR RAT. In certain deployments, NG-RAN may also implement LTE RAT.
[0005] A network device used by a RAN may correspond to that RAN. One example of an E-UTRAN network device is an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Node B (also commonly denoted as evolved Node B, enhanced Node B, eNodeB, or eNB) . One example of an NG-RAN network device is a next generation Node B (also sometimes referred to as a g Node B or gNB) .
[0006] A RAN provides its communication services with external entities through its connection to a core network (CN) . For example, E-UTRAN may utilize an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) , while NG-RAN may utilize a 5G Core Network (5GC) .BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] To easily identify the discussion of any particular element or act, the most significant digit or digits in a reference number refer to the figure number in which that element is first introduced.
[0008] FIG. 1 shows parameters of antenna structures supported by 3GPP NR systems.
[0009] FIGs. 2A, 2B, and 2C show antenna element layouts for some of the antenna structures shown in FIG. 1.
[0010] FIG. 3 shows an example method of wireless communication by a UE, according to one or more aspects described herein.
[0011] FIG. 4 shows an antenna element layout for an antenna structure per CSI-RS resource and an antenna structure per set of grouped CSI-RS resources, according to one or more aspects described herein.
[0012] FIGs. 5A, 5B, and 5C show examples of how a set of CSI-RS resources may be grouped, associated with a channel measurement resource (CMR) configuration, and incorporated into a hierarchical structure.
[0013] FIG. 6 shows an example method of wireless communication by a network device, according to one or more aspects described herein.
[0014] FIG. 7 illustrates an example architecture of a wireless communication system, according to one or more aspects described herein.
[0015] FIG. 8 illustrates an example system for performing signaling between a wireless device and a network device, according to one or more aspects described herein.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] Various embodiments are described with regard to a user equipment (UE) . However, reference to a UE is merely provided for illustrative purposes. The example embodiments may be utilized with any electronic component that may establish a connection to a network and is configured with the hardware, software, and / or firmware to exchange information and data with a network. Therefore, the UE as described herein is used to represent any appropriate electronic device (e.g., a mobile phone, a computer (e.g., a laptop or tablet computer) , a wearable device (e.g., an electronic watch, fitness device, or head-mounted device) , or an Internet of Things (IoT) device) .
[0017] A CSI report is used by a UE operating within a 3GPP system to report the parameters of one or more downlink (DL) transmissions received via one or more antenna ports. An antenna port on which a CSI report is based may be referred to as a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) antenna port, which means that a network device (e.g., a network device of a RAN, such as a gNB) has configured one or more CSI-RS resources to be received by the UE and measured, and indicated the CSI-RS resources to the UE in a channel measurement resource (CMR) configuration. A CSI report may include parameters such as a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) , a rank indicator (RI) , a channel quality indicator (CQI) , a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) , a layer indication (LI) , and so on. CSI reports can be particularly important for DL multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) operation.
[0018] At a high level, there are two types of CSI codebook: Type I and Type II. Type I codebook is for low resolution CSI feedback and supports up to 8 layers. Type II codebook is for high resolution CSI feedback and supports up to 4 layers. Each type of codebook assumes a two-dimensional linear antenna structure (i.e., an N1 x N2 array of antenna elements) .
[0019] An NR CSI report currently supports up to 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, wherein the number of CSI-RS antenna ports (PCSI-RS) is defined as: PCSI-RS=2*N1*N2
[0020] where N1 is the number of antenna elements along a first direction (e.g., a horizontal direction) and N2 is the number of antenna elements along a second direction, orthogonal to the first direction (e.g., a vertical direction) . The factor 2 is a result of each antenna element having a vertical polarization (V-Pol) and a horizontal polarization (H-Pol) .
[0021] The combinations of N1 and N2 that are supported by NR systems are set forth in Table 5.2.2.2.1-2 of 3GPP Technical Specification (TS) 38.214 V18.0.0 (2023-09) , which table 100 is reproduced in FIG. 1.32 CSI-RS antenna ports are supported for values of (N1, N2) equal to (4, 4) , (8, 2) , and (16, 1) , which correspond to the antenna structures shown in FIGs. 2A-2C.
[0022] FIG. 2A shows an antenna structure 200 corresponding to (N1, N2) = (4, 4) . The antenna structure 200 includes 16 antenna elements 202. Each of the antenna elements 202 is associated with two polarizations (e.g., V-Pol and H-Pol) . The antenna elements 202 may be associated with (e.g., mounted on) an antenna panel 204. FIG. 2B shows an antenna structure 210 corresponding to (N1, N2) = (8, 2) . The antenna structure 210 includes 16 antenna elements 212. Each of the antenna elements 212 is associated with two polarizations. The antenna elements 212 may be associated with an antenna panel 214. FIG. 2C shows an antenna structure 220 corresponding to (N1, N2) = (16, 1) . The antenna structure 220 includes 16 antenna elements 222. Each of the antenna elements 222 is associated with two polarizations. The antenna elements 222 may be associated with an antenna panel 224.
[0023] A problem exists in that there is a push to provide gNBs having more antenna elements / ports, such as more than 32 antenna elements / ports. More antenna elements can be especially useful for MIMO operation in mid-frequency and high-frequency NR bands. However, NR currently only supports a maximum of 32 CSI-RS antenna ports for DL CSI acquisition and MIMO operation (see, e.g., FIGs. 1 and 2A-2C) .
[0024] As a work-around to NR only supporting a maximum of 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, some network operators and infrastructure vendors (infra-vendors) have performed antenna element to CSI-RS port mapping. For example, for a gNB having 128 antenna elements, 4 antenna elements have been mapped to one CSI-RS port. Such mapping can be implemented by means of fixed or semi-static beamforming (e.g., with certain down-tilt) . However, fixed or semi-static beamforming can perform sub-optimally because it cannot (or it is very difficult to) dynamically adapt to different location, channel condition, channel variation, and so on for different UEs. Furthermore, such fixed or semi-static beamforming is not fully supported by 3GPP standards.
[0025] Another way to support more than 32 CSI-RS antenna ports would be to supplement the table shown in FIG. 1 to support alternative combinations of (N1, N2) .
[0026] Described herein are alternative solutions to provide NR support for more than 32 CSI-RS antenna ports. The solutions include CMR configuration enhancements and CRI enhancements. The enhancements build upon the structure of the table shown in FIG. 1, without changing the supported combinations of (N1, N2) .
[0027] FIG. 3 shows an example method 300 of wireless communication by a UE. In some cases, the UE may be the wireless device 702, 704, or 802, or one of the other UEs described herein. In some cases, the method 300 may be performed by a processor of the UE, using a transceiver of the UE or other components of the UE. The transceiver may be operable to transmit and receive over an air interface, using a set of antenna elements of the UE.
[0028] At 302, the method 300 may include receiving, via the transceiver, an indication of a CMR configuration. The CMR configuration may include a set of grouped CSI-RS resources for CSI reporting for a single transmission and reception point (TRP; i.e., a network device) , and each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be defined (e.g., in a 3GPP TS) to support 32 or fewer CSI-RS antenna ports. The CMR configuration may explicitly or implicitly indicate the CSI-resources that are in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources. Each CSI-RS resource may be configured as a non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resource (i.e., an NZP-CSI-RS-Resource) .
[0029] In some embodiments, each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may support 32 CSI-RS antenna ports. Alternatively, one or more or all of the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may support fewer than 32 CSI-RS antenna ports (and one or more or none of the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may support 32 CSI-RS antenna ports) .
[0030] At 304, the method 300 may include obtaining measurements of at least a subset of time and frequency resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources. In some embodiments, the at least subset of time and frequency resources may be all of the time and frequency resources defined by the set of grouped CSI-RS resources. For example, if the set of grouped CSI-RS resources includes three CSI-RS resources, measurements may be obtained for all of the time and frequency resources defined by the three CSI-RS resources. In other embodiments, the method 300 may include selecting at least one CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources. In these embodiments, the subset of time and frequency resources for which the measurements are obtained may be defined by the selected at least one CSI-RS resource of the group of CSI-RS resources. For example, if the set of grouped CSI-RS resources includes three CSI-RS resources, one, two, or three of the CSI-RS resources may be selected, and measurements may be obtained for some or all of the time and frequency resources defined by the selected one, two, or three CSI-RS resources.
[0031] At 306, the method 300 may include transmitting, via the transceiver, a CSI report based at least in part on the CMR configuration and the obtained measurements. In some embodiments, the CSI report may be for more than thirty-two antenna elements of the set of antenna elements.
[0032] The method 300 may be variously embodied, extended, or adapted, as described in the following paragraphs and elsewhere in this description.
[0033] In some embodiments, the method 300 may include assuming that the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources have one or more common parameters. Such an assumption may be based on a standard defined in a 3GPP TS, or may be based on a configuration made by a network (e.g., by a single TRP that provides or configures the set of grouped CSI-RS resources) . For example, the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be assumed to have a same power control offset (e.g., same powerControlOffset) for purposes of deriving CSI feedback, or the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be assumed to have a same time domain behavior.
[0034] As already standardized in 3GPP TSs, powerControlOffset is the assumed ratio of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) energy per resource element (EPRE) to NZP CSI-RS EPRE. When the method 300 includes assuming that the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources have a same power control offset (e.g., same powerControlOffset) , the method 300 may include using a same power control offset (e.g., same powerControlOffset) for deriving all CSI feedback. In some embodiments, a standard may require that the same power control offset (e.g., same powerControlOffset) be configured and / or indicated by a network (e.g., a TRP) for each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources. In other embodiments, a network (e.g., a TRP) may be allowed to configure separate power control offsets for each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources (e.g., each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be associated with a separate, and possibly different, powerControlOffset) , and the method 300 may include averaging the power control offsets of the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources (or averaging the PDSCH EPRE) , and deriving CSI feedback for the CSI report (transmitted at 306) using an average power control offset for the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources.
[0035] The time-domain pattern of a CSI-RS resource, and the periodicity and offset of a CSI-RS resource (if any) , are time-domain parameters. The periodicity of a CSI-RS resource determines how often a network (e.g., a TRP) transmits CSI-RS (e.g., every ten slots, or every twenty slots, etc. ) , and the offset of a CSI-RS resource determines when, within a period, a CSI-RS is transmitted (e.g., a CSI-RS may be transmitted in the first, second, third, or other numbered slot within a frame) . When the method 300 includes assuming that the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources have a same time domain behavior, a network (e.g., a TRP) may be required to configure all of the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources to have a same time-domain pattern, with the same time-domain pattern being one of periodic, or semi-persistent, or aperiodic. When the method 300 includes assuming that the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources have a same time domain behavior, and when the time-domain pattern of the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources is one of periodic or semi-persistent, a network (e.g., a TRP) may be required to configure all of the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources to have at least one of a same periodicity or a same offset. Having a same periodicity enables CSI-RS feedback to be derived for all CSI-RS antenna ports within the same time period. Having a same offset reduces overhead and simplifies CSI-RS management. However, in some embodiments, different CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may have different offsets.
[0036] In some embodiments of the method 300, each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be required to be configured to support 32 CSI-RS antenna ports. Alternatively, only one CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be required to be configured to support 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, and other CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be allowed to support fewer than 32 CSI-RS antenna ports. Although all of the CSI-RS resources in the grouped set of CSI-RS resources may be allowed to support fewer than 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, this would allow for a greater number of CMR configurations, thereby tending to increase system complexity (e.g., instead of a CMR configuration supporting 64 CSI-RS antenna ports being derived by grouping two CSI-RS resources, each of which supports 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, a CMR configuration supporting 64 CSI-RS antenna ports might be derivable by grouping: two CSI-RS resources, each supporting 32 CSI-RS antenna ports; three CSI-RS resources, respectively supporting 32, 24, and 8 CSI-RS antenna ports; three CSI-RS resources, respectively supporting 32, 16, and 16 CSI-RS antenna ports; four CSI-RS resources, each supporting 16 CSI-RS antenna ports; five CSI-RS resources, respectively supporting 16, 16, 16, 8, and 8 CSI-RS antenna ports; and so on.
[0037] In embodiments of the method 300 that require each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources to be configured to support the same number of CSI-RS antenna ports (e.g., 32 CSI-RS antenna ports) , each CSI-RS resource may be required to be configured with a same antenna architecture (e.g., same configurations of the (N1, N2) discussed with reference to FIG. 2) . Alternatively, different CSI-RS resources may be allowed to be configured with different antenna architectures (e.g., different configurations of (N1, N2) ) . For example, at least two CSI-RS resources may be configured with different antenna architectures.
[0038] In embodiments of the method 300 in which it is assumed that each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources is required to be configured to support 32 CSI-RS antenna ports, and each CSI-RS resource is required to be configured with a same antenna architecture, a network may configure both an antenna structure per CSI-RS resource (i.e., N1, N2) and an antenna structure per set of grouped CSI-RS resources. In some embodiments, the antenna structure per set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be indicated by the value pair where is a number of CSI-RS resources stacked horizontally and is a number of CSI-RS resources stacked vertically. More generally, the antenna structure per set of grouped CSI-RS resources may include m of the same antenna structure in a first dimension (e.g., a horizontal dimension) and n of the same antenna structure in a second dimension (e.g., a vertical dimension) , with the second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension. In some embodiments, the values (N1, N2) and can be indicated explicitly or implicitly in the indication of the CMR configuration received at 302. For example, the CMR configuration may include a first indication of the antenna structure per CSI-RS resources (i.e., the same antenna structure for each CSI-RS resource, or a shared N1, N2) and a second indication of the antenna structure for the set of grouped CRI-RS resources (i.e., ) .
[0039] When the CMR configuration received at 302 is configured to support 64 CSI-RS antenna ports, the values of (N1, N2) may be (4, 4) , (8, 2) , or (16, 1) . For (N1, N2) = (4, 4) , the values of may be (2, 1) to support a combined (8, 4) antenna structure (i.e., 32 antenna elements, each having two polarizations, to provide 64 CSI-RS antenna ports) . Alternatively, may be (1, 2) to support a combined (4, 8) antenna structure; or and may be considered equivalent combined antenna structures and only one may be specified. By way of example, FIG. 4 shows a (N1, N2) = (4, 4) UE antenna structure per CSI-RS resource 402, and a UE antenna structure per set of grouped CSI-RS resources 400. Each UE antenna structure per CSI-RS resource 402 include sixteen antenna elements 404.
[0040] For the values of may be (2, 1) to support a combined (16, 2) antenna structure, or (1, 2) to support a combined (8, 4) antenna structure.
[0041] For (N1, N2) = (16, 1) , the values of may be (2, 1) to support a combined (32, 1) antenna structure, or (1, 2) to support a combined (16, 2) antenna structure.
[0042] In some embodiments, a network may be further limited, by a standard specified in a 3GPP TS, to configuring fewer combinations of (N1, N2) and For example, a network could be limited to only configuring (N1, N2) = (4, 4) in combination with or configuring (N1, N2) = (8, 2) in combination with or configuring (N1, N2) = (16, 1) in combination with with all other combined antenna structures being considered equivalent to one of these combined antenna structures.
[0043] When the CMR configuration received at 302 is configured to support 96 CSI-RS antenna ports, the values of (N1, N2) may be (4, 4) , (8, 2) , or (16, 1) . For (N1, N2) = (4, 4) , the values of may be (3, 1) to support a combined (12, 4) antenna structure. Alternatively, may be (1, 3) to support a combined (4, 12) antenna structure; or and may be considered equivalent combined antenna structures and only one may be specified.
[0044] For (N1, N2) = (8, 2) , the values of may be (3, 1) to support a combined (24, 2) antenna structure, or (1, 3) to support a combined (8, 6) antenna structure.
[0045] For (N1, N2) = (16, 1) , the values of may be (3, 1) to support a combined (48, 1) antenna structure, or (1, 3) to support a combined (16, 3) antenna structure.
[0046] When the CMR configuration received at 302 is configured to support 128 CSI-RS antenna ports, the values of (N1, N2) may be (4, 4) , (8, 2) , or (16, 1) . For (N1, N2) = (4, 4) , the values of may be 4, 1) to support a combined (16, 4) antenna structure. Alternatively, may be (1, 4) to support a combined (4, 16) antenna structure; or and may be considered equivalent combined antenna structures and only one may be specified.
[0047] For (N1, N2) = (8, 2) , the values of may be (4, 1) to support a combined (32, 2) antenna structure, or (1, 4) to support a combined (8, 8) antenna structure, or (2, 2) to support a combined (16, 4) antenna structure.
[0048] For (N1, N2) = (16, 1) , the values of may be (4, 1) to support a combined (64, 1) antenna structure, or (1, 4) to support a combined (16, 4) antenna structure, or (2, 2) to support a combined (32, 2) antenna structure.
[0049] In some embodiments, a network may be further limited, by a standard specified in a 3GPP TS, to configuring fewer combinations of (N1, N2) and For example, a network could be limited to only configuring (N1, N2) = (4, 4) in combination with or or configuring (N1, N2) = (8, 2) in combination with or configuring (N1, N2) = (16, 1) in combination with with all other combined antenna structures being considered equivalent to one of these combined antenna structures.
[0050] In some cases, one or more CSI-RS resources may be included (or grouped) in a CSI-RS resource set (e.g., an NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet) . One or more CSI-RS resource sets may be included (or grouped) in a CSI resource configuration (e.g., CSI-ResourceConfig) . A CSI resource configuration may be included in a CSI report configuration (e.g., CSI-ReportConfig) . A set of CSI-RS resources may be grouped, associated with a CMR configuration, and incorporated into this hierarchical structure, in different ways. Some examples are described with reference to FIGs. 5A-5C. In each example, N CMR configurations are included within the above-described hierarchical structure (e.g., N = 4 CMR configurations) . A network may associate different CMR configurations with, for example, different precoders. In some cases, N may be as few as one. Each CMR configuration may be associated with a respective CRI (e.g., CRI=0, CRI=1, CRI=2, or CRI=3) . Each CMR configuration may be associated with 32*P CSI-RS antenna ports, where P is a number of CSI-RS resources in a set of grouped CSI-RS resources (e.g., P = 2 CSI-RS resources) . In some embodiments, a network may allow the UE that performs the method 300 to select a CMR configuration for the CSI report transmitted at 306, and transmit, to the network, a CRI report. The CRI report may indicate the CRI that is associated with the selected CMR configuration.
[0051] In the example shown in FIG. 5A, N sets of grouped CSI-RS resources 500, with each set of grouped CSI-RS resources 500 containing P CSI-RS resources 502, are included in a single CSI-RS resource set 504 (e.g., NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet 0) , such that N*P CSI-RS resources are included in the single CSI-RS resource set. The different sets of grouped CSI-RS resources (or different CMR configurations) may be respectively associated with CRI=0, CRI=1, CRI=2, or CRI=3. In accordance with this example, the method 300 may include receiving, via the transceiver, a set of indications of a set of CMR configurations. The set of indications may include the indication of the CMR configuration referenced at 302. Each CMR configuration in the set of CMR configurations may include a separate set of grouped CSI-RS resources, and the separate sets of grouped CSI-RS resources may be included in a CSI-RS resource set (e.g., an NZP-CSI-RS resource set) . Each set of grouped CSI-RS resources in the separate sets of grouped CSI-RS resources may be associated with a respective separate CRI. The method 300 may also include selecting the CMR configuration (i.e., the CMR configuration referenced at 302) from the set of CMR configurations, and transmitting, via the transceiver, an indication of a CRI associated with the CMR configuration.
[0052] In the example shown in FIG. 5B, there are P CSI-RS resource sets 510 (e.g., NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet 0 and NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet 1) , with each CSI-RS resource set including N CSI-RS resources 512. In this example, CSI-RS resources may be grouped within a CSI-RS resource set such that the CSI-RS resources in each CSI-RS resource set have the same relative location within an antenna structure for a set of grouped CSI-RS resources (e.g., the same relative location within an antenna structure defined by ) . The CSI-RS resources that are grouped to form a set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be distributed across the different CSI-RS resource sets, and different sets of grouped CSI-RS resources (or different CMR configurations) may be respectively associated with CRI=0, CRI=1, CRI=2, or CRI=3. This example may make it easier for the UE to perform a beam sweep for all of the CSI-RS resources configured for a set of antenna elements in a same relative location within an antenna structure. In accordance with this example, the method 300 may include receiving, via the transceiver, a set of indications of a set of CMR configurations. The set of indications may include the indication of the CMR configuration referenced at 302. Each CMR configuration in the set of CMR configurations may include a separate set of grouped CSI-RS resources, and each set of grouped CSI-RS resources in a CMR configuration may include different CSI-RS resources in different CSI-RS resource sets (e.g., different NZP-CSI-RS resource sets) . The different CSI-RS resource sets may be shared by each of the separate sets of grouped CSI-RS resources, and each set of grouped CSI-RS resources in the separate sets of grouped CSI-RS resources may be associated with a respective separate CRI. The method 300 may also include selecting the CMR configuration (i.e., the CMR configuration referenced at 302) from the set of CMR configurations, and transmitting, via the transceiver, an indication of a CRI associated with the CMR configuration.
[0053] In the example of FIG. 5C, there are N CSI-RS resource sets 520 (e.g., NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet 0, NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet 1, NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet 2, and NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet 3) , with each CSI-RS resource set including P CSI-RS resources 522. In this example, CSI-RS resources may be grouped within a CSI-RS resource set such that each set of grouped CSI-RS resources associated with a CMR configuration are included in a respective different CSI-RS resource set and associated with a respective CRI (e.g., CRI=0, CRI=1, CRI=2, or CRI=3) . In these embodiments, the method 300 may include receiving, via the transceiver, a set of indications of a set of CMR configurations. The set of indications may include the indication of the CMR configuration referenced at 302. Each CMR configuration in the set of CMR configurations may include a separate set of grouped CSI-RS resources, and each set of grouped CSI-RS resources in a CMR configuration may be included in a separate CSI-RS resource (e.g., a separate NZP-CSI-RS resource set) . Each set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be associated with a respective separate CRI. The method 300 may also include selecting the CMR configuration from the set of CMR configurations, and transmitting, via the transceiver, an indication of a CRI associated with the CMR configuration.
[0054] CSI report contains two parts, CSI part 1 and CSI part 2. CSI part 1 may have a fixed number of bits (i.e., a fixed bit width) , but CSI part 2 may have a variable number of bits. A CSI report is designed so that a network device (e.g., a gNB) can decode CSI part 1 and use information in CSI part 1 to determine how to decode CSI part 2. In some embodiments of the method 300, the UE may receive (and in some cases select) the CMR configuration reference at 302. The UE may then select a subset of time and frequency resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources. For example, the UE may select, from the CMR configuration’s CSI-RS resources, a subset of CSI-RS resources to measure at 304; or the UE may only base the CSI report (transmitted at 306) on measurements of a subset of time and frequency resources (e.g., a subset of CSI-RS resources) in the CMR configuration’s CSI-RS resources. In these embodiments, the method 300 may include transmitting, in CSI part 1 of the CSI report, an indication of the selected subset of time and frequency resources (or the selected subset of CSI-RS resources) on which the CSI report is based.
[0055] In some embodiments, an indication of a selected subset of CSI-RS resources may be transmitted in a bitmap included in the CSI part 1. The bitmap may have a bit width equal to a number of CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources, and each bit in the bitmap may correspond to a different CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources. Thus, for example, the bitmap may have a bit width of two bits when the set of grouped CSI-RS resource includes P=2 CSI-RS resources; three bits when the set of grouped CSI-RS resources includes P=3 CSI-RS resources; four bits when the set of grouped CSI-RS resources includes P=4 CSI-RS resources, and so on. Alternatively, the bitmap may have a bit position for each of the P CSI-RS resources in N CMR configurations, and the method 300 may include selecting a subset of CSI-RS resources from across all CMR configurations and indicating, in CSI part 1, the selected subset of CSI-RS resources for which the CSI report is transmitted (or on which the CSI report is based) .
[0056] In some embodiments, the UE may that performs the method 300 may use the bitmap (or another data structure) to indicate one or more than one CSI-RS resource on which the CSI report transmitted at 306 is based. For example, for a two bit bitmap and or the method 300 may include indicating a selected subset of CSI-RS resources within the set of grouped CSI-RS resources as (1, 0) , (0, 1) , or (1, 1) .
[0057] For a three bit bitmap and or the method 300 may include indicating a selected subset of CSI-RS resources within the set of grouped CSI-RS resources as (1, 0, 0) , (0, 1, 0) , (0, 0, 1) , (1, 1, 0) , (0, 1, 1) , or (1, 1, 1) .
[0058] For a four bit bitmap and or the method 300 may include indicating a selected subset of CSI-RS resources within the set of grouped CSI-RS resources as (1, 0, 0, 0) , (0, 1, 0, 0) , (0, 0, 1, 0) , (0, 0, 0, 1) , (1, 1, 0, 0) , (0, 1, 1, 0) , (0, 0, 1, 1) , (1, 1, 1, 0) , (0, 1, 1, 1) , or (1, 1, 1, 1) .
[0059] For a four bit bitmap and the method 300 may include indicating a selected subset of CSI-RS resources within the set of grouped CSI-RS resources as:
[0060] In the latter embodiment, selections of three CSI-RS resources could also be supported. However, this may introduce unnecessary overhead.
[0061] FIG. 6 shows an example method 600 of wireless communication by a network device. In some cases, the network device may be the network device 712, 714, or 820, or one of the other network devices described herein. The method 600 may be performed by a processor of the network device, using a transceiver of the network device and / or other components of the network device. The transceiver may be operable to transmit and receive over an air interface.
[0062] At 602, the method 600 may include transmitting to a UE, via the transceiver, an indication of a CMR configuration. The CMR configuration may include a set of grouped CSI-RS resources of the network device. Each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources may be configured to support thirty-two or fewer CSI-RS antenna ports.
[0063] At 604, the method 600 may include transmitting each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources.
[0064] At 606, the method 600 may include receiving from the UE, via the transceiver, a CSI report based at least in part on the CMR configuration. In some embodiments, the CSI report may include a CSI part 1 that includes an indication of a subset of CSI-RS resources on which the CSI report is based.
[0065] The method 600 may be variously embodied, extended, or adapted, as described in the following paragraphs and elsewhere in this description. In some embodiments, the method 600 may include transmitting and receiving to the UE as described with reference to FIG. 3, or grouping CSI-RS resources within a hierarchical structure as described with reference to any of FIGs. 5A-5C.
[0066] In some embodiments, the method 600 may include transmitting to the UE, via the transceiver (e.g., at 602) , a set of indications of a set of CMR configurations. The set of indications of the set of CMR configurations may include the indication of the CMR configuration. In these embodiments, the method 600 may also include receiving from the UE, via the transceiver, a CRI report associated with the CMR configuration.
[0067] Embodiments contemplated herein include one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions to cause an electronic device, upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the electronic device, to perform one or more elements of the method 300 or 600. In the context of method 300, this non-transitory computer-readable media may be, for example, a memory of a UE (such as a memory 806 of a wireless device 802 that is a UE, as described herein) . In the context of method 600, this non-transitory computer-readable media may be, for example, a memory of a network device (such as a memory 824 of a network device 820, as described herein) .
[0068] Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus having logic, modules, or circuitry to perform one or more elements of the method 300 or 600. In the context of method 300, this apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a UE (such as a wireless device 802 that is a UE) . In the context of method 600, this apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a network device (such as a network device 820, as described herein) .
[0069] Embodiments contemplated herein include an apparatus having one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media, using or storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more elements of the method 300 or 600. In the context of method 300, this apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a UE (such as a wireless device 802 that is a UE, as described herein) . In the context of the method 600, this apparatus may be, for example, an apparatus of a network device (such as a network device 820, as described herein) .
[0070] Embodiments contemplated herein include a signal as described in or related to one or more elements of the method 300 or 600.
[0071] Embodiments contemplated herein include a computer program or computer program product having instructions, wherein execution of the program by a processor causes the processor to carry out one or more elements of the method 300 or 600. In the context of method 300, the processor may be a processor of a UE (such as a processor (s) 804 of a wireless device 802 that is a UE, as described herein) , and the instructions may be, for example, located in the processor and / or on a memory of the UE (such as a memory 806 of a wireless device 802 that is a UE, as described herein) . In the context of method 600, the processor may be a processor of a network device (such as a processor (s) 822 of a network device 820, as described herein) , and the instructions may be, for example, located in the processor and / or on a memory of the network device (such as a memory 824 of a network device 820, as described herein) .
[0072] FIG. 7 illustrates an example architecture of a wireless communication system, according to embodiments described herein. The following description is provided for an example wireless communication system 700 that operates in conjunction with the LTE system standards or specifications and / or 5G or NR system standards or specifications, as provided by 3GPP technical specifications.
[0073] As shown, the wireless communication system 700 includes UE 702 and UE 704 (although any number of UEs may be used) . In this example, the UE 702 and the UE 704 are illustrated as smartphones (e.g., handheld touchscreen mobile computing devices connectable to one or more cellular networks) but may also comprise any mobile or non-mobile computing device configured for wireless communication.
[0074] The UE 702 and UE 704 may be configured to communicatively couple with a RAN 706. In embodiments, the RAN 706 may be NG-RAN, E-UTRAN, etc. The UE 702 and UE 704 utilize connections (or channels) (shown as connection 708 and connection 710, respectively) with the RAN 706, each of which comprises a physical communications interface. The RAN 706 can include one or more network devices, such as base station 712 and base station 714, that enable the connection 708 and connection 710.
[0075] In this example, the connection 708 and connection 710 are air interfaces to enable such communicative coupling and may be consistent with RAT (s) used by the RAN 706, such as, for example, an LTE and / or NR.
[0076] In some embodiments, the UE 702 and UE 704 may also directly exchange communication data via a sidelink interface 716. The UE 704 is shown to be configured to access an access point (shown as AP 718) via connection 720. By way of example, the connection 720 can comprise a local wireless connection, such as a connection consistent with any IEEE 802.11 protocol, wherein the AP 718 may comprise a router. In this example, the AP 718 may be connected to another network (for example, the Internet) without going through a CN 724.
[0077] In embodiments, the UE 702 and UE 704 can be configured to communicate using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) communication signals with each other or with the base station 712 and / or the base station 714 over a multicarrier communication channel in accordance with various communication techniques, such as, but not limited to, an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) communication technique (e.g., for downlink communications) or a single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) communication technique (e.g., for uplink and ProSe or sidelink communications) , although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. The OFDM signals can comprise a plurality of orthogonal subcarriers.
[0078] In some embodiments, all or parts of the base station 712 or base station 714 may be implemented as one or more software entities running on server computers as part of a virtual network. In addition, or in other embodiments, the base station 712 or base station 714 may be configured to communicate with one another via interface 722. In embodiments where the wireless communication system 700 is an LTE system (e.g., when the CN 724 is an EPC) , the interface 722 may be an X2 interface. The X2 interface may be defined between two or more network devices of a RAN (e.g., two or more eNBs and the like) that connect to an EPC, and / or between two eNBs connecting to the EPC. In embodiments where the wireless communication system 700 is an NR system (e.g., when CN 724 is a 5GC) , the interface 722 may be an Xn interface. The Xn interface is defined between two or more network devices of a RAN (e.g., two or more gNBs and the like) that connect to the 5GC, between a base station 712 (e.g., a gNB) connecting to the 5GC and an eNB, and / or between two eNBs connecting to the 5GC (e.g., CN 724) .
[0079] The RAN 706 is shown to be communicatively coupled to the CN 724. The CN 724 may comprise one or more network elements 726, which are configured to offer various data and telecommunications services to customers / subscribers (e.g., users of UE 702 and UE 704) who are connected to the CN 724 via the RAN 706. The components of the CN 724 may be implemented in one physical device or separate physical devices including components to read and execute instructions from a machine-readable or computer-readable medium (e.g., a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium) .
[0080] In embodiments, the CN 724 may be an EPC, and the RAN 706 may be connected with the CN 724 via an S1 interface 728. In embodiments, the S1 interface 728 may be split into two parts, an S1 user plane (S1-U) interface, which carries traffic data between the base station 712 or base station 714 and a serving gateway (S-GW) , and the S1-MME interface, which is a signaling interface between the base station 712 or base station 714 and mobility management entities (MMEs) .
[0081] In embodiments, the CN 724 may be a 5GC, and the RAN 706 may be connected with the CN 724 via an NG interface 728. In embodiments, the NG interface 728 may be split into two parts, an NG user plane (NG-U) interface, which carries traffic data between the base station 712 or base station 714 and a user plane function (UPF) , and the S1 control plane (NG-C) interface, which is a signaling interface between the base station 712 or base station 714 and access and mobility management functions (AMFs) .
[0082] Generally, an application server 730 may be an element offering applications that use internet protocol (IP) bearer resources with the CN 724 (e.g., packet switched data services) . The application server 730 can also be configured to support one or more communication services (e.g., VoIP sessions, group communication sessions, etc. ) for the UE 702 and UE 704 via the CN 724. The application server 730 may communicate with the CN 724 through an IP communications interface 732.
[0083] FIG. 8 illustrates an example system 800 for performing signaling 838 between a wireless device 802 and a network device 820, according to embodiments described herein. The system 800 may be a portion of a wireless communication system as herein described. The wireless device 802 may be, for example, a UE of a wireless communication system. The network device 820 may be, for example, a base station (e.g., an eNB or a gNB) or a radio head of a wireless communication system.
[0084] The wireless device 802 may include one or more processor (s) 804. The processor (s) 804 may execute instructions such that various operations of the wireless device 802 are performed, as described herein. The processor (s) 804 may include one or more baseband processors implemented using, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) , a digital signal processor (DSP) , an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) , a controller, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) device, another hardware device, a firmware device, or any combination thereof configured to perform the operations described herein.
[0085] The wireless device 802 may include a memory 806. The memory 806 may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions 808 (which may include, for example, the instructions being executed by the processor (s) 804) . The instructions 808 may also be referred to as program code or a computer program. The memory 806 may also store data used by, and results computed by, the processor (s) 804.
[0086] The wireless device 802 may include one or more transceiver (s) 810 (also collectively referred to as a transceiver 810) that may include radio frequency (RF) transmitter and / or receiver circuitry that use the antenna (s) 812 of the wireless device 802 to facilitate signaling (e.g., the signaling 838) to and / or from the wireless device 802 with other devices (e.g., the network device 820) according to corresponding RATs.
[0087] The wireless device 802 may include one or more antenna (s) 812 (e.g., one, two, four, eight, or more; also referred to herein as antenna elements) . For embodiments with multiple antenna (s) 812, the wireless device 802 may leverage the spatial diversity of such multiple antenna (s) 812 to send and / or receive multiple different data streams on the same time and frequency resources. This behavior may be referred to as, for example, MIMO behavior (referring to the multiple antennas used at each of a transmitting device and a receiving device that enable this aspect) . MIMO transmissions by the wireless device 802 may be accomplished according to precoding (or digital beamforming) that is applied at the wireless device 802 that multiplexes the data streams across the antenna (s) 812 according to known or assumed channel characteristics such that each data stream is received with an appropriate signal strength relative to other streams and at a desired location in the spatial domain (e.g., the location of a receiver associated with that data stream) . Some embodiments may use single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) methods (where the data streams are all directed to a single receiver) and / or multi user MIMO (MU-MIMO) methods (where individual data streams may be directed to individual (different) receivers in different locations in the spatial domain) .
[0088] In some embodiments having multiple antennas, the wireless device 802 may implement analog beamforming techniques, whereby phases of the signals sent by the antenna (s) 812 are relatively adjusted such that the (joint) transmission of the antenna (s) 812 can be directed (this is sometimes referred to as beam steering) .
[0089] The wireless device 802 may include one or more interface (s) 814. The interface (s) 814 may be used to provide input to or output from the wireless device 802. For example, a wireless device 802 that is a UE may include interface (s) 814 such as microphones, speakers, a touchscreen, buttons, and the like in order to allow for input and / or output to the UE by a user of the UE. Other interfaces of such a UE may be made up of transmitters, receivers, and other circuitry (e.g., other than the transceiver (s) 810 / antenna (s) 812 already described) that allow for communication between the UE and other devices and may operate according to known protocols (e.g., and the like) .
[0090] The wireless device 802 may include CSI reporting module (s) 816. The CSI reporting module (s) 816 may be implemented via hardware, software, or combinations thereof. For example, the CSI reporting module (s) 816 may be implemented as a processor, circuit, and / or instructions 808 stored in the memory 806 and executed by the processor (s) 804. In some examples, the CSI reporting module (s) 816 may be integrated within the processor (s) 804 and / or the transceiver (s) 810. For example, the CSI reporting module (s) 816 may be implemented by a combination of software components (e.g., executed by a DSP or a general processor) and hardware components (e.g., logic gates and circuitry) within the processor (s) 804 or the transceiver (s) 810.
[0091] The CSI reporting module (s) 816 may be used for various aspects of the present disclosure, for example, aspects of FIGs. 1-6, from a wireless device or UE perspective. The CSI reporting module (s) 816 may be configured to, for example, receive an indication of one or more CMR configurations, measure one or more CSI-RS resources associated with at least one of the CMR configurations, and transmit a CSI report to a network (e.g., to the network device 820) .
[0092] The network device 820 may include one or more processor (s) 822. The processor (s) 822 may execute instructions such that various operations of the network device 820 are performed, as described herein. The processor (s) 822 may include one or more baseband processors implemented using, for example, a CPU, a DSP, an ASIC, a controller, an FPGA device, another hardware device, a firmware device, or any combination thereof configured to perform the operations described herein.
[0093] The network device 820 may include a memory 824. The memory 824 may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions 826 (which may include, for example, the instructions being executed by the processor (s) 822) . The instructions 826 may also be referred to as program code or a computer program. The memory 824 may also store data used by, and results computed by, the processor (s) 822.
[0094] The network device 820 may include one or more transceiver (s) 828 (also collectively referred to as a transceiver 828) that may include RF transmitter and / or receiver circuitry that use the antenna (s) 830 of the network device 820 to facilitate signaling (e.g., the signaling 838) to and / or from the network device 820 with other devices (e.g., the wireless device 802) according to corresponding RATs.
[0095] The network device 820 may include one or more antenna (s) 830 (e.g., one, two, four, or more; also referred to herein as antenna elements) . In embodiments having multiple antenna (s) 830, the network device 820 may perform MIMO, digital beamforming, analog beamforming, beam steering, etc., as has been described.
[0096] The network device 820 may include one or more interface (s) 832. The interface (s) 832 may be used to provide input to or output from the network device 820. For example, a network device 820 of a RAN (e.g., a base station, a radio head, etc. ) may include interface (s) 832 made up of transmitters, receivers, and other circuitry (e.g., other than the transceiver (s) 828 / antenna (s) 830 already described) that enables the network device 820 to communicate with other equipment in a network, and / or that enables the network device 820 to communicate with external networks, computers, databases, and the like for purposes of operations, administration, and maintenance of the network device 820 or other equipment operably connected thereto.
[0097] The network device 820 may include one or more CSI management module (s) 834. The CSI management module (s) 834 may be implemented via hardware, software, or combinations thereof. For example, the CSI management module (s) 834 may be implemented as a processor, circuit, and / or instructions 826 stored in the memory 824 and executed by the processor (s) 822. In some examples, the CSI management module (s) 834 may be integrated within the processor (s) 822 and / or the transceiver (s) 828. For example, the CSI management module (s) 834 may be implemented by a combination of software components (e.g., executed by a DSP or a general processor) and hardware components (e.g., logic gates and circuitry) within the processor (s) 822 or the transceiver (s) 828.
[0098] The CSI management module (s) 834 may be used for various aspects of the present disclosure, for example, aspects of FIGs. 1-6, from a network device perspective. The CSI management module (s) 834 may be configured to, for example, configure a number of CSI-RS resources and a number of sets of grouped CSI-RS resources, for use by a wireless device (e.g., the wireless device 802 and / or other wireless devices) to measure and report CSI.
[0099] For one or more embodiments, at least one of the components set forth in one or more of the preceding figures may be configured to perform one or more operations, techniques, processes, and / or methods as set forth herein. For example, a baseband processor (or processor) as described herein in connection with one or more of the preceding figures may be configured to operate in accordance with one or more of the examples set forth herein. For another example, circuitry associated with a UE, network device, network element, etc. as described above in connection with one or more of the preceding figures may be configured to operate in accordance with one or more of the examples set forth herein.
[0100] Any of the above-described embodiments may be combined with any other embodiment (or combination of embodiments) , unless explicitly stated otherwise. The foregoing description of one or more implementations provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of embodiments to the precise form described. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings or may be acquired from practice of various embodiments.
[0101] Embodiments and implementations of the systems and methods described herein may include various operations, which may be embodied in machine-executable instructions to be executed by a computer system. A computer system may include one or more general-purpose or special-purpose computers (or other electronic devices) . The computer system may include hardware components that include specific logic for performing the operations or may include a combination of hardware, software, and / or firmware.
[0102] The systems described herein pertain to specific embodiments but are provided as examples. These embodiments can be combined into single systems, partially combined into other systems, split into multiple systems or divided or combined in other ways. In addition, it is contemplated that parameters, attributes, aspects, etc. of one embodiment can be used in another embodiment. The parameters, attributes, aspects, etc. are merely described in one or more embodiments for clarity, and it is recognized that the parameters, attributes, aspects, etc. can be combined with or substituted for parameters, attributes, aspects, etc. of another embodiment unless specifically disclaimed herein.
[0103] It is well understood that the use of personally identifiable information should follow privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental requirements for maintaining the privacy of users. In particular, personally identifiable information data should be managed and handled so as to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of authorized use should be clearly indicated to users.
[0104] Although the foregoing has been described in some detail for purposes of clarity, it will be apparent that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles thereof. It should be noted that there are many alternative ways of implementing both the processes and apparatuses described herein. Accordingly, the present embodiments are to be considered illustrative and not restrictive, and the description is not to be limited to the details given herein, but may be modified within the scope and equivalents of the appended claims.
Claims
1.A user equipment (UE) , comprising:a set of antenna elements;a transceiver operable to transmit and receive over an air interface using the set of antenna elements; anda processor configured to,receive, via the transceiver, an indication of a channel measurement resource (CMR) configuration, the CMR configuration including a set of grouped channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) resources for CSI reporting for a single transmission and reception point (TRP) , each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources configured to support thirty-two or fewer CSI-RS antenna ports;obtain measurements of at least a subset of time and frequency resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources; andtransmit, via the transceiver, a CSI report based at least in part on the CMR configuration and the obtained measurements.2.The UE of claim 1, wherein:the processor is configured to select at least one CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources; andthe subset of time and frequency resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources, for which the measurements are obtained, are defined by the selected at least one CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources.3.The UE of claim 1, wherein each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources has a same power control offset.4.The UE of claim 1, wherein:each CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources is associated with a separate power control offset; andthe processor is configured to,average the power control offsets of the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources; andderive CSI feedback for the CSI report using an average power control offset for the CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources.5.The UE of claim 1, wherein each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources has a same time-domain pattern, and the time-domain pattern is one of periodic, or semi-persistent, or aperiodic.6.The UE of claim 5, wherein:each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources has a time-domain pattern that is periodic or semi-persistent; andeach CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources has at least one of a same periodicity or a same offset.7.The UE of claim 1, wherein each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources is required to be configured to support 32 CSI-RS antenna ports.8.The UE of claim 1, wherein at least one CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources is configured to support fewer than thirty-two CSI-RS antenna ports.9.The UE of claim 1, wherein each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources is required to be configured with a same antenna architecture.10.The UE of claim 1, wherein at least two CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources are configured with different antenna architectures.11.The UE of claim 1, wherein:each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources is required to be configured to support 32 CSI-RS antenna ports;each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources is required to be configured with a same antenna architecture; andthe indication of the CMR configuration includes a first indication of the same antenna structure and a second indication of an antenna structure for the set of grouped CRI-RS resources, the antenna structure for the set of grouped CRI-RS resources including m of the same antenna structure in a first dimension and n of the same antenna structure in a second dimension, the second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension.12.The UE of claim 1, wherein:the processor is configured to,receive, via the transceiver, a set of indications of a set of CMR configurations, the set of indications including the indication of the CMR configuration, each CMR configuration in the set of CMR configurations including a separate set of grouped CSI-RS resources, the separate sets of grouped CSI-RS resources included in a CSI-RS resource set, and each set of grouped CSI-RS resources in the separate sets of grouped CSI-RS resources associated with a respective separate CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) ;select the CMR configuration from the set of CMR configurations; andtransmit, via the transceiver, an indication of a CRI associated with the CMR configuration.13.The UE of claim 1, wherein:the processor is configured to,receive, via the transceiver, a set of indications of a set of CMR configurations, the set of indications including the indication of the CMR configuration, each CMR configuration in the set of CMR configurations including a separate set of grouped CSI-RS resources, each set of grouped CSI-RS resources in a CMR configuration including different CSI-RS resources in different CSI-RS resource sets, the different CSI-RS resource sets shared by each of the separate sets of grouped CSI-RS resources, and each set of grouped CSI-RS resources in the separate sets of grouped CSI-RS resources associated with a respective separate CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) ;select the CMR configuration from the set of CMR configurations; andtransmit, via the transceiver, an indication of a CRI associated with the CMR configuration.14.The UE of claim 1, wherein:the processor is configured to,receive, via the transceiver, a set of indications of a set of CMR configurations, the set of indications including the indication of the CMR configuration, each CMR configuration in the set of CMR configurations including a separate set of grouped CSI-RS resources, each set of grouped CSI-RS resources in a CMR configuration included in a separate CSI-RS resource set, and each set of grouped CSI-RS resources associated with a respective separate CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) ;select the CMR configuration from the set of CMR configurations; andtransmit, via the transceiver, an indication of a CRI associated with the CMR configuration.15.The UE of claim 1, wherein:the processor is configured to,select, from the set of grouped CSI-RS resources, a subset of CSI-RS resources, the subset of CSI-RS resources providing the subset of time and frequency resources for which measurements are obtained; andtransmit, in a CSI part 1 of the CSI report, an indication of the selected subset of CSI-RS resources.16.The UE of claim 15, wherein the indication of the selected subset of CSI-RS resources is transmitted in a bitmap included in the CSI part 1, the bitmap having a bit width equal to a number of CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources, each bit in the bitmap corresponding to a different CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources.17.The UE of claim 15, wherein the selected subset of CSI-RS resources is fewer than all CSI-RS resources in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources.18.A network device, comprising:a transceiver operable to transmit and receive over an air interface; anda processor configured to,transmit to a user equipment (UE) , via the transceiver, an indication of a channel measurement resource (CMR) configuration, the CMR configuration including a set of grouped channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) resources of the network device, each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources configured to support thirty-two or fewer CSI-RS antenna ports;transmit each CSI-RS resource in the set of grouped CSI-RS resources; andreceive from the UE, via the transceiver, a CSI report based at least in part on the CMR configuration.19.The network device of claim 18, wherein:the processor is configured to,transmit to the UE, via the transceiver, a set of indications of a set of CMR configurations, the set of indications of the set of CMR configurations including the indication of the CMR configuration; andreceive from the UE, via the transceiver, a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) report associated with the CMR configuration.20.The network device of claim 18, wherein the CSI report includes a CSI part 1 including an indication of a subset of CSI-RS resources on which the CSI report is based.
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