Hybrid beam forming with more than 32 ports
By configuring multiple CSI-RS resources and using a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) for selecting the best semi-static beam forming, the apparatus supports hybrid beam forming beyond 32 ports, addressing limitations in existing technologies and improving network performance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2024/077203
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-02-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-21
AI Technical Summary
Existing wireless communication technologies, such as NR networks, are limited to supporting hybrid beam forming with up to 32 ports, which restricts the effectiveness of beam management and CSI feedback, particularly in scenarios requiring more than 32 ports.
Implementing an apparatus with processing circuitry to configure and process multiple CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources in a CSI-RS resource set, allowing for the selection of the best semi-static beam forming using a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) and precoding, and supporting hybrid beam forming with more than 32 ports.
Enables efficient hybrid beam forming with more than 32 ports, enhancing network performance by improving coverage and throughput through semi-static and dynamic beamforming techniques.
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Abstract
Description
Hybrid Beam Forming With More Than 32 PortsTECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure generally relates to wireless communication, and in particular, to hybrid beam forming with more than 32 ports.BACKGROUND
[0002] New Radio (NR) networks have two basic types of feedback, a feedback for beam management that is relevant for Frequency Range 2 (FR2) operation and a feedback for Frequency Range 1 (FR1) that has a main purpose of feeding back the Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) and the rank. NR also includes many codebooks. For example, Release 15 (Rel-15) includes 4 codebooks (2 Type I and 2 Type II) , Rel-16 includes 2 codebooks (2 enhanced Type II) , and Rel-17 includes 1 codebook (afurther enhanced Type II) . In Rel-18, the Type II codebook is enhanced for Coherent Joint Transmission (CJT) with up to 4 transmission and reception points (TRPs) and for Channel State Information (CSI) prediction with time domain compression of multiple PMI by time domain discrete Fourier transform (DFT) basis.
[0003] However, all these codebooks only support Downlink (DL) CSI PMI codebook for up to 32 ports. It would be advantageous to provide feedback and support more than 32 ports.SUMMARY
[0004] Some example embodiments are related to an apparatus having processing circuitry configured to process, based on signals received from a base station, a Channel State Information (CSI) configuration comprising multiple CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources in a same CSI-RS resource set, obtain measurements on the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set, select one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set and generate, for transmission to the base station, a CSI report comprising a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) identifying the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set and a precoding for the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set.
[0005] Other example embodiments are related to an apparatus having processing circuitry configured to configure a Channel State Information (CSI) configuration comprising multiple CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources in a same CSI-RS resource set, configure transceiver circuitry to transmit the CSI configuration to a user equipment (UE) , and process, based on signals received from the UE, a CSI report comprising a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) identifying a selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set and a precoding for the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set.Brief Description of the Drawings
[0006] Fig. 1 shows an example network arrangement according to various example embodiments.
[0007] Fig. 2 shows an example user equipment (UE) according to various example embodiments.
[0008] Fig. 3 shows an example base station according to various example embodiments.
[0009] Fig. 4 shows an example of hybrid beamforming according to various example embodiments.
[0010] Fig. 5 shows an example of a network configuring more than one CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource in a CSI-RS resource set according to various example embodiments.
[0011] Fig. 6 shows a Table 5.4-1 for low latency aperiodic CSI and Table 5.4-2 for regular latency aperiodic CSI reproduced from 3GPP Technical Specification (TS) 38.213.
[0012] Fig. 7 shows a signaling diagram between a UE and a base station for hybrid beam forming when multiple CSI-RS resources are configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) is used to select the beam forming according to various example embodiments.Detailed Description
[0013] The example embodiments may be further understood with reference to the following description and the related appended drawings, wherein like elements are provided with the same reference numerals. The example embodiments relate to operations to support hybrid beam forming with more than 32 ports. Multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI may be used to select the best semi-static beam forming.
[0014] The example embodiments are described with regard to a 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 an accessory device and is configured with the hardware, software, and / or firmware to exchange information and data with accessory devices. Therefore, the UE as described herein is used to represent any electronic component.
[0015] The example embodiments are also described with reference to a 5G New Radio (NR) network. However, the example embodiments may also be implemented in other types of networks, including but not limited to LTE networks, future evolutions of the cellular protocol (e.g., 5G-advanced networks, 6G networks, etc. ) , or any other type of network.
[0016] The example embodiments are described with reference to supporting 32 digital ports mapping to 128 antenna elements in a hybrid beamforming scenario. While the example embodiments are described with reference to this specific scenario, the principles described herein may be extended to any number of digital ports (more or less than 32) mapping to any number of antenna elements (more or less than 128) .
[0017] Some example embodiments are described with reference to a UE selecting a “best” beam forming using CRI. The “best” beam forming may be selected based on any criteria and is not limited to any particular criteria, e.g., a UE may be configured to use any criteria to select a “best” beam forming and this criteria may change based on various factors such as network conditions, UE conditions, type of data to be sent, etc.
[0018] The example embodiments provide operations for a base station to configure CSI reporting for hybrid beam forming with more than 32 ports. The example embodiments provide solutions related to a CSI framework, the CSI processing unit (CPU) and active CSI-RS counting and aperiodic CSI processing. The CSI configuration may include multiple CSI-RS resources configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI may be used to select the best semi-static beam forming. The network may consider CPU or active CSI-RS counting when configuring the CSI and CSI-RS. In addition, the UE may support aperiodic CSI processing timelines in a hybrid beam forming scenario. Each of these example embodiments will be described in greater detail below.
[0019] Fig. 1 shows an example network arrangement 100 according to various example embodiments. The example network arrangement 100 includes a UE 110. The UE 110 may be any type of electronic component that is configured to communicate via a network, e.g., mobile phones, tablet computers, desktop computers, smartphones, embedded devices, wearables, Internet of Things (I oT) devices, etc. An actual network arrangement may include any number of UEs being used by any number of users. Thus, the example of one UE 110 is merely provided for illustrative purposes.
[0020] The UE 110 may be configured to communicate with one or more networks. In the example of the network arrangement 100, the network with which the UE 110 may wireless ly communicate is a 5G NR radio access network (RAN) 120. The UE 110 may also communicate with other types of networks (e.g., 5G cloud RAN, a next generation RAN (NG-RAN) , a legacy cellular network, etc. ) and the UE 110 may also communicate with networks over a wired connection. With regard to the example embodiments, the UE 110 may establish a connection with the 5G NR RAN 120. Therefore, the UE 110 may have a 5G NR chipset to communicate with the NR RAN 120.
[0021] The 5G NR RAN 120 may be portions of a cellular network that may be deployed by a network carrier (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, etc. ) . The RAN 120 may include cells or base stations that are configured to send and receive traffic from UEs that are equipped with the appropriate cellular chip set. In this example, the 5G NR RAN 120 includes the gNB 120A and the gNB 120B. However, reference to a gNB is merely provided for illustrative purposes, any appropriate base station or cell may be deployed (e.g., Node Bs, eNodeBs, HeNBs, eNBs, gNBs, gNodeBs, macrocells, microcells, small cells, femtocells, etc. ) .
[0022] Any association procedure may be performed for the UE 110 to connect to the 5G NR RAN 120. For example, as discussed above, the 5G NR RAN 120 may be associated with a particular network carrier where the UE 110 and / or the user thereof has a contract and credential information (e.g., stored on a SIM card) . Upon detecting the presence of the 5G NR RAN 120, the UE 110 may transmit the corresponding credential information to associate with the 5G NR RAN 120. More specifically, the UE 110 may associate with a specific cell (e.g., gNB 120A) .
[0023] The network arrangement 100 also includes a cellular core network 130, the Internet 140, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) 150, and a network services backbone 160. The cellular core network 130 manages the traffic that flows between the cellular network and the Internet 140. The IMS 150 may be generally described as an architecture for delivering multimedia services to the UE 110 using the IP protocol. The IMS 150 may communicate with the cellular core network 130 and the Internet 140 to provide the multimedia services to the UE 110. The network services backbone 160 is in communication either directly or indirectly with the Internet 140 and the cellular core network 130. The network services backbone 160 may be generally described as a set of components (e.g., servers, network storage arrangements, etc. ) that implement a suite of services that may be used to extend the functionalities of the UE 110 in communication with the various networks.
[0024] Fig. 2 shows an example UE 110 according to various example embodiments. The UE 110 will be described with regard to the network arrangement 100 of Fig. 1. The UE 110 may represent any electronic device and may include a processor 205, a memory arrangement 210, a display device 215, an input / output (I / O) device 220, a transceiver 225, and other components 230. The other components 230 may include, for example, an audio input device, an audio output device, a battery that provides a limited power supply, a data acquisition device, ports to electrically connect the UE 110 to other electronic devices, sensors to detect conditions of the UE 110, etc.
[0025] The processor 205 may be configured to execute a plurality of engines for the UE 110. For example, the engines may include a hybrid beamforming CSI reporting engine 235 for performing operations related to hybrid beam forming with more than 32 ports. The operations include, but are not limited to, receiving a CSI configuration having multiple CSI-RS resources configured in the same CSI-RS resource set, selecting a semi-static beam forming based on one of the CSI-RS resources and reporting a CSI report including CRI indicating the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources and the corresponding measurement results. Each of these example operations will be described in more detail below.
[0026] The above referenced engine being an application (e.g., a program) executed by the processor 205 is only example. The functionality associated with the engines may also be represented as a separate incorporated component of the UE 110 or may be a modular component coupled to the UE 110, e.g., an integrated circuit with or without firmware. For example, the integrated circuit may include input circuitry to receive signals and processing circuitry to process the signals and other information. The engines may also be embodied as one application or separate applications. In addition, in some UEs, the functionality described for the processor 205 is split among two or more processors such as a baseband processor and an applications processor. The example embodiments may be implemented in any of these or other configurations of a UE.
[0027] The memory arrangement 210 may be a hardware component configured to store data related to operations performed by the UE 110. The display device 215 may be a hardware component configured to show data to a user while the I / O device 220 may be a hardware component that enables the user to enter inputs. The display device 215 and the I / O device 220 may be separate components or integrated together such as a touchscreen.
[0028] The transceiver 225 may be a hardware component configured to establish a connection with the 5G NR-RAN 120, an LTE-RAN (not pictured) , a legacy RAN (not pictured) , a WLAN (not pictured) , etc. Accordingly, the transceiver 225 may operate on a variety of different frequencies or channels (e.g., set of consecutive frequencies) . The transceiver 225 includes circuitry configured to transmit and / or receive signals (e.g., control signals, data signals) . Such signals may be encoded with information implementing any one of the methods described herein. The processor 205 may be operably coupled to the transceiver 225 and configured to receive from and / or transmit signals to the transceiver 225. The processor 205 may be configured to encode and / or decode signals (e.g., signaling from a base station of a network) for implementing any one of the methods described herein.
[0029] Fig. 3 shows an example base station 300 according to various example embodiments. The base station 300 may represent the gNB 120A, the gNB 120B or any other access node through which the UE 110 may establish a connection and manage network operations.
[0030] The base station 300 may include a processor 305, a memory arrangement 310, an input / output (I / O) device 315, a transceiver 320, and other components 325. The other components 325 may include, for example, an audio input device, an audio output device, a battery, a data acquisition device, ports to electrically connect the base station 300 to other electronic devices and / or power sources, etc.
[0031] The processor 305 may be configured to execute a plurality of engines for the UE 110. For example, the engines may include an hybrid beamforming CSI reporting engine 330 for performing operations related to related to hybrid beam forming with more than 32 ports. The operations include, but are not limited to, configuring a CSI configuration having multiple CSI-RS resources configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and receiving a CSI report including CRI indicating a selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources and the corresponding measurement results. Each of these example operations will be described in more detail below.
[0032] The memory arrangement 310 may be a hardware component configured to store data related to operations performed by the base station 300. The I / O device 315 may be a hardware component or ports that enable a user to interact with the base station 300. The transceiver 320 may be a hardware component configured to exchange data with the UE 110 and any other UE in the network arrangement 100.
[0033] The transceiver 320 may be a hardware component configured to exchange data with the UE 110 and any other UE in the network arrangement 100. The transceiver 320 may operate on a variety of different frequencies or channels (e.g., set of consecutive frequencies) . The transceiver 320 includes circuitry configured to transmit and / or receive signals (e.g., control signals, data signals) . Such signals may be encoded with information implementing any one of the methods described herein. The processor 305 may be operably coupled to the transceiver 320 and configured to receive from and / or transmit signals to the transceiver 320. The processor 305 may be configured to encode and / or decode signals (e.g., signaling from a UE) for implementing any one of the methods described herein.
[0034] The example embodiments are related to supporting more than 32 ports where the ports are based on hybrid beamforming. Fig. 4 shows an example of hybrid beamforming according to various example embodiments. The hybrid beamforming example of Fig. 4 is described from the perspective of the network, e.g., the ports are deployed by a base station, e.g., gNB 120A. The hybrid beamforming may be used for downlink (DL) communications.
[0035] Fig. 4 shows 2 physical ports 410 and 420 (e.g., 2 digital ports) . In an actual deployment there may be more digital ports, e.g., 32 digital ports. As shown in Fig. 4, each digital port maps to 4 antenna elements, e.g., digital port 410 maps to antenna elements 411-414 and digital port 420 maps to antenna elements 421-424. Thus, if there were 32 digital ports, these may map to 128 antenna elements.
[0036] The hybrid beamforming process includes two operations, a network DL sounding and a UE CSI feedback. In the network DL sounding operation, in this example, the network may use semi-static beamforming to sweep multiple directions to improve the coverage (e.g., 4 directions in the example of Fig. 4) . The network may use dynamic digital beamforming across the 32 digital ports where the network may dynamically change the precoder for Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) operation to improve the coverage and throughput. In the UE CSI feedback operation, the UE selects the best semi-static beamforming and then feeds back the best precoder (e.g., Rank Indicator (RI) , Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) , Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) , Layer indicator (LI) , etc. ) .
[0037] The example embodiments relate to the UE feedback when there are more than 32 ports and consider the following aspects of CSI reporting. The aspects may include the CSI framework, the CSI processing unit (CPU) and active CSI-reference signal (RS) counting, and aperiodic CSI processing. The example embodiments are described in greater detail below.
[0038] The following example embodiments describe various manners of implementing the CSI framework. In some example embodiments, to support the hybrid beam forming for CSI report setting (e.g., CSI-ReportConfig) , the network may configure more than one CSI-RS resource in a CSI-RS resource set. In a CSI report from the UE, the UE may report a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) to select one CSI-RS resource. Then, based on the selected CSI-RS resource, the UE may report the precoding, including one or multiple of PMI, RI, CQI, LI, etc.
[0039] Fig. 5 shows an example of a network configuring more than one CSI-RS resource in a CSI-RS resource set according to various example embodiments. The left portion of Fig. 5 is similar to the described hybrid beamforming that was described above with reference to Fig. 4 and will not be described again except to note that once again, only 2 example digital ports are shown.
[0040] Fig. 5 shows the CSI-ReportConfig 510 that may be provided to the UE to configure the CSI reporting. Part of the CSI-ReportConfig 510 may be the channel measurement resource (CMR) . In the example of Fig. 5, the CMR is shown as the Non-Zero Power (NZP) -CSI-RS Resource Set 520. In this example, the NZP-CSI-RS Resource Set includes 4 CSI-RS resources, e.g., CSI-RS 1 521, CSI-RS 2 522, CSI-RS 3 523 and CSI-RS 4 524. Each CSI-RS resource 521-524 allows the network to precode in a particular direction. For example, in Fig. 5, the CSI-RS 1 521 may allow the network to precode in the direction shown for the top antenna elements of each of the digital ports, the CSI-RS 4 424 may allow the network to precode in the direction shown for the bottom antenna elements of each of the digital ports. In the example of Fig. 5, each of the CSI-RS resources may be used by up to 32 ports. Thus, in the example of Fig. 5, the 4 CSI-RS resources may support up to 128 antenna elements.
[0041] As stated above, the UE may select one CSI-RS resource based on measurements and then the UE may report the precoding, including one or multiple of PMI, RI, CQI, LI, etc. for the selected CSI-RS resource. For example, if the UE selected the CSI-RS 1 121 as the selected resource, the UE may report the CSI for this selected resource.
[0042] To support the hybrid beam forming Type I CSI reporting when multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set (e.g., as shown by example in Fig. 5) and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming, the network may be allowed to configure more than 8 CSI-RS ports per CSI-RS resource, e.g., up to 32 CSI-RS port per CSI-RS resource. Current standards set a restriction of a maximum of 8 CSI-RS ports per CSI resource, e.g., this restriction is lifted.
[0043] To support the hybrid beam forming Type II CSI reporting and its variants when multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set (e.g., as shown by example in Fig. 5) and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming, the network may be allowed to configure multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set, each with up to 32 ports. The UE may report the CRI to select the CSI-RS resource as described above. Current standards do not support CRI for Type II CSI reporting.
[0044] In some example embodiments, to support the hybrid beam forming when multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming, some restrictions may be implemented to allow for easier implementation of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set. The following provides some example restrictions and the restrictions may be implemented on their own or in conj unction with one or more of the other example restrictions or with other restrictions that serve the same purpose.
[0045] In a first example restriction, all CSI-RS resources may be configured with the same number of ports. In a second example restriction, all CSI-RS resources may be configured with the same powerControlOffset, e.g., the assumed ratio of Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) Energy per Resource Element (EPRE) to NZP CSI-RS EPRE when UE derives CSI feedback. In a third example restriction, all CSI-RS resources may be configured with the same powerControlOffsetSS, e.g., the ratio of NZP CSI-RS EPRE to Synchronization Signal (SS) / Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) block EPRE.
[0046] In a fourth example restriction, for periodic and semi-persistent CSI-RS, all CSI-RS resources may be configured with the same periodicity. In a fifth example restriction, all CSI-RS resources may be configured within a limited time window, e.g., 1 or 2 slots. In a sixth example restriction, all CSI-RS resource may be configured with the same CSI-RS pattern, e.g., as described in Table 7.4.1.5.3-1 in 3GPP Technical Specification (TS) 38.211. In a seventh example restriction, all CSI-RS resources may be configured with the same frequency domain allocation.
[0047] There is no requirement than any of the above restrictions be implemented, e.g., the multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set without these restrictions. The restrictions may rather make the implementation for the UE and the network easier as the restrictions may eliminate some combinations of high complexity implementations.
[0048] CSI reports have two parts, a part 1 and a part 2. The CSI part 1 has a fixed size and the CSI part 2 has a variable size. Typically, CSI part 1 has a higher priority than CSI part 2.Thus, if any part of the CSI needs to be dropped for various reasons, network conditions such as limited payload size, latency, interference, etc., typically CSI part 2 will be dropped first because it has a lower priority than CSI part 1.
[0049] In some example embodiments, to support the hybrid beam forming when multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming, the CRI may be reported in CSI part 1.
[0050] In other example embodiments, the network may be allowed to configure a different number of CSI-RS ports for different CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set, e.g., the first example restriction described above is not enforced. When this scenario occurs, the network may configure different codebook configurations for different numbers of ports. In this scenario (and other scenarios) , the network may configure other aspects of the CSI report differently or independently for CSI-RS resource with different number of CSI-RS ports, for example, different antenna structure, different codebook subset restriction, different parameter combination index, etc. Additional information may also be reported in CSI part 2. For example, the additional information may include the number of NZ coefficients (related to the parameter combination index) and is reported in CSI part 2. The CSI part 2 may have different groups of information that have different priorities. In one example, the NZ coefficients may be reported in the highest priority group of CSI part 2, e.g., CSI part 2 Group 0. However, this additional information may be reported in any of the CSI part 2 priority groups.
[0051] To support the hybrid beam forming, when multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming, a restriction on the type of CSI report or the codebooks that are supported may be used to lower the complexity of the implementation. In an example restriction related to the type of CSI report, the enhancement may only support PMI based CSI reports, e.g., one or multiple of the following the reportQuantity cri-RI-PMI-CQI or cri-RI-LI-PMI-CQI. In an example restriction related to the supported codebooks, the enhancement may only support one or multiple of Rel-15 Type I Single-Panel Codebook ( “typeI-SinglePanel” ) , Rel-16 Enhanced Type II Codebook ( “typeII-r16” ) or Rel-17 Further enhanced Type II port selection codebook ( “type II-PortSelection-r17” ) .
[0052] There is no requirement than any of the above restrictions be implemented. The restrictions may rather make the implementation for the UE and the network easier as the restrictions may eliminate some combinations of high complexity implementations.
[0053] There may be two general types of CSI measurements, the first is on the channel measurement resources (e.g., the CSI-RS resources) and the second is for interference measurement (e.g., CSI-Interference Measurement (IM) resources) . The CSI-IM resources may be a zero power (ZP) resource. There may also be non-zero-power (NZP) interference resources.
[0054] To support the hybrid beam forming, when multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming, when CSI-IM is used for interference measurement, one CSI-IM resource may be mapped to multiple CSI-RS resources. For example, if 4 hybrid beams (CSI-RS resource) are used (such as shown in Fig. 5) , and CRI may be used to select one of the 4 hybrid beams, one CSI-IM resource may map to 4 CSI-RS resources. Current standards require a 1: 1 mapping between the CSI-IM and CSI-RS resources.
[0055] As described above, another aspect of the example embodiments include the CSI processing unit (CPU) and active CSI-reference signal (RS) counting. The following example embodiments discuss these aspects. For any CSI reporting, there are issues related to complexity and the timeline for reporting. UEs do not have unlimited processing power to process an unlimited amount of CSI resources but a network may theoretically configure a large number of CSI resources for the UE to measure and report. This aspect of the example embodiments provide various manners for the UE to inform the network as to how many CSI-RS resources the UE may actually process.
[0056] For example, the UE may report to the network a number of CPU that the UE can support in a slot (e.g., 4, 8, etc. ) . In some examples, the standards (e.g., 3GPP Technical Specifications) may specify how many CPUs each CSI report will occupy. The network may perform a calculation of the CPUs to determine if the configured CSI report is within the reported capability of the UE. The network may then configure the CSI-RS resources and CSI reports accordingly.
[0057] To support the hybrid beam forming, when multiple CSI-RS resource can be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming, in terms of the UE processing complexity, the network may determine a CPU occupation based on a number (N) of CSI-RS resources that are configured in the same CSI-RS resource set. The CPU occupation may be determined based on, OCPU = X*N, where X > 1. X may be a scaling factor.
[0058] In the above example (shown in Fig. 5) , where N = 4, e.g., 4 CSI-RS resources in the CSI Resource Set, the baseline assumption is that OCPU = X*N = 1*4 = 4 CPU, assuming that the scaling factor is 1. Thus, if the UE reports its CPU is 8, the network may configure the CSI-RS resources as described above because the CPU occupation is less than or equal to the UE capability with respect to CPU.
[0059] In some example embodiments, the maximum number of CPUs may be < 8. Thus, the network may not configure CSI-RS resources that have a CPU occupation greater than 8. Again, in these example embodiments, the example above where the OCPU = 4, may be an allowable CSI-RS resource configuration. In these example embodiments, UE capability is a minimum 8 CPU.
[0060] In some example embodiments, the scaling factor (X) may be reported as a UE capability. In other example embodiments, the scaling factor (X) may be predefined in standards, e.g., 3GPP Technical Specifications.
[0061] In some example embodiments, the scaling factor (X) may be the same for different values of N, e.g., X = 1 for all values of N. In other example embodiments, the scaling factor (X) may be different for different values of N, e.g., X = 1 for N = 1 and X = 2 for N = 4.
[0062] In the above example embodiments, the CPU was described. However, instead of using the CPU, each CSI-RS resource and CSI-RS port may be counted. This counting may also include using a scaling factor (Y) where Y > 1. For example, in the above example of Fig. 5, there are 4 CSI-RS resources or CSI-RS ports and each CSI-RS resource or CSI-RS port may be counted independently for a total of 4. This value may then be multiplied by the scaling factor Y. Similar to the CPU counting, the scaling factor Y may be reported as a UE capability or predefined in standards, e.g., 3GPP Technical Specifications.
[0063] As stated above, another aspect of the example embodiments includes aperiodic CSI processing. There may be two different timelines for aperiodic CSI processing. A first may be defined as (Z) , which is a minimum time duration between the end of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and the start of the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) , e.g., when the UE receives the CSI-ReportConfig in the downlink control information (DCI) of the PDCCH and when the CSI report is to be sent in the PUSCH. A second may be defined as (Z’) , which is a minimum time duration between the end of measurement of the CSI-RS and the start of the PUSCH, e.g., when the last measurement is performed on the CSI-RS and when the CSI report is to be sent in the PUSCH. Currently, there are two tables that define values for Z and Z’ in 3GPP Technical Specification (TS) 38.213. Table 5.4-1 is for low latency aperiodic CSI and Table 5.4-2 is for regular latency aperiodic CSI. These tables are reproduced in Fig. 6. These values ensure that the UE has enough time to measure and process the CSI-RS resources before the UE is to provide the CSI report to the network.
[0064] To support the hybrid beam forming, when multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming, in terms of the Z and Z’, different options may exist for supporting the low latency Table 5.4-1.
[0065] In a first example, the UE is not expected to support the low latency Table 5.4-1.
[0066] In a second example, the UE may support the low latency Table 5.4-1, but this support may be reported as a separate UE capability. This support may include the UE reporting a relaxation (r) in terms of symbols. For example, referring to Table 5.4-1, Z = 10 symbols and Z’ = 8 symbols for a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 15 kHz (e.g., μ = 0) . The UE may report a relaxation (r) of these requirements when supporting the low latency table, e.g., r = 4 symbols meaning that Z = 14 symbols and Z’ = 12 symbols for a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 15 kHz (e.g., μ = 0) . The value of r may be different for different SCS, e.g., different values of μ. In the above example, the value of r was the same for Z and Z’ . However, the value of r may be different for Z and Z’ . In addition, the value of r may be different for the different numbers of CSI-RS resources.
[0067] To support the hybrid beam forming, when multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming, in terms of the Z and Z’, different options may exist for supporting the regular latency Table 5.4-2. Referring to Table 5.4-2 as reproduced in Fig. 6, it can be seen that there are values for Z1, Z’1, Z2, Z’2, Z3 and Z’3. The values for Z1 and Z’1 are related to low complexity CSI reporting and the values for Z3 and Z’3 are related to beam reporting.
[0068] In some examples, the values of Z2 and Z2’ may be used as the baseline for hybrid beam forming, when multiple CSI-RS resources may be configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI is used to select the best semi-static beam forming.
[0069] Similar to the low latency table, for the regular latency table, the UE may report a relaxation (r) for the values of Z2 and Z2’. The relaxation (r) may be reported in a number of symbols and may be the same or different for different SCS, may be the same or different for Z2 and Z2 and may be the same or different for different numbers of CSI-RS resources.
[0070] Fig. 7 shows a signaling diagram 700 between a UE and a base station for hybrid beam forming when multiple CSI-RS resources are configured in the same CSI-RS resource set and CRI is used to select the beam forming according to various example embodiments. The signaling shown in Fig. 7 may be performed between a UE 110 and a base station, e.g., gNB 120A.
[0071] In 710, the gNB 120A may configure the CSI-ReportConfig that is to be sent to the UE 110. As described in detail above, the CSI-ReportConfig may include multiple CSI-RS resources configured in the same CSI-RS resource set for hybrid beam forming.
[0072] In 720, the gNB 120A may send the CSI-ReportConfig to the UE 110. In 730, the UE may perform CSI-RS measurements on the multiple CSI-RS resources configured in the CSI-ReportConfig.
[0073] In 740, the UE 110 may select the best CSI-RS resources of the multiple CSI-RS resources configured in the CSI-ReportConfig and configure a CSI report.
[0074] In 750, the UE 110 may send the CSI report to the gNB 120A. The CSI report may include a CRI identifying the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources and the measurement results for the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0075] Examples
[0076] In a first example, a method comprising processing, based on signals received from a base station, a Channel State Information (CSI) configuration comprising multiple CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources in a same CSI-RS resource set, obtaining measurements on the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set, selecting one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set and generating, for transmission to the base station, a CSI report comprising a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) identifying the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set and a precoding for the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set.
[0077] In a second example, the method of the first example, wherein the precoding comprises one of a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) , a rank indicator (RI) , a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) or a layer indicator (LI) .
[0078] In a third example, the method of the first example, wherein each CSI-RS resource is configured for up to 32 CSI-RS ports.
[0079] In a fourth example, the method of the third example, wherein the CSI report is a CSI Type I report or a CSI Type II report.
[0080] In a fifth example, the method of the first example, wherein each of the multiple CSI-RS resources are configured with (i) a same number of ports, (ii) a same powerControlOffset, (iii) a same powerControlOffsetSS, (iv) a same time window, (v) a same CSI-RS pattern, or (vi) a same frequency domain allocation.
[0081] In a sixth example, the method of the first example, wherein, when the multiple CSI-RS resources comprise periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS resources, each of the multiple CSI-RS resources are configured with a same periodicity.
[0082] In a seventh example, the method of the first example, wherein the CRI is reported in a CSI Report part 1.
[0083] In an eighth example, the method of the first example, wherein at least one of the multiple CSI-RS resources comprises a different number of ports than the other of the multiple CSI-RS resources and wherein the CSI report comprises codebook information for the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources based on a number of ports of the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0084] In a ninth example, the method of the eighth example, wherein the codebook information is based on an antenna structure, a codebook subset restriction or a parameter combination index for the number of ports of the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0085] In a tenth example, the method of the eighth example, wherein the codebook information comprises a number of non-zero (NZ) coefficients, wherein the number of NZ coefficients is reported in a CSI Report part 2, group 0.
[0086] In an eleventh example, the method of the first example, wherein the CSI report is a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) based report.
[0087] In a twelfth example, the method of the eleventh example, wherein PMI based report comprises a reportQuantity of cri-RI-PMI-CQI or cri-RI-LI-PMI-CQI.
[0088] In a thirteenth example, the method of the first example, wherein the CSI report is for one of a Rel-15 Type I Single-Panel Codebook, a Rel-16 Enhanced Type II Codebook or a Rel-17 Further enhanced Type II port selection codebook.
[0089] In a fourteenth example, the method of the first example, wherein the CSI configuration further comprises one or more zero power (ZP) CSI-Interference Measurement (CSI-IM) resources, wherein each of the one or more ZP CSI-IM resources maps to more than one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0090] In a fifteenth example, the method of the first example, further comprising generating, for transmission to the base station, a user equipment (UE) capability related to a maximum number of CSI Process Units (CPU) supported by the UE.
[0091] In a sixteenth example, the method of the fifteenth example, further comprising generating, for transmission to the base station, a UE capability related to a scaling factor to be applied to the CPU.
[0092] In a seventeenth example, the method of the sixteenth example, wherein the scaling factor is one of a same for all values of a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources or different for at least two of the values of the number of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0093] In an eighteenth example, the method of the first example, wherein an active CSI-RS resources and port counting corresponds to a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources, the method further comprising generating, for transmission to the base station, a user equipment (UE) capability related to a scaling factor to be applied to the active CSI-RS resources and port counting.
[0094] In a nineteenth example, the method of the first example, wherein a first timeline Z for CSI reporting is defined as a minimum time duration between an end of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) when an aperiodic CSI triggering is received and a start of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) when the CSI report is sent and a second timeline Z’ for CSI reporting is defined as a minimum time duration between an end of the multiple CSI-RS resources and a start of the PUSCH when the CSI report is sent.
[0095] In a twentieth example, the method of the nineteenth example, wherein the apparatus does not support low latency CSI reporting for the first timeline Z or the second timeline Z’ .
[0096] In a twenty first example, the method of the nineteenth example, further comprising generating, for transmission to the base station, a user equipment (UE) capability indicating the apparatus supports low latency CSI reporting for the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’ .
[0097] In a twenty second example, the method of the twenty first example, wherein the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’ each have a defined time value in symbols and wherein the UE capability comprises a relaxation of the defined time values in symbols.
[0098] In a twenty third example, the method of the twenty second example, wherein the relaxation is based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the multiple CSI-RS.
[0099] In a twenty fourth example, the method of the twenty second example, wherein a value of the relaxation in symbols is the same or different for the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’.
[0100] In a twenty fifth example, the method of the twenty second example, wherein the relaxation is based on a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0101] In a twenty sixth example, the method of the nineteenth example, wherein the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’ have predefined time values in symbols.
[0102] In a twenty seventh example, the method of the twenty sixth example, further comprising generating, for transmission to the base station, a user equipment (UE) capability indicating a relaxation of the predefined time values in symbols.
[0103] In a twenty eighth example, the method of the twenty seventh example, wherein the relaxation is based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the multiple CSI-RS.
[0104] In a twenty ninth example, the method of the twenty seventh example, wherein a value of the relaxation in symbols is the same or different for the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’.
[0105] In a thirtieth example, the method of the twenty seventh example, wherein the relaxation is based on a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0106] In a thirty first example, a processor configured to perform any of the methods of the first through thirtieth examples.
[0107] In a thirty second example, a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to communicate with a base station and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform any of the methods of the first through thirtieth examples.
[0108] In a thirty third example, a method comprising configuring a Channel State Information (CSI) configuration comprising multiple CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources in a same CSI-RS resource set, configuring transceiver circuitry to transmit the CSI configuration to a user equipment (UE) , and processing, based on signals received from the UE, a CSI report comprising a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) identifying a selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set and a precoding for the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set.
[0109] In a thirty fourth example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein the precoding comprises one of a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) , a rank indicator (RI) , a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) or a layer indicator (LI) .
[0110] In a thirty fifth example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein each CSI-RS resource is configured for up to 32 CSI-RS ports.
[0111] In a thirty sixth example, the method of the thirty fifth example, wherein the CSI report is a CSI Type I report or a CSI Type II report.
[0112] In a thirty seventh example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein each of the multiple CSI-RS resources are configured with (i) a same number of ports, (ii) a same powerControlOffset, (iii) a same powerControlOffsetSS, (iv) a same time window, (v) a same CSI-RS pattern, or (vi) a same frequency domain allocation.
[0113] In a thirty eighth example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein, when the multiple CSI-RS resources comprise periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS resources, each of the multiple CSI-RS resources are configured with a same periodicity.
[0114] In a thirty ninth example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein the CRI is reported in a CSI Report part 1.
[0115] In a fortieth example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein at least one of the multiple CSI-RS resources comprises a different number of ports than the other of the multiple CSI-RS resources and wherein the CSI report comprises codebook information for the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources based on a number of ports of the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0116] In a forty first example, the method of the fortieth example, wherein the codebook information is based on an antenna structure, a codebook subset restriction or a parameter combination index for the number of ports of the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0117] In a forty second example, the method of the fortieth example, wherein the codebook information comprises a number of non-zero (NZ) coefficients, wherein the number of NZ coefficients is reported in a CSI Report part 2, group 0.
[0118] In a forty third example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein the CSI report is a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) based report.
[0119] In a forty fourth example, the method of the forty third example, wherein PMI based report comprises a reportQuantity of cri-RI-PMI-CQI or cri-RI-LI-PMI-CQI.
[0120] In a forty fifth example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein the CSI report is for one of a Rel-15 Type I Single-Panel Codebook, a Rel-16 Enhanced Type II Codebook or a Rel-17 Further enhanced Type II port selection codebook.
[0121] In a forty sixth example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein the CSI configuration further comprises one or more zero power (ZP) CSI-Interference Measurement (CSI-IM) resources, wherein each of the one or more ZP CSI-RM maps to more than one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0122] In a forty seventh example, the method of the thirty third example, further comprising processing, based on signals received from the UE, a UE capability related to a maximum number of CSI Process Units (CPU) supported by the UE and determining a CPU occupation based on a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources and a scaling factor, wherein the processing circuitry configures the CSI configuration such that the CPU occupation does not exceed the maximum number of CPU supported by the UE.
[0123] In a forty eighth example, the method of the forty seventh example, further comprising processing, based on signals received from the UE, a UE capability comprising a value of the scaling factor to be applied to the CPU.
[0124] In a forty ninth example, the method of the forty seventh example, wherein the scaling factor to be applied to the CPU is a predefined value.
[0125] In a fiftieth example, the method of the forty seventh example, wherein the scaling factor is one of a same for all values of a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources or different for at least two of the values of the number of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0126] In a fifty first example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein a maximum number of CSI Process Units (CPU) supported by the UE is predefined as 8, th method further comprising determining a CPU occupation based on a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources and a scaling factor, wherein the processing circuitry configures the CSI configuration such that the CPU occupation does not exceed the maximum number of 8 CPU supported by the UE.
[0127] In a fifty second example, the method of the thirty third example, further comprising determining an active CSI-RS resources and port counting based on a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources and a scaling factor, wherein the processing circuitry configures the CSI configuration such that the active CSI-RS resources and ports counting does not exceed a maximum number of active CSI-RS resources and port counting supported by the UE.
[0128] In a fifty third example, the method of the thirty third example, wherein a first timeline Z for CSI reporting is defined as a minimum time duration between an end of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) when the aperiodic CSI triggering is received and a start of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) when the CSI report is sent and a second timeline Z’ for CSI reporting is defined as a minimum time duration between an end of the multiple CSI-RS resources and a start of the PUSCH when the CSI report is sent.
[0129] In a fifty fourth example, the method of the fifty third example, further comprising processing, based on signals received from the UE, equipment UE capability indicating the UE supports low latency CSI reporting for the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’.
[0130] In a fifty fifth example, the method of the fifty fourth example, wherein the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’ each have a defined time value in symbols and wherein the UE capability comprises a relaxation of the defined time values in symbols.
[0131] In a fifty sixth example, the method of the fifty fifth example, wherein the relaxation is based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the multiple CSI-RS.
[0132] In a fifty seventh example, the method of the fifty fifth example, wherein a value of the relaxation in symbols is the same or different for the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’.
[0133] In a fifty eighth example, the method of the fifty fifth example, wherein the relaxation is based on a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0134] In a fifty ninth example, the method of the fifty third example, wherein the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’ have predefined time values in symbols.
[0135] In a sixtieth example, the method of the fifty ninth example, further comprising processing, based on signals received from a user equipment (UE) , a UE capability indicating a relaxation of the predefined time values in symbols.
[0136] In a sixty first example, the method of the sixtieth example, wherein the relaxation is based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the multiple CSI-RS.
[0137] In a sixty second example, the method of the sixtieth example, wherein a value of the relaxation in symbols is the same or different for the first timeline Z and the second timeline Z’.
[0138] In a sixty third example, the method of the sixtieth example, wherein the relaxation is based on a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources.
[0139] In a sixty fourth example, a processor configured to perform any of the methods of the thirty third through sixty third.
[0140] In a sixty fifth example, a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to communicate with a base station and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform any of the methods of the thirty third through sixty third.
[0141] Those skilled in the art will understand that the above-described example embodiments may be implemented in any suitable software or hardware configuration or combination thereof. An example hardware plat form for implementing the example embodiments may include, for example, an Intel x86 based platform with compatible operating system, a Windows OS, a Mac platform and MAC OS, a mobile device having an operating system such as iOS, Android, etc. The example embodiments of the above described method may be embodied as a program containing lines of code stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that, when compiled, may be executed on a processor or microprocessor.
[0142] Although this application described various embodiments each having different features in various combinations, those skilled in the art will understand that any of the features of one embodiment may be combined with the features of the other embodiments in any manner not specifically disclaimed or which is not functionally or logically inconsistent with the operation of the device or the stated functions of the disclosed embodiments.
[0143] 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.
[0144] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in the present disclosure, without departing from the spirit or the scope of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalent.
Claims
1.An apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:process, based on signals received from a base station, a Channel State Information (CSI) configuration comprising multiple CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources in a same CSI-RS resource set;obtain measurements on the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set;select one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set; andgenerate, for transmission to the base station, a CSI report comprising a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) identifying the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set and a precoding for the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources in the same CSI-RS resource set.2.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the precoding comprises one of a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) , a rank indicator (RI) , a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) or a layer indicator (LI) .3.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each CSI-RS resource is configured for up to 32 CSI-RS ports.4.The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the CSI report is a CSI Type I report or a CSI Type II report.5.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the multiple CSI-RS resources are configured with (i) a same number of ports, (ii) a same powerControlOffset, (iii) a same powerControlOffsetSS, (iv) a same time window, (v) a same CSI-RS pattern, or (vi) a same frequency domain allocation.6.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the multiple CSI-RS resources comprise periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS resources, each of the multiple CSI-RS resources are configured with a same periodicity.7.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the CRI is reported in a CSI Report part 1.8.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the multiple CSI-RS resources comprises a different number of ports than the other of the multiple CSI-RS resources and wherein the CSI report comprises codebook information for the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources based on a number of ports of the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.9.The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the codebook information is based on an antenna structure, a codebook subset restriction or a parameter combination index for the number of ports of the selected one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.10.The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the codebook information comprises a number of non-zero (NZ) coefficients, wherein the number of NZ coefficients is reported in a CSI Report part 2, group 0.11.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the CSI report is a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) based report.12.The apparatus of claim 11, wherein PMI based report comprises a reportQuantity of cri-RI-PMI-CQI or cri-RI-LI-PMI-CQI.13.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the CSI report is for one of a Rel-15 Type I Single-Panel Codebook, a Rel-16 Enhanced Type II Codebook or a Rel-17 Further enhanced Type II port selection codebook.14.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the CSI configuration further comprises one or more zero power (ZP) CSI-Interference Measurement (CSI-IM) resources, wherein each of the one or more ZP CSI-IM resources maps to more than one of the multiple CSI-RS resources.15.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:generate, for transmission to the base station, a user equipment (UE) capability related to a maximum number of CSI Process Units (CPU) supported by the apparatus.16.The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:generate, for transmission to the base station, a UE capability related to a scaling factor to be applied to the CPU.17.The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the scaling factor is one of a same for all values of a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources or different for at least two of the values of the number of the multiple CSI-RS resources.18.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein an active CSI-RS resources and port counting corresponds to a number of the multiple CSI-RS resources and the processing circuitry is further configured to:generate, for transmission to the base station, a user equipment (UE) capability related to a scaling factor to be applied to the active CSI-RS resources and port counting.19.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a first timeline Z for CSI reporting is defined as a minimum time duration between an end of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) when an aperiodic CSI triggering is received and a start of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) when the CSI report is sent and a second timeline Z’ for CSI reporting is defined as a minimum time duration between an end of the multiple CSI-RS resources and a start of the PUSCH when the CSI report is sent.20.The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus does not support low latency CSI reporting for the first timeline Z or the second timeline Z’.
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