CSI Matrix Decomposition for Low-Overhead MIMO Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing MIMO wireless communication systems face challenges in accurately and efficiently quantitating and feeding back channel state information (CSI) due to direct quantitation and feedback methods on CSI matrices, which do not effectively reduce feedback overhead.

Innovation Solution

The method involves decomposing the CSI matrix into orthogonal vector matrices, quantizing element information, and transmitting these matrices to enhance feedback accuracy while reducing overhead, using techniques such as differential quantization and broadband amplitude information processing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If direct quantitation and feedback methods on CSI matrices are used, then the feedback process is simple, but the feedback overhead is high and accuracy is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveCSI feedback accuracyVSAvoidfeedback overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The CSI matrix is segmented into multiple orthogonal vector matrices through decomposition. Each vector matrix represents a specific spatial direction or beam component, allowing selective feedback of only the most significant vectors based on their gain values, thereby reducing feedback overhead while maintaining accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The method extracts and feeds back only the essential components of the CSI matrix - specifically the dominant orthogonal vectors and their corresponding gain values - rather than transmitting the entire matrix. This selective extraction reduces the quantity of feedback data while preserving the most critical channel information for precoding optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Reliability

If more CSI feedback information is transmitted to improve precoding performance, then the accuracy of precoding increases, but the feedback overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecoding performanceVSAvoidfeedback overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The method applies local quality by providing different levels of feedback detail for different spatial components. Dominant vectors that contribute most to channel capacity receive more precise representation through explicit gain values, while less significant vectors are represented more compactly, optimizing the trade-off between precoding performance and feedback overhead

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP3836419B1Method and device for transmitting channel state information
Publication Date: 2026.01.28 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving channel state information, a communication node, and a storage medium. A CSI matrix H is decomposed to obtain a vector group, where the vector group comprises at least two vector matrices, element information of at least one vector matrix in the vector group is quantized, and the quantized element information is transmitted.