CSI Reporting Under Cell DTX/DRX in Wireless Networks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in managing channel state information (CSI) reporting while considering energy-saving operations of base stations and avoiding contention between cell discontinuous transmission/reception (DTX/DRX) and CSI report operations, particularly in environments with varying cell configurations and CSI-reference signal availability.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for a terminal to receive configuration information on CSI resources, CSI report configurations, and cell DTX settings, allowing CSI reports to be transmitted or dropped based on DTX/DRX operations, ensuring timely reporting or omission based on CSI-RS transmission occasions during active DTX periods.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If cell discontinuous transmission (DTX) or cell discontinuous reception (DRX) operation is implemented to save energy, then energy consumption of base station is reduced, but contention arises between DTX/DRX operation and CSI report operation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy consumption of base stationVSAvoidcontention between DTX/DRX and CSI report operations
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts CSI reporting behavior based on the DTX/DRX state. The terminal determines whether to transmit or drop CSI reports by evaluating whether CSI-RS is provided during active periods of cell DTX/DRX, allowing the system to adapt reporting operations to energy-saving modes while maintaining reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal receives and stores configuration information about CSI resources, CSI report configurations, and cell DTX settings in advance. This preliminary configuration enables the terminal to make informed decisions about CSI report transmission timing and content based on upcoming DTX/DRX active periods

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If CSI report is transmitted during active time of cell DTX, then channel state information feedback is maintained, but terminal power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechannel state information feedbackVSAvoidterminal power consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal changes its operational parameters based on the DTX configuration. By evaluating whether CSI-RS is provided during active periods and adjusting CSI report transmission accordingly, the terminal optimizes the balance between maintaining channel state information feedback and minimizing power consumption during low-activity periods

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If CSI report operation is synchronized with cell DTX/DRX operation, then reporting efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereporting efficiencyVSAvoidcomplexity of CSI report operation
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses feedback mechanisms where the terminal evaluates the presence of CSI-RS during DTX active periods and adjusts CSI report transmission accordingly. This feedback-driven approach synchronizes reporting with DTX/DRX operations efficiently while managing complexity through rule-based decision making

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP4712679A1Apparatus and method for reporting channel state information on basis of cell discontinuous transmission or cell discontinuous reception operation in wireless communication system
Publication Date: 2026.03.18 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to reporting channel state information (CSI) based on a cell discontinuous transmission (DTX) or cell discontinuous reception (DRX) operation in a wireless communication system, and a method performed by a terminal may include receiving first configuration information on a CSI resource, receiving second configuration information for a CSI report configuration, receiving third configuration information on cell DTX, and transmitting or dropping a CSI report corresponding to the CSI report configuration based on the cell DTX.