Multi-Panel CSI Reporting Using Type 1 Codebooks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing radio communication systems, such as NR, lack clear definitions for channel state information (CSI) and codebook enhancements, which can lead to deteriorated communication throughput and quality, especially in multi-panel and multi-TRP scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A terminal and base station are designed to receive and control CSI reports based on a type 1 multi-panel codebook, utilizing multiple channel state information reference signals from different panels, with corresponding spatial domain bases for enhanced reporting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If CSI reporting is not clearly defined for multi-panel scenarios, then communication throughput and quality deteriorate, but defining clear CSI/codebook specifications increases system complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication throughputVSAvoidCSI reporting system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the CSI reporting process by introducing separate codebook types (Type I and Type II) tailored for different multi-panel scenarios. Type I codebook is designed for multi-panel operation with specific spatial domain basis structures, while Type II handles other scenarios. This segmentation allows clear, scenario-specific definitions that improve throughput without requiring a single complex unified system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by providing specialized CSI reporting configurations for specific multi-panel scenarios rather than a generic approach. The Type I codebook is locally optimized for multi-panel transmissions with particular spatial characteristics, allowing appropriate CSI reporting methods to be applied where needed without complicating the entire system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If multi-panel CSI reporting is implemented without clear codebook definitions, then communication quality deteriorates, but establishing detailed codebook specifications increases implementation difficulty

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication qualityVSAvoidimplementation ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by pre-defining standardized codebook structures (Type I and Type II) for multi-panel scenarios before actual CSI reporting occurs. These pre-established codebook specifications include defined spatial domain basis configurations and reporting formats, allowing terminals and base stations to reliably implement multi-panel CSI reporting without facing implementation challenges during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If conventional CSI reporting methods are used for multi-panel scenarios, then communication throughput is limited, but enhancing CSI reporting increases processing complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication throughputVSAvoidCSI processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent addresses multi-panel scenarios by introducing a new dimension in CSI reporting through Type I codebook, which explicitly handles multiple panels with their respective spatial domain bases. This dimensional extension allows the system to capture multi-panel channel characteristics that conventional single-panel CSI methods cannot, thereby improving throughput while maintaining manageable processing complexity through structured codebook design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentEP4723504A1Terminal, wireless communication method, and base station
Publication Date: 2026.04.08 NTT DOCOMO INC
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AI summary

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives a configuration of a report of channel state information (CSI) based on a type 1 multi-panel codebook, and a control section that controls transmission of the report based on measurement of a plurality of channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) from a plurality of panels, based on the configuration. The report includes a plurality of indices respectively corresponding to the plurality of panels. The plurality of indices respectively correspond to a plurality of spatial domain bases.