Multi-PDSCH Channel Quality Estimation Using Quasi Co-Location

The patent merges the determination of large-scale properties across multiple antenna ports by establishing quasi-co-location relationships. Instead of independently measuring each antenna port's large-scale properties (delay spread, Doppler shift, average gain), the system groups antenna ports that share similar propagation characteristics and applies a single set of parameters to the group, thereby reducing processing time while maintaining measurement accuracy.

The patent creates universal large-scale property parameters that can be applied across multiple antenna ports simultaneously. By defining quasi-co-location relationships, a single set of large-scale properties serves multiple antenna ports, making the measurement process more efficient without sacrificing the precision needed for accurate signal processing.

The patent reduces device complexity by merging the processing of multiple antenna ports into unified quasi-co-location groups. The UE processes one set of large-scale properties for an entire group of antenna ports rather than maintaining separate processing chains for each port, significantly simplifying the device architecture while preserving measurement precision through proper group formation.

The patent segments antenna ports into distinct quasi-co-location groups based on their propagation characteristics. This segmentation allows the system to apply different processing approaches to different groups, optimizing the balance between measurement precision and device complexity by only performing detailed measurements where necessary while using simplified assumptions for other groups.