Subband Precoding Indication for Uplink Scheduling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current uplink transmission technologies face performance loss due to channel frequency selectivity, as existing methods fail to effectively indicate precoding information for scheduling subbands, especially in multi-user scenarios with dynamic resource allocation.

Innovation Solution

The method involves dividing frequency domain resources into scheduling subbands, establishing a correspondence between precoding indications and subbands based on the total number of subbands and precoding indications, and using fixed or semi-static precoding indications in DCI to ensure consistent precoding information within each subband, reducing multi-user interference.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If broadband precoding indication is used in DCI for uplink transmission, then device complexity is reduced, but performance loss occurs for users with strong channel frequency selectivity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecoding indication mechanismVSAvoiduplink transmission performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The frequency domain resources are divided into multiple scheduling subbands, and separate precoding indications are provided for each subband. This segmentation allows the system to adapt to channel frequency selectivity by providing subband-specific precoding information, thereby resolving the contradiction between using simple broadband precoding and achieving high performance in frequency-selective channels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If subband-specific precoding information is provided, then uplink transmission performance improves, but device complexity and signaling overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuplink transmission performanceVSAvoidprecoding indication mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The precoding indication for each scheduling subband is merged with the resource allocation information in the DCI. By combining these functions, the system provides subband-specific precoding information without significantly increasing signaling overhead, thus resolving the contradiction between performance improvement and complexity increase.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The DCI structure is designed to serve multiple functions: resource allocation, scheduling subband indication, and precoding information delivery. This multi-functionality allows the system to provide detailed subband-specific precoding information while using the existing DCI framework, thereby reducing the overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If dynamic resource allocation is used, then resource utilization efficiency improves, but consistency of precoding information across subbands becomes difficult to maintain

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource utilization efficiencyVSAvoidprecoding information consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides precoding information that is locally optimized for each scheduling subband rather than using a single global precoding indication. This local quality approach allows dynamic resource allocation while maintaining precoding consistency within each subband, as each subband receives precoding information tailored to its specific channel conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP3780819B1Scheduling subband allocation method and apparatus
Publication Date: 2024.08.14 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

Disclosed are a scheduling subband allocation method and apparatus, and a device and a readable storage medium. The method comprises: receiving downlink control information (DCI) sent by a base station, and determining scheduling subbands in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and establishing a correlation between precoding indications in the DCI and the scheduling subbands in the PUSCH according to at least one parameter of the total number of scheduling subbands in the PUSCH and the total frequency domain distance of the scheduling subbands in the PUSCH and according to the total number of precoding indications in the DCI.