UE Triggering Method for Joint Channel Estimation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile communication systems face challenges in triggering joint channel estimation effectively when user equipment (UE) meets specific constraint conditions, affecting channel coverage quality and range.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for UE to send messages to network devices indicating whether it meets predetermined conditions for joint channel estimation, allowing the network device to determine whether to perform joint channel estimation, with options for periodic or non-periodic messaging and explicit or implicit signaling methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If joint channel estimation is performed to enhance channel coverage quality and range, then channel coverage quality and range are improved, but the complexity of triggering the estimation process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The UE autonomously determines whether to trigger joint channel estimation by evaluating local constraint conditions (such as channel state, signal strength, or interference levels) without requiring continuous network control. This self-service approach reduces triggering complexity while maintaining reliable channel coverage enhancement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures constraint conditions and triggering thresholds before actual estimation is needed. By preparing these criteria in advance, the UE can quickly determine when to trigger joint channel estimation without complex real-time decision-making, thus reducing triggering process complexity.
2Loss of time
If UE sends messages to network device to trigger joint channel estimation, then timely estimation is enabled, but signaling overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous or frequent messaging, the UE employs periodic or event-driven message sending. The UE only transmits triggering messages when specific constraint conditions are met, reducing signaling overhead while ensuring timely estimation activation when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The triggering message contains only essential information about whether the UE meets the predetermined conditions, extracting only the critical decision-making data from the full UE state. This minimizes signaling overhead while maintaining timely triggering capability.
3Reliability
If UE sends messages periodically or non-periodically, then triggering reliability is improved, but signaling overhead varies
Solution Approach 1:
The messaging mechanism dynamically adjusts between periodic and non-periodic transmission based on system conditions. When channel conditions are stable, periodic messaging maintains reliability with minimal overhead; when conditions change rapidly, non-periodic event-driven messaging ensures reliable triggering without unnecessary signaling.
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AI summary
A triggering method for joint channel estimation, in which a use equipment (UE) sends a message related to the joint channel estimation to a network device, so that the network device determines whether to perform the joint channel estimation based on the message; a triggering method for joint channel estimation, in which a network device receives a message related to the joint channel estimation and determines, based on the message, whether to perform the joint channel estimation; a UE, including a processor and a memory.