US2023396381A1PendingUtilityA1

System and Method for Transmitting a Sub-Space Selection

Assignee: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INCPriority: Nov 4, 2016Filed: Jun 8, 2023Published: Dec 7, 2023
Est. expiryNov 4, 2036(~10.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H04B 7/06952H04L 5/0048H04B 7/0695H04B 7/063H04B 7/066H04B 7/0639H04L 5/0057H04W 72/046H04L 25/0226H04W 16/28H04L 27/00H04L 25/02H04L 27/26
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Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure provide techniques for receiving reference signals by a user equipment (UE) from a base station in a downlink channel, as well as transmitting a linear combination index from the UE to the base station. In particular, the linear combination index identifies a combination of beams selected from a set of beams in accordance with the RS.

Claims

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1 . A method, comprising:
 selecting, by a user equipment (UE), a first group of beams from a codebook of beams, the first group of beams having a predefined sequence; and   transmitting, by the UE to a base station, a first group index, the first group index uniquely identifying the first group of beams from the codebook of beams, a first number of bits representing the first group of beams being equal to ceiling   
       
         
           
             
               
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       N being a number of codewords in the codebook of beams, and M being a number of beams in the first group of beams. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first group index is determined in accordance with: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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         where the first group of beams comprises a number of M different beams each having a respective index value x 0 , x 1 , . . . , x M-1 , and M is an integer greater than one and less than N. 
       
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predefined sequence is an increasing sequential list of beam indices. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each beam in the first group of beams is represented by a corresponding vector or a corresponding matrix. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each beam in the codebook of beams is represented by a corresponding vector or a corresponding matrix. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first number of bits is a number of bits before potential encoding. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving the predefined sequence in a signaling message.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first group of beams is adjacent to a second group of beams in response to the first group index being adjacent to a second group index, the first group of beams being mapped to the first group index, and the second group of beams being mapped to the second group index. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first group index is determined in accordance with: 
       
         
           
             
               
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                   1 
                   , 
                   2 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     ∑ 
                       
                   
                   
                     i 
                     = 
                     0 
                   
                   
                     M 
                     - 
                     1 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           N 
                           - 
                           1 
                           - 
                           
                             n 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           M 
                           - 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
         where n (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N−1} represents beam indices,
 wherein N=N1N2, N1 is an N-ary representation of a first subgroup of beams in the first group of beams, N2 is an N-ary representation of a second subgroup of beams in the first group of beams, and wherein n (i) =N 1 n 2   (i) +n 1   (i) , n 1   (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N 1 −1}, n 2   (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N 2 −1}. 
 
       
     
     
         10 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, by a base station from a user equipment (UE), a first group index uniquely identifying a first group of beams selected from a codebook of beams, a first number of bits representing the first group of beams being equal to ceiling   
       
         
           
             
               
                 ( 
                 
                   
                     log 
                     2 
                   
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         N 
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         M 
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
                 ) 
               
               , 
             
           
         
       
       N being a number of codewords in the codebook of beams, and M being a number of beams in the first group of beams; and
 mapping, by the base station, the first group index to the first group of beams selected from the codebook of beams, the first group of beams having a predefined sequence. 
 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first group index is determined in accordance with: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     ∑ 
                       
                   
                   
                     n 
                     = 
                     1 
                   
                   
                     x 
                     0 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           N 
                           - 
                           n 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           M 
                           - 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
               + 
               
                 [ 
                 
                   
                     
                       ∑ 
                         
                     
                     
                       i 
                       = 
                       0 
                     
                     
                       M 
                       - 
                       3 
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       ∑ 
                         
                     
                     
                       n 
                       = 
                       
                         
                           x 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     
                       x 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           i 
                           + 
                           1 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             N 
                             - 
                             n 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             M 
                             - 
                             2 
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                             i 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 ] 
               
               + 
               
                 x 
                 
                   M 
                   - 
                   1 
                 
               
               - 
               
                 x 
                 
                   M 
                   - 
                   2 
                 
               
               - 
               1 
             
           
         
         where the first group of beams comprises a number of M different beams each having a respective index value x 0 , x 1 , . . . , x M-1 , and M is an integer greater than one and less than N. 
       
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the predefined sequence is an increasing sequential list of beam indices. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein each beam in the first group of beams is represented by a corresponding vector or a corresponding matrix. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein each beam in the codebook of beams is represented by a corresponding vector or a corresponding matrix. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first number of bits is a number of bits before potential encoding. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 transmitting the predefined sequence in a signaling message.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first group of beams is adjacent to a second group of beams in response to the first group index being adjacent to a second group index, the first group of beams being mapped to the first group index, and the second group of beams being mapped to the second group index. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first group index is determined in accordance with: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 i 
                 
                   1 
                   , 
                   2 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     ∑ 
                       
                   
                   
                     i 
                     = 
                     0 
                   
                   
                     M 
                     - 
                     1 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           N 
                           - 
                           1 
                           - 
                           
                             n 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           M 
                           - 
                           i 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
         where n (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N−1} represents beam indices,
 wherein N=N1N2, N1 is an N-ary representation of a first subgroup of beams in the first group of beams, N2 is an N-ary representation of a second subgroup of beams in the first group of beams, and wherein n (i) =N 1 n 2   (i) +n 1   (i) , n 1   (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N 1 −1}, n 2   (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N 2 −1}. 
 
       
     
     
         19 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors to cause the UE to perform operations including:   selecting a first group of beams from a codebook of beams, the first group of beams having a predefined sequence; and   transmitting, to a base station, a first group index, the first group index uniquely identifying the first group of beams from the codebook of beams, a first number of bits representing the first group of beams being equal to ceiling   
       
         
           
             
               
                 ( 
                 
                   
                     log 
                     2 
                   
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         N 
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         M 
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
                 ) 
               
               , 
             
           
         
       
       N being a number or codewords in the codebook of beams, and M being a number of beams in the first group of beams. 
     
     
         20 . The UE of  claim 19 , wherein the first group index is determined in accordance with: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     ∑ 
                       
                   
                   
                     n 
                     = 
                     1 
                   
                   
                     x 
                     0 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           N 
                           - 
                           n 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           M 
                           - 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
               + 
               
                 [ 
                 
                   
                     
                       ∑ 
                         
                     
                     
                       i 
                       = 
                       0 
                     
                     
                       M 
                       - 
                       3 
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       ∑ 
                         
                     
                     
                       n 
                       = 
                       
                         
                           x 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     
                       x 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           i 
                           + 
                           1 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             N 
                             - 
                             n 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             M 
                             - 
                             2 
                             - 
                             i 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 ] 
               
               + 
               
                 x 
                 
                   M 
                   - 
                   1 
                 
               
               - 
               
                 x 
                 
                   M 
                   - 
                   2 
                 
               
               - 
               1 
             
           
         
         where the first group of beams comprises a number of M different beams each having a respective index value x 0 , x 1 , . . . , x M-1 , and M is an integer greater than one and less than N. 
       
     
     
         21 . The UE of  claim 19 , wherein the first group index is determined in accordance with: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 i 
                 
                   1 
                   , 
                   2 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     ∑ 
                       
                   
                   
                     i 
                     = 
                     0 
                   
                   
                     M 
                     - 
                     1 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           N 
                           - 
                           1 
                           - 
                           
                             n 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           M 
                           - 
                           i 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
         where n (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N−1} represents beam indices,
 wherein N=N1N2, N1 is an N-ary representation of a first subgroup of beams in the first group of beams, N2 is an N-ary representation of a second subgroup of beams in the first group of beams, and wherein n (i) =N 1 n 2   (i) +n 1   (i) , n 1   (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N 1 −1}, n 2   (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N 2 −1}. 
 
       
     
     
         22 . A base station, comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors to cause the base station to perform operations including:   receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a first group index uniquely identifying a first group of beams selected from a codebook of beams, a first number of bits representing the first group of beams being equal to ceiling   
       
         
           
             
               
                 ( 
                 
                   
                     log 
                     2 
                   
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         N 
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         M 
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
                 ) 
               
               , 
             
           
         
       
       N being a number or codewords in the codebook of beams, and M being a number of beams in the first group of beams; and
 mapping the first group index to the first group of beams selected from the codebook of beams, the first group of beams having a predefined sequence. 
 
     
     
         23 . The base station of  claim 22 , wherein the first group index is determined in accordance with: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     ∑ 
                       
                   
                   
                     n 
                     = 
                     1 
                   
                   
                     x 
                     0 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           N 
                           - 
                           n 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           M 
                           - 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
               + 
               
                 [ 
                 
                   
                     
                       ∑ 
                         
                     
                     
                       i 
                       = 
                       0 
                     
                     
                       M 
                       - 
                       3 
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       ∑ 
                         
                     
                     
                       n 
                       = 
                       
                         
                           x 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     
                       x 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           i 
                           + 
                           1 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             N 
                             - 
                             n 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             M 
                             - 
                             2 
                             - 
                             i 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 ] 
               
               + 
               
                 x 
                 
                   M 
                   - 
                   1 
                 
               
               - 
               
                 x 
                 
                   M 
                   - 
                   2 
                 
               
               - 
               1 
             
           
         
         where the first group of beams comprises a number of M different beams each having a respective index value x 0 , x 1 , . . . , x M-1 , and M is an integer greater than one and less than N. 
       
     
     
         24 . The base station of  claim 22 , wherein the first group index is determined in accordance with: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 i 
                 
                   1 
                   , 
                   2 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     ∑ 
                       
                   
                   
                     i 
                     = 
                     0 
                   
                   
                     M 
                     - 
                     1 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           N 
                           - 
                           1 
                           - 
                           
                             n 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           M 
                           - 
                           i 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
         where n (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N−1} represents beam indices,
 wherein N=N1N2, N1 is an N-ary representation of a first subgroup of beams in the first group of beams, N2 is an N-ary representation of a second subgroup of beams in the first group of beams, and wherein n (i) =N 1 n 2   (i) +n 1   (i) , n 1   (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N 1 −1}, n 2   (i) ∈{0, 1, . . . , N 2 −1}.

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